Qin Huairu stood in the courtyard for a long time with a bowl in her hand, not knowing where to go. Helpless, she ended up walking to Sha Zhu's room on her own.
"Sister Qin, what brings you here? Come in quickly." Sha Zhu was drinking alone at home when he suddenly turned around and saw the woman he had been longing for, and his mind was filled with all sorts of thoughts.
Could it be that something good is going to happen to me tonight? Or does Sister Qin also have needs and can't stand it anymore?
"I can't come. Sha Zhu, what are we having for dinner?" As she spoke, Qin Huairu naturally sat down next to Sha Zhu, her body very close, and she could even feel Sha Zhu's body temperature.
Sha Zhu was suddenly enveloped in a feeling of happiness, and his big, rough hand couldn't help but wrap around Qin Huairu's waist.
"What are you doing? It wouldn't be good if someone saw us," Qin Huairu said coquettishly.
"Right, right, we can't let anyone see. I'll go close the door," Sha Zhu said belatedly.
"No need, can't you see I'm holding something in my hand? Why do you think about those things all day long?" Qin Huairu said no, but she was a little tempted.
This single widow naturally had moments of emptiness, loneliness, and coldness. And ever since her haphazard relationship with Sha Zhu, she found that the bottom line she had previously held onto was becoming increasingly difficult to uphold.
"Yeah, Sister Qin, what are you doing with that bowl so late at night?" Sha Zhu asked, while locking the door from the inside.
Qin Huairu noticed the other person's subtle movements but said nothing. She simply recounted what had happened at home, leaving Sha Zhu shaking his head in disbelief. These days, taking someone else's food is tantamount to taking their life.
"Sister Qin, how about I see if our cafeteria has any special cooking facilities in a few days? I'd like to bring some lunchboxes; it's hard to find anyone to ask directly," Sha Zhu said.
“I know that’s how it is, but I have several mouths to feed at home waiting for me. What can I do? Zhu Zi, do you have any good ideas?” Qin Huairu pressed on, even grabbing Sha Zhu’s hand.
When Qin Huairu treated him like this, Sha Zhu threw all his reservations to the winds.
“Let’s go, let’s go check out the front yard first. Old Yan is easy to deal with, he’s not much of a face to lose. If that doesn’t work, we’ll go to Liu Haizhong’s house in the back yard. He’s the second oldest man in the compound, he has an obligation to take care of the poor families in the compound,” Sha Zhu replied after a moment’s thought.
Before leaving, Sha Zhu casually touched her as a reward for tonight's activities, which left Qin Huairu feeling awkward and uneasy.
The two went out the door, with Sha Zhu walking in front and Qin Huairu following behind, like a little wife, which made Sha Zhu feel extremely proud.
"Uncle, you're eating? Wow, there's still meat in here! That's incredible, your food is comparable to that of the old landlords!"
As soon as Sha Zhu entered the house, he saw the Yan family eating. The dish of pork stew with vermicelli was very eye-catching, so Sha Zhu "spoke outrageous remarks".
Yan Fugui was surprised when Sha Zhu, who was eating, came in, uttering blasphemous words. The meat in his mouth no longer tasted good.
"Shazhu, you can't talk nonsense. We saved this from eating in the cafeteria at noon. Besides, how can our few pieces of meat compare to yours? The lunchboxes you used to bring back were full of meat. I don't know how you got them." Yan Fugui was unhappy and naturally wanted to retort.
"Hehe, that was before. By the way, Third Uncle, you can't just eat all that meat at home, you have to think about the other families in the compound." Sha Zhu knew that this old man had something on him, so his words naturally carried little weight.
"Silly Zhu, why are you everywhere? These pieces of meat were made in our factory canteen, and all the workers have them. If you want to report it, go ahead and report it. Don't just sit here making sarcastic remarks."
"Anything else to say? If not, get out."
Yan Jiecheng had long disliked Sha Zhu, and now he was making a fuss over something as simple as eating meat at home. He had been doing well at the auto repair shop lately, and had also achieved a good ranking in the competition. He was in high spirits and full of confidence, so he dared to confront Sha Zhu.
"That's right, Shazhu. We haven't eaten meat in a long time. What's wrong with us eating some of the food my brother and sister-in-law brought back? Everyone knows you often steal food from the factory and give it to the Jia family. You still have the time to meddle with us."
Yan Jiekuang, a young man, was fearless at the time. He would fight anyone who dared to take food from him.
Sha Zhu anticipated difficulties, but he didn't expect to face such a nationwide boycott. Even Yan Jiekuang, a mere teenager, dared to act recklessly towards him, and there were two other little kids looking at him warily.
With no breakthrough here, Sha Zhu turned his attention to Yan Fugui, thinking that as the third eldest uncle in the courtyard, Old Yan would at least consider the others. But he forgot that in this courtyard, only Yan Fugui asked others for things; no one else could get anything to eat from him.
"Shazhu, go back. We only have this much food at home, so we won't keep you here." Yan Fugui didn't say anything harsh in the end, but his intention to get rid of him was too obvious.
Sha Zhu hadn't expected to encounter such a problem at his very first home, and he was starting to feel overwhelmed. Luckily, it was late at night, and everyone was eating at home; there weren't many people outside, otherwise he would have lost face at his grandmother's house.
"Let's go to the backyard." Sha Zhu left the Yan family's house and took Qin Huairu to the backyard.
But in the backyard of Liu Haizhong's house, Liu Guangtian finally got his father's permission to eat some meat today, and then Sha Zhu brought Qin Huairu over.
"Shazhu and Qin Huairu, when did you two become a couple? Why didn't you let the compound know? You could have at least sent some wedding candy." Liu Guangtian was so angry at their unreasonable request that he directly exposed the pretense they were wearing.
After saying that, Liu Guangtian still wasn't satisfied, so he went outside and started shouting in the courtyard.
"Come and see! Sha Zhu and Qin Huairu are a couple now! They're going to hand out wedding candy!" Liu Guangtian's level of fabricated headlines is comparable to the shocking sensationalism of later generations.
His shouts attracted everyone else in the compound, including the residents of the front yard.
"Liu Guangtian, what are you yelling about?" Although Sha Zhu was happy, he was also mindful of Jia Zhangshi's feelings and naturally dared not admit it directly.
"You brought Qin Huairu to my house asking for meat. What else could you be but a couple? The Jia family is a large family. Why should you take the lead? If you're not Qin Huairu's husband, then what is your status?"
"Congratulations, you now have a stepfather! No one will ever say you're a fatherless child again."
Seeing that the Jia family had also been drawn in, Liu Guangtian hardened his heart and said everything he could and couldn't say.
"You little brat, what nonsense are you spouting? I'll scratch you to death!"
Originally, Jia Zhangshi was just watching the show, but unexpectedly, she suddenly became the one being watched. Given her personality, she naturally wouldn't let Liu Guangtian off the hook, and she charged towards Liu Guangtian with her Nine Yin White Bone Claw.
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