Although surprised that someone would come at this hour, Ma Hua still got up, walked to the door, and opened it, only to find that it was Sha Zhu's sister, He Yushui.

He Yushui glared angrily at Ma Hua: "Ma Hua, are you even human? My brother treated you so well before, and not only did you repay kindness with enmity, you even slandered my brother for stealing chickens. You really are a bad person!"

Ma Hua was taken aback at first. Any goodwill she had initially felt towards He Yushui vanished instantly. "Pah! You deserve to be as thin as a bamboo pole!"

"Get out, get out of here right now, before I lose my temper, get out of here! You're just like your brother, neither of you are any good. Yes, yes, you're absolutely right. Your brother is the best to you, so why are you still such a skinny guy!"

He Yushui was taken aback at first, then seemed to realize that Ma Hua's words had stirred up her inner pain. She couldn't hold back any longer, immediately covering her face, squatting down at Ma Hua's door, and bursting into tears. Her sobbing and wailing greatly annoyed Ma Hua.

"Cry, cry your brother's ass! Get out of here, this is my house!" Ma Hua was taken aback at first, then immediately cursed without any politeness. What was wrong with He Yushui's brain?

You say she's stupid and being used as a pawn? But she graduated from high school! You say she's smart, but why did she squat down and cry after I said that? Is she playing the victim?

He Yushui remained silent, squatting at Ma Hua's door and weeping bitterly. Ma Hua was helpless; if He Yushui had come to cause trouble unreasonably, he might have been able to beat her up. But she came in crying and wailing—he couldn't handle that.

He couldn't just beat up He Yushui because she cried at his doorstep. Besides, with He Yushui's thin, frail body, what if he punched her and she started sobbing uncontrollably, trying to extort money from him?

"Cry, cry, all you do is cry. Your brother deserved it, what does it have to do with me? Alright, everyone knows who He Yushui is, finish crying and get lost," Ma Hua said impatiently. He Yushui is even more of a scoundrel than Jia Zhangshi.

As soon as Ma Hua finished speaking, He Yushui stared at him with tears in her eyes. Her teary eyes and her thin, haggard face made her look incredibly aggrieved.

Sighing inwardly, Ma Hua thought, "If I didn't know her, who would have known she was a cook's sister?"

"What does my crying have to do with you? You're all bullying me," He Yushui said, choking back tears. As she spoke, snot dripped from her nose. She tried to suck it back, but still sobbing, she blew it into a snot bubble.

As soon as the snot bubble popped, He Yushui's pretty face instantly turned bright red. Wasn't she here to cause trouble for Ma Hua? How could she be so embarrassing? So shameful!

"I'm begging you, bro, please just leave already. Are you trying to make me laugh so you can inherit my Alipay account?" Ma Hua said, both amused and exasperated.

"Who wants your flowers? I... I'm just feeling wronged. You're so controlling, why are you even bothering me when I cry? If you are!" He Yushui said, her pretty face flushed red.

But Ma Hua actually detected a hint of coquettishness in her voice. Oh my god, this won't do! This is Sha Zhu's sister! Besides, with that figure... forget it, the kids will never get enough to eat!

"What are you looking at?" He Yushui scolded Ma Hua in a coquettish voice when she noticed Ma Hua looking her up and down.

"What are you looking at? You're looking at a big idiot. Did Yi Zhonghai tell you all of this?" Ma Hua was too lazy to beat around the bush and directly asked.

"Hmm, how did you know?" A glint of shrewdness flashed in He Yushui's eyes.

"Alright, stop pretending with me. You still have the nerve to cause trouble for me? He Yushui, don't rush to cry. Save your tears. Tomorrow is when you'll really have to cry," Ma Hua said mysteriously.

"What do you mean?" He Yushui's expression immediately changed, no longer the crying and sobbing girl she had been just moments before.

"You'll find out tomorrow. Let me tell you, if you keep crying, believe me, I'll drag you inside and you won't be able to get out," Ma Hua threatened directly.

"Hmph, what's so great about it?" He Yushui muttered a few times outside the door, then pretended to be upset and aggrieved before leaving.

Xu Damao, who had been watching the commotion from the sidelines, hurriedly spoke up after He Yushui left: "Brother MCA, come on, let's go have a drink at my place."

"This...this isn't a good idea, it's so late," Ma Hua hesitated. What did Xu Damao mean by suddenly contacting him? Did Lou Xiao'e tell Xu Damao? No way.

“Don’t be like that, brother is in a good mood today, we have to have a drink. Come on, I’m all ready, come on over,” Xu Damao said, pulling Ma Hua into his home.

Ma Hua reluctantly entered Xu Damao's house. As soon as he sat down, Xu Damao quickly poured Ma Hua a full glass of wine.

“Come on, let’s have a good time today, let’s drink to that,” Xu Damao said, picking up the wine glass next to him and gesturing to Ma Hua.

"Come on." Ma Hua chuckled inwardly. "You little coward, are you sure you can handle this? Fine, you say you'll do it, then let's do it. Who's afraid of who?"

After finishing his drink, Xu Damao continued, "That was great! Today was truly great! You've never seen Shazhu like that before. But as your older brother, I still have to advise you: you went a bit too far today."

MCA brothers, don't look at me like that. I'm not making excuses for Silly Chu and his gang. You know I'm involved in this kind of thing.

"Sigh, you know what kind of person I am. I had no choice; I was just trying to protect myself."

"I'm having a tough time now. Everyone in the factory knows I'm the head chef of our sixth canteen. Sha Zhu really went too far today."

Ma Hua feigned helplessness, which made Xu Damao chuckle inwardly. "Fine, Ma Hua, you're no better than me, still putting on an act. But that's fine, I'll just show you some brotherly affection and see if you get confused."

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