Zheng Ya uttered the words "foreign affairs," and Secretary Song did not ask any further questions.
During the War of Resistance against Japan, many patriots donated money and supplies to the Chinese people.
In times of peace and prosperity, even during famine years, people abroad extend a helping hand to their compatriots, donating money and supplies.
Secretary Song knew a lot about these good deeds and knew she shouldn't ask, so she didn't inquire.
Seeing that Secretary Song was sensible enough not to press the matter, Zheng Ya swallowed the excuse he had prepared. Secretary Song got up to take his leave: "Alright, I'll wait for your good news."
Don't worry, I'll do my best to eliminate any obstacles for you. If you have any thoughts or opinions, feel free to call me and I'll help you resolve them.
"Okay, that's great, goodbye!" Zheng Ya got up and shook hands with him to say goodbye. Secretary Song then went to say goodbye to the factory leaders, while helping Zheng Ya get rid of any distractions.
Zheng Ya was greeted by Sha Zhu's patronage: "Ahem, Zheng Ya, I'm a man of my word. After you finish eating, watch me go outside and fulfill my promise, publicly shouting that I'm a stupid pig, I..."
"Alright, to be honest, I'm quite surprised that you could say such a thing. This matter ends here, and you're not allowed to mention it again." Zheng Ya didn't actually have much aversion to Sha Zhu.
Aside from helping his predecessor vent his anger after being beaten up by Sha Zhu, he basically treats Sha Zhu as a stranger as long as Sha Zhu doesn't provoke him.
At the moment, Zheng Ya is giving Ma Hua a culinary makeover. After Ma Hua completely outshines Sha Zhu with his cooking skills, he wins the approval of all the factory workers and generates more than 1.3 million Zhengde points for Zheng Ya. Zheng Ya then has some ideas about Sha Zhu.
Should we start planning for Sha Zhu's life?
In fact, Sha Zhu is not a bad person.
It wouldn't be worth it to fall into Qin Huairu's hands like this.
Zheng Ya felt it was necessary to save Sha Zhu, as the harmonious courtyard, united neighbors, and created a good educational environment for future children.
Unlike Yi Zhonghai, Granny Long, Jia Zhangshi, and Jia Dongxu, whose hostility towards Zheng Ya was deeply rooted and impossible to save, Zheng Ya thought that saving Sha Zhu would be a good way to deal with the four of them.
Sha Zhu laughed when he heard this: "Hehe, Zheng Ya, you are so magnanimous and manly. It is I, Sha Zhu, who has wronged you. Please forgive me."
From now on, I, Sha Zhu, will never go against you again.
"Ha, that's not necessarily true. For example, if I punish Qin Huairu, you'll get angry with me, right?" Zheng Ya provoked him, wanting to see Sha Zhu's reaction.
Sha Zhu's expression immediately changed. After struggling with his brick-like face for a while, he finally let out a long sigh and said, "Zheng Ya, as long as you properly punish Qin Huairu's bad habits, I, Sha Zhu, will have no objections and guarantee that I won't interfere..."
"Hmm, so you don't have very deep feelings for Qin Huairu?"
"Can we talk?" Zheng Ya also felt that Sha Zhu did not deeply love Qin Huairu. The only possibility was that he regarded Qin Huairu as a shadow of his mother and longed for maternal love.
This speaks volumes about Qin Huairu's virtuous and capable management of the household!
Qin Huairu is a typical virtuous wife and loving mother. At least Qin Huairu takes care of all the housework without ever complaining. She does the housework diligently and without complaint. In addition, she spoils her son rotten.
She perfectly matches the image of Sha Zhu's mother, almost overlapping the personalities of the two, which leads to Sha Zhu's deep longing for his mother.
After all, ever since Sha Zhu's mother died, his father, He Daqing, took out all his grievances on Sha Zhu with his fists and sticks, venting his anger on him, which caused Sha Zhu to miss his mother endlessly.
Qin Huairu's appearance became an unspoken reflection of Sha Zhu's longing for his mother and his desire to have such a wife.
