"My dear, can we eat together?"

Guan Zhihua cooperated and ate a shrimp. Although the shrimp looked dirty and not appetizing, she ate it with relish.

"Mom, eat. Mancub has eaten."

Manzai shook his head and didn't eat a single bite.

Guan Zhihua ate all the shrimps, leaving not a single one. Manzi was so happy that he grinned. He even reached out and touched her forehead, patted her gently a few times, and whispered, "Mom, go to sleep. You will be fine after a good sleep."

"Okay, Mommy's asleep."

Guan Zhihua's eyes were a little red, with tears in them. She lay down on the sofa, closed her eyes and fell asleep.

Mr. Lou next to him also had red eyes and looked guilty and remorseful.

Manzai was patting his mother while humming a little tune. The pitch was not very accurate, but Ruan Qiqi recognized it as a folk tune from Jiangnan, which seemed to be called "Song of the Four Seasons".

"Spring has arrived and the windows are full of green, and the young lady is embroidering mandarin ducks under the window..."

Guan Zhihua is from Jiangnan, and this song should be the lullaby she sang to her children.

Manzai sang for about ten minutes and then started yawning and could hardly keep his eyelids open.

"Manzai, mommy is asleep, let's go take a nap!"

Aunt Li tiptoed over and coaxed him to go to bed.

"good."

Manzai stood up obediently, tucked the blanket carefully for his mother, kissed Grandpa Lou on the face, and then waved to Ruan Qiqi and Lu Ye: "Qiqi, yeah, good night!"

"Good night!"

Ruan Qiqi and Lu Ye said with a smile.

Aunt Li took Manzai to wash up, and she didn't have to do it herself, as Manzai could wash himself. But someone had to supervise him, otherwise he would play with water while washing and get his body wet.

After washing up, Manzai went upstairs to sleep like a good baby. Not long after, Aunt Li came downstairs and said with a smile, "He fell asleep."

Guan Zhihua then climbed up from the sofa and lifted the blanket off his body.

"When I was in prison, I got seriously ill and had a high fever that wouldn't go away. Manzai used his longevity lock to exchange for some shrimps from the prison guards, and hid them for me to eat because he loved eating prawns the most. He thought that after eating the prawns, I would get better. But those shrimps really worked. I really got better after eating them. After that, every time Manzai ate prawns, he would hide them for me to eat."

Guan Zhihua explained the reason why Manzai hid the prawns. Although she said it with a smile, she looked very remorseful.

The longevity lock was specially made by Manzai's parents-in-law when she was one month old, hoping that Manzai would be healthy and live a long life. But in order to buy her a prawn, Manzai replaced the longevity lock. Guan Zhihua used to be a staunch materialist, but now she often wonders, is it because the longevity lock was replaced that Manzai got into trouble?

Less than a month after the longevity lock was taken away, Manzai was taken away by the enemy for interrogation and was sent back a few days later. Manzai had a high fever and after the fever subsided, he started to have mental problems.

But even when Manzai was sick, he still remembered to hide shrimps for his mother. He was her most filial and obedient child.

So she must try her best to survive, as she won't trust anyone to take care of Mancui.

"Let Manzai go with me to collect the debt. Don't worry, I will definitely take good care of Manzai!"

Ruan Qiqi sniffed and was deeply moved by Manzai.

The revolutionary martyrs were so great, so she wants to take her children out to find happiness!

"Will Manzi cause you any trouble?"

Guan Zhihua was very tempted, but was afraid of causing trouble for Ruan Qiqi.

"No, Manzai is very smart and well behaved. He also wants to go out and see the world. Just leave him to me and don't worry!"

Ruan Qiqi patted her chest and assured that playing with Shen Jingbing was her forte.

"Then I'll trouble you, Qiqi."

Neither of the two elders was indecisive and they were quickly convinced.

They also wanted to take Manzai out, but they were old and their status was sensitive, so they could only keep Manzai playing in the yard. Ruan Qiqi was brave and smart, and she was genuinely kind to Manzai, so they felt relieved.

"I'll pick up Manzai tomorrow morning."

Ruan Qiqi and Lu Ye said goodbye.

Guan Zhihua and Mr. Lou saw them off to the door and watched them walk away before returning home.

"Qiu Feng is recommending Qi Qi to the higher-ups. Tell your old friends not to embarrass the girl. Everything must be done voluntarily by Qi Qi."

