Qin Huairu never liked Sha Zhu from beginning to end. She only used Sha Zhu. There was nothing she could do about it, since Sha Zhu kept telling Qin Huairu from the start that he was the head chef at the factory and couldn't find someone from the countryside; he had to find a young, unmarried woman.

Although Qin Huairu outwardly agreed, she was inwardly disgusted. Sha Zhu was just a fish in her pond, someone she could easily beckon to. What's wrong? Did he find her repulsive?

Although Qin Huairu was a widow, she was quite satisfied with her appearance. Every time she washed clothes in the yard, she could vaguely sense the men in the yard peeking at her.

"Zhu Zi, you're the best. I'm so sorry, Sister Qin. Wait for me, I'll try to find you another young and beautiful one!" Qin Huairu wiped away her tears and looked at Sha Zhu with deep affection.

"Hey, then I'll thank you in advance, Sister Qin," Sha Zhu thought to himself. "Hehe, what kind of girl will Sister Qin find for me next time? She doesn't have to be too pretty, just similar to Sister Qin."

Qin Huairu saw that Sha Zhu was deep in thought and knew that she had fooled him again. She had to leave quickly, otherwise Sha Zhu would ask her when she would bring him the person, and she would have to find a place to steal him.

"Zhu Zi, you go ahead with your work. I'm going home to check on the kids. I don't know where Bang Geng and the others ran off to so early this morning, so I'll be going now."

As Qin Huairu spoke, she turned and left. Sha Zhu stared at Qin Huairu's retreating figure, smiling foolishly.

After Ma Hua put Qin Jingru on the bus, he rode straight to the seed company. After buying the vegetable seeds, he rode straight to the courtyard house. When he returned to the middle courtyard, he saw Qin Huai washing clothes by the pool.

"Hey, Brother Ma Hua, you're back? Where have you been?" Qin Huairu looked at Ma Hua with a half-smile, wanting to see what he would say.

"What's wrong? Is there something you, Qin Huairu, don't know?" Ma Hua sneered twice. You're still pretending with me, aren't you?

"How could I know that?" Qin Huairu covered her mouth and laughed.

"Alright, alright, Qin Huairu, stop pretending. It's just the two of us. Oh, right, Jingru asked me to give this to you." Ma Hua was too lazy to argue with Qin Huairu and handed her a dime directly.

Qin Huairu, who had been smiling, suddenly turned grim: "Brother Ma Hua, what do you mean by this?"

"The ticket price," Ma Hua didn't have time to argue with Qin Huairu. He went straight to the point.

"No need, but I'm also curious, when did you and Jingru meet?"

Qin Huairu asked curiously. Although she loved money, she wasn't stupid. This wasn't just a matter of a penny. But Qin Jingru, you're quite something! If it weren't for me, would you know Ma Hua? What's wrong? Now you want to get rid of me with a penny? No way.

Ma Hua glanced at Qin Huairu, knowing exactly what she meant. He placed a dime in front of her and turned to leave.

“Ma Hua. You stop right there! Qin Jingru is my cousin, after all. You just took her away without saying a word. Isn’t that a bit unfair?”

Qin Huairu scolded, "What kind of person are you? Do you really think you can get rid of me with this little bit of money?"

"Just say it, what do you mean?" Ma Hua was getting impatient. Alright, we all know each other, stop pretending.

"Well, I'm Jingru's cousin, so if you and Jingru really get together in the future, we'll be considered real relatives, right? Look, when Jingru came to our compound, I not only took leave from work but also personally went to the countryside to bring her here."

You took her away without any hesitation, and I was so worried. If you and Jingru really end up together, then I wish you all the best. But you should at least treat your matchmaker to a good reward.

"In the end, it was I who set you up." Qin Huairu smiled on the outside, but inwardly she was sneering.

This time, I went through all the trouble of bringing Qin Jingru from the countryside, and not only did I anger Sha Zhu, I didn't get any benefit from it at all. How could that be?

"Hmph." Ma Hua sneered twice. Just as expected. Ma Hua didn't say anything, turned around and left without saying another word. What does it have to do with you? What's wrong? Do I have to explain myself?

If you, Qin Huairu, wanted to call someone, you would have brought them here long ago. It's just that Sha Zhu took the blame for you. Qin Jingru is indeed getting old, and you had no other choice but to do this, right?

"Ma Hua, you stop right there!" Qin Huairu was getting anxious. Why wasn't Ma Hua following the script? Shouldn't he be respectfully apologizing and saying he was wrong? What's wrong? Was Ma Hua not afraid that she would ruin his plans? Did he and Qin Jingru not have a relationship?

Qin Huairu was also stunned. She wasn't afraid of Ma Hua mocking her, nor was she afraid of Ma Hua scolding her. What she feared was this kind of passive-aggressive treatment—being ignored.

No matter how many skills she possessed, Ma Hua ignored her; how could she possibly use them? Thinking of this, Qin Huairu didn't even bother washing her clothes, and simply stood there, stunned.

At this moment, Jia Zhangshi was peering through the door and window of the Jia family home. Seeing Ma Hua walk towards the backyard, while Qin Huairu stood still, she assumed the matter was settled.

He immediately jogged over to Qin Huairu and asked excitedly, "So, how's that little rascal doing? What's the plan? Are we having dinner at our house tonight, or at a restaurant? Oh, and what about the thank-you gift?"

"What?" Qin Huairu glared at her mother-in-law with annoyance.

"What did you say? Qin Huairu, don't play dumb with me. What's wrong with our beautiful young woman? Didn't Ma Hua offer her any thanks? Let me tell you, Qin Jingru came to our house!"

"I won't allow Qin Jingru to take anything away, did you hear me? And that little bastard, if he's hosting a party, it has to be at our house. Bang Geng hasn't had meat for days, did you hear me?"

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