1959Siheyuan, a Turnaround

Chapter 343 Getting in the way

Unlike the courtyard house where He Daqing lived, Chen Zhanshan lived in a house with its own entrance and courtyard.

Although the area is not large, it is good that the whole family can live together happily.

The person who came to open the door was Chen Zhanshan's wife Huang Lijuan. When she saw that the visitors were He Daqing and Sha Zhu, a surprised smile appeared on her face.

"Hey, it's Daqing and Shazhu, we haven't seen each other for so many years, come in quickly!"

She greeted the two of them warmly and welcomed them into the yard.

"Sister-in-law, I just returned to Sijiu City. I thought I wouldn't be able to see Senior Brother during the day, so I hurried over to see him at night."

He Daqing responded with a smile and took Sha Zhu into the yard.

Sha Zhu also found an opportunity to call out "Auntie".

"Hey, looking at Shazhu, he seems to be doing well! Is he married?"

As He Daqing walked in, he smiled and said, "We're married, and we have a child, a son. He's chubby and very adorable!"

Especially when he mentioned his eldest grandson, the smile on his face became even brighter.

"Really? That would be great."

Huang Lijuan welcomed people into the main room and said something to Chen Zhanshan who was still sitting and drinking tea.

"Old Chen, Daqing and Shazhu are here!"

Chen Zhanshan raised his eyelids and glanced at He Daqing and his son, and said impatiently: "Come if you want, do you want me to beat gongs and drums to welcome him?"

Seeing Chen Zhanshan like this, Huang Lijuan glared at him and said, "You have a bad character, can't you just talk properly?"

Then she said to He Daqing and his son, "Daqing, you and Shazhu, please sit down and ignore him. He took the wrong medicine today, please don't be offended!"

He Daqing sat on the stool and said familiarly, "Don't worry, sister-in-law! I have been with Senior Brother for so many years, I know what kind of personality he has. He is angry that I haven't come back to see him for so many years!"

"Hey! That's it, Senior Brother. Please sit down first. Sister-in-law will make you a pot of tea!"

After she finished speaking, she turned around and was about to walk out. Before she left, she did not forget to warn Chen Zhanshan: "Speak nicely, don't be sarcastic!"

After Huang Lijuan left, He Daqing greeted her with a playful smile and said, "Big Brother, look at this good wine I bought for you. What do you think? I am very considerate, right?"

Chen Zhanshan looked at the two bottles of wine and snorted with disdain.

"Humph, it's just two bottles of wine. It's not like I can't drink."

"Yes, yes, who is the eldest brother? Of course he can drink all the good wine, I am just worrying about nothing!"

Sha Zhu sat aside nervously, his eyes darting back and forth between He Daqing and Chen Zhanshan, watching He Daqing awkwardly trying to find topics to talk about.

Chen Zhanshan glanced at Sha Zhu inadvertently, and saw Sha Zhu smiled innocently and called out in a somewhat reserved tone, "Master Uncle."

Chen Zhanshan nodded but looked at him carefully. Seeing that his face was ruddy and his complexion was very good, he knew in his heart that Sha Zhu had not suffered much in these years.

When he heard that he had married and had children, he couldn't help feeling a little relieved, and the expression on his face eased a lot.

Chen Zhanshan, who had calmed down, looked at He Daqing again, asking, "When did you come back?"

He Daqing put away his playful smile and answered seriously, "I came back last night, so I came to see you."

Chen Zhanshan frowned slightly and asked again: "You have never come back in these years?"

He Daqing nodded awkwardly and said with guilt, "Yes, I am a really incompetent father. I haven't taken care of Sha Zhu and his family for so many years. If Yu Shui hadn't written to me saying that Sha Zhu got married and had children, I would have rushed back."

Upon hearing this, Chen Zhanshan was immediately furious. He pointed his finger at He Daqing and scolded him angrily, "You, you, I really don't know what you are thinking. You want to leave such a good child behind and run to Baocheng to raise a child for others. What do you want?"

The gritting of his teeth did not seem to be fake, and his words were full of complaints against He Daqing.

He Daqing simply lowered his head like a child who had done something wrong.

"Big Brother, I know I was wrong!"

When Chen Zhanshan heard He Daqing admit his mistake, he was stunned at first, then said with a look of surprise.

Chen Zhanshan seemed to have heard something incredible, and continued to ask in disbelief: "You said you were wrong?"

"Yes, I was wrong. To be honest, Senior Brother, it was only after I came back this time that I realized that... I might have been plotted against..."

"What did you say? Someone has set me up! But what about the White Widow?"

"I'm afraid it's not just the White Widow. I seem to have been tricked by Yi Zhonghai!"

"Is it really Yi Zhonghai? I told you that old guy doesn't look like a good person!"

Speaking of Yi Zhonghai, Chen Zhanshan gnashed his teeth and said, "After you left, I originally planned to let Sha Zhu be my apprentice. It was that old guy... Alas! Let's not talk about what happened back then!"

"No, Big Brother, tonight I just want to find out what happened back then!"

"You don't know how shameless Yi Zhonghai is. He stole the living expenses I gave to Sha Zhu and his sister and never mentioned it for so many years. It was only after I came back that he came to my house hypocritically, saying that he was saving it for the good of the children!"

"How dare he do this? This old guy is such a piece of shit!"

Then, Chen Zhanshan told the story of what happened that year.

It turned out that He Daqing had asked him to take care of Sha Zhu and his sister, and he had always kept it in mind. He planned to let Sha Zhu stay with him as an apprentice so that it would be easier to take care of him.

But things went against his wishes. When he went to the courtyard to meet Sha Zhu's brother and sister, not only did he not see them, he was also severely humiliated by Yi Zhonghai.

Yi Zhonghai slandered him in public for wanting to seize the family property of Sha Zhu and his sister, and said that he was doing nothing by keeping Sha Zhu around.

He also said that He Daqing had asked him to take care of Sha Zhu and his sister, so he didn't need to worry about it.

Those words stabbed him like a sharp knife, making him blush and furious.

In the end, not only did he not see anyone, but he was also very angry. He left the courtyard in anger.

From then on, he never went to the Siheyuan again, as he was afraid that others would misunderstand him as having ulterior motives.

In addition, Sha Zhu's brother and sister never came again, so he thought Yi Zhonghai would take good care of them. As time went by, the two families lost contact.

"Master, Yi Zhonghai didn't say that at the time. He said that you looked down on us brothers and sisters, and that if you really wanted to help, you should have come to your house a long time ago..."

At this moment, the three people in the room suddenly realized that the culprit behind all this was Yi Zhonghai.

It was Yi Zhonghai's fault that put Sha Zhu and his sister in such a predicament.

Chen Zhanshan slammed the table hard. He snorted coldly, his eyes full of anger: "This Yi Zhonghai is such a despicable villain. I just can't understand what benefit he gets from doing this?"

He frowned, clenched his fists unconsciously, and the anger in his heart was ignited again.

He Daqing said slowly with a serious face: "Big Brother, you don't know that although Yi Zhonghai is a formal employee of the steel mill, he has no children. I think he thinks Sha Zhu is honest and simple, and he has no mother. As long as he sends me, his father, away, he can control Sha Zhu."