Chapter 205: Three yuan solved a big problem

Speaking of this, Jia Zhangshi walked out while muttering to herself quietly.

"Oh my god, a thousand!"

"Even if you sold me, I wouldn't be worth a thousand."

Bang Geng watched her retreating figure until it disappeared from his sight, then he broke into a grin.

Xiao Dang cried, "Brother, you're still laughing? Mom just had surgery, wuu..."

Bang Geng hurriedly comforted, "Don't cry, don't cry, it's okay, it's okay, ah."

"Shazhu told me to scare Grandma."

Xiao Dang stopped crying and asked, "Really?"

Bang Geng nodded and said, "Yeah, really, just teasing Grandma."

Upon hearing that, Xiao Dang immediately broke into laughter through tears.

Bang Geng: "Listen, don't cry, really it's fine."

Meanwhile.

Qin Huairu was tidying up Lin Shengli's siheyuan, cleaning.

Shazhu stood to the side, his face full of envy, jealousy, and hatred.

Qin Huairu: "Shazhu, I brought you here out of necessity; you must not tell anyone."

"Especially Lin Shengli—he must not find out."

Shazhu let out a long sigh and said, "Please, you've said it eight hundred times already."

"I've memorized it; I won't tell anyone."

"Qin Jie, how come this kid Shengli is so rich?"

"He can afford such a big siheyuan."

"It's about the same size as our courtyard."

Qin Huairu: "What's the big deal? He's high-end talent; Director Li already said so."

"Inventing machines, the state can give him plenty of rewards."

Shazhu: "Sigh, if only I were that rich too."

Qin Huairu: "Shengli is actually a good person; as long as you respect him and don't cross him, I think he definitely won't hold a grudge against you."

"Then you can ask him to teach you a few moves, and you'll be able to crush Xu Damao just like before."

"I'm telling you, Shengli is now dissatisfied with Xu Damao."

Shazhu: "I'll try my best."

"By the way, you help him clean and tidy up; you should get a wage, right?"

Qin Huairu nodded.

Shazhu asked again, "How much per month?"

Qin Huairu: "You don't need to ask that; Shengli won't shortchange me."

Hearing that, Shazhu felt a bit uneasy inside.

Given Lin Shengli's generosity, he definitely won't give Qin Huairu less.

That means Qin Huairu is effectively getting two salaries, certainly no less than his previous wage, possibly more.

Yet Qin Huairu still lives so difficultly.

She often borrows money from herself.

Her spending is just too huge.

She must be eating meat and white flour steamed buns all the time.

Shazhu let out a long sigh and said, "Qin Jie, actually, I truly like you."

Qin Huairu frowned and said, "Why are you suddenly saying this?"

Shazhu: "Didn't you say that if I like you, you'll marry me?"

Qin Huairu shook her head and said, "Let's talk about it later."

"I can't get past my mother-in-law."

Shazhu thought for a moment and said, "We can get past it; I'll think of a way."

Qin Huairu hummed and said nothing.

Anyway, she's already decided; no matter what plan Shazhu comes up with, even if Jia Zhangshi agrees to let her remarry Shazhu, she still won't marry him.

As things stand now, she thinks it's pretty good.

Occasionally she can be with Lin Shengli and receive support from him.

Helping Lin Shengli clean and tidy his home, he still pays her a wage.

If Shazhu becomes her long-term meal ticket, her life will keep getting better.

Shazhu: "Alright, I'll go back and think of a plan, okay?"

"Don't worry, this time I'll definitely get your mother-in-law to put up the money."

Qin Huairu pursed her lips, let out a light sigh, and nodded.

Several minutes later.

At Jia Zhangshi's home.

As soon as Shazhu walked in, he immediately laid his cards on the table with Jia Zhangshi.

Jia Zhangshi snorted coldly and said nothing.

Shazhu: "This isn't me laying my cards before you; it's just how it is."

"You said ten or twenty bucks—this works."

Several hundred—where am I supposed to go steal?

I can get it out, you know.

Then you're saying I can't get by without suffering hardship?

Okay, then, how about you—what do you say?

Fine, even if I'm Lei Feng, I'm enduring hardship.

Then, should I still get married?

Jia Zhangshi gave Shazhu a look and said unhappily:

Then you don't have a sweetheart either, do you?

Shazhu said with a sullen face: "You see, the way you're talking is totally unreasonable."

If you're going to say that, I'll call Teacher Ran right now.

When you get there, just ask her if she's my girlfriend.

These days you keep avoiding me, I keep borrowing money, and we've grown distant.

Jia Zhangshi, a bit impatient: "But I really can't come up with the money."

Our household is really straitened.

You're not clueless, you know.

Shazhu: "Look at you."

You can fool others, but you can't fool me.

Jia Zhangshi frowned, looking at Shazhu.

Shazhu sat down and said: "Qin Huairu, since she started work, gives you three bucks a month, right?"

Jia Zhangshi's frown tightened upon hearing that.

Shazhu continued: "In case you have a disaster or illness, you haven't used it, have you?"

How many years? You've saved quite a bit, haven't you?

Jia Zhangshi, unhappy: "Don't pressure me, you know what scheme you're cooking up, don't you?"

Speak up, what exactly do you want to do?

Shazhu: "What do I want to do?"

I'm just scraping by, what do I want to do?

Jia Zhangshi waved her hand, angrily: "Don't beat around the bush with me."

What you want, I know it as clear as day.

Since we've come this far, I might as well pour my heart out to you.

It's not that I deliberately try to keep you two from getting along.

You say, if Huairu were to marry you.

What am I?

Have you ever thought about it for me?

Shazhu happily said: "I've thought of it for you, old lady."

I call you Mom.

Jia Zhangshi was stunned: "What?"

What did you say?

What are you calling me?

Shazhu: "Mom!"

Jia Zhangshi waved her hand, saying: "No, no, no, this, this I don't believe."

Shazhu: "Then I'll start calling you that from now on, all right?"

Jia Zhangshi thought, then said: "No, the calling is one thing, that's another matter."

Shazhu thought a bit, then said: "Alright, let's do that then."

Starting this month, I'll give you another three bucks each month, as your son, to show filial piety.

Jia Zhangshi, face full of disbelief, asked: "You're giving me three bucks?"

Shazhu gritted his teeth and said: "Just three bucks for you."

Jia Zhangshi: "Really?"

Shazhu: "Really."

Jia Zhangshi thought, then said: "Then I'll think about it some more."

Shazhu: "What's there to think about, jeez."

Be careful I might change my mind.

Jia Zhangshi: "Well then, I also know, I can't stop Huairu."