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Chapter 2458 Dog Training

Whether Jia Dongxu was killed by Yi Zhonghai remains unanswered.

Let alone Sha Zhu's life, even He Yu Zhu's life is hard to explain.

One fact is that after Jia Dongxu died, Qin Huairu and her three children were all granted urban residency and received a quota.

Although this quota isn't free, it saves the Jia family a lot of money.

During famine years, grain that used to cost ten yuan could now be bought for two yuan.

Once the famine is over, things will be even more economical. With Sha Zhu's subsidies, Qin Huairu will basically not need to spend any money.

Otherwise, why would Qin Huairu cling to Sha Zhu like that?

Back then, the poverty line in Beijing was only five yuan. A person could eat for less than five yuan.

Qin Huai borrowed twenty yuan from Sha Zhu every month, plus borrowed grain, and occasionally received grain from Yi Zhonghai.

It's fair to say that she couldn't even spend all of the twenty yuan she borrowed.

The rest are all hers.

Moreover, Sha Zhu doesn't ask for anything in return; a few tears are all he needs to get these things.

Anyone would be reluctant to let Sha Zhu go.

Before the call was even over, He Yuzhu heard Xu Damao shout, "These speculations must be spread."

Sha Zhu said, "What's the point of spreading this? Yi Zhonghai is dead."

I'm not going to argue with you anymore. Arguing with you is pointless.

I also need to ask Xiao He, what should we do about the rumors?

Then came Xu Damao's dissatisfied grumbling, but he was immediately silenced by Sha Zhu.

The elderly Sha Zhu is no match for Bang Geng, but he can easily defeat Xu Damao.

"Xiao He, what do you mean by those rumors that are suddenly circulating outside?"

He Yuzhu said, "This is the Jia family trying to whitewash themselves. They're turning themselves into victims."

Sha Zhu scoffed, "What's the point of whitewashing what they did?"

Do you think everyone else is blind?

That's a bit naive.

The world isn't black and white. Sometimes, the truth is what nobody cares about.

Often, people only see what's in it for the money. The truth doesn't matter.

Things are better now, but in a decade or so, all sorts of bizarre things will happen.

People's bottom line is being crossed time and time again.

Putting aside other things, take relationships between men and women for example. As things progress, even after marriage, it's not safe for couples to have sex.

If this continues, it might be safer to find someone outside the marriage than to get married.

When it comes to crossing the line, the most typical example is Sha Zhu.

It is said that Sha Zhu fell in love with Qin Huairu the first time he saw her.

This is real.

Liking someone doesn't necessarily mean falling in love at first sight, and that one won't marry anyone but Qin Huai.

At that time, Sha Zhu at most had a slight liking for Qin Huairu.

What truly ensnared Sha Zhu in Qin Huairu's gentle trap was the set of obedience tests devised by Yi Zhonghai.

Yi Zhonghai spends all day convincing Sha Zhu to help the neighbors and to persuade him to help the Jia family.

Helping a little today, helping a little tomorrow, over time, Sha Zhu got used to helping Qin Huairu.

I also think that they would give Sha Zhu a lot of emotional feedback.

When Sha Zhu helped the Jia family, Yi Zhonghai would praise Sha Zhu for doing a good deed, while Qin Huairu would let Sha Zhu touch her little hand and occasionally use a searchlight to examine Sha Zhu.

Few people can withstand the dual rewards of spiritual and material incentives.

The only difference is that others can jump out, but Sha Zhu can't.

Sha Zhu had no chance to jump out.

If Sha Zhu jumps, the deaf old lady should show up.

The deaf old woman tied Sha Zhu to Yi Zhonghai while simultaneously trying to pull him away.

Yi Zhonghai was the real culprit who pushed Sha Zhu into the pit. When she tied Sha Zhu to Yi Zhonghai, it wasn't about saving Sha Zhu at all.

Without her help, Sha Zhu might have been able to escape Yi Zhonghai's trap. But with her help, Sha Zhu's chances were completely over.