At this moment, Sha Zhu said hesitantly, "I... I just think Qin Huairu is a good woman. She hasn't had a single good day since marrying into the Jia family..."
"Alright, you don't need to say everything. I already understand Qin Huairu's place in your heart."
"So what do you think of Liu Lan?" Zheng Ya immediately shifted the focus of Sha Zhu's attention.
Sha Zhu was taken aback. Thinking of Liu Lan's messy family situation, he shook his head and said, "You, you can't try to match me with Liu Lan. She's not divorced yet..."
"Haha, you silly Zhu are indeed not stupid, you understand immediately."
"You said Liu Lan hasn't divorced, but you didn't say Liu Lan's man is still around, which means you know Liu Lan and her man are having a bad time and you're hoping Liu Lan will divorce..." Zheng Ya understood. Could it be that Sha Zhu really has the ambition of Cao Cao and is a lover of other men's wives?
Sha Zhu blushed as he was told this, and looked around like a thief. When he found that no one was watching, he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "No, you, you don't misunderstand me."
I just can't stand seeing men bully their wives..."
"Come on, we're both grown men. Don't think you can fool my sharp eyes with your little schemes."
"I'll just ask you one question: marry Liu Lan to eliminate future troubles, what do you say?" Zheng Ya had already overheard Sha Zhu's conversation with Xu Damao and was disgusted by Xu Damao's insidious tricks.
Xu Damao sent Shazhu to him for help in treating his manhood purely because he was unhappy and wanted no one else to be happy either—a wicked scheme to harm others.
After all, Xu Damao knew better than anyone that Zheng Ya hated evil and would definitely punish and retaliate against Qin Huairu, the Jia family, Yi Zhonghai, Old Lady Long, and even Sha Zhu. Xu Damao was determined to make things difficult for anyone in the courtyard, so he naturally had to drive Sha Zhu to create trouble for Zheng Ya.
That would make it easier for Xu Damao to profit, and he could secretly rejoice!
It's obvious that he abused Sha Zhu, prevented Sha Zhu from taking any advantage of Qin Huairu, and hoped to monopolize Qin Huairu.
Unable to bear seeing others succeed, Zheng Ya naturally couldn't let Xu Damao get away with it, which is why he came up with the idea of saving Sha Zhu and countering Xu Damao.
At this moment, Sha Zhu was a little confused and said in a disordered manner, "No, no, let me sort this out?"
I don't understand why you're trying to match me up with Liu Lan.
Why not Qin Huairu...?
"Ha, you still have the nerve to say that? Don't you have any self-awareness about how you regard Qin Huairu?"
Besides, do you even think that once you and Qin Huairu get together, Jia Zhangshi and her son will let you live a peaceful life?
If you don't pull back from the brink, then disregard what I said. Zheng Ya really didn't think Sha Zhu and Qin Huairu's relationship was a good match.
Even though the new society emphasizes free love, it shouldn't be a big deal for Sha Zhu to marry Qin Huairu, a divorced widow.
Second marriages like this are common all over the country.
They don't care about adding another couple to the mix.
But that's where the problem lies. Jia Dongxu and Jia Zhangshi absolutely cannot tolerate anyone in the courtyard marrying Qin Huairu; no one is allowed.
If you marry him, just expect the Jia family mother and son to cause trouble at home every day!
Sha Zhu thought about it and understood. He knew that Zheng Ya was advising him to live a good life, not to act tough out of spite. After a moment of contemplation, he gritted his teeth and said, "I'll try to win over Liu Lan tonight. If I succeed, I, Sha Zhu, will remember you for the rest of my life."
However, Liu Lan's family situation is rather complicated, and I'm afraid it will be difficult to resolve!
"If you're a man, take responsibility. You're a chef, and you're worried about not being able to support an orphan and a widow? Then you shouldn't be out here. You should just stay home and fantasize about living with Qin Huairu." Zheng Ya promptly offered a provocation, and incidentally, gave him a dose of the "planning illusion" technique...
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