Courtyard House: The Chef's Intelligence System

Jia Dongxu's roar made Jia Zhangshi, the mother, lose face.

What's wrong with me teaching you a lesson? You still dare to act tough?

You dare to rebel?

Ignoring everything else, they went up and engaged in another fierce fight.

Earlier, it could be said that Jia Zhangshi held back, but this time she did not. She slapped Jia Dongxu in anger, causing blood to flow from the corner of his mouth.

This time, Yi Zhonghai didn't stand idly by and stopped Jia Zhangshi.

"Sister-in-law, that's enough! The neighbors are watching!"

Jia Zhangshi snorted and sat back down on the stool.

"Tell us what you did the other day. We've investigated everything. Explain it to your wife properly. If she forgives you, you can still live your life."

Jia Dongxu was in a very sorry state at this moment. His mother and wife's actions made him feel rebellious.

His thinking was, "So what if I did something wrong?"

I got punished too, went to the police station and was fined, but it's all over now.

Can't we just come home and talk things out properly?

Do you really have to resort to violence?

The Military Control Commission didn't even beat me, but you two, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, are even more powerful than the Military Control Commission, putting on a three-way trial!

If he admits defeat this time, will Jia Dongxu still have any say in the family?

You should know that he is the pillar of the family, the nominal head of the household!

The more Jia Dongxu thought about it, the angrier he became, his anger clearly visible on his face. He decided to give in and shouted:

"Yes, I did something wrong, but I was punished. My master knows that he was the one who brought me back from the military control commission and paid the fine."

"So much time has passed, what more do you want? Are you trying to kill me?"

Tong Jie was stunned by Jia Dongxu's words. If we're not buddies, what's wrong with scolding you or hitting you a few times if you make a mistake?

It's as if you have some huge grievance.

Seeing her husband's refusal to admit his mistake even in the face of death, Tong Jie felt utterly hopeless, and said in a hoarse voice:

"Divorce! I want a divorce!"

"This...this..."

Yi Zhonghai was numb, and his lips trembled uncontrollably.

Madam Jia's mind went blank at that moment, seemingly frightened by her daughter-in-law's words.

Jia Dongxu was briefly shocked. Looking at Tong Jie's tear-streaked face, he felt a pang of heartache, but her words hurt him deeply. His anger surged, and he roared, unable to contain himself any longer:

"Fine, let's get a divorce! Anyone who doesn't is a coward!"

"Holy shit, holy shit~"

Those outside the Jia family's house were shocked to hear Jia Dongxu say this.

After realizing what had happened, Jia Zhangshi grabbed her son and beat him again.

"I'll teach you to be stubborn, I'll teach you to be stubborn, I'll beat you to death, you bastard!" Madam Jia cursed as she hit her; she was truly furious.

This time, Jia Dongxu wouldn't just sit there and take the beating. He broke free, pointed at his mother, and threatened her:

"Stay in this house until the very end, don't let me have it. When you pass away, have someone notify me, and I'll come back to wear mourning clothes for you and see how filial your son is!"

After saying that, Jia Dongxu kicked open the door and strode out of the yard under the surprised gazes of a group of neighbors.

Upon seeing this, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law inside the house embraced and wept bitterly, their cries filled with sorrow.

Yi Zhonghai stood there sighing with a complicated expression.

He wanted to handle it, but it was too difficult to consider the feelings of both sides.

He could understand that the Jia family mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were angry, and he originally thought that letting them vent their anger would make the matter pass.

If the apprentice just bears it, the big problem will be turned into a small one, and the small problem will be resolved.

But he didn't expect his apprentice to be so intolerant!

If he were the one getting beaten up in front of so many neighbors, he would probably feel resentful too.

Yi Zhonghai is capable of putting himself in others' shoes.

Jia Zhangshi cried and then fainted; her son had really angered her that day.

It took Yi Zhonghai and his men a lot of frantic effort to wake Jia Zhangshi up.