Just as Sha Zhu was about to climb out, she kicked him back to Yi Zhonghai's side.

Yi Zhonghai then pushed Sha Zhu next to Qin Huairu.

When Sha Zhu got tired of Qin Huairu and tried to escape, she kicked him back to Yi Zhonghai's side.

After this happened several times, Sha Zhu lost all will to run away.

The only good thing the deaf old lady did for Sha Zhu was to let him experience the pleasures of a woman and have a son.

But it was this very action of hers that also got Sha Zhu's son into trouble.

Yi Zhonghai only wanted to harm Sha Zhu, but she harmed both Sha Zhu and his son.

Xu Damao laughed out loud after hearing He Yuzhu's words: "Little He, you don't need to give Sha Zhu any face."

To put it simply, this is about training dogs.

If they disobey, you'll be punished; if they obey, you'll be given a bone.

Let me tell you, they treat Sha Zhu worse than they would train a dog.

Others have to pay some costs to train dogs. They don't have to pay anything.

Yi Zhonghai trained Sha Zhu using money sent back by Uncle He.

He used the money to benefit Sha Zhu, and then later claimed it as a favor and attributed it to Sha Zhu.

Sha Zhu was sold out by him, and he even helped him count the money.

Qin Huairu is even easier to describe. She's someone else's wife, but while the other woman is starving and works every day like a maid, she's treated like a servant.

Qin Huairu, though in her thirties, looks like she's in her twenties.

"These were all raised by Sha Zhu with his own money."

Hearing Xu Damao's ridicule, Sha Zhu remained silent, too ashamed to argue.

He could bicker with Xu Damao over trivial matters, but when it came to these kinds of things, he was really embarrassed to argue with Xu Damao.

He Yuzhu didn't correct Xu Damao's meaning. This is exactly how you deal with a simpleton like He Yuzhu.

He needs constant criticism so that he can remember things from the past.

If we don't let him remember, he might fall into Qin Huairu's gentle trap again someday.

"I suspect the Jia family did this not only to whitewash their image, but also possibly to deal with Uncle He."

Upon hearing this, Xu Damao stopped teasing Sha Zhu and began to ponder seriously.

"You know what, it's actually possible. Sha Zhu, I'm warning you, you can't have any contact with Qin Huairu."

Sha Zhu said irritably, "You don't need to tell me, I definitely won't pay any attention to her."

She ruined the rain, and I haven't even settled the score with her yet.

Mentioning He Yushui brings a pang of heartache to He Yuzhu. She is the younger sister he raised himself.

Although he knew that He Yushui from the two worlds was not the same person, he still felt a little stifled.

He Yushui in this world can hardly be considered a good person.

If she truly cared for Sha Zhu and diligently helped him matchmake with Lou Xiao'e, it was possible for Sha Zhu to escape.

But she didn't.

She helped Qin Huairu on one hand and Lou Xiao'e on the other, seemingly being fair, but in reality, she was just taking advantage of Sha Zhu.

Because Qin Huairu had a lot of people, Yi Zhonghai and the others tried to persuade Sha Zhu every day by bringing He Yushui with them.

By using He Yushui's identity as her biological sister, they erased He Xiao's identity as his biological son.

He Yuzhu cannot say that He Yushui did anything wrong. From the perspective of revenge, He Yushui did not do anything wrong either.

Yi Zhonghai and his gang almost killed her, so she tied Sha Zhu to them and made them suffer. This was the best way to get revenge.

Unfortunately, He Yushui forgot the traditions of the He family and never imagined that Lou Xiao'e would be so foolish.

They gave the Jia family such a large sum of money for no reason. Without this money, the courtyard house would have been unable to continue operating long ago.

He Yushui's attempt to steal a chicken backfired spectacularly.

He Yuzhu didn't go to see He Yushui, not only because he knew that this He Yushui was different from his sister.

More importantly, he did not approve of He Yushui's approach.

He Yuzhu then gave Xu Damao a few more instructions, telling him to keep an eye on Sha Zhu, before hanging up the phone. (End of Chapter)