When Sha Zhu heard the deaf old lady say that, he thought she was mocking his sister Qin, and his smiling face immediately turned gloomy.

The deaf old woman saw that Sha Zhu was angry. She thought that Sha Zhu agreed with her and was angry at how the Jia family treated her.

So the deaf old lady continued to complain to Sha Zhu about the Jia family: "Zhu Zi, don't you know? The Jia family is awful! They promised to take care of me in my old age!"

"This is only the first day! They haven't even given me food. Zhu Zi, I've been starving all day! And the Jia family won't even empty my chamber pot! They haven't done anything about it all day. They're nowhere near as bad as Cuihua!"

When Sha Zhu heard the old lady say this, his brows furrowed. Could it be that his Sister Qin was really that kind of person? It shouldn't be; Sister Qin was such a good person, how could she do such a thing?

No, I don't believe it. I'm going to find Sister Qin and ask her in person.

So Sha Zhu hurriedly said, "Grandma, wait here, I'll go ask them."

Before Sha Zhu could even leave the house, Qin Huairu happened to walk in from outside carrying food.

Qin Huairu smiled and said to Sha Zhu, "Zhu Zi, you're here too. I've brought your food over, please come and eat."

When the deaf old lady saw Qin Huairu coming over, she immediately turned her head away and gave a disdainful snort.

In her opinion, Qin Huairu, the daughter-in-law of the Jia family, was no good either.

Sha Zhu saw the food in Qin Huairu's hands: a bowl of porridge, a bowl of rice, and a steamed bun. "This is alright," he thought. "It's not as bad as the old lady said."

Qin Huairu put the food on the table in the room and asked the old lady, "Grandma, if you have any clothes or bedding that need washing, please let me know."

Qin Huairu exchanged a few pleasantries with the old lady before hurriedly leaving.

Seeing that the old lady was still angry, Sha Zhu quickly comforted her, "Grandma, Sister Qin has already brought the food over, you should eat something."

The deaf old lady was furious. What was the Jia family trying to do? Were they trying to make things difficult for me?

For breakfast and lunch, when no one was around, I'd have a bowl of plain porridge. In the evening, when the people in the courtyard returned, they'd treat me to delicious food and drinks.

The old woman stared at the food on the table, swallowing hard. She was truly starving, but she suppressed her anger, walked to the table, and began to eat heartily.

"Grandma, I'm back in the cafeteria. Next time, remember to tell me what you want to eat, and I'll make it for you. If I'm not around, just make do with whatever you have for now."

Sha Zhu thought for a moment and then comforted her. At first, Sha Zhu really thought that the Jia family was mistreating the old lady, but now it seems that she is just unhappy because the food standard has been reduced.

Actually, Sha Zhu didn't understand why the old lady wouldn't let Yi Zhonghai serve her anymore. Yi Zhonghai's family had the best food and supplies in the whole compound.

Why bother Sister Qin's family to take care of us?

Sister Qin's family is already in such dire straits, yet she still has to take care of the old lady. No, I must help Sister Qin more in the future.

The old lady, who had been enjoying her meal, froze upon hearing what Sha Zhu said.

The chopsticks clattered onto the table, and she looked at Sha Zhu in disbelief: "Zhu Zi, do you also think Grandma is just making trouble for no reason?"

"No, who would dare to cause you trouble? Besides, you're the ancestor of our entire institute, how could the Jia family possibly bother you? What I meant was that I'm going back to the cafeteria, and I can cook delicious food for you from now on," Sha Zhu quickly shook his head.

The two were talking at cross purposes; the old lady's main point was that Zhu Zi didn't believe the Jia family had mistreated her.

Shazhu said, "Grandma, I'm going back to the cafeteria, I can cook you something delicious."

After hearing Sha Zhu's words, the deaf old woman's last glimmer of hope vanished. What a tragedy!

I have to think of a way out. I can't keep going like this, or I'll be taken away by the Jia family sooner or later.

When Yi Zhonghai learned about the deaf old lady's ordeal that day, he could barely contain his laughter. "Old lady, you've finally met your match. You've always looked down on me, haven't you? Tsk tsk."

Now look what's happened! You chose this path yourself, but it has nothing to do with me anymore, hahaha.

Yang Cuihua said to Yi Zhonghai with some worry, "Old Yi, do you think the Jia family can handle this? The old lady is so old, I'm really scared! What if..."

Yang Cuihua was filled with worry. Jia Zhangshi was not a meticulous or diligent person. And the Jia family, how could they really prepare cornmeal porridge for the old lady?

“Hey, why not? I think it’s great. If Jia Zhangshi doesn’t work, there’s still Qin Huairu. It’s a good opportunity for Qin Huairu to learn how to take care of the elderly in advance, so that we won’t have no one to take care of us when we get old.”

Yi Zhonghai said with some disdain,

Hearing Yi Zhonghai say this, Yang Cuihua felt even more guilty: "Oh, Lao Yi, it's all my fault. I couldn't leave you with a son or daughter."

When Yi Zhonghai heard his wife say this again, he felt extremely annoyed. "I'm no good, I'm no good, is that all you ever say all day long? I know you're no good, yet you keep saying it every day, it's so damn annoying!"

Yi Zhonghai became increasingly annoyed and waved his hand at Yang Cuihua: "Alright, go pack me some cornmeal. I'll send it to the Jia family after we finish eating."

Upon hearing her husband's words, Yang Cuihua immediately went obediently.

Yi Zhonghai sneered inwardly. "Isn't it you, old lady, who instigated Sha Zhu to act this way? What's wrong? Do you regret it now? Too late."

Ma Hua spent a long time talking with his parents at home today, which gave him a deeper impression of the machine repair shop.

Ma Hua rushed as fast as he could on his bicycle, but he still couldn't make it; Yan Bugui had already locked the gate from the inside.

Ma Hua sighed inwardly, thinking how unlucky he was.

Ma Hua was too lazy to knock on the door anymore. With Yan Bugui's personality, if he didn't give him something, who knew how he would try to curry favor with him later? Thinking of this...

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