Courtyard House: Drunk and tipsy, the whole courtyard exposed at the start.

It was evening, the time when everyone was having dinner at home. Xu Damao's meals were alright, because his family had made him chicken soup to help him recover. He hadn't finished yesterday's soup and was still eating it today.

而刘光齐虽说被刘胖胖揍了一顿，但他还是刘家大太子，刘胖胖最心疼的儿子。菜一般，但他碗里有个煎鸡蛋。

Upon hearing this, the two men tensed up. Had they come looking for revenge?

Wait a minute, you've already won, why would you need revenge?

However, the backyard was their stronghold, and there were people at home there, so they weren't afraid of Zhang Dabiao.

So they all went out, including Xu Fugui and Xu Xiaoling, Liu Pangpang's second aunt, Liu Guangtian, and Liu Guangfu.

Seeing Zhang Dabiao arrive alone, Xu Damao pointed at him and said, "You're here to cause trouble, aren't you?"

"This morning you only attacked because you had a weapon; you lacked martial ethics and resorted to sneak attacks. I'm telling you, that doesn't count!"

"Don't think we're afraid of you!"

Liu Guangqi chimed in, "That's right! If you're so capable, let's have another round without weapons!"

Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu hid behind and took the opportunity to cut Liu Guangqi's fried egg in half and quickly stuff it into their mouths to eat!

Xu Fugui frowned: "Da Biao, you've already hit him, what else do you want?"

Although Zhang Dabiao's exposure directly led to the failure of Xu Damao's marriage to Lou Xiao'e, it was only something that Xu's mother had mentioned to Madam Tan, and the other party had not yet agreed, so it didn't count.

Xu Fugui was a little frustrated that he couldn't figure out the Lou family's wealth, but he was still tolerant.

After all, Zhang Dabiao also pointed out Xu Damao's hidden illness, which is still treatable. This is much more important than marrying a capitalist's daughter!

So he was somewhat grateful to Zhang Dabiao.

But you've already hit him, and now you're still clinging to our Da Mao, that's going a bit too far.

Liu Pangpang, with his hands clasped behind his back, pretended to say, "Da Biao, your second uncle..."

Liu Guangqi quickly added, "You're a grandpa now."

"Oh, old man, I'm about to criticize you. What grudge do you have against me, young man, that you have to make such a mess of the yard that not even a chicken or a dog can be left alive..."

"It's a complete mess..." Liu Guangqi was speechless. What did he mean by "completely destroying everything"?

Are they going to slaughter our entire hospital or something?

Is it really that serious?

Besides, Zhang Dabiao is half a boy and a complete idiot, so he doesn't have that ability, does he?

"You want things to get chaotic, huh? Believe me or not, we'll hold a hospital-wide meeting to criticize you!"

Zhang Dabiao was speechless: "Wait a minute, I didn't come here to fight. Who said I came here to pick a fight with them?"

"Are you all that afraid of me?"

Xu Damao: "What are you doing here if you didn't come to fight?"

Liu Guangqi: "Who's afraid of you? Get to the point."

Zhang Dabiao said sincerely—

"Dude, I'm here to treat you two to dinner."

Look at my face, my expression, and my eyes—how sincere!

"What the heck?"

Xu Damao and Liu Guangqi exchanged a glance, then walked up to Zhang Dabiao and looked him up and down.

Standing at 170cm and weighing 170kg, Zhang Dabiao appeared rather short and stocky next to them...

It's not convincing.

"You hit us this morning, and then you come to treat us to dinner tonight?"

"Mmm."

"Wait a minute, you hit us, not the other way around. You won and you're treating us to dinner? Are you out of your mind?"

"Zhang Dabiao, to be honest, we didn't even touch you. You can't try to extort money from us."

[And let me be frank, do you think you're Yan Shouyi?]

The two men didn't believe it, and neither did their families; they all thought Zhang Dabiao was up to no good.

Finally, Xu Damao concluded, "Zhang Dabiao, if you don't give us a reason why you invited us to dinner, Liu Guangqi won't dare to do it."

[Liu Guangqi—I wouldn't dare to say that, but if you want to find a reason, can't you just use yourself as an example?]

Zhang Dabiao scratched his head, needing to come up with a better reason, otherwise these two cowards wouldn't believe him.

His silly behavior seemed to his neighbors like he wasn't quite right in the head.

Zhang Dabiao pointed directly at the old deaf man's door and said, "Shazhu said I eat garbage, and I can't eat his braised pork. I don't deserve it!"

"I refuse to believe this nonsense!"

Sha Zhu immediately opened the door and protested, "Hehehe, Zhang Dabiao, don't talk nonsense!"

"What's the use of having money if you squander it? What kind of food do you eat?"

"You can't have my cooking, Master Zhu!"

Zhang Dabiao nodded: "Yes, that's exactly what you meant."

Everyone nodded in agreement: "That makes sense, that's exactly what I mean."

At this moment, the old deaf man opened the curtain, and everyone saw the braised pork on the table inside. Although there were only a few pieces left, it still made everyone's mouths water...

These days, it's really hard to eat meat!

We can't even get enough cornmeal to eat, the rations have been reduced again and again, and there aren't even enough wild vegetables to forage for. Everyone is tightening their belts to make ends meet, and they're all so thin and pale from hunger that some have even developed liver edema... and they still want to eat meat?

Just kidding.

Sha Zhu was stunned. Damn, he couldn't explain it clearly anymore? Finally, he had no choice but to wave his hand dismissively: "Master Zhu, that's what I mean, so what?"

