"Wow!"
"Big Brother is the best."
"Thank you, Chen Shu."
Immediately, the children lined up and showered Chen Jianye with compliments.
"Except for the Jia Family."
"Just now, Granny Jia said she was going to report me, and I hold grudges!"
Chen Jianye shouted loudly.
Waaah!
Bang梗 and Ding Dang cried sadly.
"This beast, he's specifically targeting our Jia!"
"Dongxu, hurry up and take Chen Jianye away."
Jia Zhangshi, sitting inside, heard the commotion outside and angrily spread her hands as if casting a spell.
She didn't dare to go out and cast a spell, fearing Chen Jianye's big slaps.
At the Chen Family's doorstep.
Chen Jianye felt a little guilty seeing the two Jia children crying.
After all, Bang梗 was only a little over four years old, still a child.
It was precisely his mischievous phase.
To become the 'Thief Saint,' the Bang梗 that everyone loathed, that was still several years away.
Ding Dang was even younger.
Chen Jianye had a grudge with the Jia, all thanks to Jia Zhangshi, and it truly shouldn't have affected the children.
"But I'm a reasonable person, and I'm willing to give disobedient people a chance."
"Bang梗, Ding Dang, if you two listen to me, I'll give you lard dregs."
Chen Jianye added.
"I'll listen, I'm very obedient, I'll do whatever you tell me to do."
Bang梗 wiped his tears with his sleeve and quickly said.
Ding Dang couldn't speak yet and followed right behind Bang梗.
"Then you take Ding Dang to your doorstep, shout 'dead old woman' three times inside, and I'll give you three pieces of lard dregs."
Chen Jianye grabbed three pieces of lard dregs from the bowl and handed them to the first child in line.
A hint of hesitation appeared on Bang梗's face.
Asking him to call his Grandma a dead old woman didn't seem right.
The crucial thing was that he would likely get a beating when he got home after shouting it.
"Thank you, Jianye Ge."
Yan Jieti's face was full of smiles after receiving the lard dregs.
Next, it was Yan Jiekang's turn.
Chen Jianye gave them as usual.
In terms of seniority, it was perfectly fine for Yan Fugui's children to call him Ge.
Seeing Yan Jieti put a piece of lard dregs into her mouth, crunching it with a greasy mouth, Bang梗 couldn't take it anymore.
"Chen Shu, if I shout it, you can't trick me, okay?"
Bang梗 made up his mind, first getting the lard dregs into his mouth to taste them.
Getting beaten was a later matter.
"With so many people watching, could I possibly trick a child like you?"
Chen Jianye said with a chuckle.
"Okay."
Bang梗 dashed towards the Jia house, ran to the doorway, and shouted "dead old woman" three times.
Everyone watched, cackling with laughter.
Especially the children in the Courtyard, some were holding their stomachs, laughing.
Tears were almost streaming down their faces.
Chen Jianye kept his word, took out three pieces of lard dregs from the bowl, and handed them to Bang梗.
"Thank you, Chen Shu."
Bang梗's eyes lit up, he threw a piece of lard dregs into his mouth, and crunched it with a snap.
"Gege, Gege."
Ding Dang watched with an envious expression.
Bang梗 hesitated for a moment, then handed a piece of lard dregs to Ding Dang.
He only had one piece of lard dregs left in his hand and couldn't bear to eat it.
Jia Zhangshi came out of the house, glaring fiercely at the Chen Family's doorstep: "Chen Jianye, you've done too many bad deeds, be careful of being struck by lightning!"
Chen Jianye, however, didn't take it seriously; he wasn't the one whose defenses were broken.
He believed in science, not feudal superstition.
After a while, Bang梗 came back to Chen Jianye: "Chen Shu, if I go back and scold my Grandma a few more times, can you give me more?"
Good gracious, he had tasted the sweetness.
Chen Jianye's mouth twitched twice: "At most two more pieces, depending on your performance."
Bang梗, as if injected with chicken blood, quickly ran towards his own house.
"Bang梗, are you stupid?!"
Sha Zhu, from across the way, shouted.
