Chapter 70 Misfortunes Continue
Zheng Haiyang never expected that he would hear such outrageous rumors about his own family in the water room while he was just patrolling as usual!
What kind of weird fetish is this? What kind of liking for latrines? And what about contagious diseases? What is all this nonsense?!
Zheng Haiyang's face immediately darkened.
He had anticipated that he would be very embarrassed if word got out that he had fallen into the cesspool, but he never expected it to spread so wildly!
Who spread these rumors? To tarnish their family's reputation like this, their intentions are truly sinister!
Unfortunately, the two women who were having a lively discussion had no idea that he was one of the main characters in the rumors. They excitedly called out to Zheng Haiyang, "Oh, Haiyang, you live in this courtyard too, right? Come on, tell us what's going on."
Zheng Haiyang: "..."
Seeing that he didn't react, the older woman urged him a few more times, "Haiyang, is that family really sick? Otherwise, why would they have such strange tastes?"
"Oh dear, could this disease really be contagious? We can't let them continue living in our residential area, otherwise what if they spread the disease to others?"
Zheng Haiyang: "!!!"
Damn it!
This is intolerable!
Zheng Haiyang, who always pretended to be gentle and polite, couldn't help but lose his temper and started arguing with the two older women on the spot.
"You're the one who's sick! Your whole family is sick! You're contagious, your whole family is contagious! I think it's you, this gossipy old woman who spreads rumors and stirs up trouble, who should be kicked out!"
"Hey, what do you mean?! You're really something! I'm just talking to you nicely, why are you swearing at me? Explain yourself, who's the gossip?!"
The woman got angry, rolled up her sleeves, put her hands on her hips, and started yelling.
Another older woman chimed in with displeasure, saying sarcastically, "Oh dear, oh dear, these young people nowadays are really something else! They have no manners at all, yelling at their elders for no reason. Their manners are truly worrying!"
Zheng Haiyang: "..."
Damn, how can those two old women be so fierce!
The woman suddenly remembered something, "Oh, I heard that family's surname is Zheng..." She looked at Zheng Haiyang suspiciously, "Zheng Haiyang, could it be your family? Otherwise, why would you be so excited?!"
Zheng Haiyang's expression changed, and he quickly denied it, "No, it's not my house, how could it be my house?!"
"That's settled then, so why are you getting so worked up? Anyone who didn't know better would think this was your home," the woman said, rolling her eyes.
Zheng Haiyang: "..." Could he say that was his home?
But Zheng Haiyang subconsciously didn't want them to know that they had just been talking about his family.
Therefore, he could only remain silent.
The result was obvious: Zheng Haiyang, a grown man, naturally couldn't win an argument with two women who were always gossiping.
He got sprayed in the face by the two older women and slunk back to the security office.
On the way, seeing no one around, Zheng Haiyang cursed, "Shrew! What a shrew! How can the factory let someone like this work? Sitting in an office? Pah! She's really lowering the standards of the machinery factory!"
It's better to have his younger brother, Haicheng, come work here than to have someone like that in the office. His younger brother is far better than these two gossipy women!
Zheng Haiyang thought indignantly.
What Zheng Haiyang didn't know was that while he was complaining about others, others were also complaining about him.
Those two women were both gossipy. After returning to their workstations, they started talking non-stop, describing Zheng Haiyang as a vulgar, domineering, rude, and clueless fool.
In addition, the previous incident of Aunt Chang being arrested for bribery has gradually caused cracks to appear in the good reputation he has been trying to maintain at the factory.
...
Zheng Haiyang returned to the security department alone with a gloomy face. Along the way, the coworkers he met all gave him strange, indescribable looks.
You don't even need to think to know what they're thinking.
As a result, Zheng Haiyang's mood worsened.
Damn it, who's spreading these lies outside?!
Who is it?!
If he catches him, he'll definitely teach that bastard a lesson!
Zheng Haiyang was unaware that the news had spread not only within the factory but also throughout the surrounding courtyard.
This is the courtyard.
Guan Ailian had just finished chatting with someone and walked through the gate with a smile. She didn't go back to her own home, but went straight to the Zheng family's house in the Second Courtyard.
Standing in front of the Zheng family's door, he shouted at the top of his lungs, "Old Chang, Old Chang, come out for a second, I have something strange to tell you!"