When Li Jiuzhou and Shazhu returned that evening and heard the explosive news, they slapped their thighs in frustration, realizing they had missed out on seeing it in person.

Jia Dongxu didn't return home all night, and the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law didn't even think about looking for him. They were also very angry, thinking, "What's the point of looking?"

Madam Jia was still sleeping soundly, snoring loudly.

Tong Jie couldn't sleep at all. After Jia Zhangshi fell asleep, she quietly packed her things. She was ready to leave. Why should she stay with such a stubborn husband?

Even if she wanted to stay with the Jia family, Jia Dongxu had to go to Changping to invite her back.

At the crack of dawn, Tong Jie strapped her son to her back, tucked a few simple clothes into her arms, and tiptoed out of the house.

No one in the courtyard was up yet, but as soon as I stepped out of the gate, I ran into Li Shanhe, who was going out for his morning run.

"Sister-in-law, what are you doing?" Li Shanhe knew what Tong Jie was up to as soon as he saw her outfit, after all, the Jia family's incident yesterday had caused quite a stir.

In the past, Tong Jie would have greeted Li Shanhe warmly, but now she wasn't in the mood and said to him indifferently:

"Shanhe, your sister-in-law has gone back to her parents' home. You know what happened yesterday, so there's no point in her staying. Please, just pretend you didn't see anything. Thank you~"

After saying that, he turned and left.

Li Shanhe stared blankly as Tong Jie walked away, then sighed and shook his head.

Today is a day off, so not many people in the hospital need to go to work, and most of them got up a little later.

Smoke began to rise from the chimneys in the courtyard after everyone had gotten up by eight o'clock.

After getting up and washing up by the pool, Yi Zhonghai looked at the tightly closed door of the Jia family's house with some doubt.

As usual, Tong Jie would have already gotten up to cook.

Yi Zhonghai put down the washbasin and went to the Jia family's house to knock on the door.

"Bang bang bang!"

"Tong Jie, sister-in-law, are you up yet?"

When Jia Zhangshi heard someone knocking on the door, she muttered something to herself:

"Daughter-in-law, see who's knocking on the door."

No one answered her, and the knocking disturbed her sleep, so she got up and opened the door, grumbling.

Upon seeing that it was Yi Zhonghai, she said irritably:

"Old Yi, are you going to a funeral so early in the morning?"

Yi Zhonghai didn't argue with her about these things, and asked:

Where is your daughter-in-law?

"Isn't it right here..."

Before Jia Zhangshi could finish speaking, she suddenly remembered something and, without paying attention to Yi Zhonghai, went into the inner room, only to find it empty.

Yi Zhonghai went to check, and seeing no one there, he thought, "Oh no."

"Oh dear, my daughter-in-law and grandson are missing! Old Yi, what should we do?" Jia Zhangshi panicked.

"Maybe she went to buy groceries. Let's wait and see. If she doesn't come back by morning, we'll think of something else." Yi Zhonghai didn't want to waste time looking for her, so he could only say this.

In fact, Yi Zhonghai had already guessed it; it was nothing more than Tong Jie taking the child back to her parents' home, and nothing serious would happen.

Jia Zhangshi is very obedient to advice, and now that her son is not around, she can only listen to Yi Zhonghai.

I grabbed a quick breakfast at Yi Zhonghai's house and then went home to wait anxiously.

After running away from home in a fit of rage, Jia Dongxu spent the night at a coworker's house.

I ate breakfast on the way home around 9 a.m. after getting up.

He thought that when he lost his temper yesterday, his mother and wife must have been intimidated.

Now that he's back, the two of them will definitely realize their mistake and coax him properly.

He decided that as long as his mother and wife said a few nice words, he would back down and let the matter rest, and no one should mention it again!

As for his wife Tong Jie's talk of divorce, Jia Dongxu didn't take it to heart at all. In all his life, he had only ever seen widows, never divorced women.

Who are you trying to scare?

So Jia Dongxu isn't afraid of this at all!