Siheyuan (courtyard house): My name is Shazhu!

At 5 p.m., He Yuzhu and his sister left the restaurant to go home. They were carrying supplies as a reward for the restaurant. They were going home early in the afternoon, and there were still two meat dishes in the net bag on the handlebars of their car.

He Yuzhu was in a good mood and returned to the courtyard with He Yushui, chatting and laughing. He Yushui knew that there was twice-cooked pork and stir-fried pork in the lunchbox, which she liked.

In the front yard, I nod and greet people I know, then push my bicycle home.

I just entered the Intermediate People's Court.

"bass"

A large, fat rat emerged from the hole; upon closer inspection, it was Jia Zhangshi.

"What's wrong? Why are you blocking my way?" He Yuzhu asked.

"What's in your net bag?" Jia Zhangshi asked, sniffing the air.

"Mrs. Jia, have some self-respect. Look at you, drooling. The net bag contains the dishes the restaurant gave me to take home. Do you want some? No."

"He Yuzhu, why should the restaurant serve you food when you're just a junior apprentice? Explain yourself, or you're not allowed to go over there," Jia Zhangshi shouted.

"Go ask the restaurant. Who do you think you are? What business is it of my business how I bring the food back from the restaurant?"

Jia Dongxu, get out here and take your mother back. You want your mother to step in while you hide in the back and suck blood? I'm not Yi Zhonghai, I'm not that stupid.

"What a useless piece of trash! He made your mother cause trouble while he hid behind the scenes, too cowardly to even show his face. He also wanted to teach Jia Zhangshi and her son a lesson."

"Hahaha, Zhu Zi is right, Jia Dongxu is a spineless good-for-nothing, he doesn't deserve to be called a man."

"Yi Zhonghai is even more stupid. He can't see that the mother and son are playing a double act, trying to force him to hand over money. Shouldn't they beat this useless apprentice to death instead of keeping him as their father?"

"Yi Zhonghai enjoys being played by that mother and son. They have so much money they don't care; they're just shameless."

People in the front yard heard the commotion and came to the middle yard to see what was going on.

"He Yuzhu, don't even think about going over there until you explain yourself. Give me the vegetables, or I'll sue you." Jia Zhangshi was still arrogant and domineering.

"Give it to me? Do you deserve it? You're not from a wealthy family, where did you come from, a beggar? You're begging for food, and if you don't move aside, I'll slap you." After saying that, He Yuzhu pushed the cart towards himself.

"Explain yourself clearly before you speak..."

"Smack."

"ah."

As Jia Zhangshi reached for the handlebars, He Yuzhu slapped her hard across the face, causing her to scream and faint.

This time she'll be missing a few more back molars. Last time she only lost three, which was too easy for her. She still dares to cause trouble.

"He Yuzhu, you...you beat my mother to death, I want you to pay with your life!" Jia Dongxu rushed out of his house.

"You worthless piece of trash, stop pretending. Your mother got the food but didn't get any, so you're not getting any and you're getting anxious. Stop acting all high and mighty in front of me. Didn't you hear me call you, you piece of trash?"

Your mother wanted my lunchbox, and she even tried to rob me! Doesn't she know "a good dog doesn't block the way"? Go ahead and report me to the military control commission, you good-for-nothing Jia.

"Hahaha. He really is a piece of trash, only good for hiding behind his mother's big ass, a spineless man."

"Men my ass, a useless brat still suckling, he lets his mother do everything for him? He acts like a grandson and tries to get the benefits."

"To be a piece of trash, letting his mother suck the blood of his own master, what kind of dog is that? Only that black-hearted landlord Yi Zhonghai would believe it."

The words of the people in the compound enraged Jia Dongxu, who shouted, "He Yuzhu, I'll beat you to death!" and charged forward, throwing a punch.

Seeing the fist coming at him, he stretched out his left hand and quickly grabbed Jia Dongxu's fist with a slight force.

"Ouch. Ouch. Ouch." Jia Dongxu let out a painful cry.

"What a piece of trash! I'm still a minor! Rain, hold the car steady, and I'll give this disgusting, disrespectful bastard a good beating."

"Mmm." He Yushui straightened the bicycle, and He Yuzhu freed his right hand to pull Jia Dongxu closer to him.

With a forceful slap of his right hand, he directly struck Jia Dongxu.

