Courtyard House: The Frog Boy Brings Back a Genetic Potion at the Start

Xu Damao pondered to himself, and even the image of Sha Zhu and Jia Zhangshi living side by side appeared in his mind.

Every time he thought of this, a surge of secret joy welled up in his heart.

For him, this was absolutely hilarious.

In contrast to Xu Damao's relaxed demeanor, He Yushui was extremely anxious.

"Sister Qin, don't worry, my brother will definitely get better."

Sigh, I don't know what's going on, but things haven't been peaceful in our yard lately, one strange thing after another."

He Yushui kept comforting the other person, but a deep worry was etched between her brows.

Qin Huairu frowned, looking preoccupied, which made He Yushui extremely anxious, fearing that she would ruin her relationship with Shazhu because of this.

"Sister Qin, you absolutely have to believe my brother this time."

"You can't take yesterday's incident seriously. The old lady said it's probably just a lingering effect from her previous encounter with an evil spirit; it hasn't fully healed yet."

He Yushui kept trying to persuade her, afraid that Qin Huairu would get stuck in a rut.

Qin Huairu raised her eyes, gave He Yushui a deep look, and sighed, "Yushui, you've seen how crazy your brother is. Who knows when he'll truly come to his senses?"

He Yushui nodded quickly and then brought up her "aftereffects of being possessed by an evil spirit" story.

He continued to offer his advice, rambling on and on.

Days flowed by like water, and although the courtyard appeared peaceful, things never truly calmed down underneath.

With the strange story of Sha Zhu before them, every household had plenty of topics to talk about during their leisure time.

A few days later, investigators from the mental hospital actually came to the door.

As soon as they entered the courtyard, the neighbors immediately surrounded them, asking all sorts of questions about the recent situation of Sha Zhu and Jia Zhangshi.

After asking a few questions, Yi Zhonghai and the others were stunned—

It turns out that the hospital diagnosed Sha Zhu as not being sick at all, and this visit was just for follow-up purposes.

"What? Sha Zhu isn't sick?"

Xu Damao was the first to recover, and his voice immediately rose, "Then doesn't that mean he's truly in love with Jia Zhangshi?"

As he spoke, he deliberately glanced at Qin Huairu, a smirk playing on his lips as he watched the spectacle unfold.

Previously, He Yushui had consistently used the term "illness".

I tried to defend Sha Zhu, but it turned out to be like this.

Xu Damao was overjoyed, knowing that there was going to be some more excitement to watch.

Qin Huairu and He Yushui's expressions immediately darkened.

"Silly Zhu... what exactly are you up to?"

Qin Huairu almost gritted her teeth, a fire raging in her heart.

At this moment, she inexplicably understood Jia Dongxu's feelings back then, as if she herself had been "cuckolded" before marriage, and her face was burning with embarrassment.

She couldn't help but feel worried: if she really married Sha Zhu, who knew how many absurd things he would cause in the future.

"This person... is probably not one to stay put."

Comparing Sha Zhu and Jia Dongxu in secret, Qin Huairu came to this conclusion.

"If he's not sick, where is he? Why haven't you let him come back yet?"

Yi Zhonghai couldn't help but press for more information.

An elderly deaf woman standing nearby, leaning on her cane, also spoke up: "They're still in your yard, why are you coming here asking us questions?"

This left the staff completely bewildered.

"They've been gone from the yard for a long time."

They were allowed to leave that same day after confirming everything was alright, so... they haven't come back yet?

The crowd looked at each other in bewilderment, and the courtyard suddenly fell silent.

Jia Dongxu, Yi Zhonghai, and the others realized what was happening one after another, and their hearts sank simultaneously—

The person was released, but disappeared without a trace.

Is it just because they knew about this "older man-younger woman" relationship?

He was afraid of being pointed at and gossiped about, so he simply left and went to live his life in private.

What's even more alarming is that Sha Zhu had previously declared that he wanted to "get married and consummate the marriage" with Jia Zhangshi.

So many days have passed... Yi Zhonghai broke out in a cold sweat, fearing that the rice had already been cooked into rice.

Seeing this, the staff did not linger, only emphasizing that the two had no symptoms and that their subsequent whereabouts were unrelated to the hospital.

"Since the person hasn't returned, we'll take our leave now."

After saying that, he turned to leave.

"etc!"

Yi Zhonghai hurriedly called out, "The two are so far apart in age, and they're already talking about marriage? How can you say there's no problem?"

