Courtyard House: The eldest son of the He family marries a woman who brings him good fortune.

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Actually, he wanted to see if Jia Dongxu had stolen the chicken and whether the He family had discovered it.

When they heard the sounds of discussion coming from the He family, and saw He Hongyang and Shazhu hurriedly riding their bicycles out, they realized that the conversation was quite different.

Upon closer inspection, the entire Jia family was not home.

He was so happy he almost burst out laughing.

It seems Jia Dongxu has succeeded. He Hongyang is in such a hurry because he must be out looking for this chicken.

He wouldn't know that Jia Dongxu stole it.

They would never have known that this was his plan!

They'll probably search outside for ages, only to return dejected, and then have to pretend nothing happened and accept reality.

The He family has finally suffered a loss!

Let them gloat, let them be the best in the factory and in the courtyard.

I saw Zhao Ailing washing clothes in the sink.

"Have you eaten? You don't seem happy at all. Is something wrong at home?"

Tell me and let me analyze it for you. I'm very knowledgeable and experienced, much better than you women.

How did he know something had happened at his home?

Could he be involved in the chicken theft?

He Hongyang clearly stated that it was the Jia family who did it, and that he had already gone out to chase after them.

Look at the smug look on Liu Haizhong's face.

Is he trying to strike up a conversation with me when no one else is around?

Zhao Ailing retorted, not to be outdone, "Yesterday the factory had a special meal, did your family get meat buns?"

They knew he was on the factory's blacklist for improving his living conditions.

Isn't this blatant sarcasm and irony?

He used to think highly of Zhao Ailing.

Unexpectedly, after living in the He family for so long, she started to mock people, mimicking He Hongyang's tone.

"It's all thanks to you. It's just improving my life once a month, I don't care at all."

"If you don't care, why has your second aunt come to our house several times? You'd better go back and tell her not to come looking for us anymore. This is the factory's decision. If you're so capable, go to the factory and look for us."

She dared to use the factory's power to pressure herself.

　"July 27," Liu Haizhong said angrily, "You're just relying on your son-in-law's abilities. Don't forget he's just your son-in-law, not your son. This is the He family's place. You'll have to leave sooner or later."

“Whether I leave or not is none of your business. I consider myself a better son-in-law than a son. Some people have three sons, but their homes are always in chaos.”

They were mocking him again; Liu Haizhong had never been treated like this before.

“You old widow, your husband is gone, so you just stay at your son-in-law’s house. You eat and wear whatever you want, don’t you feel ashamed?”

Don't hit someone in the face, and don't respond to insults!

He deliberately punctured the very spot that hurt him the most.

What man is gone? What old widow?

She's not a widow at all, okay?

Her man hadn't been home for a long time; he wasn't dead.

He wanted to defend himself.

But Zhao Ailing was living in the He family home after all, and He Hongyang was indeed just her son-in-law. Feeling wronged, her eyes immediately welled up with tears.

Her voice choked with emotion as she said, "This is a family matter, it has nothing to do with you."

Seeing that he had succeeded, Liu Haizhong became even more smug: "Just because He Hongyang doesn't care doesn't mean his younger siblings don't care. I think you'd better leave now."

Who do you want to leave?

He Hongyang pushed his bicycle in aggressively.

He saw that his mother-in-law's eyes were red.

I know he wasn't saying anything nice earlier.

She stepped forward and grabbed his collar: "Did you bully her? What did you say to her that made her so sad!"

Liu Haizhong panicked.

I never expected He Hongyang to come back, let alone that he would take action.

Don't forget that he's a level-five forging worker in the factory, and don't forget that he has three sons.

"What do you want to do? Do you intend to attack me?"

I remembered how he had instigated Jia Dongxu before.

He had long disliked Liu Haizhong's attitude.

If you're so capable, do it openly and honestly. What kind of man stabs others in the back?

She even dared to bully her mother-in-law while he was away from home.

This kind of insidious villain is truly cunning and ruthless; his very nature reveals his scheming and manipulative nature.

We have to teach him a lesson today!

"Snapped!"

A slap hit him in the face.

"So what if I hit you? If you're not happy, try hitting me back."

Liu Haizhong covered his face, terrified. He Hongyang really dared to hit him.

The slap made the flesh on his face tremble.

Not only was he terrified.

Zhao Ailing and Sha Zhu were also frightened.

