Ouyang Lei was finally drunk under the table.
Liu Yuelian tried to help Ouyang Lei into the room to sleep, but he shoved her away with a palm strike.
If Tian Jing hadn't reacted quickly, Liu Yuelian would have hit the wall.
After steadying Liu Yuelian, Tian Jing asked Li Zhengguo to help Ouyang Lei.
Who knew this guy would fight back.
Li Zhengguo was not Liu Yuelian.
Seeing that a fight was about to break out, Little Tiger quickly picked up Ouyang Renzhi.
"Quick, get out, the boss is acting crazy again."
Tian Jing, holding Liu Yuelian with one hand and Zeng Shengchun with the other, pulled them out of the main hall.
Turning back, she rushed into the main hall to help Li Zhengguo, otherwise, all the tables and bowls in the hall would be ruined.
In no time, Ouyang Lei was subdued by the couple, one on each side.
Ouyang Lei was indignant, "You win by unfair means."
Tian Jing retorted, "I never intended to fight with honor. If I didn't see you stifled and needing to vent, I wouldn't have lifted a finger."
"You can pretend to be drunk, but you can't hit women."
Ouyang Lei shook his head, "I told her, don't touch me when I'm drunk."
Little Tiger also testified, "Right, right, no one can touch the boss after he drinks, whoever touches him gets beaten."
"It's good if someone spars with him; he'll sober up after the fight. If no one spars with him, the one who gets beaten will be miserable."
Tian Jing let go of him, "Then you should quit drinking from now on."
Li Zhengguo also let go of him, "No wonder your brothers are unwilling to follow you anymore."
Ouyang Lei was then thrown to the ground by the couple.
"I haven't drunk for a long time. Li Zhengguo, spar with me for a while longer."
"Go spar in the courtyard."
Ouyang Lei leaped up, "Let's go."
The people in the courtyard retreated into the main hall again.
The two fought back and forth in the courtyard for a short while, and Ouyang Lei surprisingly lost.
"Impossible!"
Ouyang Lei refused to believe it, "How could you possibly defeat me?"
Li Zhengguo raised an eyebrow, "Don't you accept it?"
Ouyang Lei nodded, "I don't accept it!"
"Fight again."
Half an hour later, Ouyang Lei's vital points were again pressed by Li Zhengguo's finger.
"Impossible."
Li Zhengguo withdrew his hand, "There's nothing impossible. I told you, I have some guesses about your Ouyang family's techniques, and now I'm putting them to use."
Ouyang Lei clung to Li Zhengguo's back, pinning his shoulders.
"No, you have to tell me what's going on with my family's techniques right now."
"Get off!"
Li Zhengguo shook him off, but couldn't dislodge him, "Tiantian."
Tian Jing shook her head, "You should just tell him; he's been holding it in for too long."
Li Zhengguo practically carried Ouyang Lei into the west room on his back.
Tian Jing instructed Little Tiger and the others to tidy up the main hall.
She apologized to Zeng Shengchun, "I'm sorry, Ouyang Lei's temper is just like that."
"It's fine," Zeng Shengchun shook his head, "That's genuine character. I'll be going now."
"Mm-hmm, I'll see you out."
Zeng Shengchun didn't refuse.
At the alley entrance, Zeng Shengchun stopped, "This is far enough. From now on, stay away from Liu Yuelian, don't be too nice to her."
Tian Jing didn't understand, "What's wrong?"
Zeng Shengchun shook his head, "Some things are inconvenient to tell you, just listen to me."
Tian Jing nodded, "Okay, I'll keep my distance."
Zeng Shengchun waved and left.
Returning to Ouyang Lei's residence, Li Zhengguo had already come out of the west room.
Tian Jing asked, "Where's Ouyang Lei?"
Li Zhengguo pointed to the west room, "He's pondering."
"Then you take Little Tiger and the others to buy some daily necessities. I'll take Yue Lian to meet Sister Du."
"Okay."
Tian Jing took Liu Yuelian and her son, showing them the adjacent courtyards.
"The courtyard on the east is mine, next to mine are the homes of Wang Huan and her three sisters. The third house is Sister Du's. To your west is where Little Tiger and the others live."
