He Yushui returned home, and upon hearing that Jia Zhangshi had smashed her second brother's room, she immediately exploded with anger and turned to find Jia Zhangshi to settle the score!
Seeing He Yushui's reaction, He Yucheng felt exceptionally gratified. Thankfully, this sister of his wasn't ungrateful~ If she had been like in the original story, unconditionally siding with the Jia family and constantly mentioning Sister Qin, he would have seriously considered whether he could keep this sister.
But he still managed to hold He Yushui back and smiled, saying, "Alright, Yushui, I believe your second brother can handle the family matters. Besides, do you think your second brother suffered any loss? Everything that was broken has been replaced with new items, and Director Wang also mentioned that there are still some materials available on the street. We can buy them back and repair our two rooms."
Thinking it over, He Yushui had just calmed down. She didn't want to cause trouble for others, but how could she ignore the big fool in the family?
Just as the two brothers were discussing how to renovate the house, He Yuzhu pushed the door open with a gloomy face and walked in.
"I say, Yucheng, what you did today was too much, right? Bang Geng is just a child; what's wrong with him playing in your room? He accidentally hurt his nose, and you have money in your hands. Is it necessary to make it known to everyone? Not only did you make the Jia family pay, but you also got the people from the street to come and reselect Yi Dage. Is this how you do things? Hurry up and tell the people from the street that this was all a misunderstanding. In this courtyard, aside from Yi Zhonghai, I recognize no one!"
This big fool's words made He Yucheng laugh in anger.
"You really shouldn't have the surname He!"
He Yuzhu, confused by this nonsensical statement, asked, "Yucheng, what do you mean by that?"
"What do I mean? I mean you should have the surname Jia, the surname Qin, or the surname Yi, but you absolutely shouldn't have the surname He. I'm asking you, why? Did I invite that Bang Geng to play in my room? If Bang Geng fell, is it my fault? Jia Zhangshi smashed my house without asking for the facts, and I should pay her? If you want to be a big fool, then go ahead, but don't impose your thoughts on me."
At this point, He Yucheng truly couldn't hold back anymore. If you don't want to care about yourself and Yushui, then just don't care at all. You could at least act like a neighbor and keep your distance. But here you are, questioning me for the Jia family. Who do you think you are?
He Yucheng's words left He Yuzhu dumbfounded. Suddenly wanting to show off his authority, but He Yucheng wasn't afraid at all. He had long wanted to test his fighting skills; being a martial arts expert, dealing with He Yuzhu was like Zhang Fei eating bean sprouts—easy as pie!
Seeing this, He Yushui stood in front of He Yuzhu like a protective hen and said, "Silly brother, whose side are you on? Are you still talking about reason? The Jia family has come to bully us, smashing second brother's room into a mess, and you're still siding with them. Is this how a brother should act?"
Now He Yushui was genuinely anxious. When her big brother had made her drop out of school with second brother, she had already held a grudge against him. Now, with his blatant favoritism towards the Jia family, it was just as second brother said—this big brother really shouldn't have the surname He!
"Yushui, how am I not being reasonable? You say the Jia family is bullying us, but this is just a misunderstanding, isn't it? How old is Bang Geng? What does he understand? He came to our house because he was close to us. Besides, Bang Geng's grandmother smashed your second brother's room out of concern for him! Bang Geng is hurt so badly; can't you show a little understanding?"
Pfft! This is truly fooling a big idiot. Who gets close to someone by stealing from their house? Hurry up, please don't get close to me. He Yucheng would dare to say that this closeness was only something big fool He Yuzhu would want; even Yi Zhonghai would probably avoid him. He feared that Bang Geng would get too close to him.
But He Yuzhu's thought process was truly bizarre. He actually equated stealing with being close to someone. Just now, He Yuzhu had returned and saw Qin Huairu crying as she recounted what had happened in the courtyard today. His heart was breaking, and he promised to come back and deal with He Yucheng, demanding that He Yucheng return the Jia family's money and also pay for Bang Geng's surgery.
Meanwhile, Xu Damao had been showing movies in the countryside these past few days. When he returned in the afternoon and heard Yan Fugui talk about the events that had transpired in the courtyard, he was filled with regret!
Damn it! So many exciting things happened in the courtyard during this time, and he missed it all because he was out showing movies. If he had been there, he could have watched the Jia family embarrass themselves and seen how Yi Zhonghai was reprimanded by Director Wang. Just thinking about it was satisfying!
Fortunately, he managed to catch the re-selection of Yi Dage; otherwise, he would have regretted it terribly. You see, ever since Yi Zhonghai became Yi Dage, as long as he followed the silly Zhu and got into conflicts with Jia Dongxu, no matter who instigated it, they would all get punished equally. It was so frustrating. Now that Yi Zhonghai was finally stepping down, he wanted to see how silly Zhu would continue to act arrogantly.
Wanting to see a good show, Xu Damao finished his meal at home and brought Lou Xiao'e to the courtyard early!
As a result, he saw He Yuzhu actually coming to find He Yucheng to settle the score for the Jia family! He couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Hahaha, I say, silly Zhu, Yucheng is right; you should change your surname to Jia, Qin, or Yi. Your elbows are turning in quite well. Clearly, Yucheng is the victim, and you're now asking the victim to pay. You're really something."
Some people in the courtyard had also finished their meals and, like Xu Damao, came to the courtyard early to wait for the general meeting and the re-selection of Yi Dage. Before the meeting started, silly Zhu put on a good show for everyone, and they all chimed in: "That's right, Damao, you're absolutely right. Silly Zhu, you shouldn't have the surname He. It's a pity for Yucheng and Yushui to have such a brother!"
When the crowd's anger was aroused, He Yuzhu could easily handle one or two people, but with so many people in the courtyard standing up, He Yuzhu wilted. He couldn't deal with He Yucheng now, but there would be plenty of opportunities in the future to teach his younger brother a lesson. No one could say anything about that. Like Yi Dage said, this was a family conflict. Even if the police came, they couldn't do anything about it, but others wouldn't be able to hold back. If anyone laid a hand on him, it would be trouble.
This was Yi Zhonghai's cunning nature. He couldn't act himself, and the Jia family couldn't act, so he let silly Zhu take the lead!
What he didn't know was that He Yucheng had already noted this down in his heart. It seemed that he had been too lenient these past two days; he needed to make it so that He Yuzhu couldn't step out of the house!
Watching silly Zhu return to his room with a dejected look, Xu Damao stepped forward and gave a thumbs up: "Yucheng, today, Damao stands by your side. I've been showing movies these past few days, and the villagers gave me a lot of cured meat, wild rabbits, and some mountain goods. After the courtyard meeting, let's go to Damao's house for dinner and chat more."
To Xu Damao, He Yucheng found him to be much more genuine than He Yuzhu.
Moreover, with Xu Damao taking the lead, having him charge into the courtyard for himself would be much more interesting.
So he smiled and said, "Alright then, tonight, Yushui and I won't be cooking."