Chapter 86

They relied on men to work and earn money to support the family.

Even those who couldn't stand it anymore just endured it.

But arguing and worrying every day over trivial matters made for a restless life.

Sha Zhu was unconvinced: "So many men without the 'three turns and one sound' got married, didn't they?"

"Not everyone can compare to you."

"I have a job, I have a salary; isn't that enough?"

Lu Jianye laughed: "Hahaha..."

"That's true, you have a salary."

"But is that money yours?"

"You're now in debt up to your ears; which girl would follow you to pay off debts and live?"

"Besides, even in the days before you were in debt, where did your money go?"

"How many years have you been working?"

"Can you afford a bicycle?"

"And you still think you're living a good life!"

"Can you eat white flour steamed buns every day?"

"Do you dare to buy some meat to eat?"

This series of questions completely dumbfounded Sha Zhu.

He had no savings at all.

A bicycle?

That was something he didn't even dare to think about.

Buy meat to eat?

Forget it.

But where did his money go?

Sha Zhu thought of it!

"My money was all lent to Qin Jie's family; I did a good deed!"

Sha Zhu looked as if he had done something supremely glorious.

Lu Jianye said again: "When Jia Dongxu was still alive, the money you lent out was never returned."

"Now that Jia Dongxu is dead, can you still get your money back?"

"Since you can't get it back, it's not your money anymore."

"So aren't you still a pauper?"

"You're even worse than a pauper; you're in so much debt."

Sha Zhu was unconvinced: "You can't say it like that, I..."

Lu Jianye continued: "You're always thinking about helping Qin Huairu, but what does she repay you with?"

"She has a sister, and she doesn't even introduce her to you."

"Her Bang Geng steals things, tells lies, and even makes you pay money."

"Is this how she keeps the good deeds you've done in her heart?"

This time, Sha Zhu's eyes widened.

Lu Jianye was right.

The reason Sha Zhu hadn't listened to Qin Huairu or sided with her these past few days.

Was because Qin Huairu had gone too far, and Sha Zhu's heart had gone cold.

Now that Lu Jianye said this, Sha Zhu fell into deep thought.

Lu Jianye was provoking, pfft, just pointing it out.

"Sha Zhu, go back and think about it carefully."

"When will you figure it out?"

"Maybe then you'll be able to find a partner."

"And find a good one at that."

Sha Zhu's temper flared up again: "Lu Jianye, don't say that."

"The Deaf Old Lady and the First Master, they will both introduce me to a partner."

"The Old Lady even said that I'll definitely be able to marry a wife before the New Year!"

Lu Jianye wasn't surprised at all.

"Since they can both introduce you to a partner, why did you come to ask me?"

"Is it because you don't trust them?"

"The Deaf Old Lady keeps saying she treats you like her own grandson!"

"But why doesn't she introduce you to a young girl?"

"Take my former wife Wang Dahua, she's lazy and fat as a pig!"

"And she's an ungrateful dog!"

"The Deaf Old Lady actually took a fancy to her and forced us to divorce just to introduce her to you!"

"Don't you ever think about what's going on?"

"Don't say anything else, go home, and when you have nothing to do, think about it carefully!"

These words were like a blow to the head for Sha Zhu.

He had never thought about this matter.

In Sha Zhu's heart.

The Deaf Old Lady and Yi Zhonghai were his closest relatives.

Everything they did was for his own good.

But during this period of time,

The things that happened in the courtyard, plus these words from Lu Jianye, made Sha Zhu even more suspicious.

He couldn't say anything and left Lu Jianye's house in a daze.

But his mind was filled with Lu Jianye's words.

Don't know why.

He now felt that these people in the courtyard weren't as good to him as he had imagined.

Instead, it was this brat Lu Jianye who could tell him the truth.

Lu Jianye washed up and lay on the kang.

"Deaf Old Lady, Yi Zhonghai, you two old animals, you caused my divorce, and you still want me to support you in your old age?"

"Keep dreaming!"

"Sha Zhu just said that he'd be able to marry a wife before the New Year!"

"Probably took a fancy to another widow!"

"But now Sha Zhu is suspicious and doesn't trust them anymore."

"This is a good start!"

Sha Zhu's own father could run off for a widow and abandon his own children.

How could outsiders like the Deaf Old Lady and Yi Zhonghai truly care about Sha Zhu?

They were only good to Sha Zhu so he would support them in their old age!

So the partners they introduced to Sha Zhu must also be people who could support them.

Preferably honest, obedient, and easy to manipulate.

Just wait, there'll be a good show to watch in a few days.

At this time.

Middle courtyard.

Sha Zhu returned home, lay on the kang, and pondered deeply.

He really felt more and more troubled the more he thought about it.

"If the partner they find for me is really a widow, I won't take her!"

"I, Sha Zhu, will also save money in the future and marry a good wife."