The Beginning of a Courtyard House: Sixty Years of Internal Strength

"What? This old lady is so wicked. How could I possibly be interested in Sha Zhu?"

Didn't we just meet the old lady? How could she scheme against me like this? She's really a scoundrel.

She deserved it, Brother Jianguo, you should have slapped her to death.

As Yao Yao spoke, she waved her little hand.

"What's the point of beating him to death? He's paralyzed now, and his future is just torture. Just you wait, her suffering is far from over."

"Oh, that's right. Brother Jianguo is very thoughtful. You don't know that."

That silly Zhu really is silly. He picked up the old lady and ran away in a flash. Everyone thought she really was his grandmother.

"Otherwise, why would he be called 'Silly Pillar'? He's missing a screw in his head."

"Yi Zhonghai and the others should be getting off work soon. I wonder how they'll treat this old lady after they find out the result?"

Yao Yao also got excited at this moment, feeling that a lot of excitement was about to happen.

"Hehe, I reckon he'll eat the old lady's last remaining child. Don't underestimate this lonely old lady just because she's not a big deal."

She probably has some money and valuables. If she becomes paralyzed, how could Yi Zhonghai possibly take good care of her without her spending some money?

"Yeah, that's true. I see everyone in the compound has gone. Jianguo, wouldn't it be a bit odd if the two of us didn't go? Let's go check it out."

Li Jianguo thought about it and agreed. Most of the people in the courtyard had gone to watch the excitement, so it was better for him and Yaoyao not to go.

"Let's go, since that's the case, let's go see what's going on with the old lady."

Afterwards, Li Jianguo and Yao Yao strolled together to the hospital.

A large crowd of people from the courtyard had gathered outside the ward; they all seemed to be there to see what was going on.

After all, everyone knows that the yard used to belong to the old lady, so they probably all wanted to take a bite out of it.

Li Jianguo didn't move forward. He saw his good brother Yan Jiecheng and walked over to him.

"Jiecheng, how is the old lady?"

Yan Jiecheng couldn't help but glance at Yao Yao, then quickly looked away.

"Brother Jianguo is probably paralyzed. The initial examination shows high-level paraplegia. The doctors are still investigating the specifics. You have no idea, Shazhu is crying his heart out like his own father has died."

"How much time has passed? Has Sha Zhu been fooled like this already?"

"That's right, even if his own father died now, he probably wouldn't be this heartbroken."

At this time, Yi Zhonghai and Jia Dongxu had just finished get off work and arrived at the hospital together, and their families were puzzled as to why they hadn't seen Yan Bugui.

Just as they reached the middle courtyard, they encountered Jia Zhangshi, who was wandering around in the courtyard carrying a stick.

"Oh, Dongxu, Lao Yi, you're finally back! You need to get to the hospital quickly, the old lady seems to be dying. Shazhu has already carried her to the hospital, you need to hurry."

Upon hearing this, Yi Zhonghai immediately became happy, for his suffering had finally come to an end.

The old lady is dying, I need to hurry to the hospital to hear her last words.

The money and the treasure haven't been handed over to me yet, I can't die now.

"Let's go, Dongxu, let's set off quickly."

Yi Zhonghai and Jia Dongxu rushed to the hospital.

Li Jianguo was having a lively conversation with Yan Jiecheng.

Yi Zhonghai and Jia Dongxu had already arrived and pushed their way through the crowd.

"Grandma, it's me, I'm here. Grandma, how are you?"

Before even entering the house, Yi Zhonghai was already putting on the act of a filial son and grandson.

Upon entering the ward and seeing the elderly woman still breathing, I was immediately overjoyed; thankfully, she hadn't died.

"Zhonghai, I can't feel my body anymore, I might become paralyzed."

The old lady couldn't bear the blow and looked at Yi Zhonghai with tears in her eyes.

The doctor didn't tell the old lady about her condition, but only told Li Cuilan and Shazhu, who just looked at her with pity.

She had a guess that the old lady felt like the sky had fallen. Could she really be paralyzed? How would she live her life from now on?

Yi Zhonghai's heart skipped a beat. This old guy was only paralyzed and not dead. Did that mean he would still have to take care of her?

Yi Zhonghai was also annoyed, but he said it aloud.

"Don't be afraid, old lady, we have the money to definitely cure you."

Just then, he saw Sha Zhu standing next to him. "Zhu Zi, what exactly did the doctor say? Is there any cure for the old lady?"

"No, the doctor said it might be because I'm getting old."

While sleeping, the blood pressure in my brain may have blocked the nerves, and it probably won't get better anytime soon.

"We can only keep him alive; there's no cure. Let us get some traditional Chinese medicine. We just need to take him home."

Upon hearing Sha Zhu's words, the old lady was truly paralyzed, let out a scream, and fainted.

Yi Zhonghai cursed inwardly. This was a stroke! He didn't pay much attention when he saw the old lady faint, his main concern was confirming the diagnosis.

"Zhu Zi, I'll go ask the doctor right away. Keep an eye on the old lady." After saying that, Yi Zhonghai hurried out the door.

When Yi Zhonghai arrived at the doctor's office, he saw Li Cuilan talking to the doctor and quickly went over to her.

The couple started talking to the doctor, and the more they talked, the colder their hearts became.

"Jiecheng, this old lady is dying. If she dies, who will inherit her property? It won't go to Yi Zhonghai, will it?"

Yan Jiecheng pursed his lips.

"Of course it belongs to him. Look how close they are, like a family, and they take care of each other every day."

"Jiancheng, I feel this won't do. Look, the old lady is craving something sweet."

"Are you giving all the food to the orphanage? We've taken care of the old lady, how can we divide it among ourselves?"

Li Jianguo muttered to himself that he hoped Yan Jiecheng would go back and fool Yan Bugui to seize the inheritance, which would only make things more chaotic for them.

The couple, Yi Zhonghai and his wife, had already spoken with the doctor, who said there was nothing he could do but take some traditional Chinese medicine to recuperate.

Yi Zhonghai lowered his head and silently returned to his ward. Li Cuilan fetched some traditional Chinese medicine. Since he wasn't going to die, the filial son and grandson had to continue their act.

Back in the ward, the old lady had already woken up.

"Grandma, I've already asked Cuilan to get the medicine."

The doctor said that if we drink this for a while, we'll get better.

While offering words of comfort, Yi Zhonghai began to ponder how to both get the money and get rid of this burden.

"Zhonghai, really? That's great! Go back and brew the medicine right away."

When the old lady heard there was hope, even though she knew it was probably just wishful thinking, she still wanted to grasp at this last straw.

"Okay, Zhu Zi, quickly carry the old lady on your back and let's go back."

Sha Zhu obediently carried the old lady on his back and headed home.

The group of people returned to the courtyard house with the elderly care group.

Watching He Yuzhu put the old lady back on the bed.

Yi Zhonghai shouted from the doorway.

"Everyone, stop crowding around and disperse. We're about to start brewing the medicine."

The crowd then slowly dispersed.

Li Jianguo and his companion returned home.

"Brother Jianguo, you're amazing! The doctors really couldn't find anything wrong with it. I was on tenterhooks the whole time in the hospital."

"Of course, with my current martial arts skills, I absolutely cannot find out. Don't speak yet, let me eavesdrop on the commotion at the deaf old lady's house."

"OK."

Yao Yao patiently sat down at the table and waited.

Li Jianguo listened intently to the sounds coming from the old lady's house.

Qin Huairu is indeed a clever person. She's been busy running around at the old lady's house, and it seems she has quite a few ulterior motives.