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

Yi Zhonghai pondered for a moment and felt that the one who tied the knot must untie it, so he decided to go find Sha Zhu. With Sha Zhu's help, they might be able to escape this predicament.

After making up his mind, Yi Zhonghai hurried to the cafeteria and called Sha Zhu out of the kitchen.

"Zhu Zi, your aunt came to the factory earlier and told me something: your dad is back."

Sha Zhu didn't understand what was going on for a moment, scratched his head, and asked.

"Why is my dad back? It's nothing."

"It's probably because of the old lady's situation. You should know that the old lady is paralyzed. Perhaps because of the matter of taking care of the old lady, she didn't want to take care of her anymore, so she had Li Jianguo secretly write a letter, which is why He Daqing came back."

Sha Zhu flew into a rage upon hearing this.

"What's going on with this rain? All I asked her to do was some housework, and she made a scene at me, which wasn't enough. She even called He Daqing back. What does this have to do with Li Jianguo? He's meddling in other people's business."

No, I have to talk to He Daqing about this. Yu Shui really doesn't know how to respect the elderly.

Seeing that he had successfully brainwashed Sha Zhu, Yi Zhonghai nodded in satisfaction and then pretended to be a good person.

"Zhu Zi, when you get back, don't argue with your father. After all, he's your biological father, understand?"

"Okay, don't worry, sir, I'll talk to him nicely. Thank you so much."

"Okay, Zhu Zi, you go ahead and get busy."

After saying that, Yi Zhonghai went to the workshop, while Sha Zhu went back to the kitchen and busied himself, thinking about how to tell He Daqing about it when he got home that night.

When Li Jianguo and Yaoyao saw Li Cuilan leave in a hurry, they knew she had gone to inform others, and the two happily went home.

"Yaoyao, there's a big show coming up. Let's have dinner early tonight, we can't miss it."

"Okay, Brother Jianguo."

The two waited anxiously for another afternoon. Li Jianguo taught her about acupoints and meridians, but she couldn't keep learning. So she thought she could read a novel by herself.

Before they knew it, it was time to leave work. Yi Zhonghai shrewdly worked overtime for a while, then let Jia Dongxu leave first, and let him and Sha Zhu go home together.

Yi Zhonghai wasn't in a hurry to go home. He wanted Sha Zhu to go home first so that He Daqing could vent his anger. This way, a conflict might be avoided.

Sha Zhu was still waiting at the door. When he heard from Jia Dongxu that his master was working overtime, he went home with Jia Dongxu. When he got home and walked through the door, he saw He Daqing holding Yu Shui, who was crying bitterly.

Li Jianguo had been keeping an eye on the courtyard gate. When he saw Shazhu, he quickly called Yaoyao and they went to the Central Court together. Unexpectedly, Yan Laokou's family was also quite enthusiastic and they all ran towards the Central Court.

Sha Zhu looked at He Daqing and asked directly.

"Why are you back? It's not just because of some housework in the rain, is it?"

Without saying a word, He Daqing had Yu Shui sit down next to him and then kicked Sha Zhu in the stomach, causing Sha Zhu to fall down at the doorway in pain.

"What are you doing? Why did you attack me without saying a word?" Sha Zhu questioned his father.

He Daqing ignored him, pulled out his belt and started whipping him. When he saw Sha Zhu dodge, he got even angrier and started chasing after Sha Zhu and whipping him for half an hour. Sha Zhu was covered in bruises. He Daqing put down the belt and said.

"Do you know what you did wrong?"

Sha Zhu's stubborn temper also kicked in.

"I did nothing wrong. It's just about asking Yushui to respect the elderly and care for the young. It's just about doing some housework. How old is she? What's wrong with her doing some chores?"

"Well, you idiot Zhu, you still can't recognize your mistake."

Hearing Sha Zhu's answer, He Daqing became even angrier and grabbed his belt to beat him again. Yu Shui watched from the side, finally getting her revenge.

After all, washing diapers was disgusting for her. After hitting her for a while, He Daqing was really tired. The culprit hadn't returned to the hospital yet, so he had to save his energy.

"Go cook." He Yuzhu reluctantly walked into the kitchen.

Then He Daqing opened the door and stared in the direction of the courtyard gate, watching to see when Yi Zhonghai would return.

The people in the courtyard started discussing the loud noises coming from the He family.

Xu Damao quickly joined in, speaking happily.

"Brother Jianguo, did you hear that? Shazhu is getting beaten up. That idiot deserves it. We should beat him to death."

"Alright, Da Mao, calm down. The main character hasn't arrived yet. Look how cunning he is. He sent Sha Zhu back to get beaten up first, while he dawdled around in the back. If he weren't such a big shot, you'd see how clever he is."

As the two were discussing, the game inside suddenly stopped. Xu Damao said regretfully, "Sigh, it only lasted a short while before stopping. What a pity!"

"After all, he's his own son. Do you think everyone is like Liu Haizhong, beating their own son to death?"

Li Jianguo chuckled as he watched Liu Caobao, who was observing the commotion from afar.

"That's true. Quite a few kids in our school have been beaten, but none of them have been beaten as badly as Liu Haizhong."

After waiting a while longer, Yi Zhonghai strolled back.

Seeing the He family's door open and He Daqing staring at him fiercely, Yi Zhonghai felt a little scared.

He forced himself to remain calm and walked up to her, greeting her politely.

"Great Qing, you've returned."

Seeing Yi Zhonghai limping and with bruises on his face, He Daqing became happy and stopped rushing to make a move.

"Old Yi, what kind of despicable thing have you done this time? You've been beaten up like this."

Yi Zhonghai was taken aback when he heard He Daqing's question, and said awkwardly.

"It's all a misunderstanding, just some minor misunderstandings within the hospital."

At this moment, Xu Damao got excited and seized the opportunity to start stirring things up, shouting something in the crowd.

"He encouraged the people in the courtyard to serve the old lady. Some people refused, so they beat him up."

He had no choice but to target He Yushui, making her wash the old lady's diapers in the yard every day. It was all feces and urine; it was disgusting to look at.

Upon hearing this, Yi Zhonghai became anxious and quickly searched the crowd for the troublemaker, immediately spotting Xu Damao.

"Xu Damao, you bastard, what nonsense are you spouting?"

Before Yi Zhonghai could finish speaking, He Daqing rushed up.

Hearing the commotion beside him, Yi Zhonghai quickly turned around.

"Great Qing, please don't act rashly."

He Daqing's angry fist landed on Yi Zhonghai's face, and Yi Zhonghai was already injured.

He was knocked to the ground with a single punch, and He Daqing began to punch and kick him while cursing.

"I'll teach you to scheme against my family, you wretched child! I'll teach you to bully Yushui!"

Seeing Yi Zhonghai being beaten, Li Cuilan mustered her courage and began to pull He Daqing away.

"Da Qing, stop hitting him! Old Yi is already injured and can't take any more beatings."

He Daqing had already lost his temper and turned around to punch Li Cuilan.