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

"No...we can't...leave..."

Jia Zhangshi lay on the bed, her face flushed with anxiety, her mouth crooked, only able to utter a few indistinct syllables.

She wanted to curse, but found that she couldn't even utter a complete sentence, and she was so angry that she was trembling all over.

"What do you mean we can't divorce?" Qin's mother had clearly already found out the situation. "Even if this matter goes all the way to the military control commission, we'll still be in the right!"

"Father-in-law, don't blame us for being heartless." A relatively calm male voice rang out; it was Qin Huairu's father. "Dongxu's life is practically ruined now that she's on the farm. As parents, we can't just stand by and watch our daughter jump into a fire pit, can we?"

Qin's father's words were tantamount to a death sentence for the Jia family.

The neighbors listened with great interest.

"The Qinhuai River is like my maternal home; it's really powerful!"

"Anyone would be formidable in that situation! To have such in-laws is the worst luck imaginable!"

"I think this divorce is inevitable. The Jia family is completely finished this time."

Xu Damao hid in the crowd, grinning from ear to ear.

The worse off the Jia family is, the happier he is.

Lying in bed, Jia Zhangshi heard Qin's father say "Your life is ruined," and then heard the surrounding neighbors' discussions. She felt her vision go black, her blood surge, and she almost fainted from a second stroke.

No! Absolutely not!

If Qin Huairu leaves, who will take care of her?

Who will take care of her bodily needs? How will she survive on her own!

His own son, Jia Dongxu, is still stuck in the farm undergoing renovation and can't get out yet.

This family must not fall apart!

Her strong will to survive unleashed a surge of power within her.

She gripped Qin's mother's sleeve tightly, and with all her might, she roared out a few words from her throat.

"His...his master...is rich!"

Qin's mother was taken aback for a moment, then shook off her hand and said irritably, "What does it matter to us if his master is rich? Do you think we'd give it to you?"

"able!"

A crazed glint flashed in Jia Zhangshi's eyes; she knew this was her last straw!

Gasping for breath, she roared out the vicious plan she had been plotting countless times in her mind, word by word, with all her might!

"His master... Yi Zhonghai... was... a eunuch! He couldn't... have children!"

"From now on... everything he owns... his house... his money... will all belong to Dongxu!"

"Our...family...will...not...be poor!"

These words were like a thunderclap, exploding in the small room!

The entire room fell into a deathly silence in an instant!

Both Qin's father and mother were stunned by Jia Zhangshi's shocking words!

Yi Zhonghai... is a eunuch?!

Qin Huairu's parents were so shocked that their mouths were agape, and they couldn't close them for a long time.

The neighbors who were watching all frowned at this moment.

"Jia Zhangshi has been driven to desperation; she's blurting out everything!"

"That's right, Yi Zhonghai took care of them for so long, and this Jia Zhangshi doesn't even know how to be polite!"

"How could Jia Zhangshi possibly be polite? If Yi Zhonghai and the others heard this, wouldn't they be furious?"

The sounds of discussion, exclamations, and laughter mingled together.

Inside the house, Qin's mother was the first to recover from her shock.

She looked at Jia Zhangshi with suspicion, clearly not quite believing it.

"You old woman, stop talking nonsense! You'll make up any lie you want to stop my daughter from getting a divorce!"

"No...no...it's not a lie!" Madam Jia was so anxious that tears were almost falling. "It's true! The whole hospital...knows! He...he was beaten up a few days ago...and taken to the hospital...that's what the doctor said!"

In her desperation, Jia Zhangshi spilled all the rumors she had heard.

Qin's mother and father exchanged a glance, both seeing the doubt in each other's eyes.

They turned their heads, their gazes all falling on Qin Huairu, who stood to the side, head bowed and silent the entire time.

"Huai Ru, is what your mother-in-law said true?"

Qin's father asked in a deep voice.

She looked up and saw her parents' anxious and questioning eyes.

"Huai Ru! Say something!"

Qin's mother panicked and stepped forward to grab her arm.

Qin Huairu's lips trembled, and finally, under immense pressure, she looked at her parents and nodded with difficulty, almost imperceptibly.

Although it was just a nod, that gesture said it all.

With a "boom," Qin's parents' minds also exploded.

it is true!

It turned out to be true!

Yi Zhonghai is truly a "childless" man who can't have children!

The impact of this news was far greater than Jia Zhangshi's roar just now.

Qin's mother released her daughter's arm and stood there blankly, her mind racing with calculations.

If this is true... then the situation would be completely different.

What did Jia Zhangshi just say?

Yi Zhonghai is a mid-level fitter at a steel rolling mill, earning 600,000 yuan a month!

He also owns two houses!

With such a large fortune, who else could he leave it to if not his only apprentice, Jia Dongxu, since he has no children?

Although Jia Dongxu is now in a labor camp, it's just reform, not a death sentence, and he'll be released eventually.

As long as he comes out and latches onto Yi Zhonghai's coattails, the Jia family will not only not be poor, but will rise to the top in one leap!

Thinking of this, Qin's mother's mind started to work.

The look in her eyes when she looked at Jia Zhangshi was no longer one of disdain and anger, but rather one of scrutiny and calculation.

"Mother-in-law," she cleared her throat, her tone softening considerably, "even if what you said is true, Yi Zhonghai still has a wife. Would his wife agree to give the family fortune to an outsider?"

Upon hearing that there was a chance, Jia Zhangshi immediately perked up again.

"Tan Zhaodi...that woman...she's nothing!" Jia Zhangshi said disdainfully. "Her health isn't very good either; she might...die before Yi Zhonghai!"

These words were extremely malicious, but Qin's mother found them to have some merit.

Qin's father frowned. He was an honest man and always felt that "eating off an heir's property" was too immoral and would sound bad if word got out.

"Damn it, isn't this... a bit dishonest?"

He whispered to his wife.