Siheyuan: A warm home with wife and children

If you don't like me, fine, but why are you so capable?

"Mom, Mom, I want to go back inside."

Banggeng nudged Qin Huairu, bringing her wandering thoughts back to reality.

Seeing his guilty look, Qin Huairu tightened her grip on his arm.

He sighed inwardly, let go of her hand and said, "Go, hurry back to your room and go to sleep. Also, wipe your sister's face."

While Qin Huairu was lost in thought, the courtyard was bustling with activity.

With just one sentence from Sha Zhu, everyone's enthusiasm was mobilized.

"Can't you?"

"Everyone in our courtyard is an honest and law-abiding family; none of them steal chickens or dogs."

"Silly Zhu, don't talk nonsense. Even Jianguo hasn't said what's going on!"

"Exactly~ I think some people are just rich and afraid that others will covet their things, so they go and buy locks."

"Pshaw, how rare!"

“Hey~ Sister-in-law, you’re not right about that.”

Is it illegal for someone to lock their own front door?

"Hey, that's really rare."

"If I want to take my own things from my own home tomorrow, will I have to write an application to the three old men?"

"That's exactly right. It's their own home; why should they have to give an explanation to outsiders? That's what's truly bizarre."

Chapter 57 A Cliché: My Grandma said we can't take the expensive ones.

It's all so noisy and chaotic; this trivial matter is more exciting than a UN symposium.

If a thief really does appear, it won't just be a problem for one family.

If they stole Yang Jianguo's things today, who dares to say they won't steal from their own tomorrow?

Yang Jianguo was rich and powerful, and he wouldn't bother with or care about stealing a few measly things.

I'll just buy a lock and hang it up, that's fine.

My house is about to be burgled.

Even missing just two peanuts would make me feel bad for half a year.

How can anyone compare to the people who founded the country? They're so grand!

The fishing boat's highest point once again leaned towards Yang Jianguo.

It's not just his ability; people want to curry favor with him.

Also, because this is life, and everyone has a brain.

It's not like you can just act according to a pre-written script.

Just as Yang Jianguo said before, he put a lock he bought himself on his door.

Is there a mistake?

Even if no one was robbed, you can't say the person was at fault.

Not to mention, many people now believe that his house has really been burgled.

Some people also started to wonder if they felt they hadn't dried enough things in the yard the other day.

I used to think I was just misunderstanding something!

Now that I think about it, could it have been stolen?

Everyone was engrossed in their own thoughts.

Xu Damao, however, was keeping a close eye on everything and listening to every sound, looking for an opportunity to stir up trouble!

Upon seeing this, Qin Huairu told Banggeng to go back inside.

Instead of getting angry, the kid happily ran back home.

This isn't like him at all; this kid is always on the go.

He's always there when things get lively in the courtyard.

Would he be willing to stay inside quietly and not watch the excitement?

No, there must be something going on here!

"Hey, why are you running?"

Xu Damao's shout woke everyone in the courtyard.

An old man was annoyed when Xu Damao shouted at him.

My mind had just started to wander when it suddenly went blank again.

"Xu Damao, what are you shouting for?"

An old man, his face grim, scolded, "You're in charge of a big meeting, and you're disciplining a child? Don't you have any sense of discipline?"

Xu Damao shrank his neck, feeling a little uneasy.

But seeing that Banggeng was even more guilty than him, with his eyes darting around, he felt that he couldn't let himself be bullied for nothing.

"Uncle, just now Sha Zhu said someone stole Jian Guo's things, and Bang Geng is about to go back to the house."

"I find it strange. This kid always loves to join in the fun. When have we ever had a big meeting without him?"

"Is it wrong for you to go back to your room and stay there by yourself today?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Granny Jia, who had been hiding behind the curtain, came out.

"You dog with festering sores on your feet, who are you calling a thief?"

"I think you're the thief. You go out to show a movie for the commune and come back with bags and bags of stuff."

