My happy life in a courtyard house with triplets.

Chapter 323: He Daqing handles matters by smoothing things over.

Sha Zhu lowered his head, not daring to look at his father, He Daqing.

He Daqing immediately understood most of it and kicked him, yelling, "You fucking talk to me, are you mute?"

Sha Zhu said aggrievedly, "Dad, how would I know what happened? I just told the truth, and the Xu family made a big deal out of it."

Xu Damao was furious: "The truth? You deliberately tried to ruin my life, and you're saying it's the truth that you ruined my blind date?"

Mr. Xu chimed in, "He Daqing, as the saying goes, 'It's better to tear down ten temples than to break up one marriage.' But your son is different; he's deliberately rubbing salt in my son's wounds and ruining his blind date!"

He Daqing frowned even more: "Xu Fugui, speak your mind, stop making personal attacks."

Xu Damao immediately retorted, "He Daqing, why didn't you say this when my son was being personally attacked by your son?"

At this moment, Liu Haizhong's voice came from behind: "Old He, I'm not trying to be mean, but you can't just take his son's side just because he's your son, can you? Our courtyard is a place where we reason things out."

He Daqing looked at Liu Haizhong with displeasure: "Liu Haizhong, what's it to you?"

Liu Haizhong said smugly, "How can it not be my business? No matter what, I am the second eldest uncle in the courtyard, and I live in the backyard. I have to take care of what happens in the backyard."

Father Xu's eyes darted around, and he immediately chimed in, "Second Uncle is the most fair and just."

He Daqing knew he was in the wrong, but he couldn't stand Liu Haizhong and Xu Fugui's smug attitude, so he said, "Everyone knows what happened. How about this, Sha Zhu will reimburse the Xu family for everything they spent today, double the amount. Is that acceptable?"

Yan Fugui leaned closer to Xu Fugui and asked, "Old Xu, how much did your family spend today?"

Xu Fugui thought for a moment: "Fifteen."

Sha Zhu immediately objected: "What? Are you robbing me? Who charges fifteen yuan for a blind date?"

Liu Haizhong stepped forward and said, "Shazhu, you don't understand. When you go on a blind date, you have to give the matchmaker a gift, give the woman a token of appreciation, and prepare things at home. Fifteen yuan isn't much."

Sha Zhu was speechless for a moment.

He Daqing looked at Liu Haizhong: "I remember the matchmaker and the woman left empty-handed. Where did they get so much money? At most ten yuan."

Xu Damao wanted to argue, but his father stopped him, saying, "Ten yuan is ten yuan. Since it's double, then it's twenty yuan."

Sha Zhu glanced at He Daqing, then reluctantly took out twenty yuan from his pocket and handed it to Xu Fugui.

After the money was paid, He Daqing looked at everyone and said, "Alright, let's leave it at that. As you all know, my son and Xu Damao have a history of conflict. It's hard to say who's right and who's wrong. Just be careful in the future and make sure this doesn't happen again."

Hearing He Daqing's conciliatory words, everyone remembered the past conflicts between Sha Zhu and Xu Damao, and they all nodded.

Zhang Lei looked at He Daqing in shock, thinking to himself: Damn, how did He Daqing learn to smooth things over? He's just like Yi Zhonghai. Is there something cursed about being an old man?

He shook his head again, thinking that the position of "Grandpa" couldn't possibly be poisonous. It must be that this matter involved Sha Zhu, which was why He Daqing did this. He quickly dismissed this strange thought.

After everyone had left, Xu Damao returned to the house and said angrily, "Mom and Dad, how could you forgive Shazhu so easily? Our family doesn't lack this little bit of money."

Xu Fugui looked at his son: "Da Mao, it's not that Dad doesn't want to help you, but you have to understand, He Daqing is the big shot in the courtyard now, and Sha Zhu is reckless. We won't gain the upper hand if we fight them head-on. Didn't you see how He Daqing won everyone over with just a few words?"

Xu Damao was unwilling to give up: "So we're just going to swallow this insult?"

Mother Xu said, "Let it go, our family won't stoop to the level of the He family."

Father Xu patiently advised, "Da Mao, your mother is right. Let's just let this matter go and put an end to what happened before. If you live in this courtyard and really ruin the relationship, how can you live with Sha Zhu every day? Don't worry if this blind date didn't work out. We can just pay more money and ask the matchmaker to pay more attention. Next time, we'll go outside for blind dates instead of at home."

Xu Damao thought for a moment, then nodded helplessly: "Okay."

Meanwhile, He Daqing brought Sha Zhu back to their room in the middle courtyard, closed the door, and kicked Sha Zhu, saying, "Zhu Zi, did you do this on purpose today?"

He Yuzhu rubbed his sore bottom: "Dad, what are you doing? I already paid them money, why are you hitting me?"

He Daqing said angrily, "Wasn't your matter with Xu Damao already settled? What exactly are you trying to do today? If it weren't for me, what would the people in the courtyard think of you?"

Sha Zhu stubbornly retorted, "Look at it however you want!"

He Daqing felt exhausted and regretted leaving back then, failing to raise his son well and letting him develop this stubborn temper: "From now on, don't associate with the Xu family, and don't get involved in their affairs."

He Yuzhu retorted, "What's wrong with me getting involved? If it weren't for him, would I be in this situation?"

He Daqing's heart softened. He knew that the wounds on his son's body would be a lifelong pain that could never be healed. He could only say helplessly, "Zhuzi, if you want to get married, Dad will introduce you to someone. It's just a matter of spending a little more money."

Sha Zhu remained silent, only smoking.

He Daqing sighed: "You, Zhang Lei introduced you to Liang Ladi, who was so great, but you just missed out."

Sha Zhu said in a muffled voice, "You can't entirely blame me. I also wanted to carry on the He family line."

At this moment, Qin Huairu advised from the side, "Daqing, this matter cannot be entirely blamed on Zhuzi. He has been fighting with Xu Damao for so many years, and he can't change his ways overnight. He will get better with time."

He Daqing said helplessly, "Alright, alright, but there's one thing, Zhuzi, you're not allowed to have any more conflicts with the Xu family, especially Xu Damao, during this period."

Sha Zhu nodded reluctantly, "I understand."

Meanwhile, Zhang Lei returned home and excitedly told Ye Shuqin, "Shuqin, you missed so much amazing stuff because you didn't come with me! You have no idea..."

As Zhang Lei spoke, he gestured wildly, describing the scene of Ming Shazhu and Xu Damao's family fighting.

Ye Shuqin was stunned, never expecting things to escalate like this.

Lou Xiao'e and Ye Shuhua chimed in, all talking at once about the scene.

Yu Li whispered to Chen Xueru, "Is what they're saying true?"

Chen Xueru nodded: "Really."

Yu Li immediately regretted not going with them to watch the excitement.

Zhang Lei's home was filled with amazement and laughter.