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Chapter 2576 The Sha Zhu, Still Frightened

The more you know, the less daring you become.

This statement is quite fitting when applied to Sha Zhu.

I didn't understand Yi Zhonghai's schemes before, and I was taken for a fool.

At least life is simple and comfortable, without having to worry about so many things.

All he needs to do is be a good son and grandson.

After learning about the scheme behind it all, Sha Zhu's heart was filled with hatred.

The thought of revenge filled his mind.

He wished he could get a packet of rat poison and drag the entire Jia family to their deaths.

But he can't.

It's easy to drag Qin Huairu down with you, but it's impossible to drag the entire Jia family down with you.

He could kill Bang Geng, but he couldn't kill Jia Wutong.

In the end, everything he owns will still benefit the Jia family.

In order to prevent the Jia family from gaining an advantage, he endured humiliation and slowly wore them down.

At the same time, he learned more and more about Yi Zhonghai's schemes.

He truly hadn't expected that Yi Zhonghai and his associates would go to such lengths to scheme against him.

Yi Zhonghai even inquired about the people he associated with and the friends he made.

Sha Zhu remembered something else, this time about the big boss.

At first, Yi Zhonghai didn't take it seriously when he cooked for the top leader.

Later, he returned with the phonograph, which was found out by Yi Zhonghai.

Yi Zhonghai blocked his bed and questioned him for a long time. When he heard that the phonograph was a gift from a high-ranking leader, Yi Zhonghai looked a little anxious.

Yi Zhonghai bluntly stated that while the top leaders are leaders, the ordinary people are just ordinary citizens.

In essence, it was telling him not to associate with high-ranking leaders.

Yi Zhonghai didn't dare to say it outright, because he didn't understand what it meant.

A few days later, he went to the big leader's house again, and even the deaf old lady showed up.

The deaf old lady held his hand, calling him "grandson" repeatedly, and asked him what he had been talking about with the high-ranking leader.

He was unwilling to talk about it, and the deaf old lady was a little unhappy about it.

How did Yi Zhonghai let him go later?

Sha Zhu thought for a while but couldn't remember. The only person he could connect with seemed to be Qin Huairu.

That time, he went to work with Yi Zhonghai and Qin Huairu.

When Qin Huairu learned that he had met a high-ranking official, her eyes lit up. She kept asking the official what he ate at home and even hinted that there was no meat at home.

He enjoyed Qin Huai's pursuit of him, feeling that that was what a real man should do.

When Qin Huairu heard him agree to bring meat, she even rubbed her steamed bun against him.

He was so handsome back then.

Thinking about this, Sha Zhu felt a little pathetic. Afraid that Xu Damao would laugh at him, he didn't show it at all.

Before he could even enjoy himself, Yi Zhonghai snorted with a livid face, saying that he shouldn't follow Xu Damao's example, that he should be upright and honest, and not try to flatter his superiors.

He didn't know what to do.

It was Qin Huairu who stepped forward and said it was nothing.

When he was about to leave work, Qin Huairu told him that Yi Zhonghai supported him in cooking for the big boss.

Sure enough, Yi Zhonghai never tried to talk to him about this again.

It wasn't until he used the big leader to bring down Xu Damao that Yi Zhonghai targeted him again.

He said at the time that the big leader would come back for the Chinese New Year and then leave after the holiday.

Yi Zhonghai then let him go.

Later, every time he went to the home of a high-ranking leader, Yi Zhonghai would keep a close watch on him.

Moreover, every time he came back, Yi Zhonghai would tell him that he was the only one in the courtyard who could control Xu Damao, and that if he left, the old people in the courtyard would be bullied to death by Xu Damao.

This is clearly out of fear of him, so they left the courtyard.

Things I couldn't understand before, I understand now.

Yi Zhonghai was so concerned about him because he was afraid that he would go to the south with the high-ranking leader.

After all, if he were to leave, who would be Yi Zhonghai's dutiful son and grandson?

And when Lou Xiao'e brought He Xiao back, Yi Zhonghai was like a completely different person.

At the time, he was so excited about having a son that he didn't pay attention to these things.