Chang Dafeng was a busybody. Despite Guan Ailian's countless sarcastic remarks, she would immediately dart out of the house as soon as she heard something interesting to hear.
She was still yelling, "What? What's going on? Guan Ailian, don't try to fool me!"
Not only Chang Dafeng, but even Aunt Cao, who was sweeping the floor inside, quickly dropped her broom and darted out, straining her ears to listen.
Seeing that everyone had come out, Aunt Guan first bent over and laughed for a while before straightening up.
"This is kind of funny, oh my, hahahahaha..."
She forced a smile and looked at Chang Dafeng meaningfully, saying, "You know what? There's a rumor going around that there's a family in our compound with some kind of serious illness!"
"What? I haven't heard of anyone in our neighborhood being sick?" Aunt Cao asked first, sounding puzzled.
Chang Dafeng rolled her eyes and pouted, "Guan Bailian, where did you hear all this nonsense? It's not accurate at all!"
"Hey, don't be in such a hurry, let me finish."
Aunt Cao and Chang Dafeng could only listen patiently.
These days are so boring, I can only relieve my boredom by listening to these gossips.
Guan Ailian covered her mouth and laughed for a while before slowly speaking.
"Some people have this peculiar fetish: they don't like anything else, they just love the smell of excrement in a cesspool. If they don't smell it for a day, they'll feel restless; if they don't smell it for two days, they can't stand it. They have to jump into the cesspool and slurp around a few times until they've absorbed the smell before they feel comfortable!"
Guan Ailian chuckled and looked at Chang Dafeng, asking, "Do you think this person is sick?"
Chang Dafeng's face immediately turned dark.
He then pointed at Guan Ailian's nose and cursed, "Which bastard is spreading rumors about our family? He deserves to die a horrible death! You deserve to be struck by lightning and cut into a thousand pieces! All you do is spout nonsense. Aren't you afraid of going to the eighteenth level of hell?"
Aunt Guan wasn't angry. She covered her mouth and chuckled, "Oh, Lao Chang, why are you looking at me like that? I didn't spread this. I just heard it from Cuihua in the next courtyard. I heard that everyone in the area is saying that there's a weirdo living in our courtyard, and they're saying it's your family."
"It's clear that people should accumulate good deeds and avoid doing bad things, otherwise, who knows when retribution will come?"
She still harbors resentment over her family's bicycle being stolen by Zheng Haicheng, that pickpocket. Seeing the Zheng family in trouble, she naturally wants to kick them while they're down.
I wonder who did this, it's so damn satisfying!
Chang Dafeng: "!!!"
Chang Dafeng cursed, "You bastard, you son of a bitch, don't let me find out who you are, or I'll skin you alive!"
She still suspected that it was that old hag Guan Ailian who was spreading rumors outside, causing the rumors to become more and more outrageous.
So he kept swearing, and the swearing became more and more vulgar.
Aunt Guan didn't care at all; she didn't think it was an insult.
After all, she wasn't spreading lies.
Although she did mutter a few words about the Zheng family outside yesterday, everything she said was true, and Guan Ailian did not think she was spreading rumors.
So he felt perfectly at ease watching Chang Dafeng curse for ten minutes straight, and even managed to laugh occasionally.
Chang Dafeng: "!!!"
Has this old white lotus gone mad?
I've been scolding her for ages, and she can still laugh?
Or is it a genuine laugh from the heart?
Chang Dafeng didn't understand, and she expressed that she was very shocked.
Suddenly, Chang Dafeng's body trembled, and he abruptly shut his mouth.
She found out! She found out!
This old white lotus is just like she said herself, she has a special fetish!
The more he scolded her, the happier she became.
The dirtier she cursed, the more satisfied she felt.
That's insane!
This is absolutely insane!
How come I never realized before that this old white lotus was this kind of person?
Chang Dafeng dared not curse anymore, fearing that Guan Bailian would get her pleasure, and then she would be at a loss.
She, Chang Dafeng, never does business at a loss!
The cursing stopped abruptly, and Guan Ailian, a little unaccustomed to the lack of entertainment, asked, "What? Why did you stop cursing?"
"I'm afraid you'll get too excited... oh no, I'm afraid you'll get scared, hehe... hehe..." Chang Dafeng laughed awkwardly.
