Chapter 202: Shazhu's Epic Embarrassment

When Qin Huairu said that, everyone stopped their work and looked this way.

Shazhu frowned and snapped, "What are you looking at? What's so interesting?"

"My wife is sulking with me."

After saying that, Shazhu turned to Qin Huairu and continued:

"Let's not sulk, okay?"

Qin Huairu: "Shazhu, anything goes, but you can't speak recklessly; it will ruin my reputation."

Shazhu heard that and furrowed his brows even tighter.

He took a quiet, deep breath, placed the bun on the machine, turned, clasped his hands behind his back, and marched outward with broad steps.

He was in a terrible mood; he felt utterly embarrassed!

Qin Huairu let out a long sigh and fetched the bun.

Elsewhere.

Liu Haizhong was sweeping when Shazhu walked over with his hands behind his back.

Seeing this, he lifted the corner of his mouth, pretended not to know anything, and said:

"Yo, Second Elder, this isn't your job either."

"Why are you so diligent today?"

Liu Haizhong stopped sweeping, turned his head to glance at Shazhu, let out a cold snort, tossed the broom to the ground, and left.

He felt very embarrassed now!

He was actually caught sweeping by Shazhu, whom he despised the most.

At that moment, a worker came over and said:

"He Shifu, he's holding in a lot of anger right now; you'd better not provoke him."

Shazhu asked, "What's the deal with this?"

Worker: "When he was the Group Leader of the project team, he offended the workshop director."

"Since then, the workshop director has forced him to sweep here every day."

Shazhu laughed, "Hah, that's fitting."

"If I'd known today, why bother with the past?"

Worker: "Indeed."

Shazhu: "Alright, you be busy."

Worker: "Okay."

After work, Qin Huairu met Xiao Dang and Huaihua at the alley entrance.

"Hey, where are you two heading?"

Xiao Dang said with a hurt expression, "Grandma said we can't go home before nightfall."

Qin Huairu frowned and said, "What nonsense is she spouting now?"

Xiao Dang: "I don't know either."

"Anyway, Grandma sounded very displeased."

Huaihua: "Her expression isn't good either."

"Mom, you should be careful."

Qin Huairu: "Hmm, by the way, where's your brother?"

Huaihua: "My brother went to a classmate's house."

Qin Huairu took half a bun from her bag, handed it to Xiao Dang, and said:

"It's a meat bun; you should split it and eat quickly."

"Alright, Mom's heading back first; you all can return later. Don't run around."

When she got home, Qin Huairu couldn't help but jump in fright.

The house had been turned into a memorial hall, and Jia Dongxu's portrait was hung on the wall.

At that moment, Jia Zhangshi's voice rang out: "Kneel."

Qin Huairu turned and saw that Jia Zhangshi had somehow already been standing behind her.

She let out a cold snort, tossed the bag in her hand onto the table.

Jia Zhangshi shouted, "Kneel!"

Qin Huairu gave Jia Zhangshi a cold stare and said irritably:

"It's not that—didn't I tell you so much last time, and you just ignored it?"

Jia Zhangshi: "Fine, then tell me, why did you come back so late that night?"

Qin Huairu: "Didn't I tell you I went to clean the Siheyuan that Shengli bought outside?"

"I haven't been there for many days; there's a lot of dust, so cleaning takes a bit more time, okay?"

Jia Zhangshi: "As if I'd believe that."

"You must have gone hanging out with Shazhu; kneel."

Qin Huairu: "I won't kneel; on what grounds should I?"

"I've been serving you for years, raising the children."

Pointing at Jia Dongxu's portrait, (they) continued:

"I haven't done anything that would betray Shazhu."

Saying that, Qin Huairu still felt a bit guilty.

Although she hadn't done anything indecent with Shazhu, he had already done many times with Lin Shengli.

Jia Zhangshi glared at Qin Huairu, speaking each word deliberately:

"If you don't kneel, then get out of this house."

"This house belongs to the Jia Family."

"The children are also of the Jia bloodline."

"You may not take any of them away."

Qin Huairu: "The children are mine; on what grounds do you stop me?"

Jia Zhangshi said coldly, "This relic must never be removed."

"I want the children's father to see how their mother corrupts morals."

"I also want to tell the children what their father thinks even in the netherworld."

Qin Huairu choked, "Why are you harming the children?"

Jia Zhangshi snapped, "I harm the children?"

"I'm sparing you face."

"Didn't you see? I drove all the children away."

"Since you're resolutely intent on remarrying, I can no longer care about the children's feelings."

Qin Huairu: "No, why do you assume I'm remarrying?"

"When did I ever say I'm remarrying?"

Jia Zhangshi: "Your tangled affair with Shazhu—don't think I haven't seen anything."

"If you don't want to marry Shazhu, then kneel and swear an oath to Dong Xu."

Qin Huairu: "That seems unnecessary."

"I truly don't want to marry Shazhu."

"When I said that before, it was to bind Shazhu; why don't you believe me?"

After learning why Jia Zhangshi acted that way, Qin Huairu earnestly began to persuade.

Jia Zhangshi: "If you want me to believe you, fine, kneel and swear an oath."

Qin Huairu: "Y-you're far too suspicious."

Jia Zhangshi: "I don't want to fuss over details; in short, if you want me to trust you, you may, but you must kneel and swear an oath."

"If you later remarry Shazhu, you will surely face retribution."

With no other choice, Qin Huairu reluctantly knelt and swore an oath.

Anyway, she doesn't want to marry Shazhu in this life, so she isn't afraid of retribution.

Night.

Qin Huairu ate a few spoonfuls of porridge, then suddenly stood up.

Bang Geng: "Mom, you stopped after only a few bites."

Qin Huairu: "You eat, I'm not feeling well in my stomach."

Jia Zhangshi hummed and said, "If you don't want to celebrate the New Year, just say so."

Qin Huairu frowned and said, "I've already compromised; please don't push me too far."

Jia Zhangshi, displeased, asked, "How am I forcing you?"

"Don't forget, you swore an oath."

"If you don't want to celebrate the New Year, just say it."

Qin Huairu: "Isn't that because you forced it?"

Jia Zhangshi: "If you didn't have something hidden in your heart, would you be afraid?"

Qin Huairu: "What am I afraid of?"

Bang Geng: "Yes, Grandma, why do you keep mentioning my mother?"

Xiao Dang: "Exactly, you want to control everything."

Jia Zhangshi shouted, "If I didn't intervene, you and you all would suffer in the days to come."

Bang Geng and Xiao Dang exchanged a glance and both fell silent.

Jia Zhangshi looked at Qin Huairu and said, "If you don't want the children to know, then be honest with me."

Qin Huairu, angry, said, "I warn you, if you truly force me, I won't care about anything else."