"Bah! Sha Zhu, you're the one who's stupid. Chen Shu gives me delicious food, can you give me food?"
Bang梗 retorted, looking unhappy.
"You child, Jia Family's Aunt is your Grandma."
Sha Zhu was both angry and annoyed.
He couldn't stand Chen Jianye coaxing children with snacks.
Bang梗 ignored Sha Zhu and was about to shout towards the Jia house.
Jia Zhangshi rushed out with a layered-sole shoe: "You heartless thing, I'll beat you to death!"
"Help, Mama!"
Bang梗 exclaimed, turning and running.
Even though Bang梗 was only four or five years old, he ran incredibly fast, like a rabbit, quickly darting into the front Courtyard.
Jia Zhangshi couldn't catch Bang梗, so she grabbed Ding Dang and slapped the latter's backside a few times with the layered-sole shoe.
Ding Dang wailed loudly.
Having vented her anger, Jia Zhangshi glared fiercely at Chen Jianye, then swung her arms and returned to the house.
Bang梗 saw Jia Zhangshi go back, ran to Ding Dang, and handed her the last piece of lard dregs in his hand.
"Gege."
Ding Dang took the lard dregs and immediately stopped crying.
Chen Jianye couldn't help but look at Bang梗 in a new light.
This child's nature wasn't bad; he knew how to take care of his younger sister.
Jia Dongxu had just died, and Bang梗 hadn't yet been led astray by Jia Zhangshi.
Years later, when the Thief Saint of the Siheyuan (Courtyard) emerged and Bang梗's character was set, there would be no way to change him.
For the harmony of the Courtyard, and for the long-term development of the Jia, I must also get rid of Granny Jia.
Chen Jianye deeply felt the heavy responsibility on his shoulders.
After coaxing Ding Dang, Bang梗 sneakily ran to the Jia Family's doorstep and shouted "dead old woman" three times.
Afterward, he quickly ran to Chen Jianye.
Chen Jianye took out two pieces of lard dregs from the bowl.
"Thank you, Chen Shu."
Bang梗 took the lard dregs, his face full of brilliant smiles.
Chen Jianye patted Bang梗's head.
Chen Jianye could accept a boy being mischievous, but if his values were twisted, he would be ruined.
If girls were too pampered, they could easily become 'little fairies,' abandoning responsibility and becoming selfish.
If boys were spoiled, they would also become 'little male fairies,' and if they committed crimes, the harm to society would be even greater.
After distributing the lard dregs, Chen Jianye got up and returned to the house.
The remaining lard dregs were his snacks, not to be shared with anyone.
The children who had eaten the lard dregs all returned home, excitedly telling their parents about eating lard dregs at the Chen Family's doorstep.
Afterward, they would even show their palms, proudly displaying the oiliness on them.
The adults at home were naturally happy.
After a while, the sound of Jia Zhangshi's scolding came from the Jia house.
She was scolding Bang梗 for being disrespectful, for being used as a pawn by Chen Jianye for a few pieces of lard dregs.
The most outrageous thing was that Bang梗 got five pieces of lard dregs but didn't bring a single one back for her to taste.
Along with that were the wails of Bang梗 and Ding Dang.
Chen Jianye couldn't be bothered to pay attention.
After reading for two hours, Chen Jianye quickly washed up and entered the Lingquan Space.
First, he checked on the chickens in the coop, replenishing their food and water.
Then he took out seeds, put them in the fields, and watered them.
Twelve days later, the seeds would bear fruit, marking another new harvest.
By the time he finished, another two hours had passed.
Chen Jianye exited the Lingquan Space, got some toilet paper, and went to the public restroom.
Opening the door, Chen Jianye heard the sound of a door opening from the Jia house.
Immediately, a burly figure emerged from the Jia house and walked towards the Backyard.
Who else could it be but Jia Zhangshi?
'Is Jia Zhangshi also going to the restroom?'
Chen Jianye's mind stirred, he took two steps back into the house, and took out his identity-concealing equipment from his personal space.
After dressing completely, Chen Jianye quietly walked towards the Backyard.