Jia Dongxu held the hot water cup, tears streaming down his face.
"Master's wife, please help me talk to Master. I was really framed! Please ask Master to forgive me. I will definitely take good care of you in the future."
Yi Zhonghai's wife had a complicated look in her eyes. Her husband had told her everything about Jia Dongxu when he came back.
She was furious at the time, unable to understand how the child she had raised as half a son had gradually turned into such a strange person.
Seeing Jia Dongxu's pitiful expression and his constant pleas for forgiveness, she softened.
But she didn't know whether she should trust Jia Dongxu again.
Xu Damao was somewhat annoyed after failing to impress Yi Zhonghai's wife. However, seeing Jia Dongxu's disheveled appearance, he felt much better.
At this moment, Yan Bugui approached the door and spoke to Yi Zhonghai, who was sitting inside: "Old Yi, it's freezing cold. Although we don't know what Jia Dongxu did wrong, it would be difficult for our institute to explain if something really happened."
He knows the mistakes he made.
Yi Zhonghai snorted, "I didn't make him kneel. He came here on his own and insisted on kneeling here."
"Yan Bugui, don't try to intimidate me with your accusations. I've already used those tricks on you. If you're so capable, why don't you persuade Jia Dongxu to leave? What are you trying to prove with me!"
Yi Zhonghai showed Yan Bugui no respect whatsoever; he could not forget the ridicule and humiliation he suffered at Yan Bugui's doorstep on his way home from get off work.
"Hey, Lao Yi, what are you saying?"
Yan Bugui was speechless after being rebuked by Yi Zhonghai, and could only turn to look at Wang Dabao, Liu Haizhong and others.
Upon hearing Yi Zhonghai's angry words, Jia Dongxu hurriedly kowtowed again, admitting his mistake: "Master, I know I was wrong. Even if someone forced me, I shouldn't have spoken ill of you. I swear I will never do it again."
The neighbors who had gathered around were in an uproar upon hearing this.
Sha Zhu's eyes widened: "You, Jia Dongxu! I always thought you were a sly devil, but I never imagined you'd do something like this! You're betraying your master and ancestors! You're betraying your master and ancestors!!!"
"Jia Dongxu, how could I live in the same courtyard as a piece of trash like you? I feel ashamed to even step outside."
Xu Damao spat on the ground.
When it comes to kicking someone when they're down, Xu Damao and Sha Zhu are surprisingly in agreement.
Facing Jia Dongxu, the two would not hesitate for a moment, only regretting that they did not have stones in their hands, and that Jia Dongxu was not at the bottom of the well, otherwise they would have given him a few blows from above.
Jia Dongxu was so angry he felt like he was going to vomit blood. "I came here to apologize, what business is it of yours? You're all here pretending to care about the situation, are you bored?!"
"Although I don't know exactly what happened, I can glean some information from Jia Dongxu's words."
Liu Haizhong walked out of the crowd with his hands behind his back. "Our courtyard is all about rules and morality. Jia Dongxu has done something so heinous that he has completely disgraced our courtyard."
“However, considering his sincere repentance, Yi Zhonghai, shouldn’t you say something and not let him just kneel there?”
Liu Haizhong, watching Yi Zhonghai's composed demeanor from outside, had long been fed up with it. "He's not even the big boss anymore, so why is he still acting like such a big shot?"
Isn't it shameful to make your own apprentice kneel in front of the door?!
If word gets out, it'll become the talk of the town for the New Year.
When Jia Dongxu saw Liu Haizhong pleading for him, he hurriedly cried out, "Master, I will never dare to do it again. Please give me another chance."
Unfortunately, little did he know that Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong had just clashed at Yan Bugui's doorstep.
This, combined with her crying out, put her right in the line of fire for Yi Zhonghai.
"Jia Dongxu, get out of here and stop crying and wailing in front of my house."
Yi Zhonghai stood up, leaning on the table, and slammed the teacup on the ground. "Liu Haizhong is good to you, right? Then you can become his disciple tomorrow. Anyway, our master-disciple relationship is over. You can always switch to another sect."
"Don't worry, I won't say a word!!!"
Jia Dongxu, with tears still on his face, was stunned.
What's going on? It seems Yi Zhonghai isn't taking his anger out on me at all.
Only Wang Dabao understood what was going on. Anyone would feel bad if their dog, which they had carefully raised for over a decade, bit them in return.
Moreover, Jia Dongxu was the person Yi Zhonghai and his wife had groomed to take care of them in their old age.
Yi Zhonghai has helped and assisted the Jia family for so many years. Even if he didn't do anything special, he certainly put in a lot of effort. Now that he has ended up like this, how can he not feel bitter?
Wang Dabao was pondering whether he should help Jia Dongxu with this matter.
In any case, a rift has already formed between Yi Zhonghai and his apprentice Jia Dongxu. Even if I try to mediate, I doubt that Yi Zhonghai, if he's not stupid, will treat the Jia family with all his heart in the future.
Because of my appearance, I never expected that Jia Dongxu would live so long.
Judging from the fact that the time is almost up, it might as well let him hold Yi Zhonghai back a little longer.
With that thought in mind, Wang Dabao stepped into the house.
Approaching Yi Zhonghai, she whispered, "Old Yi, I know that Jia Dongxu must have committed an unforgivable crime, otherwise you wouldn't have treated him like this. But you've always been a kind and generous elder in our courtyard. In this freezing weather, look at his small frame. If someone were to die, our courtyard's reputation would be ruined."
“No matter how wrong he is, he has followed you for so many years and called you master for so many years. Master is like a father. A disciple is like a sapling. If it grows crooked, you can prune it and straighten it. You can’t just cut it down.”
"On the other hand, if you give up on him now, all the effort you've put into nurturing him will be wasted!!!"
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