[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-siheyuan-divorced-and-penniless-yet-you-still-ex":3,"chapter-siheyuan-divorced-and-penniless-yet-you-still-ex-siheyuan-divorced-and-done-with-your-old-age-sch-chapter-17":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Siheyuan: Divorced and Done with Your Old-Age Schemes",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2002554,2946,"Chapter 17","siheyuan-divorced-and-done-with-your-old-age-sch-chapter-17",17,"\u003Cp>\"Jia Jia Jia Dongxu has met with disaster, Ma Hua; doesn't that mean your Master finally has a chance?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Once your Master is happy, will he still be in the mood to scold you? Hurry up and work; don't invite trouble upon yourself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as the three of them harbored their own secret thoughts, Sha Zhu's heart was filled with complex emotions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt joy, for with this sudden change in Jia Jia Jia Dongxu's fate, his many years of dedication were finally about to welcome spring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet he also felt pain, thinking of Qin Qin Qin Qin Huairu's current predicament and those three children.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he feared how Mother Jia would treat him if he ever interacted with Qin Qin Qin Qin Huairu again in the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Jia Jia Jia Dongxu was alive, she would never have said anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But once Qin Qin Qin Qin Huairu becomes a widow...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They say trouble always gathers at a widow's doorstep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could Mother Jia possibly remain as she was before?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Obviously not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, Yi Zhonghai approached Sha Zhu to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two of them moved to a secluded corner where no one was around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sha Zhu, I just want to ask your thoughts on the matter of Jia Jia Jia Dongxu being dismissed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yi Zhonghai wanted Sha Zhu to propose the idea of Qin Qin Qin Qin Huairu taking over Jia Jia Jia Dongxu's job himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That way, Sha Zhu would owe him another huge favor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the future, Sha Zhu would be even more blindly loyal to him, making the matter of his old age care far more reliable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sha Zhu wore an unhappy expression, recalling the news he had just heard: Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye had received an order from Director Yang to cook for the top leadership.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could not help but curse, \"Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye is nothing but a damned childless bastard; now he has actually soared to the heavens, with even the factory assigning him such a lucrative post.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cooking for the leadership is my job.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Isn't Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye blatantly trying to steal my rice bowl?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, I must go find him!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If this matter isn't settled clearly, I won't let him off the hook.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We will settle both new grudges and old scores together.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having spoken, he turned to go settle accounts with Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yi Zhonghai was completely bewildered; he knew about the old scores, after all, since Sha Zhu and Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye had experienced many incidents together in the courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He quickly grabbed Sha Zhu and asked, \"When did you and Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye have another conflict?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sha Zhu replied, \"Isn't it all because of him? He acts so arrogantly now that he is a squad leader!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Jia Jia Jia Dongxu could not stand it and wanted to improve himself, which is how this accident happened.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If Jia Jia Jia Dongxu hadn't met with disaster, would Sister Qin be so heartbroken now? Would those three children be going hungry?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No one is to stop me today; whoever tries will have to deal with my fury!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that Sha Zhu was about to go settle accounts with Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye, Yi Zhonghai naturally had to stop him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With no one else around, Yi Zhonghai dropped his pretenses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised his hand and slapped Sha Zhu across the face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sha Zhu, have you forgotten what I told you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Qin Qin Qin Qin Huairu is not yet a widow; do you care nothing for your reputation anymore?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You also know that Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye is now a squad leader; if you beat him, do you want to keep your job?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you lose this rice bowl, will you survive on northwest wind in the future?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now that Jia Jia Jia Dongxu is finished, are you going to be finished too?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only after Yi Zhonghai's slap and this lecture did Sha Zhu finally come to his senses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That's right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I get dismissed too, who will Sister Qin rely on in the future?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Realizing his mistake, he apologized to Yi Zhonghai and added, \"Since Jia Jia Jia Dongxu has been dismissed, why not let Sister Qin take over his job?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"First Uncle, you must help Sister Qin; it is not easy for a woman alone to support an entire family.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yi Zhonghai secretly breathed a sigh of relief; Sha Zhu had indeed taken the hint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We will discuss this matter tonight when we return.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Big shots, please give flowers, votes, and everything~.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>013: The Leadership Rewards Two Bicycle Tickets, Making the Beasts Green with Envy (Fourth Update)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye had finished the tasks at hand, so he called out to Ma Hua, \"Xiao Ma, I'll leave this side to you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It merely involved watching the heat, serving the dishes shortly, and cleaning up the kitchen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Hua, however, was extremely nervous: \"Squad Leader Lu, I'm afraid I can't handle it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I... I haven't completed my apprenticeship yet.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had followed Sha Zhu for several years, yet he had never amounted to anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was scolded all day long and did not even know where his problems lay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps, just as Sha Zhu said, his brain was simply dull.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye glanced at Sha Zhu and smiled, saying, \"Ma Hua, aren't your words bringing shame to your Master?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You have followed him for so many years; even if you haven't learned cooking skills, surely you can at least watch the fire?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you cannot do it, then it means your Master is incompetent.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Anyway, I am entrusting this matter to you; you two figure it out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With those words spoken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye packed up his things and followed Director Yang's secretary away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sha Zhu's face looked terribly ugly; he vented all his fury on Ma Hua.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ma Hua, what do you mean?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you blaming me for not teaching you my true skills!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Hua felt aggrieved: \"Master, that's not what I meant. I really can't do it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether you actually taught me your true skills or not, don't you know that yourself?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he dared not speak these words aloud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he obediently went to tend the fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afraid Ma Hua would embarrass him, Sha Zhu pushed Ma Hua aside and took over the watch himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His hatred for Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye deepened another layer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye, don't get too cocky!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even if the Director let you cook, if you mess up, you'll lose your rice bowl!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sha Zhu muttered to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same Third Third Third Third Time, he was convinced that Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye was definitely doomed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was just a little cook who had never seen the world; upon seeing the leaders, he probably wouldn't even dare to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And cooking?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He'd either burn the food to a crisp or scorch the wok!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By then, he would be fired!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more Sha Zhu thought this way, the better he felt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye followed the Director's secretary to the small dining hall, a place dedicated to receiving guests.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the past, it was always Sha Zhu who came here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every Third Third Third Third Time he cooked for the leaders, he could gain quite a few benefits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For instance, leftover meals, or if the leaders were in a good mood, they might grant him a small favor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now that Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye had just been promoted to a Level Seven Chef, Sha Zhu had lost this opportunity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having seen the original plot, Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye remembered that Sha Zhu had met the Big Leader through his cooking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was precisely because the Big Leader spoke on behalf of Lou Xiao'e's parents that the Lou family was able to leave Sihe Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sha Zhu would never have this opportunity again.\u003C\u002Fp>",1350,"2026-06-15T15:25:36.529Z","2026-06-15T15:59:10.777Z",1,"Qwen3.5 397B","f4d4fcb353a739e971a21257e912c996270270d2f4b31079a2ea3c598c0f573f","siheyuan-divorced-and-done-with-your-old-age-sch-chapter-18","siheyuan-divorced-and-done-with-your-old-age-sch-chapter-16",75,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsiheyuan-divorced-and-done-with-your-old-age-sch-cover.gif"]