Siheyuan: Sap is the last word

Chapter 1093 Not happy anymore

"What's wrong with me yelling? This house is mine now! I can yell however I want!" He Yudong stiffened his neck, feeling like a clown. He had clearly won, but he couldn't be happy at all.

Qin Huairu sneered: "Yours? How do you support the four of us? Is your salary enough to fill your teeth?"

This sentence was like a bucket of cold water, pouring over He Yudong's head, and he was speechless. Yes, he drove Sha Zhu away, but how could he support this family? He used to only care about fighting for his own reputation, but forgot about the trivialities of firewood, rice, oil and salt.

The days that followed were even harder than He Yudong had imagined. He went out early and came back late every day, working very hard, but he could barely provide for his family. Qin Huairu complained all day long, and the children kept crying. He felt like a donkey pulling a millstone, and he could never see the end.

What made him even more upset was that the way his neighbors looked at him had changed. Before, they respected and feared him, but now, they were talking behind his back, saying that he was an ungrateful villain and that he had stolen Sha Zhu's wife.

One day, when He Yudong came home from get off work, he saw Qin Huairu talking to an old man named Yi Zhonghai in the yard. He walked closer and listened, and was stunned.

"Huai Ru, it's really hard for you to follow He Yudong. Look at you, you've lost a lot of weight." Yi Zhonghai's voice was full of concern.

"Uncle, you don't know that He Yudong can't afford to support the four of us now. I really regret it..." Qin Huairu said, and began to wipe her tears again.

Yi Zhonghai sighed: "Alas, Shazhu, although he has a bad temper, he is at least a cook and can make money. If you hadn't followed He Yudong..."

Hearing this, He Yudong couldn't bear it any longer. He rushed forward and grabbed Yi Zhonghai by the collar: "What do you mean? Are you trying to sow discord?"

Yi Zhonghai looked innocent: "Yudong, what are you doing? I just care about Huairu..."

"Care? You're like a weasel paying a New Year's visit to a chicken, you have no good intentions!" He Yudong roared.

Qin Huairu also stood up and pointed at He Yudong's nose and cursed: "He Yudong, you still have the nerve to call me an uncle? If it weren't for you, would we be living such a hard life now?"

He Yudong looked at the two "victims" in front of him and suddenly felt extremely absurd. He was like a monkey being played by them.

At this time, a familiar figure appeared at the gate of the courtyard.

Silly Pillar is back.

He was wearing brand new clothes, carrying a lot of bags in his hands, and a confident smile was on his face.

Seeing Sha Zhu, Qin Huairu's eyes lit up and she ran over quickly: "Zhu Zi, you're back!"

Sha Zhu smiled and nodded, then turned to look at He Yudong, his eyes full of teasing: "I heard that you are not doing well? It seems that my position is not so easy to sit in."

He Yudong looked at Sha Zhu, and suddenly a bad feeling rose in his heart...

He Yudong looked at Sha Zhu, and a chill ran from the soles of his feet to the top of his head. In Sha Zhu's smile, there was clearly a hint of sarcasm, a hint of... the pleasure of revenge.

"I'm glad you're not doing well." Sha Zhu walked up to He Yudong, patted his shoulder, and said frivolously, "How is it? My seat, is it ok?"

He Yudong shook off Sha Zhu's hand and said with his neck stiff, "Whether it's a good seat or not is none of your business!"

Sha Zhu laughed loudly: "Oh, you are quite tough! But, that's all you can do. Do you think you can get Qin Huairu by driving me away? You are too naive!"

He Yudong's heart suddenly sank, and a bad premonition became stronger and stronger. He looked at Qin Huairu, but found that Qin Huairu was looking at Sha Zhu shyly, with eyes full of...admiration?

"Zhu Zi, you're finally back!" Qin Huairu hugged Sha Zhu tightly, crying, "I... I missed you so much!"

Sha Zhu gently stroked Qin Huairu's hair and comforted her softly, "I know, I know you've suffered. It's okay, I'm back."

He Yudong felt like he was struck by lightning, and was completely stunned. He couldn't believe what was happening before his eyes. Qin Huairu, actually...actually with Sha Zhu...

"You...you..." He Yudong pointed at the two of them, trembling and unable to speak.

Sha Zhu looked at He Yudong with contempt: "We what? We are a couple! Who do you think you are? You are just a... a clown!"

Qin Huairu also raised her head and glared at He Yudong with resentful eyes: "He Yudong, you made me suffer so much! Do you think I really like you? I just used you to drive away Sha Zhu! Now that Sha Zhu is back, you...you are nothing!"

He Yudong felt dizzy, he stumbled a few steps, and almost fell down. He never thought that he was fooled by Qin Huairu and Sha Zhu! He was like a fool, being played around by them!

"Hahahahahaha..." He Yudong suddenly burst into laughter, and his laughter was full of sadness and despair.

"What are you laughing at?" Sha Zhu asked with a frown.

"I laugh at my own stupidity! I laugh at my own blindness!" He Yudong pointed at Qin Huairu and Sha Zhu, gritting his teeth and said, "You two bastards! You shall not die a good death!"

"Who are you scolding?!" Qin Huairu screamed.

"I curse you! You adulterous couple! You..."

Before He Yudong could finish his words, Sha Zhu punched him in the face. He Yudong fell to the ground, with blood flowing from the corner of his mouth.

"You dare to hit me?!" He Yudong struggled to get up and glared at Sha Zhu.

