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

Sha Zhu is old and ugly, and he doesn't like to be clean; he's always filthy.

How could she possibly be interested? But the situation forced her to agree.

"Wang Yao, are you telling the truth? You're only threatening me this once?"

"Qin Huairu, don't worry, as long as you follow Shazhu, we'll keep our word."

Qin Huairu had no choice but to nod.

"I agree."

Wang Yao was happy to see that Qin Huairu had agreed, and then took the basin home.

Yao Yao had just entered the house.

"Yaoyao, you're really something!"

He won over Qin Huairu in no time.

"With such a big handle on Qin Huairu, she has no choice but to agree."

The two rested at home for a day, while Qin Huairu spent the afternoon anxiously, often lost in thought.

I felt extremely wronged, and sometimes I would get distracted while working.

She can only take it one step at a time; this whole hospital is full of scoundrels.

In the afternoon, Jia Zhangshi and Qin Huairu tidied up the two rooms in the backyard.

Liu Guifen, Liu Haizhong's wife, spotted her immediately.

"Jia Zhangshi, why are you tidying up the old lady's room?"

"Did Shazhu agree to lend it to you?"

"Of course, from now on, these two rooms in the backyard will belong to the Jia family."

Madam Jia looked at Liu Guifen with a smug expression. The Jia family now had four rooms, the most in the entire courtyard.

Qin Huairu quickly began to explain.

"No, no, Zhuzi kindly lent it to our family, please don't misunderstand."

Jia Zhangshi pursed her lips, thinking, "Isn't borrowing a gift?"

They want to get the house back from Jia Zhangshi? No way!

The woman's heart skipped a beat; his family still had their eyes on the house.

I didn't expect Sha Zhu to be given to the Jia family so quickly. I have to tell Liu Haizhong after get off work.

At this moment, she hurriedly went to the front yard and told Yang Ruihua.

Upon hearing this, Yang Ruihua's heart skipped a beat, and he thought he would tell Yan Bugui as soon as he returned.

Before he knew it, it was time to get off work. Liu Haizhong heard that the house in the backyard had been given to the Jia family.

He immediately became anxious.

"Liu Guangtian, you should call a meeting now, no need to wait until lunchtime."

Liu Haizhong hurriedly went to the front yard and chatted with Yan's family for a long time.

Then Yan Jiecheng was instructed to inform the Liu family's children of the results.

The two old men then walked together toward the central courtyard.

Everyone has arrived at the Intermediate People's Court. It's so convenient to stay there.

You can hold a meeting just by sitting on a stool by the door.

Now that Yi Zhonghai is gone, Liu Haizhong couldn't wait to sit in the middle seat.

Yan Bugui sat on the left.

After Liu Haizhong chatted for a while in his official jargon and nonsense, he finally handed the topic over to Yan Bugui.

"The main reason we're holding this meeting today is to criticize Sha Zhu from the Intermediate People's Court. Sha Zhu, you'd better stand at the front right now."

At this moment, Sha Zhu was leering at Qin Huairu, fantasizing about what would happen that night.

Unexpectedly, Yan Bugui actually called out his name.

Sha Zhu walked fearlessly to the center of the courtyard.

"Old Man Yan, what gives you the right to criticize me? I haven't done anything all day long."

Sha Zhu felt a little guilty; could it be about Qin Huairu?

"You didn't do anything? Why did you lend the house to the Jia family?"

With so many people in the courtyard, housing is tight, but the Jia family only has three people in total.

"You already have two rooms occupied; this is a serious mistake."

Before Sha Zhu could refute, Jia Zhangshi jumped out.

"What does this have to do with you, Old Man Yan? It's none of your business if Sha Zhu is willing to give it to our family.

Stop meddling in other people's business.

Just because there are few people in my family now doesn't mean there will be fewer people in the future.

Qin Huairu still needs to give birth, and the Jia family also needs to expand its lineage.

These two rooms are simply not enough to accommodate everyone.

Li Jianguo gave Jia Zhangshi a strange look.

Unexpectedly, Madam Jia Zhangshi never threw a tantrum and even spoke so logically.

Sha Zhu heard that Qin Huairu wanted to have more children and have more offspring.

He immediately remembered what Li Jianguo had told him yesterday: that he could have Qin Huairu have a child for him.

Thinking about this, Sha Zhu also felt itchy and excited.

He immediately began to berate Yan Bugui with a sense of righteous indignation.

"Exactly! Old Yan, you're meddling in other people's business. It's my house, I can let whoever I want live in it, what's it to you?"

Yan Bugui immediately began to reprimand Sha Zhu.

"Shazhu, is this how you talk to the leaders in the hospital?"

I'm now your uncle, and I'm correcting your misconceptions.

Having children is a matter for later; there's already too much space in the compound right now.

How can we tolerate your behavior of taking more than your share?

What do you mean by that? You're just the beginning of capitalism.

I'm telling you, apologize right now and hand over the house.

Let's discuss which family would be suitable to lend the house to.

An old man with bangs also chimed in.

"Yes, your second uncle is right."

As an old man, I have to say a few words to you.

How dare you speak to the leaders in the hospital?

The Party's current policy is communism.

One person has so many houses, there aren't enough to live in them all.

There are still so many difficulties in the courtyard, and many large families have nowhere to live.

What kind of talk is that? Our department is a united and loving family.

I absolutely cannot tolerate your selfish behavior.

Li Jianguo burst out laughing when he heard this.

I never expected that Liu Haizhong had already learned Yi Zhonghai's ways, and he's even become a model of unity and friendship.

"Li Jianguo, what are you laughing at? We're in a meeting, a serious one."

What kind of behavior is this, laughing and joking around like that?

"Hey Liu, you good-for-nothing, stop pretending with me."

Communist? You have the highest salary, why don't you take out your salary and share it with everyone?

What you just said, you learned from Yi Zhonghai, didn't you?

"And you call that unity and friendship? What, you want to be like that criminal Yi Zhonghai, don't you?"

"You, you, you're talking nonsense! I was just stating some principles; who wants to follow his example?"

At this moment, Yan Bugui quickly interrupted the two's argument, saying that today's topic was the house in the backyard, so why were they talking about something else?

"Alright, you two, stop arguing."

Today's discussion is about Sha Zhu's problem of taking more than his share.

"What business is it of yours how many houses I own? These are all my private property."

Nobody can interfere. I'm telling you, I will absolutely not lend it to either of you.

Even if you sleep on the streets or kneel before Master Zhu and beg, it won't do you any good.

"Shazhu, how dare you insult the leaders! You're making us live on the streets."

I have to teach you a lesson today.

As he spoke, Liu Haizhong gave a wink, signaling Liu Guangqi and Liu Guangtian to go up.

I'm going to give that idiot Zhu a good beating today.

Yan Bugui also gestured, signaling for Jie Cheng and Jie Fang to come up as well.

Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui had already discussed it at home.

If Sha Zhu is a simpleton and gets really stubborn, and refuses to agree, then force will be the only option.

Let the kids try first, and if that doesn't work, then let the two of them do it themselves.

Only by beating Sha Zhu into submission can we seize the house.