Courtyard House: Inheriting the Restaurant, the Jia Family Wants to Get It for Free

Just then, Qin Huairu walked in from outside carrying a basin of water for washing her face.

Jia Dongxu immediately leaned closer, smiling, and asked, "Honey, last night...did we do anything we're supposed to do?"

Upon hearing this, Qin Huairu's already complicated feelings instantly turned into annoyance.

She gave Jia Dongxu a cold glance and slammed the basin of water heavily onto the ground.

"Don't you know whether you did it or not? Go guess!"

After saying that, she ignored Jia Dongxu and turned to make breakfast, her pretty face as cold as ice.

Jia Dongxu was taken aback, and looking at Qin Huairu's indifferent back, he felt a little uneasy.

What's wrong? Are you angry?

He then thought, "Hey, it must be because I drank too much last night and was too rough. I didn't consider that it was her first time and hurt her."

Yes, that must be it!

Jia Dongxu thought he had found the answer, and instead of panicking, he felt a little smug.

Looks like I'm pretty good after all.

No, I need to buy my wife a small gift after get off work, maybe a piece of floral fabric or some face cream, to appease her.

……

In the front yard, at Cheng Shuhai's house.

The sweet aroma of sweet potatoes filled the entire room.

"Brother, it smells so good!"

Awakened by the aroma, Cheng Ling'er got out of bed and kept sniffing the air.

"You're awake? Come wash your face, then have breakfast."

Cheng Shuhai smiled and handed her the towel.

Cheng Ling'er hastily wiped her face a couple of times and then rushed to the table. Her eyes lit up when she saw the golden boiled sweet potatoes in the bowl.

"Brother, this sweet potato smells delicious!"

"Eat more if it's delicious."

Cheng Shuhai broke the sweet potato in half, blew on it, and handed it to his younger sister.

Cheng Ling'er took it and took a big bite, her little mouth instantly bulging. She squinted her eyes happily and mumbled, "Mmm...delicious! Brother, this sweet potato is much sweeter than the ones we used to eat!"

The rich aroma wafted through the cracks in the door and spread throughout the entire courtyard.

The early risers in the courtyard all smelled it.

"Hey, who's cooking sweet potatoes this early in the morning? They smell so good!"

"My mouth is watering! This flavor is amazing!"

"It seems to have come from Cheng Shuhai's house. Why are their sweet potatoes different from the ones we eat?"

People were talking about it, and many of them had their stomachs rumbling from the aroma.

Just then, a thin figure leaning on a cane slowly strolled out from the backyard.

She was a deaf old lady.

She got up exceptionally early today, and as soon as she stepped outside, she was drawn in by the sweet fragrance.

She followed the scent all the way to Cheng Shuhai's house.

The old lady's eyes darted around, and a smile as bright as a chrysanthemum immediately spread across her face.

She cleared her throat, leaned on her cane, and stood at the door of Cheng Shuhai's house, greeting him with a smile, "Shuhai, Ling'er, having breakfast?"

Cheng Shuhai was watching his younger sister eat heartily when he heard the noise, but he didn't even lift his eyelids, completely ignoring it.

He didn't have a good impression of this old lady.

Although she is not yet the undisputed "patriarch" of the courtyard, her bias and arrogance are already beginning to show.

She's a sophisticated egoist. She protects those who are good to her, like Sha Zhu; but she ignores those who are useless to her.

If you give her a friendly look, she'll take advantage of it, coming over for a meal one day and asking you for a favor the next. Before long, it'll become her right to do it.

In the end, inexplicably, you find yourself having to treat her like an ancestor.

Cheng Shuhai didn't want to have such an "ancestor" on his head.

Seeing that Cheng Shuhai ignored her, the deaf old lady was a little embarrassed, but smelling the fragrance wafting from the room, she couldn't bear to leave and could only stand there awkwardly.

Just then, Yi Zhonghai, who had just come out of his house, saw this scene.

His eyes lit up immediately; his chance had come!

Yesterday, Cheng Shuhai embarrassed me so much that I had no choice but to use the deaf old lady as an excuse to regain my dignity today!

He strode over, his face full of righteous indignation as he shouted into the house, "Cheng Shuhai! What kind of attitude is this?!"

"That deaf old lady is an elder in the neighborhood! She's been standing at your door for so long, greeting you, didn't you hear her? How can you have no respect for your elders at all!"

"Why don't you hurry up and invite the old lady inside for a seat!"

As soon as Yi Zhonghai opened his mouth, he slapped a huge accusation of "disrespecting the elderly" on him.

Cheng Shuhai put down his chopsticks, slowly raised his head, and his eyes turned cold.

Cheng Shuhai, holding his sister's hand, walked out of the house and stood directly in front of Yi Zhonghai and the deaf old lady.

He first glanced at the deaf old woman with a wrinkled smile, waiting to see a good show, then turned his gaze to the righteous and indignant Yi Zhonghai, and twitched the corner of his mouth.

"Yi Zhonghai, what are you yelling about so early in the morning?"

Cheng Shuhai's voice was calm, but it carried a hint of impatience.

"What am I yelling about?" Yi Zhonghai's anger flared even more upon hearing this. He pointed at the deaf old woman and raised his voice, "I'm just speaking up for the old lady! Cheng Shuhai, you're a young man, and you don't even greet your elders, leaving them standing at the door. Where's your upbringing? Where's your conscience?"

"An elder?" Cheng Shuhai exclaimed as if he had heard the biggest joke in the world. "Yi Zhonghai, explain yourself clearly, what kind of elder is she to me?"

Upon hearing this, not only was Yi Zhonghai stunned, but even the smile on the deaf old lady's face froze. The other neighbors who had come to watch the commotion in the courtyard also exchanged bewildered glances.

"My surname is Cheng. What is her surname, ma'am? Are our families related or related in some way?"

"Tell me, where does this term 'elder' come from?"

Cheng Shuhai pressed on relentlessly, giving Yi Zhonghai no chance to react.

"Everyone inside and outside the courtyard is a neighbor, and mutual respect is what we should do."

"But don't label me as 'disrespectful to elders' all the time."

"I respect those who deserve respect, not just anyone who is older and therefore has the right to act superior in front of me!"

Cheng Shuhai's words garnered considerable approval.

"You..." Yi Zhonghai was speechless, his face turning a deep purplish-red.

"And you too." Cheng Shuhai's gaze turned to the deaf old lady. The old lady felt uneasy under his gaze and subconsciously took half a step back.

"Grandma, I have no objection if you're just passing by."

"If you want to visit someone's home, it depends on whether the host welcomes you."

"If you're coming here hoping to beg for food, then I'm even more sorry, my family doesn't have much food. We have to support my sister, and we don't have any extra to give to outsiders."

Cheng Shuhai's words were blunt and harsh, showing no respect whatsoever to the deaf old lady.

"I can let whoever I want into my house, and I can prevent anyone from stepping inside. This is none of your business, Yi Zhonghai, an outsider!"

After saying that, he looked at Yi Zhonghai and sneered, "What's wrong, Yi Zhonghai? You like sticking up for others so much, and you like recognizing elders so much, why don't you just adopt the old lady and take her to your home to be your own mother? Don't meddle in my business!"