Chapter 292

Upon hearing Shazhu's words, Xu Damao snorted again and said:

"You're being self-indulgent."

"I'm telling you, Qin Huairu is knitting me a sweater now; go ask her if she has feelings for me."

"Don't be surprised when I suddenly get a marriage license with Qin Huairu."

"I think you're about to jump into the river."

Shazhu's face darkened, and he said sullenly, "What the hell am I asking?"

"I have a better option now."

Having said that, Shazhu left with a dark face.

Although he said he wouldn't ask, he still went to find Qin Huairu, feeling disappointed.

He pulled Qin Huairu aside and demanded:

"Did you just go to Xudamingjia?"

Qin Huairu stared for a moment, then quickly shook her head and said:

"No, why would I go to his place?"

Shazhu: "Then Xu Damao said you went to his place and that you were going to knit him a sweater."

Qin Huairu: "Don't listen to his nonsense; this sweater I'm knitting is for you."

Although she has started to consider Xu Damao now, it hasn't come to pass yet.

She certainly doesn't want to offend Shazhu either.

Even if it happens, she wouldn't dare offend him.

She still has her eye on Shazhu's house.

Shazhu thought for a moment and said, "All right, between us, I'm just thinking, let me think."

"I didn't say we wouldn't work out, right?"

Qin Huairu snorted and said nothing,

but she thought to herself:

"Shazhu, don't think I don't know what you're thinking."

"You're just using me as a backup."

"If Teacher Ran gives you definite news, I think you'll surely marry Teacher Ran."

"In that case, don't blame me."

"From today on, I'll also treat you as a backup."

"As long as things work out with Xu Damao, I'll live happily with him."

Actually.

Xu Damao is also treating Qin Huairu as a backup now.

He still thinks Yu Haitang is better.

Even if Yu Haitang doesn't come back, with his current conditions he could find a younger woman.

Why would he insist on marrying such a scheming Qin Huairu?

It can be said that Shazhu, Qin Huairu, and Xu Damao all regard each other as backups, each harboring ulterior motives.

At noon.

Everyone sat around a long table, waiting for Qin Huairu to bring the noodles.

Not long after.

Qin Huairu came up holding the noodles.

"Here it is, the noodles are here."

"Come on, eat."

Yi Zhonghai looked at Shazhu and asked:

"Shazhu, what's wrong with you?"

"Do you have something on your mind?"

Shazhu certainly had something on his mind.

He grew increasingly suspicious that Qin Huairu had deceived him.

Xu Damao wouldn't possibly use such a thing to deceive him.

However, upon hearing Yi Zhonghai's words, he quickly forced a smile and said:

"No, I'm fine."

Xiao Dang looked at Qin Huairu and said with a sullen face:

"Mom, we've been eating noodles for the third day in a row."

Huaihua snorted and said, "Exactly, the food is getting boring."

"If we keep eating, we'll turn into noodles."

Upon hearing that, Shazhu felt his heart being torn apart.

He felt pain for Xiao Dang and Huaihua.

Qin Huairu said irritably:

"Enough, why all this nonsense?"

"Having something to eat is already good."

Yi Zhonghai: "Eating noodles is great."

"I could eat it every day and never get tired of it."

"Come on, do it yourself."

At that moment, Xu Damao, clutching his briefcase, walked over.

Shazhu saw it and couldn't help but furrow his brows.

Walking up to Shazhu, Xu Damao glanced and sneered:

"Noodles again?"

"No, your ever‑present noodles, aren't they never tiring?"

"Just looking at them makes me sick of them."

Qin Huairu gave Xu Damao a smiling face and said:

"Then what can we do?"

"With so many of us, none can earn money."

"Unlike you, President Xu, sigh, when people are compared, they end up dying."

"All these of us can't match even a single you."

Shazhu saw it, heard it, and felt very uncomfortable.

At this point, he grew increasingly suspicious of Qin Huairu.

He even began to suspect that Qin Huairu and Xu Damao had some unsavory relationship.

Xu Damao cheerfully said, "Indeed, that's the truth."

"Being a person means speaking the truth, not filling one's mouth with lies."

Yi Zhonghai gave Xu Damao a cold stare and said irritably:

"Hey, now you're lecturing people."

"As if you yourself are a good person."

Xu Damao felt very annoyed.

But Yi Zhonghai is Lin Shengli's uncle, so he didn't dare to be reckless.

He smiled, looked at Yi Zhonghai and said:

"Eldest Uncle, the past is past, the present is present."

"You can't always view people with old eyes, right?"

"People do change eventually."

"As the old saying goes, after three days apart, one should look at each other with fresh eyes, right?"

"Actually, Eldest Uncle, I've always respected you."

"First, you are an elder, and in our factory you're also a Level 8 Pipe Worker, so I must respect you."

"Second, and most importantly, Shengli owes me a favor, though he now treats me indifferently."

"But that's not his fault; thinking carefully, it's also my mistake."

"Back then I was lost in mind by power."

"But I, I haven't done anything that wronged him."

"Maybe during that time, I outwardly didn't respect him much."

"Anyway it's all my fault, no need to say more."

"But I've always been grateful to Shengli."

"That's also why I still respect you the most."

Yi Zhonghai snorted, saying nothing.

As the saying goes, one doesn't strike a smiling face.

Xu Damao glanced at Shazhu and said:

"You all eat this every day, and it's not nutritious."

Shazhu glared at Xu Damao and said irritably:

"Go, go, go, do whatever you need to do."

Xu Damao smiled, ignored him, and placed the cooked food from his hand onto the table before Qin Huairu, saying:

"This Shazhu really doesn't know good from bad."

"I only bought these because I saw you all were eating so poorly."

Shazhu furrowed his brows, about to reach out and take it to throw away.

Qin Huairu hurriedly pressed his hand down and said:

"Shazhu, what are you trying to do?"

"If you don't want to eat it, don't."

"This is Xu Damao's little token of goodwill."

Xu Damao laughed, "Exactly, Shazhu just doesn't know good from bad."

"I'm leaving, you all eat slowly."

Shazhu instantly became withdrawn.

He had no way out.

Qin Huairu took it all; what else could he do?

Xiao Dang glanced at Xu Damao, then looked at Qin Huairu and said:

"Mom, quickly open it and see what's tasty."

"I really didn't expect Xu Damao to be so generous."

Bang Geng, who had been quiet and silent, spoke up: "Exactly."

Xu Damao has always been very generous.

Huaihua nodded in agreement: "It seems Xu Damao isn't that annoying anymore."

Shazhu heard that and grew even more depressed.

Xiao Dang: "That bag must be at least a few dozen pieces."

Qin Huairu picked up the cooked food and said:

"Eat slowly; wait, I'll cut it for you."

Shazhu let out a cold snort and said nothing.

Bang Geng glanced at Shazhu and mocked, "Actually, when a person has no money, they speak less."

"When I have no money, I speak very little."