Chapter 372: Shazhu, Do You Want to Share a Bridal Chamber with Teacher Ran?

Yan Bu Gui hummed, speaking in a sarcastic, mocking tone:

"They're both older than me; in their dictionary, there's simply no phrase for 'not ashamed to ask beneath oneself.'"

Jia Zhangshi laughed: "Hey, his San Da Ye always likes to tease."

Yan Bu Gui: "I'm not the one teasing; someone is being unhumble, calling themselves Eldest Son and second son."

"My rank is too low; if they don't ask me, I can't speak."

Liu Haizhong pointed at Yan Bu Gui and laughed:

"If I don't say it, I won't."

"You see, later when we suffocate him he'll speak."

Yi Zhonghai echoed: "Exactly."

Yan Bu Gui: "No need to hold back; I won't tell you any more."

At this point, he looked at Second Aunt and continued:

"I'll just tell my second sister‑in‑law."

"Right? Second sister‑in‑law, okay?"

Exactly.

Yan Bu Gui was currently holding it in, feeling uncomfortable.

He only wanted Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong to beg him to speak…

Hearing him, Second Aunt was startled for a moment, then laughed:

"Alright, alright, alright, you speak, I love to listen."

Yan Bu Gui slapped his thigh and said:

"Speaking of it, the bedridden Lin Daiyu is desperate."

"The confidant is gone; how can the poem manuscript remain?"

"What does that mean?"

"It means the confidant is gone, so why keep the poem manuscript?"

"So, burn it."

"Burn the manuscript, and the poetry handkerchief Jia Baoyu gave her."

"The purple thrush and snow goose were frightened."

"But none reported it."

"At this moment, Jia Mu and Lady Wang were busy arranging Jia Baoyu and Xue Baochai's marriage."

Yan Bu Gui felt quite good, speaking with vigor, when Shazhu's voice suddenly came:

"Exactly."

He, a bit depressed, closed his mouth, glanced aside, and saw Shazhu carrying a large bag filled with several lunchboxes walking over.

He couldn't help but feel his eyes brighten.

Shazhu, while walking over, said:

"One, a dying Lin Daiyu; another, a Xue Baochai about to enter the bridal chamber…"

Hearing this, Qin Huairu's face darkened, and she snapped:

"What are you saying? How can Lin Daiyu be about to die?"

"If you don't understand, don't spout nonsense."

Qin Huairu suddenly, inexplicably, imagined herself as Lin Daiyu.

A while ago she went to the hospital for a check‑up and began to suspect she had a terminal illness.

She thought she might die.

And this Xue Baochai is Teacher Ran.

So when Shazhu says that, does he want to share a bridal chamber with Teacher Ran?

Thinking that, sorrow rose from his heart.

Shazhu was startled, placed the lunchboxes on the table, and with a smiling face said:

"Isn't that obvious?"

"San Da Ye said that the bedridden Lin Daiyu is desperate; doesn't that mean she's about to die?"

Qin Huairu shouted angrily: "Get lost!"

Shazhu was dumbfounded, "What's wrong?"

"What did I do wrong?"

Qin Huairu's mood swung wildly.

He didn't know what to do.

Qin Huairu let out a cold snort and stayed silent.

Yi Zhonghai tried to smooth things over: "It's fine, it's fine, ah."

"Let Shazhu continue."

"If he doesn't finish, he'll be uncomfortable holding it in."

Shazhu happily said: "Ah, still the eldest uncle understands me."

"Let me tell you, whenever a man meets two women."

"Something's bound to happen, I'm telling you."

"Although people say that's a happy trouble."

"But I feel this trouble is not happy at all."

Yan Bu Gui laughed and said: "Yo, Shazhu, what are you saying?"

You've met two women who both like you?

Shazhu was about to admit it when he saw Qin Huairu shoot him a piercing look; he hastily corrected himself, saying:

No, no, San Da Ye, cut it out. If you don't get it, don't spout nonsense, ah.

Liu Haizhong pointed at Shazhu and chuckled:

Hey, I feel you really get it.

Come on, is Teacher Ran pushing you to get married again?

Upon hearing that, Qin Huairu's face darkened even more, and Yi Zhonghai quickly said:

Okay, okay, let's drop this.

Shazhu looked at Liu Haizhong and said: "Exactly, what do you know?"

You three old geezers, over seventy, have lived in vain—you know nothing and understand nothing.

An old man guarding an old woman—that's certainly nice.

It's good, but have you ever felt what it's like for one man to have two women like him?

Hey hey hey, I wasn't talking about myself—I meant someone else.

Qin Huairu gave a cold snort, stood up, walked over and switched off the TV.

Yan Bu Gui glanced over and hurriedly said: "Hehehe, don't worry."

I still have the classic allusion of 'returning to purity after substance'.

Shazhu waved his hand, a bit impatiently, and said:

Okay, okay, no need to bother with all that substance-purity stuff, ah.

Just you and your kids—come and go straight to the point.

Don't nitpick the accounts, and we'll all be all right.

Am I right or not?

Yan Bu Gui's face sank, he looked at Shazhu and asked:

You're squeezing me, right?

Are you still letting me drink this tea?

Are you still letting me eat this meal?

Shazhu grinned and said: "Not eating is fine."

Once San Da Ma's feeling better, we can eat together.

Liu Haizhong smiled, nodded, and said:

I think it's fine.

Yan Bu Gui said irritably:

I actually do have some backbone.

After saying that, he stood up and was about to go.

Shazhu quickly grabbed him and said:

All right, all right, all right, ah.

Tonight's dishes are all hearty stuff—come on, I'll have a couple drinks with you three clueless old geezers.

Oh come on, I'm talking to you—how can you not take a joke?

I'm just kidding—what's the problem?

Yan Bu Gui pointed at Shazhu and said:

Let me tell you this:

If you keep squeezing me, I won't hang out with you anymore.

Qin Huairu said, "San Da Ye is the most cultured person in our courtyard; we haven't even had a chance to show you respect yet."

How could we be squeezing you?

Shazhu: "Exactly."

Well, today Qin Huairu told me:

I thought what she said was really good and made perfect sense.

She said about Shazhu that, on the surface, it seems you and the three old geezers started fighting.

Actually, it's not.

You've subtly picked up a lot of virtue from the three old geezers.

That's why I haven't gone astray.

Having said that, he turned to Qin Huairu, beaming, and asked:

That's what you meant, right?

Just then, the hotel manager tiptoed to the Zhongyuan courtyard entrance and began eavesdropping.

Qin Huairu nodded happily and said:

Yes, that's exactly what I said.

Shazhu: "Hey, these days are truly unprecedentedly good."

Three old geezers, if I've got food and drink, you've got food and drink too.

And tonight I brought back several more hearty dishes.

Let me tell you, these dishes are really hard.

But once you've eaten them, don't go telling anyone.

Otherwise, if they get jealous, anything could happen, right?

So if you want to eat well and drink well, from now on speak less and praise me more, haha...