As Qin Huairu recounted her story, Banggeng gradually learned about his mother's experiences over the years. The more he learned, the more Banggeng hated the people in the courtyard.
Qin Huairu naturally wouldn't tell her son about the dirty deeds she had done. Although Qin Huairu recounted all her experiences over the years, she embellished everything.
Banggeng now felt an intense urge to tear everyone in the courtyard to pieces. He hated Weihua for his heartlessness; he and his grandmother had already suffered so much, yet Weihua still wanted to send him to a juvenile detention center. If Weihua hadn't insisted on pursuing the matter to the end, why would he have needed to go to a juvenile detention center?
He hated Liu Haizhong's family even more for their brutality. Just thinking about the times he was beaten by Liu Haizhong and his son made Bang Geng want to kill them right now.
Bang Geng had no good feelings towards the people in the courtyard. If it weren't for those bad people in the courtyard, how could he and his mother have become like this?
After listening to what Qin Huairu said, Banggeng cried along with her. After they were tired of crying, Qin Huairu started to heat up bath water for her son.
Hatred is important, but life is more important. After the bathwater was heated, Qin Huairu even gave her son a bath. After the bath, she changed Banggeng into the new clothes she had prepared in advance.
Seeing how thin and frail her son was, Qin Huairu prepared some better food for him the next day. Because of the cold weather, Qin Huairu didn't let her son go outside. The mother and son stayed in the thatched hut.
It's so cold outside, Banggeng doesn't want to go out. Anyway, there's food and drink at home, why bother going out?
There was another person in a similar situation to Qin Huairu and her son, and that person was Liu Haizhong. With more than 1,000 yuan, Liu Haizhong also began to enjoy life.
Seeing that Liu Haizhong was lying flat, Gu Chunyan also started to lie flat. She was already this old, and it was time for her to enjoy herself.
Although no one knew why Liu Haizhong and his wife were acting this way, no one cared about them anymore. Nowadays, everyone is used to minding their own business and basically no one cares about other people's affairs.
Everyone is busy making a living. The Xu family just wants to bring back as many good things as possible. Zhang Cheng and Xu Xiaoling have been married for some time now. Xu Xiaoling is now pregnant with Zhang Cheng's child.
This is a major event for the Xu family, as it means the family line will finally not die out. Once Xu Xiaoling's child is born, the third generation of the Xu family will finally have someone.
Although Xu Damao was very unhappy, he was still trying his best to bring back more good things. Xu Damao didn't know why he had developed infertility. If he didn't have this problem, he and Lou Xiao'e might have had countless children.
But now the Xu family still needs his sister's children to carry on the family line. Seeing that Sha Zhu already has four children, while he himself has become like this.
This made Xu Damao extremely resentful. Seeing everyone else living such happy lives while he was living like this, how could Xu Damao possibly find peace?
Seeing the Yan family's house under construction again, Xu Damao felt a pang of jealousy. Why was he living such a miserable life while Wei Hua was building a house again?
Upon closer reflection, Xu Damao realized that Wei Hua's family had already occupied one-third of the houses in the courtyard. Thinking that everyone else had several sons, Xu Damao could only return home in shame.
People like himself are all living happily now, while he alone is living a miserable life. Xu Damao no longer has the heart to harm others. Because Zhang Chu is still watching Xu Damao.
Ever since Zhang Chu pledged allegiance to Deputy Factory Director Nie, he's been keeping a close eye on the Xu family. If it weren't for Xu Damao, he would have been promoted long ago. Even now, with Deputy Factory Director Nie's backing, Zhang Chu still hasn't been promoted.
The political vetting is extremely strict. If you haven't made any mistakes, things are fine, but once you do, getting a permanent position won't be so easy.
Zhang Chu blamed everything on Xu Damao, so he kept a close eye on the Xu family. Now that the New Year was approaching, Zhang Chu didn't want the Xu family to have an easy time either.
No one else cared about the conflict between the Zhang and Chu families. Everyone just wanted to have a good New Year. Wei Hua knew the next ten years would be difficult.
Although I am confident enough to get through these ten years, I should still keep a low profile. I'm also too lazy to bother with their conflicts.
It's good to give them a rival; that way, they won't focus on themselves and will only concentrate their energy on the other.
As for Sha Zhu, he had even less time to pay attention to these things, because he still had to face He Yushui. Although the last incident was over, it still had some impact on He Yushui.
Even if He Yushui is a victim, speech is something that cannot be controlled. Especially since the Liu family has been keeping a close eye on He Yushui.
Thinking about her reputation, He Yushui hated the Liu family to the core. Unfortunately, He Yushui was powerless against them; besides keeping a close eye on Liu Haizhong and his wife, she tried her best to repair her relationship with her elder brother and sister-in-law.
Having someone else take care of the child is definitely not a good idea. Through what happened last time, He Yushui also realized that apart from family, no one else in the world can be relied upon.
Without protection from others, the people in the courtyard would keep an eye on her. In order to make her life a little easier, He Yushui would go to her older brother's house whenever she had a chance, but each time it ended in a quarrel.
Human nature is inherently selfish, and people's hearts don't grow cold overnight. Seeing that her older brother and sister-in-law were unwilling to talk to her, He Yushui gradually came to hate them, feeling that her older brother didn't care about her.
But the more they did this, the worse their relationship became. So bad that they wouldn't have any interaction when they met.
The trajectory of fate is always unpredictable. To give his children a better life, Sha Zhu would work as a cook for others on weekends. But some things are unstoppable; while cooking for others on the weekend, Sha Zhu still ended up at the home of a high-ranking official, following his usual path.
The so-called high-ranking leader was Vice Minister Wang of the Ministry of Metallurgy. The cook had taken some time off due to family matters. Since some family members were visiting, they had to find a cook from outside, and that's how Sha Zhu ended up in the job.
Although things took a slight turn, fate continued as usual. Sha Zhu still managed to gain Vice Minister Wang's approval through his skills.
Vice Minister Wang was also a true foodie. Knowing Sha Zhu's culinary skills, he often asked Sha Zhu to cook for him on weekends. Sha Zhu never missed this opportunity.
Anyone with a brain would know to seize this opportunity. Having connections or not makes a world of difference. Besides, Vice Minister Wang is always very generous when it comes to cooking.
For the sake of his wife and children, Sha Zhu couldn't possibly let go of this opportunity to improve his life. Before long, Sha Zhu and Vice Minister Wang's relationship grew increasingly closer.
Vice Minister Wang didn't care about Sha Zhu's matter at all. He Daqing's affair was He Daqing's affair, and had nothing to do with Sha Zhu. As for background, it had little to do with Sha Zhu either. A person has no choice in their birth.
Their relationship immediately began to improve rapidly, and they both felt like they had met a kindred spirit.
Wei Hua did not interfere with Sha Zhu's opportunity, nor could he say anything about Vice Minister Wang.
Vice Minister Wang is usually upright and incorruptible, but he does have a few minor flaws. One is that he enjoys indulging in fine dining. No one is perfect, and even gold has its flaws; Wei Hua can understand this, as he and his wife also enjoy good food.
It was only because Wei Hua and his wife had their own private space that they could secretly bring their families along each time.
As long as Vice Minister Wang is not a corrupt official, Wei Hua will not pay too much attention to him.
With the Lunar New Year fast approaching, Wei Hua and Yang Tao were making preparations for the holiday. Knowing that the wind was about to pick up, they only dared to buy the most basic items.
At times like these, it's crucial to maintain a low profile. Losing composure could lead to the loss of all previous gains.
Since everyone was busy celebrating the Lunar New Year, nothing major happened in the courtyard.
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