Qin Huairu rushed forward and stopped the men in white coats.

Her face was filled with barely suppressed anger, and her gaze swept over them as if she were looking at a group of irresponsible quacks—in her mind, this absurd situation must be due to a mistake made by the hospital during the examination.

The staff seemed a little impatient, and one of them said, "What's wrong with an older wife and a younger husband? Although mainstream society doesn't really accept this kind of combination, it exists, and that's that."

There have been cases of eighty-year-old men marrying young women of sixteen or seventeen; we've seen plenty of May-December romances. It's just that you're unfamiliar with such things, which is why you're making such a fuss.

They spoke of it casually, as if it were commonplace.

Yi Zhonghai and the others were speechless for a moment.

They'd heard of older men marrying younger women before, but older women marrying younger men was rare enough, let alone the protagonist being Jia Zhangshi—how could they possibly accept that?

An older staff member sighed, a helpless look on his face: "To be honest, it's really rare to see someone like Sha Zhu falling for an older, ordinary-looking woman."

But how can outsiders understand matters of the heart? They insisted on being together, and we couldn't pull them apart. In the end, we had to resort to electric shocks and sedatives to barely separate them.

When the scene was mentioned, the staff members looked at each other and shook their heads.

Although they spoke calmly, they couldn't help but find it strange.

As Yi Zhonghai and the others listened, the chaotic and absurd scene involuntarily flashed through their minds, and a chill ran down their spines.

Jia Dongxu clenched his teeth so tightly that his fists were clenched white at his sides.

If Shazhu were standing in front of him right now, he would probably pounce on him and bite him.

"You bastard, just you wait... No matter what tricks you've played, if you dare to touch my mother, I'll make you wish you were dead sooner or later."

Jia Dongxu cursed inwardly.

On the other side, Qin Huairu's legs went weak, and she collapsed to the ground. "They hugged each other."

Those four words hit her like a heavy hammer, making her vision go black.

The reason she dared to divorce Jia Dongxu was entirely because she had a backup plan in mind—Sha Zhu would marry her.

She even secretly planned to ask for some dowry when she married him and save some money for herself.

Now everything is over.

After the divorce, Sha Zhu fell in love with Jia Zhangshi.

What kind of nonsense is this?

"Sister Qin, don't worry, my brother..."

He Yushui rushed forward to help, but Qin Huairu pushed her away abruptly.

"Get lost! Stop pretending to be kind! He Yushui, you're the worst kind of person!"

Qin Huairu's pent-up resentment finally exploded. "You keep nagging me that your brother will definitely marry me... If I hadn't believed your nonsense, would I have divorced Jia Dongxu? I was such an idiot!"

Her voice was shrill, and her eyes burned with anger, as if she wanted to stare through He Yushui.

He Yushui had never seen her like this before, and was so frightened that she stood there stunned.

"Now look what's happened! Even if Sha Zhu really marries Jia Zhangshi, neither your Jia family nor your He family has suffered any loss! I'm the only one who's been completely fooled—did you all gang up on me?!"

Qin Huairu screamed, each word seeming to burst out from between her teeth.

For a moment, a thought popped into Qin Huairu's mind: He Yushui and Jia Zhangshi must have conspired together to annoy her and embarrass her.

He Yushui was speechless after being shut down by her words, and stood there for a long time without being able to reply.

After hearing Qin Huairu's words, the onlookers pointed and whispered at He Yushui, their eyes full of scrutiny and reproach—in their eyes, He Yushui's actions were indeed unethical.

"I never would have guessed. Of all the people in this courtyard, He Yushui is the most cunning."

Yan Jiecheng wiped his eyes and stared at He Yushui as if he had just seen something clearly.

This time, he truly changed his opinion of He Yushui.

I used to think this girl was a bit dim-witted, but now it seems that even if she is, it's probably all black water.

Someone nearby immediately chimed in, "That's too ruthless! I always thought she was pretty close to Qin Huairu, but I never expected her to be so merciless when it comes to scheming against people."

Liu Guangfu curled his lip, unconcerned: "Qin Huairu is not related to her at all, so why can't He Yushui take advantage of her? Besides, if Qin Huairu herself doesn't have that intention, no matter how much others stir things up, it won't make a difference."

A murmur of discussion gradually rose from all around.

Although everyone felt that Qin Huairu had been tricked by He Yushui this time, no one really sympathized with her—in everyone's eyes, Qin Huairu had brought this situation upon herself.

