Chapter 177

Upon hearing Seeing Shazhu ask to borrow money from her, He Yushui instantly bristled.

He had already taken away the money she had saved for her school books, forcing her to borrow money from her classmates.

Now, he actually had the nerve to open his mouth and ask her for money; he was simply shameless!

Seeing Shazhu said sullenly, "Then don't eat with me in the future."

"Fine, I won't even step into this room from now on!"

He Yushui put down her bowl in anger, stood up, and returned to her own room.

"Bang!"

"Heartless!"

Seeing Shazhu angrily slapped the table, then began to worry about his livelihood.

On the day of the donation, he had publicly called Cao Weiguo cold-blooded.

Naturally, he could no longer hope for Cao Weiguo to help him find private work.

He had gone out to look for some odd jobs, but they were all manual labor.

They were dirty and tiring, and the pay was low, so he didn't want to do them.

The cornmeal given by the Eldest Uncle was visibly running out, yet he didn't have a single cent in his pocket.

Just as he was hesitating whether to go ask the Eldest Uncle for relief, Qin Huairu hurried in.

"Zhuzi, Chi Ping'an is getting married and will definitely need to host a few banquet tables; shouldn't you hurry over and ask?"

Seeing Shazhu said gloomily, "Don't mention it, I already went to ask; the bride's cousin is a cook, so they don't need to hire an outsider."

Qin Huairu immediately looked disappointed.

She had been hoping that if Seeing Shazhu were in charge of the cooking, she could get more "leftovers" from the banquet.

Seeing Shazhu said dejectedly, "Sister Qin, am I really that bad? Everyone in the courtyard younger than me is getting married one by one, but I'm still single."

Seeing this, Qin Huairu's heart skipped a beat. Was this Seeing Shazhu thinking about a wife?

Although she didn't think much of the current Seeing Shazhu, she was still counting on him to continue providing relief in the future.

If Seeing Shazhu were to take a wife, would he still be able to provide relief to her like before?

Qin Huairu's heart stirred, and she said, "What's this, do you have ideas? Do you remember that cousin I told you about before? She has always wanted to marry into the city. If you're interested, how about I take some time to bring her over?"

Seeing Shazhu was slightly stunned and said, "This! That could work!"

In his heart, he still wanted to marry someone from the city; he didn't look favorably upon someone from the countryside.

Moreover, he was still thinking about Yu Li's younger sister, Yu Haitang.

She not only had a city household registration but was also the "flower" of the factory.

Cultured and beautiful, she was his ideal partner.

It was just that he had fallen on hard times recently, so he felt embarrassed to keep pestering the Third Uncle about her.

He would wait until he returned to his post and regained his strength before launching his pursuit.

With his status and salary as a chef at the Rolling Mill, wouldn't winning over Yu Haitang be a piece of cake?

"What? Do you look down on my cousin because she's from the countryside?"

Qin Huairu arched her brows and glared with her peach-blossom eyes as she questioned him.

Seeing Shazhu chuckled, "How could I? I'm just worried she won't look favorably upon me, since I'm doing so miserably right now."

Qin Huairu smiled, "So you know you're doing miserably. Then why don't you hurry up and pull yourself together, think of a way to turn things around, and let people outside fawn over you and curry favor with you."

She truly hoped Seeing Shazhu could pull himself together, as only then would he have the ability to provide relief to her family.

During this period without Seeing Shazhu's relief, the Jia family's standard of living had plummeted.

Her pressure was also growing, and it was clear the family was about to run out of food. ===== CHAPTER 179 =====