Jia Zhangshi continued her incessant chatter, already fantasizing about how Ma Hua would cook a huge feast at her house that evening, and then all the leftovers would be hers.

"No, he ignored me and didn't say anything just now." Qin Huairu gave a wry smile.

"I don't believe it, Qin Huairu. Don't forget, you're a member of the Jia family now. Don't even think about taking the things back to help your family. I'm telling you, no way. And that bastard Ma Hua wants to marry your cousin. Bah! He won't even consider it without a hundred yuan as a thank-you gift."

Jia Zhangshi said viciously, "I've heard Qin Huairu say that Ma Hua, that little bastard, has a very high salary. Once he marries Qin Jingru, I'll have to take advantage of him."

If Ma Hua heard this, she'd probably laugh in anger. A thank-you gift? Thank your grandpa! We're already being lenient by not cutting ties with you. You've got some nerve! A hundred dollars? These days, bride prices are only five or ten dollars. You old hag, are you trying to take advantage?

"Mom, look, this is from Ma Hua. He said it's to pay back my train ticket money," Qin Huairu said, pointing to the one-cent coin next to her.

"Pah! Qin Jingru, that little black-hearted devil! Ever since she came to our house yesterday, I could tell she wasn't a good person, and now I see I was right. What's wrong?"

Not only did they sleep in our house for one night, but they also ate our food for a day, and now they're just going to leave? There's no such thing as a free lunch! No way!

Madam Jia grew increasingly furious. How could they do this? What about her lavish meal? What about her matchmaker's gift? As an older woman, Madam Jia naturally understood the meaning of that penny—it was gratitude. Were they refusing to accept her family's help as matchmaker?

If Qin Jingru heard what Jia Zhangshi said, she would definitely say that she was right. Why should she be grateful to your family? Although she met Ma Hua in the courtyard, that is not a reason for her to be grateful to you. Look at what my cousin introduced me to.

Not only is she involved in questionable relationships herself, but she also tried to trick me into jumping into this fire pit. I'm not going to do that.

"Mom, where are you going!" Qin Huairu exclaimed in surprise when she saw Jia Zhangshi running breathlessly towards the backyard. What was her mother-in-law up to?!

"They're all no good, I spit on them," Jia Zhangshi cursed Ma Hua and Qin Jingru in her heart. They wanted to get rid of her? No way! They brought her here, and now that they've taken a liking to each other, they think they can get rid of her? No way!

Jia Zhangshi grew angrier the more she thought about it. She was always the one taking advantage of others, but now she was being taken advantage of by this little bastard Ma Hua. How could she tolerate this?

At this moment, Ma Hua was busy in the small courtyard provided by the system. Looking at the vegetables that had just sprouted tender shoots, Ma Hua thought, "Great, I'll have some fresh vegetables to eat this winter."

More importantly, once these vegetables are ripe, I can confidently practice my cooking skills in the kitchen. Learning is like rowing against the current; if you don't move forward, you fall behind. Similarly, if your skills don't improve, they will decline.

He couldn't rely on technology and hard work forever; those are ultimately external things. He needed to be strong himself. Just as Ma Hua was planning his bright future, he suddenly heard a rapid knocking at the door.

Clang clang clang, clang clang clang. Who is this? Is it announcing a death? Ma Hua cursed inwardly, "No manners at all."

When Ma Hua opened the door, he saw Jia Zhangshi's old face and said irritably, "What!"

Jia Zhangshi was also taken aback by Ma Hua's attitude and said awkwardly, "I just heard that Jingru left with you, so I wanted to ask how things are between you two."

"None of your business, is there anything else?" Ma Hua said coldly.

"Hey, Ma Hua, you're wrong about that. Jingru is Huairu's cousin, after all. If you two get together, we'll be real relatives!" Jia Zhangshi said, barely suppressing her anger. You little brat, you just wait.

"Alright, if there's nothing else, leave. I can't possibly be related to you as a relative," Ma Hua sneered. He then closed the door from the inside.

Caught off guard, Jia Zhangshi almost bumped her nose on the door panel. Seeing this, she no longer tried to hide it.

He reached out and pounded hard on the MCA's door.

"Ma Hua, you little bastard, don't play dumb with me. What's it to me? This person was sent by my family, and you just took him away without a word? What's wrong with that?"

"You want to save money on the matchmaker's fee too?" Jia Zhangshi could no longer hold back. She dropped her hypocritical facade and revealed a fierce face that was truly terrifying.

"Get lost! Can't you understand human language?" Seeing Jia Zhangshi's behavior, Ma Hua couldn't hold back any longer and opened the door, yelling at her. "You've really got too much nerve!"

“MCA, let me tell you, you still want to renege on your thanks? Bah, don’t even think about it. Let me tell you, if you don’t give it to me, don’t blame me for scolding you.”

With her eyes wide open and hands on her hips, Jia Zhangshi, though less than 1.5 meters tall, looked like a furious tigress.