Chapter 623

First Aunt took out a pair of bowls and chopsticks and handed them to Seeing Seeing Shazhu: "Sha Sha Zhuzi, keep your First Uncle company and have something to eat."

Seeing Seeing Shazhu took the bowls and chopsticks and grinned foolishly: "Thank you, First Aunt."

He had no money in his pocket, and no grain at home either.

He was just worrying about having nowhere to eat dinner.

After getting the bowls and chopsticks, Seeing Seeing Shazhu didn't stand on ceremony.

Having gone hungry for most of the day, he looked like a starving ghost reborn.

A few bites and one steamed corn bun was gone.

A few chopsticks-full and he had eaten more than half a plate of stir-fried green beans.

He tipped his head back and downed a whole bowl of rice porridge.

This made Yi Yi Yi Zhonghai's flesh ache watching it.

In the past, he wouldn't have given this little bit of food a second thought.

But times were different now.

His salary and benefits had been cut.

His family savings were also wiped out.

Every grain of rice, every bowl of noodles was his lifeblood.

One bite eaten was one bite less.

At Seeing Seeing Shazhu's rate of eating—

By month's end he'd have to go hungry.

He felt for the food, but was too embarrassed to say so.

After all, he had to save face, and didn't want to seem petty.

He was even more afraid Seeing Seeing Shazhu would look down on him.

He knew the principle well: nobody rises early without profit to gain.

If he had nothing to offer Seeing Seeing Shazhu—

How would the Zhuzenme Society willingly support him in his old age?

Relying on Seeing Seeing Shazhu's kindness?

Bullshit!

When illness drags on, no filial son stays by the bed; when poverty drags on, no virtuous wife stays in the home.

Yi Yi Yi Zhonghai measured others by himself, never believing in such a thing as conscience.

To make Seeing Seeing Shazhu devotedly support him in his old age, he had to keep Seeing Seeing Shazhu firmly in hand.

Only by training Seeing Seeing Shazhu into complete submission could he rest easy and peacefully enjoy his twilight years.

Eat! Eat!

You can't catch the wolf without giving up the cub!

He'd already put up serious capital; how could he begrudge a few more bites of food?