"Slap. Slap. Slap... Six consecutive slaps, harder than when Jia Zhangshi was hit, enough to knock out several of his teeth and make him want to cut off his livelihood."

"Bang!" With one kick, Jia Dongxu was sent flying three meters away. Jia Dongxu screamed again and then fainted.

"Zhu Zi, didn't you hit Dong Xu too hard? We all live in the same compound and see each other all the time. You didn't have to use excessive force."

"It's just two dishes, there's no need to make such a fuss." Yi Zhonghai couldn't help but speak up for Jia Dongxu again.

"Two dishes? I don't earn as much as you, so I don't mind spending 1.6 million. You have money, but I don't. Give the two dishes to Jia Zhangshi. What will my brother and I eat tonight? We'll go hungry."

You're such a complete idiot, a brain-dead mole. How could our courtyard house have trash like you? Your reputation has been ruined by Jia Zhangshi, and you still treat Jia Dongxu like your father. Go look in your head; it's full of shit.

If you have money, why don't you give me a few hundred thousand to use? What are you pretending to be a good person for? You two good-for-nothings don't even deserve to eat the food I brought back.

"Of course, instead of asking me for vegetables, they should ask you for money. We live in the same compound, you'll definitely give them some. I'll tell them when they wake up," He Yuzhu mocked Yi Zhonghai.

"Zhu Zi, I was just saying we should 'respect the elderly and care for the young,' and not make a big deal out of it. I didn't mean anything else."

"Respecting the elderly and caring for the young? Our elderly in the Intermediate People's Court are either heartless landlords or shrewish old women. I can't respect them. Get lost, or I'll slap you."

Yi Zhonghai, let me ask you one more question: you, a heartless landlord, and your wife, an old shrew, what makes you worthy of our respect? Two scoundrels. Rainwater goes home.

"Comrade He Yuzhu, it's wrong to hit an elderly person. As neighbors, we should all be united and friendly. Hitting someone is unacceptable..." It was Liu Haizhong who spoke.

"Comrade Liu Haizhong, how about lending me 500,000 yuan?"

"I...I have no money."

"So you're talking about unity and friendship? You won't even lend me a little money. Shut up, or you'll become a heartless landlord with 380,000 yuan a month, only 20,000 yuan less than Comrade Yi Zhonghai."

There are quite a few 'old folks' who have been targeted too. Stop with your nonsense; you people are all black-hearted and don't deserve to be called our elders."

"Damn, Liu Haizhong's income is so high, yet he won't even lend a little money. He's just like Yi Zhonghai."

"Rich people are never good people."

"All the experienced workers at the steel rolling mill are like this, heartless, utterly heartless."

"I really don't have any money. It's not that I don't want to lend it, but there are five people in my family, and our expenses are high. Yi Zhonghai's family only has two people, and that's why they have so much money saved up." Liu Haizhong panicked; he didn't want to become a heartless landlord.

However, the poor people in the courtyard were unwilling to let him and Yi Zhonghai off the hook, and they launched a verbal attack on the two of them.

"Zhu Zi, putting aside the facts, you hit..." Yi Zhonghai was about to spout his fallacies and heresies again.

"Slap. Slap. Slap. Slap." Before he could finish speaking, He Yuzhu slapped him four times.

"You hit me again..." Yi Zhonghai was stunned by the slap.

"Putting aside the facts, Yi Zhonghai, when did I hit you? You idiot, putting aside the facts and going against an old man, you're something else. Go ahead and report me to the military control commission."

This statement was difficult to explain and could not stop the public's condemnation. Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong, who were beaten and dared not retaliate, fled back to their homes in a sorry state.

On the ground in the middle courtyard, Jia Zhangshi and her son were still unconscious. Nobody cared about them; they were just two pieces of trash.

The brother and sister returned home, heated up the food, and ate. The Jia family mother and son would wake up in half an hour, so there was no need to worry.

The criticism of Yi Zhonghai has surged again. There's a price to pay for being a good person; verbal manipulation won't work.

If this happens a couple more times, Yi Zhonghai will be wrong; his methods won't work.

Liu Haizhong's appearance surprised He Yuzhu, as he had kept a low profile the previous two times, only standing up when Yi Zhonghai was injured, and was rarely seen otherwise.

Even if he takes the lead, it won't work. Yi Zhonghai's affair has made everyone resent the rich. If Liu Haizhong's salary is revealed, he will also become hostile.