Siheyuan (courtyard house): My name is Shazhu!

Xu Damao was never a good person; he could only be described as a "real villain." Whether good or bad, he lived life with clarity and understanding. On TV, he was more likable than Sha Zhu.

"Pillar, pillar, Jia Dongxu is getting married, and Jia Zhangshi is coming up with a new trick."

We had two banquets for lunch. One table was for my wife's family. This banquet was normal, with not much meat, but it was acceptable.

The whole compound was at one table, but did you see what kind of feast it was? It was all rotten cabbage stalks and nearly spoiled radishes, with only a few pieces of potatoes, and only four dishes in total.

Cabbage, cabbage and potatoes, radishes, radishes and potatoes—there wasn't a single piece of meat or oil in it, and the portions were small. Eight people were invited, but only Yan Bugui ate any.

Even Yi Zhonghai didn't eat it; the food was almost spoiled and unappetizing. While receiving the gifts, Jia Zhangshi was still complaining that the monetary gifts were too small.

"Zhu Zi, do you know how much money Yan Bugui contributed? Only five cents, that's a bit stingy. He ate the wedding banquet alone at noon, and then got diarrhea in the afternoon, it's hilarious!"

"That's the kind of person Jia Zhangshi is; she won't spend a single extra penny if she can save money."

"Qin Huairu's family doesn't care about her either; they only know how to eat, and they can eat a lot. I heard that each of them eats an average of five cornbread buns."

"It has nothing to do with them. If we interfere, it will only cause trouble for Qin Huairu. It's normal for them to be able to eat a lot; they don't have any oil or fat in their stomachs."

Yan Bugui moved here last year. I haven't had much contact with him. What's he like? He Yuzhu pretended not to know Yan Bugui's character.

"My dad said that Yan Bugui was a bad person. He was very stingy and would stretch every penny to the limit. People who are too stingy and care too much about money should not be trusted."

It's perfectly normal for them to sell people out when the time is right, given their own interests; they're too focused on monetary gain.

It must be admitted that Xu Fugui is also a shrewd person. Yan Bugui's character is not wrong: he stands at the gate and makes a profit.

Even when a manure truck comes by, they'll smell it; for the sake of profit, they're just opportunists.

And then there's his saying: "You won't go poor from eating or dressing, but you'll go poor if you don't plan ahead." He's always calculating.

It seems like in a TV series, at the beginning, they schemed against "Silly Zhu" to the death. Later, there was also the matter of Ran Qiuye, who took things but didn't do anything, and was also involved with him.

"Da Mao, when you go back later, stay at my house until the wedding night festivities."

"I got back at eight o'clock, it was still early, so I didn't even take out the firecrackers."

"Hopefully, this will scare Jia Dongxu's tools of the crime."

"That's good."

.......

At nine o'clock in the evening, the Jia family had just turned off their lights, but He Yuzhu and his sister were still not asleep.

Then came the sound of shattering glass coming from the Jia family's house, along with the crackling of firecrackers.

"Brother, the sound of firecrackers over there seems to be from Jia Zhangshi's house. Let's go watch the fun!" He Yushui was very excited and didn't even plan to rest.

Why is this little kid so curious?

"Let's go out and see." He Yuzhu heard the firecrackers going off and wanted to go see what was happening.

As soon as the brother and sister stepped out of their house, Yi Zhonghai and Tan Guilan also came out and stood at the door to watch the commotion.

The sound of firecrackers continued to ring out from inside the Jia family's house, along with Jia Zhangshi's curses. She dared not extinguish the firecrackers, so she could only rant.

I wonder if Xu Damao, by celebrating Jia Dongxu's wedding night with hundreds of firecrackers, managed to shred Jia Dongxu's "size" a little smaller?

The sound of firecrackers gradually subsided and finally stopped. The three members of the Jia family appeared at the door, their clothes disheveled.

Those who hadn't gone to bed in the courtyard had all gathered at the Jia family's gate.

"Who was that bastard who set off the firecrackers just now? Step forward, I'll beat him to death." Jia Zhangshi was still arrogant and domineering.

