[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-siheyuan-the-salted-fish-s-good-life":3,"chapter-siheyuan-the-salted-fish-s-good-life-siheyuan-the-salted-fish-s-beautiful-life-chapter-144":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Courtyard House: A Salted Fish's Good Life",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2104281,3398,"Chapter 144","siheyuan-the-salted-fish-s-beautiful-life-chapter-144",144,"\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo eats meat every few days; isn't this just torture for others?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without Seeing Shazhu’s lunchbox, the Jia family’s standard of living has plummeted off a cliff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few days ago, when Bang Geng threw a tantrum for meat, she painfully cut off three taels of pork.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It finally stopped Bang Geng’s fussing, but now, smelling the stir-fried meat from the backyard, Bang Geng is kicking up a fuss again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, she has neither meat coupons in her pocket nor the heart to spend money to buy any.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, the neighbors in the courtyard are also drooling with envy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The First Master is also feeling a bit greedy; it’s not that he can’t afford meat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his cooking skills simply can’t compare to Cao Cao Weiguo’s; just the smell of this dish makes one’s appetite stir.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the backyard, several children are playing, and they are now drooling from the temptation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Four-year-old Little Huaihua, craving the smell, bites her finger and uncontrollably walks to the doorway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo, who is bringing the dish out of the kitchen, sees the pitiful-looking Little Huaihua and can’t help but beckon to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Little Huaihua, come here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Little Huaihua trots into the room, her eyes never leaving the plate in Cao Cao Weiguo’s hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeling playful, Cao Cao Weiguo picks up a slice of cured meat and holds it out to Little Huaihua: \"Call me Daddy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Little Little Huaihua looks at the fragrant cured meat and calls out in a milky voice: \"Daddy!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hahaha... Good girl! Eat up!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This amuses Cao Cao Weiguo into a loud laugh, and he brings the cured meat to Little Huaihua’s lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Little Little Huaihua immediately opens her mouth to take the meat, chewing it with a look of pure satisfaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Qin Huairu, who is walking into the backyard with a bowl to ask for meat, happens to hear Little Huaihua call him Daddy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This makes Qin Qin Huairu’s pretty face flush red with anger: \"Cao Cao Weiguo, is this how you take advantage of people?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo laughs: \"What’s wrong? I just felt little Little Huaihua was cute and teased her a bit. Look at you, getting so worked up; aren't you being a bit too narrow-minded?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These words leave Qin Qin Huairu feeling stifled, her ample bosom heaving involuntarily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is this how you make jokes?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’ve gone too far!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Qin Huairu glares at Cao Cao Weiguo in shame and anger; she is, after all, Little Huaihua’s biological mother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Little Huaihua calls Cao Cao Weiguo Daddy, then what does that make her?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although she doesn’t mind flirting with Cao Cao Weiguo—and even somewhat looks forward to getting together with him—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>so that she could suck some blood from him,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>this sort of thing can’t be done so blatantly. If word got out, how could she face anyone?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Does she not care about her reputation anymore?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Would Jia Jia Zhangshi ever forgive her?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo says with a smile: \"Alright, alright, I apologize, okay? I won’t make jokes like this again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After speaking, Cao Cao Weiguo takes another slice of cured meat and feeds it to little Little Huaihua.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This makes little Little Huaihua incredibly happy: \"Thank you, Daddy!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This call leaves Qin Qin Huairu both ashamed and furious, her face red enough to drip blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Little Huaihua! You come here right now!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You ungrateful little thing!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Little Little Huaihua obediently runs to her side, and Qin Qin Huairu angrily taps Little Huaihua’s forehead with her finger:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't you ever call anyone else Daddy again, or I’ll spank your bottom.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Song Yulan comes out of the kitchen and glares fiercely at Cao Cao Weiguo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Little Huaihua call Cao Cao Weiguo Daddy makes her feel inexplicably angry and uncomfortable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Subconsciously, she touches her belly; they’ve been married for a while now, so why is there no reaction yet?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Qin Huairu walks to the doorway, fuming: \"Bang Geng is throwing a tantrum for meat; lend me a bowl.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo says with disdain: \"If Xiaodang or Little Huaihua wanted meat, I’d be willing to give it, but for Bang Geng? Not a chance.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every time Bang Geng looks at him, it’s as if he’s looking at an enemy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who knows how he curses him behind his back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Giving meat to such a little white-eyed wolf is better off thrown on the street to feed the dogs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How can you be so petty with a child?