Siheyuan: Starting from the Old Society

"You..." Sha Zhu despised Jia Zhang's shrewish appearance, but he had no way to deal with her, so he could only look to Qin Huairu for help, "Huairu, please talk to her, I..."

Qin Huairu's mind was in a mess at this moment. She knew how good Sha Zhu was to her, and she also knew that Jia Zhang was a scoundrel. But she knew even more clearly that she could not owe Sha Zhu any more.

She took a deep breath, walked up to Jia Zhang, and said in a calm but firm tone: "I will no longer be involved in the affairs of the Jia family."

As soon as these words came out, everyone present was stunned. Sha Zhu widened his eyes in disbelief, "Huai Ru, you...what did you say?"

Qin Huairu didn't look at him, but just looked at Jia Zhang, and said word by word: "I say, from today on, I will cut off all ties with the Jia family!"

Jia Zhang obviously didn't expect Qin Huairu to say such a thing. She was stunned for a moment, then jumped up and cursed: "Qin Huairu, you are an ungrateful bastard. I worked so hard to raise you, and this is how you repay me? You..."

"That's enough!" Qin Huairu suddenly interrupted her, her eyes sharp as if she had changed into a different person, "When I married Jia Dongxu, you accepted the betrothal money. Over the years, I have served you, Banggeng and Xiaodang, washed clothes and cooked meals, and worked hard without complaint. What else do you want?"

"You..." Jia Zhang was frightened by her sudden momentum and was speechless for a moment.

Qin Huairu ignored her and turned to walk to Sha Zhu, stuffing the jade pendant into his hand. "Sha Zhu, I appreciate your kindness, but this jade pendant is too valuable. I can't accept it."

"Huai Ru, you..." Sha Zhu wanted to say something, but was stopped by Qin Huai Ru's eyes.

"Sha Zhu, I know you are a good person, but I can't accept everything about you just because you are good to me." Qin Huairu's voice was soft, but it was like a heavy hammer, hitting Sha Zhu's heart hard.

After she finished speaking, she didn't even look at Sha Zhu, turned around and walked into the house without looking back.

Sha Zhu was left alone, standing there, clutching the jade pendant tightly in his hand, feeling extremely confused...

Qin Huairu's tears fell on the warm jade pendant like beads that had broken off the string. She choked with sobs but couldn't speak. Sha Zhu's kindness touched her, but also frightened her.

"Silly Zhu, why are you doing this..." Qin Huairu tightly grasped the jade pendant, her knuckles turning white, "You sold all the heirlooms, what are you going to do in the future?"

"Huai Ru, as long as you live well, I don't mind anything!" Sha Zhu grabbed her hand, his eyes burning as if he wanted to melt her, "This broken jade pendant is not as important as you!"

Qin Huairu felt his rough big hand, and her heart trembled. She wanted to pull it back as if she had been electrocuted, but he held it tightly. When their eyes met, Sha Zhu's eyes were so hot and sincere that Qin Huairu's heartbeat accelerated involuntarily, and her cheeks flushed.

At this moment, Jia Zhang's sharp voice rang out again, as harsh as a broken gong, breaking the ambiguous atmosphere.

"Qin Huairu! You're a money-loser! What are you planning hiding in the house? Are you trying to seduce my Shazhu again and make him work for you for free?!" Jia Zhang kicked open the gate and rushed in aggressively, "I'm telling you, no way! You're a jinx who brings bad luck to your husband, don't even think about harming my Shazhu again!"

"Jia Zhang, don't go too far!" Sha Zhu stood up suddenly, protecting Qin Huairu behind him, and glared at Jia Zhang, "Huairu is my friend, it's my duty to help her, stop talking nonsense here!"

"Oh, you're still protecting her? Silly Zhu, have you forgotten how your father died? He was killed by this woman! You have no conscience. For an outsider, you don't even listen to your father's words?" Jia Zhang put her hands on her waist, spitting everywhere, pointing at Qin Huairu's nose and cursing, "I tell you, as long as I'm alive, don't even think about entering my house! Don't even think about it!"

"Jia Zhang, you..." Qin Huairu's face turned pale due to her scolding. Tears welled up in her eyes, but she bit her lips stubbornly and refused to cry.

"What do you mean by 'me'? Did I say something wrong? You are a jinx. You killed your own man and now you want to kill my idiot Zhu? Bah! Why don't you take a piss and look at yourself? With your appearance, how can you be worthy of my idiot Zhu?" Jia Zhang's words became more and more unpleasant, and she wished she could trample Qin Huairu into the dirt.

"Shut up!" Sha Zhu couldn't bear it any longer, and slammed the table, shouting, "Jia Zhang, if you dare to insult Huai Ru again, I will never let you go!"

"You are such a rebel! You are such an ungrateful traitor. How dare you yell at your mother for a widow? You..."

Jia Zhang wanted to curse again, but was pushed away by Sha Zhu. She staggered a few steps and sat down on the ground.

"You...you dare to push me? You unfilial son! I will go to the street to sue you! I will go to the factory to sue you!" Jia Zhang sat on the ground and rolled around, crying and making a fuss.

