Everyone in the compound was quite surprised to see that Sha Zhu had actually been beaten up today. This was the first time in so many years. Even though Xu Damao was doing it because of Qin Jingru, it still surprised everyone.
In everyone's eyes, Xu Damao was always going to get beaten up by Sha Zhu, and Xu Damao could only resort to underhanded tricks in private. No one expected him to actually stand up for himself today.
Everyone present could tell that Sha Zhu's last words were just an attempt to save face for himself.
What Sha Zhu did today really made everyone in the compound look down on him. Not to mention others, even Zhou Lili looked at Sha Zhu with a face full of anger.
If it weren't for the fact that everyone in the compound was still there, Zhou Lili would have argued with Sha Zhu on the spot if she had given him some face.
Even though they didn't start arguing, Zhou Lili didn't give him a friendly look, staring coldly at Sha Zhu.
Sha Zhu felt a little uneasy under their gaze, so he simply lowered his head and deliberately looked in another direction.
Just as everyone in the compound was expressing their contempt for Sha Zhu, a voice suddenly came from the front yard, and the voices all sounded quite familiar.
When the people in the compound heard this sound, they were all somewhat startled.
The voice was none other than Jia Zhangshi, who had just come out of the hospital.
Originally, Jia Zhangshi was extremely happy in the hospital. Even though she had lost an arm, she didn't care much, because she had food, drink, and people to take care of her.
If it weren't for the factory seeing that Jia Zhangshi had already recovered and it was inappropriate for her to stay in the hospital, they would have kicked her out.
Jia Zhangshi thought she could retire in the hospital, but the factory gave her several ultimatums before she was allowed to leave.
The steel mill warned Jia Zhangshi that if she continued to stay in the hospital and refuse to go to work, she would be fired. Only then did Jia Zhangshi reluctantly stay in the hospital until the evening of the last day before finally leaving.
When everyone in the compound recognized Jia Zhangshi's voice, they all frowned. There wasn't a single person in the compound who was fond of Jia Zhangshi.
Many people even felt that it was really nice to have a quiet and peaceful place without Jia Zhangshi's large courtyard.
With so many households living in the compound, not to mention outsiders, even Qin Huairu didn't welcome Jia Zhangshi back. She'd rather Jia Zhangshi rot outside.
Qin Huairu had just heard the news of Qin Jingru's pregnancy, so she was quietly chatting with Qin Jingru.
Just then, Qin Huairu heard Jia Zhangshi's voice, and Qin Huairu instinctively trembled.
Qin Huairu's reaction to Jia Zhangshi was so strong that he felt a jolt just hearing her voice.
Just as everyone was getting impatient, Jia Zhangshi stepped into the central courtyard. As soon as she saw that everyone from the main courtyard was in the central courtyard, Jia Zhangshi immediately became happy.
"oops!"
"So you're all here! I thought you'd all disappeared!"
"Are you all here waiting for me to come back?" Jia Zhangshi asked, somewhat presumptuously.
Upon hearing Jia Zhangshi's words, everyone in the courtyard turned pale. No one in the courtyard could possibly welcome Jia Zhangshi back.
As soon as Madam Jia finished speaking, the entire courtyard fell into complete silence. You could hear a pin drop, let alone a voice.
Finally, Qin Huairu stepped forward, feigning concern, and asked, "Mom, you've been discharged from the hospital? Why didn't you tell me you were coming out?"
When Jia Zhangshi heard Qin Huairu ask this question, she said irritably, "What nonsense are you talking about! I don't want to be discharged at all. If someone hadn't forced me, I would still be staying in the hospital!"
"It's all those two little bastards' fault! They even said they'd throw me out if I didn't come out!" Jia Zhangshi said, cursing.
"hehe......"
"Anyway, it's good that you're all better and can be discharged. After staying in the hospital for such a long time, you should be almost recovered! As for the remaining little bit, we can just let you rest and recover slowly!"
Qin Huai asked with concern.
Jia Zhangshi curled her lip and said, "They're all back now, what's the point of raising another one! They eat and drink well every day in the hospital, what can they possibly eat when they come back!"
Qin Huairu didn't expect Jia Zhangshi to say that so directly. Her family's life was definitely incomparable to that of the hospital cafeteria.
However, Qin Huairu still managed a forced smile and said, "Let's go home first! I'll get you something to eat!"
As a result, Madam Jia waved her hand and said, "No rush, no rush!"
"Now I want to ask, are you all here to welcome me?" Jia Zhangshi asked Qin Huairu happily.
Qin Huairu was speechless. Her former mother-in-law really didn't know what was good for her! Didn't she realize that with her own character, who in the compound would welcome her back?
Madam Jia didn't even consider that, even if all the people in the compound were willing, not a single one would welcome her back.
However, Qin Huairu still whispered a few words to Jia Zhangshi to explain that today's events were not to welcome her, but rather to deal with the fight between Xu Damao and Shazhu in the courtyard.
After understanding what had happened, Jia Zhangshi couldn't help but look at Sha Zhu. Even after seeing it, Jia Zhangshi felt that what Sha Zhu had done was a bit immoral.
Jia Zhangshi felt she couldn't bring herself to spread such baseless rumors; it would be too embarrassing if it escalated.
Qin Huairu said somewhat helplessly, "Mom, what's the point of welcoming you! Who among us would agree to you coming back!"
"Not to mention welcoming you back!"
As she said this, Qin Huairu suddenly remembered something and asked Jia Zhangshi, "Mom, wait a minute! Aren't you living at Wang San's house?"
"Why did you suddenly come back here?" Qin Huai asked, puzzled.
Madam Jia rolled her eyes at Qin Huairu and said irritably, "What's wrong with me coming back? Can't I come back?"
"Besides, can't I come back to visit?" Jia Zhangshi said matter-of-factly.
Qin Huairu nodded and said, "Of course you can. Aren't you going back later?"
"Go back? We'll talk about it later!"
"Go back and cook for me right now. I haven't even had dinner at the hospital since I left. Let me see what's going on here!" Jia Zhangshi didn't want to listen to Qin Huairu talking, so she simply sent Qin Huairu to cook.
Qin Huairu nodded helplessly and said, "Okay, I'll go cook for you!"
"Go on, go on, I'll stay here for a while! I'll see what's going on in this courtyard and I'll take care of it for you!" Jia Zhangshi said shamelessly.
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