Moreover, there are no secrets in this courtyard house. Even Xu Damao and the others know these things, so how could Zhang Hongying not know them?

Knowing this, Zhang Hongying simply ignored Yan Jiecheng.

Yan Jiecheng simply sat up: "Let's talk."

Zhang Hongying remained unmoved, simply asking, "The date is set? Tell me two days in advance, and I'll make room for you."

Yan Jiecheng irritably threw off the covers: "Hongying, I want a child."

If he gave any other reason, Zhang Hongying probably wouldn't even listen to him.

But when the topic of children came up, Zhang Hongying completely exploded: "Yan Jiecheng! Is my inability to have children just my problem? You didn't even dare to go to the hospital for a checkup, so what are you talking to me about children now?"

Yan Jiecheng, like Xu Damao, knew the truth in his heart, but he would never admit it: "Impossible! I'm perfectly healthy. Zhang Hongying, let me tell you, the inability to have children is your problem!"

Zhang Hongying wanted to have a big argument with him, but seeing Yan Jiecheng's stubborn and unwavering attitude, she suddenly felt it was pointless.

She silently got down from the ground, looked at Yan Jiecheng and said, "Then I wish you and that Yu something, Yu Haitang, to have two children in three years, a son and a daughter."

Yan Jiecheng was completely out of his mind and couldn't tell right from wrong. He just kept saying, "Hongying, I'll give you 2,000 yuan. Let's part ways amicably."

Zhang Hongying found herself unable to stay in the room for even a second longer. Over 20 years of dedication were worth only 2000 yuan in this man's eyes…

The fat man's ears were known for being very sharp; he noticed immediately when a woman was crying in the yard in the middle of the night.

When Yu Li was shaken awake, she was clearly in a very bad mood!

Just as he was about to explode, he heard the fat man say, "Listen carefully, isn't someone crying outside?"

Yu Li shook her slightly dizzy head, got up, climbed to the foot of the bed, and craned her neck to listen.

Sure enough, crying was heard a moment later. The fat man whispered, "It's the middle of the night, it's really creepy. What should we do? Should we call Chen Yan?"

The fat man shook his head: "It's the middle of the night, let's not bother Thunder Tiger. Why don't you come with me to take a look?"

Seeing Yu Li's worried expression, the fat man reached out and pinched her chin again: "Don't worry, don't you know my fighting power? No one in this courtyard can hurt me."

Yu Li then got out of bed with the fat man. The two put on their clothes, and when they were almost at the door, Yu Li, still worried, grabbed a stick for the fat man.

I pushed open the door and stepped out; the moon was as dark as water.

Following the sound, the two quickly located their target.

Yu Li pointed to the person outside the moon gate and said, "Doesn't that look like Zhang Hongying?"

That explains it. It seems that bastard Yan Jiecheng is going to confront her tonight.

In the past, Yu Li would have called everyone in the courtyard out, especially Yan Bugui and his wife, to show them whether Yan Jiecheng's actions were human.

But now, their family is making money, and their lives are miles ahead of their neighbors. Gradually, an invisible and intangible barrier has grown between them.

Even Zhang Hongying, upon seeing Yu Li and the fat man, immediately wiped her face hastily and turned to go back inside.

Yu Li took two quick steps and grabbed her arm: "Where are you going!"

Zhang Hongying lowered her head and remained silent. Yes, where could she go in the middle of the night?

Besides, even during the day, where could she go?

Yu Li pulled Zhang Hongying back to her home, and after finding out what had happened, she said indignantly to the fat man, "You are not allowed to take Yan Jiecheng's house!"

The fat man quickly assured him, "I've explained everything to him. Unless he can resolve this matter satisfactorily..."

Yu Li was still not satisfied and gave her younger sister, Yu Haitang, a good scolding.

Are all the men in the world dead? Why would she be so eager to fall for Yan Jiecheng?

That night, Zhang Hongying spent the night on the fat man's sofa.

Yu Li originally wanted to arrange for her to stay in Chen Mengqi's room for the night, but Zhang Hongying noticed that the fat man was very unhappy.

What father in the world would willingly allow outsiders into his daughter's bedroom?

So Zhang Hongying insisted on staying on the sofa.

The sofa in Fatty's house is made of genuine leather; it's soft and bouncy, and it's extremely comfortable to lie on.

Yan Fugui also bought a sofa, but he didn't know what material it was made of. When someone sat on it, it felt like sinking into a block of wood. It was hard and uncomfortable, reminding Zhang Hongying of the days when she was jostled around in the dump truck of a tractor...

Nothing happened that night, but as soon as it was light, Yu Li got up and caught Zhang Hongying red-handed.

Seeing her wiping away tears, he asked helplessly, "Where are you planning to go?"

Zhang Hongying shook her head: "I don't know, but I won't accept my fate."

Yu Li hesitated for a moment, then asked her, "Should I go find Yu Haitang?"

Zhang Hongying really didn't want to hear that name, but she knew their relationship well, so she clenched her fist and said, "No need."

Then, unwilling to give up, she said, "I will let Yan Jiecheng know that not being able to have children is not necessarily my problem!"

Yu Li's expression suddenly turned strange.

Lou Xiao'e said something similar back then, and then she...

Yu Li shook her head violently twice, quickly dispelling these terrible thoughts, and said to Zhang Hongying, "How about I find you a hotel first?"

Zhang Hongying didn't say anything, but just raised her head and looked at her.

Yu Li understood from her eyes that she didn't need anyone to pity her, and opened her mouth but didn't say anything.

"..."

When the fat man woke up, Zhang Hongying was already gone.

He asked Yu Li, "Did she tell you where she was going?"

Yu Li shook her head: "Her situation is not as good as Qin Jingru's. At least after Xu Damao made his fortune by starting a factory, her relatives came to claim kinship with her and wished they could build a shrine to worship her."

Yu Li paused here, then asked, "Are you trying to ask me why I didn't keep her here?"

The fat man shook his head: "I'm not that saintly."

This word is used by Fatty, Chen Mengqi, and even Chen Yan and Lou Xiao'e.

Yu Li knew what it meant, but she particularly disliked the word.

Because Fatty told Chen Mengqi, Chen Yan, and even Lou Xiao'e that he was afraid they would become saints.

But he never told Yu Li about it!

What does he mean? Is she born with a cruel heart?

With Zhang Hongying's matter temporarily settled, the other families in the courtyard became even more restless due to Yi Zhonghai and Sha Zhu's desire to buy a house.

Liu Guangfu was the first to be targeted.

Li Huaide only gave him two days to have Liu Guangfu bring the Smiling Tiger to him.

With time running out, Liu Guangfu thought long and hard before deciding to ask Liu Guangtian for help.