Not long after Banggeng left, the people who worked in the compound returned, and the compound began to liven up again.
After a while, Wang Minzhi, Li Tong, Li Hui, Gao Jin and others arrived together.
"How come you're all here together?" Xu Damao asked, a little puzzled. Although they all left work together, Wang Minzhi wanted to go to her parents' house first, and he didn't know how they had all run into each other.
"Haha, your compound is really lively. We arrived a while ago and were just watching the commotion in the front yard when we ran into Minzhi and the others," Gao Jin said with a laugh.
Wang Minzhi immediately explained to Xu Damao. Actually, this commotion was closely related to Xu Damao.
Just now, Xu Damao asked Banggeng to wait for Shazhu's lunchbox in the front yard, and Banggeng indeed obeyed and actually waited for Shazhu.
"Shazhu, is there any meat in your lunchbox? I want to eat meat." Banggeng, this kid, is already calling Shazhu "Shazhu" at such a young age, but Shazhu himself doesn't mind, and no one else says anything either.
"Ah, there's meat, but why should I give it to you?" Sha Zhu still quite liked Bang Geng; he was chubby, fair-skinned, and his face even resembled Qin Huairu's, so he teased the child.
Bang-geng was stumped by Sha-zhu's question and racked his brains trying to figure it out.
"Uncle, give me some, I can answer the questions!" a child next to him said eagerly. He had also seen Sha Zhu's lunchbox and knew there was something good inside.
Then, several children started circling around Sha Zhu, which made Sha Zhu very happy.
“You’re not Sha Zhu’s kids, why should Sha Zhu give you food? Here’s what we’ll do: whoever calls Sha Zhu ‘Dad’ will get meat from him,” Liu Guangqi, who was off work, urged from the side.
Sha Zhu, that simpleton, didn't see anything wrong with Liu Guangqi's joke and just waited for the child to call him "Dad." To him, whoever called him "Dad" was essentially taking advantage of them, so he treated it as a joke.
Older children, who are more aware of things, are less likely to speak. But 3-4 year old children, who don't have much awareness, can actually start calling out "Dad."
There were quite a few children in the compound. When one of them spoke up, several younger ones joined in, which made Sha Zhu very happy, as if he had really given someone else's mother away.
Banggeng was a clever kid from a young age. Seeing that there were many people competing with him for lunchboxes, he came up with a way to win by surprise.
"Don't try to take it from me. Sha Zhu is my real father, and he sleeps in the same bed as my mother. Yours are all fake."
Banggeng's loud shout silenced the surroundings. The children nearby were frightened, while the adults were just gossiping.
Young people like Liu Guangqi and Yan Jiecheng looked heartbroken, as if they had lost hundreds of billions.
"That bastard really succeeded?" This was the thought of the adults around, with some feeling envious, jealous, and even resentful.
Sha Zhu was startled by Bang Geng's shout. His face turned red and then white, and after moving his mouth for a while, he finally managed to utter, "No, don't talk nonsense." He was indeed trying to joke, but he was just trying to get the upper hand verbally.
This time, the evidence was presented, leaving him speechless. There were people all around; if word got out, it would be a matter of conduct, and he'd be in big trouble.
After a brief silence, the front yard became lively again, with all sorts of things being said.
"Dongxu, Banggeng just said that Shazhu and Qin Huairu slept together, is that true? What were you doing at the time?" A busybody saw Jia Dongxu return and was still craning his neck when he asked with ill intent.
"What? Who said that?" Jia Dongxu went from being a spectator to being the one being spectated, like a drake with its neck being grabbed. He raised his head and ran towards the person as if he wanted to duel.
"Your son said it, go ask Banggeng and Shazhu yourself." Seeing that Jia Dongxu was like a powder keg about to explode, the man quickly explained.
After briefly understanding what had happened, Jia Dongxu rushed towards Sha Zhu. He slapped Sha Zhu hard across the face, knocking him to the ground before he could react, spilling the food from his lunchbox.
"Are you stupid? You can't even tell a kid's nonsense? Don't you know whether I did it or not?" Sha Zhu yelled at Jia Dongxu from the ground. This time, he had calmed down and knew that he hadn't been slapped unjustly.
"I know your head, I'm not home watching you every day, I'll kick you to death." Jia Dongxu was in a fit of rage, and his words were spoken without thinking, giving the onlookers more fodder for gossip.
And so, Sha Zhu, who had been kicked, and Jia Dongxu got into a fight. Sha Zhu felt guilty and hesitated; Jia Dongxu, on the other hand, had an emotional boost that increased his fighting power, and the two fought back and forth until Yi Zhonghai returned and they were separated.
After inquiring around and figuring out what had happened, Yi Zhonghai couldn't help but sigh. These two were really childish.
As everyone dispersed to go back, they discovered that Bang-geun had been squatting on the ground, licking the lunchbox that Sha-zhu had dropped earlier.
"I'll teach you to be greedy, I'll teach you to be greedy, to eat food from anyone." A series of slaps followed, and Bang Geng's buttocks were beaten black and blue by Jia Dongxu.
After listening to Li Tong's description of the situation, Xu Damao felt that he had really missed out and hadn't seen the good show.
As they were talking, Qin Huairu's crying could be heard from the Jia family home. It seemed that Jia Dongxu had come home to deal with her.
"Come in, come in, the food is ready. Let's eat and chat." Xu Damao closed the door and invited everyone to eat, ignoring what was happening outside.
"Xu Damao, you're amazing! Did you make all of this? It smells so good." Li Tong sniffed around like a mouse.
"It's alright, I just need to practice a few more times. Come on, you guys eat more food, and Brother Gao and I will drink more." Xu Damao said modestly.
They're eating and drinking here, having a great time, while everyone outside is gossiping at home.
Yi Zhonghai's home.
"It's all the meat's fault!" the old woman said, her words carrying a double meaning.
"Old Yi, does Sha Zhu really have feelings for Qin Huairu? But this can't go on forever. Why don't you find a matchmaker and find Sha Zhu someone quickly? Otherwise, Dongxu and Sha Zhu will fight sooner or later," an older woman analyzed.
"Who says otherwise? But you know Sha Zhu's situation. His personality has offended all the matchmakers in the neighborhood, and no one is willing to arrange a marriage for him."
Sigh, let me think if any families in the workshop have suitable daughters, or maybe I should go look further afield. These two are really a handful.
"Go to the Jia family and persuade Dongxu not to beat Qin Huairu anymore. If you keep beating him, he'll really run away," Yi Zhonghai said.
"Let's wait a bit longer. Dongxu is in a bad mood right now, and no one can persuade him. I'll go after he calms down. You know, Qin Huairu is really something, she's a mother of several children, and she still dresses up so extravagantly every day."
As women, even middle-aged women understand men's thoughts, including their own husbands who often secretly look at Qin Huairu. They dare not say anything to their husbands, but they all harbor some resentment towards Qin Huairu.
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