Chapter 156 The sky has fallen for Old Lady Zhu!

Because of the shock she suffered, Grandma Zhu was in no mood to argue with Aunt Hao when she got back.

Seeing her pitiful appearance, someone couldn't help but ask with concern, "Aunt Zhu, what happened? Are you feeling unwell? Since you're at the hospital, why don't you let the doctor take a look?"

To everyone's surprise, Old Lady Zhu was immediately startled and quickly shook her head and waved her hands, "It's nothing, it's nothing, I'm fine!"

This absolutely must not be known to anyone!

Seeing that others were also looking at her curiously, and fearing that someone would discover something amiss, Grandma Zhu deliberately shrank into a corner of the crowd.

Aunt Hao gave her several strange looks, wondering what the old woman had just done that made her look so absent-minded. Where did her cursing go?

Little did she know, Old Lady Zhu was almost blown away by her own son.

Heaven have mercy! This old lady, born and raised in the feudal countryside during the Republic of China era, had never even heard of such a thing before, let alone seen it.

Now, suddenly seeing a man touching and hugging her son, doing *that*, the old lady felt like her world was collapsing!

And what that guy said, like "Only a man like me understands you best," and "Those women are all bad, they're all here to scam you out of your money."

It felt like the sky had fallen and the earth had cracked, and his simple worldview had been shattered into pieces.

He's sick! He's really sick!

How can a man like another man? (A strong survival instinct: Grandma Zhu's opinion does not represent the author's opinion.)

Previously, there were rumors circulating in the courtyard about Zheng Haiyang and Ren Yongsheng having an affair, but she just assumed it was gossip spread on purpose. After all, the three of them seemed perfectly fine to her, and none of them appeared interested in men. Especially Ren Yongsheng, who was a notorious lecher, always staring at the buttocks of young women and wives—how could he possibly be interested in men?

So she always thought those were all lies.

Who would have thought, who would have thought, that there really are such crazy people in this world!

The scariest thing is that her son has become this kind of person too!

If people found out, if people found out… Old Mrs. Zhu’s face turned pale and her body trembled a few times.

Good heavens, what terrible things has she done?!

Waaaaah!

Seeing the old woman's pale face, as if she had seen something terrifying, Cheng Jiajia suppressed her smile, nudged Yu Junsheng, and whispered, "You're so naughty!"

Yu Junsheng was completely innocent. "What are you saying? I was just worried that Brother Ziqiang might do something rash, so I asked Aunt Zhu to go over and keep an eye on him and try to persuade him. How am I bad? I'm incredibly kind!"

Here we go again!

Cheng Jiajia rolled her eyes at him and snorted, "Pretending!"

Everyone knows that he was unhappy that Old Lady Zhu had harmed Aunt Hao by giving her chrysanthemum tea, and he did it on purpose.

...

Meanwhile, Old Lady Zhu was still going through a tumultuous internal struggle.

Absolutely, absolutely no one can know about this!

Grandma Zhu gritted her teeth and decided to help her son keep the matter a secret, but she developed a deep hatred for Sun Ling.

If she hadn't tricked her into marriage, how could her son have been traumatized and become abnormal?

That damned Sun Ling! That little bitch, she's the one who ruined my self-reliance!

It's all because of that little slut!

When her son contracted this shameful disease, Old Mrs. Zhu couldn't bear to blame him and instead blamed everything on Sun Ling.

It seems that only by thinking this way can the old lady feel a little better.

It's definitely not her son's fault!

Grandma Zhu hated Sun Ling with a passion that itched to the core. She also felt resentment towards Xu Dongliang, the other culprit, but because of his position as the director of the supply and marketing cooperative, she dared not harbor any resentment and could only transfer her hatred to Sun Ling.

Previously, Old Lady Zhu had even planned to have her son divorce Sun Ling, that little prostitute, and kick her out!

But now that she has harmed her son so badly, Old Lady Zhu is not willing to let her off easily.

That shameless little whore, she'll make her atone for her sins by working like a slave for her son in her own home!

...

In fact, more than one person had a lot of opinions about Xu Dongliang.

In the courtyard, Jiang Qiubai and Zheng Haiyang did not go to the hospital to join in the commotion, but instead busied themselves with their own affairs at home.

Jiang Qiubai was naturally pasting matchboxes; this was a task assigned to her by Chang Dafeng, and she couldn't slack off.

Zheng Haiyang was holding a piece of wood and polishing something with a carving knife.

He planned to carve a chess set by hand and give it to Xu Dongliang as a thank you gift for his companionship and comfort during this time.

You have to admit Xu Dongliang has some tricks up his sleeve; when it comes to men, he knows how to adapt to the situation.

He uses different methods for different people.

His approach to Zhu Ziqiang was to take advantage of his vulnerability, comforting him while also displaying a domineering and forceful manner, demanding his acceptance. This was the scene that Old Lady Zhu witnessed.

As for Zheng Haiyang, who was clearly strong-willed and had a strong sense of principles, he used a subtle and gentle approach.

First, stay by the other person's side as a friend, infiltrating their life in every way until they realize they can't live without you.

These days, Xu Dongliang often comes to see Zheng Haiyang, comforting him as a friend about his setbacks at work. He also often gives him advice on how to gain a foothold in the new workshop and how to win over his new colleagues. Over the course of more than a month, the two have become closer and closer.

Dong Siwei was pleased with this phenomenon; she couldn't have hoped that Xu Dongliang and Zheng Haiyang's relationship would improve.

Jiang Qiubai frowned more and more as he looked at it, and couldn't help but gently remind him, "Haiyang, isn't Xu Dongliang coming to our house a little too often? After all, he and Siwei are newlyweds. If he always stays at our house with you, he's neglecting Siwei. Won't Siwei get jealous?"

Zheng Haiyang was extremely impatient. "What do you, a woman, know about our relationship? You're all talk and no action!"

Jiang Qiubai: "..."

Damn it, don't blame me if you ever get slept with by a man again!

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At the hospital, the doctor came out and announced that the child was really gone, but the adult was fine, just had some heavy bleeding, and should eat some iron supplements and rest well.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Why had they waited until now, without fear that someone might actually have died in the courtyard?

Now that everyone is safe, they can leave.

Cheng Jiajia also felt that she had seen all the shows she needed to see that day, so she pulled Yu Junsheng back to the tenement.

Qi Baifan was right in front of them.

Bai Xiaohui had previously tried every means to prevent Qi Baifan and Sun Ling from meeting, but she didn't care about that today, mainly to make Qi Baifan give up.

Unexpectedly, the two of them happened to see Wu Meifang staring intently at Qi Baifan from behind.

Tsk tsk tsk, they didn't even take their eyes off them.

Cheng Jiajia's intuition, honed from reading so much gossip, told her that Wu Meifang's eyes were not simple.

Sure enough, the next day, Wu Meifang, whom the Qin family had been trying to find but couldn't, returned to the compound.

And he was in a very good mood.

Coincidentally, Qin Ziwen, Wu Meifang, and the Bai family lived next door.

Cheng Jiajia rubbed her hands together like flies.

Hehe! This courtyard is getting more and more lively!

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