Chapter 72

"200 yuan?"

"Why, are you made of gold? You want 200 yuan at once?"

"Do you take me for that big fool Sha Zhu?"

Chen Tian refused Qin Huairu bluntly and without courtesy, and even mocked her.

He wasn't stupid; if he really lent Qin Huairu money, he wouldn't have a peaceful life in the future.

Qin Huairu was the most terrifying vampire in the courtyard.

In order to keep Sha Zhu by her side, Qin Huairu had gone to great lengths.

In the original story, after Jia Dongxu died, Sha Zhu was interested in her, and she kept Sha Zhu hanging without marrying him.

Sha Zhu's blind dates were all ruined by Qin Huairu.

She even had a tubal ligation after Jia Dongxu died.

Her husband was dead; why would a widow get a ligation?

How shrewd were Xu Damao and Li Changhai—could they be taken advantage of by Qin Huairu for nothing and have their grain coupons taken away?

Poor Sha Zhu was kept in the dark, and his lifelong salary supported a bunch of ingrates like Bang Geng and Jia Zhangshi.

Sha Zhu wanted a son of his own, so Qin Huairu would pretend to cry and say Bang Geng was his son too.

If Lou Xiaoe hadn't given birth to a son for Sha Zhu, the He family would have had no descendants.

Chen Tian looked at Qin Huairu and said coldly:

"Qin Huairu, please have some self-respect."

"If you come to harass me again in the future, don't blame me for being impolite." Chen Tian turned and went into the house, closing the door.

Qin Huairu stayed where she was, stunned.

Chen Tian's words were like a knife stabbing into her heart.

Qin Huairu was blushing with shame; she had put aside her face to say that, yet she was mocked by Chen Tian.

"Hmph, Chen Tian, just you wait!" A vicious look flashed in Qin Huairu's eyes.

The next day, Chen Tian got up early.

He had already learned the first layer of the Nine Yang Divine Skill and was full of energy, far beyond what ordinary people could compare to.

Even if he only slept 3 or 4 hours a day, it was no problem.

Chen Tian had a lot of food at home now; for breakfast, he just cooked a pot of porridge and fried two farm eggs, which Xu Damao had brought.

Then he cut a steamed bun, fried some bun slices, and sprinkled them with salt.

A simple and unadorned breakfast was ready.

The Deaf Old Lady was old and woke up early in the morning, smelling the fragrance coming from Chen Tian's house.

"This brat Chen Tian, how is his craftsmanship so good?"

"Just making breakfast, and it's so fragrant."

She was very greedy and wanted to eat it.

But she couldn't bring herself to go find Chen Tian.

Everyone in the courtyard knew she loved Sha Zhu the most.

And Chen Tian had been targeted by Sha Zhu everywhere since the first day he returned to the courtyard, and the two had fought, although Sha Zhu was the one beaten up.

The Deaf Old Lady naturally couldn't put on a thick face and go find Chen Tian to ask him to share some food with her.

Jia Zhangshi was taken away by the Security Section, and the courtyard was very quiet in the morning; no one was scolding anymore, and everyone felt relaxed.

Only the Jia family, Qin Huairu, was in a rush.

Bang Geng had to eat breakfast and go to school, Xiao Huaihua was still small and needed someone to dress her, and Jia Dongxu lay on the bed screaming from hunger.

The whole family needed Qin Huairu to take care of them.

At this time, Qin Huairu resented Jia Zhangshi even more, wishing this old woman would die.

…...

Rolling Steel Factory, Canteen.

Sha Zhu swaggered into the back kitchen.

Being dragged out by Chen Tian for field work yesterday made Sha Zhu very unhappy.

He was a dignified chef in the Rolling Steel Factory canteen; why should he do field work?

Chen Tian actually let Ma Hua replace him in cooking; Sha Zhu couldn't bear it.

Ma Hua was his apprentice; Chen Tian doing this was slapping him in the face.

Today, he was going to show off his skills and let everyone see who the real chef was.

"Master, you're back."

Ma Hua saw Sha Zhu and hurriedly brewed tea and served it to him.

"Ma Hua, Chen Tian taught you a few dishes yesterday; don't get carried away."

"Today, Master will show you a few tricks; learn well."

"Don't think any three-legged cat can teach cooking; in life, don't aim too high."

Sha Zhu put on airs and lectured Ma Hua.

"Ai, Master, I know."

Ma Hua nodded repeatedly, feeling a bit disappointed.

He had only been the head chef for one day, and now that Sha Zhu was back, he wasn't allowed on the stove again.

Just then, Li Changhai came to the back kitchen.

"Sha Zhu."

"For these few days, stop stir-frying; help Ma Hua with the prep work."

Sha Zhu's face was dark. "Not let me stir-fry, and make me help Ma Hua with prep work?"

Ma Hua was also surprised; he knew Sha Zhu's temper better than anyone.

He didn't dare to let Sha Zhu help him with prep work.

"What, do you have any objections?"

"Yesterday you weren't here, Ma Hua was the head chef, and the workers said the food was delicious."

"The matter of you falling into the cesspit has spread throughout the factory."

"The workers all dislike you for falling into the cesspit, saying you stink; mentioning you makes them nauseous, let alone eating the food you make."

"Besides, do you want me and Factory Manager Yang to eat the food you make?" Li Changhai looked disgusted; he had seen Sha Zhu fall into the cesspit with his own eyes.

He couldn't possibly eat the food Sha Zhu made.

"If you don't want to, then go to the workshop." Seeing Sha Zhu's reluctant look, Li Changhai got angry.

"Helping with prep work is fine; I'll enjoy the leisure," Sha Zhu said unhappily.

Li Changhai left satisfied.

Sha Zhu was extremely depressed, looked at the stupidly standing Ma Hua, and scolded: "What are you still standing there for?"

"Are you really waiting for me to help you with prep work?" Ma Hua said "oh" and hurriedly ran to cut vegetables.

Sha Zhu wouldn't work; Ma Hua had been mentally prepared for that.

As long as he was allowed to stir-fry, what was cutting vegetables? He had been doing it for several years.

Seeing Ma Hua's active look, Sha Zhu was a bit annoyed and planned to go around the factory.

Sha Zhu, like a street loafer, wandered to the first workshop, planning to find Qin Huairu.

Just as he reached the workshop door, he heard a noise.

"What's going on here?"

Sha Zhu squeezed into the crowd.

Chen Tian was standing next to the machine, pointing at Yi Zhonghai and scolding him.

"Yi Zhonghai, and you call yourself a level-8 worker!"

"With this amount of work, you tell me you can't finish it in a day?"

"The morning is almost over, and you've only processed two?"

Yi Zhonghai's face flushed red; he was an old employee of the factory, one of the few level-8 workers, and even the factory manager had never scolded him like this.

Now, with Chen Tian scolding him in front of so many workers in the first workshop, Yi Zhonghai was about to explode with anger.