Siheyuan: The Counterattack of Passerby

"Oh? What's the matter? Tell me!" As long as Qin Huairu was not here to borrow money or grain, Liu Haizhong had nothing to worry about, he said to Qin Huairu. He was also somewhat happy that Qin Huairu still called him Second Uncle. After all, he had been dismissed as Second Uncle for such a long time, and no one in the yard called him Second Uncle anymore.

When he was the second uncle, people in the yard more or less gave him some face, but ever since he was dismissed as the second uncle, he became a joke in the yard. Now when people in the yard see him, they either call him Lao Liu or Liu Haizhong, with a hint of mockery in their tone, which makes Liu Haizhong very unhappy.

When Qin Huairu called him "Second Uncle" again, Liu Haizhong felt very comfortable, so his attitude towards Qin Huairu immediately became much better, and he smiled and let Qin Huairu talk.

"Second Uncle! The kid from the Lin family is too arrogant now. He has begun to openly engage in speculation in the courtyard. As the former manager of our courtyard, you can't just sit back and watch. This is a serious mistake and it brings shame to our courtyard!" Qin Huairu told Liu Haizhong her thoughts directly, and it was obvious that she wanted Liu Haizhong to step forward and report Lin Geng.

Liu Haizhong was about to speak, but Liu Guangqi spoke first: "Qin Huairu, you don't have to tell my dad about this. My dad is no longer the head of the courtyard, so it's not my dad's business to take care of this!

I know what you mean. You just wanted to get Lin Geng's wild boar meat for free, but Lin Geng refused to give it to you? You are so angry that you want my dad to report Lin Geng? Am I right?

I tell you, Qin Huairu, if you want to take revenge on Lin Geng, just report him yourself. Our family will not get involved in this matter. Our family is in this state now, and we can't afford to offend Lin Geng!"

Qin Huairu knew that Liu Haizhong and Lin Geng had become sworn enemies. Lin Geng had extorted all of Liu Haizhong's family savings and was now instigating Liu Haizhong's two sons to become enemies with them. She had even moved out of the courtyard some time ago and publicly announced that she had severed all ties with Liu Haizhong and the father-son relationship, and would never have anything to do with Liu Haizhong and his wife again.

She concluded that Liu Haizhong hated Lin Geng to death now. Given Liu Haizhong's character, he would not let go of such a good opportunity after finally catching Lin Geng's handle. So she thought that if she came to encourage Liu Haizhong, Liu Haizhong would definitely agree to report Lin Geng's speculation immediately.

However, she didn't expect that Liu Guangqi, the eldest son of the Liu family, saw through her thoughts at a glance and immediately stated that he would not get involved in the matter, which made Qin Huairu freeze there.

Qin Huairu was embarrassed for a moment, but still unwilling to give up, she said to Liu Haizhong: "Second Uncle, this is a rare opportunity! If you miss this opportunity, it will be difficult to catch Lin Geng in the future! You can't miss this opportunity!"

Liu Haizhong originally wanted to agree, but Liu Guangqi stopped him and revealed Qin Huairu's little thoughts first, making Liu Haizhong somewhat confused as to why his son said that.

They had just said that they would write an anonymous letter to report Lin Geng, so why did Liu Guangqi tell Qin Huairu that their family would not get involved in this matter?

Liu Haizhong is not smart, but he knows that his eldest son is smarter than him. So when he heard Qin Huairu encouraging him to report Lin Geng again, he did not say anything, but turned his eyes to Liu Guangqi.

Liu Guangqi sneered and said, "Qin Huairu, you'd better give up on this idea! Our family can't afford to offend Lin Geng. You've seen that since that incident, we've suffered a lot at the hands of Lin Geng. Now the police station and the street office are protecting him. Even if we report him, what can we do?

Besides, Lin Geng can bring back a lot of meat for the steel mill every month. The leaders and employees of the steel mill are very grateful to Lin Geng. If people knew that our family had reported Lin Geng, even if the police station and the street office punished Lin Geng, the people in the factory would hate my father!

How can my dad survive in the factory in the future? If Lin Geng is punished, the factory workers will not be able to eat meat in the future. Won't they hate my dad to death?

So if you want to report Lin Geng, that's your business. Don't encourage my dad to report Lin Geng. Our family can't afford to get involved in this!

If you have nothing to do, please go back. We will all pretend that you have never been here!"

Liu Guangqi said this with a dark face and started to chase people away. Qin Huairu could only stand up and walk out of Liu's house in embarrassment. After she left the house, she heard the sound of Liu's door closing. She turned her head and spat fiercely, cursing in a low voice: "What a family of cowards! Bah!"

After Qin Huairu returned home, she became more and more angry. Thinking about Lin Geng's attitude towards her, she claimed to be the most beautiful woman in the courtyard. Who among the men in the courtyard would not be confused when seeing her? Including Lin Geng in the past, when he saw her, his eyes would light up and reveal a hint of obsession.

But ever since the time when Jia Zhangshi and Jia Dongxu were beaten up by Lin Geng for fighting over the house, Lin Geng seemed like a different person. When he saw her again, there was only contempt and disgust in his eyes. No matter how she performed her tea art in front of Lin Geng, that bastard Lin Geng remained unmoved, which made her feel extremely frustrated.

What's even more hateful is that not only did Lin Geng dislike her, he also took away her loyal dog Sha Zhu. Every time Sha Zhu saw her, he couldn't help but reveal an infatuated look on his face, and it was obvious that he was a fangirl. As long as she smiled at Sha Zhu, he would immediately be bewitched and let her do whatever she wanted.

But now Sha Zhu ignored her and even walked around her. If she wanted to take advantage of him again, someone would immediately warn Sha Zhu and make him avoid her, making her feel powerless, like a dog trying to bite a hedgehog.

During this period, life was really difficult for mother and son. It was not that she had no money, but that she had always been like this, always thinking about getting something for nothing, just like Jia Zhang, who only earned money and never spent, and only wanted to live on the help of others.

Now she has to pay for the food to live, which makes Qin Huairu feel very painful. She is reluctant to buy any meat at all. As a result, her quality of life is declining, so she naturally feels very difficult.

This time, Lin Geng brought back so much wild boar meat, and he didn't spend money to buy it. What's wrong with giving some to the orphans and widows? But Lin Geng seemed to have no sympathy at all, and didn't let her take advantage of him at all. He even spoke harshly to her, making her feel ashamed.

This made Qin Huairu hate Lin Geng even more, and she gnashed her teeth and wanted to make Lin Geng pay the price.

You have to know that in this day and age, speculation is a very serious crime. If you are caught, you will be fined and detained at the very least, or sentenced to jail at the worst.

Without permission, Lin Geng sold wild boar meat that he had hunted privately in the courtyard. This behavior can indeed be defined as speculation, because in this era, everything requires public ownership and private economic activities between private individuals are prohibited. Private to public is allowed, but private to private is absolutely not allowed.

Once someone reports Lin Geng, he will not be able to escape the charge of speculation. This is why Liu Haizhong and Qin Huairu feel that they have finally caught Lin Geng. Although they will not put Lin Geng to death, at least they can make Lin Geng pay a heavy price. At the very least, Lin Geng's reputation will be greatly damaged, and his family will lose face.

After Qin Huairu returned home, she still cursed Liu Haizhong's family for being cowards in her heart, but she couldn't stand Lin Geng's humiliation of her, so she thought it over again and again, hardened her heart, gritted her teeth, stomped her feet, found some pieces of paper and a pencil, and began to write crookedly on the table.