Courtyard House: Is Xu Damao a childless man? Let me help.

It's funny to think about it, but in the six months before Ye Jianchuan transmigrated here, the compound only held one general meeting.

As a result, Ye Jianchuan's system had only been online for a week, and it had already held two college-wide meetings. This made Ye Jianchuan instantly feel that he was the 'culprit' behind the chaos in the college.

Chapter Fifty-Four: Another General Meeting of the Academy

About ten minutes later, the iconic large table was brought out again, and the three old men sat down at the table, each with an enamel mug in front of them.

This time, Uncle Yi didn't give Uncle Er a chance to steal the show and stood up to start speaking.

"Today, we held another hospital-wide meeting. The main reason for this meeting is that Qin Huairu wants to separate from her mother-in-law, Jia Zhangshi!"

Logically speaking, this matter is a family affair, and the old men in our courtyard shouldn't interfere.

However, due to the strong insistence of Uncle Er and Uncle San, we had no choice but to hold a general meeting to discuss how to handle this matter.

From the moment he arrived, Uncle Yi subtly conveyed to everyone that this was someone else's family matter and we shouldn't interfere.

However, since Third Uncle was a teacher, he easily saw through First Uncle's thoughts and immediately stepped forward.

"Uncle Yi, I think what you said is wrong. Yes, dividing the family property is indeed a family matter, but don't we old men in the courtyard usually need to mediate neighborhood relations?"

I think these things can be considered family matters! Just like last time Xu Damao was violent towards Lou Xiao'e, didn't we need to step in and mediate?

What? You think dividing the family property is a family matter, but when a grown man beats his wife, it's not a family matter?

After saying that, Third Uncle paused for a moment, and then continued, "So, I think we should find out why Qin Huairu wanted to separate the family."

If Qin Huairu's reasons for wanting to separate the family property are sufficient and everyone agrees that they are reasonable and well-founded, then we should support her decision to separate the family property!

Of course, if Qin Huairu can't come up with any convincing reasons, then this matter is beyond our control. If she insists on separating the family, then she'll have to find a way herself!

As he spoke, Third Uncle didn't forget to include his 'ally,' asking, "Do you think what I said makes sense, Second Uncle?"

Second Uncle didn't actually have that many thoughts. In fact, when Third Uncle was speaking, he was only half listening and half forgetting.

However, that didn't stop him from knowing which side he should stand on! So Uncle Er nodded decisively, "That's right, Uncle San is right!"

Seeing the attitudes of Uncle Er and Uncle San, Uncle Yi was quite helpless.

In the past, even though Second Uncle and he didn't get along very well, Third Uncle didn't really take sides, so he was able to keep Second Uncle in check by virtue of his prestige.

But now the situation is completely different. Second Uncle and Third Uncle have now become accomplices, which seriously threatens my 'voice' in the courtyard!

Meanwhile, seeing that Uncle Yi had not made any further statement, Uncle Er felt that his chance to take charge had come, so he immediately spoke up again.

"Alright, now let's bring out Qin Huairu and Jia Zhangshi and hear their attitudes on this matter and Qin Huairu's reasons for wanting to separate the family!"

Jia Zhangshi also knew the importance of taking the initiative, and upon hearing Second Master's words, she immediately stood up and began to 'cry'.

"You three gentlemen, you must stand up for me! That filthy bitch Qin Huairu has found a lover outside! She wants to abandon me and our three children and move out! You absolutely cannot let her succeed!"

Upon hearing Jia Zhangshi's words, the people in the courtyard immediately began pointing and whispering about Qin Huairu, after all, there had been some rumors circulating about Qin Huairu and Sha Zhu having an ambiguous relationship.

Of course, these neighbors didn't know that most of these 'rumors' actually originated from Qin Huairu.

Seeing the neighbors start pointing and gossiping about Qin Huairu, Jia Zhangshi felt secretly pleased, but Sha Zhu, who was standing to the side, was not happy.

"Grandma Jia, what you're saying is too harsh! Sister Qin didn't say she wanted to move out! She just wanted to divide the family property!"

As for abandoning three children? Sister Qin was so anxious today looking for those two girls, would she really abandon three children?

