Chapter 4

Seeing Cao Cao Weiguo's face getting uglier and uglier,

Qin Qin Huairu hurriedly pulled on Jia Jia Zhangshi:

"Mom, don't say any more."

The First Master hurriedly said: "Cao Weiguo, as the saying goes, a distant relative is not as good as a close neighbor."

"If there's an issue, let's discuss it; why go to court."

"Our courtyard has no history of washing our dirty laundry in public!"

Cao Cao Weiguo sneered: "Hmph! Discuss? Fine!"

"Debts must be repaid; it's only right and proper!"

"If Qin Qin Huairu pays the money today, this matter ends here."

"Otherwise, First Master, will you pay for the Jia family?"

The First Master flashed backward, as if his mouth had been bitten by a poisonous snake.

Qin Qin Huairu felt some resentment toward the straw-brained Sha Zhu.

If this idiot hadn't angered Cao Cao Weiguo, it wouldn't have come to this.

"Zhu, you know my situation."

"A widow with three children and an old woman who won't die."

"My family is so poor we can't even open the pot."

"Even the mice have moved away from hunger."

"You have to help your sister."

"Help me pay the money."

"Just consider it as me borrowing it from you."

"I'll definitely pay you back later."

"If I can't pay you back, I'll just let you do that-that."

Qin Qin Huairu grabbed Sha Zhu's hand, looking pitiful.

That moving posture instantly reduced Sha Zhu's IQ to zero.

"Don't worry, Qin."

"I'll take care of everything!"

How could Sha Zhu refuse Qin Qin Huairu? He glared angrily at Cao Cao Weiguo:

"Cao Cao Weiguo, you despicable villain!"

"I'll pay Qin's debt for her!"

Cao Cao Weiguo sneered and reached out his hand: "Fine, then bring the money!"

Since there was a sucker willing to pay Qin Qin Huairu's debt, Cao Cao Weiguo naturally wouldn't refuse.

"Hmph, isn't it just 10 Brother Yuan!"

"Wait for me! I have plenty of money!"

Sha Zhu turned around, went home, dug out 10 Brother Yuan, and walked back to the rear courtyard with his head held high.

"Here's your money; if you dare to bully Qin again, I'll break your hand!"

Cao Cao Weiguo took the money and left one sentence:

"If people don't offend me, I won't offend them. Sha Zhu, I advise you to behave yourself."

Both of them worked in the steel mill cafeteria.

Cao Cao Weiguo didn't want to offend Sha Zhu, but he definitely wasn't afraid of him.

Watching Cao Cao Weiguo return to his room with cold eyes, the First Master waved his hand with a dark face:

"It's over, everyone disperse!"

With no more spectacle to watch, the neighbors chatted and laughed as they returned to their homes.

Qin Qin Huairu thanked him with tears in her beautiful eyes:

"Zhu, thank you, I'll pay you back as soon as I can."

Witnessing the pretty widow on the verge of tears, a strong desire to protect her rose in Sha Zhu's heart.

He felt he was Qin Qin Huairu's support, a big tree shielding her from the wind and rain.

Sha Zhu said righteously: "Qin, don't say that; it's even better if you don't pay me back."

"That way we can do that-that... hehehe..."

"Qin Qin Huairu, hurry back and cook; are you trying to starve the whole family?"

Jia Jia Zhangshi rudely pulled Qin Qin Huairu away and glared fiercely at Sha Zhu:

"Stay away from my daughter-in-law, and stop having those flowery thoughts."

"You're not even worthy of licking my daughter-in-law's feet, you idiot!"

"Despicable!"

The First Master sighed, angry at his lack of progress:

"Zhu, you can't be impulsive in your actions!"

"Look at the scene you made today."

"In the end, no one looks good."

"You can't be so impulsive in the future!"

"It wouldn't hurt to use your brain a bit more!"

Sha Zhu was stubborn: "It's not that I'm impulsive."

"It's just that Cao Cao Weiguo is too infuriating!"

"Selfish and self-interested! A bastard who kicks people when they're down!"

"First Master, just you wait!"

"See how I deal with him!"

Sihe Academy

The moon was bright and the stars were sparse; the night was deep and quiet.

Cao Cao Weiguo, lying on the bed, suddenly disappeared into thin air.

Appearing again, Cao Cao Weiguo was already at a farm by the water and mountains.

The southern part of the farm was forest, the east was wheat fields, the west was a vegetable garden, and the north was grassland.

The wheat in the fields was already ripe, hanging with full ears and emitting a pleasant fragrance.

Chickens, ducks, pigs, and sheep were walking leisurely on the grass.

With a thought from Cao Cao Weiguo, eggs and duck eggs flew from the bushes and forest into the baskets at his feet.

"One hundred eggs, one hundred and fifty duck eggs; I can go to the Pigeon Market again."

Cao Cao Weiguo picked up the baskets happily; the heavy feeling was intoxicating.

This portable farm was a reward for his one-year sign-in, with a total area of 300 mu, including 50 mu of arable land, 150 mu of forest land, 80 mu of grassland, and 20 mu of pond.

The land in the farm was fertile, the weather was favorable, and seeds would yield a harvest as soon as they were sown.

Now, he had stored more than ten tons of wheat in the farm.

Besides that, he was growing fruits and vegetables and raising chickens, ducks, pigs, sheep, and fish.

Although Cao Cao Weiguo could become a "ten-thousand-Brother Yuan household" as soon as he sold these food supplies,

in his daily life, Cao Cao Weiguo still ate corn buns and cabbage, living a "hard and poor" life.

The three years of natural disasters had just passed, the country was short of food and non-staple foods, people were tightening their belts, and speculation and profiteering were being strictly cracked down upon.

Even with a "gold and silver mountain" in his hands, Cao Cao Weiguo didn't dare to eat or drink extravagantly, fearing someone would report him.

Even when improving his diet, he did it late at night behind closed doors, sneaking into the farm to eat.

He had specially built a kitchen in the farm, so he could eat and drink as much as he wanted without being discovered.

This wasn't because Cao Cao Weiguo was timid, but because he had to be careful and cautious.

Being jealous of others' wealth and laughing at others' poverty is a human flaw.

Cao Cao Weiguo didn't want to cause trouble; he just wanted to close his door and live his own little life well.

But in this Sihe Academy, where there were many people and many eyes, he had to be more guarded against others.