Daily Intelligence System: Don't Kill Me, Honey!

Hearing the neighbors talk, Chen Jie laughed.

*Alright, double standards indeed. When Lu San hit someone, no one stopped him. He just hit twice, and now everyone is out complaining.*

*In essence, it's because Chen Jiusi was timid before, easy to talk to.*

*With Lu San being a full-fledged thug, nobody wants to provoke him, much less criticize him.*

*Thinking this, Chen Jie let out a cold laugh. Indeed, in that place, the demands the common folk have for good people versus bad people are different. So why bother being a good person?*

*Today, I'll let all of you know, I'm not anybody's damn do-gooder either!*

Thinking this, Chen Jie said, "Alright, since everyone is pleading for mercy, I can't just ignore everyone's face."

Upon hearing that Chen Jie relented, the neighbors exchanged glances.

They immediately started saying pleasantries.

"Yeah, I just said Jiusi is the most reasonable. After all, Lu San and his wife have it tough. We should forgive and forget."

"Yeah, logically speaking, today's issue was brought about by the Su family's girl. If she hadn't provoked Lu Qinsi, it wouldn't have escalated to this point."

"Exactly, exactly. I've told you before, this Su family girl is unlucky. Her father died when she got married, and when she came here, her mother-in-law died too. Isn't she a jinx?"

"Oh right, isn't it? Look at Jiusi. He married her, and all the great wealth left by Uncle was squandered away. I think she is a curse to her husband too!"

As everyone chimed in, when this kind of talk was mentioned before, Chen Jiusi not only didn't blame them but even thought it made sense. He would then go home and beat Su Yunjin.

So this time they spoke like this too. After all, it was a way to divert the conflict and do a favor for the Lu couple. Why not?

In the courtyard, upon hearing this, Su Yunjin's face went pale, and her hands clenched tightly, her nails nearly digging into her flesh.

The deaths of her father and mother-in-law had already burdened her too much. Hearing the neighbors' venomous words was truly stabbing at her heart.

*Could she really be a jinx?*

"Yeah, Jiusi, if it doesn't work out, just divorce her. This woman is unlucky..."

A group of people began persuading Chen Jie to divorce his wife.

By this time, Chen Jie was almost furious with these people. Lu San and his wife bullied our Yunjin, and now they came to humiliate her. Isn't it true that good people are taken advantage of?!

"All of you, shut the hell up!"

Chen Jie roared, and everyone went silent. One gossiping woman mumbled, "Oh my, you can't even talk now."

"Damn your mother, come out here, come on!"

Chen Jie was full of murderous intent, holding a stick and pointing at the gossiping woman, who was so frightened that she hid behind her husband.

That man originally wanted to stand up for his wife, but seeing Chen Jie glaring at him with murderous eyes and holding a stick, he chickened out.

He smiled ruefully, "Jiusi, we were wrong, we won't say anything, we won't."

Chen Jie held the stick and looked around at the neighbors, saying, "Let me tell you, Su Yunjin is my rightful wife, and if any of you dare talk behind her back again, I'll hit you every time I hear it. Just try me."

"And you, Lu San, weren't you going to break my leg, damn it!"

Chen Jie smashed the stick directly onto Lu San's right kneecap, and in the next moment, he shattered the kneecap, following Lu San's scream of agony, "Ah..."

He actually fainted from the pain.

Chen Jie suddenly turned his head, glaring at the surrounding neighbors with bloodshot eyes, and spat!

"Ptooey!"

"That's the fate of those who bully Chen Jiusi."

With that, Chen Jie pointed the stick at the surrounding neighbors, and everyone he looked at lowered their heads.

Chen Jiusi's desperate look indeed frightened them.

The villains fear power but not virtue. In the rural areas of ancient times, if you couldn't intimidate your neighbors, they would bully you until there were no bones left.

With a "Thud," Chen Jie tossed the bloody stick to the ground and looked at the already petrified Lu Qinsi, saying, "If I see you bullying my wife again, I'll kill you!"

After saying that, Chen Jie turned around and walked home.

By this time, everyone present was subdued by Chen Jie's imposing presence, while in the courtyard, Su Yunjin's eyes were wide open, and tears fell from her eyes!

*He actually stood up for me just now; he actually stood up for me.*

And Ruirui, at this time, was staring with big eyes, saying, "Brother-in-law is so imposing!"

At this moment, Ruirui's eyes were full of little stars. Those who always bullied her sister were now so scared by her brother-in-law that they dared not speak. Brother-in-law really is a hero!

Drip, drop!

Ruirui felt something wet land on her cheek. She looked up to see tears falling from Su Yunjin's wide-open eyes.

"Sister, you're crying?"

Ruirui said, and Su Yunjin wiped away her tears, saying, "I'm not."

After speaking, she turned and ran into the house. She didn't want Chen Jie to see her cry.

Ruirui wiped the tears from her face, sticking out her tongue and tasting it—it was bitter—it was tears!

Chen Jie walked toward the small courtyard, with the surrounding neighbors in shock. It wasn't until he walked far that they began to discuss.

"When did Chen Jiusi become so ruthless..."

"Yeah, it scared me to death just now."

"Right? And why does he seem like a different person? Before, just mentioning Su Yunjin made him grit his teeth, and now he defends her?"

The crowd murmured with amazement and shock.

But just then, someone suddenly saw Chen Jie returning, silencing everyone at once.

At this time, Chen Jie actually picked up the two fish on the ground that Lu San brought.

"Pretty fat."

Chen Jie muttered as he carried the fish home. On passing by everyone, he said, "It's getting dark, aren't you all going home?"

With that, he went into the courtyard.

Upon hearing this, those outside quickly said, "Let's go, let's go, go home."

Watching Chen Jiusi enter the courtyard, Chen Xiaohu's eyes lit up, supporting Chen Erba. He said, "Dad?"

Chen Erba nodded, "I just glimpsed my uncle for a moment. It seems Jiusi has grown up. Let's go home."

"Alright!"

With that, Chen Xiaohu supported Chen Erba back home.

Meanwhile, Chen Jie entered the courtyard, closed the gate, and looked at Ruirui standing at the door. He said, "Where's your sister?"

Ruirui, still a little afraid of Chen Jie, pointed to the house, saying, "She's inside. Sister cried."

"Cried?"

Chen Jie was stunned, remembering the neighbors' hurtful words from earlier. He sighed, saying, "*Yeah, anyone would cry if they were talked about like that.*"

"Alright, let's not call her. Ruirui, how about we have fish soup tonight?"

"Fish soup?"

Upon hearing about fish soup, Ruirui's eyes widened, swallowing hard as the thought of the delicious fish soup filled her mind.