Courtyard Houses: Starting with the principle of hard work paying off

Chapter 96 Losing Face Twice

"what happened?"

"What happened?"

"Jia Zhangshi, what are you doing causing trouble in our backyard so late at night?"

What did my son, Damao, do to you?

"..."

Jia Zhangshi's actions naturally attracted the attention of everyone in the backyard, especially Xu Damao's family, who were specifically mentioned.

They were all women, and her husband was still alive, and he was now the eldest man in the courtyard. Xu Fugui's wife was not inferior to Jia Zhangshi at all.

When someone comes to your door to hurl insults, few people can pretend to be a turtle and hide.

"Hey! Tao Cuilan, how dare you say that? Ask your son yourself what he's been up to!"

Seeing that everyone in the courtyard had come out to watch the commotion, Jia Zhangshi felt even more confident and scolded angrily, "Where's Xu Damao? Tell that brat to get out here. Don't think that you can get away with this by hiding inside the house."

The matchmaker, Sun, told her not to cause trouble, but given Jia Zhangshi's personality, it's better if she doesn't know. If she did know, how could she possibly sit idly by?

She just couldn't swallow this insult.

“Mrs. Jia, tell us in front of everyone what my son Da Mao has done. Don’t be so nonsensical and try to play games with us.”

Seeing this, Xu Fugui couldn't help but speak up as well.

If it were just arguments and conflicts between women, Xu Fugui wouldn't get involved, but when it involved his son, as the head of the family, he had to step in.

At this time.

People in the middle and front courtyards who heard the commotion rushed over.

"Sister-in-law, what happened?"

Yi Zhonghai, who had just arrived, was unaware of the situation. He only knew that as soon as Jia Zhangshi returned, she inexplicably started a conflict with the Xu family.

"Fine! Xu Fugui, you want me to say it, right? Since you don't mind being embarrassed, then I won't stand on ceremony with you."

Seeing that everyone's eyes were on her, especially the serious and displeased looks on Xu Fugui and his wife's faces, Jia Zhangshi sneered and said directly to everyone: "Xu Damao, their good son, a few days ago the matchmaker brought Qin Huairu to meet our Dongxu for a blind date. As a result, when we weren't paying attention, he deliberately went to Qin Huairu and said bad things about our family."

"It's better to tear down ten temples than to break up one marriage." Everyone, please be the judge. Is what Xu Damao is doing humanely?
"So young, only fifteen, and already so wicked! What will become of him in the future!"

Jia Zhangshi immediately started cursing.

"Is there still this?"

"How come I didn't know about this?"

"Wait a minute! Madam Jia, didn't you look down on Qin Huairu and refuse to let her be your daughter-in-law? Why are you changing your mind now..."

"Did Xu Damao really do such a thing?"

"If it's true, then..."

"..."

Upon learning the reason why Jia Zhangshi was causing trouble for the Xu family, everyone immediately erupted in uproar.

If this is true, then Xu Damao is indeed wicked, and the feud between the Jia and Xu families has been established.

"Mrs. Jia, do you have any evidence to support your claim? You just said that Xu Damao from our family ruined your family's matchmaking. Did Qin Huairu tell you that?"

Faced with the crowd's comments, Tao Cuilan's face turned ashen, and she immediately refused to comply.

“How could this be false? Matchmaker Sun told me herself. She saw it all that day. Your Xu Damao deliberately took advantage of Qin Huairu's absence while she was using the restroom to get close to her and smear and damage our family’s reputation.”

Jia Zhangshi spoke with righteous indignation.

If Matchmaker Sun knew that Jia Zhangshi started a war as soon as she returned and sold her off, she would probably regret revealing these things.

Isn't this just asking for trouble and stirring up hatred for her?
With Jia Zhangshi's imposing manner, coupled with the "testimony" of Matchmaker Sun, many people present believed her.

Although Jia Zhangshi's personality was not likable, she was not well-liked in the courtyard, and she was often unreasonable, no one thought she would joke about such a thing.

Playing this way comes at a surprisingly low cost.

If it turns out that this is not true, then we will have completely offended the Xu family and Xu Fugui, the current eldest son.

“Mrs. Jia, we can’t just listen to your side of the story. Since you say that Matchmaker Sun told you, then call Matchmaker Sun over and we’ll confront her face to face.”

Xu Fugui's face was gloomy, and he already had a bad feeling, but he still remained calm.

