Siheyuan: Qin Huairu is a lucky charm for her husband

Jia Zhangshi hurriedly ran to Wang Tiedan's house next door to check, since the rumors in the courtyard had long circulated about Su Xiaohong often making Qiangzi do things for free.

Just then, Qiangzi returned home after a busy morning, humming a little tune. He ran into Jia Zhangshi...

Seeing that Qiangzi was oblivious to his own mortality, Jia Zhangshi grabbed his ear.

"You still have the nerve to sing? Tell me where our duck carcass went? Did you give it to that vixen? Tell me!"

Qiangzi's good mood vanished instantly. Ever since Su Xiaohong became pregnant, Qiangzi had rarely flirted with her.

"Ouch! Ouch! Let go... What are you saying?! I don't understand?"

Qiangzi came back early intending to make soup, but now he has no idea that the duck carcass has been lost.

Jia Zhangshi was beaten up by several women in the morning, and then she dragged Wang Baye and Qi Weiyi back home exhausted.

All I wanted to do was enjoy a nice bowl of duck soup and then take a nap, but now the duck carcass is gone. Isn't this ridiculous?

"I don't understand, our duck carcass is gone! Tell me what happened?"

Qiangzi had no idea; he looked in the direction of the Jia family with a puzzled expression.

Jia Zhangshi then pulled him to the next room to search.

With Wang Tiedan at work and not home, Su Xiaohong, heavily pregnant, dared not argue with Jia Zhangshi.

When Jia Zhangshi arrived at the Wang family's gate, she frowned.

"It smells good, it's the smell of duck soup. Sure enough, you gave it to that vixen."

Qiangzi was completely dumbfounded! He hadn't given it away; wasn't this accusing someone unjustly?

Jia Zhangshi didn't care about anything else; she went straight to question Su Xiaohong.

Just then, Fang Zhuoya heard the couple's voices at the door and came out.

"Are you two crazy? Coming here to cause trouble."

Jia Zhangshi wasn't afraid of the other party and went straight to meet them.

"I'm here to find my duck carcass. Tell me quickly, did Qiangzi deliver your soup?"

Upon hearing this, Fang Zhuoya and her husband were both amused and exasperated: "Get lost! Just because you can afford roast duck doesn't mean others can't! We went to Bianyifang last night too... This is our own."

Madam Jia was at a loss! She hadn't expected that the other party would also have eaten roast duck last night. She really couldn't handle them now…

Qiangzi immediately pulled Jia Zhangshi back, mainly because he hadn't actually seen anyone off.

"Could Sister Zhang have been killed by a gang? I really didn't give it to anyone..."

Madam Jia looked at her son's house with suspicion...

"That can't be! The lock wasn't broken, so how did he get in?"

The couple was completely at a loss. Even though Ma Lan was heavily pregnant, they really didn't dare to provoke her. Mainly because a few days earlier, Long Hu Bao's wife, worried that her sister-in-law would be bullied, had come to the courtyard for a stroll.

"No, let's go ask them first."

And so the couple went to the Jia family to find Ma Lan again...

When Ma Lan, who was preparing lunch, saw the couple walking towards her menacingly, she knew that the truth would eventually come out.

So before they could even speak, Ma Lan immediately admitted it!

"What are you two yelling about? Are you out of your minds? It's just a duck carcass! You're acting like it's a precious treasure, something your son and grandson would eat. Dongxu said this is a loan, and we'll pay you back when we have the money. Now get out of here!"

The couple never expected that they would be scolded by Fang Zhuoya, since they were in the wrong.

But Jia Dongxu and his son really ate it! And they were so damn fierce, is there no reasoning with them? Is there no law?

Qiangzi stepped forward and questioned the other party: "Malan, don't go too far. Don't you ask before borrowing things? This is theft. We're not lending it to you now, give it back to us immediately."

Ma Lan sneered as she watched Qiangzi reach out to ask for the item back. The item was already at the Jia family's house; how could it possibly be returned?

Madam Jia Zhangshi no longer had the imposing manner she had when she was next door; she was now wondering how her son and grandson had managed to sneak away.

"You're too late! The father and son finished making it this morning, and if you want it now, they'll probably have to give it to you."

Qiangzi was so angry he slapped his thigh. He was completely helpless against Ma Lan. She was just too damn sharp-tongued…

"You...you're just being unreasonable! When will you finally get to eat Peking duck...?"

Qiangzi angrily sat down at the Jia family's door, as if he wouldn't leave until the things were returned.

Madam Jia also knew that once the duck carcass entered the Jia family, it was a one-way trip.

"Ma Lan, tell me how Dongxu and his father managed to get that out?"

Ma Lan continued to watch the two with a cheerful smile, showing no fear of their bullying.

Although she was carrying a girl, the child was still of the Jia family. Let Jia Zhangshi try to harm her...

"I don't know. You can ask your son tonight, don't ask me. You can sit here for a while if you want, but I won't provide meals."

After Ma Lan finished speaking, she turned and went back into the house, leaving Qiangzi and his wife completely dumbfounded.

"This...this is fucking cheating!"

Jia Zhangshi has finally met her nemesis in this life; she's shameless enough, but her daughter-in-law is even more unruly than she is.

The frustrated couple stormed home, still fuming, but the duck carcass was nowhere to be found. They ended up getting a severe scolding; they'd never seen anyone like that before.

Evening

On my way home from the steel rolling mill

Liu Haizhong secretly brought over a few old guys...

Now Li Huaide has assigned another task, and the people in the courtyard need to think it over.

Previously, if Ji Yunfeng hadn't come, Liu Haizhong and his men could easily control the young couple. But things are different now! Li Huaide and Factory Director Yang's orders no longer work...

If these people were going to take sides, they would have already helped Yang Weimin the night before last. Director Yang and Li Huaide have no idea how cunning these old guys are.

The reason they followed Li Huaide to work in Jiudaowanzi was because the courtyard house and Jiudaowanzi already had a grudge. They were making Li Huaide take the blame for them; the steel mill was changing, and so were the people in the courtyard house.

We've all lived through war-torn times; who wouldn't be opportunistic?

"Is Li Huaide out of his mind? Sending us to sow discord between Tong Zhi and Ji Cheng won't do us any good at all!"

"Who says otherwise! Fang Zhuoya is not the same as usual now. What if something happens to her? Wouldn't the Ji family come after us? Ji Yunfeng's father-in-law is a high-ranking local official. We ordinary folks can't afford to mess with him."

"Old Wang is right. Even if a local official is more powerful than a county magistrate, it's not something we can get involved in... Let Director Yang and the others go find the fearless Jia Zhangshi and her group!"

The old guys unanimously decided that this time they wouldn't listen to Li Huaide's nonsense commands...

In the courtyard

When everyone returned home, they saw Lin Chen already standing in the courtyard. He looked very serious…

"Old Liu, you've come back just in time! Let Comrade Zhu Cuicui tell you what's going on!"

Liu Haizhong and his group were dumbfounded! They discovered that their wives were covered in bruises.

After Zhu Cuicui recounted the events in general, Liu Haizhong and the others all looked at the pitiful Yi Zhonghai.

"Old Yi, what do you think happened?"

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