Siheyuan: Starting from the Old Society

Qin Huairu finally came back to her senses, shook her head, and whispered, "I'm fine, thank you, Shazhu."

"It's good that you're okay, it's good that you're okay." Sha Zhu smiled naively and scratched his head, but his eyes couldn't help but fall on Qin Huairu's torn collar.

In the afterglow of the setting sun, Qin Huairu's fair skin was faintly visible under her torn clothes, which made Sha Zhu's heart burn with excitement.

"Huai Ru, you..." Sha Zhu opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but didn't know how to say it.

Qin Huairu looked down in the direction of Sha Zhu's gaze, her face immediately flushed with shame, she quickly covered her chest with her hands, and stepped back in panic: "Sha Zhu, you... don't look around!"

Sha Zhu then realized his own gaffe and smiled awkwardly: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I didn't mean it."

Qin Huairu lowered her head, not daring to look into Sha Zhu's eyes, but her heart felt like a mixture of mixed feelings, and she couldn't describe the feeling.

"Shazhu, why are you back?" Qin Huairu asked, changing the subject.

Sha Zhu sighed and said, "Don't mention it. The factory is not doing well and the canteen is going to lay off employees. I was fired."

Qin Huairu felt nervous when she heard this, and asked worriedly, "What are you going to do in the future?"

"What else can we do? Let's take it one step at a time." Sha Zhu smiled as if he was relaxed, but he couldn't hide the loneliness in his eyes.

Qin Huairu looked at Sha Zhu's lost look and felt mixed emotions.

She knew that Sha Zhu had always been interested in her, but she always treated him as a friend and never thought about accepting his feelings.

But now, seeing Sha Zhu standing up for her and feeling lost for her, her heart was in turmoil.

As night fell, everyone in the courtyard lit up their lights, except for Sha Zhu's house, which was completely dark.

Sha Zhu sat on the edge of the bed, looking at the red silk in his hands in the moonlight, with a thousand thoughts in his mind.

This was given to Qin Huairu by Lin Sian. He originally wanted to throw it away, but finally kept it.

He didn't know why he kept the piece of silk. Perhaps, he just wanted to keep it as a memory for himself.

"Shazhu, are you at home?"

Qin Huairu's voice suddenly came from outside the door, interrupting Sha Zhu's thoughts.

"Yes, come in." Sha Zhu quickly stood up, hid the silk behind him, and opened the door.

Qin Huairu came in with a bowl of steaming noodles, put it on the table, and said, "You haven't eaten yet, right? I just made this, eat it while it's hot."

Sha Zhu looked at the noodles on the table, then looked at Qin Huairu, and was moved: "Huairu, this..."

"Stop talking and eat quickly. It won't taste good if it gets cold." Qin Huairu turned around and walked out of the room without waiting for Sha Zhu to finish speaking.

Sha Zhu looked at Qin Huairu's departing back and felt an inexplicable impulse in his heart.

He walked a few steps to the door, took Qin Huairu's hand, pulled her into his arms, and bent down to kiss her.

Qin Huairu screamed and tried to struggle, but was powerless to resist Sha Zhu's passion.

Under the moonlight, two figures hugged each other tightly, inseparable...

Qin Huairu looked at the scene in front of her in astonishment, her mind went blank. She had never thought that the man who looked honest and simple, even a little silly, would stand up for her so recklessly.

Sha Zhu rode on Lin Sian, punching him in the face and body like raindrops. Lin Sian was beaten black and blue, and had no power to fight back, and could only groan in pain.

"I told you not to bully women! I told you not to be a hooligan! I'm going to beat you to death!" Sha Zhu roared, and every punch seemed to be delivered with all his strength.

The people in the yard were stunned by this sudden change. They stared at the scene in a daze, and for a moment no one stepped forward to stop it.

"Stop! Sha Zhu, stop!" Qin Huairu finally came to her senses. She rushed forward and tried to grab Sha Zhu.

When Sha Zhu heard Qin Huairu's voice, he paused for a moment, but then punched Lin Sian even more fiercely: "Sister Qin, don't worry about it! Today I must teach this bastard a lesson and let him know why the flowers are so red!"

Lin Sian was beaten so hard that he felt dizzy. He spat out blood and cursed incoherently, "Stupid...Stupid Zhu...you...you dare to hit me...I...I won't let you go..."

"Bah! You stinky hooligan, you dare to threaten me? I'll beat you to death!" Sha Zhu said, and was about to swing his fist again.

"stop!"

A loud shout came from the gate of the courtyard. Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw a middle-aged woman and Yi Zhonghai walking in hurriedly.

"Silly Zhu! What are you doing? Stop it now!" an old lady scolded.

When Sha Zhu saw the old lady, he reluctantly stopped and climbed up from Lin Sian.

Yi Zhonghai walked to Lin Sian, helped him up, and asked with concern: "Sian, are you okay?"

Lin Sian wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth with the back of his hand, glared at Sha Zhu fiercely, gritted his teeth and said: "Uncle Yi, you have to make the decision for me! This Sha Zhu, he...he actually dared to hit me in front of so many people, it's simply...it's unbearable..."