Cheng Jiajia came home from get off work and started cooking. As soon as she entered the yard, she overheard the two talking about some unusual fetish. She stood behind Aunt Cao and listened for quite a while.
Naturally, they also heard Chang Dafeng cursing.
I saw the enigmatic smile on Aunt Guan's face.
Hearing Chang Dafeng slip up and say something about being "enjoyed," he almost choked on his own saliva.
Is that what she meant?
Right, right?
Guan Ailian didn't understand. She looked around and, seeing that Zheng Haicheng wasn't there, said sarcastically, "Oh, your Haicheng isn't here again? Did he go off to steal somewhere again?"
"He's been wandering around outside all day. Is he up to no good? Old Chang, I'm telling you, you'd better keep an eye on this kid. Otherwise, he might end up in jail."
When she was unhappy, she would seize any opportunity to make this old shrew unhappy as well.
Chang Dafeng immediately retorted, cursing, "Pah! You're the one who steals chickens and dogs, your whole family steals chickens and dogs! My son is perfectly fine, Guan Ailian, you old white lotus, stop talking nonsense!"
Guan Ailian rolled her eyes. "Pah! It's better to go inside!"
Guan Ailian desperately wanted Zheng Haicheng to go in.
Unfortunately, she has no evidence now, so she can only vent her anger by occasionally bothering the Zheng family. It's driving her crazy!
Guan Ailian was about to say something harsh when a wail suddenly came from outside.
Zheng Haihua and Zheng Haiyan ran back crying, one after the other.
"Waaaaah, I don't want to live anymore! Mom, I don't want to live anymore!"
"Waaah, I don't want to go to school anymore! Mom, I don't want to go to school!"
As soon as the two entered the courtyard, they hugged Chang Dafeng tightly and burst into tears.
Chang Dafeng was terrified and kept asking them what had happened.
Through Zheng Haiyang and Zheng Haihua's intermittent narration, everyone learned the whole story.
It turns out that the story had spread throughout the school for some reason, and everyone knew perfectly well that the person who jumped into the latrine was from their family.
Zheng Haiyan and her siblings were ridiculed quite a bit at school today.
When the students saw them, they not only looked at them with disdain, but also covered their mouths and noses and backed away in disgust. No one wanted to talk to someone with the strange habit of jumping into latrines.
As a result, they were both isolated by their classmates.
Zheng Haiyan used to be a prominent figure in her class, but now she has fallen to the point of being isolated and disliked by her classmates.
At her age, she is a young girl with a strong sense of self-esteem and is very sensitive. How could she possibly bear this?
That's why he was so provoked that he ran straight home.
Zheng Haihua's classmates went even further. One classmate even stuffed used toilet paper into his drawer and said with a straight face, "Don't you like the smell?"
Zheng Haihua: "..."
You like it? Your whole family likes this flavor!
Zheng Haihua burst into tears.
He never wants to go to school again!
Guan Ailian hugged her youngest son and daughter tightly, crying loudly, "Those heartless little beasts! My son and daughter are such well-behaved children, how could they bully them! They are inhuman! These wicked children should be sent to be eaten like peanuts, what's the point of keeping them in the world to torment good people?"
Cheng Jiajia's lips twitched. Although she didn't approve of school bullying either, but... Zheng Haiyan and Zheng Haihua were so well-behaved?
How thick of a filter must one be wearing to say something like that?
However, she felt that something was wrong, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it.
It seems that overnight, almost everyone in the Zheng family was upset by this rumor that came from who-knows-where. Everyone became the scum of the earth at their school or factory, the kind that nobody wanted to talk to.
Does that rumor really spread that fast?
There's no internet now, so rumors mainly spread by word of mouth. It would take at least two or three days for a message to spread throughout the surrounding area.
But why did she feel like everyone suddenly knew all about it in one day?
But that was none of her business, and she simply put it out of her mind when she couldn't figure it out.
...
As for Zheng Haicheng, who was suspected by Guan Ailian of petty theft, he is currently enjoying himself immensely.
Zheng Haicheng, carrying a sponge cake in one hand and a White Rabbit candy in the other, hummed a smug tune as he strolled back to the compound.
Today was quite fruitful. I have to say, I really didn't realize that kid was rich.
I'll make a fortune from this job!
Zheng Haicheng specially bought these exquisite foods. Xiaohui will definitely be very happy to see them. If she's happy, she might just agree to date him.