"Go ahead and sue me! Go ahead!" Sha Zhu was furious, pointing at the door and yelling, "I've had enough of you! All you do is eat and do nothing, and exploit me. What do you think of me? Your cash cow?"

"You...you..." Jia Zhang was frightened by his momentum and forgot to cry for a moment.

"I tell you, from today on, I won't give you a penny! I can give my money to whoever I want, and it's not your turn to tell me what to do!" After saying that, Sha Zhu took Qin Huairu's hand and walked out of the house without looking back.

Qin Huairu was pulled by him, stumbling all the way, and only stopped when they walked out of the courtyard.

"Shazhu, you..." Qin Huairu raised her head and looked at Shazhu, her eyes full of complicated emotions.

Sha Zhu looked at her with a firm gaze, and said word by word: "Huai Ru, come with me, leave this home, leave this place of trouble! I will take good care of you and let you and the children live a good life!"

Qin Huairu was stunned. Sha Zhu's words were like thunder, exploding in her ears, and she was at a loss for a moment. Leaving this home was something she had always dreamed of, but did she really want to leave? Did she really want to go with Sha Zhu?

When Sha Zhu saw her hesitation, his heart sank, thinking that she was unwilling. Just as he was about to speak, he saw a crystal tear slip from the corner of Qin Huairu's eye. The tear, like a pearl that had broken off the string, dripped onto the back of his hand, burning his heart and making it tremble.

"Silly Zhu..." Qin Huairu raised her head, tears in her eyes, but with a hint of determination, "I..."

Qin Huairu's tears fell down, she tightly grasped the jade pendant, her heart was like a pot of mixed feelings, she couldn't tell what it felt like. This silly boy Sha Zhu actually sold his most precious things for her, what on earth did he want?

"Shazhu, you...you..." Qin Huairu choked and couldn't speak for a long time.

When Sha Zhu saw her crying, he was suddenly at a loss. He hurriedly took out a crumpled handkerchief from his pocket and wanted to wipe her tears. However, he was afraid of offending the beauty, so he stuck his hand in the air, in a dilemma.

"Huai Ru, don't cry. If you think this jade pendant is not valuable, I... I will find another way!" Sha Zhu was so anxious that his face turned red and he stuttered when he spoke.

"Who said I'm worthless?" Qin Huairu burst into laughter, snatched the handkerchief from his hand, and twisted his arm hard, "You idiot, you..."

She wanted to say something else, but the shouting and cursing from Jia Zhang outside the house became louder, mixed with Bang Geng's crying.

"Qin Huairu, you jinx, you killed my son, and now you want to kill my grandson? Get out of here right now!"

Qin Huairu's face changed, and she quickly stood up and said to Sha Zhu: "Sha Zhu, I'll go out and take a look first, you..."

She wanted to ask Sha Zhu to hide first, but she swallowed the words back. She knew exactly who Jia Zhang was. If she asked Sha Zhu to hide today, she would make a scene and let the whole courtyard know about it tomorrow.

Sha Zhu also understood her concerns, patted her shoulder and comforted her: "Huai Ru, don't be afraid, I'm here!"

The two walked out of the house one after the other, and saw Jia Zhang standing in the yard with her hands on her hips, pointing at Qin Huairu's nose and cursing: "Qin Huairu, I'm telling you, if you don't give me an explanation today, I will go to the street to sue you for abusing the elderly and children!"

Before Qin Huairu could say anything, Bang Geng ran over crying, hugged Jia Zhang's legs, and cried, "Grandma, stupid dad beat me, and he also stole my steamed bread!"

"What? Sha Zhu, you actually hit a child? Is there still law?" Jia Zhang suddenly became angry and pointed at Sha Zhu's nose and cursed: "You bastard who has no parents to teach you, today I will teach you a lesson on behalf of your dead parents!"

Sha Zhu was already furious, and after being scolded by her, he became even more furious. He rolled up his sleeves and was ready to go forward to argue.

Qin Huairu saw this and quickly pulled him back, whispering, "Shazhu, don't bother with her, she's just a crazy woman!"

"Huai Ru, let me go. I must teach this old hag a lesson today!" Sha Zhu was so angry that his eyes turned red. If Qin Huai Ru hadn't held him back, he would have rushed forward long ago.

"Shazhu, calm down!" Qin Huairu grabbed his arm tightly to prevent him from acting impulsively.

Seeing that Sha Zhu was stopped by Qin Huairu, Jia Zhang became even more arrogant, pointing at their noses and scolding: "Well, you two dogs and bitches, you actually dared to team up to bully an old woman like me, do you have any justice?"

"Ms. Jia Zhang, keep your mouth shut!" Qin Huairu was also angry, pointing at her nose and scolding, "Don't you even look at your own character? How dare you criticize others?"

"What's wrong with me? I'm a martyr's family member, how dare you talk to me like that?" Jia Zhang puffed out her chest, looking like "I'm a gangster, who am I afraid of?"

"Are the families of martyrs so great? Can the families of martyrs do whatever they want?" Qin Huairu retorted without showing any weakness, "Don't you see how your son died? He was lazy and gluttonous, he deserved it!"

"You..." Jia Zhang was sore by her words that she turned pale with anger. Her fingers were trembling as she pointed at Qin Huairu, "You...you..."