Yi Zhonghai sighed inwardly, then quickly stepped forward and, together with Liu Haizhong, separated Qin Huairu and He Yushui on either side.

Qin Huairu is currently very agitated, and if the argument continues, she might actually resort to violence.

Things were already chaotic enough, and Yi Zhonghai didn't want them to get any worse.

"Say less."

Qin Huairu, think about this calmly. Are you completely blameless in this matter?

Liu Haizhong stood with his hands behind his back, adopting a leader-like posture.

He was always proactive in handling such disputes—after all, it allowed him to show off his power in front of the entire hospital.

"I……"

Qin Huairu was so angry that she couldn't even finish her sentence.

She was already full of grievances, and thought that Liu Haizhong would say a few words in her defense if he came to mediate. Who knew that the other party would instead tell her to reflect on herself? Qin Huairu felt a surge of anger rush to her head.

Yi Zhonghai glanced at Liu Haizhong with annoyance, shaking his head inwardly.

With this level of competence, you think you can be a leader? You're dreaming.

He turned to Qin Huairu and said in a softer tone, "I know you've been wronged, but the most important thing now is to find Sha Zhu and Jia Zhangshi."

I think Sha Zhu is completely confused this time. Maybe it's some kind of aftereffect from his previous possession by evil spirits... If that's the case, it makes sense that the hospital can't find anything wrong with them and says they're normal.

Having been an old man for so many years, Yi Zhonghai is best at "persuading people to think positively".

These words indeed eased Qin Huairu's brows and made her expression soften slightly.

Liu Haizhong frowned as he looked at it, feeling extremely displeased.

He originally wanted to use this incident to show off his skills, but Yi Zhonghai stole the limelight.

"We can't delay any longer. We have to find them before Sha Zhu and Jia Zhangshi cause any more trouble."

Yi Zhonghai's tone was heavy.

We can't just stand by and watch those two get together, can we?

He immediately began assigning tasks and arranging for everyone to search separately.

This matter concerned the reputation of the entire hospital, and at this moment, everyone was unusually united and listened to Yi Zhonghai's arrangements.

Unexpectedly, before anyone could be sent out to search, a hearty laugh rang out from outside the courtyard gate.

The voice was all too familiar to everyone—it was Sha Zhu returning.

People rushed into the courtyard and, sure enough, saw Sha Zhu and Jia Zhangshi walking in hand in hand, their faces beaming with joy. Their eyes were filled with undisguised happiness.

"Silly Zhu, what are you doing...?"

Yi Zhonghai stepped forward, about to ask them where they went after leaving the mental hospital, but before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by a loud laugh from Sha Zhu.

"Uncle Yi, you can't stop us this time!"

Sha Zhu grinned from ear to ear, reached into his pocket and pulled a small, bright red notebook, holding it high above his head. "Look what this is!"

"Marriage certificate?!"

Yi Zhonghai caught a glimpse of the bright red cover and couldn't help but exclaim.

In an instant, all the gazes directed at Sha Zhu froze.

That last shred of hope—the feeling that the marriage could still be stopped—was shattered by that little red booklet.

Everyone felt as if a thunderbolt had struck them, and they were all stunned, knowing in their hearts that they were still a step too late.

Qin Huairu's vision went black, and her body went limp as she fell backward.

When she argued with He Yushui earlier, she still held a sliver of hope that things might turn around.

But fate was not kind to her; instead of a miracle, she was met with this sudden and devastating blow.

Under the sunlight, the marriage certificate was so bright red it stung her eyes, as if countless tiny needles were pricking them.

"Sister Qin!"

Although He Yushui had just argued with her, upon seeing this, she rushed forward and helped the limp Qin Huairu up.

Qin Huairu slowly woke up, and tears streamed down her face like a broken string of pearls.

This time she wasn't pretending; she was genuinely crying. Thinking about the days to come, she felt lost and anxious, unable to breathe.

"What a tragedy... what a tragedy!"

The deaf old woman stomped her cane in anger, glanced at Qin Huairu who was slumped and weeping, then glared at the beaming newlyweds, muttering repeatedly, "Silly Zhu, silly Zhu, what can I say about you!"

But the old lady knew in her heart that since they had already gotten the marriage certificate, it was too late to say anything more.

Now, my only hope is that the two of them will change their minds and break up.

But judging from their sticky appearance, this hope is probably even more distant than a spider's web.