Siheyuan (courtyard house): My name is Shazhu!

"Zhu Zi, you should be more polite when speaking to our new bride. We live in a courtyard house, and we are all known for our manners."

"Lu Sanlu, you street urchin, you've fallen into someone's crotch. Have some manners! Who only dares to try and mess with Jia Zhangshi from behind, but not to her face? You make people look down on you."

"He Yuzhu, how dare you say such a thing about me!"

"What did I say wrong, you piece of trash?"

"Say it again, and I'll beat you to death." Lü Sanlu was enraged.

"You piece of trash, with only one hand and one slap," He Yuzhu said disdainfully.

"Fuck you..." Lu Sanlu cursed as he charged forward, throwing a punch.

*Slap!* A resounding slap landed on Lü Sanlu's left cheek. Before he could even scream, *thud*. Lü Sanlu collapsed to the ground, unconscious.

"Useless. I'll slap you once, but I won't slap you twice. You'll wake up on your own in half an hour."

Qin Huairu, will it hurt a lot if I slap you across the face? I don't slap normal women, I only slap old shrewish women, and women like you who like to play mind games.

"It's raining, time to go home. It's the dead of winter, and your Jia family always makes such a fuss." He Yuzhu was about to go home.

"Comrade He Yuzhu, may I ask who did it?" Qin Huairu persisted.

"I know I didn't do the things the Military Control Commission did, so that's fine. Go find the Military Control Commission to investigate. It's just a wedding night prank, what's the big deal?"

People tease you during your wedding night to bring you joy; it's for your own good. You're all grown up, and you're so inconsiderate.

"Zhu Zi is right. The wedding night pranks were just for fun. They didn't tear down your door. You should all thank that person." Xu Damao came back to watch the fun.

"That's true. They can even use the moonlight to find tools for committing crimes. Saving electricity means saving money. They're a good neighbor."

"Comrade Yi Zhonghai, do you think it's better to smash the door or the glass? Come out and give your opinion, instead of just watching the show with a smile."

"Yi Zhonghai, you don't have a wife, but your apprentice's wife is pretty and speaks a lot like you. What do you think?"

"Comrade Yi Zhonghai, you should think this through carefully. You have a high salary, so you still have opportunities."

"It has nothing to do with me." Yi Zhonghai turned and retreated.

"Xu Damao, you little bastard, you're always causing trouble everywhere. Did you break our windows and set off firecrackers?"

If she can't beat He Yuzhu, can't she beat Xu Damao? Jia Zhangshi pouted again.

"Jia Zhangshi, don't... talk nonsense. It has nothing to do with me. If you have evidence, go ahead and sue me. All you do is act like a shrew." Xu Damao did not admit anything.

"You little bastard, it wasn't you! Get lost, or I'll scratch you to death. Who did it? Step forward if you dare, you spineless coward!" Jia Zhangshi finally changed her words.

"Da Mao, that old shrew is cursing at you, aren't you going to slap her?" He Yuzhu asked Xu Da Mao with a smile.

"You're so awesome. I'm only fourteen. I'll beat her up when I grow up." Xu Damao still chickened out.

"Da Mao, you're hopeless."

"I'm not talking to you anymore, I'm going home to sleep."

"Let's go back and rest too." He took He Yushui home.

The people in the courtyard saw this and thought, "Let's go. Are we going to stand here and wait for that old shrew to start cursing?" So they dispersed. No one paid any attention to Lü Sanlu, leaving behind everything and everyone unrelated to them.

When the three members of the Jia family found that no one was around, they returned to their own home, where Jia Zhangshi rubbed her face.

Seeing this, Jia Dongxu said, "Mom, does your face hurt? Should we go to the hospital to get it checked out?"

"No need. If he dares to hit me, I'll definitely teach him a lesson when I get the chance. That little bastard is pretty ruthless. Dongxu, was it He Yuzhu who did it?" Jia Zhangshi hadn't given up yet.

"It wasn't him. Ever since He Daqing left, He Yuzhu has always done things openly and honestly, never resorting to underhanded tactics."

This time it must be someone from the front yard, maybe Lü Sanlu, anyway, none of them are good people.

"Dongxu, it should be that Xu Damao. When Grandma said he did it, his voice sounded a bit flustered when he objected."

"It's that little bastard Xu Damao, just like his father, full of bad intentions. Let's sue him and make him pay compensation." Jia Zhangshi thought of money again.

"Mother-in-law, it's no use reporting him. He was making a scene in the bridal chamber tonight, and he has a reason to do so. In our village, people make even more outrageous scenes in the bridal chamber than him."

There are plenty of people who bang on doors, break them open, and throw snakes and other animals in. Besides, He Yuzhu said it was just a wedding night prank, so he bears almost no responsibility, and people will even criticize our family.

"Dongxu, what should we do?"

"Huai Ru is right. 'Making a ruckus in the wedding night' is just an excuse. If word gets out, people will say our family is stingy, and at most we'll just pay for a piece of glass. They'll cause trouble for him later."

"And that old bastard Yi Zhonghai, he actually didn't help you, he's just watching the show."

"How my master helped me has nothing to do with him. Let's go to sleep."

After comforting Jia Zhangshi, Qin Huairu and the other woman returned to the outer room.

"Dongxu, let's rest for a while. You don't have to work tomorrow. Could you tell me about the personalities of everyone in this courtyard?"

"Let's chat for a while, starting with Sha Zhu. He's the one who has the biggest grudge against our family right now."

A year ago, his father... The situation in other families is that they have... in their backyards.

Jia Dongxu started with He Yuzhu, and then talked about everyone else in the courtyard.

"Dongxu, I understand. He Yuzhu is not difficult to deal with. We should not provoke him and his sister in the future. He will not interfere with the affairs of the courtyard. Let's live in peace."

He's like a lone wolf; anyone who dares to mess with him and his sister is in trouble, especially if his sister gets into trouble first, he'll really kill a lot of people.

If you want to deal with him, you have to take him down once and for all. There won't be a second chance. My personal opinion is to keep your distance and stop being his enemy.

From what you said, be careful of the deaf old lady, the Xu family, and your master's family. The others are not scary.

The deaf old lady is somewhat mysterious, and she has a good relationship with your master. We have no reason to provoke her; we just need to maintain a superficial relationship with her.

We need to be careful of Xu Damao's father. He used to be Lou Bancheng's subordinate, so he can't just resort to underhanded tactics. He knows a lot of people and will definitely use other methods.

Is he not at the courtyard house today? There's no major conflict of interest; we're still getting along normally.

Be especially careful of your master in the courtyard house. He is someone who deceived his wife for twenty years for his own benefit, and he is the one who hurt his wife the most in the courtyard house.

You don't have any conflicts of interest now, but if you do in the future, he's bound to betray you. We should still be careful of this person.

"He doesn't have much money? Let's not ask for a penny for now, we'll talk about it when he's recovered. According to Mother's opinion, it's best not to let him find a wife." Qin Huairu was sharp-tongued, but also ruthless.

"Shazhu is a problem. The grudge between us is too great to be resolved. He does things openly, so he's not really that scary." Jia Dongxu understood the logic, but his mother was the real issue!

"Then let's not reconcile, and let's not provoke him. We're just living our lives together; he's not family. Why should we bother with him?"

"That's true, we can't make enemies all over the courtyard, but my mother..."

"Please try to persuade us more often. We're already married; having a child is the most important thing now."

"That's right, let's have the baby first, and talk about the rest later." Jia Dongxu became interested.

Jia Dongxu and Qin Huairu are about to have a child.