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

However, Xu Damao immediately steered the conversation toward Sha Zhu, and started by throwing all sorts of dirty water at him.

This method might be quite effective for dealing with girls who come to your door for the first time on a blind date, when you know nothing about each other.

However, this tactic is not so effective when dealing with a girl like Ran Qiuye, who has already met Sha Zhu many times and the two are at the point of discussing marriage.

But Uncle Yi was different. Although he also wanted to smear Sha Zhu, he didn't take the initiative at all; basically, Ran Qiuye steered the conversation the entire time...

Because of this, after gaining a basic understanding of Qin Huairu and the Jia family's situation, Ran Qiuye, driven by curiosity, began to inquire about other matters.

Now, Uncle Yi seized the opportunity and immediately began to lay various traps.

"Ah, you don't know, Qin Huairu is also a woman with a tragic fate. She was pregnant with her third child when her husband had an accident at the factory."

After giving birth, she didn't even dare to rest at home for a few more days before rushing to the steel mill to take over her husband's job.

But think about it! She's a woman, and she has to support five people on her own. That's no ordinary difficulty!

"Fortunately, there are many kind-hearted people in our courtyard. For example, there is Sha Zhu who lives diagonally across the street. He lives with his sister. He can earn more than 30 yuan a month. He must be well-off, right?"

So he often helped the Jia family, helping them through the most difficult period. Qin Huairu was also grateful and would help Sha Zhu wash clothes and clean the house.

Honestly, if it weren't for Jia Zhangshi interfering, I really hoped the two of them could get together.

While Uncle Yi continued talking to himself, Ran Qiuye's expression turned quite unpleasant, after all, she was currently discussing marriage with Sha Zhu!

As a result, after arriving at the courtyard, I heard all sorts of rumors. The guy named Xu Damao was shifty-eyed and didn't look like a good person.

Therefore, he could take what he said as a lie, a deliberate attempt to sabotage his relationship with Shazhu.

But this old man is different now. Before, he would just answer whatever I asked, but what he said later was almost exactly the same as what Xu Damao had said before!

Does that mean... what they said was actually true? Did Sha Zhu really have an affair with that widow for a while? Now Ran Qiuye was a little unsure who to believe.

Chapter 135 Third Uncle Tips Off, Ye Jianchuan Saves the Day

At the same time, Ye Jianchuan and Qin Huairu led two young maids into the courtyard. They hadn't gone to the other courtyard today, so they returned relatively early.

But as soon as they entered the courtyard, Uncle San immediately rushed over and said, "Jianchuan, something's up, something's up!!"

Ye Jianchuan was stunned for a moment, then immediately asked, "What's going on, Third Uncle?"

"It's about... Sha Zhu's situation! I don't know why Teacher Ran suddenly came to the courtyard today, and I just saw Xu Damao rambling on and on in front of her for a long time!"

Later, Xu Damao was sent away by her, but not long after, Uncle Yi went over again. Now Teacher Ran is in Uncle Yi's room!

Do you think Uncle Yi might ruin their relationship? I wanted to interrupt, but I don't know how! So I'll just have to wait for you at the door!

Upon hearing that Ran Qiuye had been taken inside by Uncle Yi, Ye Jianchuan immediately realized that things were not going well and turned to look at Qin Huairu.

"Sister Qin, Ran Qiuye is Bang Geng's teacher. If she's not here to see Sha Zhu, then she must be here to see you, 27. So you can go to Uncle Yi's house to find her without any problems."

After saying that, Ye Jianchuan looked at Third Uncle and said, "Third Uncle, you continue to keep an eye on things at the door. When you see Sha Zhu, tell him what happened inside so that he can be prepared."

With that, Ye Jianchuan led Qin Huairu into the courtyard.

"Teacher Ran, I heard you came to the courtyard? I just got off work. Come, come, come into my room!"

Ran Qiuye's expression wasn't very good at this moment, but she still stood up and greeted Grandpa Yi, "Grandpa, thank you for the tea, I'll be going now."

After saying that, he followed Qin Huairu out the door. When Uncle Yi saw Ran Qiuye's gloomy face, he knew that his words had worked.

However, upon seeing Ye Jianchuan standing at the door, Uncle Yi suddenly felt a surge of tension, though this feeling quickly disappeared.

