Chapter 1288

This good thing had gone down the drain again!

The fat meat that had reached his mouth had also flown away!

"Shazhu! What's going on with you?"

"I saw Teacher Ran looking quite happy when she entered the courtyard with you. How did the weather change after sitting for only a little while?"

"Did you say something inappropriate?"

"Teacher Ran is such a good person—pretty, knowledgeable, and gentle. She's a good girl who's hard to find even with a lantern. Why didn't you seize the opportunity?"

"You, you! Do you really want to live with Qin Huairu? Then say so earlier! It would have saved me from wasting my efforts with Teacher Ran."

Shazhu lay on the bed and shouted: "Eldest Uncle! Don't come here and make a mess! My heart is already troubled enough! Please spare me."

The Eldest Uncle pointed at Shazhu: "You! You! Shazhu! You're a fool! Don't expect me to meddle in your business again! Just go live with Qin Huairu!"

Shazhu said unhappily: "Whether you care or not, I don't care. Hurry up and leave, let me be quiet for a while."

"You! You! You're hopeless!"

The Eldest Uncle left in a huff, not wanting to say another word to Shazhu.

"Eldest Uncle!"

Qin Huairu saw the Eldest Uncle coming out of Shazhu's room and greeted him with a beaming smile, holding a washbasin.

The Eldest Uncle looked at Qin Huairu unhappily: "Qin Huairu, tell me, how could you do such a thing? Don't you feel guilty?"

Qin Huairu exclaimed: "Eldest Uncle! Where did you get that from? What did I do? Why are you saying that to me?"

The Eldest Uncle sneered: "Don't you know what you did? Teacher Ran returned to the courtyard with Shazhu today—did you stir things up? They were talking in the room, and you ran over to pour water and tidy up dirty clothes. What were you trying to do? How could you ruin someone's good deed?"

Qin Huairu said aggrievedly: "Eldest Uncle, you've really wronged me. When I went to deliver hot water to Shazhu, I really didn't know Teacher Ran was there. Besides, it was Shazhu who asked me to help him wash his dirty clothes. You say I ruined things on purpose—if this gets out, how will the people in the courtyard look at me? How can I hold my head up?"

The Eldest Uncle sneered: "Qin Huairu! Don't think I don't know your little schemes! Aren't you just afraid that if Shazhu and Teacher Ran get together, he won't help your family anymore? You, let me tell you, what you're doing is truly selfish."

Qin Huairu said pitifully: "Eldest Uncle, you're being too hurtful. I never had such thoughts. Shazhu has always helped my family, and I genuinely hope Shazhu has a good life. Today's events were purely a coincidence and a misunderstanding."

"Heaven is watching what people do! You'd better behave yourself!"

The Eldest Uncle didn't want to continue arguing with Qin Huairu and turned and left in a huff.

Qin Huairu watched the Eldest Uncle's back, smiled, and walked to the water pool to get water and return to her room.

Jia Zhangshi gloated in the room: "Got lectured, didn't you? Let me tell you, in this courtyard, except for Shazhu, there aren't many fools; everyone is a human spirit."

Qin Huairu said with a heavy heart: "So what if they are human spirits? Let them say what they want, let them think what they want. Whatever I do, isn't it for our family? For the three children, for you, so that the family can be fed and clothed? I've endured all the cold shoulders; do you think it's easy for me?"

Jia Zhangshi pulled a long face: "I know it's not easy for you to support this family, but if you do anything out of line, don't blame me. I'm old, but I'm capable of doing anything."

Qin Huairu was not to be outdone: "Then do you still want to live this life? If you don't want to live it, I don't want to live it either. I've had enough, I'm tired, I'm sick of it."

Jia Zhangshi squinted: "What? You really want to challenge me! Let's wait and see!"

Qin Huairu: "Then let's wait and see!" ===== CHAPTER 1290 =====