Jia Zhangshi was very shrewd; she immediately noticed Sha Zhu's smug expression.

Then he remembered Qin Huairu's blushing face before, and he instantly understood.

He jumped to his feet, his claws scrambling towards Sha Zhu's face as he scratched, cursing as he did so: "Damn it, you son of a bitch who gave birth to babies without an anus seduced my daughter-in-law, you shameless bastard, you son of a bitch..."

Sha Zhu was caught off guard by Jia Zhangshi's Nine Yin White Bone Claw and had two scratches on his face.

In a moment of anger, he pushed it out.

Jia Zhangshi fell on her backside, her eyes darting around before she wailed, "Look! Everyone come and see! They're beating an old man! Not only did they seduce someone's daughter-in-law, but they were also planning to beat me to death! Old Jia!! Open your eyes and see!!"

To be honest, at this point, Jia Zhangshi's story changed. She believed that Qin Huairu might really have gone off to have an affair. Since she was doing so, this couldn't be exposed. Besides, who gave Sha Zhu the audacity to let Qin Huairu defy her! This time, she had to make Sha Zhu suffer. She wanted Sha Zhu to know that she, Jia Zhangshi, was not someone to be trifled with.

"Alright!" the old man roared, stopping Jia Zhangshi from her tracks.

His temples throbbed; he never expected that yet another scourge had arrived.

He sternly questioned Sha Zhu: "Sha Zhu, what's wrong with you? How could you hit an old man!"

"I didn't hit her, I just pushed her. And look at me, look at my face! How am I supposed to go to work tomorrow?" Sha Zhu pointed to his face, looking aggrieved. Even in the darkness of the night, the two red marks were clearly visible.

"No matter what, you can't hit an old person." This was an old classic saying, but he wasn't obsessed yet. He knew whose fault it was: "Now, Shazhu, apologize to Jia Zhangshi."

"No! I still need to apologize to her!"

"Silly Zhu!"

"Alright, alright, I guess I'm just unlucky! I'm doing this to give Uncle Jia face. I'm sorry, Aunt Jia!" Sha Zhu bowed to Jia Zhangshi.

"Just a bow! Pay up! This won't be settled for less than five dollars!" Jia Zhangshi immediately made an outrageous demand.

"Five dollars! You might as well rob me! Look at this, look at this, is this my fault?!" Sha Zhu immediately objected. He was joking! Five dollars.

He pointed to his face and said, "Come on, let's go to the hospital and see how much it will cost." As he spoke, he reached out to pull Jia Zhangshi away.

Jia Zhangshi was not afraid and was about to rush forward with her claws raised.

"Enough!" The old man's voice was hoarse. "If you keep doing this, I'm not going to help anymore!"

"No way, this whole thing is probably related to Sha Zhu! I won't swallow this insult without at least five yuan!"

"What does this have to do with Sha Zhu? What's the connection?"

As soon as these words were spoken, all the onlookers perked up their ears.

Wang Shouren, however, almost burst out laughing. Good heavens, this silly Zhu had taken the blame for him? Actually, Wang Shouren hadn't expected Qin Huairu to attack so quickly. He thought she would think it over carefully, but who knew this girl would just explode with emotion.

Sha Zhu was also stunned. Had he been caught rewarding himself at home? His face turned slightly red, but what did it have to do with Sister Qin? He was rewarding himself.

“How can it be nothing? I asked her to borrow some grain from Sha Zhu. After she went out and came back, she started yelling at me, saying she didn’t want the child and wanted to go back to her hometown! Tell me, wasn’t it Sha Zhu who did it? Who else could it be but Sha Zhu?!” The more Jia Zhangshi spoke, the more she felt she was in the right: “I only want five yuan! Is that too much?”

She looked around and held out one hand: "You idiot Zhu! You heartless bastard, if you don't pay me fifty yuan today, this isn't over! I'm going to the factory to report you!"

There was a lot of talk around, but this time, no one defended Sha Zhu. Everyone knew that Sha Zhu was a scoundrel who was lusting after the widow, and he might be plotting something bad with her again.

In an instant, everyone's gaze towards Qin Huairu changed.

We all know that Sha Zhu is a bad guy, but we never expected that you, who are so handsome, would also turn bad?

The old man immediately realized something was wrong. His gaze towards Qin Huairu was filled with suspicion and uncertainty. In fact, Qin Huairu held an important position among those considering taking care of him in his old age. After all, this girl was hardworking, dutiful, and obedient—nothing to be desired. If he could find a young man to marry her, his later years would probably be quite comfortable.

But now...

An old man looked at Qin Huairu and asked, "Qin Huairu, tell me, what exactly happened?"

Qin Huairu wiped away her tears, took a deep breath, and began by saying to everyone, "First of all, I want to apologize to everyone. It's so late at night, and I'm sorry to have made you all laugh at me. But... but... I really can't help it, sob sob sob sob..."

Qin Huairu's crying broke Sha Zhu's heart.

Sha Zhu immediately adopted a domineering attitude: "Sister Qin, just say it! Everyone's here. I don't believe I can't deal with you, you old hag, today!"

"Damn you, you idiot Zhu, still denying it was you!"

"You two, that's enough! Two more people, Yan Jiecheng and Liu Ergou, watch them and let Qin Huairu finish what she has to say!" The old man couldn't take it anymore; neither of these two was any good.

Two bystanders, one on the left and one on the right, pulled the two apart.

In this kind of courtyard house stage, it's natural for one person to finish performing and another to take the stage. If the previous performer doesn't leave the stage, then everyone present has a problem!

"Qin Huairu, you go first," the old man invited the next performer to the stage.

"Waaah..." Qin Huairu started to cry before she could speak, trying to evoke emotions in everyone before finally speaking haltingly.

"Everyone knows that my family isn't doing well, and we're facing some difficulties, but to be honest, I don't care. As the saying goes, 'A woman follows her husband wherever he goes,' and since I'm with the Jia family, I naturally have to consider their well-being." Qin Huairu gently asserted her stance, "I'm doing this for the good of the Jia family."

“I originally thought that it wasn’t right for the Jia family to always rely on everyone’s help. I wanted to try my best to improve my fitter skills, not to mention level three or four, but even just to level one. With Dongxu’s subsidies, our family could survive. At least, when Banggeng goes out in the future, he won’t be laughed at as a kid who lives off other people’s families.”

"But...but..." At this point, Qin Huairu started crying again.