"Believe it or not, I'll go to the neighborhood office and expose you tomorrow."

"You despicable bastard, how dare you call my grandson a thief."

"Your whole family are thieves, utterly despicable thieves."

"Stop right there, stop right there, or I'll tear your dog mouth apart..."

Granny Jia's fighting prowess was off the charts; she seized Xu Damao's weakness and verbally drove him away.

Someone really needs to investigate his taking local specialties.

He's definitely alright, Xu Damao is very quick-witted!

He wouldn't give anyone a handle to use against him, and he's never once asked for anything.

But someone investigated and started watching.

I definitely won't be able to take it anymore, and even if someone offered it to me, I wouldn't dare accept it.

Is it more important to compete with Granny Jia or to secure the benefits in hand?

Xu Damao knew it perfectly well.

Therefore, let's make a tactical retreat first.

I won't stoop to her level. "You uncultured old hag, you'll be crippled sooner or later."

After cursing a few times at the courtyard, Xu Damao reluctantly returned to his room.

Today's campaign has been unsuccessful; we'll try again another day.

Hey, we'll see.

Who says things will be over once the person leaves?

Shaking his head and swaying, Xu Damao lifted his foot.

Go inside and rest.

Inside the courtyard, everyone remembered what Xu Damao had said.

Looking at the pun on "Bang Geng" (a nickname for a character), I'm tempted to ask him a question.

But considering Granny Jia's fighting prowess, she even managed to drive Xu Damao away.

I have the will, but not the guts!

If you don't have the guts, then find someone else...

"Jianguo, Shazhu is asking you a question, and you haven't answered yet!" someone shouted, turning the question back to the person in question.

I'm tired of just watching the commotion.

Yang Jianguo, who was pulling at the barbs on his hand, looked up and chuckled, "You've all finished talking, what's left for me to say?"

"Why don't we take a break?" Yang Jianguo really didn't want to get involved.

To put it bluntly, what happened today was just because I was bored.

As for the stickleback stealing candy...

For Xiao Dang's sake, he decided not to expose him.

A few candies can buy a child's happiness.

This deal is worth it!

Now that the windows are locked, I'll make sure to close them tightly when I go out from now on.

He simply didn't believe that the Thief Saint could walk through walls.

Yang Jianguo was unwilling to pay attention, but some people were eager to get close to him.

I felt he was guilty, so I gave up!

His mouth is always sarcastic and unpleasant.

"I think someone's got a bad heart, feels like they're losing out, and can't stand it anymore, right?"

Yang Jianguo raised an eyebrow and glanced at Granny Jia, then stopped picking at the thorn.

With a kind smile, he bent down and looked at Banggeng, asking, "Banggeng, do you like the beef and canned food?"

Standing at the door of the house, it was because Grandma had driven Xu Damao away.

Overjoyed, Banggeng raised his head and said, "I didn't get any. My grandma said I couldn't take the expensive stuff, so I just grabbed a handful of milk candy..."

Banggeng woke up, covered his mouth, glanced at his grandmother, and ran into the house.

Wow~

The courtyard erupted in an uproar, with men, women, and children all staring wide-eyed.

Looking at Granny Jia's gloomy face.

That look in his eyes was like seeing a monkey in a zoo—how rare!

Chapter Fifty-Eight: Well done, forcing Granny Jia to bow her head.

"What are you looking at? What are you looking at?" He asked, facing the questioning gazes of the crowd.

Granny Jia's expression remained unchanged, and she opened her mouth as if to turn black into white.

"Yang Jianguo, I think you have ill intentions and are deliberately trying to trap my grandson."

"My eldest grandson was referring to our own family's milk candy."

"What does this have to do with your family?"

"Oh, so your family is the only one in this yard who can afford milk candy?"

"Pah!"

Qin Huairu was in a dilemma, unsure whether to sit or stand.

As for the shouts coming from the mother-in-law...