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know Bang Geng upset you, but he’s already learned his lesson and has turned over a new leaf.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Qin Huairu knows Cao Cao Weiguo hates Bang Geng, but in her heart, she thinks her son Bang Geng is the best.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo says irritably: \"Fine, fine, I won’t talk about your good son anymore.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You say you want to borrow meat, but how do you plan to pay it back?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s easy to borrow money but hard to pay it back; I don’t want to look for trouble.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You cry poverty every single day; do you think I’d dare lend you money?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't even think about borrowing money from me. If you really have no money, go find Seeing Shazhu.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Given your relationship, you just have to crook your finger, and he’ll bring the money right to you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These words catch Qin Qin Huairu off guard, and she even feels like turning around and running away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Qin Qin Huairu is overcome with shame and anger, the First Master and Seeing Shazhu walk over together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing that Cao Cao Weiguo bought a radio, Seeing Shazhu is so jealous he wants to claw at the walls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had worked for so many years, yet he hadn't even managed to get a bicycle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By what right could Cao Cao Weiguo manage to gather the \"three rounds and one sound\"?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeling disgruntled, Seeing Shazhu went to the First Master and came up with an idea to make Cao Cao Weiguo bleed some resources.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The First Master also found Cao Cao Weiguo an eyesore, so he adopted Seeing Shazhu's suggestion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, when he arrived at the front courtyard, wanting to get the Third Master to come along and demand that Cao Cao Weiguo treat the neighbors to a meal,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he didn't expect that the Third Master, who always liked to take small advantages, would refuse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The First Master immediately realized that the Third Master had already been bought off by Cao Cao Weiguo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, it was Cao Cao Weiguo who had helped arrange the job for the Yan family's eldest son, Yan Yan Jiecheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, how could the Third Master possibly offend Cao Cao Weiguo?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Carrying a belly full of frustration, the First Master decided to take action himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the Second Master, Liu Haizhong, he had always been at odds with him, and he didn't want to go and ask for a snub.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The First Master walked over with his hands behind his back and said, \"Cao Cao Weiguo, you bought a radio; this is a happy occasion. Shouldn't you celebrate?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo looked at the First Master coldly: \"Celebrate what? What does my buying a radio have to do with you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The First Master suppressed his anger: \"Cao Cao Weiguo, one cannot be too selfish. Our Sihe Academy is a big family, a united and friendly collective. You can't just think about living a good life yourself; you must also appropriately look after your neighbors.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your life is prosperous, and now that there's a happy event, set up a few tables for a banquet so the neighbors can share in the joy. Everyone can get together to liven things up and strengthen our bonds.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The few households in the back courtyard heard the First Master's words, and their eyes immediately lit up with excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo had deep pockets; if he held a banquet, they could also improve their own meals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who doesn't want to take advantage of something cheap?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, several people in the back courtyard began to echo the First Master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The First Master is right. We all live in the same courtyard; distant relatives aren't as good as close neighbors.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When there's a happy event, everyone should celebrate together.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Eating alone isn't a good thing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cao Cao Weiguo, set up a few tables for a banquet and let us share in the joy too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone was talking at once, making Song Song Yulan's expression turn anxious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How much would it cost to set up a banquet?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo scanned the circle, feeling a bit of heat in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Yi Yi Zhonghai was truly accustomed to moral kidnapping and was always generous with other people's money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"First Master, aren't you afraid of being struck by lightning for talking like that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What does my hard-earned money have to do with you? What does it have to do with any of you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you want to eat at a banquet, it's not impossible. Since we are all neighbors, everyone pays a 10-Brother Yuan contribution.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When the time comes, I will personally take charge of the cooking, and I guarantee you'll get to eat big fish and meat.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1536,"2026-06-16T06:52:23.012Z","2026-06-16T08:22:04.667Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","723cc70fd7acf70aaff739fe8ab052be079ced4d1121026632a6e86a116065af","siheyuan-the-salted-fish-s-beautiful-life-chapter-145","siheyuan-the-salted-fish-s-beautiful-life-chapter-143",843,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsiheyuan-the-salted-fish-s-good-life-cover.jpg"]