"Ezi, let me tell you, my eldest grandson is a kind-hearted man who cannot bear to see others suffer."
"I am an old widow, and if it weren't for him taking care of me, I wouldn't be able to live so well."
“…”
"Madam, how are you?"
Hearing the voice behind her, the deaf old lady turned around and found it was Li Qinghe. She grinned, revealing her few remaining teeth, "It's Qinghe boy, are you off work?"
"Yeah, I just got off work." Li Qinghe replied with a smile, a hint of coldness in his eyes.
"Qinghe, you haven't eaten yet, I'll make something for you and we can eat together with the old lady." Lou Xiao'e also said with a smile.
But Li Qinghe ignored her and stared at the deaf old lady. "Old lady, don't be too demanding about some things. It's better to let things take their own course. If you interfere, it will be counterproductive. What do you think?"
"Ah? You said we want to eat together tonight? Okay~ Is there any meat?" The deaf old lady tilted her ear, pretending not to hear clearly.
"What are you talking about? By the way, the old lady asked me to live with her, saying that I could chat with her. I think that's a good idea. The old lady must feel bored alone." Lou Xiao'e didn't understand the exchange between the two and instead interrupted with a confused look on her face.
"Sister Xiao'e, you'd better not disturb the old lady. The elderly like quietness, and there is only one bed in her house. You still want to snatch the bed from the old lady?"
"I like the hustle and bustle. It would be nice if Ezi could accompany me. It would be warm if we squeeze together."
As soon as Li Qinghe finished speaking, the deaf old lady spoke immediately. Lou Xiao'e looked at her in confusion. Wasn't her hearing not good just now? How come she could hear clearly now?
Looking at this pretentious old woman, Li Qinghe was too lazy to flatter her, and the smile on his face faded, "Sister Xiao'e, please send the old lady back. It's cold outside, don't let her get cold, otherwise it will be our fault. Besides, when people get old, they always go outside, which is prone to accidents. The old lady is a treasure in our courtyard. If she dies, it will be a loss for everyone."
Seeing the cold light in Li Qinghe's eyes, the deaf old lady's hand on the crutch trembled. She naturally understood what Li Qinghe meant. He was warning her not to think about anything else, otherwise she might die at any time.
She opened her mouth and wanted to say something, but when she met Li Qinghe's eyes, she swallowed her words back, "Alas~ I'm old, Ezi, please take me back. It's too cold. I'll go back and warm myself by the fire."
Lou Xiao'e didn't understand what Li Qinghe meant and glared at him. "Qinghe, what are you talking about? The old lady must be fine. Don't say anything unlucky."
The deaf old lady's eyes were dim, and she forced a smile and said, "Ezi still speaks well. Being healthy and free from disasters is the best thing. I will accept your good words. My biggest wish is to see Sha Zhuzi get married and have children. It's a pity that this boy is just stupid and can't see through anything."
When she was helped to walk to the moon gate in the central courtyard, she looked back and saw Li Qinghe looking at her with a smile on his face and sighed deeply.
Well, let nature take its course. Children and grandchildren have their own blessings. It all depends on Sha Zhuzi's luck. He just misjudged Li Qinghe. He always thought that this guy was an honest man, but he didn't expect that he was the most hidden one.
After sending the old lady back to the house, Lou Xiao'e came back and asked as soon as she entered the door: "Qinghe, I just listened to what you said, but the more I think about it, the more confused I am. Is there something else you are saying?"
"Haha, Sister Xiao'e, you just think too much. I just said it casually. I'm the dumbest and can't speak. Maybe I made the old lady unhappy."
Lou Xiao'e gave him a strange look, "Really? Maybe I'm overthinking it."
Although she was relatively naive, her intuition told her that Li Qinghe was definitely not telling the truth, but she believed that Li Qinghe would not harm her, so she stopped worrying about it.
She stood up and prepared to cook, but Li Qinghe stopped her, "Sister Xiao'e, Brother Zhuzi wants to treat me to dinner tonight, do you want to join us?"
Lou Xiao'e shook her head. "Forget it. Damao and I just cheated him out of five dollars. And what happened yesterday? It would be so embarrassing to go now."
"Okay, I'll go buy some vegetables now. I've been doing what I can before, and there aren't many vegetables at home."
"Don't bother yourself, I'll buy it during the day, otherwise I'll starve to death today." Lou Xiao'e pushed Li Qinghe back onto the stool.
"That's fine. I'll go see if Brother Zhuzi is back." Li Qinghe stood up and prepared to go out. Then he remembered something and whispered, "Sister Xiao'e, remember to leave the door open for me at night. It's too cold to sleep alone in winter. I'll stay warm by huddling with you."
Lou Xiao'e blushed and punched him, "You're going to die, what nonsense are you talking about?"
Then he pushed Li Qinghe out and said, "Hurry up and leave. You are being so unruly every day."
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Strolling to the central courtyard, He Yuzhu was stewing chicken in the kitchen, poking it with chopsticks from time to time.
The whole courtyard was filled with the aroma of chicken soup. Bang Geng, who was returning home from school, was so greedy that he sniffed the air and threw himself into Jia Zhang's arms, "Grandma, I want to eat chicken."
Xiaodang and Huaihua were also greedy, but they didn't dare to do like Banggeng and could only stare at Jia Zhang.
Holding Banggen in her arms, Jia Zhang swallowed her saliva. In fact, she was also greedy, but she had tried and failed to get the chicken.
When Li Qinghe was confronting the deaf old lady, he asked Qin Huairu to try it. Sha Zhu, who usually asked for whatever the young widow wanted, actually refused this time.
If it were any other time, he would have agreed to at least give half a piece, but since they had already agreed to treat each other to a meal, they couldn't just drink without even a main dish and have the two of them eat radishes and cabbage.
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