Siheyuan: A Family of Loyal and Brave People

Just as the disappointed Xu Damao was about to turn around and leave, an angry shout came from behind him.

"Xu Damao!

What are you doing!"

The majestic voice echoed in the central courtyard. Xu Damao was startled and trembled all over. He Yushui in the house turned his head to look out the window, only to notice that there was a man with a wretched face standing outside.

"Silly...silly..."

Xu Damao looked up suddenly and almost hit the window. He looked in the direction of the sound and saw He Yuzhu running towards him with great momentum.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Xu Damao ran away without thinking. This run confirmed his guilty conscience and aroused He Yuzhu's anger.

Xu Damao was just a student who had graduated not long ago. He was caught up by He Yuzhu and grabbed before he had run a few steps.

"What are you doing hiding outside my sister's window, you bastard?!"

He Yuzhu grabbed Xu Damao by the collar and roared angrily.

In He Yuzhu's eyes, Xu Damao is not a good person. He is definitely up to no good by being so sneaky.

"Silly Zhu, this yard is not yours. I'll go over and see what's going on."

Having not seen each other for many years, Xu Damao still didn't know how powerful He Yuzhu was, so he dared to talk back.

He Yuzhu was so furious that he could no longer bear it and swung his sandbag-sized fist directly at the face.

"Boom!"

After a muffled sound, Xu Damao leaned back, his wide-open eyes were full of dullness, it was as if a sauce shop had opened in his head, with salty and spicy flavors mixed together in a mess, and his ears were buzzing.

"Asshole, you dare to hit on my sister, I will beat you to death!"

Normally He Yuzhu is relatively restrained in the courtyard, but when it comes to matters concerning the safety of his family, he will never show mercy.

"Zhu Zi, stop hitting me, stop hitting me."

Qin Huairu, who had just entered the yard, saw her husband fighting with others, so she hurriedly dropped the package in her hand and stepped forward to stop the fight.

"Huai Ru, don't stop me. I'm going to teach him a lesson today!"

He Yuzhu was still furious and refused to give up.

At this time, He Yushui in the house ran out of the door, and the neighbors in the yard who heard the noise also stuck their heads out to look.

"Brother, what is this?"

Seeing his sister running out, He Yuzhu left Xu Damao, squatted down, held Yu Shui's shoulders and asked with concern: "Yu Shui, how are you? Are you okay?"

"I am fine."

He Yushui shook her head. She didn't look at Xu Damao who was lying on the ground. Instead, she glanced around her brother and sister-in-law and asked, "Didn't you say you would bring me some delicious food? Where is the food?"

"Hey, it's already so late and you're still thinking about eating. Don't be afraid that bad guys might be watching you!"

He Yuzhu gently poked his sister's forehead and sighed helplessly.

"It hurts~"

He Yushui whimpered, a melancholy expression on her little face.

"I brought it, I brought it for you.

I'll get it for you right away."

Seeing that He Yuzhu had calmed down, Qin Huairu turned around to pick up the package that had fallen on the ground.

At this time, Yi Zhonghai, who heard the noise, walked out of the house, looked at He Yuzhu's family, and Xu Damao who was lying on the ground groaning, and asked: "Zhuzi, what's going on?"

"Uncle, you have to give me some judgement.

He Yuzhu hit me, he…"

Without waiting for He Yuzhu to reply, Xu Damao, who was lying on the ground, started complaining first.

"Oh, this bastard, it's polite of you not to kill him with one punch.

A girl who usually doesn't study well and squats behind the door to peek at the girls passing by.

I don’t know what went wrong with him today, he ran to my window and peeked in.

Uncle, do you think he should be beaten?"

He Yuzhu was so angry when he said this that if his sister hadn't been there, he would have wanted to kick Xu Damao twice.

"I didn't, I was just passing by."

Xu Damao gritted his teeth and argued.

"Passing by? If someone passes by, will he lean against the wall of my house, squat under the window and peek in?"

He Yuzhu just saw clearly that there was definitely something wrong with Xu Damao.

"Okay, stop talking.

Xu Damao, why did you go to He Yuzhu's house to peek? Tell the truth."

Yi Zhonghai saw through Xu Damao's trick in just a moment and asked him sternly.

Everyone in the courtyard knew about the good things Xu Damao had done. He was squatting outside the window of the He family, like a melon field under a plum tree. He couldn't wash himself clean even if he jumped into the Yellow River.

"I didn't, I really didn't."

Xu Damao struggled to stand up, and bruises began to appear on his sunken face.

"Since you refuse to admit it, let's hold a meeting of the whole institute tonight and let everyone judge the matter together."

Since the implementation of the system of "uncle in charge", the whole hospital meeting has become a part of daily life.

Whenever something big happened in the courtyard, or there was a dispute between neighbors, the three managers would preside over a meeting and everyone would gather together to discuss the matter.

"Hmph, Xu Damao, just wait for me."

He Yuzhu glared at Xu Damao, then took his wife and sister back to the house.

If there is anything, let’s settle it tonight.

……

After dinner, the neighbors in the courtyard brought their palm-leaf fans and small stools and gathered in the central courtyard.

Everybody already knew that a meeting of the entire institute was going to be held, and they had also roughly understood the whole story from the grapevine, so they were just waiting to see an interesting show.

When everyone was present, an octagonal table was placed in the middle of the yard. There were three chairs around the table, and the three old men sat on them.

Yi Zhonghai had a calm expression, with the corners of his mouth unable to stop rising. Xu Fugui had a gloomy face. The three of them were silent, like the calm before the storm.

"I invited everyone here tonight because of the matter between He Yuzhu and Xu Damao."

Yi Zhonghai spoke first, raised his finger and pointed at Xu Damao and asked sternly: "Xu Damao, why did you run to the outside of He Yushui's house to peek?"

"Uncle, you can't say that.

I know you have a good relationship with Shazhu, but you can't be so biased."

Xu Damao stood up and shouted in dissatisfaction.

"Xu Damao, you are a little bastard who dares to do things but not to take responsibility.

Do you dare to say that you didn’t squat outside the rain house?

Don't think about cheating, the neighbors saw it and can testify!"

He Yuzhu was obviously well prepared. He had asked his neighbors and found witnesses before the meeting.

"That's right. I saw Xu Damao squatting outside He Yushui's window and peeking inside..."

Several neighbors came out to testify, describing in detail the entire process of Xu Damao's crime.

"Quiet!"

Xu Fugui's face was dark, and he knocked on the table with his teacup. He had just reminded Xu Damao to be careful in the daytime, but who knew that he would cause trouble in the afternoon. It was really worrying.

"Silly Zhu, Xu Damao just ran to your house to peek, and he didn't steal anything from you, how could you hit him?"

Xu Fugui shifted the focus of the incident to He Yuzhu beating someone, hoping to weaken Xu Damao's fault.

However, the neighbors did not seem to care about Xu Damao being beaten. Instead, they were more concerned about the peeping.

What’s even more troublesome is that Liu Haizhong next to him took the opportunity to attack.

"Xu Fugui, it's the father's fault if he doesn't teach his son well. If you don't teach your son well, someone else will do it for you.

If Xu Damao hadn't run outside the house to cause trouble, would he have been beaten?

I think the responsibility for this matter lies not only with Xu Damao, but also with you.

If you can't even manage your own son, how can you be the boss?

I think you should stop doing this."