This is what makes Qin Huairu so remarkable; she doesn't even need to ask for help, and people will fight for her.

After hearing Sha Zhu's words, the neighbors who had been pointing and gossiping earlier immediately realized that it was indeed possible for Qin Huairu to be having an affair.

But they simply didn't believe that Qin Huairu would abandon her children.

At this moment, Uncle Er turned to look at Qin Huairu and asked, "Qin Huairu, tell me, why did you want to separate the family?"

"Uncle Yi, Uncle Er, Uncle San, all three of you helped me look for Xiao Dang and Xiao Huaihua today, so you should know that the two girls went missing today."

But you might not know why these two girls got lost! It's because my mother-in-law went to the neighborhood office today, and when she came back, she didn't take good care of them! The two girls got lost.

Just then, the two girls encountered bad guys on the road, who drugged them. If Jianchuan hadn't run into those human traffickers today, Xiaodang and Huaihua might have been taken out of the city today!

Upon hearing Qin Huairu's words, the neighbors in the courtyard were shocked, because they had no idea that the two young girls from the Jia family had actually encountered human traffickers.

What was even more shocking was that it was Ye Jianchuan who helped find the two little girls. Although some people saw Ye Jianchuan bring the two little girls back, most of them thought that Ye Jianchuan had just taken the two girls out to play.

In fact, most people in the courtyard were unaware that Qin Huairu's two daughters had gone missing, since the incident had occurred in the afternoon.

If the neighborhood committee hadn't called the police, and then government officials hadn't gone to the steel mill to inform Qin Huairu, she probably wouldn't have known about it until she got off work.

At this moment, Qin Huairu continued, "As you probably know, I took over Jia Dongxu's job at the steel rolling mill, and now my monthly salary is twenty-seven yuan and fifty cents."

Twenty-seven yuan and fifty cents is enough to support five people, which is already difficult enough. If it weren't for the help from our neighbors, we would have been unable to survive long ago.

But my mother-in-law is still lazy and good-for-nothing at home. She not only wants to be full, but she also wants to eat well!

Chapter 55 Uncle Yi Stirs Up Trouble, Qin Huairu Unleashes Her Ultimate Move

Upon hearing Qin Huairu's words, everyone's gaze towards Jia Zhangshi immediately changed.

Jia Zhangshi also realized that the situation was not good, and immediately retorted, "Qin Huairu! Don't forget, you can make money! That's because you took over Dongxu's job!"

We only have one job in our family. If it's not for you, a young person, to go, do you expect an old woman like me to go?

Even if I were willing to go, the steel rolling mill wouldn't want someone like me!

While that's true, very few people were willing to listen to what Jia Zhangshi said.

In this day and age, there are plenty of people without proper jobs, but a living person won't let themselves be held back. If you're determined to make money, what can't you do to survive?

At this moment, Qin Huairu spoke up, "I know that some people in the courtyard look down on me because there have always been rumors about my ambiguous relationship with Shazhu."

But it's one thing for you to say these things, but my mother-in-law actually said the same thing to me, even saying that I was flirting with other women. I really can't stand this injustice!

Why are there such rumors about me and Sha Zhu? It's because I occasionally help Sha Zhu with his laundry and cleaning, isn't it?

"Do you think I don't know that if a widow like me goes into a bachelor's room, people will gossip about me?"

I had no choice! I helped Sha Zhu tidy up the house and do his laundry, and people would appreciate it and bring us some food so we could eat better.

I can accept it if people who don't know the situation gossip! But my mother-in-law is eating the food I brought back from Sha Zhu's place while she's still accusing me of having affairs! Where can I go to reason with her?

After she finished speaking, Qin Huairu started to sob. This stunned the people in the courtyard who usually liked to gossip. The guilt of knowing the 'truth' made them feel sorry for Qin Huairu.

Now Jia Zhangshi was getting anxious. "Don't give me that nonsense! You and Sha Zhu have nothing going on! What about you and that Ye Jianchuan from the backyard?"

You two had absolutely no connection before! How come he suddenly started helping you out? Wasn't it because you were the one who hooked up with him?

