Chapter 146

"Sha Zhu, come over here, I have something to talk to you about."

"Xu Damao, don't be too arrogant; that's enough."

After saying this, he took Sha Zhu away.

It was New Year's, and Yi Zhonghai didn't want to settle scores with Xu Damao right now.

Only now did Qin Jingru know that the matter between her and Xu Damao back then was actually reported by Sha Zhu.

Then Qin Huairu must have known too.

But why did she say she didn't know?

What a little widow, actually being unclear with the courtyard's cook.

What kind of good daughter-in-law persona was Qin Huairu building back in her hometown?

Ptooey!

Qin Jingru had messed around and was driven out of the courtyard by Qin Huairu, forced to return to her rural hometown.

But she couldn't hold her head up in the village and had wanted to drink rat poison several times.

And all of this was caused by Qin Huairu.

Qin Jingru clenched her fists; she would definitely settle this score!

Sha Zhu returned home.

Yi Zhonghai sternly reprimanded him: "Sha Zhu, you just got out, can you be a bit more quiet?"

"The Old Lady is still squatting inside because of you; you can't let down her expectations."

"We'll talk about Xu Damao's matter later."

This silly Sha Zhu, it's fortunate I acted fast.

Otherwise, if he really went inside, who would I look to for my old age?

Sha Zhu also realized his mistake and immediately indicated he wouldn't commit it again in the future.

Yi Zhonghai was satisfied then and said: "Alright, go cook properly."

"Let's have a drink together tonight."

Every New Year, Sha Zhu spent it with the Deaf Old Lady and Yi Zhonghai's family.

Of course, Sha Zhu provided the money and effort for the New Year's Eve dinner.

This year, the Deaf Old Lady was inside, so Sha Zhu naturally had to spend New Year's with Yi Zhonghai.

"Okay."

Sha Zhu agreed.

Yi Zhonghai was no longer the First Old Master, and the Deaf Old Lady was inside too; no one was protecting him anymore.

He had even become a key observation target for the Gongan Bureau.

Right now, only Yi Zhonghai was good to him.

Sha Zhu felt that he had to repay Yi Zhonghai's great kindness in the future.

Seeing Sha Zhu being taken away, Xu Damao became even more arrogantly triumphant: "Sha Zhu, I'm waiting for you."

"If you want to hit me, I'm ready anytime!"

"Did everyone see? Sha Zhu's good days are over."

"What do they call this? The feng shui turns; this year it's at my house."

"He, Sha Zhu, ruined me into becoming an infertile man, but I, Xu Damao, have gotten married again!"

"Sha Zhu is over thirty, and he still can't marry a wife; this is his retribution!"

As soon as Bai Lu Si got home, she told Lu Jianye about the fresh news from outside.

"Husband, Xu Damao and Qin Jingru got married; just now he and Sha Zhu almost fought."

"Do you think Sha Zhu can swallow this anger?"

"Yi Zhonghai took him away and said some whispers, and Sha Zhu never came out again."

"It was a waste of me waiting outside for a long time; Sha Zhu didn't even come out!"

Lu Jianye was already preparing the last cucumber cold dish and said: "Sha Zhu won't fight with Xu Damao."

"But don't expect Xu Damao to have it easy either."

"As for Qin Jingru... she's not someone easy to bully; this courtyard will be even more interesting in the future."

Let the dogs bite the dogs.

The old beast still wants to be cared for in his old age; none of you will have peace.

New Year's Eve night.

Sha Zhu made a table full of good food, all of which was carried over by Yi Zhonghai and his wife; they didn't give any to the Jia family either.

If it were in the past, Yi Zhonghai would have saved some no matter what.

But because of the Jia family's matter, Yi Zhonghai's position as First Old Master was gone.

Now he was being complained about by Liu Hai Zhong and Yan Bugui, and mocked by the people in the courtyard.

Yi Zhonghai was still angry, so he simply gave nothing to the Jia family.

Sha Zhu looked at his own empty dining table and suddenly had a good idea.

New Year's Eve.

The sound of firecrackers in the Sihe Academy was exceptionally loud, and the children were the happiest.

This year, the family received compensation, so they bought plenty of firecrackers.

And the food in every household was even more sumptuous.

But Especially Bang Geng looked at his family's braised pork and braised fish and wasn't happy at all.

"Especially Bang Geng, what are you looking at? Why aren't you eating?" Qin Huairu picked up the biggest piece of braised pork for Especially Bang Geng.

Especially Bang Geng said: "Braised pork doesn't taste good; I want to eat grilled fish, big platter chicken, harvest ribs, sauce chicken feet, black pepper beef strips..."

Blah, blah, blah.

Especially Bang Geng started listing the dishes.

These were all things he had just seen at Lu Jianye's house.

Every New Year, he would run through every household.

Especially Bang Geng knew which family was eating what dish and drinking what wine.

But seeing the dining table at Lu Jianye's house, Especially Bang Geng was truly stunned.

There must have been twelve dishes, plus three soups, and a lot of fruits he had never seen before.

When Especially Bang Geng looked at the two dishes at his own house, he naturally couldn't look at them anymore.

Hearing Especially Bang Geng say this, Zhang Shi also swallowed her saliva at the time.

But in the current situation, she didn't dare to let Lu Jianye give them anything.

"Especially Bang Geng, do you want to go to jail like Sha Zhu?"

"If you don't want to, hurry up and eat."

"Our family can have food like this this year, but it's not certain we will next year."

Qin Huairu picked up more food for Especially Bang Geng, and his small rice bowl was piled up like a small mountain.

"Eat quickly; if you don't eat, your grandma will eat it all!" Qin Huairu leaned into Especially Bang Geng's ear and whispered.

Especially Bang Geng looked at Zhang Shi.

Sure enough.

That old hag was eating meat in big mouthfuls, and her face was covered in it.

Especially Bang Geng didn't dare to lose his temper anymore; he scrambled to eat the meat and also gave some to Qin Huairu and his two younger sisters.

Zhang Shi was angry, but she had no time to scold anyone; she had to eat the meat.

If she ate this meal, it wasn't certain there would be a next one.

At Lu Jianye's house, looking at the table full of food, Bai Lu Si was still surprised.

It seems she would have to feast tonight.

Lu Jianye also took out a clothes rack, on which were new clothes Bai Lu Si had never seen before.

"Wife, Happy New Year; this is the New Year's gift I'm giving you."

"Try them all on in a while; if they don't fit, I'll get you other styles." ===== CHAPTER 147 =====