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

Chapter 98 Scheming Against Yan Bugui

"Matchmaker Sun, you've come at the right time! Xu Damao ruined our family's matchmaking plan. We need you to be our witnesses. This Xu Damao..."

Just as Li Hongbing was eating melon seeds, preparing to watch the show, the matchmaker Sun, who had come to Jia Zhangshi's side, turned pale when she heard Jia Zhangshi's indignant words.

Seeing that she still wanted to step in to "correct" Xu Damao and offend people, the matchmaker Sun said in a low voice, "Jia Zhangshi, are you crazy? I told you not to tell anyone about this, but you wouldn't listen. You have to cause trouble to feel better, don't you?"

"Matchmaker Sun, you..."

Madam Jia was dumbfounded, not expecting Matchmaker Sun to have this attitude.

"Mrs. Jia, didn't I tell you that I only saw Xu Damao and Qin Huairu talking that day? I don't know what they were talking about, it was all just speculation?"

Putting aside the fact that Matchmaker Sun didn't want to offend the Xu family, she was only guessing about what happened on the day Qin Huairu went on her blind date. Not to mention evidence, she herself wasn't sure about everything at the time.

The only certainty is that someone in the courtyard revealed the Jia family's secrets to Qin Huairu.

Who would have thought that as soon as Jia Zhangshi returned from her place, she would directly confront the Xu family and expose the whole affair.

If it were just that, it wouldn't be so bad, but they dragged her into it, which is really harmful.

"Isn't that enough?"

Jia Zhangshi expressed her incomprehension.

In her view, these were enough to "confirm" Xu Damao's innocence.

then.

Madam Jia said to Matchmaker Sun, "Matchmaker Sun, you just need to confront that kid Xu Damao later, and everything will be clear whether he did it or not."

"Clear my ass!"

Seeing that Jia Zhangshi hadn't quite grasped the situation, Matchmaker Sun glared at her and said, "I'm not here to help you confront Xu Damao, but to advise you not to make a mess of things. Otherwise, don't come to me for matchmaking anymore; you'll have to find someone else!"

After saying that, Matchmaker Sun left without looking back.

If Wang Guihua hadn't gone to invite her, and if the matchmaker hadn't found out about the matter and hadn't made this trip to explain things to Jia Zhangshi, she wouldn't have wanted to come at all.

When Matchmaker Sun left, Jia Zhangshi and Yi Zhonghai were all dumbfounded.

The group that had already arrived, including Xu Damao who hadn't shown up until now, were all waiting for the general meeting to begin so they could confront each other. But when they saw Matchmaker Sun come and go, they were all completely bewildered.

"Mrs. Jia, why did Matchmaker Sun leave?"

"Didn't you say you wanted a confrontation?"

"What's the matter?"

"Mrs. Jia, what did Matchmaker Sun just say to you?"

"Oh dear, why did Jia Zhangshi leave too?"

"So... is the entire college meeting still going to take place or not?"

"..."

The scene descended into chaos.

Things always turn out unexpectedly.

Originally, she wanted to expose Xu Damao's "true colors" to his face and teach him a lesson, but the matchmaker Sun was uncooperative, so the confrontation could not continue. Realizing that she was in a bad situation, Jia Zhangshi quickly slipped away.

Xu Fugui and Tao Cuilan, who had originally planned to help Xu Damao get through this ordeal, were also caught off guard by the sudden reversal.

At Xu Fugui's signal, Tao Cuilan, who understood his intentions, immediately chased after him and cursed him all the way to the Jia family's door.

at this time.

They couldn't back down; instead, they had to project a strong image and convince everyone that Xu Damao had been "wrongfully accused" by Jia Zhangshi.

This is the kind of reaction a "victim" should have; otherwise, it would be inconsistent with Tao Cuilan's usual personality and would easily arouse suspicion.

"Ugh, what a mess this is!"

After all that fanfare, it ended before it even got started, leaving Yan Bugui utterly speechless.

The one who suffered the most was none other than Second Uncle Liu Haizhong.

Originally, with Yi Zhonghai dismissed and Xu Fugui implicated, I was able to stand up for myself and properly uphold justice, but the plan was thus ruined.