Ye Jianchuan was completely dumbfounded. How the hell did this suddenly involve him?

However, before Ye Jianchuan could speak, Qin Huairu took the initiative to explain.

"Jianchuan is just being kind! That day, Banggeng was cursing at someone at the door, and Jianchuan taught him a lesson. Then he was still angry and wanted to come back and complain!"

When I heard that, I felt that my own child had done something wrong, so I went to apologize. I saw that Jianchuan's house was quite messy, so I helped him tidy up.

They weren't afraid of gossip, and seeing how poor our family was, they gave me a job. Every two days I would go to their house to tidy up the house, do laundry, and so on. They paid me several yuan a month!

"Didn't you see the money? Or did you not eat the food bought with that money? Now you're saying things like this again?"

Now, everyone in the courtyard turned their attention to Ye Jianchuan. After all, he was quite generous to spend money to hire someone to help clean the house, and he was willing to pay several yuan for it.

Ye Jianchuan knew that he needed to say something at this point, so he had no choice but to step forward.

"Dear uncles and aunts, grandpas and grandmas, you all know me, Ye Jianchuan. There is no one else in my family besides myself."

I saw that Sister Qin's family was indeed having a hard time, and I was just a single person with no family to worry about, so I thought I'd help out if I could.

Besides, I'm a grown man, and I'm really not good at things like cleaning the house or doing laundry.

That day, Sister Qin helped me tidy up the house. I saw that she was quite efficient, so I thought I'd ask her to help me tidy up a bit more.

"Moreover... I think this is a win-win situation. On the one hand, it does mean that someone can help me tidy up the house and do my laundry, which solves a problem for me, right?"

Secondly, rather than simply providing food and drink to Sister Qin's family, I think the best way to help them is to offer them an opportunity to earn money themselves.

After all, this way we'll have an employer-employee relationship, and no one will think there's anything wrong with our relationship, right?

I never imagined that Jia Zhangshi could be so filthy; she even dared to smear me! You truly have no respect for your elders!

As Ye Jianchuan spoke, he pointed his gun at Jia Zhangshi. The others, upon hearing this, realized that it made perfect sense, and began to whisper bad things about Jia Zhangshi behind her back.

Upon seeing this, Uncle Yi realized something was off about the script! So he immediately slammed his hand on the table and said, "Ye Jianchuan, this isn't about you, sit down! We're discussing whether Qin Huairu's decision to split the family was right or wrong!"

Qin Huairu! What you've said isn't a valid reason for you to separate from the family! Therefore, I cannot agree to your decision to separate.

Upon hearing this, Jia Zhangshi immediately grinned, but at this moment, Qin Huairu began to unleash her ultimate move.

"If it were just because of these things, I would have survived all these years and wouldn't have waited until today to suddenly propose splitting up the family business."

But everyone, don't forget what happened in our family today! Because of my mother-in-law, those two girls were almost kidnapped by human traffickers!

"It all started a couple of days ago. I heard that the widow in the neighboring courtyard and her mother-in-law were doing odd jobs at the neighborhood office, like pasting matchboxes."

I can earn more than ten yuan a month to supplement my family's income. I thought that if my family could have an extra ten yuan or so in income, at least we wouldn't have to live such a tight life.

So I wanted my mother-in-law to follow suit and find a job at the neighborhood office. She declined for several days, but finally reluctantly agreed.

So today my mother-in-law went to the neighborhood office to inquire, and Director Wang of the neighborhood office kindly found her a job that pays sixteen yuan a month.

Who knew that my mother-in-law would immediately turn hostile upon hearing about the job details? She abandoned the three children and rushed home, which led to Xiaodang and Huaihua being drugged by human traffickers.

At this point, Qin Huairu burst into tears, sobbing as she continued speaking.

“Tell me, even if my mother-in-law is unwilling to work to supplement the family income, shouldn’t she at least do some housework at home?”

Even if you don't do housework, you should at least cook dinner every night, right?

Even if you don't cook, you should at least stay home and look after the kids!

Even if you can't keep an eye on the children all the time, surely you wouldn't just lose them completely?

Chapter Fifty-Six: Conditions for Dividing the Family