My happy life in a courtyard house with triplets.

Chapter 87: Yi Zhonghai's Hypocrisy

Yi Zhonghai quickly returned to the courtyard house.

When he stepped into the courtyard, everyone rushed over to ask him about Jia Dongxu.

Yi Zhonghai didn't hide anything and told everyone in the courtyard the truth about Jia Dongxu's injuries and the doctor's diagnosis.

Upon hearing this, everyone couldn't help but sigh.

However, Yi Zhonghai did not respond much to the crowd's questions. After shaking off the neighbors who surrounded him, he went straight to the deaf old lady's house in the backyard.

The deaf old lady was startled when she saw Yi Zhonghai's haggard appearance.

Soon, through Yi Zhonghai's intermittent narration, she learned the full details of Jia Dongxu's broken leg.

The deaf old lady remained silent for a while after listening to Yi Zhonghai's story.

She looked up at Yi Zhonghai and slowly asked, "Zhonghai, given the current situation with the Jia family, what are your plans?"

Yi Zhonghai looked at the deaf old woman, his face full of sorrow, and sighed, saying, "Grandma, I don't know what to do now. Tell me, I'm so old, how am I going to live? Who will take care of me in my old age?"

The deaf old lady, listening to Yi Zhonghai's words, could easily see through his little scheme.

Although Yi Zhonghai pretended to be quite heartbroken, the deaf old lady had already seen the resolute look in his eyes.

She knew all too well what a hypocrite Yi Zhonghai was like, so she slowly advised, "Zhonghai, there are some things you should let go of."

"Besides, it's usually the apprentice who shows respect to the master, not the other way around. You don't need to worry about the Jia family's affairs from now on."

Hearing the deaf old lady say this, Yi Zhonghai quickly retorted, "Grandma, if I don't take care of things, won't people gossip about the Jia family?"

Looking at Yi Zhonghai's hypocritical act of wanting to be a prostitute while pretending to be virtuous, the deaf old woman said irritably, "It's not that I don't want you to do nothing, but let Cuilan deliver meals to Dongxu."

"As for money, the Jia family is a bottomless pit, and no one can help them. We just need to be at peace with ourselves."

Upon hearing the deaf old lady's solution, Yi Zhonghai beamed and said happily, "Grandma, it still has to be you. Alas, it's just a pity about all my efforts over the years."

Upon hearing Yi Zhonghai's words, the deaf old lady interrupted him directly: "Alright, Jia Dongxu wasn't a good person to begin with. Now you can focus all your energy on Zhuzi."

"Trust my judgment. Zhu Zi is an honest man. As long as you treat him sincerely, you'll still have to rely on him for your old age."

After listening to the deaf old lady's analysis, Yi Zhonghai suddenly understood.

He secretly made up his mind to focus all his attention on taking care of Sha Zhu in his old age.

After all, Sha Zhu is straightforward and simple-minded, much easier to fool than the cunning Jia family.

After leaving the deaf old lady's place, Yi Zhonghai returned to his own home.

An older woman looked at Yi Zhonghai and quickly inquired about Jia Dongxu's situation.

When the older woman heard that Jia Dongxu had broken both legs, she looked anxiously at Yi Zhonghai and said, "Old Yi, what should we do now?"

Yi Zhonghai looked at his wife and said, "I just asked the old lady, and she wants me to give up on Jia Dongxu and take Zhuzi as our caregiver for retirement."

Hearing Yi Zhonghai say this, the old lady was overjoyed.

In fact, she had long harbored resentment towards Yi Zhonghai for always favoring the Jia family, but since she had not been able to give Yi Zhonghai a son or daughter, she had always endured it and never dared to express the slightest dissatisfaction.

But now, upon hearing that Yi Zhonghai had decided to abandon the Jia family and Jia Dongxu, and instead focus his attention on He Yuzhu, the old woman's joy was palpable.

She quickly stepped closer, her face full of agreement, and said, "Old Yi, in my opinion, we should have done as the old lady suggested long ago and made Zhu Zi our caregiver. Zhu Zi is much more reliable than Jia Dongxu."

Upon hearing his wife say this, Yi Zhonghai quickly reached out to stop her.

He lowered his voice and instructed, "Alright, even if you're very happy, you can't show it. No matter what, Jia Dongxu is my apprentice, and as his master, I can't just ignore him."

He pondered for a moment, then said, "How about this, starting today, you will deliver lunch to Jia Dongxu once a day at noon, as a small token of our appreciation as his master and mistress."

Upon hearing Yi Zhonghai say this, the middle-aged woman nodded quickly.

She knew in her heart that if they really ignored the Jia family's affairs, the neighbors in the courtyard would definitely gossip behind their backs, saying that they were heartless and ungrateful.

Zhang Lei was also very happy to hear the news about Jia Dongxu, since Jia Dongxu had only broken his legs and was not dead.

Zhang Lei soon arrived at the Intermediate People's Court and joined the neighbors, chatting animatedly about Jia Dongxu's situation. After all, the Jia family lived in the Intermediate People's Court, and everyone was willing to wait there to get the latest information about the Jia family.

A short while later, Zhang Lei saw an older woman carrying a lunchbox coming out of her house.

He quickly stepped forward and asked with a smile, "Ma'am, what brings you here?"

The woman's barely concealed joy vanished instantly, replaced by a perfectly measured sadness. She sighed and said, "Oh, Dongxu got injured, didn't he? My husband, Lao Yi, told me to bring him some food. It's our way of showing our care."

Listening to the old lady's words, Zhang Lei thought to himself: If I hadn't seen how happy you were just now, I would have really been fooled by you. This old lady is really good at acting.

He readily agreed, saying, "Auntie, you're right, you're so kind."

After the older woman left, Zhang Lei turned around and found Liu Haizhong.

He stepped forward and said with a smile, "Uncle, you see that Auntie has gone to the hospital to visit Jia Dongxu. As a representative of the community, why don't you take us to see him too? Let's show some concern for Jia Dongxu's condition, after all, we are all neighbors in the same community."

Hearing Zhang Lei say this, Liu Haizhong hesitated. He rubbed his hands and said, "Logically, we should go and see him, but these days, we don't have anything to offer. We should at least bring something when visiting a patient."

Zhang Lei thought for a moment, a smug smile spreading across his face. He patted his chest and said, "Second Uncle, have you forgotten what I do? I'm a purchasing agent! I'll take care of all these things you're talking about."

He leaned closer, lowered his voice, and said, "When the time comes, since you're the second oldest in the courtyard, you can lead us. I'll just say that we all prepared the things together, how about that?"

When Liu Haizhong heard that Zhang Lei was willing to offer his things, he immediately perked up and patted his chest, saying, "Okay, since you're willing to offer your things, I'll call Uncle San later and get a few other people from the courtyard to go together. We'll represent the courtyard and visit Jia Dongxu together."

Zhang Lei immediately gave a thumbs up, beaming with praise, "Second Uncle, you truly live up to your reputation! This is the best demonstration of unity and mutual assistance in our courtyard. No wonder you're called Second Uncle; without you in the courtyard, I reckon the people in our courtyard would all fall apart."

Hearing Zhang Lei's words, Liu Haizhong became even more smug, his chin slightly raised, his face full of smugness.