Siheyuan: Revenge of the Stupid Pillar

Ma Hongjun walked into the ward and saw Jia Zhang-shi eating roast duck in big mouthfuls, looking like a hungry fat pig.

When Jia Zhang heard the noise, she looked up and found that the person coming was Ma Hongjun. Her body trembled as if by reflex, and the roast duck in her hand almost fell on the bed. She said tremblingly:

"Ma... Director Ma, why are you here?"

Jia Zhang was so scared of being punished by the police that her legs trembled when she saw the police.

Seeing that Jia Zhang's mouth and hands were covered in oil, Ma Hongjun's eyes flashed with disgust and he said coldly:

"Ms. Jia Zhang, are you living a comfortable life?"

"Hurry up and finish eating, we have something to ask you!"

Jia Zhang said cautiously, "Director Ma, I'll eat later, you ask first!"

Ma Hongjun frowned and said, "You should finish eating first. It's only two pieces anyway. I'm afraid that when you answer the questions, you will want to eat roast duck again and won't be able to concentrate on answering the questions."

Jia Zhang said flatteringly, "Director Ma, there are still two pieces of roast duck. How about we each have one?"

Ma Hongjun quickly refused: "No, I've already had breakfast. I'm going to the toilet first. I hope you've finished eating when I come back."

Ma Hongjun really didn't want to see Jia Zhang's disgusting appearance like a fat pig eating, so he ran to urinate.

About three minutes later, Jia Zhang returned to the ward again and found that Jia Zhang had finished eating, but his mouth and hands were still full of oil, and he looked very dirty.

"Jia Zhang, you should wipe your mouth!"

Jia Zhang gave a dry laugh, grabbed the quilt cover and wiped her mouth with it.

Ma Hongjun frowned, but said nothing in the end.

After a moment, Ma Hongjun took a deep breath and asked in a deep voice:

"Ms. Jia Zhang, tell me why you fought with Qin Huairu last night?"

Upon hearing this, Jia Zhang immediately howled like a ghost:

"Director Ma, you have to let me make the decision. Qin Huairu is a disobedient and unfilial bitch who actually beat up my mother-in-law. You must punish her!"

"I don't know what bad luck my Jia family has. We married such an unlucky woman. She killed my son at a young age, and now she beats me, her mother-in-law. She deserves to be struck by lightning and go to hell..."

Ma Hongjun said sternly, "Shut up right there. I'm here to ask why you guys fought last night, not to listen to your shrewish rants. If you don't behave yourself, I'll take you to the police station right away."

Jia Zhang shuddered all over and said in panic:

"Captain Ma, please don't take me to the police station. I will answer the questions carefully."

Director Ma said with a straight face: "I'll give you one more chance. Tell me why you fought with Qin Huairu."

Jia Zhang said softly, "We just had a small argument, and she raised her hand and slapped me. As an elder, I naturally would not tolerate her rebellious behavior, so I fought back, and then we started fighting."

Ma Hongjun said coldly: "Don't try to avoid the main point here. What is the reason for the quarrel?"

Jia Zhang's eyes dodged as she said, "It was because of a quarrel over food. We had steamed cornbread and cornmeal porridge every day. I was worried that the child wouldn't get enough nutrition, so I asked her to sell some meat. She immediately became unhappy and slapped me in the face."

Ma Hongjun stared at Jia Zhang with sharp eyes and sneered:

"Qin Huairu didn't say that. She said you asked her to seduce a man and she got so angry that she hit you."

Jia Zhang hurriedly retorted: "Director Ma, don't listen to that bitch's nonsense. I am her mother-in-law. How could I let her do such a thing?"

Ma Hongjun angrily scolded: "Jia Zhang, it's already this time, and you are still not honest. It seems that you really want to go to jail. We have questioned your grandchildren, and they all said that you said this..."

Jia Zhang shrank her neck and said anxiously, "Director Ma, I confess, I did say that, but I was forced to do so because my family is too poor."

"Besides, it's not the first time that Qin Huairu seduces men. She had been flirting with He Yuzhu for a long time, and she also had affairs with many men in the steel mill."

"Qin Huairu didn't get angry and hit me because of what I said. She just wanted to vent her anger on me because Sha Zhu found a new partner."

Ma Hongjun opened his mouth in shock. "You said Qin Huairu often seduced men before?"

Jia Zhang said confidently: "Yes, if you don't believe me, you can go and investigate. Qin Huairu appears to be weak on the surface, but in fact she has a very vicious heart. She spends all day either thinking about how to seduce men or how to ruin Sha Zhu's marriage. She has ruined Sha Zhu's blind dates many times..."

Perhaps because of her resentment towards Qin Huairu, or perhaps because she was afraid of going to jail, Jia Zhang told Ma Hongjun all the ugly things Qin Huairu had done.

Ma Hongjun felt his three views were completely shattered when he heard this. He really didn't expect that this mother-in-law and daughter-in-law could be so shameless.

Ma Hongjun then asked some more questions and then left the ward with a look of disgust on his face.

That afternoon, Ma Hongjun released Yi Zhonghai and Qin Huairu.

Qin Huairu was released because the fight between her and Jia Zhang was a family dispute, and she did not cause any substantial harm to Jia Zhang.

Yi Zhonghai was released because he had a letter of forgiveness from Jia Zhang.

Yi Zhonghai returned to the courtyard with a gloomy face and found six or seven workers in the courtyard renovating the roof.

Because Yi Zhonghai was in a very bad mood, he did not stop and went straight home.

Seeing Yi Zhonghai coming home, Li Guifang said with joy, "Old Yi, you're back. Did you have lunch? Do you want me to make you some noodles?"

Yi Zhonghai said with a tired face: "No, I've already eaten."

"By the way, what price did you pay to get Jia Zhang to sign the letter of understanding?"

Li Guifang's face flashed with pride, and she smiled and said, "Rather than asking Jia Zhang to sign a letter of understanding, it would be better to say that I tricked Jia Zhang into signing a letter of understanding."

"This old woman, Jia Zhang, is greedy and wants three hundred yuan in compensation..."

Li Guifang vividly told Yi Zhonghai how she and Jia Zhang fought a battle of wits and courage.

After hearing this, Yi Zhonghai's face darkened and he sighed:

"Old woman, although you made Jia Zhang sign the letter of understanding at the lowest cost, it also left a big hidden danger."

Li Guifang said disapprovingly: "What hidden danger?"

Yi Zhonghai said in a serious tone: "What if Jia Zhang keeps pretending to be sick and refuses to leave the hospital? Do we have to keep paying for her medical expenses, bringing her meals, and taking care of her baby?"

Upon hearing this, the smugness on Li Guifang's face had long since disappeared, and he said in a deep voice:

"It's not a one-time thing, but a certainty. With Jia Zhang's character, she will definitely do it. After all, someone will bring you food and drink, and she only needs to lie in bed and do nothing."

"This is the life she has always dreamed of. She will definitely not want to be discharged from the hospital."

"It's also my fault that I was too anxious at the time and didn't think of this."