Because Uncle Yi then realized that even if Ye Jianchuan were there, it wouldn't make a difference! Teacher Ran couldn't possibly tell Ye Jianchuan, a stranger, about her and Sha Zhu's problems.

So after seeing Teacher Ran out the door, he happily went inside and started eating with Aunt Yi.

Following Qin Huairu, Ran Qiuye walked to Qin Huairu's small house in the backyard. With a stiff face, she said, "Aunt Jia Geng, I'm here today to collect tuition fees. It's only two yuan and fifty cents. Give it to me."

Qin Huairu was momentarily at a loss for words, because she hadn't expected Teacher Ran to have such an attitude, so she immediately turned to look at Ye Jianchuan.

Ye Jianchuan immediately stepped forward. "Teacher Ran, right? I know you! Speaking of which, it was my idea to have Uncle San introduce you to Brother Zhu!"

I've noticed Zhu Ge going to school every day these past few days. It seems like things are probably going to get better between you two soon, right?

Upon hearing Ye Jianchuan's words, Ran Qiuye was immediately furious. Ye Jianchuan had really brought up the very thing she didn't want to talk about!

"Successful? That's not necessarily true! Alright, I don't have time to linger here. Jia Geng's mother, please give me the tuition fee quickly, I have to go back!"

Seeing Ran Qiuye's attitude, Ye Jianchuan immediately guessed the problem and said, "Teacher Ran, don't worry, I'll pay the tuition!"

You don't know, Sister Qin's family is going through a tough time right now. Her son isn't very filial either. Because the family isn't eating very well, he went back to live with his grandmother.

His grandmother was a terrible person; she almost lost those two little girls! If I hadn't happened to run into those child traffickers and rescued them, those two girls would probably still be somewhere around today!

At this point, Ye Jianchuan paused for a moment, and then continued, "This Sister Qin can be considered a filial person. Her husband has been gone for so many years, but she still takes care of her mother-in-law."

You wouldn't believe it, her mother-in-law does nothing at home, yet she asks Sister Qin for money every few days to buy painkillers, spending three or four yuan a month on them!

That's it! Sister Qin didn't say anything. If it weren't for that time she almost caused the two girls to be kidnapped by human traffickers, my Sister Qin wouldn't have been so heartless as to separate from him!

Ye Jianchuan didn't give Ran Qiuye a chance to interrupt him and rattled off this long speech in one breath, leaving Ran Qiuye a bit bewildered.

When I was at that old man's house just now, the news I heard didn't mention anything about human traffickers!

But... this isn't something to be taken lightly! After all, such a big deal could be easily verified by simply asking around.

At this moment, Ran Qiuye saw the two little girls next to her and suddenly felt that they looked familiar, so she unconsciously asked them.

"Human traffickers? What's going on? These two little girls look familiar...are they students from our school?"

Qin Huairu, who was standing to the side, hadn't figured out what had just happened. She only felt that Teacher Ran's attitude had suddenly improved a lot, so she nodded and said.

"Yes, now I've sent both of them to school. My mother-in-law didn't want the two girls to go to school before, so they never had the chance."

Now that my mother-in-law and I live separately, I can't take care of them both during the day, so sending them to school is actually better.

"And... what about the human traffickers?"

Ran Qiuye's interest was piqued, and she continued to press for answers. Qin Huairu was a little unsure where to begin, so she turned to look at Ye Jianchuan.

Ye Jianchuan felt Qin Huairu's gaze and immediately said, "Actually, it's quite a coincidence. The Jia family has always had a difficult life, hasn't it?"

My brother Zhu used to help me out occasionally, but as he helped me out more and more, rumors started to circulate outside, saying that my brother Zhu and Sister Qin were having an affair.

To avoid suspicion, my brother Zhu had no choice but to gradually cut off his financial support to the Jia family.

"At that time, I had just started working at the food factory as an apprentice, so I couldn't be of much help. I could only offer some suggestions."

So I told Sister Qin that the widow's family next door, her mother-in-law usually takes odd jobs on the street, like pasting matchboxes and sewing gloves, earning about ten yuan a month to help support the family.

