I, Yan Jiefang, will live to 2025 in this courtyard house.

He Daqing, accompanied by his newlywed wife, also stood in the crowd, watching coldly.

He saw everything that Sha Zhu did every day.

He is now completely disappointed in his son and has no hope for him whatsoever.

Moreover, after returning from Baoding, his daughter He Yushui also became distant from him.

They're probably still upset that he pocketed all their living expenses.

That's an ingrate!

How old is He Daqing?

What's wrong with saving some money for retirement security?

Moreover, he earned all of this money through hard work, penny by penny, and it was just sent back.

This is all his hard-earned money!

Lately, he's been putting in so much effort almost every night, hoping to have another son before his death.

This also resulted in him not being in good condition during the day, and he did not perform well when applying for jobs outside.

Although he found a job with the help of his fellow chefs, he could only earn the salary of a level 7 chef.

You should know that he is a traditional chef with a genuine Level 4 chef certificate!

Fortunately, his young wife is a good one. Not only does she manage the household very well, but she is also becoming more and more beautiful.

He loved it so much that he couldn't put it down.

Inside the house, Sha Zhu was scolded by the deaf old woman. He was seething with anger, but he didn't think he had done anything wrong.

He lay sullenly on the kang (a heated brick bed), his face pale, neither arguing nor admitting his mistake, looking like a dead pig that wasn't afraid of boiling water.

The deaf old woman's anger burned even brighter as she looked at his shameless behavior.

She is seventy-six years old this year and has been pampered and waited on by others all her life.

Since taking in Sha Zhu, I haven't gained anything at all.

He gave all the lunchboxes he brought back from the cafeteria to Qin Huairu, and he couldn't even get a sip of hot soup. He felt extremely frustrated and humiliated.

As the two were locked in a stalemate, neighbors who had finished their dinner in the courtyard came out one after another to cool off. Hearing the commotion, they all gathered around to watch the excitement.

With more people around, the deaf old woman suddenly felt emboldened. She was determined to demand justice in front of everyone in the nursing home and let them see the true face of Sha Zhu, who was ungrateful.

She immediately raised her voice and sternly rebuked:

"Idiot Zhu! Get out of here! This house won't tolerate an ingrate like you!"

Sha Zhu didn't even lift his eyelids, remaining lazily lying on the kang (a heated brick bed), not moving an inch.

He knew perfectly well that his father, He Daqing, had remarried and wouldn't let him live in the old house.

He had nowhere to go in the entire courtyard. Even if he was kicked out, he had nowhere to stay, so he simply gave up and abandoned everything.

"Where do I go? You invited me here, and you think you can just kick me out like that?"

Sha Zhu spoke arrogantly, his face showing complete indifference.

His stubborn refusal to back down completely enraged the deaf old woman.

Enraged, she gripped her cane tightly and swung it hard at Sha Zhu, intending to teach him a lesson.

Sha Zhu reacted extremely quickly. Before the cane could fall, he flipped over, stood up, grabbed the cane, and snatched it away with a sudden force.

The old woman was frail and weak, and had no strength to resist the young and strong Sha Zhu. Her cane was instantly taken over.

Sha Zhu didn't even glance at her. He walked out of the room, casually tossed his cane onto the roof, where it got stuck in a gap between the tiles, completely cutting off her support.

Without her cane, the deaf old woman completely lost control, lunging forward and tearing at and hitting the woman without any regard for her own safety.

However, she was nearly eighty years old, her hands and feet were stiff and her strength was exhausted. Although her movements seemed fierce, they posed no threat to Sha Zhu.

Impatient with being pestered, Sha Zhu gently pressed her down, pinning her to the ground and rendering her unable to move.

Being pinned to the ground in public, the deaf old woman felt both ashamed and angry, having lost all face.

She opened her mouth and cursed, spewing profanities, and even struggled to turn her head away to spit and throw a tantrum.

Unfortunately, age catches up with everyone. After struggling for a while, he was exhausted, his whole body ached, and he gradually lost the strength to even curse.

More and more neighbors, acting like beasts, gathered around to watch, but not one of them stepped forward to intervene.

