Whether he can live a good life in the future depends on how well the system works. In a good mood, Wei Hua specially ordered a meat dish for himself during lunch.

But while getting his food, he ran into Sha Zhu. Wei Hua didn't have any prejudice against Sha Zhu. Now, Wei Hua only had a prejudice against Yi Zhonghai. It was all because Yi Zhonghai kept trying to morally blackmail him.

Seeing that it was his neighbor, Weihua greeted Shazhu. Shazhu warmly returned Weihua's greeting. After He Daqing left, the people in the courtyard had shown Shazhu some care; otherwise, he might have starved to death long ago. Shazhu felt somewhat grateful to everyone in the courtyard.

"Hua Zi, you actually decided to eat meat today. Since we've run into your brother Zhu Zi, I'll make sure you eat your fill."

After saying thank you, Wei Hua took the food and left the window. She then found a place to sit down. But she hadn't even taken a few bites when Xu Damao suddenly appeared out of nowhere. Without a word, he started eating, all the while making sarcastic remarks.

"Hua Zi, you never share any of the good stuff with me. That damned idiot Zhu, he's teaming up with the kitchen staff to sabotage me again. Every time I go to get meat, I don't even get half as much as you. Even with the vegetables, they shake off half of them."

Seeing Xu Damao's actions, Wei Hua originally wanted to stop him. But by the time Wei Hua tried to stop him, Xu Damao had already taken nearly a third of the loot.

Fortunately, Xu Damao stopped trying to take advantage after finishing 1/3. Since Wei Hua hadn't given it to him voluntarily, the system had still taken it into account. Since it was already included in the system's calculations, Wei Hua had no other recourse. Wei Hua could only hope that Xu Damao's retribution wouldn't be too severe.

Through the original owner's memories, Wei Hua discovered that he got along fairly well with the younger generation in the courtyard. Although their relationships weren't particularly close, he had no conflicts with anyone. They could be considered ordinary friends, albeit somewhat reluctantly.

No one in this world offends anyone without a reason. Everyone only does what's in their own interest, and my family's situation is definitely among the top three in the courtyard. No one would offend the old man in the courtyard for no reason.

Although the old man's power wasn't great, it could still be effective at times. Unless there was a huge benefit involved, no one wanted to invite trouble upon themselves.

Seeing Xu Damao eating, Wei Hua decided to give him a few words of advice. In Wei Hua's eyes, Xu Damao wasn't a particularly bad person.

As long as you don't offend him, he generally won't offend you on his own initiative. Xu Damao only targets Sha Zhu, whom he doesn't get along with. Apart from Sha Zhu, Xu Damao doesn't have anyone else he particularly dislikes in the courtyard.

"Xu Damao, if you stop arguing with Shazhu so often, Shazhu will stop targeting you. What's the point of you two arguing all the time?"

“If you didn’t mock Sha Zhu every day, why would Sha Zhu beat you up every time? If you and Sha Zhu fight, who will ultimately benefit? I know you’re a smart person, and I believe you can figure it out yourself.”

Upon hearing Wei Hua's words, Xu Damao even stopped eating. Then, he carefully recalled the conflict between himself and Sha Zhu. Suddenly, he had a moment of realization.

"You said I was tricked by someone."

"Weren't you plotted against? Who was it that first made you mock Sha Zhu? And why did you mock Sha Zhu? We're all residents of the same compound. I believe that with your personality, you wouldn't mock Sha Zhu for no reason."

"You're the kind of guy who never does anything without a profit. You must have your own reasons for doing this."

Upon hearing Wei Hua's words, Xu Damao couldn't help but recall what happened six years ago. He didn't need to think about it; once he did, Xu Damao knew who was plotting against him.

"That damned Jia family, how dare they scheme against me, Xu Damao."

After saying that, Xu Damao stormed off with his lunchbox. He was about to teach Jia Dongxu a lesson when, before he even touched Jia Dongxu, Xu Damao slipped and fell.

Seeing Xu Damao clutching his crotch and howling in pain, even Wei Hua felt a pang of worry for him.

As a man, Wei Hua naturally knew just how hard Xu Damao's fall had been. Wei Hua hadn't expected the system to be so ruthless. Thinking of the people in the courtyard, Wei Hua began to pray for them. A classic Buddhist saying came to Wei Hua's lips.

