“Sha Zhu, listen to me. I really didn't know about this. I didn't expect Bang Geng to go to your house to take things. After he took the things, they were hidden by Bang Geng's grandmother.” Qin Huai Ru could only retreat and push everything onto Bang Geng and Jia Zhang Shi.
“Qin Huai Ru, this is not taking, this is stealing!” He Yu Zhu snorted.
“Bang Geng is used to joking with you, hasn't he always gone to your house to take things before? Didn't you mind? Why didn't he go to other people's houses to take things?” Qin Huai Ru said.
“Didn't go to other people's houses to take things? Who stole the chicken from Xu Da Mao's house? I saw him eating beggar's chicken in the culvert next to the steel mill!” He Yu Zhu said.
“You rascal, Sha Zhu! So you knew about Bang Geng stealing my chicken! Old Yi, did you hear that? My chicken was stolen by Bang Geng! Qin Huai Ru! Pay for it!” Xu Da Mao jumped up immediately, picked up the tin bucket in his hand, and splashed the water directly onto Bang Geng.
Yi Zhong Hai was very annoyed: “Is this the time to talk about this? Let's talk about this later!”
Yi Zhong Hai was truly tired. He thought to himself that Qin Huai Ru was looking for trouble, why did she go to He Yu Zhu to say this now? He is still angry, now this is great, the matter of stealing grain and oil hasn't been settled, and now the matter of stealing a chicken has been exposed.
Yang Xuan and a group of people from the courtyard went to fetch a bucket of water from time to time, and poured it on Bang Geng from afar. Seeing Bang Geng soaked like a drowned rat, it was quite enjoyable.
They could also watch Qin Huai Ru and Yi Zhong Hai perform, it was like watching a big movie.
“Yang Xuan, if it weren't for you today, we wouldn't have seen this scene. You deliberately waited for Bang Geng to come out to destroy the evidence, right?” Yan Jie Fang admired Yang Xuan now.
“It really wasn't like that. Why would I wait for him? I was just about to go out to pee, and as soon as I went out, I saw a dark figure running past our front yard. The key is that he was carrying something. I really thought it was a thief who came to steal something. I didn't know it was Bang Geng until I chased him to the toilet.” Yang Xuan really didn't want to get involved.
He Yu Zhu’s previous actions made Yang Xuan very dissatisfied. Since He Yu Zhu himself didn’t want to deal with the Jia family, why should he be the bad guy?
After all, Yang Xuan helped He Yu Zhu because He Yu Zhu saved him once before.
He Yu Zhu had become completely disillusioned with Qin Huai Ru’s family. His house was so close to Qin Huai Ru's house, wouldn't he smell the fragrance of steamed white buns at night? Wasn't it made with his white flour? Qin Huai Ru didn't even know how much white flour they had received?
Moreover, when Yang Xuan said that they would search every household in the courtyard to find the thief, she vehemently opposed it. Who couldn't see that the thief was related to the Jia family?
Therefore, He Yu Zhu coldly watched everyone rush at Bang Geng with water, and no matter what Qin Huai Ru said, he didn’t pay any attention.
“Sha Zhu! I will return every penny that Bang Geng took from your house! My family may be poor, but even if we starve to death, we will never owe you anything.” Qin Huai Ru acted as if she had suffered a great injustice, and He Yu Zhu was going to force them to death.
He Yu Zhu snorted: “Qin Huai Ru! Don't pretend like I'm forcing your family to death. It was Bang Geng who stole my grain, oil, and money. Forget it, I don't want to pursue this matter. I won't ask you to pay for how much was lost. But from now on, I won't care about your family's business anymore. Whether you have food or not, don't come to me! And I will never bring leftovers from the cafeteria back again!”
Qin Huai Ru said angrily: “Sha Zhu! I was wrong about you! I thought you were different from others, you have a kind heart, you actually said such things, are you going to watch our family starve to death?”
Yang Xuan laughed: “That’s strange. Qin Huai Ru, I remember you get twenty-seven yuan and five jiao a month. Many families only have this much income every month, and they have to support a whole family. Your family’s Xiao Dang and Huai Hua are so young, how much can they eat? Why can other families live, but your family is going to starve to death? Don’t you think your family members are a little more precious than others?”
“Yeah. You always hear Qin Huai Ru talk about how difficult she is. Actually, you’re not much more difficult than others. Your mother-in-law is about the same age as the three old ladies, but the three old ladies, which one doesn’t go out to find some work and earn some money for daily expenses? Your mother-in-law eats and sleeps all day, she’s fat like a pig.” Xu Da Mao said.
“You're all bullying an orphan and widow! Oh, God, please take them away!” Jia Zhang Shi started rolling on the ground.
Everyone was afraid of being blamed by this old lady, as soon as they saw Jia Zhang Shi throwing a tantrum, they immediately picked up their buckets and went back.
Bang Geng had been doused with countless buckets of water. The stolen goods on his body were washed away, but he was limp, lying on the ground.
Jia Zhang Shi's clothes were wet, and she quickly got up from the ground.
“Mom, pull me up, I have no strength.” Bang Geng said to Qin Huai Ru.
Qin Huai Ru sighed and helped Bang Geng up.
“Qin Huai Ru, go find Yang Xuan and make him pay! It’s all his fault that my grandson is like this.” Jia Zhang Shi said.
“Mom, stop making a fuss about this. If you make a big deal out of it and report it to the police, Bang Geng will be sent to the juvenile detention center!” Qin Huai Ru knew how to read people. Yang Xuan was not He Yu Zhu, he would not indulge their Jia family.
“Then go find Sha Zhu and ask him to promise to continue helping our family. What will our family do if he doesn't bring lunchboxes back from the cafeteria? He must take responsibility!” Jia Zhang Shi said.
Qin Huai Ru gave Jia Zhang Shi a wry smile: “Mom, I told you to take out the money Bang Geng stole from Sha Zhu and return Sha Zhu's things, but you refused. If you had returned them, Sha Zhu might have changed his mind and continued to help our family. Now that things have come to this point, will Sha Zhu still be willing to help our family?”
“No! What then? I’m fine, but what about Bang Geng? He’s still growing!” Jia Zhang Shi was anxious.
Qin Huai Ru gave Jia Zhang Shi a disdainful look, thinking that half of the lunchboxes He Yu Zhu brought back were eaten by this old woman, she was almost like a pig.
He Yu Zhu returned to the courtyard and went directly to Yang Xuan's house.
“Yang Xuan, it’s not that I’m soft-hearted. It’s just that I’m completely disillusioned with the Jia family. If I let them pay this time, I guess Qin Huai Ru will find excuses to blame me again.” He Yu Zhu sighed. He was completely speechless about the Jia family's shameless behavior.
“It's your own business. I'm an outsider, so I can't get involved.” Yang Xuan said.
“I know, I’ll handle this. Anyway, thanks again this time.” He Yu Zhu said.