“Old Lady, what if Chen Jianye doesn’t open the door? We can’t afford to lose face.”
Yi Zhonghai advised.
But in his heart, there was a faint expectation.
Now the Deaf Old Lady had already reprimanded everyone in the Courtyard, but only Chen Jianye had stayed hidden at home and not come out, nor had he listened to the Old Lady’s teachings.
If the Old Lady and Chen Jianye clashed, and the Old Lady managed to suppress Chen Jianye this once, then today’s matter would be perfectly concluded.
“At our age, what face is there to lose? Let’s go.”
The Deaf Old Lady smiled, leaning on her cane as she walked towards the Chen Family’s house.
Liu Haizhong and Yan Fugui had originally planned to go home, but seeing this scene, they immediately stopped.
Jia Zhangshi, having nothing to do, also stood by and watched.
“Chen Jianye, open the door quickly! The Old Ancestor has come to see you.”
Sha Zhu, with keen eyesight, quickly ran to the Chen Family’s door and pounded on it vigorously.
Inside the house.
Chen Jianye frowned.
He had already endured this much, yet the old hag still came to provoke him.
Was she tired of living?
Bang, bang!
The vigorous knocking continued.
Chen Jianye took a deep breath, calmly enjoying the food on the dining table.
He had made the food himself; it would be a waste of his labor if he didn’t finish it.
“Zhu Zi, come here.”
The Deaf Old Lady arrived in front of the Chen Family’s gate, her face, covered in wrinkles, filled with anger.
She was the Old Ancestor of the Courtyard, and the Chen Family boy actually wouldn’t open the door for her, truly disrespecting her.
Especially with several Grandpas watching nearby.
She had lost all her face.
Sha Zhu came to the Deaf Old Lady’s side.
“Xiao Chen, open the door. I have a few words to say to you.”
The Deaf Old Lady stood at the door and called out.
There was no movement inside the house.
“Old Lady, let’s go back.”
Yi Zhonghai advised.
The Deaf Old Lady’s face darkened even further.
Although she was old, she was also someone who cared about her reputation.
Her coming to the Chen Family at her age was giving the Chen Family immense face.
But Chen Jianye, he wouldn’t even open the door for her.
He completely disregarded her.
“Grandma, Chen Jianye is just like this. If you give the word, I’ll kick down his front door right now.”
Sha Zhu said, indignant, rubbing his fists together.
“Just kick it down, why are you asking for permission?”
Jia Zhangshi incited from the side.
“Jia Zhangshi, say less.”
“This matter is none of your business. The Old Lady hasn’t even spoken yet.”
Yi Zhonghai glared fiercely.
Jia Zhangshi mumbled a few times. In front of the Old Lady, she decided to hold back.
The Old Lady was not someone easy to deal with.
Jia Zhangshi had suffered losses at the Old Lady’s hands before, and she was quite afraid of the Old Lady in her heart.
The Deaf Old Lady held her cane and knocked on the Chen Family’s door: “Chen Jianye, open the door, I have something to say.”
She added, “I know you’re inside.”
“If you have something to say, say it quickly. I’m eating, I don’t have time to open the door.”
Chen Jianye replied.
“Alright, alright, you little bastard, you won’t even open the door for me when you’re at home.”
“You don’t understand respecting the old and cherishing the young at all. You even refuse to open the door for an elder. Do I have to teach you a lesson?”
The Deaf Old Lady gritted her teeth in anger.
If Chen Jianye had opened the door and let her in, Yi Zhonghai would naturally have spoken, asking Chen Jianye to add a pair of chopsticks for her.
Now that she couldn’t even get in the door, what was there to say?
There was no response from inside the house again.
The Deaf Old Lady’s face flushed with anger, and she ran to the Chen Family’s window to look inside.
Seeing Chen Jianye eating large pieces of fatty pork inside the Chen Family’s house, the Deaf Old Lady was furious.
She immediately gripped her cane and smashed it hard against the Chen Family’s window.
With a few shattering sounds.
The glass on the Chen Family’s window shattered all over the ground.
“Little bastard, truly a little bastard.”
While smashing, the Deaf Old Lady angrily cursed.
“Old Lady, don’t get so angry you harm yourself.”
Yi Zhonghai advised from the side.
