Silly Zhu's Moving: The Old Neighbor's Nightmare

Chapter 214 Taking advantage of every opportunity

"Brother, why didn't you teach them a lesson? Why were you being so submissive?" Yu Shui asked her brother unhappily from her bicycle.

Shazhu must tell his sister the seriousness of the matter this time and properly educate her.

"You know the soldiers patrolling our streets, right?"

Rainwater, puzzled, replied, "I know."

Sha Zhu had already returned to normal, which made Yu Shui roll her eyes.

While riding his bicycle, he told Yushui about the seriousness of the situation.

"Those robbers who blocked the road had an aura similar to that of the patrolling soldiers; they had all killed people before."

"And you didn't look closely; the calluses on their hands are exactly the same as the calluses on your brother Li Gang's hands—they're calluses that come from long-term exercise."

"If I beat them up and they keep watching you on the way to school every day, what if they sell you off? Where will I find you then!"

"Oh, brother, what should we do?" Rain asked in a panic.

"Let's see if you'll ever show your face again!" Sha Zhu said after scaring Yu Shui.

"It's not that I'm saying it's bad for you to donate money. If you want to donate money again in the future, give me the money and I'll donate it for you secretly."

Just make sure no one else is eyeing you. Didn't I tell you before, don't flaunt your wealth?

Look at you this time, acting like you're afraid people won't know how much money you have! The money you donated is enough for an adult to live frugally for four or five months. Who knows how many people are eyeing our family now!

"Ah!" Rain exclaimed again, now realizing the danger. "Brother, what should we do!"

"Finally, you're scared! Alright, I'll take you to and from school every day from now on, and don't go running around outside when you get home."

"Let me handle this first. Also, just pretend nothing happened, act like you know nothing, and don't tell anyone, understand?"

"Oh!" Rainwater replied softly, head down, clearly feeling discouraged.

As the bicycles rode along the main street of Nanluoguxiang, some pedestrians and elderly women at the alley entrance looked at the brother and sister with admiration, while others pointed and whispered about their backs.

Even the light rain felt the two different attitudes washing over his mind, leaving him looking a little downcast, completely lacking yesterday's high spirits.

"Alright, don't worry about what others think of you. They're just bored and have nothing better to do. They don't have that much money themselves, they're just jealous and envious of you."

It's like when your classmates envy you for eating well and dressing well, but their own families aren't well-off, some of them start to resent you. That's exactly how it is!

"Really?" Rain looked up at her brother.

If Sha Zhu raises his sister like this, he'll eventually turn her into a selfish person. It's completely out of step with the thinking of people in this era.

"Yes, we don't need to pay attention to them. As long as we have enough to eat and dress well, that's enough. Why should we care what they do? We need to keep a low profile in the future."

Sha Zhu returned to the entrance of his alleyway, his bicycle soaked with rain. As soon as he stopped, he saw that the place where the old ladies usually chatted and gossiped at the alley entrance was now crowded with people.

The deaf old lady, Uncle Liu Haizhong (no, Uncle Liu Haizhong doesn't exist anymore), Liu Haizhong, Jia Dongxu and his wife, and Old Man Yan.

At this moment, he was chatting with his neighbors near the entrance of the alley. The neighbors in the vicinity had no expression on their faces and were obviously not willing to pay attention to them.

Upon seeing Sha Zhu return, the group quickly stood up and walked towards him.

Sha Zhu was so annoyed that he glared at his sister, as if to say, "See? It's all because of your donations that these beasts have come here."

Rain looked innocently at her brother. She didn't want to talk to these old neighbors, and under her brother's influence, she had long since come to hate them.

Behind their backs, they all called Yan Laokou (Old Man Yan) a nickname. It was because this teacher frequently came to their house to freeload. The other neighbors didn't want to see him either.

Liu Haizhong walked over first, followed by Qin Huairu, who was heavily pregnant and supporting the deaf old lady. Next to Qin Huairu was her bodyguard, Jia Dongxu.

Yan Laokou walked at the back, looking innocently at Sha Zhu, and spreading his hands out to Sha Zhu, meaning that he didn't know what was going on either.

"Zhu Zi, I often don't see you in the factory canteen!" Liu Haizhong said, trying to make conversation.

The deaf old lady squeezed to the front to look at Shazhu and Yushui, her heart filled with emotion, and a smile appeared on her face. "Yushui is great! I haven't seen her for a year, and she's grown so tall and more and more beautiful!"

Sha Zhu feigned confusion and asked, "What's going on here?"

"Isn't it because the rain was praised? We came to see you two siblings. After all, you two are from our No. 95 compound," the deaf old lady said with a smile.

"Yes, yes, she's been a neighbor in courtyard number 95 for a long time. Your sister, Yushui, got commended. Our courtyard, and that other thing..."

Liu Haizhong rubbed his head, scratching his ears and cheeks, trying to remember how to say that idiom again.

“I am honored to be a part of it,” Old Yan interjected, glancing at Liu Haizhong. “He’s so uncultured, what’s with all this idioms!”

"Zhu Zi, I...I've come to apologize to you. At first, I didn't know what was going on with my mother's matter, but later I realized it was my mother's fault," Jia Dongxu said with his head down, ashamed.

Sha Zhu was internally cursing; these beasts were taking advantage of any opportunity!

"I'm honored to have you? What the hell are you talking about? I've been gone for a year, what business is it of yours?"

Apologize? Forget it! It's taken you so long to think of apologizing. If it weren't for the rain, you probably would never have remembered.

Have these beasts not caused any trouble for a long time? They've calmed down now. Liu Haizhong was stung by bees twice, but now he feels perfectly fine.

This was a new lease on life, and he was tasked with finding something for them to do. Sha Zhu was worried; how could he continue to torment them? Maybe he could use the Five Ghosts Moving Technique tonight to change their beds?

No, we need to find a way to deal with the highway robbers tonight.

"Brother, I'm going back now," Yu Shui said as he got off his bicycle and disappeared into the alley in a flash.

With a mental scan, Yu Shui pulled out the key tied to the red string around her neck, opened the door, and entered the yard. Only then did Sha Zhu look at the people in front of him.

"Um, I'm sorry, I've brought the rainwater back and I need to hurry and buy groceries. We're completely out of vegetables, so I can't treat you." Sha Zhu finished speaking and looked at Jia Dongxu.

"That matter has nothing to do with you, and you don't need to apologize. You know what your mother is like."

After Sha Zhu finished speaking, he ignored the others, quickly turned the bicycle around, got on, and sped off.

No matter how much the people shouted from behind, Sha Zhu was too lazy to pay them any attention, and he wanted to use his hands to deal with them.