Siheyuan: Sap is the last word

Chapter 1076: Forced to a dead end

"Yudong, you know, Auntie is a straightforward person, and her words are sometimes harsh, but she doesn't have any bad intentions." The third uncle continued to persuade, "How about this, you apologize to Auntie, and this matter will be over, how about that?" He Yudong's face changed, he knew that Auntie was pushing him into a desperate situation.

He Yudong sneered: "I apologize to her? Why should I apologize to her? She slandered me first, and I still have to apologize to her? Uncle, I can hear your calculations from next door!"

A trace of embarrassment flashed across the Third Uncle's face, but he soon regained his smile: "Yudong, look at you, you misunderstood, misunderstood. Third Uncle is doing this for your own good, right? Think about it, you are a young man, and if you have a falling out with an old lady, it will be inconvenient for you to live in the hospital in the future."

"Don't worry about whether it's convenient for me or not." He Yudong waved his hand impatiently, "If you have nothing to do, please go back. I have something else to do."

"Hey, Yudong..." The third uncle wanted to say something, but He Yudong closed the door.

"Bah! You old man, you're full of bad intentions!" He Yudong spat at the door. He knew that the third uncle was here to make peace on the surface, but in fact he was here to test his bottom line. The first aunt must have informed him and wanted to see what he had to rely on to dare to challenge them.

In the next few days, the courtyard was unusually quiet, like the calm before the storm. He Yudong knew that this was only temporary, and the aunt must be holding back some big move. He was not idle either. Every day, besides going to work at the steel mill, he would study the things he took out from the space at home.

He discovered this space after he crossed over. It was filled with all kinds of things, including food, clothing, daily necessities, and even weapons! If it weren't for this space, he would have starved to death on the street.

That night, He Yudong was studying a dagger he had taken out of the space in his room when he suddenly heard a noise coming from outside. He walked to the door, opened it a crack, and saw an old lady leading a group of people towards his house aggressively.

"He Yudong! Come out here!" The roar of an old lady echoed in the night sky.

He Yudong sneered, it seemed that the show was about to begin. He opened the door and walked out.

"Auntie, it's so late, what are you doing?" He Yudong asked in a nonchalant manner.

"Stop pretending!" The old lady pointed at He Yudong's nose and cursed, "You are a profiteer, and you even dared to hide a murder weapon! Today I will expose your true face!"

He Yudong looked at the group of people behind the aunt, including the second uncle Liu Haizhong, the third uncle Yan Bugui, and a few neighbors who usually had a good relationship with the aunt. It seemed that the old woman was preparing to publicly criticize her.

"Murder weapon? What murder weapon?" He Yudong asked in a puzzled manner.

"Stop pretending! I saw everything!" The old lady pointed at He Yudong's house and said, "You have a gun hidden in your room! I'm going to take you to the police station today!"

He Yudong was shocked. How did this old woman know there was a gun in his room? Did she install a bug in his room?

He tried to remain calm and said, "Auntie, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want. There's no gun in my room. Did you see it wrong?"

"Did I see it wrong? I saw it with my own eyes, how could I be wrong?" The lady said confidently, "Do you dare to let us go in and search?"

He Yudong hesitated for a moment. He knew that if he refused the search, the aunt would definitely be more suspicious of him.

"Okay, since you insist on searching, then let's search." He Yudong opened the door pretending to be generous.

A middle-aged woman and a group of people rushed into He Yudong's house and began to search through all the drawers and cabinets.

He Yudong stood at the door, watching all this coldly, wondering what to do next.

The auntie's move was really cruel. She directly accused him of concealing a murder weapon. If she really found the gun, he would never be able to clear himself even if he jumped into the Yellow River.

At this moment, a sharp voice suddenly sounded:

"Found it! Here!"

He Yudong's heart sank suddenly...

He Yudong looked at the figure of the old lady going away and spat, "Old hag, I'll take care of you sooner or later!" He turned back to the house and locked the door, but did not pull out a pistol like in the previous article. After traveling through time for a few days, he had figured out the details of this courtyard. Each one was more cunning and calculating than the other. If he really used a gun, he was afraid that he would be in trouble.

He pulled out a pack of crumpled cigarettes from his pocket, lit one, and took a deep puff. The smell of nicotine calmed him down a little. The original owner of this body was also called He Yudong, an honest and hardworking canteen chef in a steel mill. Unfortunately, he married an uneasy wife, Qin Huairu, and had three hungry children and a vampire-like mother-in-law. The whole family squeezed him to the point where he was left with only one breath.

After He Yudong traveled through time, the first thing he did was to divorce Qin Huairu. Are you kidding? Why should I raise someone else's wife and children? He is not the wimp that the original owner was. When they divorced, Qin Huairu cried and said that she couldn't live anymore. Jia Zhang even threw a tantrum and cursed He Yudong for a bad death. But He Yudong was not moved at all. He had seen through the tricks of the mother and daughter a long time ago. He was not moved by any soft or hard tactics. In the end, the court ruled for divorce, and the three children were raised by Qin Huairu, and He Yudong paid a certain amount of child support every month.

After getting rid of the vampire family, He Yudong's life was finally a little more peaceful. But there was a bigger trouble in this courtyard - a big aunt. This old woman pretended to be kind all day long, but in fact she was a scheming control freak. She liked to meddle in other people's business, especially He Yudong's business.