"What's wrong with hitting you? Do you want to fight back?" Sha Zhu sneered and kicked He Yudong hard again.

He Yudong fell to the ground again, feeling that all the bones in his body were falling apart. He held his stomach and groaned in pain.

"Zhu Zi, stop hitting me! If you continue, someone will die!" Qin Huairu advised hypocritically, but her eyes were shining with excitement.

Sha Zhu stopped and looked down at He Yudong, his tone full of sarcasm: "He Yudong, you lost! You lost miserably! Not only did you lose Qin Huairu, you also lost... everything!"

He Yudong lay on the ground, his eyes empty, as if he had lost his soul. He felt like a lost dog, abandoned and laughed at by everyone.

At this time, an old man named Yi Zhonghai came over, looked at He Yudong lying on the ground, and sighed: "Yudong, why are you doing this? If you had listened to me at the beginning, you wouldn't have ended up like this today."

He Yudong looked at Yi Zhonghai and suddenly laughed, his smile was extremely sad: "Uncle, you...you are also...an accomplice, right?"

Yi Zhonghai was stunned for a moment, then smiled awkwardly: "Yudong, what are you talking about? Why don't I understand?"

He Yudong looked at Yi Zhonghai's hypocritical smile, his heart filled with anger and hatred. He finally understood that all this was a trap, a trap against him! And he, like a fool, was played in their hands!

"You...you..." He Yudong pointed at Yi Zhonghai, Sha Zhu and Qin Huairu, trembling and unable to speak.

Suddenly, he felt a black screen in front of his eyes and passed out.

When He Yudong woke up again, he found himself lying on a hospital bed. He struggled to sit up, but felt dizzy.

"Are you awake?" A gentle voice sounded in my ears.

He Yudong turned around and saw a young female doctor in a white coat standing beside his bed, looking at him with concern.

"You are..." He Yudong asked puzzledly.

"I am your attending physician. My name is Ran Qiuye." The female doctor said with a smile.

He Yudong looked at Sha Zhu, and an indescribable anger surged from the bottom of his heart, burning his internal organs like magma. He felt like a monkey being played, being toyed with in their hands. The neighbors around him whispered, pointed, and buzzed like flies, making him even more irritated.

"Hey, isn't this our Uncle He Yudong? Why do you become listless as soon as Shazhu comes back?" Xu Damao's sarcastic voice came from the crowd, like a sharp needle piercing He Yudong's heart.

He Yudong glared at him fiercely without saying anything. He was now filled with rage, but he didn't know who to vent it on.

Sha Zhu walked up to Qin Huairu and handed her the bags in his hands: "Huairu, I brought back some delicious food to nourish the children."

Qin Huairu took the things and showed a long-lost smile on her face: "Zhu Zi, you are so kind."

This scene hurt He Yudong's eyes. He felt like an outsider, watching his former woman and brother being affectionate in front of him.

"He Yudong," Sha Zhu turned his head and looked at He Yudong, his eyes full of teasing, "I heard that you are not doing well? It seems that my position is not so easy to sit in."

He Yudong gritted his teeth and squeezed out a few words: "What are you...so proud of?"

Sha Zhu laughed loudly: "I am proud? What should I be proud of? I just feel that some things are not something that everyone can have. Just like Huairu, she will only suffer if she follows you. Only I can give her happiness."

"You're talking nonsense!" He Yudong roared, "What do you think you are? You are just a..."

"It doesn't matter what I am," Sha Zhu interrupted him, "What matters is that Huai Ru chose me. That's enough."

Qin Huairu snuggled in Sha Zhu's arms like a docile kitten. She raised her head and looked at He Yudong, her eyes full of pity: "Yudong, please leave. We are not suitable for you."

This sentence, like a sharp blade, pierced He Yudong's heart fiercely. He felt that his world was collapsing, and everything in front of him became blurred.

He staggered back a few steps, turned around and ran out of the courtyard. He wandered aimlessly on the street like a ghost who had lost his way.

He didn't know how long he had been walking, nor where he was. He only knew that he was very tired, very painful, and very desperate.

He walked to a bridge, looked at the rushing river below, and suddenly felt an urge to jump.

At this moment, an old voice sounded in his ears: "Kid, what's wrong with you?"

He Yudong turned around and saw a ragged old man sitting on the bridge pier, looking at him kindly.

He Yudong looked at the old man and suddenly felt a warm current in his heart. He was like a lost child who had found his home, and couldn't help but tell the old man everything he had experienced.

The old man listened quietly without interrupting him.

After He Yudong finished speaking, the old man sighed and said, "My child, I know you are in pain, but you must remember that the road of life is long and there will always be ups and downs. You can't give up on yourself just because of one failure."

He Yudong looked at the old man, his eyes full of confusion: "But, I have nothing. I lost my job, my family, my dignity..."

"Child," the old man patted He Yudong on the shoulder, "you still have yourself. As long as you are still alive, there is still hope."

The old man took out a dirty cloth bag and handed it to He Yudong: "Child, take this. It will bring you good luck."

He Yudong took the cloth bag, opened it and saw a black stone shaped like a turtle inside.

"What is this?" He Yudong asked puzzledly.

"This is a tortoise shell," the old man said with a smile, "it can help you predict the future."

He Yudong looked at the tortoise shell in his hand, his heart full of doubts. He didn't know whether what the old man said was true or false, nor did he know what the tortoise shell was used for.