Chapter 192

He had cast He Daqing's teachings to the back of his mind.

"Jia Zhangshi, stop making a scene. The most important thing right now is to find Dongxu's date."

"The girl's name is Qin Huairu, right?"

"We've watched Shazhu grow up; he's an honest kid. Sometimes he's a bit unruly, but he would never abduct Dongxu's date."

"I'll vouch for him!"

Yi Zhonghai took the matter upon himself.

He had immense confidence in Shazhu.

At the same time, this was his way of strengthening the bond between himself and Shazhu.

"Thank you, First Elder. I really didn't abduct Qin Huairu!"

Shazhu had forgotten.

Yi Zhonghai had long since ceased to be the First Elder, but the title came out of habit.

The neighbors nodded one after another.

Shazhu was just a hot-headed youth who liked to use his fists; the possibility of him abducting Qin Huairu was too small to even consider.

"Jia Zhangshi, Dongxu, think carefully. Where could Qin Huairu have gone?"

"Could she have gotten lost?"

"Why don't we have the neighbors help look around?"

Yi Zhonghai offered a suggestion.

Yan Fugui almost burst out laughing.

Qin Huairu was right there in Wan Ping'an's house; how could they possibly find her by searching outside?

He held back his laughter!

Under Yi Zhonghai's organization, people actually went out to search.

They searched for over half an hour and all returned empty-handed, of course—Qin Huairu was inside the courtyard, so how could they find her outside?

"First Elder, I've got it! Qin Huairu must be in the courtyard!"

Shazhu slapped his thigh.

"How do you know?"

"Aha! So you did hide her! And you just denied it!"

Jia Zhangshi "reacted."

She prepared to lay hands on Shazhu again.

"Stop! Let Shazhu explain first."

"Shazhu, how do you know where Qin Huairu is?"

Yi Zhonghai blocked Jia Zhangshi.

"First Elder, I'm just guessing."

"Just now, when Wan Ping'an saw Qin Huairu, his eyes went straight and he was practically drooling."

"Someone like him is capable of anything!"

"I bet he's the one who intercepted her."

Shazhu splashed dirty water on Wan Ping'an.

He claimed Wan Ping'an's eyes went straight and he was drooling—all things that had happened to himself, which he now projected onto Wan Ping'an.

Testing.

Back courtyard.

Wan Ping'an's house.

Qin Huairu took a bite of a large chicken leg.

The rich, savory meat flavor made her squint her eyes in satisfaction, like a contented little kitten.

"It's so delicious!"

"I've never eaten chicken this fragrant, and I've never had a whole chicken leg to myself."

Qin Huairu sighed with emotion.

Back home, meat was eaten communally; the chicken was always chopped into tiny pieces, so how could anyone get a whole leg?

Eating chicken meant having tiny, bite-sized morsels.

She had never experienced eating meat in such large mouthfuls!

"Eat as much as you like. There's so much chicken, you could fill up on meat alone!"

Wan Ping'an smiled brilliantly.

But inside, he was sneering.

Give Qin Huairu a little benefit, and she would soon fall for him.

Was she seventeen or eighteen this year?

She should have just reached adulthood when she married Jia Dongxu; according to the regulations of the fifties, an eighteen-year-old girl could marry.

One had to admit, the seventeen- or eighteen-year-old Qin Huairu was truly tender!

She was so supple you could almost squeeze water out of her!

Those large, watery eyes that seemed to speak—no wonder Shazhu fawned over her for a lifetime. Who wouldn't be bewitched by a Qin Huairu like this?

While eating, Qin Huairu would occasionally steal a glance at Wan Ping'an.

Young!

Handsome!

Wealthy!

With hundreds of pounds of cured meat in the house and a large flock of chickens outside, and most importantly, the hunting skills that meant he would never lack meat.

Marrying Wan Ping'an was a hundred, a thousand, even ten thousand times better than marrying Jia Dongxu!

The two chatted and ate, very happily.

Suddenly.

A commotion came from outside.

Wan Ping'an could distinguish the voices; one was Jia Zhangshi's, and there was also Shazhu's. Why were those two making a scene?

"Are they out looking for me?"

Qin Huairu was a bit worried.

She had said she was going to the restroom, and having been gone so long, the Jia family would certainly come looking for her.

"Why worry about that?"

"You're here for a blind date, you aren't part of the Jia family."

"If you don't fancy Jia Dongxu, then you have nothing to do with the Jia family."

Wan Ping'an smiled.

He added another large piece of meat to Qin Huairu's bowl.

Seeing the fragrant meat, Qin Huairu cast the Jia family to the back of her mind.

Wan Ping'an was right; she was just there for a blind date.

If she wasn't satisfied with Jia Dongxu and ended the date, she had no further connection to them.

Eat meat!

Eat meat in large mouthfuls!

Back courtyard.

A large crowd surged in.

Led by Shazhu and Jia Zhangshi, followed by Yi Zhonghai, Jia Dongxu, Jia Gensheng, and the matchmaker, with the courtyard neighbors trailing behind.

"Fragrant, it's so fragrant!"

"Wan Ping'an is making mushroom stewed chicken again. His mushroom stewed chicken is absolutely peerless!"

"Even if he couldn't farm or hunt, just with this culinary skill, he could be a top chef at any major restaurant!"

"Sigh, Wan Ping'an is the only one living a real life! This is what you call enjoyment!"

As soon as they reached the back courtyard.

The neighbors began to express their genuine envy.

Smelling the aroma, Shazhu's face turned black.