However, Bang Geng had served time in jail and received some education in the juvenile detention center.
He knew that murder was punishable by death.
Creating an accidental death was also not an easy task.
Just like his father, Jia Dongxu, who was allegedly killed in an accident by Yi Zhonghai.
Bang Geng had gone to great lengths to orchestrate Yi Zhonghai's accidental demise.
In fact, the boy even started to become studious.
He went to the library near the hospital and borrowed books to study.
Ultimately, he set his sights on "pufferfish."
Pufferfish was both a delicacy and a potent poison; if only he could find a way to get one.
Then, he could stew it into soup for Yi Zhonghai, and a bowl of pufferfish soup would send him to his grave.
Moreover, if Yi Zhonghai died, it would appear to be accidental food poisoning.
After coming up with this plan, Bang Geng became more cheerful.
To trick Yi Zhonghai into eating his food, he had to mend their relationship.
Currently, they were locked in a bitter feud. If Bang Geng suddenly offered Yi Zhonghai a bowl of fish soup, Yi Zhonghai would never dare to drink it.
...
The Courtyard.
Zhao Tianhai used his time off to personally work as a carpenter, crafting a wooden chicken coop for Liu Kai Xuan's family.
The two children at home needed nutrition, and they would need to eat eggs long-term.
Zhao Feiyan felt that it was too costly for Liu Kai Xuan to buy eggs every day.
It would be better to build a coop and raise a couple of chickens at home.
This way, eating eggs would be more convenient in the future, and they would save a lot of money.
When Liu Kai Xuan returned home from work, Zhao Tianhai had already finished the chicken coop and was packing up his tools.
Zhao Feiyan said excitedly, "Husband, quickly look. How is Dad's carpentry skill? Is the chicken coop he made alright?"
"Uh..."
Liu Kai Xuan glanced at the chicken coop Zhao Tianhai had built and couldn't help but frown. "The workmanship of this chicken coop is fine!"
"But this design is not very safe!"
"Not safe?" Zhao Feiyan didn't quite understand Liu Kai Xuan's meaning.
Liu Kai Xuan smiled and said, "The style of this chicken coop is, to put it bluntly, a large birdcage!"
"But raising chickens and raising birds are vastly different!"
"Is there a difference? Don't you just feed them grain and water?"
Liu Kai Xuan said solemnly, "Birds can be kept indoors, but chickens must be kept outside!"
"Keeping chickens at home is extremely unhygienic!"
"Who said we're keeping chickens at home!" Zhao Feiyan pouted. "We can keep them by the door!"
"If you keep chickens outside, with this small chicken coop, it'll be stolen in a few days!"
"The environment in our courtyard is extremely complex!"
At this moment, Liu Xiaoyue also chimed in.
"Sister-in-law, don't you remember? Last time, my brother took us fishing in the river and caught a lot of big fish!"
"Later, we made them into dried fish, and Bang Geng, that little thief, stole it all!"
"Ah, you mean..." Zhao Feiyan suddenly understood.
"Yes!" Liu Kai Xuan nodded. "The idea of raising chickens for eggs is quite good!"
"But we must not be careless about those potential scoundrels!"
"Otherwise, the final outcome will be that the chickens are gone and the eggs are broken, all for nothing!"
Zhao Feiyan was still unwilling. "But my dad worked hard for half a day and already made the chicken coop!"
"Wouldn't it be too much of a waste to just discard it?"
Zhao Tianhai chuckled heartily. "What's a waste?"
"I haven't finished yet. We can reinforce the chicken coop to be safer, and that's it!"
"Kai Xuan, if you have any reinforcement plans, you can voice them!"
"Feiyan is idle at home anyway. Raising a few chickens can be considered helping you share some of the household pressure."
Liu Kai Xuan nodded. "Modifying the chicken coop is not difficult!"
"Find a way to add some weight inside the chicken coop, so that thieves can't steal it!"
"Also, add a lock ring to the top of the chicken coop door. Feiyan, go buy a lock and attach it later!"
Jiang Aiying replied with a wry smile. "Kai Xuan, the purpose of a chicken coop is to prevent the hens from running around."
"If someone really wants to steal your chickens, adding a lock won't help!"
"This wooden chicken coop can be smashed with a sledgehammer in two hits!"
Liu Kai Xuan shook his head and smiled. "It's to guard against gentlemen, not scoundrels!"
"Besides, if someone smashes the chicken coop, we'll definitely hear such a commotion!"
"That's true. It's to guard against gentlemen, not scoundrels. And you can't guard against scoundrels anyway!"
Jiang Aiying nodded, agreeing with Liu Kai Xuan's point.
Zhao Feiyan, however, could only offer a wry smile. "Someone like Bang Geng, a gentleman?"
"How can I believe that..."
Zhao Feiyan's differing opinion from Liu Kai Xuan made Zhao Tianhai frustrated. "So, should we add the lock or not?"
"Of course, we should add it!"
Zhao Feiyan stated affirmatively. "Even with a lock, it might not be enough to deter malicious habitual thieves!"
"If we don't add a lock, won't they just come and take things openly!"
Afterward, Zhao Tianhai added a lock ring to the wooden chicken coop.
The reinforcement method was simpler. A layer of bricks was placed at the bottom of the chicken coop, increasing its weight to over 200 catties.
With this weight, even an adult man couldn't move it, let alone a petty thief like Bang Geng.
...
Time passed quickly, and half a month later.
On this day, Yi Zhonghai picked up Qin Huairu and her son from the hospital.
According to the original plan: the Jia family mother and son would temporarily move back to Jia's house for a period.
After Bang Geng's emotions stabilized, they would find a suitable time to move into Yi Zhonghai's home.
However, after the three of them returned to the courtyard, Yi Zhonghai suddenly suggested, "Xiao Ru, your physical condition is still very poor!"
"I'm really worried about you living alone at home taking care of the children. Why don't you move to my place?"
"This..." Qin Huairu frowned and instinctively looked at Bang Geng.
"Bang Geng, what do you think?"
Qin Huairu no longer dared to make decisions on her own and reluctantly sought Bang Geng's opinion.
Bang Geng thought for a moment and replied, "Since my father has said so, let's move there temporarily."
"Bang Geng, you..."
Bang Geng suddenly called out "Dad," which completely confused Qin Huairu.
Facing Qin Huairu's shock, Bang Geng said earnestly.
"Mom, I've read a lot of books during this time, and I've figured out many things!"
"Everything that happened before was because I was too willful and caused you great inconvenience!"