"Silly Zhu, Silly Zhu, slow down! Wait for me!" Bang Geng was getting anxious as he watched Silly Zhu's disappearing figure, and he blurted out whatever came to mind.

Shazhu, who was initially happy, suddenly turned sour when Banggeng called him Shazhu.

"You brat, what should I call you? Believe me or not, I'll beat you up." Sha Zhu looked at Bang Geng angrily. This kid actually dared to call him Sha Zhu.

"Silly Uncle, who told you not to pay attention to me? I've been calling you for ages, and the more I call, the faster you run away." Banggeng retorted without backing down, letting out a snort.

"Alright, you're always right. What's wrong? Aren't you going to play with your little sister? Why are you calling me?" Sha Zhu wasn't angry, after all, this was Sister Qin's child. Instead, he reached out his right hand and flicked Bang Geng's forehead.

"Hmph, you silly uncle, if you keep doing this, I'll get angry and ignore you." Banggeng shook his head but still couldn't dodge. He rubbed the spot where Shazhu had hit him and said angrily.

"Hmph, you little brat, you know how to get angry? What's wrong? Where are the peanuts under my bed? Did you eat them all?" Sha Zhu said with a laugh.

"I'm not talking to you about this," Banggeng said somewhat angrily. How come Shazhu has become so stingy now? He's making a fuss over a little peanut, not generous at all.

Bang Geng didn't understand. He might not have cared about the old, silly Zhu, but not anymore. Sha Zhu wasn't the same chef he used to be.

After the fight with Xu Damao, Sha Zhu is still cleaning the toilet. With Sha Zhu gone from the kitchen, the peanuts are naturally gone.

"Hey, if you don't tell me this, I won't listen to anything else." Silly Zhu chuckled, then turned to leave.

He was busy buying meat; his grandmother had suffered these past few days, and he needed to buy some meat to nourish her. He didn't have time to joke around with Banggeng.

"I can get Teacher Ran here for you, how about it? Our Teacher Ran doesn't have a boyfriend yet! What reward will you give me if I get her here?" Banggeng said arrogantly to Shazhu.

"Hey, you little brat, are you trying to distract me with your silly uncle? Or can you really call him over?" Sha Zhu immediately perked up when he heard Bang Geng mention Teacher Ran.

Teacher Ran herself really liked this, and besides, Lou Xiao'e wasn't going back to the courtyard house anymore, so her dream of becoming a traitorous Cao Cao had been completely shattered.

Bang Geng's homeroom teacher, Ms. Ran, is great! She studied abroad, is a teacher, and is cultured. She's a perfect match for him.

I saw Teacher Ran when she visited our home last time; her appearance and demeanor were remarkable.

"Really, when have I ever lied to you?" Bang-geng said hastily when he saw that Sha-zhu seemed a little unconvinced.

"Hey, but you should still focus on your studies! I've already asked Uncle Yan from our institute for help," Sha Zhu said calmly, though he was a little anxious.

Although he's desperately wanting a wife, he's already specifically asked Yan Bugui to help him find one.

"No way! With Old Yan's inefficient work style, waiting for his introduction would be like waiting until it's too late. I can get Teacher Ran here tonight."

"And I think Teacher Ran and you, Uncle Sha, are a perfect match! Otherwise, I wouldn't bother with it!" Bang Geng's words were so sweet. He directly painted a rosy picture for Sha Zhu.

Sha Zhu was so happy, right? I also think that Teacher Ran and I are a perfect match.

Banggeng painted a rosy picture for Shazhu, and Shazhu not only succumbed to it, but also started daydreaming about being with Teacher Ran.

"You little brat, I really underestimated you. If you can actually get Teacher Ran here for me, then you've really done me a huge favor."

"Alright then, your silly uncle is going to buy some meat, and I'll make you braised pork later," Sha Zhu said happily, feeling incredibly pleased with himself. He was already planning how to go on a blind date with Teacher Ran.

“No,” Bang Geng swallowed hard and shook his head firmly.

"You little rascal, you can't even have meat? What do you want then?" Sha Zhu said with a laugh and a scolding tone.

"Two yuan and eighty cents," Banggeng said smugly, drawing an eight on Shazhubi with his hand.

"No, no, what would a child do with so much money? Besides, what would a little kid like you do with money? No, this won't do!"

When Sha Zhu heard Bang Geng ask for money, he immediately shook his head and refused. It wasn't that he was stingy with two yuan and eighty cents; it was just that Bang Geng was asking for too much.

These days, kids only get a few cents as pocket money, and even the wealthier kids only get a few dimes at most. Who gives more than two dollars? That's enough for a person's food expenses for a month.

"Why not? I need the money for serious matters, not to squander it. Let me calculate it for you, Uncle."

Look, I'm using these two yuan and fifty cents to pay my tuition. Uncle, you know how poor our family is. I haven't paid my school fees yet, even though the school has already notified me.

"If you don't pay, I'll make you go back to school," Banggeng explained anxiously when he saw that Shazhu refused to pay.

"And what about Sanmao?" Shazhu looked at Banggeng with some heartache. Sigh, is life really this hard for Sister Qin's family? They don't even have money to pay for their child's tuition.

No matter how tough things get, we can't let our children suffer; no matter how poor we are, we can't neglect their education. I myself didn't go to school because I wasn't very bright.

That's why Yushui was able to continue studying and going to school. Only by going to school can children have a future.

"And Sanmao, I'll buy some firecrackers," Banggeng said nervously. Seeing Shazhu still grinning at him,

He hurriedly explained, "It's not that I want to set them off, it's my two younger sisters. Uncle, look, all the kids in our neighborhood are setting off small firecrackers. Only we aren't. Today is the Little New Year, please grant us this wish."

"Alright, considering how much you love your sisters," Sha Zhu's eyes softened instantly when he heard Bang Geng say that his two sisters wanted it. He seemed to have remembered something.

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