The Wizard's Journey Begins in a Courtyard House

Chapter 43: Prelude to the General Assembly

It has to be said that Qin Huairu truly lives up to her role as the female lead; she seems to have an innate aura about her.

When she appeared carrying the stick, Li Qin keenly sensed that many people in the audience looked over.

Moreover, these people's expressions and eyes underwent subtle changes.

The reactions were particularly strong among some men.

Even many of the younger generation, such as Liu Guangqi and Xu Damao, would occasionally steal glances in Qin Huairu's direction.

Although it wasn't very obvious, Li Qin had been observing everyone.

So it was clearly visible.

During this process, Li Qin paid special attention to He Yuzhu's reaction.

It turned out that He Yuzhu's eyes revealed a very strange expression the moment he saw Qin Huairu.

Moreover, compared to others who either glanced at Qin Huairu out of the corner of their eye or pretended to look at her casually, He Yuzhu was much more direct.

He stared intently at Qin Huairu without any attempt to conceal his gaze.

Qin Huairu naturally noticed He Yuzhu's blatant gaze.

However, Qin Huairu showed no dissatisfaction whatsoever; instead, she smiled and nodded gently in He Yuzhu's direction.

Looking at Qin Huairu's smiling face, He Yuzhu's eyes flashed with infatuation, fascination, and longing.

Seeing this, Li Qin didn't know what to say.

Just as he was deep in thought, Yi Zhonghai, Yan Bugui, and a man with a potbelly slowly made their entrance.

These were the three stewards of the courtyard house.

Moreover, each of the three was holding an enamel mug.

Beside the three was Jia Dongxu, who had not yet appeared.

The three stewards walked straight to their thrones of power and then slowly sat down.

Jia Dongxu sat down next to Qin Huairu and took the stick that Qin Huairu had brought back.

Qin Huairu immediately smiled at Jia Dongxu.

Li Qin could see it clearly; this time, Qin Huairu's smile was much more genuine.

You can tell that the smile is genuine.

"Duang! Duang! Duang!"

As soon as he sat down, Second Uncle Liu Haizhong immediately tapped the enamel mug on the table in front of him.

"Everyone, please be quiet. The college-wide meeting is about to begin. Please check if anyone is missing."

Whether it's genuine respect for the elders or just a formality;

After Liu Haizhong spoke, everyone cooperated and stopped chatting, instead turning their attention to the three old men.

Then he looked around to see if anyone was missing.

After a while, a voice suddenly rang out;

"Most of the other families have arrived, except for the deaf old lady from the backyard."

Because Li Qin's attention was entirely focused on observing the three stewards, he didn't see who spoke.

However, the voice sounded somewhat familiar to him.

Before he could figure out who made the sound, He Yuzhu suddenly jumped out from not far away.

He pointed in Xu Damao's direction and shouted angrily;

"Xu Damao, you bastard! The old lady is so old. It's already dark. Do you still want her to come to the meeting? If she falls and gets hurt, isn't it your responsibility?"

Upon hearing this, Li Qin immediately realized what was happening and thought to himself;

"I was wondering why that voice sounded familiar. Oh, it was Xu Damao."

Xu Damao, who had been scolded by He Yuzhu, immediately showed his dissatisfaction. He did not get up and remained sitting on the stool.

"Silly Zhu, don't talk nonsense. The three old men were just asking who was absent from the meeting. I was just answering their question."

"If you have any complaints, go find those three gentlemen. Why are you getting so worked up with me?"

Xu Damao's face was full of disdain, and his gaze toward He Yuzhu was full of provocation.

At this moment, Li Qin looked at He Yuzhu and Xu Damao with some confusion.

Logically speaking, since they are both still young, there shouldn't be any conflicts between them.

It's hard to understand why they're acting so discordantly now.

Li Qin even wondered if there was something between the two of them that no one else knew about.

Although He Yuzhu also has a sharp tongue and can often leave people speechless, he is far less sharp-tongued than Xu Damao.

Xu Damao's few words, along with an expression and a glance, immediately infuriated He Yuzhu.

He immediately wanted to take action.

However, Xu Damao was not alone at this time; his biological father, Xu Fugui, was also by his side.

Although He Yuzhu wanted to take action, he had to consider Xu Fugui.

At this moment, Yi Zhonghai seemed to have noticed He Yuzhu's predicament and difficulty, and immediately whispered on the table, interjecting:

"Zhuzi, Damao, you two should say less. We all live in the same compound, so we're all family. Don't let small things cause conflict."

Yi Zhonghai still holds considerable weight in He Yuzhu's heart.

Upon hearing the other party speak, although the anger on his face remained, he showed no intention of making a move and retreated to his seat.

However, Li Qin noticed that when He Yuzhu sat down, he gave Xu Damao a fierce look.

A fierce glint flashed in his eyes.

Li Qin immediately realized that although He Yuzhu had stopped due to the circumstances, it did not mean that he had given up on the matter.

He will definitely look for an opportunity to take revenge on Xu Damao later.

Li Qin could only say that He Yuzhu's mentality had become somewhat distorted due to various reasons.

Li Qin had witnessed the entire incident from beginning to end.

He felt that Xu Damao didn't actually have any problems at the beginning.

Just as the other party said, it was simply answering the questions of the three stewards, which was an ordinary thing.

However, He Yuzhu was able to jump out because of Xu Damao's words, and even cursed Xu Damao.

And it happened right in front of Xu Fugui.

That's clearly wrong.

Later, he even wanted to take action because of a single sentence from Xu Damao, which was simply unreasonable.

Yi Zhonghai's intervention, seemingly to quell the dispute, was also helping He Yuzhu.

Despite not suffering any loss, He Yuzhu ended up holding a grudge against Xu Damao.

Through this incident, Li Qin realized that no matter what He Yuzhu's past experiences were like, He Yuzhu was not worthy of sympathy now.

When Xu Damao saw He Yuzhu sit back down, a smug look immediately appeared on his face.

The corners of her mouth were slightly upturned.

Then he once again gave He Yuzhu a provocative look.

Upon seeing this, He Yuzhu, who had just sat down, immediately wanted to get up again.

But at that moment, Xu Fugui, who was next to Xu Damao, patted the other man on the head.

Xu Damao was stunned for a moment.

He looked at his father with a somewhat blank expression.

Seeing Xu Damao's reaction, Xu Fugui didn't say anything, but just shook his head slightly.

Upon seeing this, Xu Damao's expression immediately changed.

At the same time, he stopped provoking He Yuzhu with his eyes.

Xu Fugui took a deep look at Xu Damao beside him, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart;

His son is smart, quick-witted, good at handling things, and knows how to get along with people... He's pretty good in every way.

But there was one thing that made him very dissatisfied;

That is, I don't know why he always likes to provoke Sha Zhu.

In reality, Xu Fugui looked down on Sha Zhu.

Because Sha Zhu was just a cook, although his cooking skills were not bad, but Beijing was not like other rural places.

This is Kyoto.

What we have no shortage of is top talent from all walks of life.

Let alone the young Sha Zhu now, even if Sha Zhu's cooking skills improve in a few years, his cooking skills will not be considered top-notch in Beijing.

The projectionists not only had to go to the countryside to show movies, but they also had to show movies to some leaders.

The people I came into contact with were from a completely different level.

Xu Fugui naturally looked down on Sha Zhu.

However, Xu Damao didn't know why, but he had always liked to provoke Sha Zhu since he was a child, which Xu Fugui thought was a complete loss of face.

Xu Fugui had told Xu Damao more than once not to mess with Sha Zhu.

However, the effect was very limited.

This left Xu Fugui feeling quite helpless.