Guan Zhihua's tone changed from her usual gentleness to a serious one.

"Got it. I'll call them tomorrow."

Old Master Lou agreed with a smile. He had the same idea as Mo Qiufeng. He felt that it would be a waste for Ruan Qiqi not to serve the country with her talents. However, since his wife had spoken, he had to listen to her.

He owed his wife and children for the revolution in the first half of his life, and now he just wants to compensate them.

After breakfast the next day, Ruan Qiqi rode her bike to Lou's house. Manzai had also eaten breakfast and sat upright waiting for her.

"Qiqi, I'm ready!"

When he saw her, Manzai's eyes lit up and he showed her his green schoolbag, which was made by Guan Zhihua herself and embroidered with an apple. It was Manzai's favorite bag and he always carried it with him when he went out.

The schoolbag contains handkerchiefs, biscuits, candies, toilet paper, paper, pens, etc. It is very complete.

"Manzi, when you go out, you must listen to Qiqi and don't run around. Remember?"

Guan Zhihua reluctantly reminded her that this was the first time Manzai had left her and gone out with someone else since he grew up.

"Remember, Mom, I will make a lot of money for you!"

Manzai nodded seriously, and Qiqi said that he could make a lot of money outside. He wanted to make a lot of money and buy prawns for his mother, so that his mother would get better.

“Can you ride a bike?”

Ruan Qiqi asked.

"meeting."

Manzai nodded.

"Take me."

Ruan Qiqi was being lazy with a clear conscience.

Manzai is very skilled at riding a bike. He is tall, has long legs, is very strong, and is careful. He will avoid potholes when he sees them. Ruan Qiqi feels particularly good when sitting on it.

The two went to the first debtor unit, a department store in Tanzhou City, which owed more than 12,000 yuan in payment for goods and was also the longest-debtor.

The person in charge of the department store is Zhong Weixin. According to the information provided by the finance department, Zhong Weixin is a very difficult guy who is not easily persuaded.

Ruan Qiqi was not in a hurry to ask for money. She first went to the trees near the department store to inquire. She transplanted new buds from the old ginkgo and camphor trees in the military district guesthouse into the space, so that they could help her get information at any time.

"This man is boring. He doesn't steal ashes, nor does he steal widows, nor does he hide gold. He is boring."

Old Ginkgo had no interest in Zhong Weixin and was too lazy to find out more.

"He urinates frequently and has trouble urinating completely."

The old camphor tree found out useful information.

Ruan Qiqi's eyes rolled and she had an idea.

She decided to use courtesy before force.

Ruan Qiqi brought Manzai to Zhong Weixin's office. As soon as they revealed their identities, this guy started complaining.

"Comrades, it's not that I don't want to pay you back, I just don't have the money. Although our department store looks good on the surface, we are actually very poor. Please be patient for a while and let me think of a way. I will definitely pay you back when I have the money."

Zhong Weixin looks like a veteran and speaks like a deadbeat.

"OK!"

Ruan Qiqi didn't say a word, just turned around and left with Manzai.

Zhong Weixin was stunned for a moment, then he was very proud. Director Lin, that idiot, sent a young girl and a young man to ask for money. Humph, he just played with them!

"The water of Honghu Lake, waves are rolling..."

After drinking a cup of tea, Zhong Weixin started humming a song. Soon he felt the urge to urinate, so he quickly ran to the toilet.

After entering the toilet, he unzipped his pants and was about to pee when a ghost-like figure suddenly jumped in front of him and screamed.

“Ahhh…”

Zhong Weixin was so scared that his urine flowed back. He didn't even zip up his pants and ran around in circles in panic in the bathroom.

"Coward, haha!"

Manzai happily pulled off his mask and pointed at him and laughed.

"I hate you..."

Zhong Weixin was so angry that he wanted to attack, but although Manzai had a low IQ, he was very strong. He easily restrained him with one hand and even considerately zipped him up.

"You can't let it out! The little bird needs to stay at home!"

After Manzai finished his instructions, he went out happily. Ruan Qiqi was waiting at the door and high-fived him happily.

Zhong Weixin in the toilet couldn't defecate at all, his lower abdomen was bloated and uncomfortable, and he felt unwell all over.

What he didn't know was that this was just the beginning!

[Today is the third update, but the word count is nearly 7,000. I will take a break for a while before updating again. Manzai will be a good helper to Ruan Qiqi in the future. He has special skills.]