Courtyard House: Starting as an engineer, crushing a yard full of poultry

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“Rain, I am your brother after all. How could I possibly harm you? Just let me explain. If you don’t listen, then let me ask you, why did you go to Li Xiangdong’s house so early in the morning? Did Li Xiangdong say something to you again?”

He Yuzhu asked anxiously.

Upon hearing this, He Yushui immediately flew into a rage and shoved the door open.

Startled, He Yuzhu stumbled and fell to the ground.

“He Yuzhu, I’ve made myself perfectly clear to you. We have nothing to do with each other now. From now on, I’ll go my own way, and you go yours. Let’s pretend we don’t know each other. Don’t come looking for me, and I won’t come looking for you either.”

He Yushui said angrily.

“He Yushui, don’t be ungrateful. That Li Xiangdong is no good. Did he say something to you again? You should know that we are blood-related siblings.”

He Yuzhu calmly played the family card.

"Blood is thicker than water? When you gave the food to Widow Qin, why didn't you think of us as blood-related siblings? When things got tough, why didn't you think of me as your sibling? Now you're starting to act like a rogue and spout such nonsense."

He Yushui was also furious.

If He Yuzhu had just come to talk about what happened yesterday, it wouldn't have mattered, and I wouldn't have gotten so angry.

But He Yuzhu actually started slandering Dong Ge. Dong Ge is such a good person. Dong Ge and Sister Li are people who have truly helped him.

And they helped twice.

In this courtyard house, He Yushui had never seen a neighbor who would help others like this without asking for anything in return.

He Yushui would not allow anyone to slander good people like Li Xiangdong and Yu Li.

The argument between He Yushui and He Yuzhu was so loud that the neighbors in the courtyard all peeked out, ready to watch the drama unfold.

“That’s the kind of atmosphere in our courtyard. If Sister Qin’s family is having difficulties, what’s wrong with me lending a hand? It’s not like you’re starving at home. You always have something to eat.”

He Yuzhu said guiltily.

"Yes, He Yuzhu, you're such a good person. You like to help Widow Qin, and Widow Qin is happy to wash your clothes, right? Why don't you two get married right away? People would laugh at you if you were out in the public eye."

"To say such shameless things here is truly disgusting."

He Yushui completely tore away the fig leaf that He Yu lived in within the courtyard.

They even burned it all.

This enraged He Yuzhu, who slapped him across the face.

He Yushui was so frightened that she closed her eyes tightly, not knowing what to do.

However, at that moment, He Yushui felt as if something was blocking her way.

He Yuzhu's slap was delayed for a long time.

He Yushui cautiously opened her eyes, and there in front of her was Li Xiangdong.

"Shazhu, is this the kind of role model you should be as an older brother? What? Did your own sister say anything that was a lie? Or has your fragile heart been deeply hurt?"

"After being a simp for so many years, are you really incapable of standing up? A man's hands are for protecting his family, not for beating up his own sister."

As Li Xiangdong spoke, he kicked He Yuzhu to the ground.

"That's right, Dong-ge is absolutely right. He Yuzhu, you're not even human. You even tried to hit your own sister. How could you be so heartless? They say blood is thicker than water. Look at you, do you even deserve to be called a brother?"

Yan Jiefang retorted sarcastically.

"I see that's just his character. He neglects his own sister for the sake of a widow, and he's here spouting high-sounding principles. When he can't win an argument, he resorts to violence. Weren't you very arrogant before? Why don't you dare fight with Brother Dong now?"

Yan Jiecheng quickly echoed this sentiment.

The two sons of the Yan family who had a conflict with He Yuzhu in the courtyard earlier were remembered.

He was thinking of finding an opportunity to get revenge on He Yuzhu in the future, but he didn't expect the retribution to come so quickly.

He Yuzhu stood arrogantly in front of his two brothers, spouting wild words and even wanting to beat them up.

Now look what happened, Li Xiangdong kicked He Yuzhu to the ground (no way), and it looks like the kick was pretty hard.

They might not be able to beat each other in a fight, but verbal taunts were their forte.

How could I not say something at this time?

"Li, Li Xiangdong, you're a leader at the factory, and I don't dare to mess with you. But why are you meddling in other people's family affairs in this courtyard?"

"Didn't you just say that no one in the courtyard is responsible for anything? What? Are you going to break that rule yourself?"

He Yuzhu rubbed the spot where he had been kicked, panting heavily as he spoke.

In terms of physical strength, He Yuzhu knew very well that he was no match for Li Xiangdong.