“Grandma, you just need to tell me for such a small task, why do it yourself?”
Sha Zhu’s face showed a bright smile.
“Smash it well, smash it wonderfully! It’s right that an elder like you, Old Lady, should teach Chen Jianye a lesson.”
Jia Zhangshi cheered repeatedly.
Seeing the Chen Family suffer losses, Jia Zhangshi was happier than if she had found money herself.
Her heart felt incredibly comfortable.
Liu Haizhong and Yan Fugui retreated a few steps.
They were worried that Chen Jianye would rush out with a knife.
Who would provoke a young man with a mental illness?
Considering the Old Lady’s age, they then found it reasonable.
She had lived enough, it seemed.
Face was more important than life.
“Sha Zhu, quickly send the Old Lady back.”
Yi Zhonghai ordered.
“Alright.”
Sha Zhu shouted, helping the Old Lady walk towards the Backyard.
“Chen Jianye, it’s because you didn’t open the door that you angered the Old Lady.”
“Her smashing your window today is to educate you; you need to reflect deeply.”
Yi Zhonghai shouted into the Chen Family’s house through the broken glass.
Chen Jianye continued to calmly eat the food on the table.
Those large pieces of fatty pork glistened with oil.
Yi Zhonghai secretly clicked his tongue in awe.
That little beast really knows how to eat, better than me, an Eighth-Grade Fitter.
“Chen Jianye, weren’t you always quite capable? What, the Old Lady smashed your window, and you don’t even utter a peep?”
“You always pick on the weak, bah!”
Jia Zhangshi spat a mouthful of saliva fiercely into the Chen Family’s house through the broken window.
Seeing Chen Jianye appear to be soft, not stepping on him a couple of times wouldn’t be in line with Jia Zhangshi’s character.
“You reflect on yourself. Don’t disappoint us elders in the Courtyard.”
Yi Zhonghai said in a deep voice, then turned and left.
Jia Zhangshi also quickly followed, running.
Liu Haizhong and Yan Fugui exchanged glances, seeing confusion in each other’s eyes.
The Chen Jianye who used to wield a knife and chop people, was he just useless now?
It shouldn’t be.
Jia.
“What a damn Chen Jianye, facing the Old Lady, he’s worse than a dog.”
“I’ve finally seen through him.”
Jia Zhangshi swung her arms as she returned home, loudly proclaiming.
“Mom, what happened?”
“Did you go and provoke Chen Jianye again?”
Qin Huairu’s heart tightened.
Now the Jia Family had no man; if Chen Jianye went mad, the Jia Family, as orphans and widows, wouldn’t be enough for Chen Jianye to chop.
“What are you afraid of? Look at your useless demeanor, it’s embarrassing!”
Jia Zhangshi spoke with a lot of bravado, recounting what the Deaf Old Lady had said and done earlier.
“Chen Jianye endured it?”
Qin Huairu felt something was off.
How could that be?
Someone who could wield a knife and chop Yi Zhonghai should have no problem chopping the Deaf Old Lady, right?
“What else could he do but endure? The Old Lady has lived enough, how old is he?”
“I’ve figured it out, Chen Jianye isn’t that formidable. He needs someone like the Old Lady to handle him.”
“From now on, don’t be a coward when you encounter him.”
Jia Zhangshi sat on a chair, took a sip of water, and wiped her mouth vigorously with her sleeve.
Qin Huairu did not continue the conversation, tidying up the house.
Meanwhile, at the Chen Family.
Chen Jianye didn’t even clean up the glass shattered by the Old Lady. After finishing his meal, he carried the enamel basin to the front yard to wash it.
His expression was very calm.
The residents of the front yard dared not speak to Chen Jianye.
After washing the dishes, Chen Jianye, as usual, returned home, opened his Carpentry books, and read.
After reading, he extinguished the oil lamp and went into the Lingquan Space to check the harvest of his crops.
As night fell, the Siheyuan (Courtyard) was quiet.
Only the occasional chirping of insects could be heard.
Chen Jianye emerged from the Lingquan Space, holding a sturdy thick wooden stick, a pair of gloves, and a hood.
After getting dressed and ready, he gripped the wooden stick, carefully opened the door, and stealthily made his way towards the Backyard.
If he’s not well, then no one will be well tonight!
