Chapter 1520: Bold Words

Red Star Courtyard

A farce ended under the stop of Liu Haizhong and Yan Fugui. Qin Huairu, with disheveled hair, returned to the room and sat on the chair in a daze.

Jia Zhangshi stood with her hands on her hips and mocked: "Are you still aggrieved? You are about to lose all the face of my Jia family! Now everyone in the neighborhood points at you and Sha Zhuzi. Don't you know how to hide? Or have you wanted to remarry long ago?"

Qin Huairu turned her head and stared coldly at Jia Zhangshi: "Mother-in-law, have you made enough trouble? Don't you have any idea why I associate with Sha Zhuzi? If it weren't for you clamoring to eat good things all day, eating painkillers every day, eating up the grain tickets, and spending all the money, would I go to Sha Zhuzi to beg for food and drink? Do you think I am willing to be talked about, do you think I am willing to be poked in the spine?"

Jia Zhangshi was flushed with anger, staring at her triangular eyes and scolding: "You shameless thing, you are still reasonable when you hook up with a wild man? If it weren't for you to kill my son, if it weren't for you to have no ability, could my Jia family fall into this situation? I was really blind at the beginning, how did I choose you, a star of mourning, as a daughter-in-law, causing my son to die young, causing my Jia family to be laughed at."

"You scold! Scold! I, Qin Huairu, have a clear conscience toward the Jia family!"

Qin Huairu stood up coldly and walked out.

Jia Zhangshi shouted anxiously: "Where are you going! You don't cook dinner, are you going to starve me to death!"

Qin Huairu said with a cold face: "I'm going out to borrow grain. The grain bag at home is empty. What should I cook for you? Is the whole family eating air?"

Watching Qin Huairu walk out, Jia Zhangshi was as angry as a toad.

On the other side, in He Yushui's room, Sha Zhuzi sat on the chair and grinned. First Aunt counted while applying medicine to Sha Zhuzi: "Zhuzi, can't you have a long memory? What are you fighting with Xu Damao for? If you don't provoke him, can you have this beating today? Are you addicted to being beaten?"

Sha Zhuzi said angrily: "Godmother, you don't know how annoying that grandson Xu Damao is. I get angry when I see him happy. Dog thing, if it weren't for him and Cao Weiguo making trouble, could I end up in this situation, sweeping the toilet and digging manure all day, and I can't lift my head in the rolling mill."

First Aunt persuaded earnestly: "Zhuzi, it's not that Godmother is talking about you, you can't be too petty in life. Let things pass, don't hold on to them. That Cao Weiguo has moved out of the courtyard and is not working in the rolling mill now. Don't count with Cao Weiguo. As for Xu Damao, you grew up together, neighbors who have lived in a courtyard for many years. This time your godfather can come back, Xu Damao also contributed a lot. As the saying goes, enemies should be resolved rather than knotted. You should get along with him well and stop fighting. Tell me, what good is it for you to fight and lose both sides?"

The Deaf Old Lady echoed on the side: "Precious grandson, your First Aunt is right, broaden your mind, take a step back and the sky is wide, stop fighting with Xu Damao, it's no good for you."

Yi Zhonghai frowned and said: "I think today's matter and the fight between Xu Damao and Zhuzi are all because of Cao Weiguo. If Cao Weiguo hadn't roasted lamb at home, Xu Damao wouldn't have run over to eat, wouldn't have come back to show off, and Sha Zhuzi wouldn't have quarreled with Xu Damao. All this is Cao Weiguo's fault, eating and drinking all day, forgetting hard work and plain living, engaging in a style of exaggeration, ruining the atmosphere of the whole alley."

First Aunt and the Deaf Old Lady looked at Yi Zhonghai with complex expressions, shaking their heads helplessly.

Saying Sha Zhuzi has a small heart, in fact, Yi Zhonghai's heart is smaller than Sha Zhuzi's. Since he came back, he has been holding a grudge against Cao Weiguo. I don't know why, but he insisted that Cao Weiguo framed him, even dreaming of revenge on Cao Weiguo, and cursing Cao Weiguo in his sleep.