If this is confirmed, it will have a huge and extremely bad impact on their family, especially Xu Damao's reputation.

"Let Xu Damao out first. Is he hiding because he has a guilty conscience and is afraid to face people? I need to ask him what we did to offend him so that he has to do this to us." Seeing that Xu Damao still hadn't shown up and was obviously hiding, Jia Zhangshi, who was in a fit of anger, couldn't listen to Xu Fugui's words at all.

"That won't do. You need to go and find Matchmaker Sun first, otherwise there's no point in discussing this."

Madam Jia is not someone to be trifled with, but Xu Fugui is no ordinary person either, so naturally he wouldn't let his son show up at this time.

Neither Xu Fugui nor Jia Zhangshi would back down, and the two sides were deadlocked.

In this situation, Yi Zhonghai whispered to Jia Zhangshi, "Sister-in-law, are you sure Xu Damao really did that?"

"Dongxu's master, even you don't believe me?"

Jia Zhangshi was very unhappy when Yi Zhonghai questioned her.

It doesn't matter if it's others, but you, Yi Zhonghai, are Jia Dongxu's mentor.

"It's not that I don't believe you, I just want to confirm."

Yi Zhonghai was helpless.

He naturally needs to figure this out before he can figure out the next step.

If things go wrong and we become a laughing stock, we'll not only make a fool of ourselves, but we'll also completely offend Xu Fugui.

“Matchmaker Sun told me herself, how could it be false?” Jia Zhangshi said confidently, gritting her teeth inwardly. “If I hadn’t gone to see Matchmaker Sun last night, I wouldn’t have known about this before. Xu Damao is simply utterly depraved!”

"Alright, let's do as Xu Fugui suggested and invite Matchmaker Sun over for a face-to-face confrontation."

Seeing how certain Jia Zhangshi was, Yi Zhonghai felt more confident.

We really need to invite Matchmaker Sun over; otherwise, no amount of persuasion will make a difference.

Otherwise, even if Xu Damao comes out, as long as he denies everything, there's nothing that can be done about it.

Jia Zhangshi remained silent, clearly agreeing with what Yi Zhonghai said.

In crucial moments, we still have to listen to our mentor, Jia Dongxu.

After making his decision, Yi Zhonghai looked around but didn't see Sha Zhu. So he could only say to Liu Guangqi, who was watching the commotion, "Liu Guangqi, go and invite Matchmaker Sun over."

only.

Upon hearing Yi Zhonghai's order, Liu Guangqi glanced at him but did not move.

Previously, Yi Zhonghai was a senior figure in the compound, and his ordering around these young people could be considered a public service.

but now.

Even though Yi Zhonghai is no longer the big shot of the management school, Liu Guangqi still wants to order him around, but he can't be bothered to pay any attention to him.

Why?
Even when I ran errands for them before, it was rarely out of willingness.

Seeing Liu Guangqi's actions, Yi Zhonghai clearly realized this as well, and immediately felt embarrassed. He couldn't help but look at Liu Haizhong, who was present, and said, "Old Liu, you..."

“Old Yi, why don’t you just let Jia Zhangshi make the trip herself? Besides, our Guangqi doesn’t know Matchmaker Sun, let alone where she lives. Where are you going to get him to help you find her?”

Liu Haizhong smiled, but he didn't give Yi Zhonghai any face at all. Before Yi Zhonghai could finish speaking, he said his refusal in advance.

and.

Liu Haizhong also gave plenty of reasons, leaving no room for criticism.

Yi Zhonghai's subconscious behavior just now made Liu Haizhong, who had always been overshadowed, feel very uncomfortable.

He ordered his son around right in front of him, as if he, Yi Zhonghai, was still the same old big shot he used to be!
If you want to order Liu Guangqi around, you need to be his biological father, or now his second uncle.

at the same time.

Yi Zhonghai's face darkened as he was rejected by Liu Haizhong once again.

If Liu Haizhong had given him face and asked Liu Guangqi to run an errand, his embarrassment would have been resolved.

Even if he's no longer the oldest man in the compound, we all work at the steel mill, and he's a senior technician there. Surely we can still have some kinship.

However, Liu Haizhong's actions proved to be a huge slap in the face for him.

In that brief moment, Yi Zhonghai experienced firsthand what it meant to be a cold and indifferent person.

Feeling utterly ashamed, Yi Zhonghai was too embarrassed to order others around anymore, so he could only say to his wife standing beside him:

"Guahua, you go!"

(End of this chapter)