Du Hongjuan was hanging dried beans. Seeing Tian Jing bringing guests, her hands paused, "Who is this?"
Tian Jing helped her hang the beans.
"This is Ouyang Renzhi's mother, Liu Yuelian, and this little boy is Ouyang Renzhi, Ouyang Lei's son."
This introduction made Du Hongjuan understand, "Yuelian, please come in and sit down. Wait for me to finish hanging these beans."
"It's alright, it's alright. I'll help too."
Liu Yuelian also reached out to hang beans, "Did Sister Du grow these yourself?"
"Yes, they're all past their prime, and I can't eat them all at once, so I dry them."
Liu Yuelian glanced at the yard, "This yard is quite suitable for growing vegetables."
"You can grow them too. I have seeds. But if you plant now, you can only grow cabbage and radishes."
"Thank you, Sister Du, I was thinking the same thing."
Liu Yuelian's face was full of smiles, "Growing some vegetables is very convenient."
Tian Jing looked at her smile; it was genuine.
Why did Zeng Shengchun tell her to stay away from her?
After hanging the beans, Du Hongjuan invited them into the main hall.
After pouring them some boiled water, she asked, "Yuelian, what are your plans?"
Liu Yuelian didn't understand, "What?"
"Are you just going to be a housewife with your child?"
"Yes! I don't want to go out to work."
Du Hongjuan glanced at Tian Jing, who was silent, and changed the subject, "How old is Renzhi?"
"Four years old."
"He'll be starting school in a couple of years. If he studies here, his household registration will be an issue. You should transfer it as soon as possible."
Liu Yuelian shook her head, "I need to ask Ouyang Lei about this; I can't make the decision."
After a short stay, Tian Jing took Liu Yuelian away, "Sister Du, please look after them more in the future, Ouyang Lei will be very busy."
"I will, I will."
After escorting Liu Yuelian back to Ouyang Lei's residence, Tian Jing didn't go in, "You two rest! I'm going back for a nap."
"Mm-hmm. Thank you."
"You're welcome."
When her husband returned, Tian Jing told him what Zeng Shengchun had said.
Li Zhengguo also didn't understand, "Regardless of why Zeng Shengchun said that, we are Ouyang Lei's friends, and we should proceed based on Ouyang Lei's feelings."
"Even if Ouyang Lei marries her, we don't need to treat her with our utmost sincerity. It's always good to be cautious."
Tian Jing nodded, "Yes, you're right. I suppose Ouyang Lei hasn't fully accepted her yet, so we shouldn't interfere."
"However, it was right to have Little Tiger and the others live separately. It's not like there are no other courtyards. If they all lived together, these old neighbors would start gossiping again."
...
For dinner, Tian Jing cooked porridge, stir-fried dishes, and made pancakes.
Just as they were about to eat, Ouyang Lei arrived, unceremoniously sat down, and started eating.
Li Zhengguo stopped him, "Don't you have food at your place?"
Ouyang Lei shook his hand away, "Yes, I just want to eat food made by the great warrior Tian, what's wrong?"
Li Zhengguo grabbed the basket of pancakes, "What you said is attracting hatred for Tiantian. You have a woman."
"Just a woman, not a wife."
Ouyang Lei waved his hand, "I don't want to get married for exactly the reason you mentioned. Once a woman becomes a wife, it's this and that, too much trouble. Can I still associate with you?"
Li Zhengguo put the pancake basket back, "Eat, eat, you're truly pathetic."
"How am I pathetic?"
"Tiantian never says 'this and that' to me."
Saying this, Li Zhengguo turned to his wife, "Right? Wife."
Tian Jing smiled gently at her husband, "Don't say things like that to provoke Ouyang Lei."
"Yes!"
"Hahaha."
Ouyang Lei pointed at Li Zhengguo and laughed heartily, "Look at you, acting like a henpecked husband. It's precisely seeing your cowardly appearance that makes me refuse to enter the grave of marriage."
"You're blaming me again?"
"Of course!"
"Nonsense."
Hearing the laughter from next door, Liu Yuelian sighed, broke off a piece of pancake for her son, and said, "Eat."