As long as she agrees to date me, her little hands and mouth are all at my beck and call, I can kiss them and touch them however I want.
hey-hey!
Thinking of this, Zheng Haicheng couldn't help but smile with delight.
Suddenly, a familiar voice rang out from behind, "Haicheng?!"
Zheng Haicheng was startled. He took a few quick steps to try and get away, but the people behind him had already caught up.
Zheng Haiyang slapped him on the shoulder in an annoyed tone, "Why are you running away? Didn't you hear me calling you from behind?"
Zheng Haicheng chuckled sheepishly, "Big brother, it's you! I thought it was someone else, you scared me half to death."
What are you carrying in your hand?
Zheng Haiyang frowned as he looked at the thing in his hand.
Zheng Haicheng suddenly put his hands behind his back and hid the things behind his back, and said with a fake smile, "It's nothing, hehe, it's nothing, big brother, these are things I brought for someone else."
Zheng Haiyang looked at him suspiciously, not quite believing it. "Really? You didn't buy it for Bai Xiaohui again, did you?"
"No, where did you get the money?"
These steamed egg cakes and White Rabbit candies aren't cheap.
Even ordinary working-class families would hesitate for a long time before buying these things, let alone Zheng Haicheng, an unemployed young man with no income.
Moreover, ever since Jiang Qiubai exposed Zheng Haicheng for always spending money on Bai Xiaohui, Chang Dafeng stopped giving him money.
Zheng Haicheng didn't have a single penny on him.
Where did he buy these things?
Zheng Haicheng's eyes flickered, and he said impatiently, "Brother, didn't I already say this is for someone else? You know Mom isn't giving me money anymore, where am I supposed to get the money?"
In the end, Zheng Haicheng was truly full of resentment.
If Jiang Qiubai hadn't been so talkative, he could have squeezed money out of his mother and bought Xiaohui even more nice things.
Maybe she'll be so happy that she'll actually agree?
It's all Jiang Qiubai's fault! She ruined me!
Although Zheng Haiyang still had some doubts, he thought that Zheng Haicheng really had no money and no source of income, so he could only trust him for the time being.
So he said, "Alright, just remember not to be a fool and take advantage of others in the future."
Just then, several fierce-looking, burly men suddenly appeared and blocked the road.
Zheng Haiyang was startled; these people didn't look like people to be trifled with.
So he cautiously asked with a forced smile, "Brothers, what's going on here...?"
I haven’t offended them, so why would they suddenly block my way?
He didn't notice Zheng Haicheng's guilty expression beside him.
The burly man with the scarred face stared at them for a while, especially at Zheng Haicheng, before sneering, "So it's you? You dare to bully our boss's son? You're asking for death, aren't you?"
Before the two could react, he waved his hand and shouted, "Brothers, get them! Let's teach these two a lesson and show them that they're not to be messed with!"
Zheng Haicheng's face gradually turned pale.
Seeing several fierce-looking men gradually approaching, Zheng Haiyang's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly explained.
"Brother, brother, isn't there some misunderstanding? We've never bullied anyone, have you come to the wrong person?"
Those burly men were no pushovers; they wouldn't listen to his explanations, especially since he was already convinced they were the people he was looking for.
Several people rushed forward.
He kicked the Zheng brothers hard.
Then came the punching and kicking.
These people were all trained fighters, and their martial arts skills were not weak. The two brothers were quickly beaten until they covered their heads and begged for mercy.
A piercing scream and several broken pleas for mercy echoed from the alley.
"Ah! Help!"
"Big brother, big brother, I was wrong, I'll never do it again! Waaah!"
...
In the courtyard of a bungalow in the south of the city.
Two middle-aged people were having a drink together.
"So, are you satisfied with the result?"
"Of course, it's truly gratifying!"
"As you can see, God does have eyes. Bad people will always get what they deserve. Don't you think so, Lao Wang?"
The bald man, Director Niu, who had lost his testicles, picked up his wine glass and clinked it against Director Wang's—or rather, Wang Sanqiang, who was now an ordinary worker in the workshop.
"Come on, let's have another one! Today is a great day, let's drink to our hearts' content!"
"Alright, alright, let's drink until we drop!"
The two old men both revealed a sly smile.
"Gaga gaga gaga"
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