A moment later, the braying of a mute donkey came from behind Ma Hua: "Who did this? Don't they know this is the Jia family's house? Believe me or not, I'll make sure your family is never at peace! Who is it?"

Ma Hua turned his head and saw a short, stout man resembling a gas cylinder spitting menacingly toward the backyard. He was spewing profanities along the way, causing the onlookers to quickly scatter.

Ma Hua looked down at the short, fat gas cylinder spirit in front of him and glanced at him disdainfully. This is the legendary Jia Zhangshi? He's not so great. He's not as powerful as the legends say. He's just a big fat guy who's only 1.5 meters tall.

Ignoring Ma Hua, Jia Zhangshi glared fiercely at Xu Damao standing to the side: "Xu Damao, this is my house. What are you doing standing here? And who gave you permission to open it?" Jia Zhangshi assumed that Xu Damao had opened the door.

Upon hearing Jia Zhangshi's words, Xu Damao retorted directly, "Aunt Jia, how did this become your house? Wasn't this allocated to Master Ma by our steel rolling mill? Let me introduce you all, this is Chef Ma Hua from the sixth canteen of our steel rolling mill, Master Ma."

Upon hearing the name Ma Hua, Jia Zhangshi became even more enraged. It was this name that had caused her family to have nothing to eat, and now he dared to come to her yard and try to seize her house! Thinking this, Jia Zhangshi immediately began to curse Ma Hua: "You heartless wretch!"

"Who do you think you are, daring to come to our yard and try to take my house, and even break our locks! I'm telling you, this isn't over! Dongxu, come on up here! Someone's bullying your mother! Come on up and take him away!" Jia Zhangshi wasn't stupid; she was good at verbal abuse, but taking action was out of the question.

Ma Hua ignored Jia Zhangshi and directly took out the certificate he had just shown Yan Bugui from his pocket: "Everyone, from now on we are neighbors. My name is Ma Hua, and I am the cook at our steel rolling mill. This is the certificate and key issued by our street office."

"Jia Zhangshi, you say this is your house, but it was allocated to me by the steel mill. Could it be that you've already secretly occupied it? No wonder I see so much stuff in this house," Ma Hua said with a sneer.

"No, no, my mother-in-law just really wants a house. The neighbors all know that we have a lot of family members, and our house isn't big enough, so she wants to get another house. My mother-in-law is having hysteria, it's not what you think. Mother-in-law, let's go back home, this isn't our home."

Qin Huairu, who had been watching the commotion from the back, rushed over immediately when she heard Ma Hua say such things about her mother-in-law. This matter of secretly occupying the house could be a big deal or a small one. Ma Hua was a popular figure in the factory now, and she didn't want her family to end up in trouble.

Madam Jia Zhang was completely baffled. Seeing that Qin Huairu dared to try and persuade her, and even publicly accuse her of being delirious, she immediately became enraged and slapped Qin Huairu hard across the face: "Pah! You're the one who's delirious! This is our house, how am I wrong?"

Qin Huairu, you jinx! Let me tell you, stop with your sarcastic remarks! If it weren't for you, Dongxu wouldn't have left! My Dongxu, come up and see! Your wife is bullying me! Waaaaah! I can't live like this anymore!

"And you little bastard, I don't care who you are. Get out of here right now, this is my house," Jia Zhangshi cursed inwardly. If Qin Huairu, as your mother, were truly capable, would I be throwing a tantrum here?

Ma Hua, who had been watching the commotion, immediately turned cold when he heard Jia Zhangshi insulting him. He walked up to the shrewish Jia Zhangshi and said, word by word, "What did you just say to me? Do you dare to say it again?"

Jia Zhangshi didn't care who you were. Having been a tyrant in the courtyard for so many years, she immediately raised her head and yelled at Ma Hua, "You little bastard!"

Before Jia Zhangshi could even utter a word, her egg flew straight into the crowd with a thud. Ma Hua calmly withdrew his right hand: "Who do you think you are, daring to insult me? Next time, it won't be so lenient."

The onlookers were utterly stunned. Whose subordinate was this young man? How could he be so brave, giving Jia Zhangshi a resounding slap? That was incredible! Jia Zhangshi sat on the ground, her eyes vacant, still reeling from Ma Hua's slap.

This caused Jia Zhangshi to fall heavily to the ground, her left cheek swollen like a pig's head, and her eyes seeing stars. Jia Zhangshi felt dizzy and the world was spinning, with Old Jia flying around her.

Qin Huairu, who had been covering her face, saw Ma Hua actually hit her mother-in-law and immediately ran to Jia Zhangshi, crying to Ma Hua with tears in her eyes, "Ma Hua, you can't hit my mother-in-law! What did she do to you? How could you hit her so hard? Mother-in-law, wake up!"

Ma Hua chuckled a few times and said indifferently, "You can be the one who gets scolded if you want, but don't drag me into it. I only know that whoever scolds me, I'll hit them. Your mother-in-law has such a foul mouth, she deserves to be beaten." She wasn't as cheap as the people in the courtyard, who could be scolded at will. What was there to be afraid of as an old widow? This was the 1960s, and you deserved to be beaten for being the most cheap person.

Qin Huairu was stunned for a moment, then continued to sob, "But my mother-in-law is so old, you can't just hit her like that! If something bad happens to her, how am I supposed to live? Waaaaah!"

Qin Huairu immediately feigned innocence, standing beside Jia Zhangshi and crying, which disgusted Ma Hua. "What are you pretending for, Qin Huairu? If you really care about your mother-in-law, why don't you help her up? Good grief, just standing there crying and complaining. Tsk tsk, no wonder Jia Zhangshi calls you a piece of trash, serves you right!"

Having recovered somewhat, Jia Zhangshi immediately stood up and slapped Qin Huairu hard across the face upon hearing her words: "What are you crying for? I'm not dead yet! Ma Hua, you..."

Seeing Ma Hua's fierce gaze, Jia Zhangshi immediately swallowed the rest of her words. "Ma Hua, I'm an old woman! You can't hit an old person like me! Everyone in the courtyard knows my Jia family is struggling, and you still want to take our house! We really can't live like this anymore, God!"

"Please take me away, I can't go on living like this! Waaaaaah! Old Jia, Dongxu, you two come up and take a look at me! Waaaaah! Ouch, it hurts! Ouch, it hurts!"

Jia Zhangshi originally wanted to sit down on the ground and throw a tantrum, but she forgot that her buttocks were still sore from Ma Hua's slap. As soon as her buttocks hit the ground, Jia Zhangshi stood up in pain and quickly rubbed her big buttocks.

Seeing everyone around her laughing so hard... Hahahaha, I'm dying of laughter! Usually, Jia Zhangshi just sits on the ground and throws a tantrum, but today she's doing so many things! It's so funny, hahahaha.

With a dark face, Jia Zhangshi yelled at the crowd, "What are you laughing at? What are you laughing at? If you're so good, go laugh at your mother! Get out of here! What's it to you?"