Li Hongbing didn't say anything, but he shoved the unfinished sunflower seeds into Yushui's hands, clapped his hands, and got up to leave. He thought he'd see a good show, but Jia Zhangshi was so useless; she just gave up.

As Li Hongbing got up and left, the crowd gradually dispersed.

Even if there's a lot of resentment in Liu Hai's hair, there's nothing she can do.

"Red Army! Red Army!!"

Just as Li Hongbing got up and walked towards the front yard, Yan Bugui chased after him from behind.

"Is there something you need, Uncle Yan?"

Seeing Yan Bugui following closely beside him, Li Hongbing was curious, wondering what Yan was up to now.

"It's okay, let's go back to the front yard, it's on the way, I just wanted to walk with you for a bit and chat."

Yan Bugui made a blatant attempt to cover up his mistake, then immediately inquired, "I heard you bought your sister a sewing machine and a bicycle as dowry, along with other miscellaneous items, including several quilts. It must have cost you a lot of money, right?"

Let me tell you, Uncle Yan, how much did it cost in total? Was it around five hundred?
The sewing machine and bicycle alone cost more than five hundred, this…

"Uncle Yan, please don't worry about it. I haven't calculated the exact amount either."

"But it did cost quite a bit. It included not only my money, but also what my father left behind."

“I’m my sister’s only brother, so I should help her prepare her dowry, don’t you think?”

"It doesn't matter how much money was spent, what matters is that my sister found her happiness and got married in style..."

"..."

Li Hongbing knew that as long as Yan Bugui knew what the dowry included, with his shrewd calculations, he could figure it all out clearly. Therefore, he intentionally revealed another source of his family's wealth.

There was really no other way. With Yan Bugui, a shrewd shrew, by his side, Li Hongbing would think twice before spending any money that was out in the open and that people could "see."

This is also why Li Hongbing didn't dare to spend money so casually and recklessly before.

"That's right, that's right. Your sister is really blessed to have a brother like you."

Li Hongbing's words didn't sound hypocritical to Yan Bugui, because that's exactly what he did, and everyone could see it.

Actions speak louder than words.

Regardless of how "foolish" and wasteful Yan Bugui thought Li Hongbing was, he had to admit that Li Hongmei was currently the happiest and most enviable person in the entire hospital.

However, Yan Bugui also took to heart the money that Li Hongbing mentioned that Li Fushun had left for him and his siblings.

He at most thought Li Hongbing was a spendthrift and didn't notice anything wrong. After all, besides the five million given by Lou Zhenhua, everyone in the compound knew that Li Hongmei and her brother also had a large sum of compensation given by the factory back then.

For the past two years, Li Hongmei has been working, and her monthly salary is more than enough for her and her brother to live on. This compensation money should have remained untouched.

From the information that Li Hongbing had "accidentally" revealed, Yan Bugui began to realize that the Li family's wealth might be even greater than he had imagined, which explained why Li Hongbing had been so generous this time.

As for how much money Li Fushun left to Li Hongbing and his siblings, Yan Bugui didn't know. After all, the Li family had only bought those three rooms in the courtyard and become residents of the front yard just before the liberation of Beijing.

Yan Bugui didn't know much about them before.

back home.

Yan Bugui, who was fond of scheming, couldn't help but start thinking about it again.

In fact, when Li Fushun bought the three rooms in the front yard, he had almost emptied all his savings and didn't have much money left, but Yan Bugui didn't know that.

Knowing that Yan Bugui liked to ponder these useless things, Li Hongbing deliberately left an opening so that he could unleash his imagination to his heart's content.

Yan Bugui is too "idle".

Li Hongbing did this partly to create a false impression, partly to give Yan Bugui something to do, and partly to pave the way for spending money later.

After all, his apparent wealth has been greatly reduced by preparing a dowry for Li Hongmei this time.

Actually.

He has now spent almost all his money, which has been converted into various supplies and stored in the system space.

However, as his skills are upgraded and rewards are unlocked, Li Hongbing will soon have money again, so he is not worried about this issue at all.

(End of this chapter)