Chapter 136 Crisis Resolved

After he finished speaking, Ye Jianchuan glanced at Qin Huairu, who immediately understood and added her own words.

"Yes, when I heard the news, I also thought about asking my mother-in-law to take on some odd jobs so that our family wouldn't be in such a difficult situation."

Besides, I won't be subject to gossip and criticism from outsiders just because someone else helped me.

As a result, my mother-in-law took the three children to the neighborhood committee that day, and they told her that the only job they had was shoveling night soil.

“My mother-in-law didn’t want to do this work, so I tried to persuade her, but she just ran home without a second thought.”

Bang Geng chased after her, and the two little girls wanted to run with their brother, but they couldn't keep up after running for a street.

Then... they encountered human traffickers again, who drugged them both. If Jianchuan hadn't run into those traffickers on the road and noticed something amiss, how would I have survived?!

As she spoke, Qin Huairu began to sob and wipe away her tears.

Seeing Qin Huairu's appearance, Ran Qiuye finally believed Ye Jianchuan's words. So... that's the truth of the matter?

Just to be on the safe side, Ran Qiuye asked again, "Is that so? Then... what did that old man just tell me... that if it weren't for your mother-in-law, you and Shazhu would have gotten together?"

Qin Huairu's expression changed instantly upon hearing this, after all, Qin Huairu was now following Ye Jianchuan!

Fortunately, Ye Jianchuan immediately spoke up to explain, "You mean the place we went to see earlier?"

"That old man and Sha Zhu have a grudge, didn't you know?"

Ran Qiuye looked at Ye Jianchuan with a blank expression, clearly not knowing what Ye Jianchuan was talking about. This made Ye Jianchuan inwardly curse "Silly Zhu" a couple of times.

She had clearly explained to Sha Zhu that she should tell Ran Qiuye the general situation in the courtyard, who she was close to, and who she was hostile to!

The way Ran Qiuye is acting now is clearly a way of saying that Sha Zhu didn't tell her any of this!

However, Ye Jianchuan couldn't point it out directly, so he could only explain.

"You should know a little about my brother Zhu's father, right? After all, you two are almost at the point of discussing marriage. He should have told you about these things, right?"

Seeing Ran Qiuye nod, Ye Jianchuan continued, "However, Brother Zhu's father wasn't exactly a heartless person. After he ran off with the widow, he still sent some money home every month."

However, the money was not sent directly to Brother Zhu, but to the old man from earlier, in the hope that he could pass it on.

Unexpectedly, after receiving the money, the person didn't tell Brother Zhu the truth; instead, they treated the money as if they were helping Brother Zhu out.

Before this incident was exposed, my brother Zhu always respected that old man. But after it was exposed, my brother Zhu couldn't stand being played with anymore, so he broke up with him.

At this point, Ye Jianchuan shrugged and continued, "It is said that the old man just now had no descendants, so my brother Zhu is a very good target to help him take care of himself in his old age."

But if my brother Zhu gets married, has a wife, and has children in the future, then I might not have time to take care of him or support him in his old age.

So it's quite normal for him to want to sow discord between the two of you.

After hearing Ye Jianchuan's analysis, Ran Qiuye finally understood and nodded thoughtfully.

Ye Jianchuan breathed a sigh of relief; thankfully, the rescue was timely! He had managed to bring Sha Zhu's wife back to life.

If I had come back any later, or if I hadn't reacted so quickly, then Sha Zhu's wife might have really run away.

Although it may seem that finding a wife for Sha Zhu doesn't bring him any benefits, don't forget that she's his future brother-in-law!

Helping my brother-in-law out isn't a bad thing, and besides, the one who ruined this is Uncle Yi! Our old nemesis!

Even if it weren't for Sha Zhu, just to annoy Uncle Yi and prevent his scheme from succeeding, Ye Jianchuan would still have to help!

Just then, Sha Zhu rushed over from outside. As soon as he entered, he saw Ran Qiuye, who looked calm, and then Ye Jianchuan, who was gesturing to him.

Now, Sha Zhu, who had been flustered, immediately relaxed, because he could tell from Ye Jianchuan's expression that the matter had been resolved.

So Sha Zhu calmed down and said, "Qiu Ye, what are you doing in the yard? I was thinking of bringing you back after we get our marriage certificate in a few days."