Chapter 398: Qin Huairu: I Regret It to the Core

Shazhu looked at Yan Bu Gui, gave a cold snort, raised his hand and pointed at him, asking:

"San Da Ye, who was it that told the police station that day, saying they wanted to give someone a big slap?"

"Is it Xu Damao, I'm saying?"

Yan Bu Gui, upon hearing this, was stunned and stammered:

"Ah? Yes, yes, yes, I, I meant to give him a slap."

"It wasn't about slapping him, it was about slapping you."

Shazhu laughed: "I never said you wanted to slap me."

Yan Bu Gui: "Then you, by saying that, I thought you were coming to confront me, saying I slapped you."

I'm telling you, Shazhu, as soon as I get drunk, I'll immediately go slap Xu Damao.

Shazhu laughed: "I didn't think you could amount to much."

"You still need to have drunk a bit to dare slap him."

Liu Haizhong pointed at Yan Bu Gui and laughed: "Exactly, he won't dare slap unless he's drunk."

Yan Bu Gui: "Who said that?"

"Xu Damao is here right now; I'll immediately go give him a big slap."

Elsewhere.

Xiao Dang followed Qin Huairu to the street.

She happily said: "Mom, you didn't expect this, did you?"

"Shazhu cares so much about you, he likes you so much."

"For you, he quit his job at that restaurant."

Qin Huairu looked around, making sure no one she knew was around, then she let out a long sigh and lowered her voice to say:

"Sigh, actually I regret it now."

"My guts are filled with regret."

Xiao Dang frowned and asked: "Why?"

"Isn't this good?"

"It proves that Shazhu still has you in his heart; you will always be first in his heart."

Qin Huairu gave Xiao Dang an annoyed look and said sharply:

"What's the use of being first?"

"Only money is useful."

"Shazhu not working at that restaurant means a loss of how much money, you know?"

Xiao Dang: "Which is more important, money or people?"

Qin Huairu: "Both are important."

"Strictly speaking, money is more important."

"Our business venture this time failed, and we lost decades of savings."

"These days, it's tough without money."

"Besides, I'm already this old."

"I don't want to go through all that trouble either."

"I just want to see you all get married, have a child for me, and I'll help you raise the kids."

"As long as we have food and drink, that's enough for me."

"But at my age, to marry Shazhu would ruin the reputation I've painstakingly built over the years."

"My later years are not secure."

Xiao Dang: "No, Mom, could it be that you don't actually like Shazhu in your heart?"

Qin Huairu: "Who likes him?"

"If I liked him, I would have been with him back then."

"I have no choice; that's why I'm entangled with him."

"Otherwise, I'd worry he wouldn't help us."

"But I also have to thank him; without his help back then, I wouldn't have known what to do."

Xiao Dang: "That's right, so Shazhu is our family's benefactor."

Qin Huairu: "Then repaying his kindness doesn't necessarily mean marrying him."

Xiao Dang didn't speak; she didn't know what to say.

She now just feels that Shazhu is very pitiful.

One month later.

Yan Bu Gui, after discussing several times with his children, decided to go out and pick up scrap.

Because his previous business venture not only lost all his decades of savings, but also owed Shazhu a lot of money.

He thought about paying off the debt as soon as possible.

As the saying goes, being debt-free makes one light.

Originally, he and San Da Ma planned to have each child contribute a bit to pay off the debt.

Then they would live on that little pension.

But none of the children were willing to chip in.

Helpless, he later secretly went out to pick up scrap.

That day, he was picking up scrap on the street when he met Liu Lan.

He hurriedly dodged away.

Liu Lan also saw him, but she only felt that he seemed familiar.

At the same time.

Qin Huairu was airing the quilt in the courtyard, Shazhu walked over with his hands behind his back and a dark face.

She couldn't help but frown, stepped forward and asked, "No, how did you come back?"

Shazhu didn't utter a sound and walked into Qin Huairu's home.

Qin Huairu gave a cold snort and followed him inside.

"No, I'm asking you, what's going on?"

"How did you just come back?"

"Did you argue with the boss again?"

Since quitting the job at Teacher Ran's restaurant, Shazhu has already found several jobs.

But none of them lasted long.

Within a few days he'd quarrel with the boss and get fired; the boss hesitated.

Qin Huairu was also left with a shadow.

Shazhu let out a long sigh, sat down, and said irritably:

"Nobody has his kind of character."

"Being short on weight and measure is already bad enough."

"When I went to the kitchen and saw they had prepared that oil for me, the recycled oil."

"What the hell, I got angry and just called to order it."

"Of course, he also fired me."

Qin Huairu frowned and asked, "Recycled oil? What does that mean?"

Shazhu: "It's the leftover, used oil that's collected, reprocessed and sold back to restaurants."

"This, this is totally unscrupulous."

Qin Huairu: "Oh, if that's really the case, that's truly enough to be unscrupulous."

"But why do you care so much?"

"You're just a worker, why bother with that?"

Jia Zhangshi chimed in: "Exactly, Shazhu."

"You say you're not the boss, so why worry about that?"

"You should only care about how much your wages are."

Shazhu: "That won't do."

Saying this, Shazhu patted his left atrium, then continued:

"I can't get past this."

"Hmph, anyway this time he fired me, but he can't just walk away scot-free."

"People have even had him investigated and sealed."

Jia Zhangshi said irritably: "No, Shazhu, it's only been a month, how many bosses have you quit?"

"Three or four?"

"All in all, you haven't even worked a few days."

"If this continues, we'll be drinking northwest wind."

Shazhu let out a light sigh and asked: "Then what do you suggest we do?"

"If you can't stand it, you have to quit."

"If this place won't have me, another place will."

"Shazhu, I have such good skills, why would I fear not finding work or not earning money?"

"Right?"

Qin Huairu gave a cold snort and said: "But you quit after just a few days, quit after just a few days."

"This can't go on like this."

Shazhu: "Don't worry, it's fine, ah."

"Anyway, if I can't stand it, I have to quit."

"There will be a place that will keep me."

Qin Huairu sneered: "Our Shazhu is the man; can anyone fire him?"

"It's always him firing others."

Shazhu frowned and said: "Hey, those are nice words, indeed nice words."

Saying this, Shazhu looked at Jia Zhangshi and asked:

"But, Mom, help me listen, is this praising me or scolding me?"

Qin Huairu: "I'm praising you."

Shazhu grinned, happily nodded, and said: "That's about right."

"I just like hearing you praise me."

"The more you praise me, the more motivated I get."