Chapter 215: Let's eat—who's afraid of whom?

Speaking of this, Qin Huairu paused, glanced at Jia Zhangshi, then said:

Back when the Deaf Old Lady was sick and had no money for treatment, it was Eldest Uncle who felt sorry for her and paid for her medical expenses.

Shazhu couldn't produce a single cent.

You say, would the Deaf Old Lady still leave the house to him?

Really, if you don't believe me, you can call Eldest Uncle over to ask.

Jia Zhangshi echoed in agreement: "Yes, Bang Geng's grandmother is old, she misremembered."

The Deaf Old Lady's house was truly left to Eldest Uncle.

Do you know why the Deaf Old Lady didn't leave the house to Shazhu?

What your mother said is correct: back when the Deaf Old Lady was ill, Shazhu didn't produce a single cent; it was all money from Eldest Uncle, so the Deaf Old Lady left the house to Eldest Uncle.

Shazhu being like that, even as the Deaf Old Lady was about to pass, not taking a single cent—do you think she'd leave the house to him?

Bang Geng thought for a moment, then said: "That can be considered."

Hearing that, Jia Zhangshi and Qin Huairu exchanged a glance and both let out a sigh of relief.

Xiao Dang: "Mom, Grandma, why are you lying to my brother?"

Upon hearing that, Qin Huairu and Jia Zhangshi were instantly furious.

After finally getting Bang Geng to agree, Xiao Dang shows up again causing trouble.

Upon hearing Xiao Dang's words, Bang Geng frowned and turned his gaze to Qin Huairu.

Qin Huairu shook her head, said nothing, and let out a long sigh.

Xiao Dang looked at Bang Geng and said irritably:

"Brother, it's not me saying this about you."

"You're just insisting on saving face while suffering for it."

"Why? Why do you keep making things difficult for yourself?"

"You won't eat Uncle Sha's food, and you won't live in Uncle Sha's house?"

"Can't you consider our family's actual situation?"

"I, Huaihua, Mom, and Grandma are crammed together, we can't even sleep properly—do you know that?"

"Besides, have you ever thought about it?"

"Without Uncle Sha, could our family have what we have today?"

"Being human, you ought to have a conscience."

"You may have opinions about Uncle Sha, but opinions are opinions—you can't treat him as an enemy, can you?"

"Since you came back over a month ago, I've been holding it in."

"If you don't want to hear it, that's fine."

Bang Geng pursed his lips and said: "I haven't treated him as an enemy."

Xiao Dang: "If you don't see him as an enemy, then go live there."

"If you don't see him as an enemy, just eat a bite of sausage."

"Otherwise, from now on, I and Huaihua won't even call you brother."

Huaihua chimed in: "Exactly, my sister is right."

"Brother, you're really not the same as before."

"You don't even seem like my brother anymore."

Bang Geng hesitated a moment, then picked up his chopsticks, grabbed a piece of sausage, and put it in his mouth.

He had been wanting to eat that sausage for a long time.

He just hadn't found the right opportunity yet.

Now Xiao Dang and Huaihua have given him the chance; if he still doesn't eat, he'd be letting himself down.

Never mind that—first let's enjoy the meal.

Humph, let's eat—who's afraid of whom?

Xiao Dang happily said: "That's more like it; now you're acting like a proper older brother."

"Come on, have another piece."

Saying that, she placed a piece of sausage in Bang Geng's bowl: "Go ahead, it's really delicious."

Qin Huairu glanced at Bang Geng, let out a long sigh, and shook her head.

Suddenly.

Xiao Dang sprang up with a "whoosh" and walked outside.

Qin Huairu hurriedly asked: "Xiao Dang, where are you going?"

Xiao Dang didn't look back: "I'm going to tell Uncle Sha that my brother is willing to eat what he brings back."

Upon hearing that, Qin Huairu's brows furrowed even tighter.

Shazhu was pacing back and forth at home.

Just thinking of Bang Geng put him in a foul mood.

He truly treated Bang Geng as his own biological son, yet Bang Geng actually disagreed with his marrying Qin Huairu.

Just then, the door swung open and Xiao Dang entered, looking excited.

Shazhu frowned and said: "Don't get excited, don't get excited."

Xiao Dang didn't care about that, he lunged forward and hugged Shazhu, saying:

"I am excited, I am excited, Uncle Sha—I'm really happy right now."

Upon hearing that, Shazhu couldn't help thinking to himself: "Could Xiao Dang have fallen for me?"

If that's the case, then that's really great.

Xiao Dang is young.

If I marry Xiao Dang, next year I'll surely be able to have a big fat son.

But... I, I still can?

Sigh.

With the final sigh, Shazhu made a sound.

Xiao Dang let go of him and asked, "Why are you sighing? I hugged you, aren't you happy?"

Shazhu quickly waved his hands and said, "Happy, happy, of course I'm happy."

No, why are you so excited?

Do you like Sha Shu?

As for that last sentence, Shazhu only wondered about it in his heart; he didn't dare say it out loud.

He still wasn't sure whether Xiao Dang liked him.

If he said that out loud, their relationship would change.

After all, Xiao Dang has always been calling him "uncle".

To outsiders, they are of different generations.

Once the relationship can't go back to how it was, he'll regret it to death.

It's not easy, but now Xiao Dang's relationship with him is so good.

Xiao Dang: "My brother."

Shazhu: "What happened to your brother?"

Xiao Dang: "My brother ate the stuff you brought back."

What does that indicate?

It shows he forgave you, it shows he agrees to you marrying my mother.

Upon hearing that, Shazhu felt inexplicably disappointed.

Since the idea of marrying Xiao Dang suddenly popped up, he seems not very interested in Qin Huairu anymore.

Although Xiao Dang isn't as pretty as Qin Huairu, she's young.

Who wouldn't want to marry someone young?

Seeing Shazhu not speaking and even frowning, Xiao Dang asked:

No, you don't seem happy.

Shazhu: "Happy, how could I not be happy?"

Just, don't get too happy too soon.

Xiao Dang: "Can I not be happy?"

After all these years, you and my mother are finally going to have a result.

Shazhu: "Calm, calm, calm, ah."

Come on, come on, sit down, listen to me slowly explain, ah.

Actually, this doesn't really prove anything.

It gets nowhere.

What can eating something prove?

It shows your brother is greedy, your uncle Sha Shu's cooking is top-notch, how could he not be greedy?

Having said that, Shazhu let out a long sigh, then said:

As for your brother, he's a boy, I also understand him.

Which boy would want his own mother to find him a stepfather? Right?

At his age, he'd rather save face than suffer.

You really shouldn't bring up the matter of me marrying your mother to him.

If you bring this up, if he doesn't run away from home, I'll take your surname.

Upon hearing that, Xiao Dang couldn't help but stare.

Shazhu laughed and said: "You're stupid, huh?"

Xiao Dang: "You're the stupid one! Otherwise, why would people call you Shazhu?"

My brother has taken the first step, so there will be a second.

Now it's Shazhu's turn to be dumbfounded. However, he quickly broke into a grin and said:

By the time we get to the second step, I'll be eighty.

I'll be a rotten old man.

Xiao Dang thought for a moment and asked: "Do you have another woman outside?"

Shazhu laughed and said: "No, but I can't always be without a wife, right?"