My happy life in a courtyard house with triplets.

Chapter 456: The Angry Han Family

Meanwhile, Cheng Jianjun returned to his room, so angry he nearly smashed everything inside. He had planned to scheme against Han Chunming to get him fired, but his scheme had been exposed, and in Su Meng's eyes, he had become a despicable person. Thinking of this, Cheng Jianjun couldn't help but curse, his heart filled with hatred for Han Chunming—hatred for obstructing him, hatred for competing with him for Su Meng.

Unbeknownst to him, the argument between the three of them that day was overheard by a passing neighbor. Within two days, the whole courtyard was abuzz with news of Cheng Jianjun reporting Han Chunming. The neighbors' gazes towards Cheng Jianjun changed; no one wanted to have such a backstabber by their side, and they had to be on guard in everything they did.

On the Han family's side, Han's mother looked at Han Chunming, who was trying to bluff his way out with a grin, and said sternly, "Chunming, explain yourself clearly, what exactly happened?"

Han Chunming quickly said, "Mom, it's nothing, just a small matter, it's all over now."

Han's mother slammed her hand on the table in anger: "What do you mean 'small matter'? Is that a small matter? Cheng Jianjun reported you for stealing! Tell me, what exactly happened?"

Seeing that his mother already knew, Han Chunming had no choice but to recount the whole story.

After hearing this, Han's mother patted her chest and said, "You, can't you be more careful? If it weren't for your brother-in-law this time, what would have happened to you? Would the reputation of our Han family be ruined?"

After the news spread, Han Chunsong, Han Chunsheng, and Han Chunxue all rushed over and surrounded Han Chunming, asking him questions incessantly. Han Chunming had no choice but to repeat the story again.

The eldest brother, Han Chunsong, slammed his fist on the table in anger: "Fine! They're bullying us, the Han family! Second brother, let's go, let's go find the Cheng family and demand an explanation!"

Han Chunming quickly stopped his two older brothers: "Big brother, second brother, don't be impulsive. It's been a long time since then."

Han Chunsong glared at Han Chunming, his anger blazing: "That won't do! Cheng Jianjun has been such a good friend of yours since childhood, and he dares to stab you in the back like that? Is that something a human being would do?"

Fearing that her eldest and second sons might act impulsively and cause trouble, Han's mother quickly advised, "Alright, alright, what's the use of talking to him now? If he denies it, what can you do about it?"

Second brother Han Chun said angrily, "That won't do either. If that doesn't work, I'll find someone to beat him up and vent my anger!"

Upon hearing this, Han's mother slammed her hand on the table again and scolded, "Enough! I sent you here not to act impulsively!"

Han Chunxue, who was standing to the side, also said angrily, "Alright, let's all listen to Mom. From now on, our family will cut off all ties with the Cheng family. People like that are not worth associating with."

Han Chunming was very frustrated. He hadn't told anyone about it and didn't know who had leaked the news.

Meanwhile, the Cheng family was in an uproar. Cheng Jianjun's parents looked at their son and couldn't help but ask, "Jianjun, tell me, what exactly happened?"

Cheng Jianjun had no choice but to recount what had happened.

Mr. Cheng frowned and scolded, "Jianjun, you really made a mistake in this matter. We all live in the same compound, we see each other all the time. You reported your childhood friend, what will others think of our family?"

Cheng Jianjun retorted indignantly, "Dad, I didn't expect things to turn out this way. Besides, Han Chunming is alright, isn't he?"

Looking at his disappointing son, Mr. Cheng angrily scolded, "What do you mean 'it's okay'? Look at yourself now! What are people saying about our family?"

Cheng Jianjun was furious: "Even if I report it, what can I do? Han Chunming stole bread from the factory, that's a fact."

Cheng's mother quickly stepped in to comfort and defend him: "Alright, our son wasn't entirely wrong. If anyone's to blame, it's that Han boy. This kind of thing can't be allowed to get out."

After thinking for a moment, Mr. Cheng said in a deep voice, "Alright, you'd better keep quiet for the next couple of days. Try not to go out if you can avoid it, so people don't talk behind your back. As for Han Chunming stealing bread, don't mention it again. The more you explain, the worse it gets. You didn't actually catch him stealing anything, so no one will believe you anyway."

As Cheng Jianjun watched his parents leave, he felt an intense hatred for Han Chunming, convinced that Han Chunming had deliberately leaked the information and ruined his reputation.

Just as Cheng Jianjun was filled with resentment, he happened to run into Su Meng, who was returning home. Su Meng looked haggard, and Cheng Jianjun quickly ran over and asked, "Su Meng, what's wrong? Is it because of your father's illness?"

After all, the news that Su Meng's father was sick and needed a huge amount of medical expenses had already spread throughout the hospital. However, in this era, everyone was struggling to make ends meet, and although they wanted to help, they were unable to afford to pay.

Looking at the haggard Su Meng, Cheng Jianjun quickly said, "Su Meng, if anything is wrong, tell me, and I'll try to figure something out for you."

Su Meng looked at him and said calmly, "I want ten thousand yuan. Can you afford it?"

Cheng Jianjun was instantly rendered speechless. He steeled himself and gritted his teeth, saying, "Su Meng, wait for me, I'll go raise the money for you."

Su Meng watched Cheng Jianjun's departing figure without taking it to heart, assuming that Cheng Jianjun was just saying it casually.

However, after a few days, Cheng Jianjun managed to scrape together a little over a thousand yuan. Seeing that he was still far from ten thousand yuan, he couldn't help but frown.

Just as he was about to go back, he saw Cai Xiaoli walking towards the Han family's house again. This wasn't the first time he'd seen her in the past few days; he'd noticed that Cai Xiaoli had been frequently visiting Han Chunming's house lately.

Just then, Cheng Jianjun suddenly thought of something and quickly grabbed the money and ran outside.

Soon, Cheng Jianjun arrived at a secluded alley and looked at the person opposite him, saying, "Where's the stuff?"

The person opposite Cheng Jianjun looked at him and said, "Where's the money?"

Cheng Jianjun took out fifty yuan. The man looked at the money, counted it, and after confirming that it was correct, he handed the product to Cheng Jianjun and said, "This is the latest product. Just spray it on, and I guarantee that women will love you to death."

Cheng Jianjun looked at the person opposite him speechlessly: "It's just an aphrodisiac, why make it sound so high-class?"

Looking at the two bottles in his hand, he couldn't help but curse inwardly, "Selling for so much, I could go out and seduce someone and it wouldn't cost me this much." But then, thinking of his plan, Cheng Jianjun couldn't help but feel happy again.

The next day, Cheng Jianjun stood at the gate of the courtyard, waiting silently. Suddenly, he saw Cai Xiaoli's figure in the distance and quickly ran over.

Looking at Cheng Jianjun in front of her, Cai Xiaoli couldn't help but ask, "What do you want to do?"

Cheng Jianjun said with a smile, "Don't be nervous, I'm not a bad person."

Cai Xiaoli said speechlessly, "Bad people don't wear their badness on their faces."