Sha Zhu was furious when he heard what Ma Hua said: "Ma Hua, what nonsense are you spouting? Believe me or not, I'll sue you for defamation!" Ugh, that damned Ma Hua, why is he back at this hour?
Yi Zhonghai suppressed his anger and said to Ma Hua, "Ma Hua, you've just arrived, so don't talk nonsense here. If you don't want to attend the meeting, go home."
But inside, Yi Zhonghai was screaming, "Ma Hua, go back! Go back! This is none of your business!" To say Yi Zhonghai truly didn't know who stole Xu Damao's chickens? Pshaw, that's bullshit! The yard is so small!
Bang Geng thought he was being very discreet when he stole the chicken, but everyone saw it. He was just too jealous of Xu Damao to tell anyone.
Xu Damao and Sha Zhu are actually the same kind of people. One takes advantage of being the head chef to steal food in the canteen, while the other takes advantage of being a projectionist to steal food in the rural commune.
Not only did they do it, but they did it quite blatantly, as if they wanted everyone to know. Sha Zhu carried a net bag filled with lunchboxes, while Xu Damao simply hung the food on the handlebars.
Everyone in the courtyard was envious and jealous, not to mention that Xu Damao had also brought two hens that were still laying eggs this time.
"Hey, old man, what do you mean by 'don't talk nonsense since I just got here'? Everyone knows Sha Zhu steals things in the kitchen of our steel mill. But Sha Zhu, you're something else, only been caught two days ago and you're already stealing again!"
"Young man, you've got potential! I'm rooting for you, tsk tsk." Ma Hua looked at Sha Zhu with a mocking expression.
A flicker of panic crossed Sha Zhu's eyes, but he quickly regained his composure: "Ma Hua, don't talk nonsense. I bought this chicken, okay?"
Thinking to himself, "Ma Hua didn't even go today, how could he know I'd cheated? This kid's trying to trick me. Pshaw, I saw through that trick immediately."
"Oh, Sha Zhu, did you buy this yourself? Where did you buy it?"
Ma Hua's ambiguous smile fell on Sha Zhu. Sha Zhu felt a sudden panic: "Why should I tell you? It's none of your business."
"How can it not concern me? Don't you always say our courtyard is an advanced and model courtyard house? I just want to get to the bottom of this and clear your name."
Otherwise, with your chicken-stealing antics, what about our department's year-end award for outstanding employees? Don't you all agree? Ma Hua glanced at everyone.
But to Silly Chu, the smiling faces of the MCA were so hateful.
When everyone heard Ma Hua mention the advanced courtyard house, they immediately became anxious. "You can have fun, but don't squander the prize money I received for being an advanced worker at the end of the year!"
"Silly Zhu, tell me quickly, where did you buy this chicken?"
"That's right, Sha Zhu, hurry up and tell us! If we're all gone because of you, I'll never forgive you!"
Seeing this, Liu Haizhong was overjoyed and quickly cleared his throat: "Shazhu, why don't you hurry up and honestly answer where you bought this chicken!"
At this moment, Yi Zhonghai was filled with hatred for Ma Hua. What business was it of his that Ma Hua had to do this? However, he still put on a very stern face: "Zhu Zi, where did you buy this chicken?"
"The vegetable market? Where else can I buy it?" Sha Zhu said nonchalantly when he heard Yi Zhonghai speak.
"Is it Dongdan Market or Chaoyang Market?" Uncle Yan Bugui asked abruptly.
He prides himself on being a scholar, and he just accepted Xu Damao's gifts, so he has to show off now. Besides, Sha Zhu walks past him every day with a lunchbox, not only not offering anything but also mocking him. Bah, you've finally met your match!
"Chaoyang Vegetable Market!" the fool continued nonchalantly.
"That's not right. Even by bus, it takes at least forty minutes round trip from here to Chaoyang Market."
"And that doesn't even include the time you spent buying and slaughtering the chickens, Sha Zhu. You should think carefully about what time you get off work. Don't you know that?" The Third Uncle looked at Sha Zhu with a half-smile.
Sha Zhu was incredibly embarrassed. This old Yan was actually trying to trip me up. You just wait!
Qin Huairu, who was standing nearby, immediately couldn't sit still upon hearing this: "Third Uncle, that's not how you say it. What if Zhu Zi had someone else deliver it for him?"
"Yes, I asked someone to buy it for me at the Chaoyang vegetable market!" Sha Zhu immediately retorted, sticking out his neck, after hearing that Sister Qin had come to his rescue.
"Really? Sha Zhu, you had someone buy it for you? Who did you ask? And where's the receipt for the chicken?"
Xu Damao said ominously, he could also tell that there was probably more to this chicken than met the eye, but as things stood, it seemed that Sha Zhu's chicken was definitely not from a clean background.
"Da Mao, what are you doing! We're neighbors in the same courtyard, why are you making so many demands? Don't you know Sha Zhu can't afford it?" Ma Hua pretended to scold Xu Da Mao.
Upon hearing MCA's words, Xu Damao quickly feigned embarrassment: "Hey, MCA is right! Look, it's my fault, I was just making things difficult for Sha Zhu."
After Xu Damao finished speaking, he looked at Shazhu next to him and said, "Shazhu, I'm sorry, I didn't think that much just now. I just wanted to confirm. After all, we are neighbors, and I can't just watch you be wrongly accused of being a chicken thief!"
Xu Damao now hates Sha Zhu to the core. Just now, Sha Zhu mocked him, saying he was a rooster that only crows but doesn't lay eggs.
Yi Zhonghai watched with a headache as Ma Hua and Xu Damao sang in unison, and immediately roared, "Shut up, both of you! Zhu Zi, you tell me, did you steal Xu Damao's chickens or not!"
"Grandpa is really..." Before Sha Zhu could finish speaking, he saw Qin Huairu's teary, peach-blossom eyes blinking at him. Seeing this, Sha Zhu felt a pang of heartache, and the words he was about to say remained unspoken.
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