Chapter 280: He's been blinded by money

Shazhu felt very unhappy with this meal.

Although he kept laughing, he felt very unhappy inside.

Because Qin Huairu had a deadpan expression the whole time.

So, after eating two buns, he returned to his own room.

Actually, not only was Shazhu unhappy with his meal, everyone else was unhappy too.

After Shazhu left, Yi Dama left soon after, then Yi Zhonghai, and then Liu Haizhong and Second Aunt.

Soon, only Qin Huairu's family remained in the courtyard.

Xiao Dang looked at Qin Huairu, who still had a deadpan face, and said quietly:

"Mom, you're being too much today."

Qin Huairu frowned and snapped:

"How am I being excessive?"

Huaihua: "Mom, I also think you're being a bit over the top."

Xiao Dang: "Exactly, we eat together just for the liveliness, to be happy, right?"

"But with that expression and you not speaking, can anyone be happy?"

"Look, Sha Shu, Eldest Uncle, Second Elder—they just stayed a while and left."

Qin Huairu hummed and said nothing.

In fact she also knew she shouldn't be like this, but whenever she thought of Shazhu's lack of ambition—being fired yet still laughing—she couldn't feel happy.

What a great job!

It pays over eighty a day, and you can even bring vegetables home.

Where could you find such a good job nowadays?

But Shazhu was fired, yet he laughed and acted indifferent—how could she not be angry?

Jia Zhangshi: "Huairu, Xiao Dang and Huaihua are right."

"You shouldn't have that expression."

Having said that, she looked around, saw no one, then lowered her voice and continued:

"Our family will still have to rely on Shazhu; he's so skilled, aren't you afraid no one will hire him?"

"So we must absolutely not offend Shazhu now."

Xiao Dang: "Exactly, even my grandmother understands this—why don't you get it?"

Huaihua: "I think Grandma and Sister are right."

Bang Geng: "Don't worry, Shazhu can't leave our mom."

Qin Huairu thought, then said: "Bang Geng just said that too—just relax."

"Mom knows what to do, so you don't need to worry about this."

After saying that, Qin Huairu stood up.

Xiao Dang asked: "Where are you going?"

Qin Huairu pointed to Shazhu's home and said: "Xiao Dang, remember, when dealing with men, a slap must be followed by a candy."

(She finished speaking.)

Amid everyone's stunned silence, she walked toward her own home.

Now back to Shazhu.

Returning home, he flung himself onto the bed and began to sigh heavily.

Today Qin Huairu wore a black face the whole time; even when he tried to talk to her, she ignored him, giving him no face at all.

Even if he proactively took out the over eighty he'd gotten from Yan Jiecheng today and gave it to Qin Huairu, it still wouldn't earn a smile.

This made him quite depressed.

Just as he was feeling depressed, Qin Huairu walked in.

"You tell me, what kind of people are these nowadays?"

"Employ those who look forward, discard those who look back."

"You've bought off all your disciples."

Shazhu smiled and said nothing.

Qin Huairu glared at him and said angrily:

"You're so cheerful, you even dare to be cheerful—what are you happy about?"

"You're making sixty less a day"

"I've been feeling like I'm dreaming lately."

"If we could keep going like this,"

"then when Bang Geng gets married, I won't have to worry."

Shazhu: "Does Bang Geng have a sweetheart?"

Qin Huairu: "No."

Shazhu: "Oh."

Qin Huairu: "No, you're happy that Bang Geng has no sweetheart, aren't you?"

Shazhu: "No."

Qin Huairu: "Still none?"

"No, Shazhu, do you think that because you're single, you also insist Bang Geng stay single?"

Shazhu laughed: "Exactly, so you should marry me soon."

"I'm getting married, and Bang Geng will be married soon, too."

Qin Huairu shouted angrily, "Dream on!"

Shazhu frowned and asked, "You're not regretting, are you? You don't want to marry me?"

Qin Huairu was in a very bad mood now.

But.

She still had to coax Shazhu.

So.

Soon she said, "What are you talking about? When did I ever regret?"

"I still say the same thing: if you want me to marry you, you must get Bang Geng to speak to you first."

"Unlock Bang Geng's heart knot."

Shazhu nodded, saying nothing.

Qin Huairu let out a long sigh and said:

"Shazhu, you even say you treat Bang Geng like a son, but I see you don't really care about Bang Geng at all."

Shazhu grew frustrated and said, "How else am I supposed to care?"

"I spend all day thinking about how to make him speak to me first."

"I flatter him every day, yet he just refuses to say a word to me."

"Tell me, what else can I do? What should I do?"

Qin Huairu said, "I don't care; if Bang Geng doesn't speak to you first, I can't marry you."

"Forget it, let's not talk about that. You should think of a way to let me earn over sixty bucks a day."

Shazhu replied, "No, what sixty bucks? You actually collected over eighty bucks today."

Qin Huairu said, "Right, right, from now on you must let me get over eighty bucks every day."

Shazhu frowned and fell into a brief silence.

He realized he might have misspoken.

Qin Huairu asked, "What if Yan Jiecheng doesn't tell you to go back?"

Shazhu said casually, "Don't worry, if he doesn't call, there are plenty of people who will hire us."

"Our craft is right here; why worry that no one will hire us?"

Qin Huairu said, "No, have you already negotiated with another household?"

Shazhu shook his head and said, "No, let's rest for two days first, rest for two days, ah."

Qin Huairu, displeased, said, "You rest for two days and that's already one hundred and seven?"

Shazhu sighed, "These Yan Jiecheng couple are short‑sighted."

"When they cry, don't be anxious, okay."

"Even if they cry, we still can't go back."

Qin Huairu, hearing that, hurried, "Don't worry, not going back is a blessing, over eighty a day."

"But you can keep looking; maybe another household will pay more."

"Anyway, whoever pays more, that's the house we go to."

Shazhu nodded, smiling, "Comrade Qin Huairu, you say that, hm, it's like you've fallen into a money‑mad state."

Qin Huairu asked, "Then what can we do? Bang Geng has no job, the kids are grown, everyone needs money, right?"

Shazhu said, "You're always thinking about Bang Geng; why don't you think about me?"

"I'm already so old, why can't you have a little pity for me?"

Qin Huairu replied, "How could I not think of you?"

"I'm not asking you to work and earn money?"

"As long as we have money, what's not easy to handle?"

Shazhu said impatiently, "Enough, let's stop. You go back; I'm going to nap a while."

"Otherwise, you could sleep with me."

Qin Huairu shouted, "Get lost!"

"Just always scheming."

"If Bang Geng doesn't speak to you first, don't even think about it, you."