Chapter 153: Conceited Guy

Qin Huairu also heard Shazhu's words, but she didn't speak.

Shazhu furrowed his brows, then said:

"I'm asking you a question."

Qin Huairu: "People's hearts are hidden behind their bellies; how would I know?"

Shazhu: "Hey hey hey, you're doing this on purpose, aren't you?"

"You're doing it on purpose, aren't you?"

Qin Huairu changed the subject: "No, I need to go look for her."

"How come going to the toilet takes so long?"

After saying that, Qin Huairu stood up.

Shazhu felt gloomy: "No, I'm asking you, say something."

"After I get together with Jingru, will it not be good for your family again?"

Qin Huairu: "Didn't I just say that? Who knows about future matters."

Then.

She gave Shazhu a glare and walked out.

Shazhu felt even more gloomy: "Hey, either you don't speak for half a day, or when you do speak you're prickly."

Jia Zhangshi: "Shazhu, she's been saying that all along."

"I'd bet she's also thinking about it."

"After you marry our family's Jingru, if you later want to help our family, I'd bet Jingru wouldn't be happy about it."

"She knows her cousin."

Shazhu: "Then she still doesn't understand me, does she?"

"Am I that kind of person?"

"I'm telling you, Auntie, this definitely won't do."

"We won't do the thing of pulling down the bridge after crossing the river."

Jia Zhangshi: "That's what you say."

"But when it comes to actually living day to day."

"Then it's not up to you."

Not long after.

Qin Huairu came back.

"Hey, has Jingru come back yet?"

Shazhu: "No."

Qin Huairu: "Hey, where did she go?"

"I've looked in the outhouse, I've looked in the hutong."

"Nobody's around."

Shazhu thought for a moment, then said:

"You go check that mall on the main street."

"Or are you not going to go window-shopping at the mall?"

Qin Huairu thought a bit, nodded: "Okay."

After Qin Huairu left, Shazhu couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

Jia Zhangshi: "Don't worry, country girl, although it's only about twenty li away."

"She doesn't usually go into the city lightly."

"Everything looks novel to her."

"Rest assured, she'll definitely be back by mealtime."

"You've made such delicious pork."

Shazhu thought for a moment, then said:

"This won't get lost, will it?"

Jia Zhangshi: "Look at what you're saying."

"That's a living person after all."

Speaking of Lin Shengli.

He directly took Qin Jingru out to a restaurant.

In the original work, Xu Damao first slandered Shazhu (as a rival), then took Qin Jingru to a restaurant.

Lin Shengli omitted that step.

Without needing to slander, Qin Jingru already trusted him.

Lin Shengli, upon thinking of this, inevitably felt a bit smug.

This is way too lacking in challenge.

If things continue like this, as long as he wants, he could win over Qin Jingru in less than a day.

On the way, Qin Jingru asked: "You say we have no familial ties, so it seems inappropriate for me to spend your money, right?"

Lin Shengli: "It's fine; your sister probably also told you about me."

"Am I someone who lacks that bit of money?"

Qin Jingru: "Mm, I know, you have more money than Shazhu."

"After we eat, where will you take me to hang out?"

Lin Shengli smiled and said, "I have a siheyuan; why don't I take you there?"

"If we close the door, the whole siheyuan is just the two of us; we can do whatever we want, what do you think?"

Qin Jingru exclaimed, "You have a siheyuan?"

Lin Shengli nodded: "Yeah."

Qin Jingru: "Then you're really rich, huh?"

"Alright, we'll go to your siheyuan then."

"The whole siheyuan is just us two; that's so comfortable, we can do whatever we want."

Saying this, she seemed to realize she might have misspoken.

She hurriedly continued:

"However, we haven't gotten engaged yet, so we can't do that."

"Engaged?"

"Do you think it's possible?"

Although she thought that, Lin Shengli still smiled and said:

"We'll see how things go; who made you so pretty?"

Qin Jingru chose to remain silent.

Lin Shengli saw that there was a chance.

"Just take her now; I reckon there's still a chance."

"However, he needs to first make things clear with Qin Jingru, so she won't cling to him."

"Of course."

"Not now."

"He wants to wait until after he's full to say it."

Qin Huairu's home.

Qin Huairu's family of five sat at the dining table, looking at the fish and meat on the table, occasionally swallowing saliva.

Especially Bang Geng, Xiao Dang, and Huaihua.

They were practically drooling.

Shazhu's cooking really isn't just talk.

"It's so fragrant."

Shazhu, meanwhile, sat there with a worried expression.

They were still waiting for Qin Jingru.

Qin Huairu glanced at Shazhu and said:

"Ay, this Jingru really is something—she just left without a word, and we don't know where she went."

Shazhu said with a gloomy face:

"I've been to the main streets, the alleys, and the Beixinqiao Department Store."

"But I haven't seen a trace of her."

"I also asked Hui Zhenjie, and she said she hasn't seen her either."

Jia Zhangshi: "She hasn't even met Jingru before."

Shazhu: "I told her what Jingru wears and what she looks like."

Jia Zhangshi thought for a moment, then said:

"Otherwise, Jingru didn't agree to this marriage, and out of embarrassment she couldn't say so, so she sneaked away."

Shazhu: "No, she's not that kind of person."

"The way she looks at me shows she definitely has feelings for me."

Qin Huairu laughed: "Yo, Shazhu, I really didn't expect you to be so confident."

Shazhu: "Of course."

"Who am I?"

"I'm a cook."

"Besides, I'm pretty decent-looking, right?"

"Could a country girl possibly not like me?"

Upon hearing that,

Qin Huairu and Jia Zhangshi couldn't help but exchange a smile.

Shazhu was annoyed: "What's up?"

"Was what I said wrong?"

Jia Zhangshi laughed: "Right, right, right, confidence is good."

Shazhu: "But why are you laughing?"

Bang Geng interjected: "Shazhu, it's true you're a cook, and it's true you never run out of things to say."

"But if you say you're good-looking..."

Saying this, Bang Geng shook his head and bluntly said:

"I think you look a bit rushed and ugly."

Shazhu: "......"

Bang Geng: "Shazhu, let's get started; don't wait, my aunt won't be coming back."

Shazhu replied angrily: "All you know is eat, eat, eat; this is a major life event for me, your uncle Shazhu."

Bang Geng: "But I'm really hungry."

"Your life's major event, but we can't let everyone go hungry."

Xiao Dang: "Exactly, Sha Shu, I'm hungry too."

Qin Huairu: "How about we eat?"

"The kids are all hungry."

"Really not possible; after she returns, we'll make another meal."

"Remake?"

"You paying?"

"Really now."

"Those who talk while standing don't get backaches, every single one."

"How come you can't keep me company a bit longer?"

"Although he thought that, Shazhu still had to say:"

"Alright, then you guys eat."

"I still need to go look for it."

"I still don't believe it."

"She's just a country girl; I don't even look down on her, so how could she possibly look down on me?"

Qin Huairu smiled and shook her head.