Yi Zhonghai was trembling with anger. Without even saying goodbye, he slammed his hand on the table, turned around, and left. It was only after Yan Bugui adjourned the meeting that people gradually left.
Don't ask me why Sha Zhu didn't speak to the old man. Didn't you see how heartbroken Sha Zhu's sister Qin is? When Jia Zhangshi was arrested, Sister Qin even shed tears; her charming peach blossom eyes were now brimming with tears. Sha Zhu was heartbroken. He was currently busy comforting his sister Qin! He didn't care about anyone else.
Ma Hua felt an intense loathing for this deaf old woman. Not only did she initially seize his house, but she also took advantage of her age to swagger around the yard every day.
Go to hell with her, Ma Hua won't tolerate her. She never liked her when she read the original story. That old lady...
Knowing full well that Lou Xiao'e and Xu Damao were husband and wife, he still advised Lou Xiao'e to divorce him every day, belittled Xu Damao, and praised Sha Zhu. Good heavens, did he really think Sha Zhu was a good person?
You harmed Sha Zhu to save him from being exploited by Qin Huairu. Ugh, your heart is truly filthy.
When Ma Hua returned to the house, he first glanced at the thing covered with a red cloth on the living room table before closing the door and lying down on the bed.
Meanwhile, at Yan Bugui's home, a small meeting was underway. Once the whole family had gathered, Yan Bugui solemnly declared, "Our family absolutely cannot have any conflict with the MCA, do you hear me?"
After hearing this, the eldest son, Yan Jiecheng, frowned slightly: "Dad, what are you saying? You're the third oldest man in our compound!"
When the third aunt heard her son's rebuttal, she immediately shook her head: "I think your dad is right. Look at your dad, what has he ever been wrong about in his life? I also think that Ma Hua is weird, he's completely different from the people in our compound. We can't mess with him."
Yan Jiecheng was still unconvinced and wanted to say something, but his wife Yu Li pulled him back, saying, "I think Mom is right."
"Alright, let's just sit back and watch the tigers fight, not offending either side, understand?" Yan Bugui had a plan in mind: he could offend neither side and benefit from both, wouldn't that be wonderful?
When the woman returned home, she saw Yi Zhonghai sitting at the table, his face ashen. She sighed inwardly, then sat down next to him with a sorrowful expression: "Old Yi, it's all my fault. I haven't even been able to leave you a son or daughter... I..."
Upon hearing the older woman say this again, Yi Zhonghai immediately raised his hand to interrupt her: "Cuifen, what are you saying? If it weren't for me, I probably would have died out there that winter."
Hearing Yi Zhonghai's words, the older woman was still uneasy. After all, she couldn't have children, and the Yi family line would end. Thinking of this, she hurriedly advised, "Old Yi, why don't we go to an orphanage and adopt one? We can afford to raise one."
Yi Zhonghai overheard an older woman trying to persuade him to adopt a child again. "Adopt my foot!" he thought. "Don't you know how much time, energy, and money it takes to raise a child? Besides, I..."
Thinking of this, Yi Zhonghai suppressed his anger: "Didn't we talk about this before? Look at the children in the yard, look at what they've become!"
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Sha Zhu went to great lengths to cheer Qin Huairu up. Qin Huairu had originally planned to go back inside after everyone had left, but seeing Sha Zhu staring intently at her, noticing the anxiety and worry in his eyes, she immediately came up with a plan.
After returning to the house with Sha Zhu, she pretended to be pitiful and complained to him. She pursed her lips, her eyes brimming with tears, and looked at Sha Zhu: "Zhu Zi, you have no idea how heartbroken I am right now. I have so many grievances, but I don't know who to tell. I know you're a good person, Zhu Zi..."
I really didn't know who else to talk to, so I told you. Do you think the people in the compound think we're easy targets, a widow and her orphan? *sobs*
Sha Zhu had never seen anything like this before. Seeing two tear tracks on Qin Huairu's delicate face, he immediately became anxious: "Sister Qin, you can tell me whatever grievances you have, and I'll stand up for you."
"Zhu Zi, I only told you this because I really think you're a good person! Don't tell anyone else, okay?" Qin Huairu wiped away the tears in her eyes.
"Hmm, Sister Qin, you don't know me at all. I swear, if I tell anyone, may I be childless," Sha Zhu said, extending his right hand.
"Zhu Zi, don't be like this. I believe you. It's just that I feel so wronged. You know how hard things have been for my family since Dong Xu left. We're really struggling to make ends meet."
Otherwise, my mother-in-law wouldn't have gone to get coal from Ma Hua, Zhu Zi, do you know? Now we don't dare to light a fire at night, for fear of not having enough coal. These past few days, Bang Geng has been waking up from the cold every night," Qin Huairu said, choking back tears.
Upon hearing this, Sha Zhu could no longer hold back and jumped to his feet: "Sister Qin, this won't do! What if the child gets frostbite?"
"But what can I do? I'm just swallowing my anger and can't tell anyone, sob sob sob sob," Qin Huairu said, immediately burying her face in her hands and sobbing. This silly Zhu, how could he be so clueless? Speechless.
Sha Zhu was extremely anxious. He immediately went to the bedside, took out twenty yuan from the cabinet, and walked up to Qin Huairu: "Sister Qin, I didn't know you had so many grievances. I deserve to die, I'm not human."
Sha Zhu was filled with remorse. Why hadn't he taken better care of his sister Qin before? Thinking of this, Sha Zhu immediately took out a few more grain coupons from his pocket and handed them to Qin Huairu.
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