When the old lady heard Sha Zhu say that, she almost ground her teeth to powder. Qin Huairu was putting herself on the spot.
Yi Zhonghai is out of the running, Yan Bugui is even worse, and that rascal Sha Zhu is a tough nut to crack. And why isn't Lou Xiao'e here today?
There wasn't a single person to help him out of this predicament. Now, his only remaining option was the Jia Zhang family.
"Fine, fine," the old lady sighed inwardly. She said somewhat helplessly, "Then I'll choose the Jia family!"
After the old lady finished speaking, she seemed to have lost all her energy and spirit.
Seeing this, the other residents of the courtyard could only sigh helplessly; they had already guessed that this would happen.
Actually, I was somewhat relieved that I wasn't chosen. If I had been chosen, my family's circumstances wouldn't have been able to support the old lady.
And so the conference came to a close.
When Ma Hua returned home, he was still thinking about the old lady's future days, haha, the courtyard house is probably going to be lively!
Time passed quickly. After Ma Hua finished his meal, he went to the steel rolling mill's kitchen as usual, got some hot water from the boiler room, and started making tea. He immediately noticed...
The kitchen ladies all gave me somewhat distant looks.
Previously, people would always greet him warmly when they saw him, but now they act as if they don't see him at all from afar.
Ma Hua pondered for a moment and understood. It was probably because he had rejected Director Yang. That made sense; just because he wasn't afraid didn't mean others weren't.
The fat man, whom I usually held in the highest esteem, now looked at me with disdain. I'll just watch you court death. Ma Hua, you just wait. When my master comes back, I'll see how I deal with you.
Let's leave the MCA side aside for now. Things were quite lively at the courtyard house.
Since it was the first day of caring for the elderly lady, Qin Huairu specially prepared a steamed bun and thick porridge for her. Qin Huairu originally wanted to deliver them herself, but Jia Zhangshi refused.
She even went so far as to say, "You're so tired from work, and I don't have anything to do at home, so let me do it!"
Qin Huairu didn't think much of Jia Zhangshi's actions, assuming that Jia Zhangshi was afraid of the old lady and that's why she got up so early to rush to deliver food.
After Qin Huairu left, Jia Zhangshi shoved the steamed bun into Banggeng's hand: "Banggeng, you eat it quickly. Only you can eat this bun. That old hag doesn't even have a tooth, yet she wants to eat a bun. She doesn't deserve it!"
Then Jia Zhangshi glanced at the thick porridge that Qin Huairu had prepared for the old lady, and she was furious. Did they think their own cornmeal was free? Giving so much of it, weren't they afraid the old lady would get a sore throat?
Madam Jia poured some porridge into Bang Geng's bowl and said, "My dear grandson, eat up. You are the pillar of our family. Eat more."
After Jia Zhangshi finished eating, she looked at the small half-bowl of porridge on the table, picked up the thermos, added water to the bowl, and then stirred it with her finger.
"Tsk tsk, I really am a little genius!" Jia Zhangshi thought to herself.
Then Jia Zhangshi delivered it to the old lady.
Meanwhile, the old lady was extremely anxious. She was worried that something might go wrong on the first day, with so many people in the yard watching.
And what time is it already? Why haven't they come to serve this old woman? Do the Jia family want to starve themselves?!
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