The courtyard house, without the script of Sha Zhu.

It can only be said that Jia Zhangshi was able to raise Jia Dongxu on her own not only because she was shrewish, but also because she was good at playing the victim.

However, when Jia Zhangshi saw that most of the beasts in the courtyard were gradually ignoring her sob story, she slowly switched to a more shrewish style.

In reality, it's quite simple.

Even in her youth, Jia Zhangshi was still quite charming.

Otherwise, it would have been impossible for Jia Dongxu to be born with such a handsome appearance.

Who could resist a woman with a child who is also quite good-looking playing the victim?

Even beasts couldn't resist it, but Jia Zhangshi was ultimately just playing the victim.

They didn't sell anything else; as they aged and their appearance deteriorated, it naturally became less popular.

She herself is used to being feisty.

She rarely tries to elicit sympathy anymore.

Today, Jia Zhangshi knew that she had come with a purpose and couldn't afford to upset Yi Zhonghai.

So they chose to play the victim.

However, Jia Dongxu was still somewhat uneasy, as he knew his master, Yi Zhonghai, quite well.

They seem easy to talk to, but once they get angry, they're not so easy to calm down.

Unexpectedly, Yi Zhonghai couldn't help but sigh after hearing this, and looked helplessly at the old deaf man, saying, "If it weren't for that little beast, but for Sha Zhu, we probably wouldn't have needed to take action this afternoon. It's all that damned little beast's fault."

Jia Zhangshi's sob story successfully framed her actions perfectly on Cao Wei, causing Yi Zhonghai, who already hated Cao Wei to the core, to instantly change his target.

The old deaf man sighed inwardly, thinking of Cao Wei, and felt a surge of anger that made his teeth itch.

Thus, this common enemy was brought to light.

The atmosphere at the dinner table did indeed ease up.

As for Jia Zhangshi, she also toned it down a bit.

After the old deaf man left, Jia Zhangshi coughed once before revealing her purpose.

"Master Dongxu, look, Dongxu will be twenty-one after the New Year. If we delay any longer, I'm afraid I won't have the face to face Lao Jia. I'm just a woman, and I don't know how to handle him. I can only trouble you to speak up for Dongxu."

After having some spare money, Yi Zhonghai, who couldn't stay idle, started to get busy.

Even though she knew that Jia Zhangshi was plotting against her.

However, he did seriously consider this matter.

After all, Jia Dongxu was nearing the age where he should be going on blind dates, so this time, he simply chose to take up the topic.

"Okay, I'll ask around after the New Year."

As soon as those words were spoken, Jia Zhangshi's eyes lit up, and then she began to rattle off her demands.

"By the way, my Jia family is a prestigious and wealthy family, so we absolutely cannot accept anyone from the countryside. They must be from the city, have a job, be able to have a large hip for childbirth, and have a high level of education. Otherwise, we won't be able to produce a grandson who becomes an official. It would be best if they had some kind of background..."

Upon hearing these outrageous demands, Yi Zhonghai could hardly maintain his composure.

Even Li Mei looked at Jia Zhangshi as if she were mentally challenged.

It's like saying...

Even though it's evening, they can't make so many demands in front of us, demands that are impossible to fulfill even in our dreams, can they?

Yi Zhonghai, on the other hand, had already cursed countless times in his mind.

"Don't you, Jia Zhangshi, know what kind of reputation your Jia family has?"

However, he didn't continue looking at Jia Zhangshi, but instead looked at Jia Dongxu and couldn't help but ask a question.

"And you, Dongxu?"

"Well, I think what my mom said is pretty good."

At this moment, Jia Dongxu, a "mama's boy," took his mama's boy persona to the extreme.

Yi Zhonghai, though inwardly speechless, still responded verbally.

"Okay, I'll ask the matchmaker to inquire about it later."

To the Jia family mother and son, these words meant that the matter was already half-done.

After smiling broadly, he complimented Yi Zhonghai a couple more times.

Before even returning home, Jia Zhangshi looked at her son and couldn't help but continue to teach him.

"Hmph, I told you, this old widower wouldn't dare refuse. You'll have to make him pay for the wedding..."

At this moment, Jia Dongxu was preoccupied with his wife's situation. Once the problem was resolved, he reverted to his mama's boy nature.

Easy home.

Li Mei couldn't help but frown, looking at Yi Zhonghai and asking, "Honey, are you really willing to agree to those demands she's made?"

Yi Zhonghai, on the other hand, just rolled his eyes at Li Mei in annoyance.

"There might not be many wives in the entire city who can meet Jia Zhangshi's requirements. Just keep an eye out for them and find a few with average conditions to let him run into a wall."

"And then they learned their lesson, didn't they?"

Upon hearing Yi Zhonghai's words, Li Mei suddenly realized what was going on.

"Then it will probably be hard to find."

Li Mei's words were not an exaggeration; Jia Zhangshi's reputation was indeed quite infamous.

Yi Zhonghai actually felt somewhat fortunate about this.

If a city dweller comes along, and he can't handle her, that would be bad.

He only planned to find a woman from the countryside for the Jia family, preferably someone who knew nothing and could be controlled by him.

Only in this way can one determine their future retirement plans.

The next day was the first day of the Lunar New Year.

Cao Wei listened to the New Year's greetings and returned home.

I was just about to go back to my own little space to relax when I heard a knock on the door.

When he opened the door, he was surprised to see several children in the yard, smiling and wishing him a Happy New Year.

Although these neighbors were beasts, the children ultimately didn't do anything wrong.

He himself is quite fond of children.

Cao Wei gave each person a thousand yuan as a token of appreciation.

Seeing this, the children cheered and said a few more nice words before leaving in a playful manner.

However, when another wave of children came to the door, Cao Wei gave almost all of them away, leaving only one child.

That was Yan Jiekuang. At this moment, with a face full of grievance, he couldn't help but ask Cao Wei, "Why did you give them all but not me?"

Cao Wei merely rolled his eyes at him and said, "What do you think? Haven't my relationship with your Yan family already fallen apart?"

This surprised Yan Jiekuang, and he glared at Cao Wei with a somewhat unwilling look in his eyes.

Cao Wei, however, merely sneered, thinking to himself that it wasn't the right time to make a move against him yet.

Just as he was about to close the door, a voice rang out.

"Um, wait a minute."

He couldn't help but look over, and was shocked to find that it was the figure that had been craning its neck, seemingly hesitating as it looked towards his house. Only when it got closer did he see what the other person looked like.

That classic horse-like face, combined with decent clothes.

This isn't Xu Damao, so who is it?

Upon seeing that it was the other person, he became somewhat interested.

Although the other party is also a beast, he is a true villain and beast compared to most hypocrites.

He was a good person, but he was just one of the best among the worst. In the end, he even helped Sha Zhu collect his body.

However, the two of them, or rather, he and the Xu family, had never had any dealings. He was curious as to what the other party wanted to see him for today.

After hesitating for a long time, Xu Damao finally spoke.

"Hey, Wei-ge, do you know where Sha-zhu moved to?"