Looking back now, he was afraid that he would run away with Lou Xiao'e. Looking at Xu Damao beside him, Sha Zhu asked curiously, "Yi Zhonghai wants to find someone to take care of him in his old age, and he also wants a backup plan."

"You're not bad off in our compound, why doesn't he keep you as a backup option?"

"Pah! You idiot, are you looking for trouble? Do you think I'm like you, that I'd listen to that old bastard?"

"Let me tell you, I saw right through him a long time ago." Xu Damao jumped up and down in anger.

Sha Zhu took care of Yi Zhonghai in his old age, but what was the outcome?

It sounds nice that Yi Zhonghai's legacy is to be left to Sha Zhu, but does Sha Zhu even know what Yi Zhonghai actually left behind?

Besides the house, Sha Zhu knew nothing else. The house was even directly transferred to Qin Huairu's name.

Sha Zhu said to him, "Look how anxious you are. I was just asking."

There are so many people in the courtyard, why is he only targeting me?

"Can't he find a few more?"

Sha Zhu understood that the first person to take a liking to him was the deaf old lady, because he foolishly brought her delicious food.

The deaf old lady set her sights on him.

His status as a chef was also the reason why the deaf old lady had her eye on him.

He was destined to be outmaneuvered.

He just couldn't understand why, if Yi Zhonghai could treat him as a backup option, he couldn't find a few more backup options instead of just taking advantage of him.

Xu Damao rolled his eyes at Shazhu: "What do you think? Besides you, who in the courtyard would be foolish enough to believe his words?"

Look at the Jia family. They've been incredibly attentive to Jia Dongxu, haven't they?

How many times did those lies get told to Jia Dongxu, and did Jia Dongxu believe them?

Did Qin Huai believe it?

No one believes him except you. Who else can he turn to?

Sha Zhu opened his mouth, unable to refute Xu Damao's words.

He discovered that he seemed to be the only one who believed Yi Zhonghai's words.

"Since none of you believe him, why listen to him?"

Xu Damao was speechless: "Isn't that all because of you? You beat up anyone who doesn't believe him."

So people can only pretend to believe even if they don't.

Furthermore, I never believed a word they said from beginning to end.

Do you remember that time I got into a fight with Uncle San?

"I remember. You've got guts, kid. You actually dared to fight them when you were drunk."

They were worried about who would take care of them in their old age, weren't you afraid they'd try to scam you?

Sha Zhu certainly remembered that at that time, Lou Xiao'e wanted him to go to Hong Kong.

He understood Lou Xiao'e's meaning and didn't want to go. He was worried about not finding a reason to refuse Lou Xiao'e, so he thought of fighting with Xu Damao.

With a criminal charge against him, he won't be able to get a visa and therefore won't be able to go to Hong Kong.

Xu Damao said dismissively, "Even if they had a few more lives, they wouldn't dare ask me to take care of them in their old age."

They dare to try and scam me; I'll make sure they pay.

Forget it, why bother telling you this? You'll never understand anyway.

Do you know why I fought with them?

"It's not that you're drunk and acting crazy," Sha Zhu said.

"Yi Zhonghai told you that again, didn't he?" Xu Damao asked.

Sha Zhu nodded. Yi Zhonghai had already used a knife to attack Xu Damao, so he definitely needed to find out why.

Yi Zhonghai and Qin Huairu said that Xu Damao was drunk and acting crazy, and Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui said the same thing.

How could he not believe it?

Xu Damao spat and said, "Bullshit, I was just being drunk and acting crazy. I did it on purpose."

I stripped all of their underwear off at the dinner table.

Those three old bastards were enraged and wanted to teach me a lesson.

So I took the opportunity to beat them up. That bastard Yi Zhonghai was lucky to escape unscathed.

Otherwise, I'll beat him up too.

Upon hearing Xu Damao's words, Sha Zhu fell silent again. He hadn't expected that Xu Damao had seen through Yi Zhonghai so early on.

He had always thought that Xu Damao had only seen through the true colors of Yi Zhonghai and the others in the last two years.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Xu Damao thought he didn't believe him, so he said, "You can go ask Qin Huairu, no, you ask her, she won't tell the truth."

"I believe you. No need to ask anymore." (End of Chapter)