Xu Damao wasn't there, and no one stepped forward. They weren't the ones who set off the firecrackers, so why should they take the blame for someone else?

"If I knew that little bastard, that wretched child, did it, I would..."

"Hey, can you find your tools for committing the crime? Do you need to borrow my flashlight? Without tools, you'll have wasted your wedding night."

"That shrew, always calling herself a member of a wealthy and powerful family, doesn't even have the education of a junior high school graduate like me. Who are you talking about, you little bastard?" He Yuzhu asked with a chuckle.

"I'm talking to you, what are you going to do to me?"

"You little bastard are talking about me. You're a little bastard, and you're talking about me too. And you're right, 'dying without descendants' is probably referring to that man. Your son is his apprentice; like master, like apprentice."

As He Yuzhu spoke, he walked up to Jia Zhangshi.

"Slap. Slap. Slap. Slap." Four loud slaps landed on the left and right sides, stunning everyone.

"Ah. Ah." You dare hit me, you silly Zhu.

"Slap. Slap." Two more hard slaps.

"Silly Zhang, I've said it before, every time you insult me, I'll slap you. If you don't believe me, you can keep trying."

I feel good slapping you across the face. You can keep cursing. I like your unruly attitude and the way you curse as soon as you open your mouth.

"A piece of trash like that, you don't even need to think about how to deal with her. If you men and women team up, you could beat them and their child to a pulp. What are you afraid of?"

"He Yuzhu, how dare you hit my mother!" Jia Dongxu didn't dare to lay a hand on her, so he could only talk.

"Jia Dongxu, your mother admits she's a little bastard and is cursing me, so why wouldn't I dare to slap her?"

"Including you, you piece of trash, daring to curse me to my face. You try and see if you dare to slap yourselves." He Yuzhu said with a look of contempt.

"It was you who smashed my window and set off firecrackers that made my mom scold you." Jia Dongxu believed that He Yuzhu had set off firecrackers to blow up his house.

"You dare to smash my windows? You'd dirty my hands. You're even less worthy to throw firecrackers at my house. If I had money, I'd rather eat meat than throw them in your house."

If you think I threw the firecrackers, go ahead and report me to the authorities and have me arrested, otherwise—you'll have to keep quiet. Jia Zhangshi, I don't care if you insult others, but try insulting my siblings and me!

"I can't be bothered with you, and you're getting too cocky. Jia Dongxu, go report this to the authorities. If you don't dare, go home." He Yuzhu said with a chuckle.

"Comrade He, it's not right to hit an old man," Qin Huairu said, changing the subject.

"You just married into this family, wouldn't it be better to be an honest daughter-in-law? Why do you think it's wrong to hit the elderly, just like Yi Zhonghai?"

Instead of acknowledging your mother-in-law's responsibility, you insist on blaming me for hitting your mother-in-law.

Should we disregard the facts altogether?

You might have succeeded a year ago, but now you're wasting your little tricks.

I'm asking you, does that mean older people can just curse at others?

Furthermore, my surname is He, and her name is Jia Zhangshi. What makes her an elder of the He family? Check the family genealogy and generational ranking; I am your ancestor.

Forget it, I'd be ashamed and unlucky to be your ancestor!

"Haha. Pillar is right."

"It's wrong for an elderly person to swear, but we can't just hit people."

"Your name is Qin Huairu, right? You're very cunning. But I'll tell you two things. First, the comrades from the Military Control Commission think that the elderly shouldn't be scolded, and they're wrong."

Secondly, a year ago, I told Jia Zhangshi that if she dared to curse me, I would beat her. This time she has forgotten how to forgive and forget. What kind of old shrew is she?

One more thing: from now on, you must speak the truth. If you dare to take things out of context and speak from a moral high ground again, I will slap you too.

Don't try to outsmart me; you're not worthy. Use that time to help your man find the tools for his crime.

"Hahaha."

"You..." Qin Huairu cried again, truly a gift.

"A whole family of scoundrels, including you. Birds of a feather flock together." He Yuzhu said, leading He Yushui home.