Subduing Silly Zhu, Breaking with Deaf Old Lady

As soon as Xu Damao saw Silly Zhu approaching, he was so scared that he immediately went back into his house and locked the door, leaving Qin Jingru outside.

Qin Jingru angrily asked, "Damao, where am I supposed to go tonight?"

"You, you go apologize to Qin Huairu! The moment I open the door, Silly Zhu will definitely rush in and beat me!"

"If you don't open the door, I'll beat you too! You spineless coward who slanders people behind their backs, get out here!"

The Deaf Old Lady, standing nearby, picked up her cane and smashed it against the windowpane.

Every time Silly Zhu and Xu Damao had a conflict, the Deaf Old Lady would one-sidedly favor Silly Zhu.

Xu Damao yelled frantically from inside the house, "Is there no law anymore! It's robbery!"

Qin Jingru also shouted, "Someone's beating people! Someone's beating people!"

Second Elder Liu Haizhong, seeing that things were getting out of hand, quickly shouted, "Stop, Silly Zhu, what's going on?"

"Don't try to boss me around, you can't control me!"

Their commotion in the backyard, their shouts, directly reached the front yard.

Lin Zhen and Lou Xiao'e, slightly tipsy, had just gotten into the mood.

The shouting from the backyard instantly ruined their mood.

Lin Zhen frowned and said, "Silly Zhu and Xu Damao, those two scoundrels really deserve a beating!"

Lou Xiao'e giggled and said, "Then do you still want your daughter?"

"Hehe, let's mind our own business and not care if they're bleeding!"

Just as Lin Zhen picked up his wife.

Third Master shouted from outside, "Lin Zhen, are you asleep yet? Silly Zhu and Xu Damao are fighting, Old Yi wants us all to go over."

"Oh, for crying out loud! This Siheyuan really is a harmonious neighborhood!"

Lin Zhen responded helplessly, "Understood, Third Master, I'll be right there."

Lou Xiao'e covered her mouth, unable to stop laughing. "Husband, you won't get your wish tonight."

"Sigh, go to sleep for now, I'll be right back!"

Lin Zhen put on his clothes and rushed to the backyard.

Silly Zhu and Xu Damao were shouting insults at each other, one outside and one inside.

The three Elders couldn't stop them, but it was clear they weren't really trying to.

Yan Jiecheng, Yan Jiefang, and Yan Jiekouang, the three brothers, were watching the spectacle from the side.

Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu were also chuckling.

The Deaf Old Lady was fanning the flames from the side.

"Silly Zhu, smash the door for me and drag that grandson out here to beat!"

Silly Zhu exclaimed happily, "Alright, I've been waiting for you to say that!"

Xu Damao was furious inside the house.

"Old Lady, you're biased! Silly Zhu, if you dare come in, you're a robber!"

"Biased my foot! You're a cowardly grandson!"

Lin Zhen's good mood was ruined.

Seeing the Deaf Old Lady using her age to unfairly favor Silly Zhu made him even angrier.

Although Xu Damao wasn't a good person, disturbing the peace in the middle of the night was even more detestable.

Bang!

"Ouch! Who kicked me!"

Silly Zhu, who was feeling smug and triumphant, was sent tumbling by a kick from Lin Zhen.

The Deaf Old Lady, seeing this, became anxious. "Why did you kick my grandson?"

"Old Lady, Silly Zhu is disturbing the peace late at night, he deserves to be kicked!"

The Deaf Old Lady pouted, "I can't hear you, but you can't kick my grandson!"

With that, she raised her cane and swung it towards Lin Zhen's head.

As it happened, Silly Zhu had just gotten up from the ground and realized it was Lin Zhen who kicked him. He immediately became enraged.

Just as he was about to have a go with Lin Zhen, he gritted his teeth, stomped his foot, and lunged forward.

Lin Zhen didn't want to get entangled with the Deaf Old Lady.

With his keen observation and awareness of his surroundings, he moved like a fish in water within the chaotic situation.

With a simple move, he grabbed Silly Zhu by the back of his neck.

Using the force of Silly Zhu's own momentum, he pushed him forward.

Clang!

The Deaf Old Lady's cane landed squarely on Silly Zhu's forehead.

It was a sharp crack.

Silly Zhu's forehead immediately swelled up.

"Ouch! Old lady, why did you hit me?" Silly Zhu clutched his forehead, grimacing in pain.

