This made Qin Huairu feel extremely humiliated. She had been doing all this for the family. Wasn't it all for the family that she flirted with these scoundrels? Why couldn't they understand her a little more?
My wicked mother-in-law is lazy and idle all day long, not only does she want to eat well and dress well, but she also wants to spend money on medicine every month. My monthly salary is not enough to cover her expenses.
What could I do? Qin Huairu sat at the table, tears streaming down her face. Who could understand her heart? Who could understand the grievances she felt?
When Jia Zhangshi saw Qin Huairu like this, she was furious. "What? Qin Huairu did something like this, and I'm not even allowed to say anything?" Jia Zhangshi grew angrier the more she thought about it: "What's wrong?"
I'm your mother-in-law, what's wrong with me saying a few words to you? Don't feel wronged. Who would be so kind as to treat you to so many dishes and steamed buns?
These are white flour steamed buns! I could believe one or two, but these are five! Hmph, I think the name "steamed bun" might not be auspicious.
"Qin Huairu, I'm warning you, even though Dongxu is gone, if I find out you've done something to betray him, I'll make sure you don't get away with it, do you hear me?"
When Madam Jia saw that Qin Huairu was still pretending to be wronged and crying, ignoring her, she immediately slammed her hand on the table and scolded Qin Huairu, "I'm talking to you, didn't you hear me?"
Banggeng, who was eating heartily, was a little unhappy. These white flour steamed buns were much tastier than cornbread, so who cared where they came from? He immediately spoke up to stop her, saying, "Grandma, isn't it good enough that we can have white flour steamed buns? Don't talk about my mom."
When Jia Zhangshi heard her grandson say that, she suppressed her anger, angrily picked up a steamed bun from the table, broke off a small half, and took a big bite, as if to vent her dissatisfaction.
Upon seeing this, Qin Huairu immediately understood what her mother-in-law meant and ran into the yard crying.
Qin Huairu stared at the cold courtyard house with tears in her eyes, but where could she go in such a large place? With a sorrowful expression, she picked up a cabbage and tore it to shreds, throwing it into the rabbit pen.
Qin Huairu looked aggrieved, and her eyes were slightly red, which was seen by Sha Zhu. Sha Zhu immediately walked up to Qin Huairu with a smile: "Hey, Sister Qin, feeding the rabbits in this cold weather?"
"None of your business!" Qin Huairu saw Sha Zhu and tears streamed down her face. Who could understand her grievances?
"Oh, what are you saying? If you have something to say, just tell me. We're like family, you're my sister Qin." Sha Zhu grinned at Qin Huairu.
Unable to contain her grievances any longer, Qin Huairu pushed Sha Zhu away and ran straight to his cellar, where she burst into tears.
Sha Zhu, who was pushed away, was first stunned. What was wrong with Sister Qin today? Then he felt that something was wrong and immediately followed behind Qin Huairu.
As soon as Sha Zhu entered the cellar, he heard Qin Huairu crying. Sha Zhu stood there and sighed deeply, looking at Qin Huairu with heartache: "Sister Qin, what happened? What happened? Tell me quickly!"
Seeing that Sha Zhu had a plan, Qin Huairu burst into tears. With red eyes and a choked voice, she said, "Zhu Zi, what kind of life am I living?"
"What's wrong? Can't I call you 'Grandma'? Tell me quickly, you're driving me crazy!" Sha Zhu couldn't hold back any longer when he saw this, and he stomped his feet in frustration.
"Zhu Zi, you know our family's situation. I really can't go on like this anymore. We're starving. This morning I went to my husband's workshop to exchange my food coupons for next month's ration coupons with Old Yang."
This month is fine, but what about next month? This month keeps postponing to next month... why is my life so miserable?
"Zhu Zi, you know my mother-in-law and her family have a sweet tooth, but what can I do? At noon, I asked Xu Damao for two steamed buns and brought them home, but my mother-in-law still complained about it. I know Xu Damao isn't a good person."
But what could I do? I'm just a widow. I don't have any special skills." Qin Huairu said, then buried her face in her hands, knelt down, and burst into tears.
"Hey, Xu Damao is no good guy! Sister Qin, why are you looking for him? Tell me!" Sha Zhu immediately flew into a rage upon hearing Xu Damao's name. "Xu Damao, you bastard! How dare you bully my Sister Qin!"
Sha Zhu immediately thought of Xu Damao's character and said with a sly smile, "Sister Qin, you've made the right choice by taking Xu Damao's things. Xu Damao is a lecherous coward, so it's pointless for him to take them. It's fine."
"Why wouldn't he dare? What do you know? We've been in the same compound countless times. I don't want to be like him. He's always tried to take advantage of me but failed. Why would I take his food rations? It's only because my family is really starving."
I went to my husband's workshop, but Uncle Guo, that scoundrel, tried to take advantage of me. Then I went to the canteen, but Xu Damao tried to take advantage of me too. I finally managed to scam a few steamed buns, which I took home.
My mother-in-law even slandered me. I am a widow, that's true, but why does everyone bully me? I don't want this to happen to me either, sob sob sob sob." Qin Huairu became more and more aggrieved as she spoke, as if she wanted to vent all the grievances she had just suffered.
"Xu Damao, that bastard! How dare he!" Sha Zhu cursed, his eyes red and his breath coming in ragged gasps.
"Waaah, I know it's not right of me, but if my family wasn't so desperate for food, would I be doing this? I am a widow, that's true, but I don't want to be this pathetic," Qin Huairu immediately made an excuse.
“Zhu Zi, I know you’re a good person. You’re the only one in our courtyard who has always helped me. I’m so grateful to you,” Qin Huairu said, then threw herself into Zhu Zi’s arms and burst into tears.
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