Hearing the commotion in the courtyard, Jia Zhangshi didn't go out. Instead, she peered through the glass into the yard. Her eyes lit up when she saw something on Ma Hua's bicycle handlebars.

He muttered to himself, "Roast chicken, fatty pork, braised pork, my mouth is watering."

Jia Zhangshi stared greedily at the things on Ma Hua's cart handlebars, swallowing hard. She hadn't eaten meat for days, and she knew that if she went, Ma Hua definitely wouldn't give her anything.

She thought that she might even get slapped in the face. With that thought, Jia Zhangshi's eyes lit up and she immediately called out to Qin Huairu.

"Qin Huairu, what are you doing? Don't you know Banggeng hasn't eaten meat for days? Let me tell you, if you starve my precious grandson, I won't stand for it!"

Qin Huairu, who was cleaning, secretly rolled her eyes when she heard Jia Zhangshi calling her. They weren't even sure what they'd be eating tomorrow, and she was already talking about meat? What a load of rubbish!

When Jia Zhangshi saw that Qin Huairu was ignoring her, she immediately became furious and yelled at Qin Huairu, "Qin Huairu, did you hear me? Hurry up and make me some roast chicken!"

“Mom,” Qin Huairu said without ceremony, extending her hands directly to Jia Zhangshi.

Seeing Qin Huairu's reaction, Jia Zhangshi immediately panicked: "I don't have any money! I just saw that little bastard Ma Hua in the backyard; he bought a ton of stuff, it's almost overflowing the handlebars!"

"Aren't you going to go get some? Are you trying to make my precious grandson drool?"

Qin Huairu glared at Jia Zhangshi with annoyance. "You call Bang Geng greedy? I think it's you, the old woman, who's greedy. How could Bang Geng be greedy? I've been secretly giving them delicious food all along."

When Jia Zhangshi saw that Qin Huairu looked clueless, she immediately pointed at Qin Huairu and scolded, "Qin Huairu, are you stupid? Have you forgotten the relationship between Ma Hua and Qin Jingru?"

You're Qin Jingru's cousin! Ma Hua bought so much stuff, aren't you going to help her?

"Oh, right. Ma Hua must be too busy. I'll go see if they need any help!" Qin Huairu cursed inwardly, "You old woman, your brain is still quite sharp now."

Qin Huairu originally planned to wait until Ma Hua finished cooking before going to get the bowl and ask for some, but unexpectedly, Jia Zhangshi asked her to help. Then she would have to ask for more later. Pshaw, she is Qin Jingru's cousin, how can this be considered asking for something?

As soon as Qin Huairu stepped outside, she saw Sha Zhu standing blankly in the yard with a gloomy face. Qin Huairu subconsciously greeted Sha Zhu: "Zhu Zi, what are you doing!"

When Sha Zhu saw that it was Qin Huairu, his gloomy face immediately brightened up: "Good morning, Sister Qin. It's me."

"What's wrong, Zhu Zi? Is there something you can't tell me? Looks like we're not that close!" Qin Huairu laughed and scolded when she saw Zhu Zi's hesitant expression.

"No, that's not how it is, Sister Qin, come here," Sha Zhu said, pulling Qin Huairu into the house.

He even mysteriously closed the door. Qin Huairu was taken aback when she saw this. Could it be that this silly Zhu was...?

Sha Zhu closed the door, and even glanced outside twice before saying to Qin Huairu with a worried look, "Sister Qin, I really have something troubling me right now, and I don't know who to talk to. Sigh."

Sha Zhu finished speaking and let out a long sigh. Seeing this, Qin Huairu quickly comforted him, "What's wrong, Zhu? What could be bothering you so much?"

"An old man just told me that my dad hasn't ignored me and has been sending me money." Sha Zhu said, taking a small package wrapped in newspaper out of his pocket.

"Ah. How much? Cough cough, didn't I hear your dad went to Baoding with some people?" Qin Huairu's eyes lit up as she stared at the small bag on the table. It was at least five or six centimeters thick. How much did that cost?

"Yes, I always thought my dad didn't want us anymore, but just now an old man told me that my dad had been sending me money before, and I..."

Sha Zhu was heartbroken. For over a decade, he had always thought of him as dead. He never expected that He Daqing would still care about him all these years. Sha Zhu felt a mix of emotions he couldn't describe.

This is great news! That idiot, with so much money, he should just give it all to himself! Seeing that Sha Zhu had money, Qin Huairu's expression became even more eager.

Qin Huairu mimicked Sha Zhu's earlier actions and sighed, "Zhu Zi, we've been neighbors for so many years. I know you've been suffering a lot inside. Whatever decision you make, I'll support you and believe in you."

When Sha Zhu heard Qin Huairu say that, his eyes reddened slightly. As expected, Sister Qin cared about him the most. Sister Qin was so kind.

Seeing Sha Zhu's silly and simple-minded expression, Qin Huairu snorted disdainfully in her heart, but smiled and said, "Alright, Zhu, you go ahead and do your work, I have something else to do."

As Qin Huairu was about to leave, Sha Zhu panicked and shouted, "Sister Qin, where are you going?"

"I, I," Qin Huairu lowered her head subconsciously, her hands unconsciously fiddling with the hem of her clothes.

Seeing Qin Huairu's demure demeanor, Sha Zhu's heart raced. He subconsciously swallowed and murmured, "What's wrong, Sister Qin? Is there something you can't tell me?"

"I'm going to help Ma Hua's family," Qin Huairu said, her pretty face slightly flushed. Combined with her earlier actions, she completely stunned Sha Zhu.

Before Sha Zhu could react, Qin Huairu abruptly looked up at him and said, "Zhu Zi, you know my family's situation. I don't want to go, but I just want to give it a try."

"What if the MCA (Malaysian Chinese Association) would give me some food out of respect for Jingru? Banggeng hasn't had meat for days. It's all my fault as a useless mother, sob sob sob."

Qin Huairu covered her face in anguish. When Sha Zhu saw this, he immediately looked distressed and said, "Oh dear, Sister Qin, I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry."

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