My happy life in a courtyard house with triplets.

Chapter 98: Shocking Rumors

At this moment, Yi Zhonghai, looking at the two men who had finished dressing, angrily scolded them, "What exactly did you two do last night?"

Sha Zhu saw Xu Damao and gritted his teeth in anger, then said, "Xu Damao, what are you doing in my room?"

Xu Damao said aggrievedly, "How would I know? I only remember drinking last night. After that, I don't remember anything else."

Then it suddenly dawned on him, and he said to Sha Zhu, "Sha Zhu, was it you who made me stay here to sleep yesterday? Did you take off my clothes?"

Sha Zhu spat and said, "Xu Damao, I stripped your clothes? I'd say you stripped my clothes!"

Seeing the two still arguing, Yi Zhonghai said angrily, "Alright, both of you shut up. Haven't you made a scene big enough already?"

By this time, the onlookers outside had already been pressing their necks against the windows, peering inside.

Liu Haizhong then advised from the side, "Alright, Lao Yi, those two probably just had a few drinks. They should, maybe... probably... be fine."

Listening to Liu Haizhong's nonsensical words, Yi Zhonghai turned to Xu Damao and Shazhu and said in a deep voice, "Xu Damao, hurry back to your own home."

Xu Damao didn't want to stay there for another second, so he responded and walked outside.

But as soon as I arrived at the door, I saw a large group of people gathered there, each with a teasing smile in their eyes.

Xu Damao was so embarrassed that his face almost burned. He wanted to cover his face and ran towards the backyard with his head down.

As everyone watched Xu Damao run away in a panic, they couldn't help but look behind him, and a burst of suppressed laughter immediately filled the courtyard.

He Yuzhu stayed inside, listening to the increasingly loud laughter outside. He was so embarrassed that he wished he could disappear into the ground and never dared to go out again.

Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong exchanged a glance, then went inside to close the door for him. Turning to the crowd outside, they waved and said, "Alright, everyone disperse, there's nothing to see here."

Although Yi Zhonghai said that, no one believed him. After all, it was a fact that Xu Damao and Shazhu were sleeping naked in the same bed, not to mention that Xu Damao's buttocks were stained with blood.

Seeing the knowing looks on everyone's faces, Yi Zhonghai emphasized, "This is all a misunderstanding. Sha Zhu and Xu Damao are fine. Please don't spread rumors outside."

The crowd nodded perfunctorily, but secrets never stay hidden forever, especially when it's something so explosive.

In less than half a day, all sorts of versions of the story spread throughout the alley, from the love-hate relationship between Xu Damao and Shazhu to the absurd farce of a single man. Each version was embellished and included the word "blood," making it sound very convincing.

Even Qin Huairu, who was busy cooking for Jia Dongxu and Jia Zhangshi, heard about Sha Zhu and Xu Damao's affair as soon as she returned to the courtyard.

At first, she found it unbelievable and didn't believe that the two of them could get together.

But the older women in the courtyard spoke with such conviction, even patting their chests and claiming they had seen it with their own eyes, that Qin Huairu couldn't help but begin to doubt herself.

Is it because I'm not charming enough? Otherwise, why would Sha Zhu and Xu Damao be together? And two grown men at that?

This is so exciting!

He Yushui was at the age of budding romance, and when she first heard that her brother and Xu Damao were sleeping in the same bed, she was completely stunned.

She racked her brains but never imagined that her brother would like men. No wonder he wasn't satisfied with any of the many blind dates she had introduced him to.

He Yushui sat in the room, her mind in turmoil. What was it like for two men to be together? But then she thought, who would carry on the He family line in the future?

As she thought about it, He Yushui's face suddenly turned red, and a thought popped into her mind: If she really got together with Zhang Lei in the future, could she ask Zhang Lei if one of their children could take the surname He?

He Yushui suddenly felt that what she was thinking was absurd, and her cheeks flushed.

But then she thought about it again. Zhang Lei had drunk too much yesterday, and he specifically said those things to her instead of to the other girls in the courtyard. Thinking about this, a little bit of secret joy welled up in her heart, and she couldn't help but smile slightly.

Zhang Lei returned to the back room and told the three women everything that had happened in the central courtyard.

The three women listened with disbelief, especially when they heard about Xu Damao's injured buttocks, which piqued their interest even more.

They kept asking for details, one after another, while their eyes were unconsciously staring at Zhang Lei's buttocks.

Zhang Lei quickly moved aside, saying with a wry smile, "Don't get the wrong idea, I'm a normal man."

At this moment, Ye Shuhua looked at Zhang Lei and asked curiously, "Honey, why do you think Xu Damao's butt got injured?"

Zhang Lei raised his hand and tapped Ye Shuhua on the head, saying irritably, "How would I know what they were up to? Don't speculate."

Hearing Zhang Lei's words, the three girls could no longer sit still and immediately ran together to the middle courtyard and the front courtyard to see what was going on.

After walking a few steps, I saw Aunt Er and Aunt San together with several other women in the courtyard, talking animatedly.

Ye Shuhua quickly went over and grabbed the second aunt's arm, asking, "Second Aunt, what exactly happened between Sha Zhu and Xu Damao?"

When Aunt Erda saw that someone else had come to inquire, she cleared her throat and immediately embellished the whole story of Xu Damao and Shazhu's "love-hate relationship".

The three women were stunned and couldn't help but exclaim, "Wow!"

The second aunt, getting carried away, slapped her thigh and added vividly, "You didn't see it! When Xu Damao ran home, he was clutching his buttocks tightly. He must have suffered some inhuman torture!"

Three middle-aged women nearby chimed in, "With Sha Zhu's burly physique, how could Xu Damao possibly withstand him!"

The group's talk got more and more outrageous, but the courtyard was filled with laughter and chatter.

Meanwhile, the young people in the courtyard also gathered together. The three brothers Liu Guangtian, Liu Guangfu, and Liu Guangqi, along with Yan Jiecheng, Yan Jiefang, and Yan Jiekuang, plus the other half-grown boys in the courtyard, all huddled together in the corner of the wall, whispering among themselves.

Yan Jiecheng spoke first, saying with a sigh, "I really didn't expect that Sha Zhu and Xu Damao would have such a relationship."

Liu Guangtian nodded in agreement: "Yes, they've been fighting since they were kids, they're always at each other's throats, I really didn't see that coming."

After listening, Yan Jiefang waved his hand dismissively: "What's the big deal? Haven't you heard the saying? 'Spare the rod and spoil the child.' You're not comfortable without it."

Liu Guangqi stroked his chin and analyzed seriously, "In my opinion, the two of them probably took advantage of their drunkenness to do what they had been thinking. You didn't see it, Xu Damao's butt was covered in blood, it looked painful."

Upon hearing this, everyone instinctively shrank back, taking two steps back with their companions, afraid of getting into any "trouble".