My happy life in a courtyard house with triplets.

Chapter 84: The Deaf Old Lady's Advice

Upon hearing the deaf old lady's words, Yi Zhonghai quickly nodded in agreement: "Grandma, I will seriously consider what you said."

Upon hearing this, the deaf old woman immediately became angry and raised her voice, saying, "Consider? What else do you need to consider? As long as Jia Zhangshi is around, you won't have a single day of peace! That Jia Dongxu is notoriously blindly filial. Do you really think he won't listen to Jia Zhangshi and will always obey your every word?"

Upon hearing what the deaf old lady said, Yi Zhonghai quickly defended himself, saying, "Grandma, Dongxu is still very filial. He's just been led astray by Jia Zhangshi. I will definitely keep a close eye on Jia Zhangshi in the future and prevent her from acting recklessly again."

Upon hearing this, the deaf old lady waved her hand impatiently: "Alright, alright, from now on, you can do whatever you want with Jia Zhangshi's affairs. I've said everything I need to say, so stop nagging."

Seeing that the atmosphere was tense, the older woman quickly stepped forward to smooth things over, explaining with a smile, "Grandma, don't worry about today's matter. We will definitely teach Jia Zhangshi a lesson and will never forgive her easily."

As she spoke, she secretly gave Yi Zhonghai a wink.

Yi Zhonghai understood immediately and nodded in agreement: "Yes, yes, madam, I will definitely go to Jia Zhangshi about this and make her apologize to you properly, and then teach her a good lesson!"

The three of them soon returned to the courtyard house, but as soon as they stepped into the gate, they heard the neighbors gathered together and talking about Jia Dongxu and Yan Jiecheng borrowing money at high interest rates.

Hearing this, the deaf old woman turned pale with anger. Leaning on her cane, she turned to look at Yi Zhonghai, her voice full of disappointment: "Zhonghai, is this the honest and reliable Jia Dongxu you described? Sigh, some people seem honest and upright on the surface, but they're full of crooked thoughts behind the scenes!"

Upon hearing the conversation between the deaf old lady and the neighbors, Yi Zhonghai's face was filled with disbelief. He hurriedly said to the deaf old lady, "Grandma, do you think there might be some misunderstanding here? Dongxu isn't the kind of person who would do such a thing."

Seeing that Yi Zhonghai remained stubbornly obstinate, the deaf old woman became furious and poked his arm: "You, you, why are you so narrow-minded? When it comes to elder care, isn't Zhuzi a hundred times better than Jia Dongxu? Instead of spending all your energy on Jia Dongxu, you should give some to Zhuzi. At least Zhuzi won't let you down!"

Seeing the deaf old lady getting angry, an older woman quickly tried to smooth things over, saying, "Grandma, don't worry. If Jia Dongxu really borrowed money at exorbitant interest rates, Zhonghai and I will no longer help the Jia family."

After saying that, the older woman secretly gave Yi Zhonghai a wink, but Yi Zhonghai seemed not to notice and just lowered his head and sighed heavily.

The deaf old woman was furious at the scene and said to the older woman, "Cuilan, help me back."

An older woman quickly stepped forward, carefully took the deaf old woman's arm, and slowly walked her towards the backyard.

However, as soon as the three arrived at the central courtyard, they were met by Jia Dongxu and Jia Zhangshi, who were waiting there. Jia Zhangshi looked up and met the deaf old lady's sharp gaze. She was so frightened that she trembled all over, quickly lowered her head, and hurriedly ran back into the house.

Jia Dongxu had no idea why his mother had suddenly gone back. He assumed she was just too embarrassed to ask for a favor, so he braced himself and stepped forward, rubbing his hands together, and said, "Master, there's something I want to tell you."

Yi Zhonghai looked up at him, his face grim: "Is it about loan sharks?"

Jia Dongxu was taken aback for a moment, then nodded with a bitter expression: "Master, you know everything?"

When Yi Zhonghai saw the deaf old woman stop and stare coldly at him, his heart skipped a beat. He then said to Jia Dongxu in a deep voice, "Dongxu, this is none of my business. It's your own problem. You have to figure out how to solve it yourself."

Hearing Yi Zhonghai say this, Jia Dongxu froze. He had actually prepared several different versions of his story, intending to plead with his master to relent, but Yi Zhonghai didn't even give him a chance, shutting him down completely.

Jia Dongxu opened his mouth, but all the words he had prepared got stuck in his throat. His face was full of astonishment and panic, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.

While Jia Dongxu was still in a daze, Yi Zhonghai had already turned around and gone back to his own home.

Seeing this, Jia Dongxu could only dejectedly shuffle back home.

As soon as he entered, Madam Jia Zhang rushed up to him and asked, "Dongxu, what did your master say? Did he agree to help?"

Jia Dongxu waved his hand impatiently: "What do you mean, 'how to say'? He just came up here and told me to handle my own problems. Mom, what's going on here?"

Seeing Jia Dongxu's sullen face, Madam Jia Zhang had no choice but to awkwardly recount the whole story.

Hearing this, Jia Dongxu was speechless with admiration for his mother. He frowned and said, "Mom, no wonder my master didn't want to deal with this matter. It turns out the root of the problem lies with you."

Upon hearing Jia Dongxu's words, Jia Zhangshi immediately became displeased. She plopped down on the ground, slapped her thigh, and wailed, "Old Jia, look at our son! He's grown up, his wings have hardened, and all he does is blame me every day. Who am I living for? I don't want to live anymore!"

Jia Dongxu was already annoyed, and then he heard Jia Zhangshi crying and making a fuss.

However, seeing Jia Zhangshi's appearance and remembering how hard she had raised him when he was little, his heart softened, and he said in a gentle tone, "Mom, I know, I was wrong, okay? I'll go to my master to resolve my matter in a couple of days, please don't cry anymore, okay?"

Upon hearing Jia Dongxu's words, Jia Zhangshi's expression immediately brightened.

But what Jia Dongxu didn't know was that his words, "wait a couple of days," would directly change his life.

Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

Over the past three days, Jia Dongxu had spoken to Yi Zhonghai many times, but Yi Zhonghai had always made excuses to avoid it.

Jia Dongxu was facing the imminent repayment deadline, but he didn't have a single penny to his name.

That day, Jia Dongxu had just finished get off work and was blocked on the road by two people as soon as he left the factory.

Jia Dongxu was startled when he saw the two of them.

Upon seeing Jia Dongxu, the two men said in a deep voice, "Jia Dongxu, shouldn't you pay back the money you owe? Manager Li is in a hurry for it, and said he's only given you three days."

Upon hearing this, Jia Dongxu hurriedly approached, his face plastered with a fawning smile: "Brothers, look at my current situation, I don't have a single penny on me. Could you please plead with Manager Li and give me a few more days? I promise I'll pay you back, I promise I'll pay you back!"

The two men looked at Jia Dongxu and said with a sneer, "Grace period? You can go and talk to Manager Li about that."

As they spoke, the two men each grabbed Jia Dongxu's arms and led him to the casino without further ado.