My happy life in a courtyard house with triplets.

Chapter 254: Jia Zhangshi Incurs Public Angry

Not long after, neighbors came to the pond to fetch water. As soon as they got close, they smelled a pungent stench and saw dirty pants soaking in the pond. They immediately complained, "Who is so inconsiderate? Throwing soiled pants in the pond, how are others supposed to use the water?"

Just then, Jia Zhangshi walked over, and the neighbors immediately turned to look at her. The third aunt frowned and questioned, "Jia Zhangshi, don't you have any sense of public decency? Your son threw his dirty pants directly into the public water tank! How are we supposed to use the water?"

The others echoed her sentiments, urging her to take her pants away quickly. But Jia Zhangshi acted like a rogue, stubbornly shouting, "This is how my house is! If you don't like it, don't get water here! This is a public place; I can use it however I want!"

Enraged by her words, the crowd immediately began hurling insults at her, threatening to throw the pants away if she didn't take them. Seeing this, Jia Zhangshi became even more arrogant: "Who dares to touch them? Whoever dares to touch these pants, I'll shove shit in their mouth!"

Upon hearing this, everyone was so frightened that they took a few steps back. Seeing that she had intimidated everyone, Jia Zhangshi's gloom from the day dissipated considerably. She proudly proclaimed, "Now you know how powerful I am, right? Let's see if you still dare to be so arrogant!"

Just as everyone was at their wits' end, Liu Guangtian suddenly grabbed a bamboo pole, scooped up the dirty trousers from the pool, and threw them straight onto the roof of the Jia family's house. The trousers landed squarely on the roof. The neighbors burst into laughter at the sight.

When Jia Zhangshi recognized Liu Guangtian, she was so angry that she cursed loudly, "Liu Guangtian, you little bastard, how dare you mess with me! Take your pants down right now!" But Liu Guangtian had already run away with the bamboo pole and disappeared.

When Second Aunt heard Jia Zhangshi call her son a little bastard, she immediately became displeased and rushed forward, shouting, "Jia Zhangshi, you old hag, who are you calling a bastard?"

Madam Jia was furious: "So what if I curse your Liu Guangtian? He threw my son's pants on the roof, and I can't even curse him?" The second aunt, hands on her hips, retorted: "My son was acting on behalf of Heaven! You did something disgusting to everyone, so you deserve this punishment!"

Everyone in the courtyard instantly sided with Second Aunt. Seeing this, Jia Zhangshi's eyes turned red, and she charged at Second Aunt with all her might like a wild boar. Everyone was startled, and Second Aunt was especially stunned by the sudden attack. She was knocked flat on her back and fell to the ground, clutching her stomach and groaning in pain.

When Liu Haizhong saw his wife being hit, he rushed over and helped her up, anxiously calling out, "Wife, how are you?" Seeing her husband, the second aunt cried out, "Old Liu, that old hag Jia Zhangshi, how dare she hit me!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Haizhong's anger flared instantly. He stepped forward and grabbed Jia Zhangshi's arm, shouting, "Jia Zhangshi, what do you think you're doing?" Grabbed, Jia Zhangshi immediately unleashed her Nine Yin White Bone Claw, aiming for Liu Haizhong's face, leaving several bloody welts. Liu Haizhong, burning with pain and rage, raised his hand and slapped Jia Zhangshi across the face, the crisp sound echoing in the courtyard.

Jia Zhangshi was stunned by the slap. After a few seconds of blankness, she sat down on the ground and burst into tears, crying and shouting, "Old Jia, come quick! Your wife has been bullied to death! Liu Haizhong and his family bullied me, and they even bullied your paralyzed son! Please, take them all away!"

Seeing her spewing curses full of feudal superstition, Liu Haizhong's face darkened, and he angrily said, "Jia Zhangshi, if you dare to promote feudal superstition here again, believe me, I'll report you to the neighborhood committee and have you arrested!"