Sha Zhu didn't expect his older brother to dare hit him. After all, he was a senior worker in the factory and much older than them.

If they hit him like that, and others saw it, they would say they didn't respect their elders.

However, considering what Liu Haizhong did, he really deserved to be beaten!

Just because someone is an elder, does that mean they shouldn't be punished for making mistakes?

Seeing how He Hongyang treated him, Zhao Ailing initially wanted to step in and break up the fight.

But then I thought of what Liu Haizhong had said.

Knowing full well that those were the things she least wanted to hear, they still deliberately touched a nerve.

This is not only bullying her, but also sowing discord between her and her son-in-law!

Seeing the chicken that Sha Zhu was holding, and hearing him tell her that Liu Haizhong had instigated this whole thing behind the scenes.

He thought to himself, "Serves you right, you deserve to be beaten to death!"

Seeing the He family united against the enemy, Liu Haizhong became anxious and kept shouting to those behind him.

"You little brats, come out here right now, your dad's been beaten up."

He didn't call his son by his name, but instead kept calling him "little brat," and nobody paid any attention to him.

Only the second aunt heard the shouts and ran straight to the Intermediate People's Court without even putting on her shoes.

He saw He Hongyang angrily grabbing him by the collar.

"Hongyang, what's wrong?"

"Ask him what he just said to my mother-in-law."

Could he have gone to pick on someone else's mother-in-law again?

The second aunt was furious: "Did your son-in-law catch you red-handed again? I think you're a spy. At your age, don't you have any shame?"

Instead of speaking up for herself, she took the side of others to criticize her.

Liu Haizhong retorted, "I didn't do anything to her at all. We were just chatting normally. You can ask her if you don't believe me."

Zhao Ailing rolled her eyes at him: "You said I'm a widow, that my husband is dead, aren't you cursing our Wang family?"

"You even said I shouldn't be living at my son-in-law's house. Even if my son-in-law doesn't care, his younger siblings do. You told me to leave immediately. Aren't you trying to sow discord within the He family?"

He also said these things.

"Snapped!"

He Hongyang slapped him across the face again.

"How dare you say my father-in-law is dead? He was a soldier, and he might be on a mission somewhere right now. You're trying to ruin a military family!"

"You dare to sow discord within our family? My mother-in-law is part of the He family. I can't even say a word against her at home. How dare you, an outsider, speak to her like that?"

Sha Zhu immediately chimed in, "My aunt can stay as long as she wants. She's been helping our family with everything here (transferring 37 jobs, but you're stirring up trouble)."

"I think your heart is black inside. Your parents are unkind and your children are unfilial, but you think other families are like that too."

"Brother, hit him harder, make this old bastard's nose bleed."

The second aunt dared not speak again.

She couldn't afford to offend the He family. Everyone in the courtyard treated them with utmost respect, yet he dared to say such things.

Not to mention He Hongyang and his mother-in-law, even she felt angry when she heard these words.

Liu Haizhong was just saying that casually.

Who would have thought that I would pay such a heavy price for my words?

Those two slaps just now swelled up his face.

How will he get to work in a moment?

"Don't forget, I'm a level-five forging technician in the factory..."

The words have not yet fallen.

"Snapped!"

He Hongyang slapped him again.

"I'll make you say you're a level 5 blacksmith every day, but I'll make sure you never become a level 5 blacksmith."

In the courtyard house, He Hongyang was at the height of his fame.

I don't believe he can have the final say in everything at the steel rolling mill.

Don't forget that he rose through the ranks to become a level 5 blacksmith through his own abilities and experience.

He simply didn't believe that He Hongyang could do anything to him.

The slap made him see stars.

He couldn't see that his wife was of any help whatsoever.

That old hag, she's been eating the Liu family's food for nothing all these years.

"Liu Guangqi, Liu Guangtian, Liu Guangfu, your father is about to be beaten to death, come out right now!"

Liu Guangqi staggered out.

Looking at the scene before him, he showed no surprise, nor did he make any comment.

He had heard everything that was said.

Liu Haizhong happened to be passing by when he said those words to Zhao Ailing.

He felt it was going too far at the time!

If he weren't his father, he would definitely have stepped forward to stop him.

The fact that his son-in-law is now looking for him is entirely his own fault.

"What are you shouting about? My two younger brothers aren't home."