Chapter 258: Troublesome Brothers

Qin Huairu gave a cold snort and said unhappily:

"Then I'm leaving."

Shazhu pursed his lips, got up, and said, "Fine, fine, fine, don't be angry—I'm getting up."

Upon hearing that, Qin Huairu showed a smug smile.

Shazhu let out a long sigh and said, "You say Xu Damao has nothing, and I have nothing either—how could I possibly lose to him?"

"No, Xu Damao has been with women, but I haven't."

"Oh dear, I really lost to Xu Damao—the more I think about it, the angrier I get."

Qin Huairu: "No, why are you competing with Xu Damao?"

"Then aren't Bang Geng and the other two your kids?"

Shazhu furrowed his brow, thought for a moment, nodded and said:

"That's true."

"So I didn't lose to Xu Damao?"

Qin Huairu: "Of course not—how could you lose to Xu Damao?"

Shazhu: "But I've never been with a woman."

Qin Huairu: "Aren't I your woman?"

Shazhu grinned and asked, "Well, then shall we stay together tonight?"

Qin Huairu: "No, as I said, I'll only marry you if Bang Geng initiates talking to you."

"You should make an effort, perform in front of Bang Geng, and then once he's moved, won't he voluntarily talk to you?"

Shazhu thought and said, "Alright, our three kids—we have both sons and daughters, which is much better than Xu Damao."

Saying this, seeing Qin Huairu in old clothes, Shazhu frowned and asked:

"No, you're just going to wear that?"

Qin Huairu lowered her head, looked at it, and said, "What's wrong? Isn't this fine?"

Shazhu: "What's good about it? I'll buy you new clothes and shoes."

Qin Huairu: "We're just meeting."

"I'll wear them when we actually get down to business."

Shazhu: "This is the business—what more formality do you need?"

Qin Huairu: "Today is our first blind date meeting, and you just said there wasn't even a hint of compatibility."

Shazhu: "I was just saying that offhand."

"Only a first meeting blind date counts as proper business."

"Go primp yourself, go on, go primp yourself."

"Never mind me—I'll go over once I'm dressed nicely."

Qin Huairu: "Then hurry up."

Shazhu: "Hey, hey, hey, I'll be quick—you hurry up and primp yourself."

Qin Huairu nodded and walked out.

Shazhu put on his clothes, left the house, arrived at Xu Damao's doorstep, and just happened to run into Xu Damao opening the door and stepping out.

Xu Damao, upon seeing him, hastily retreated back inside and tried to close the door.

Shazhu quickly stopped his steps, faced Xu Damao, and said:

"Stop."

Xu Damao became depressed.

He let out a cold snort, stepped out, and said:

"Shazhu, you don't always want to lecture me the moment you see me."

"Fortunes shift—someday my relationship with Shengli will be like it used to be."

"He's teaching me kung fu again—don't blame me for picking on you."

Shazhu: "Then does that mean I should beat you a few times every day before you learn kung fu from him, just to work out the kinks?"

Upon hearing that, Xu Damao hastily stepped back a few steps and said, "No, no, no—I was just joking."

"Actually, we're pretty much the same now."

"We're all like bitter brothers—let's stop finding fault with each other, okay?"

Shazhu: "Pah, who says we're bitter brothers?"

"I'm much stronger than you."

Xu Damao became depressed: "No, in what way are you stronger than me?"

"Aren't you also single and childless?"

"If anything, I'm stronger than you—at least I'm no longer a novice."

Shazhu flared up: "How can you talk like that?"

"Hey, never mind whether it's mine or not."

"Qin Huairu has already agreed to marry me."

"Then I have three kids—sons and daughters—what about you?"

Xu Damao scoffed: "Only someone as stupid as you would believe Qin Huairu."

"You still can't see that?"

"Qin Huairu never intended to marry you at all."

Shazhu: "Get lost!"

"I'm telling you, Xu Damao, the day Qin Huairu marries me, I'll beat you every day."

Xu Damao said angrily: "Get lost, I don't want to gossip with you."

Shazhu raised his hand and pointed at Xu Damao, saying: "You, you just can't speak."

"If you could talk to me nicely, could I pick on you all day?"

"I'm so bored."

"Alright, your grandpa still has business to attend to, so I won't waste more words with you."

After saying that, he turned and left.

Xu Damao glared at Shazhu's back, spat on the ground a few times, then muttered to himself:

"Old Fool!"

"There's nobody more foolish than Shazhu."

"Being duped by Qin Huairu until dizzy, yet enjoying it."

When Liu Guangtian returned to Houyuan, Liu Guangfu was outside washing the dishes.

Seeing him, Liu Guangfu hurriedly asked:

"Second Brother, I heard that sister-in-law has been given a separate place?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Guangtian glanced nervously at the door, then lowered his voice to Liu Guangfu and said:

"Don't talk nonsense."

Liu Guangfu: "If you don't want to say it, I'm too lazy to ask."

"However, I want to tell you, I've been allocated a separate place."

"No secrets, Second Brother, I'm taking action tonight."

Liu Guangtian thought for a moment, then asked: "Moving house?"

Liu Guangfu nodded, then whispered:

"I'll wait until late at night when everyone's quiet, and after Shazhu falls asleep, I'll move."

Liu Guangtian furrowed his brow and said: "No, what does this have to do with Shazhu?"

Liu Guangfu: "I can't be bothered to let him stir up trouble for me."

Liu Guangtian nodded and said: "We two are thinking along the same lines."

Liu Guangfu laughed and said: "Really?"

Liu Guangtian nodded again and said: "Mm, your sister-in-law also means to move house late at night when everyone's quiet."

Liu Guangfu happily said: "That's perfect, then we won't blame each other."

Liu Guangtian: "Alright."

Just then, Liu Haizhong's coughing was heard.

Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu hastily closed their mouths.

Not long after, Liu Haizhong walked out.

Liu Guangfu: "Dad."

Liu Guangtian: "Dad, Mom said there are vegetables, so today I didn't buy any for you."

Upon hearing this, Liu Guangfu hastily nodded and said: "Me too, me too."

Liu Haizhong made a nasal sound and walked over.

Then.

He gave Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu a disdainful look, then said displeasedly:

"Hypocrisy!"

"If you had any filial piety, you'd just buy it and wouldn't need to say anything."

"Sending it to your mother, that's what true filial piety is."

Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu both remained silent.

Liu Haizhong looked at Liu Guangtian and asked:

"What's up?"

"You're afraid you won't be able to settle the score with your wife, right?"

Liu Guangtian said nothing and left.

Liu Haizhong snorted coldly, glanced at his back, then turned his gaze to Liu Guangfu.

Liu Guangfu forced out a smile, nodded at Liu Haizhong, and also left.

Liu Haizhong gave a cold snort, hands behind his back, as he stepped forward, he muttered to himself:

"Unfilial son, unfilial son."