Ignoring everything else, Jia Zhangshi lay down on the ground, gripping Liu Haizhong's thigh tightly and refusing to let go, yelling, "Just kill me! Kill me already! My daughter and I are doomed anyway!"

This shameless act left Liu Haizhong at a loss, and he could only hurriedly say, "Alright, alright, Jia Zhangshi, I won't argue with you anymore, just let go!"

Madam Jia Zhang, however, remained relentless: "I won't let go! You tell your son to pull my son's pants down!" Helpless, Liu Haizhong could only call out towards the outside of the courtyard: "Guangtian, come here!"

Liu Guangtian dawdled over, used a bamboo pole to hook the dirty pants off the roof. Seeing the pants were down, Jia Zhangshi finally released Liu Haizhong's thighs, stopped crying and grumbling, and grumbled as she picked up a basin of water and began washing the dirty pants.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that she had finally stopped making a scene. No one knew that Madam Jia had already given in her heart—she knew very well that with Yi Zhonghai's downfall and imprisonment, no one would support her anymore. In the courtyard now, everyone dared to ride roughshod over her Jia family. Outnumbered, she dared not be too presumptuous. She could only use her tantrum as a way to back down and obediently admit defeat.

The farce at the Intermediate Court made everyone in the courtyard realize the current state of the Jia family—without Yi Zhonghai as their backer, Jia Zhangshi was no longer someone they couldn't afford to offend.

Everyone saw Liu Haizhong slap Jia Zhangshi, and she could only look on in helpless rage; they all understood perfectly well what was going on.

On the He family's side, Qin Huairu saw everything. The slap Liu Haizhong gave her felt incredibly good. If she wasn't afraid of being seen, she would have clapped and cheered.

After everyone left the central courtyard and returned to their homes, they were all discussing Jia Zhangshi's lack of public morality and her careless throwing away of her dirty trousers. The courtyard was filled with contempt, resentment, and ridicule, and no one sympathized with the Jia family.

Zhang Lei's family didn't hear the commotion in the middle courtyard at all. He was being stared at by Ye Shuqi and Ye Shuhua with murderous eyes, and he hurriedly begged for mercy: "Shuqi, Shuhua, I really didn't mean to do it today."

Ye Shuhua frowned and questioned, "Honey, didn't you say we'd each get our marriage certificates on a separate day? How come you, Lou Xiao'e, and Ding Qiunan all got them today, but my second sister and I haven't gotten them yet?"

Zhang Lei hurriedly explained, "Shuhua, listen to me, today was truly an accident. Don't worry, tomorrow, I'll take you two to get your marriage certificate, okay?"

But Ye Shuqi and Ye Shuhua wouldn't listen. During the standoff, Ye Shuqin stepped in to smooth things over: "Alright, you two, what difference does it make if it's a day earlier or later? When has the head of the household ever treated you like outsiders?"

After hearing Ye Shuqin's words, the two finally let Zhang Lei off the hook, but they were determined to ask for leave the next day to get their marriage certificate, otherwise they would feel that it was not proper.

Seeing that the two had calmed down, Zhang Lei quickly comforted them, "Don't worry, don't worry, I will definitely get our marriage certificate with you tomorrow, and then our family will celebrate together."

Ye Shuqi looked at him and said seriously, "Honey, you can't break your promise anymore."

Zhang Lei immediately swore to the light, "Don't worry, I keep my word." It took him a while to finally appease Ye Shuqi and Ye Shuhua.

The family of five sat down to eat. Zhang Lei looked at Lou Xiao'e and asked doubtfully, "Xiao'e, are you really okay not going home?"

Lou Xiao'e nodded: "It's okay, I asked a good friend to cover for me, and I said I was staying at her house. Our two families are old friends, we know each other, my dad won't suspect anything."

Zhang Lei replied, "Alright then, you can stay one more night tonight, and I'll go home with you tomorrow to explain things clearly."

Lou Xiao'e thought for a moment, then nodded in agreement: "Alright then."