Hearing Yi Zhonghai's words, Sha Zhuzi agreed very much: "That's right, it's because of this Cao Weiguo. He is really not a thing. He only cares about eating and drinking, and doesn't know how to help the suffering neighbors at all. Look at how bitter Qin Jie's family is. That Cao Weiguo has money to eat meat and drink, but he is unwilling to help Qin Jie. He is simply a wicked landlord, a black-hearted Huang Shiren, a thousand-knife Zhou Bapi, he should really be taken out to eat peanuts."

First Aunt patted Sha Zhuzi: "What nonsense are you talking about, this can't be said randomly. If it reaches Cao Weiguo's ears, you will have a hard time."

Sha Zhuzi stiffened his neck unconvinced: "Spread it! Am I afraid of him? Godmother, you watch, when I find an opportunity, I will clean up that beast Cao Weiguo sooner or later. If I don't beat him until he finds his teeth all over the floor, I won't be surnamed He."

"Zhuzi, come out."

Just when Sha Zhuzi was making bold words, Qin Huairu's delicate voice came leisurely, making the room silent.

Hearing the goddess's call, Sha Zhuzi immediately rushed out.

"Huairu, you are looking for me."

Qin Huairu lowered her head pitifully: "Zhuzi, my mother-in-law is that kind of person, listening to the wind and rain, and she took it to heart after Xu Damao talked nonsense. I'm really sorry today, causing you to be beaten several times."

Sha Zhuzi patted his chest and smiled honestly: "Hi, my body is strong, isn't it just being beaten by the old woman a few times, it's okay, with her two brushes, I stand there and let her beat for a day and a night, I won't have anything to do even if she is tired to death."

Qin Huairu said coquettishly, "You fool, you're still standing there letting my mother-in-law hit you? Why don't you run? If she really hurts you, I don't have the money to pay for your medical bills. Besides, if you get hurt, my heart will ache."

"Huairu, you are so kind. If I could marry you as my wife, I would be willing to lose ten or even fifty years of my life."

This moved Shazhu deeply; his eyes grew moist, and he longed to pull the woman before him into his arms.

Qin Huairu blushed and gave Shazhu a shy, sidelong glance. "What nonsense are you spouting? I already have three children; how could I be worthy of you? You and Jin Lian are the perfect match."

At the mention of the name Jin Lian, Shazhu suddenly felt a bit guilty, as if he had been caught cheating.

"Huairu, about Jin Lian and me..."

"Zhuzi, don't say any more. I know you're not young anymore and it's time for you to settle down. I support you and Jin Lian dating, and I hope to see you marry, have children, and have a happy, fulfilling family. It's just that my heart feels a bit pained, like a piece of it has been hollowed out."

As Qin Huairu spoke, she sadly clutched her chest. Her appearance, resembling Xishi clutching her heart, made Shazhu's heart feel like it was breaking.

"Huairu, I, I..."

Shazhu wanted to confess his feelings to Qin Huairu, but he couldn't bear to let go of the charming and alluring Jin Lian. The words reached his lips but he couldn't get them out. If it weren't for Jin Lian, he would have boldly confessed to Qin Huairu, but things were different now.

He liked Qin Huairu, and he liked Jin Lian too.

Can one not have both the fish and the bear's paw?

Qin Huairu said dejectedly, "Zhuzi, don't say any more. I'm just a woman with a hard life; this is probably how it will be for me. If you can occasionally help me out in life, I'll be happy and satisfied."

Shazhu said urgently, "Huairu, in this courtyard, you are the best to me. I remember your kindness, and I will remember it for the rest of my life. As long as there is anything you need He Yuzhu for in life, just ask. I wouldn't even blink if I had to climb a mountain of blades or dive into a sea of fire."

Qin Huairu raised her watery eyes and said in a low, embarrassed voice, "Hearing you say that makes me feel much better. Zhuzi, my family has run out of food. Do you have any extra grain at home you could spare for me? Just enough for us to scrape by for a few days will do."

Upon hearing this, Shazhu immediately said, "Why didn't you tell me sooner that your family ran out of food? I'll go get it for you right now."

He turned back into his room and opened the cupboard. Before the Deaf Old Lady, Yi Zhonghai, and the First Aunt could even react, Shazhu had already grabbed half a month's worth of rations and walked away.