The Deaf Old Lady glared, and was instantly stunned.

"Ah! How did I hit my grandson?"

"I... I'll hit again!"

The Deaf Old Lady swept her cane horizontally across Lin Zhen's waist again.

Lin Zhen smiled faintly, grabbed Silly Zhu by the back of his neck, and moved forward again.

Clang!

Another hit.

"Ouch! My head! Old lady, can you go back inside? Why are you always causing trouble?"

The Deaf Old Lady chuckled awkwardly, "Why... why do you keep blocking my cane with your head?"

"I don't want to, but Lin Zhen was raised by wolves, he's too strong!"

Silly Zhu was thus held by the neck by Lin Zhen.

Head bowed, body bent, he was now the same height as the Deaf Old Lady.

Seeing this, the Deaf Old Lady glanced at Lin Zhen, and had no choice but to pout and return to her room.

Lin Zhen thought to himself: You old hag, the Deaf Old Lady, we're officially done today. Don't expect my wife to say another word to you from now on!

"Brother, let go, will you? They don't even hit you in the head when they kill you!"

Silly Zhu, bent over and held by Lin Zhen so he couldn't move, had no choice but to yield.

Lin Zhen sneered, "Let's be clear, I'm not taking Xu Damao's side, I just don't like you disturbing my good mood late at night!"

"Fine, whatever you say!"

Only then did Lin Zhen release his grip.

As soon as Silly Zhu was free, he immediately unleashed a powerful punch, aiming for Lin Zhen's jaw.

Lin Zhen frowned.

He sidestepped, grabbed Silly Zhu's arm with one hand and his shoulder with the other.

With a twist and a wrench.

Crack!

He dislocated Silly Zhu's shoulder.

Bang!

Then, he kicked him to the ground.

"Ouch! I give up! I surrender! My shoulder... ah!"

Silly Zhu was truly subdued this time. He had no choice but to admit defeat.

From fighting since childhood, this was the first time he'd encountered someone he couldn't handle.

"Silly Zhu, are you convinced?"

"Absolutely! Hurry, hurry, put my arm back in place, ouch... it hurts so much!"

This scene stunned the three Yan Jiecheng brothers and the two Liu Guangtian brothers.

They were all speechless, mouths agape.

Silly Zhu, who had no match in the Siheyuan or even the entire alley, was effortlessly defeated by Lin Zhen to the point he couldn't fight back.

The troublemaker Silly Zhu had actually surrendered!

This was big news!

From now on, they wouldn't dare to be disrespectful towards Lin Zhen.

Xu Damao shouted happily from inside his room, "Good! Well fought, Master Lin! You've eliminated a bully, well done!"

"Shut up, Xu Damao! If you disturb the peace again, I'll castrate you!"

"Yes, sir! I'll shut up immediately!"

Lin Zhen quickly reset Silly Zhu's dislocated arm.

Only then did this farce come to an end.

Qin Jingru wanted to go into Xu Damao's room, but Xu Damao refused to open the door no matter what.

He insisted she apologize to Qin Huairu and go back to the Jia family's place.

Qin Jingru thought for a moment, then suddenly blurted out, "Lin Zhen, can I stay at your place for the night?"

Lin Zhen looked at Qin Jingru as if she were an idiot.

"What's going on in your head? Where would you sleep at my place?"

"Well... Damao won't let me in, and my sister won't let me in either. I can't exactly go to Silly Zhu's place, can I?"

Silly Zhu glared. "You want to sleep on the street?"

Lin Zhen chuckled. "That's a good suggestion!"

"Huh? You really want me to sleep on the street?"

"Come back! Don't embarrass yourself. You're going back to your hometown first thing tomorrow morning!" Qin Huairu yelled impatiently from the corner.

"Oh..." Qin Jingru understood that she couldn't stay in the city any longer.

Lin Zhen returned home.

Lou Xiao'e was still awake and asked with a smile, "How did it go?"

Lin Zhen smiled. "It was settled in a few punches, but I have something to tell you."

"What is it?"

"Don't go to the backyard anymore if you don't have to, especially near the Deaf Old Lady. Stay away from her!"

"Okay!"

Lou Xiao'e nodded without asking any questions.

Lin Zhen asked with a smile, "Aren't you going to ask why?"

Lou Xiao'e looked up into her husband's eyes and smiled dotingly. "I won't ask. As long as it's you saying it, I'll listen!"