"Nothing much! You said I can't have braised pork, so I'll just eat it to show you! Not only will I eat it, but I'll eat it better than you!"

"A real man fights, even if it means bleeding and sweating, but he can't lose face!"

Zhang Dabiao bluntly stated, "I'm just trying to save face by eating well in front of you!"

The reason is ridiculous, but men are like that. For the sake of face, they'd rather put on a brave face than pretend to be something they're not, and they'd pay any price, even making Liu Guangqi jump into a cesspool.

[Liu Guangqi—Why are you bringing me up again? What grudge do I have against you?]

Sha Zhu crossed his arms and said, "You're just bragging. It's this late, where are you going to buy meat? And do you even have the cooking skills?"

"Oh ho, you're looking down on people now, aren't you, Sha Zhu? You're just a cook, what's so great about you?"

"So, Xu Damao, Liu Guangqi, are you going to eat or not!"

"Consider it an apology for beating you up this morning. Let's have a meal together and settle our score."

"Do you dare or not? Give me a straight answer, man!"

Zhang Dabiao directly put Xu Damao and Liu Guangqi in a bind. If all else fails, I'll just set up a table outside the old deaf man's door and poison him. It's just a bit awkward—because that kind of behavior is truly illogical.

"Hey, if you're treating, what wouldn't I eat?"

"But it has to be better than Sha Zhu's braised pork. If you just bring a few cornbreads and stir-fried vegetables and that's not considered a treat, then it's meaningless." Xu Damao didn't care. He was happy to embarrass Sha Zhu, but if your dishes were too bad, then you'd be embarrassing yourself. I, Mao Ye, can't be embarrassed along with you.

"Me too!" Liu Guangqi thought for a moment, "Well, I'm not losing out either way."

"Alright, you guys wait here, set up a table right here in the backyard, we'll eat in front of Sha Zhu!"

After saying that, Zhang Dabiao rushed back to get the dishes.

Yi Zhonghai and the deaf old woman just smiled and didn't take it to heart. The young people were just making trouble for the sake of face, what did it have to do with them?

While eating, Sha Zhu kept his eyes on the door, wanting to see what tricks Zhang Dabiao could come up with.

In this day and age, at this time, could Zhang Dabiao possibly come up with a better dish than braised pork?

How much did his family spend on the lining? How many tickets did they have?

You can't even buy meat!

The Zhang family now only has about 10 or 20 jin of cornmeal at most, which is only a couple hundred yuan. Uncle Yan, the stingy one, has already calculated it, and it's pretty much the same!

Xu Damao and Liu Guangqi exchanged a glance, then went home to fetch chairs and benches—why not eat them if they're going to?

I'll accompany Zhang Dabiao to humiliate Shazhu, and this meal is also an apology to them both. It'll save face, so why not eat? Besides, I'll need to borrow a few more stoves. Is Zhang Dabiao crazy, hosting a dinner party outdoors in this freezing weather? But as long as he dares to host, I dare to eat! Who's afraid of who!

When Liu Guangqi got home and moved the stools and stove, he looked around and exclaimed, "Where are my eggs?"

Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu were looking at the sky at a 45-degree angle, but the grease on their lips betrayed them.

Liu Pangpang's face darkened, and he drew out the Seven Wolves sword.

"Ouch, help!"

"Dad, I'll never do it again!"

"Dad, it's just an egg, it's not that serious..."

The Second Uncle's house was in chaos again.

At this moment, Zhang Dabiao had already used a large winnowing basket to move over several bowls of vegetables.

He simply placed it on the table, and everyone immediately gathered around—

Huh?!

"Da Biao, what are all these things? Holy crap—"

"Kung Pao Chicken, Braised Pork Belly? Shredded Pork with Garlic Sauce? Eggplant with Minced Pork? They still have eggplant at this time of year?"

"Da Biao, are you done with this life?"

The aroma wafted over, and neighbors from the backyard and the two side houses came out to watch.

It was already dark, and under the dim yellow light of the backyard lamp, the four dishes were still steaming, clearly freshly cooked. Several stoves were placed nearby, ready to be reheated if needed. But—besides Sha Zhu from before, no one else in the middle courtyard had been cooking! Who did this?

"No way!"

"Is it because I'm not worthy of eating braised pork, Sha Zhu? Let's eat it to show him!"

Everyone was stunned. If you wanted to bring out a plate of braised pork to start a fight, we would just watch the show and maybe even join in the commotion.

But you've prepared four dishes, all meat dishes, including purple eggplant, which isn't commonly seen in winter—

That's a bit too much.

How much money would that cost?!

Is he going to the execution ground tomorrow or what? Is he just trying to die?

Last meal before execution?

Everyone stared at the four steaming dishes, speechless, even Sha Zhu was stunned.

At this time, Liu Pangpang's family was still beating their child. Zhang Dabiao originally didn't want to get involved, but Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu had also been beaten by Zhang Dabiao that morning. Moreover, when his father was being buried, it was Liu Guangtian who came out to help carry the coffin, and Guangfu was busy following behind. So, for both moral and legal reasons, Zhang Dabiao couldn't just sit idly by.

So Zhang Dabiao ran to the Liu family's door and knocked on the door frame.

"Mr. Liu, that's enough. Hitting the child to make him scream a couple of times is enough. If you hit him again, I'll report you to the neighborhood committee for child abuse."

[This is ridiculous! It's like they're beating a child for fun!]