Chapter 319: Qin Huairu Has Always Treated Me as a Long‑Term Meal Ticket

Yan Bu Gui smiled, lightly patted Shazhu's shoulder, and said:

"Shazhu, you're foolishly lucky again."

"You say......"

At this point, Yan Bu Gui raised two fingers and continued:

"The two beauties, huh, you actually caught up with both of them."

Hearing that, Shazhu couldn't help but frown and said irritably:

"No, San Da Ye, what am I rushing for?"

"Not to hide it from you, I'm still just a youngster."

"What are you saying I'm rushing for?"

"Besides, Teacher Ran still hasn't shown what his attitude toward me is."

"Yes, now Qin Huairu wants to get married."

"But if she had had that thought a few years ago, that would have been great."

"Not to mention a few years ago, even a few months ago—if she had that thought, I would have taken the certificate with her without a second thought."

"But she kept dragging it out, all the way to now."

"Actually, I've always thought that if Teacher Ran doesn't appear, she definitely wouldn't be this carefree."

"So, sometimes I wonder if she's worried that if I'm with Teacher Ran, I won't be able to be their family's......"

"What was the word again? Shengli mentioned it to me once, let me think, think......"

After thinking for a moment, Shazhu suddenly slapped his thigh, pointed at Yan Bu Gui, and said:

"Long‑term Meal Ticket!"

"That Qin Huairu really has been treating me as a long‑term Meal Ticket!"

"So she's worried that I might be with another woman."

"About a decade ago, every time I went on a blind date, she would cause trouble."

"Later, when I wanted to be with her, she kept finding excuses."

"And she even came up with a clumsy excuse."

"Thinking back, it really was a lame excuse."

"What did she say? That only if Bang Geng initiates conversation with me will she be willing to marry me?"

"Later I thought, could she have already discussed it with Bang Geng?"

"You talk about Bang Geng, that little rabbit, I haven't done anything to him, and he has no reason to hate me, right?"

Yan Bu Gui: "I'm not quite sure about that."

"However, in the past I thought it didn't matter; what's important is now, right?"

Shazhu: "No, I think both the past and the present are important."

"I think Qin Huairu might really be treating me as a long‑term Meal Ticket."

"Anyway, as long as I'm with another woman, she gets anxious."

"This time, I guess she's out of options, and only then thought of marrying me."

Yan Bu Gui thought for a moment and asked, "So what are you thinking?"

Shazhu: "What else can I do?"

"Anyway, right now I can't agree to Qin Huairu."

"I need to see if she's sincere toward me."

Yan Bu Gui: "Of course it's sincere; otherwise could she marry you?"

Shazhu shook his head and said, "If Teacher Ran hadn't appeared, she definitely wouldn't have."

"I think she's probably worried that if I'm with Teacher Ran, I won't be able to be their family's long‑term Meal Ticket anymore."

Yan Bu Gui: "So you mean you don't want to be with Qin Huairu?"

Shazhu quickly replied, "It's not that, to be honest, I still like her in my heart."

"But right now I haven't decided yet."

"This concerns the happiness of my whole life."

Yan Bu Gui sneered, "Come on, Shazhu, you're already so old, still talking about a whole lifetime."

"You're waiting while the daylily buds have gone cold."

Shazhu said somewhat displeased, "I'm big, but not as big as you."

Yan Bu Gui: "You, you compare that with me?"

"I'm already a grandpa, what about you?"

Shazhu: "Then I also have to wait."

Yan Bu Gui thought for a moment and asked, "Actually, do you want both of them?"

Shazhu: "What are you talking about? Teacher Ran hasn't agreed to me yet."

Yan Bu Gui slapped his thigh and said, "I get it, you're treating Qin Huairu as a backup."

Shazhu said nothing.

Yan Bu Gui continued, "I see you want both, and it's hard to choose, right?"

Shazhu frowned and said, "Here we go again."

"Where would I have such a thought?"

Yan Bu Gui laughed, "Who are you trying to fool? I can see you want both, to enjoy that... whatever, the joint happiness of having both."

"Which man wouldn't want that?"

Shazhu: "Thinking is one thing, but doing is another."

"No, I never even thought about that."

"San Da Ye, you're not fooling me, you."

Saying this, Shazhu raised his hand and pointed at Yan Bu Gui, then continued:

"So San Da Ye, you're just like that, you know?"

"As we keep saying this, we've gone off the topic."

"The first sentence still sounded like human speech, but as we kept saying it, by the end it was like you and Eldest Uncle and Second Elder breathing out of the same nostril."

"I think you must have received some favor from Qin Huairu, that's why you came to chat with me."

"Goodness, how long have we been chatting? Aren't you tired or sleepy?"

"Given your nature, if there were no benefit, could you do this?"

Yan Bu Gui frowned, asked irritably: "Me, what's my nature?"

Shazhu: "Don't you know your own nature? Do I have to say it so clearly?"

"Everyone in this courtyard, heck, everyone around here knows you, San Da Ye, are good at scheming."

"You still love taking advantage; if there were no benefit, would you do this?"

Yan Bu Gui grew unhappy, glared at Shazhu, and said irritably:

"Shazhu, how can you speak like that about your San Da Ye?"

Shazhu: "Enough, still saying that about me?"

"You're some kind of bird-brained, we all know that very well."

"Speak, what benefit did Qin Huairu give you?"

Yan Bu Gui: "If she had given me a benefit, I would be happy."

"Too bad there isn't any benefit."

Shazhu: "Alright, alright, you're getting more and more out of line."

"Let's just stop chatting now, okay."

Yan Bu Gui: "Shazhu, your San Da Ye cares about you, it's for your own good."

"Yes, it's that care for you, this, reminding you."

"Even two beautiful women, you can't have both."

"If you don't have that intention, then I happen to have a good idea."

Upon hearing that, Shazhu immediately became interested: "Of course I don't have that intention."

"Then tell me, what's your good idea?"

"Let Qin Huairu not cause trouble with me, let Qin Huairu get along peacefully with Teacher Ran."

Yan Bu Gui asked with a smile: "Want to hear it?"

Shazhu: "Of course I want to hear, hurry up and say it, don't keep us in suspense."

Yan Bu Gui: "Good idea, let Teacher Ran hand over that restaurant for me to manage."

Upon hearing this, Shazhu froze a moment, then slapped his thigh and shouted:

"I think I understand now."

"We've talked half the night, and you finally said it."

"This is really your ultimate goal."

"I was saying, if there's no benefit, how could you come chat with me for so long?"

"Turns out you've been eyeing Teacher Ran's restaurant."

"No wonder, you're really San Da Ye."

Saying this, Shazhu gave Yan Bu Gui a thumbs up, then continued:

"Impressive, I, Shazhu, am truly impressed by you!"