After reciting Amitabha's name, Wei Hua stood quietly to the side, watching the drama unfold. From Xu Damao's words, Wei Hua knew that it was definitely the Jia family or Yi Zhonghai who were behind this. It seemed he would have to pay more attention to Yi Zhonghai or the Jia family in the future.

Just as Wei Hua was thinking about how to deal with Yi Zhonghai and the Jia family, Xu Damao slowly got up from the ground.

"You, Jia Dongxu, this isn't over between us. Did you deliberately trip me up? Otherwise, why would I have stepped on the ice?"

"Xu Damao, what are you trying to do? I was just eating here peacefully. When I saw you calling me, I got up a little, but who knew you'd just slide right over here."

"If you can blame this on me, then I have nothing more to say. Next time you choke on your water, are you going to blame me too? You're several meters away from me. What could I possibly use to hurt you?"

Upon hearing Jia Dongxu's words, Sha Zhu immediately stood up to support him. As long as it annoyed Xu Damao, Sha Zhu didn't care if he suffered a loss.

“Xu Damao, Dongxu is right. How can you blame Dongxu for this? You were the one who skated all the way here from so far away. He didn’t even say you startled him, that’s already good enough.”

"How can you accuse someone of being the guilty party first? If you say that, you can't poop, are you going to blame others for that?"

"Shazhu, get out of my way. I don't want to argue with you today. I mainly want to ask Jia Dongxu why he made me laugh at you back then."

"Shazhu, all I want to ask you now is: Did you put the lizard in my backpack back then? Did you put a sack over my head at night?"

Hearing Xu Damao's words, Sha Zhu was completely confused. However, Sha Zhu did manage to discern some issues.

"Back then, I had no grudge against you, so why would I bother with you? I couldn't even afford to eat back then, who would do something so pointless? If you hadn't been mocking me every day and even led people to bully my sister, I wouldn't have had the time or inclination to beat you up every day."

"Jia Dongxu, why did you say that Sha Zhu released the four-legged snake when He Daqing ran away? Who was the person who put the sack on me back then? And who was the person who bullied He Yushui? I never bullied He Yushui. Why are you speaking ill of me in front of Sha Zhu?"

"What good does it do you if Sha Zhu and I don't get along? Our Xu family has never offended your Jia family. Why would you do something that harms others and doesn't benefit yourself?"

Upon hearing Xu Damao's words, Sha Zhu acted somewhat strangely. But Sha Zhu wasn't stupid; he naturally understood the reason behind it.

Because Jia Dongxu often spoke ill of Xu Damao in front of him. It was also Jia Dongxu who told him to teach Xu Damao a lesson whenever he had the chance, and that Xu Damao was just asking for it, and that beating him up a few times would fix him.

Jia Dongxu told me all those things back then. I was even beaten up by Xu Fugui several times because of it.

"Brother Dongxu, are you deliberately trying to sow discord between me and Xu Damao? If you hadn't been constantly telling me that Xu Damao is always badmouthing me behind my back and secretly bullying my sister behind my back, I don't think my relationship with Xu Damao would have ended up like this, right?"

Hearing Xu Damao and Sha Zhu's words, Jia Dongxu didn't know how to respond. But Jia Dongxu's expression told Xu Damao and Sha Zhu that Jia Dongxu was the one who did all of this.

"Jia Dongxu, I'll remember this. From now on, we're no longer friends."

After speaking, Sha Zhu turned and left. His eyes, however, held a mixture of hatred and confusion. Sha Zhu didn't understand why the Jia family had schemed against him back then.

It was precisely because of his feud with Xu Damao that he didn't have a very good life during those years. If he had one less enemy, his life would probably be much better than it is now.

Back in the kitchen, Sha Zhu decided to stop associating with Jia. But when he thought of Qin Huairu, he hesitated again.

Seeing that Sha Zhu had left, Xu Damao gritted his teeth and slightly moved his legs.

"Jia Dongxu, the feud between us is now officially over. I will make you understand the consequences of plotting against the Xu family."

After Xu Damao finished speaking, he gritted his teeth and slowly walked out of the steel rolling mill. The way the people around him looked at Jia Dongxu changed.

No one likes a person who sows discord. No one knows if such a person will stab them in the back. This made many people subconsciously keep a certain distance from Jia Dongxu.

Wei Hua never expected that the one who plotted against Sha Zhu and the others was actually Jia Dongxu. But then he thought it made sense; after all, there were only so many people in the courtyard, who else could it be but the Jia family?