"This life is so fucking frustrating!" He Yudong took a deep puff of his cigarette, threw the cigarette butt on the ground and crushed it with his foot. He had to think of a way to completely get rid of the entanglement of the old lady.

Just as he was thinking, there was a knock on the door. "Who is it?" He Yudong asked impatiently.

"Yudong, it's me, an aunt." The unique shrill voice of an aunt came from outside the door.

He Yudong sneered. This old woman is really haunting. He opened the door and looked at the old lady with an unwelcome look: "What's the matter?"

The auntie had a fake smile on her face: "Yudong, I was wrong about what happened just now. I apologize to you."

"Apologize?" He Yudong raised his eyebrows. "What are you talking about?"

"Mom was confused for a moment and believed the slander and wronged you." Auntie said, squeezing out a few tears, "Please forgive me."

He Yudong felt sick. It was a pity that this old woman's acting skills were not good enough for her to act. He said with a fake smile, "Auntie, you acted well, but I just don't understand what you are up to."

The aunt's face changed slightly, and then she smiled again: "Yudong, look at what you said, I really came to apologize to you. Look, I also brought you something." As she said that, she took out a lunch box wrapped in cloth from behind her.

"What's in it?" He Yudong took the lunch box, opened it and saw a few white buns inside.

In this era, white flour buns are a rare commodity. He Yudong sneered in his heart, this old hag is really willing to spend money.

"Auntie, what are you doing?" He Yudong asked knowingly.

"Yudong, mom knows it's not easy for you to live alone, so just take these steamed buns and eat them." The aunt said kindly.

"How can I say this?" He Yudong pretended to refuse.

"Take it, take it. These are little gifts from your mother." The aunt forced the lunch box into He Yudong's hand.

He Yudong took the lunch box and looked at Auntie with a half-smile: "Auntie, if you are all right, I will go back to the house."

"Okay, okay." The aunt said quickly, "Go back and eat it quickly. It won't taste good if it gets cold."

He Yudong closed the door, turned back into the house, and put the lunch box on the table. He picked up a steamed bun, broke it open, and looked at it carefully, but didn't find anything unusual. He put the steamed bun to his nose and smelled it, but didn't smell anything strange.

Could it be that I am overthinking it?

He Yudong hesitated for a moment, but decided not to eat it yet. He put the steamed bun back into the lunch box, then took out a plastic bag from the space, put the lunch box in it, tied the bag, and hid it under the bed.

He always felt that it was not that simple for the old lady to apologize this time.

The next day, when He Yudong went to work, he made a detour to the police station. He handed the plastic bag of steamed buns to the police on duty and asked them to help test it to see if there was anything wrong with it.

After doing all this, He Yudong went to the steel rolling mill with peace of mind.

In the afternoon, He Yudong was busy in the cafeteria when he suddenly heard someone calling him.

"He Yudong, someone is looking for you!"

He Yudong walked out and saw that it was a police officer from the police station.

"Master He, we tested the steamed buns you sent and found that they contained sleeping pills," said the police officer.

When He Yudong heard it, he immediately understood.

The lady wanted to drug him!

He felt a little scared, but luckily he was careful and didn't eat the buns.

"Thank you, comrades." He Yudong said gratefully.

"You're welcome. This is what we should do." The police officer said, "However, we still need to investigate this matter further. I hope you can cooperate with us."

"No problem, I will fully cooperate." He Yudong said.

He already had a plan in mind, he was going to make the aunt pay for her actions!

That evening, when He Yudong returned to the courtyard after get off work, he saw an old lady chatting with some neighbors.

Seeing He Yudong coming back, the auntie immediately came up to him and asked with concern: "Yudong, have you eaten?"

He Yudong looked at her coldly without saying anything.

The lady felt a little guilty when he looked at her, and smiled awkwardly: "Well... I'm just asking."

He Yudong suddenly reached out and grabbed the aunt by the collar...

He Yudong looked at the figure of the auntie walking away, and the sneer on his face gradually disappeared, replaced by a trace of solemnity. He knew that this was just the calm before the storm. The auntie was not a good person, and she would never swallow this.

Back in the house, He Yudong did not pull out his pistol as arrogantly as before. He just lit a cigarette, took a deep puff, and then slowly exhaled. In the smoke, his eyes became deep and complicated.

It has been almost a month since he traveled to this era. His initial excitement and curiosity gradually turned into anxiety and uneasiness. In this era, materials are scarce, interpersonal relationships are complicated, and one can be doomed if one is not careful. He originally wanted to rely on his understanding of the future to make a good living in this era, but reality gave him a heavy blow.

The speculation was exposed, and the report from the aunt was like a time bomb that could blow him to pieces at any time. He had to find a way to resolve this crisis as soon as possible.

"Boom boom boom!"

A knock on the door interrupted his thoughts.

"Who is it?" He Yudong asked vigilantly.

"It's me, Shazhu." A familiar voice came from outside the door.

He Yudong hesitated for a moment, but still opened the door.

Sha Zhu looked at him with concern: "Yudong, are you okay? I heard from the people in the hospital that..."

"It's okay." He Yudong interrupted him with a somewhat cold tone.

Sha Zhu sighed: "Auntie did go a little too far this time, but don't take it too seriously. I'll help you persuade her later."