Siheyuan: Yan Jiekuang's carefree life

When Yi Zhonghai saw Jia Zhang rushing towards him, he was stunned for a moment, then he quickly retreated back home and bolted the door from the inside. Seeing Yi Zhonghai retreat, Jia Zhang became even more courageous, and frantically knocked on Yi Zhonghai's door, shouting: "Yi Zhonghai! Come out! Explain yourself!"

Yi Zhonghai opened the window and yelled at Jia Zhang: "Jia Zhang! Stop making trouble! If you continue to make trouble, I will end the master-disciple relationship with your son!"

"Mom! What are you doing?!" Just then Jia Dongxu came back. Jia Dongxu walked to Jia Zhang's side, glanced at Jia Zhang, then looked at Yi Zhonghai, and said, "Master, my mother must be confused because of anger. You are a magnanimous person, don't argue with her. I will take her back now." After that, Jia Dongxu pulled Jia Zhang back home.

As soon as the door of the Jia family's room was closed, Jia Zhang's roar rang out: "Dongxu, it was agreed yesterday that Shazhu would give us the lunch box. Today Shazhu suddenly changed his mind and refused to admit it. And! What's the matter with the rumors outside?!" Jia Zhang looked at Qin Huairu, and without saying a word, she stepped forward and slapped Qin Huairu in the face, saying: "It's all because of you, this vixen! Look at what you have done to my family?! Tell me! Have you done anything to let my son down?!" Then Jia Zhang kicked Qin Huairu on the knee again.

Qin Huairu staggered and knelt on the ground, crying, "Mom! Since I married into the Jia family, I have been under your eyes every day. You know best whether I have done anything to offend Dongxu!" Then Qin Huairu looked at Jia Dongxu and said, "Dongxu, I am your wife. You can't just watch others slander me and do nothing, right?! If you don't care, I will just die!"

"Pa!" Jia Zhang slapped Qin Huairu again and said, "Want to die?! Want to ruin the reputation of our Jia family. You're dreaming!" Then she said to Jia Dongxu, "Dongxu, it is said that flies don't bite seamless eggs. Today, you teach your wife a good lesson. Let her know how to abide by the rules of a woman." Jia Zhang took out the rattan stick that old Jia used to punish her from the corner and handed it to Jia Dongxu.

Jia Dongxu took the cane, gritted his teeth, and whipped Qin Huairu directly. Once, twice, slowly, Jia Dongxu seemed to get pleasure from it, and each time he hit her, it became heavier.

At the same time, He Yushui walked into He Yuzhu's room, came to He Yuzhu's side, and looked at He Yuzhu. He Yuzhu asked curiously: "What are you looking at?!"

He Yushui said: "Let me see you! Did the sun rise from the west today?!"

He Yuzhu put the lunch box on the table and asked, "What do you mean?!"

He Yushui said, "In the past, you always listened to whatever the old man said. You carried out his words to the letter. Why did you change your temper today?! Is something possessed you?!" As he said that, He Yushui was about to reach out and touch He Yuzhu.

He Yuzhu knocked away He Yushui's outstretched hand and said, "Since our father passed away, we have been dependent on each other. There is no elder to support us at home. I think Yi Zhonghai is the elder in our courtyard. He has a good reputation. I thought I could get some protection by following him. But now I have seen through it. It is better to rely on myself than on others. Yi Zhonghai treats me as their long-term employee and he is used to using me." Then he motioned He Yushui to sit down and eat, muttering, "Why am I telling you all this?!"

He Yushui said, "Brother, we are siblings. We depend on each other for life. If you don't tell me, who can you tell?! Have you found a partner?!"

When He Yuzhu heard the word "partner", her face immediately turned red and she said, "Girl, don't meddle in adults' affairs!"

No matter how dumb He Yushui was, he noticed something strange from He Yuzhu's reaction and said with a smile, "So you have a partner. No wonder you've changed."

He Yuzhu picked up a piece of food with chopsticks and put it into He Yushui's bowl, saying, "I have a girlfriend, and I must not tell anyone about it until it's successful."

He Yushui promised solemnly: "Brother, don't worry! I promise I won't say anything nonsense." Then He Yushui asked: "Brother, are you really not going to care about the Jia family's affairs?!"

He Yuzhu rolled his eyes at He Yushui and said, "What do you care? Eat!"

"Oh!" He Yushui looked at He Yuzhu and found that his elder brother had really changed today. He stopped talking and started eating.

At the same time, in the backyard, at Liu Haizhong's house.

Liu Haizhong took a sip of wine and put a piece of his favorite scrambled eggs into his mouth. Seeing that her husband was in a good mood today, the second aunt couldn't help asking: "Lao Liu, what's the happy thing today? Tell me. Let's be happy together."

Liu Haizhong said: "Have you heard all the rumors outside today?!"

The second aunt replied: "I heard it! I didn't expect Yi Zhonghai to play so extravagantly?!"

Liu Haizhong said: "As long as this rumor continues to spread, Yi Zhonghai's prestige will be hit. The subdistrict office will not let it go. It is very likely that Yi Zhonghai will be fired."

The second aunt said hurriedly: "Yi Zhonghai has stepped down. You, the second uncle, can become the first uncle?! So, Lao Liu, you are going to be promoted soon?!"

Liu Haizhong smiled and said, "It's not certain that he will be promoted. But there are some signs. You should pay more attention to the situation in our hospital recently."

The second aunt nodded and said, "Don't worry! I know what's going on!"

Liu Guangtian asked, "Dad! You're getting promoted, shouldn't we celebrate?! Can you just give me an egg to eat?!"

Before Liu Haizhong could speak, the second aunt said, "Why do you want to eat eggs? It's good enough to have steamed bread."

Liu Haizhong put a piece of scrambled egg into Liu Guangqi's bowl and said, "Guangqi, you will graduate in two years. Have you decided which unit you want to work for?!"

Liu Guangqi replied: "Dad, I can't go wherever I want. It's all assigned."

Liu Haizhong said: "Guangqi, your father is lucky to have come this far. My dream of becoming a high-ranking official can only be placed on you. Please don't let me down!"

Liu Guangqi nodded silently and said, "Dad! Don't worry!"

At the same time, Xu Wood came back with Xu Damao. As soon as he entered the house, Xu Damao asked, "Mom, is the meal ready?! I'm starving!"

Gu Jinlian replied, "It's done! It's done! How could I give birth to a debt collector like you? You just keep crying all day long." After that, Gu Jinlian put the food on the table and continued, "You came back so late, but you missed a big show in the middle courtyard."

When Xu Damao heard his mother mention the Central Courtyard, he couldn't help but ask, "Mom, has the news about Yi Zhonghai and Qin Huairu spread to our court?!"

Gu Jinlian replied: "It has been passed on a long time ago. I never thought Yi Zhonghai would do such a thing."

Xu Wude asked, "The Jia family and Yi Zhonghai are having a fight?!"

Gu Jinlian said as she served the rice: "At first, Jia Zhang didn't go after Yi Zhonghai. She asked Sha Zhu for a lunch box. Sha Zhu didn't give it to her, and then Jia Zhang confronted Yi Zhonghai. Anyway, I think there's something fishy about this."