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

Li Jianguo went straight to the east wing, walked to Sha Zhu's door, and knocked.

"Is Pillar here?"

When Sha Zhu saw that it was Li Jianguo, his expression was still a little unnatural. They had helped each other before and had also had conflicts, so he didn't know how to get along with him.

"Li Jianguo, what's the matter?"

"Zhu Zi, I need to talk to you about something. I've already prepared some wine at home, let's drink and talk."

"You wouldn't be eyeing the old lady's house in the backyard too, would you?"

Sha Zhu looked at Li Jianguo with suspicion.

"How could I? I would never lay a finger on the old lady's house."

Hearing this, Sha Zhu felt relieved and went into the house with Li Jianguo. By then, Wang Yao had already fried the peanuts.

"Yaoyao, go to the side room, watch the rain, and do your homework. Even I, Shazhu, have something to say."

After sighing, Yao Yao went to the side room to find rainwater.

Li Jianguo quickly poured Sha Zhu a glass of wine.

The two clinked glasses and drank half a bottle before Li Jianguo finally got to the point.

"Zhu Zi, I've noticed you're spending a lot of time with Qin Huairu. Do you like her?"

Upon hearing this, Sha Zhu's face immediately turned red.

"Jianguo, don't talk nonsense. Qin Jie and I are innocent. We are just neighbors."

She's Jia Dongxu's wife, how could I possibly like Qin Huairu?

"Zhu Zi, don't be shy. If you like someone, just say so. We're both grown men."

"Qin Huairu is so beautiful, what's so special about that?"

Unexpectedly, Sha Zhu stubbornly insisted that he didn't like it, saying it was just a neighborly relationship.

"Zhu Zi, I'm being a bit roundabout here, but we've actually known each other for a long time."

Do you want Qin Huairu? If you do, I'll send her to you tomorrow night.

Upon hearing this, Sha Zhu paused, and the wine cup fell onto the table.

"Brother Jianguo, you must be joking. Is she Jia Dongxu's wife? Why are you sending her to me?"

Li Jianguo was speechless. This Sha Zhu was really pragmatic, calling him Jianguo over and over again just now.

When it comes to getting Qin Huairu, he just calls her Brother Jianguo.

"Sigh, you don't need to worry about this, Zhu Zi. I know a big secret about Qin Huairu."

She will definitely listen to whatever I say, as long as you want it.

Tomorrow night I can get Qin Huairu to sneak into your bed.

You can do whatever you want then.

"What! Li Jianguo, how could you do this?"

How could you threaten Sister Qin? Sister Qin is a good woman.

"Alright, you silly Zhu, stop pretending with me. Everyone in the hospital knows what you're thinking."

Just tell me if you want to or not. If you agree, it'll be done.

Sha Zhu blushed, hesitated, and couldn't utter a single word.

Seeing his expression, Li Jianguo knew he had agreed, but was too embarrassed to nod.

After slowly taking a sip of his drink, Li Jianguo revealed his purpose.

"Zhu Zi, I won't lie to you, I feel like my house is too small."

I'd like to swap with your main house, just the three rooms in the main house will do.

After thinking it over, Li Jianguo decided against having the side room with the rainwater, since it was just a little girl and she was quite pitiful.

Sha Zhu was getting anxious at this point.

"Li Jianguo, what nonsense are you spouting? Your house only has two rooms in the east wing."

"You want to exchange your three main rooms for mine? What are you dreaming of?"

"Silly Zhu, think about it, you're not at a disadvantage. You get the goddess of your dreams, Qin Huairu."

It won't affect your chances of getting married.

You can have a stable home while having affairs outside.

Just tell me whether you agree or not.

"Impossible, I would never threaten Sister Qin, so just give up on that idea."

Sha Zhu stood up and started to walk out; he was truly reluctant to leave his ancestral home.

At this moment, Li Jianguo said something casually.

"Since you're unwilling, I'll have no choice but to introduce Qin Huairu to Xu Damao."

Upon hearing this, Sha Zhu, who had just reached the door, stood frozen in place as if struck by lightning.

Turning around, Sha Zhu's eyes were bloodshot, and he was breathing heavily as he glared fiercely at Li Jianguo.

"What nonsense are you spouting?! You dare!"

"What do I have to be afraid of? The Xu family is very wealthy."

There are plenty of men in our department who like Qin Huairu.

Hearing this, Sha Zhu got angry and rushed over without caring whether he could win or not.

Li Jianguo threw him to the ground with a back throw and stomped on him hard.

"Silly Zhu, don't do anything stupid. Just promise me you'll move to a different house."

I'll only introduce Qin Huairu to you, how about that? And I promise I'll never use this to threaten her again.

Sha Zhu struggled for a long time, but when he realized he couldn't get up, he gave up.

Seeing that he had calmed down, Li Jianguo released his foot.

After groaning for a while, Sha Zhu finally turned over and stood up.

I agreed, feeling both frustrated and excited.

"Okay, I agree."

At this moment, Sha Zhu was still looking at Li Jianguo with hatred in his eyes.

"Alright, silly Zhu, you don't need to hate me."

You must be quite happy to have Qin Huairu, right?

Think about it, you can even have Qin Huairu have a child for you then.

The Jia family can support you, isn't that great?

Li Jianguo clearly saw Sha Zhu's lips curl up slightly, but he managed to suppress it and pull it back down.

Sha Zhu snorted coldly.

"You promised you wouldn't threaten Sister Qin again, or I'd fight you to the death."

"Don't worry, Zhu Zi, I'm a man of my word, I always keep my promises."

When should we go and complete the property transfer?

Sha Zhu rolled his eyes, still feeling a little disbelieving. What secret could be so powerful as to threaten Sister Qin like this?

"The day after tomorrow, who knows if you're lying to me."

"Zhu Zi, you're not going to act until you see the benefits."

Don't worry, tomorrow night, just leave the door open, Qin Huairu will definitely come over.

Li Jianguo saw Sha Zhu smile again.

Sha Zhu was excited for only a second before he snorted coldly and stormed out.

After seeing Sha Zhu leave, Wang Yao also returned home.

"How did it go, Brother Jianguo? Did it work?"

"Of course, once I make a move, Sha Zhu has no chance of escaping."

Li Jianguo became smug.

"Brother Jianguo, I always feel that doing this is a bit wrong."

"Alright, maybe Qin Huairu is willing."

Look how kind she is to Sha Zhu every day, but I feel like we're starting to look more and more like bad guys.

"Brother Jianguo, you're only just realizing it now? You've never been a good person from the beginning."

"Yaoyao, you should handle the matter of threatening Qin Huairu. It'll be easier for you to say anything."

Oh, and I also have a bottle of sleeping pills.

When you give it to her, remember to wipe the fingerprints off the bottle.

When you ask Qin Huairu to cook, put the medicine into the food.

That way, Jia Dongxu can sleep like a log, and then she can go on dates with that silly pig without worry.

"Okay, Jianguo, I didn't expect you to be such a bad guy, even having this kind of medicine. When did you buy it?"