As the saying goes, you should pick the softest persimmon to squeeze. Since you can't beat them with a fight, you should try to reason with them.

"Fine, if you want to reason with me, then I can reason with you. I'll ask you, what is your relationship with He Yushui now?"

A hint of ferocity flashed in Li Xiangdong's eyes.

Chapter 204 A Disgrace

"Is there even a need to ask? He Yushui and I have been like siblings for many years. What happens between us is our own family matter. It's none of your business how I, as an outsider, can interfere. How I handle my own family affairs is my business. What does it have to do with you?"

He Yuzhu spoke in a very firm tone.

"If I heard correctly, He Yushui just said during your argument that she was severing her sibling relationship with you and that you would go your separate ways from now on. Or let He Yushui say it again."

Li Xiangdong spoke calmly.

“He Yuzhu, I’ve already told you, there’s nothing between us. You tried to hit me, and Dong Ge stopped you; that was an act of heroism. You’re trying to hurt me on purpose.”

He Yushui said angrily.

"Oh my, she only has one younger sister left, and now she's being looked down upon. It's really outrageous that she's managed to get to this point. This is the coldest joke of the year."

Yan Jiefang continued, adding insult to injury.

"Who says otherwise? It's truly shameful for a family to have fallen into such a state. If people knew that the older brother was like this, they would find it utterly despicable! You'd better get out of the courtyard house and stop bringing shame to our family."

Seeing his brother's sarcastic remarks, Yan Jiecheng quickly echoed him. 490

Li Xiangdong ignored the two Yan brothers. At this time, it was a good thing for him that someone came out to continue mocking him.

"Oh, did you hear that, He Yuzhu? Your sister has severed ties with you. I want to ask you what you were thinking when you hit someone just now? I kicked you just now to prevent things from getting out of control, understand?"

Li Xiangdong sneered.

"That's my own business, what does it have to do with you? Don't take advantage of your knowledge to spout these incomprehensible words."

He Yuzhu quickly retorted.

"Alright then, He Yushui, go outside and find the inspection team now. Tell them that He Yuzhu harassed you early this morning and tried to beat you up, but I stopped him. Let them handle this matter!"

Li Xiangdong didn't know whether to praise He Yuzhu or criticize him.

You could say He Yuzhu is really stupid, but he still knows how to use past events to put himself in a bad light.

You could say he wasn't stupid, but he dug such an obvious trap and rushed straight into it without even thinking.

"No, no, no (cgcb), I was wrong, I was wrong, okay? I apologize to He Yushui, it was my fault just now."

Upon hearing Li Xiangdong's words, He Yuzhu immediately sensed something was terribly wrong. What if the inspection team really came?

Then I'd be in deep trouble, and I didn't want to make things too big of a mess.

It was originally a very small matter, but it was blown out of proportion, which did nothing good for me.

I might as well just give in.

"Now you know how to apologize, now you know how to back down. Where's the attitude you had when you were about to hit someone? Show it again! I really don't want to get involved in your own affairs, but since you hit someone just now, I'll intervene."

“You can also tell the inspectors the truth and let them figure out who is right and who is wrong. I like to handle things fairly the most.”

Li Xiangdong said dismissively.

"Brother Dong, you did the right thing by kicking me. It was my fault. I'll apologize to He Yushui right now. Can we please not make this a big deal?"

He Yuzhu said guiltily.

"No way, you have to make sure they understand how hard I kicked you, what kind of injuries you have, and it would be best if they went to the hospital so they could extort some money from me. Besides, what's the point of saying all this in front of me? If you want to talk, go talk to He Yushui."

Li Xiangdong waved his hand, as if shooing away a stray dog, and looked at He Yuzhu.

Li Xiangdong knew perfectly well that He Yuzhu would never dare to say anything more outrageous, no matter how much he said it.

He Yuzhu didn't dare to entertain even the slightest thought.

Unless He Yuzhu broke his bones from being kicked by me just now, there's no way to reason about this matter anywhere.

He Yuzhu couldn't gain the slightest advantage and in the end, he still had to apologize and obediently admit his mistake.

Upon hearing Li Xiangdong's words, He Yuzhu scrambled to his feet and ran to He Yushui.

"Girl, I was wrong today, please forgive me. I was just blinded by anger."

He Yuzhu quickly said.

"If Brother Dong hadn't come out just now, would I have gotten slapped by you for nothing? You talk a lot about morality, but all you really want to do is beat me up, right?"

He Yushui said angrily.

"No, no, it's all my fault, it's all my fault. What do you want to do to forgive me? Tell me."

He Yuzhu said anxiously.