All the birds in the yard knew that neither the old nor the young person was easy to get along with.

Back when Yi Zhonghai was in power.

The deaf old woman usually takes advantage of her age and likes to take advantage of others; many people have suffered at her hands.

Sha Zhu has a fiery temper, acts impulsively, and often gets into arguments with his neighbors.

Many people have been beaten by him.

Today's conflict is purely dog-eat-dog; nobody wants to get involved, and everyone is just standing by with their arms crossed and watching coldly.

Unable to struggle and with no one to help, the deaf old woman was completely helpless.

Her gaze swept across the crowd, instantly locking onto her former second uncle Liu Haizhong and third uncle Yan Bugui.

In her mind, these two men had always treated her with great respect, so they would surely side with her.

"Old Liu! Old Yan! Come over here and help me settle this!"

The deaf old woman shouted loudly in a hoarse voice.

The crowd parted in response, and everyone's eyes turned to it at the same time.

The third uncle, Yan Bugui, was always cunning and shrewd, never acting without a profit motive.

He saw the situation clearly at a glance: this dispute was nothing but a verbal sparring match, with no benefit whatsoever, and was purely a thankless and troublesome affair.

He immediately retreated quietly to the back of the crowd, lowered his head and pretended to be deaf and dumb, determined to stay out of it.

However, his bangs are completely different.

After being stripped of his title as the second uncle, he remained resentful and constantly longed to regain his former authority and revel in the feeling of being in charge.

Being publicly called upon at this moment instantly invigorated him, and his thirst for power surged.

He immediately straightened his back, strode out of the crowd, adopted his usual managerial demeanor, and sternly reprimanded:

"You idiot! How dare you! Let go right now! Bullying an elderly person in public, showing no respect for elders, do you even know the rules of this compound?!"

Sha Zhu didn't take the disgraced Liu Haizhong seriously at all. He still held the deaf old woman firmly, never raising his head, completely ignoring his reprimands.

Being ignored in public, Liu Haizhong lost all face, his complexion turning pale and then red.

He had hoped to regain his prestige and solidify his position in the courtyard by taking advantage of this incident, but Sha Zhu showed him no respect whatsoever, which immediately fueled his anger.

He immediately turned around and shouted:

"Guangtian! Guangfu! Come out here right now! Seize this unruly brat!"

The courtyard was silent; no one answered.

Liu Haizhong called out twice, but there was still no response.

He then suddenly realized that his second son, Liu Guangtian, worked at the crematorium in the eastern suburbs and rarely came home. He wasn't even in the yard today.

The second son, Liu Guangfu, is still young and weak. Even if he comes out, he won't be able to subdue the strong and powerful Sha Zhu, and will only suffer losses for nothing.

In an instant, Liu Haizhong's aura completely collapsed, and he slumped to the ground.

A sense of indescribable loneliness and bewilderment welled up in his heart.

The Liu family was originally one of the most prosperous families in the courtyard, with two sons in their prime. They should have been full of confidence and living a glorious and respectable life.

But now, the eldest brother, Liu Guangqi, has absconded to Tianjin with the money.

The second son, Liu Guangtian, is away from home most of the year and rarely visits.

The third son, Liu Guangfu, was too young to handle the situation.

A once prosperous family has now fallen into desolation and ruin.

A myriad of thoughts surged into my mind, ultimately turning into a deep sense of resentment.

He secretly pondered that if he hadn't been dismissed from his position and lost his power, he would have been even more fortunate.

Why can't he control the younger generation in his family? Why does he have no authority in the courtyard and is ignored in public by a junior?

His former glory has vanished, and his current predicament stings him deeply.

Liu Haizhong stood frozen in front of the crowd, his face ashen, unable to utter a single rebuke.

The neighbors who were watching witnessed the whole scene, and everyone knew what was going on.

Liu Haizhong, who used to love to show off his official power and was keen on meddling in things, has completely lost his former confidence and can no longer cause any trouble in this courtyard.

Many people recalled the scene when the old man was there, but that time is gone forever.