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

"You! You...you..."

Yi Zhonghai was so angry that he trembled all over. He pointed at Cheng Shuhai, but couldn't utter a complete sentence for a long time.

The neighbors were all stunned.

At the same time, they all looked at the deaf old lady and Yi Zhonghai with schadenfreude.

Cheng Shuhai is too amazing!

It was as if they had dragged the two people's faces to the ground and stomped on them several times.

The deaf old woman's face flushed red and then turned pale, finally becoming a bluish-gray.

She was so angry that her cane thumped on the ground. She glared at Cheng Shuhai without saying a word, then turned and walked towards the backyard.

That back view was incredibly infuriating.

Yi Zhonghai watched the deaf old lady leave, leaving him standing there alone, feeling extremely embarrassed. He had originally intended to use the old lady to put Cheng Shuhai down, but instead, Cheng Shuhai outmaneuvered him, leaving him in a lose-lose situation.

Nowadays, the deaf old lady's status is not as high as it was in the later parts of the TV series; everyone is just an ordinary neighbor.

Now, Cheng Shuhai is not playing by the rules. He directly denies the deaf old lady's status as an "elder" from the root, and all of Yi Zhonghai's moral blackmail has lost its foundation.

He discovered that the methods he used to use on others in the institute were completely useless against Cheng Shuhai.

"snort!"

Yi Zhonghai snorted coldly, knowing that he was bound to lose face today, and staying any longer would only bring him further humiliation.

He glared fiercely at Cheng Shuhai, then turned and left.

Watching the two humiliated men leave, Cheng Shuhai remained completely unmoved.

He turned around and smiled at his still-dazed sister: "Ling'er, don't mind them, let's go home and continue eating sweet potatoes."

"Brother, you're so amazing!" Cheng Ling'er's eyes were full of admiration.

"Let's go."

Cheng Shuhai led his sister back into the house and slammed the door shut, shutting out the gossip outside.

The brother and sister continued eating the sweet potatoes, their mood completely unaffected.

But the scene in the courtyard had caused an uproar.

"My God, Cheng Shuhai is so tough!"

"Yes, they didn't even give Yi Zhonghai and the deaf old lady any face."

"But then again, what he said makes sense. Why should someone who's not related to us be treated like an elder?"

"Now things are really messed up; the feud between Yi Zhonghai and him is only getting deeper and deeper."

……

After finishing breakfast, Cheng Shuhai settled his younger sister in and prepared to open the restaurant.

As soon as he stepped out of the courtyard gate, he saw Jia Dongxu also coming out of his house, preparing to go to work.

When Jia Dongxu saw Cheng Shuhai, instead of glaring at him as usual, he curled up a strange smile, his eyes filled with schadenfreude and resentment.

He gave a disdainful "humph" in Cheng Shuhai's direction, then whistled and swaggered away.

Cheng Shuhai watched his retreating figure, his brows furrowing slightly.

This kid is acting strange today.

This smug look on his face doesn't seem like he's faking it.

Could it be... that he really had some backup plan?

A sense of unease rose in Cheng Shuhai's heart. However, he didn't pay much attention to it. Someone like Jia Dongxu, even if he were to hire someone, would probably just be some street thugs.

Perfect timing, it's time for me to stretch my muscles.

He arrived at the small restaurant at the alley entrance, and as usual, he removed the door panels, cleaned up, and began his day's business.

Business was pretty good in the morning, with several groups of customers arriving one after another.

Around lunchtime, the number of customers gradually increased.

Just then, the restaurant's curtain was violently ripped open.

Seven or eight shady-looking young men staggered in.

The leader was a burly, bald man with a face full of menacing features; he was none other than Tiger, the guy Jia Dongxu had contacted yesterday.

As soon as they came in, they didn't even look for a place to sit. They just stood in the middle of the restaurant, looking at the customers and the furnishings with a casual, slanted gaze.

The customers who were eating in the restaurant were startled when they saw this, and they all stopped eating, making the atmosphere tense instantly.

However, most people were just watching the show.

Tiger Brother's gaze swept around the shop and finally landed on Cheng Shuhai, who was busy behind the stove.

He grinned, revealing a mouthful of yellow teeth, and spat a long, drawn-out phlegm onto the ground.

"Boss! There's a cockroach in your noodles!"

A thug suddenly slammed his hand on the table and stood up, pointing at the dark, gooey thing in the bowl, and roared with disgust.

His shout instantly silenced the entire restaurant.

The guests who were eating all turned their heads and looked over, eager to watch the spectacle.

"Exactly! How can we eat this? It's disgusting!"

"If you can't even maintain hygiene in your business, do you even want to keep your shop open?!"

The other thugs also joined in the commotion, each filled with righteous indignation, as if they had suffered a great injustice.

Tiger sat in the middle, arms crossed, coldly watching Cheng Shuhai with a smug smirk on his lips.

Kid, you've been caught red-handed. Let's see how you get out of this!

However, to his surprise, Cheng Shuhai showed no sign of panic.

He wiped his hands, slowly walked out from behind the stove, glanced at the bowl, and then looked at the thugs with a calm expression like a deep pool of water.

"So what do you want to do?"

A simple sentence, devoid of any emotion, caused the clamoring thugs to freeze in their tracks.

This reaction is wrong!

Shouldn't he be terrified and rush over to apologize?

Tiger frowned, sensing that this kid was a bit strange.

But since he'd taken the money, he had to put on a convincing act.

"What should we do?"

"It's simple! First, pay up! We brothers have suffered such a huge shock; if the compensation for emotional distress and lost wages isn't at least one million, this isn't over!"

"Secondly, your shabby shop is so unhygienic, it must close down! Close it today!"

Tiger stood up, his tall stature of over 1.8 meters exuding a strong sense of oppression.

One million!

The customers in the store gasped.

This isn't a problem caused by a meal; this is clearly extortion!

Upon hearing this, Cheng Shuhai not only didn't get angry, but instead laughed.

His gaze, as if he were looking at an idiot, made Tiger feel inexplicably uneasy.

"Losing money? Closing down the store?"

Cheng Shuhai shook his head, and then he did something that surprised everyone.

"Excuse me, comrades, I'm sorry to disturb your meal."

"I am the owner of this store, Cheng Shuhai."

"These customers claim they found a cockroach in my noodles and are demanding a million yuan in compensation and that I close my shop. I would like to ask a few people to be my witnesses."

Cheng Shuhai turned around and politely addressed a group of guests at a table in the corner.

At the table in the corner sat Zheng Chaoyang, Bai Ling, and Hao Pingchuan.

Hao Pingchuan had been holding back for a long time, and if Zheng Chaoyang hadn't been holding him back, he would have already thrown a punch.

Upon hearing Cheng Shuhai call his name, he stood up abruptly, his loud voice booming like thunder.

"Witness? Sure! That's what we do!"

He pulled a red booklet from his pocket and slammed it on the table.