"Yi Zhonghai, Qin Huairu, you are so cruel! You sent me to the countryside and then sold my granddaughter. I'm going to fight you to the death!"

With the factory shut down, many people in the courtyard stayed at home. The group, who were chatting in the front yard, only saw a dark figure flash by, followed by a mournful sound coming from the middle yard, and then Banggeng ran over with his two younger sisters.

"Grandma Banggeng is back," an older child explained to everyone.

When everyone heard that it was Jia Zhangshi who had returned, they immediately felt that the courtyard was likely to be in turmoil, so they followed her inside to see what was going on.

When Jia Zhangshi returned, her first instinct was to run back to her own home, but upon opening the door, she found nothing there; Qin Huairu was nowhere to be seen. Finding no one home, she didn't hesitate and rushed towards Yi Zhonghai's room.

"Yi Zhonghai, you'll die a horrible death! Bang!"

Jia Zhangshi lunged forward and crashed into Yi Zhonghai's door. The door slammed shut, and Jia Zhangshi was thrown back.

"Hmm?" Madam Jia was clearly a little incredulous. Before, whether she was ramming into people or breaking down doors, she was always unstoppable; why wasn't it working this time?

In fact, Jia Zhangshi is now at least 50 pounds thinner than when she left the courtyard house. Her weight is completely different, so the resulting lethality is definitely different.

Although they didn't manage to break it open, the effect was obvious: the door was opened from the inside, and Yi Zhonghai and an older woman came out.

"Jia Zhangshi? You snuck back?"

When Yi Zhonghai saw that it was Jia Zhangshi, he knew something was wrong. He and Xu Damao and a few others had jointly sent Jia Zhangshi away. The key difference between him and the others was that he also profited from it, taking the locust flowers with him.

Now that Jia Zhangshi has returned, she certainly won't let things go so easily.

"What do you mean by sneaking back? Nobody cares about us now, okay? I came here openly and honestly," Jia Zhangshi said guiltily.

She's really suffering in the countryside and doesn't want to be sent back. They say no one cares now, but if someone actually grabs her and tries to deport her, she has no idea what will happen.

"Let's not talk about that now, Yi Zhonghai. I'm asking you, how did you kidnap my little Huaihua?" Jia Zhangshi decided to strike first.

“That wasn’t abduction. Your family wasn’t well-off at the time. In order to give the children something to eat, with Qin Huairu’s permission and witnessed by everyone in the compound and the neighborhood committee, Huaihua was adopted into our Yi family.”

"Although we now belong to the Yi family, we haven't asked Huaihua to sever ties with you. We're just providing Huaihua with food and clothing, and things will remain the same as before," Yi Zhonghai said.

Actually, Lao Yi was deliberately downplaying the seriousness of the matter. It seemed that Xiao Huaihua hadn't changed at all, continuing to do what she was doing, but in fact, legally speaking, Huaihua no longer had any connection with the Jia family.

In addition, to cultivate a bond with Huaihua, Huaihua slept with an older woman every night. Yi Zhonghai didn't mention this.

"Hehe, you old Yi, I know you too well. You would never do something so thankless. This isn't going to be over so easily. I'll settle the score with you later."

"Where did Qin Huairu go? Hand her over." Jia Zhangshi had just returned and wasn't clear on many things, so she didn't want to directly offend Yi Zhonghai at this time.

"Mom, I'm over here." At this moment, Qin Huairu, who was standing outside with the crowd watching, had no choice but to respond.

She was tidying up in Sha Zhu's room when she heard Jia Zhangshi's voice a long time ago, but she hid and didn't come out. It wasn't until Jia Zhangshi went to cause trouble for Yi Zhonghai that she secretly opened the door and followed the crowd to see how things were developing.

Now that Jia Zhangshi has found her, the person in question, there's little she can do about it.

"So you still know how to call me Mom? Look at the mess you've made! I've suffered so much in the countryside all these years, I almost didn't make it through. How can you face the Jia family?"

"When you finally see Dongxu down there, let's see how you explain this to him!" Jia Zhangshi was truly furious. She wiped away tears as she spoke, making her already terrifying appearance even more unsightly.

"Jia Zhangshi, Qin Huairu will definitely never see Jia Dongxu again. You don't know yet, do you? He'll be following Sha Zhu from now on." There's never a shortage of gossipy people in the compound.

"What? Qin Huairu, what's going on between you and Shazhu?" Jia Zhangshi almost choked on her breath.

"Mom, Sha Zhu and I got married a long time ago and have been together for several years now," Qin Huairu said frankly, rolling her eyes at her gossipy neighbor.

"How many more years? Old Jia, Dongxu, I'm so sorry! This wife of Old Jia's is a disgrace. I didn't keep a good eye on her. I'm responsible! God, please take Qin Huairu away!"

The "rolling technique," which had disappeared from courtyard houses for many years, has now reappeared, giving several newlywed women who had never seen it before a real eye-opener, who exclaimed how exciting it was.

“Jia Zhangshi, that’s enough! Let’s talk about this at home, don’t embarrass yourself here! It’s one thing for you to embarrass yourself, but don’t embarrass your grandson Banggeng.”

Yi Zhonghai knew he had to resolve this matter, or he would never have peace. Fortunately, when they drove Jia Zhangshi away, they had anticipated her return and made preparations accordingly.

All the procedures for his adoption of Huaihua were legal and valid at the time, with witnesses from the compound and certificates from the street community, and the household registration was changed at the police station. In addition, Xu Damao, who spearheaded this matter, is now very influential, so it is unlikely that Jia Zhangshi would dare to make too much of a fuss.

Finally, after being persuaded by Yi Zhonghai and other neighbors, Jia Zhangshi got up and went home with them. Once the gate was closed, Yi Zhonghai and several members of the Jia family discussed matters inside.