My happy life in a courtyard house with triplets.

Chapter 90: Sowing Discord

At this moment, everyone nodded in agreement as they listened to Zhang Lei's words, and they all began to wonder, "Yeah, why didn't the old man pay back Jia Dongxu's money?"

Upon hearing this, Jia Zhangshi's anger flared up again. Pointing outside the door, she cursed loudly, "That bastard Yi Zhonghai! My son has begged him, pleaded with him several times, but he just pretends to be deaf and dumb and won't give him a single penny!"

Zhang Lei feigned surprise and raised his voice, saying, "What? Yi Zhonghai actually did this? Sigh, they say a master and disciple are like father and son, and I thought Dongxu and Yi Zhonghai had a father-son relationship. Who would have thought that he's ultimately an outsider, not their own son?"

As he spoke, he deliberately turned to look at Yan Bugui, gesturing with his chin to the crowd: "Look at that Third Uncle, everyone. Although he doesn't have much money, he still selflessly took out money to cover Yan Jiecheng's losses, which saved Yan Jiecheng from disaster. If Yi Zhonghai had covered Jia Dongxu's losses, Dongxu wouldn't be lying in a hospital bed with both legs broken now!"

Hearing Zhang Lei's words, Jia Zhangshi cursed even more fiercely, spitting everywhere, and reciting all of Yi Zhonghai's ancestors for eighteen generations.

Jia Dongxu, lying on the hospital bed, didn't say a word, but he was already gritting his teeth in hatred, his cheeks bulging high, and the veins on his forehead throbbing.

He stared intently at Yan Jiecheng, who stood unharmed to the side, then looked down at his own numb legs, and a wave of resentment surged within him.

Yi Zhonghai, why didn't you lend me money back then?

If I had borrowed money, how could I be lying here with both legs broken?

All the regret and resentment in his heart eventually turned into overwhelming anger towards Yi Zhonghai.

He Yuzhu, standing to the side, frowned and said with disbelief, "No, that's not right. Grandpa isn't that kind of person. There must be some misunderstanding."

Hearing Sha Zhu's words, Jia Dongxu exploded like a firecracker, struggling to sit up in bed and roaring at him, "Sha Zhu, what misunderstanding is there? That old bastard Yi Zhonghai, I begged him to lend me the money, but he didn't lend me a single penny! If he hadn't refused to lend me the money in the first place, how could I have ended up like this?"

Jia Zhangshi then turned to look at Sha Zhu, and said with a sneer, "Sha Zhu, you're such a fool. Do you think that old bastard Yi Zhonghai is any good person? He's just a hypocrite with a sanctimonious facade."

Upon hearing Jia Zhangshi's words, He Yuzhu immediately retorted, "Jia Zhangshi, don't slander Master Yi. Everyone in the courtyard knows Master Yi's character!"

Like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, Jia Zhangshi roared like thunder, "You know? You know nothing! Yi Zhonghai has favored our family all these years just so Dongxu will take care of him in his old age! If it weren't for that, why would he be so good to our family for no reason!"

Sha Zhu, however, stubbornly argued, "No, the old man probably didn't know there would be such consequences. If he had known it would turn out like this, he would definitely have lent Dongxu the money."

Suddenly, Qin Huairu stood up, her eyes red-rimmed. Wiping away her tears with her sleeve, she sobbed, "Zhuzi, you've been blinded by that old man. He was good to our family before, just like my mother said, because he wanted Dongxu to take care of him in his old age. But look at us now, Dongxu just broke his leg, and he's disappeared without a trace. We don't even have the money to pay Dongxu's medical bills."

Listening to Qin Huairu's tearful account, the crowd began to discuss among themselves, their eyes filled with a sense of schadenfreude as they looked at Sha Zhu.

Sha Zhu stood frozen in place, his brows furrowed, his hands unconsciously clenching and unclenching, unsure whether to believe Qin Huairu's words.

After all, Yi Zhonghai's upright and dignified image was deeply etched in Sha Zhu's mind. Suddenly being told that Yi Zhonghai was a hypocrite was something Sha Zhu couldn't accept for a while.

Seeing Qin Huairu crying, Sha Zhu quickly stepped forward and hurriedly advised, "Sister Qin, don't cry. I'll definitely ask Uncle Yi what happened when I get back. There must be some misunderstanding."

Zhang Lei stood to the side, looking at Sha Zhu's clueless appearance, and couldn't help but shake his head slightly, thinking to himself: There are no wrong nicknames, only wrong names.

At this moment, Xu Damao suddenly stood up and, not wanting to miss out on the fun, said to Shazhu, "Shazhu, look how much your Sister Qin is crying. Aren't you going to hurry up and pay Jia Dongxu's medical bills?"

Upon hearing Xu Damao's words, Qin Huairu's eyes lit up, and she immediately looked at Sha Zhu with anticipation.

Sha Zhu felt a little embarrassed by the stares. He frantically searched his pockets for a while, finally pulling out only a crumpled five yuan note. He said awkwardly, his face flushed, "Sister Qin, I only have five yuan left. Here, take it all."

Before Qin Huairu could even reach out for the money that Sha Zhu was handing over, Jia Zhangshi snatched it away from her.

Clutching the five yuan, Jia Zhangshi quickly said, "I'll take these five yuan first. Sha Zhu, remember, you still owe our family ten yuan."

Hearing Jia Zhangshi's outrageous words, everyone present was stunned, their faces filled with disbelief.

Sha Zhu was so angry his face turned red. He pointed at Jia Zhangshi and roared, "Jia Zhangshi, you old hag! I kindly gave you money to help your family, how come I owe you 10 yuan?"

Jia Zhangshi retorted matter-of-factly, "Didn't you say you'd help us pay the medical bills? It was 15 yuan in total, and you've only given us 5 yuan so far, so we still owe 10 yuan!"

Sha Zhu's chest heaved with anger as he shouted, "When did I ever agree to pay your family's medical bills? I only gave you five yuan out of respect for Sister Qin!"

Jia Zhangshi, however, acted like a rogue, stubbornly saying, "I don't care, you didn't give us enough, so you owe us 10 yuan!"

Upon hearing Jia Zhangshi's shameless words, everyone subconsciously took a step back, their faces full of fear, afraid of being entangled by this unreasonable old woman.

Qin Huairu stood there, her face flushed, wishing she could disappear into the ground. She never expected her mother-in-law to say such unreasonable things; it was as if she had humiliated her completely.

Seeing the fear on everyone's faces, as if they were afraid of being entangled by Jia Zhangshi, Zhang Lei stepped forward and said in a deep voice, "Alright, all of you, don't you know where you are? This is a hospital ward. If you keep making noise, aren't you afraid of being kicked out by the nurses?"

Sha Zhu, as if he had found a savior, quickly looked at Zhang Lei and said angrily, "Zhang Lei, look at that old hag Jia Zhangshi! Is this how she behaves?"

Zhang Lei waved his hand at Sha Zhu, signaling him to calm down, and then said, "Alright, I'll handle this. It's just 15 yuan, right? I'll pay for it."

Upon hearing Zhang Lei's words, everyone looked at him. Suddenly, everyone felt that Zhang Lei was a sucker. People would avoid this kind of thing as much as possible, so why was he so eager to do it?

At this moment, Zhang Lei smiled and looked at Jia Dongxu lying on the hospital bed, saying, "Jia Dongxu, although we didn't get along before, we've been neighbors for so many years. How could I just stand by and watch you lie in bed without doing anything?"

But Zhang Lei didn't say one more thing: "You can lie in bed without worry. I will take care of your wife."