Before he could utter the word "lawless", Yi Zhonghai glared back at him fiercely.

Yi Zhonghai turned to look at Sha Zhu and asked in a deep voice: "Zhu Zi, tell me, what is going on?"

Sha Zhu stiffened his neck, pointed at Lin Sian and said, "Uncle, this guy...he bullied Sister Qin! I...I am venting my anger on behalf of Sister Qin!"

"What? Bullying Qin Huairu?" Yi Zhonghai's face suddenly darkened when he heard this.

He turned to look at Qin Huairu and asked, "Huairu, is what Zhuzi said true?"

Qin Huairu bit her lip, tears welled up in her eyes, but she refused to let them fall. She took a deep breath and nodded slowly.

"Lin Sian, you are such a good person, but I didn't expect you to be such a person!" The aunt pointed at Lin Sian's nose and cursed, "Why don't you take a piss and look at yourself? You are like a toad wanting to eat swan meat? Bah! Don't you think you are ugly!"

Lin Sian's face turned red after being scolded by an old lady. He wanted to refute but didn't know what to say.

"Enough!" Yi Zhonghai suddenly shouted, stopping the old lady who wanted to continue talking.

He looked at Lin Sian with complicated eyes and said in a deep voice: "Sian, I know your feelings for Huairu, but feelings cannot be forced. You did go a little too far today."

Lin Sian opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but in the end he said nothing. He lowered his head, glanced at Qin Huairu and Sha Zhu with gloomy eyes, turned around and ran out of the yard.

Watching Lin Sian leaving, Qin Huairu felt mixed emotions. She knew that all this was caused by her, but what could she do?

"Okay, everyone go away, everyone go away." Yi Zhonghai waved his hand, signaling everyone to disperse.

The crowd gradually dispersed, leaving only Qin Huairu, Sha Zhu and an old lady in the yard.

"Shazhu, you did a great job today." The aunt looked at Shazhu and said with satisfaction, "I knew you were a good boy."

Shazhu scratched his head embarrassedly and smiled foolishly.

Qin Huairu walked up to Sha Zhu and whispered, "Sha Zhu, thank you for today."

"Thank...thank you for what, Sister Qin, you...don't be polite to me." Sha Zhu was a little flustered by Qin Huairu's gaze and began to stutter.

"Shazhu, I..." Qin Huairu looked at Shazhu, wanting to say something but stopping herself.

At this moment, the gate was pushed open again, and a fashionable woman walked in. As soon as she entered the yard, she saw Qin Huairu and Sha Zhu standing together, and her face changed immediately.

"Qin Huairu, you vixen! I knew you had bad intentions. You just broke off relations with the Jia family, and you're already hooking up with Sha Zhu. Do you...do you have any shame?" The woman pointed at Qin Huairu's nose and cursed.

Qin Huairu and Sha Zhu were both stunned. They looked at the woman in front of them and for a moment they couldn't react to who she was.

"Who are you...who are you?" Sha Zhu asked puzzledly.

"Who am I? I'm Lin Sian's sister, Lin Yue'e!" The woman put her hands on her hips and said angrily, "I came here today to seek justice for my brother!"

Lin Yue'e? Lin Sian's sister? Qin Huairu and Sha Zhu looked at each other in bewilderment. They had never thought that Lin Sian actually had a sister, and judging from her attitude, she was clearly here to cause trouble!

Lin Yue'e walked up to Qin Huairu, raised her hand, and slapped her hard.

"Snapped!"

The crisp sound of the slap was particularly harsh in the silent yard.

Qin Huairu was beaten so hard that she felt dizzy, and a clear five-finger mark instantly appeared on her fair cheek.

"You...what gives you the right to hit someone?" Seeing this, Sha Zhu was immediately furious. He pushed Lin Yue'e away and protected Qin Huairu behind him.

"Hit someone? I'm going to beat you to death today, you vixen!" Lin Yue'e said, and pounced on Qin Huairu again...

The appearance of Sha Zhu instantly froze the originally tense situation.

Lin Sian got up from the ground in a panic and looked at Sha Zhu with venom in his eyes: "Sha Zhu, you are so fucking nosy!"

Sha Zhu sneered and spat out a mouthful of bloody saliva: "Lin Sian, why don't you take a piss and look at yourself? With your ugly appearance, are you qualified to have ideas about Qin Huairu?"

Lin Sian was angered by Sha Zhu's words. He pointed at Sha Zhu's nose and cursed: "You damn fool, who do you think you are? How dare you meddle in my business!"

"I will teach you a lesson today, so that you know what respect and inferiority mean!"

Lin Sian roared and rushed towards Sha Zhu waving his fist.

Sha Zhu stood there motionless. When Lin Sian rushed to him, he suddenly made a move, grabbed Lin Sian's fist and twisted it hard.

"Crack!"

With a crisp sound, Lin Sian's arm was broken by Sha Zhu.

"what!"

Lin Sian screamed like a pig being slaughtered, and rolled on the ground, covering his arm.

"With such little ability, you dare to embarrass yourself!" Sha Zhu glanced at Lin Sian with disdain, turned around and walked in front of Qin Huairu.