Chapter 81

Since his mother passed away, no woman had ever looked out for him like this.

Sister Qin was truly too good to him!

Qin Qin Huairu advised, "As the saying goes, a great man knows when to bend and when to stretch. Sha Zhuzi, just lower your head for now. Once you make it big in the future, even Cao Cao Weiguo will have to suck up to you."

"Qin Qin Huairu, you shameless woman!"

"What are you whispering about with a man!"

"Get home and cook dinner right now, don't go around losing face for us."

Just as Qin Qin Huairu was guiding Seeing Shazhu, hoping he would go out and earn money to support her,

Jia Jia Zhangshi began to curse in a rage. Qin Qin Huairu felt a fire burning in her heart, but tears welled up in her eyes.

"Sha Zhuzi, I'm going home first. Think carefully about what I said."

"Don't do anything foolish."

Qin Qin Huairu turned and left with a pained and aggrieved expression.

Seeing Shazhu was filled with emotion: "Sister Qin has such a hard life, yet she's still thinking of me... I!"

The Cao Residence

Song Song Yulan carried the heavy pork ribs, her mouth unable to stop smiling.

"So many ribs, enough for our family to eat for a week."

Cao Cao Weiguo said, "It's hot out, we can't keep them too long. We'll keep enough for ourselves, and give the rest to Aunt Du and Sister Lou Xiaoe."

He took a bag of wedding candies from his pocket and placed it on the table.

Cao Cao Weiguo said, "You eat the candy, I'll go make some braised pork ribs, and then some stewed pork ribs with mushrooms."

Song Song Yulan said with concern, "There's only the two of us, making so much is too wasteful."

Cao Cao Weiguo pulled Song Song Yulan into his arms: "You're so thin, you need to eat more nutritious food and build up your health."

Song Song Yulan felt as sweet as if she had drunk honey: "You are so good to me."

The two of them were lovey-dovey for a good while.

Then they went into the kitchen together, chatting and laughing as they started to cook.

When the fragrance of the stewed ribs drifted out, everyone in the courtyard was drooling with envy.

It must be said, Cao Cao Weiguo's culinary skills were truly infuriating at a time like this.

I mean, if you're going to stew ribs, why make them smell so good?

You can smell it, but you can't eat it—isn't that just torture!

The Second Aunt, who lived in the back courtyard, looked toward the Cao house: "These ribs smell way too good."

Liu Guangtian was drooling with discomfort: "Mom, when will our family buy some ribs? We can ask Brother Cao Weiguo to help us stew a pot."

Liu Liu Guangfu said pitifully: "Our family hasn't eaten ribs in over a year, have we?"

"Bang!"

The Second Master slammed his hand on the table: "Eat, eat, eat! You're going to eat me out of house and home!"

Liu Guangtian said indignantly: "Dad, I pay for my meals!"

The Second Master scolded: "Did the food you ate before you started working fall from the sky? You ungrateful dog!"

Liu Guangtian said unfairly: "Big brother's wedding emptied our savings, you don't say anything to him, but I eat a few bites of food and it's a problem?"

"You dare talk back! Let me teach you how to behave!"

The Second Master grabbed a feather duster and started whipping him, and the house instantly became lively.

In another household in the back courtyard, the Deaf Old Lady was so hungry she slapped her thigh.

"Why doesn't Cao Cao Weiguo know how to respect his elders!"

"The two houses are so close, he doesn't even know to look after an old lady like me."

"Sha Zhuzi is still the kind-hearted one!"

The Deaf Old Lady was so hungry she could only lie on the bed and mutter about Seeing Shazhu.

Hoping that Seeing Shazhu would make her a good meal.

At the Xu house, Lou Lou Xiaoe praised: "Cao Weiguo's cooking is getting better and better, no wonder so many people invite him over to cook."

Xu Xu Damao took a bottle of Fen liquor out of the cabinet.

Lou Lou Xiaoe asked suspiciously: "What are you doing?"

Xu Xu Damao said: "It's been a while since I had a drink with Cao Weiguo, I'm going over to have a couple of cups with him."

Lou Lou Xiaoe said with disdain: "They're a married couple eating dinner, is it appropriate for you to go over in the evening? Sit down and eat, don't go out and lose face."

Xu Xu Damao also felt it wasn't quite appropriate, so he sat down dejectedly and swallowed his saliva.

These ribs were stewed just too well!

He would definitely have to get Cao Cao Weiguo to stew a pot for him another day.

In terms of living conditions, the Xu family wasn't short on money or food.

It's just that Lou Lou Xiaoe couldn't cook, and Xu Xu Damao just made do.

Even if they bought ribs, they couldn't stew them to smell this good.

Jia Jia Zhangshi in the middle courtyard was gnashing her teeth in hunger, cursing non-stop.

"Cao Cao Weiguo, that black-hearted beast, only cares about eating well and drinking well himself."

"Qin Qin Huairu, can't you get a few ounces of meat for the family? I'm so thin I'm unrecognizable."

"Walking around with a funeral face all day, you absolute jinx!"

Little Huaihua and Xiaodang drooled as they smelled the fragrance, biting hard into their corn buns.

Because Bang Geng had gone to the juvenile detention center, the two of them were finally able to get whole corn buns.

Qin Qin Huairu looked at the green vegetables on the plate, her heart filled with bitterness and jealousy.

How is Song Song Yulan so lucky!

Married to Cao Cao Weiguo, she doesn't have to worry about food or clothing, living a life like a goddess.

In contrast, she not only has to endure hunger, but also the oppression of her wicked mother-in-law.

The Yi Residence

The First Aunt sighed: "This Cao Cao Weiguo's cooking is truly beyond words, no wonder he's doing so well."

The First Master had a dark face: "So what if his cooking is good? If his character is bad, he won't achieve anything great."

This Cao Cao Weiguo had made him lose face, and the First Master held a grudge.

He used to think about building a good relationship with Cao Cao Weiguo.

Now, he felt unhappy whenever he saw Cao Cao Weiguo.

Compared to the honest and kind Seeing Shazhu, Cao Cao Weiguo was just a selfish, petty person.

The First Aunt said: "You can't say that outside, it's easy to offend people."

The He Residence

Seeing Shazhu smelled the fragrance drifting over, his stomach growling.

Because the family's flour bag was empty, he only drank two bowls of porridge in the evening.

That bit of broth didn't do anything to fill him up.

"Mushrooms! Green onions! Ginger! Star anise! Cinnamon..."

"He put too much soy sauce in!"

Seeing Shazhu swallowed his saliva indignantly: "Hmph, if I were to stew ribs, they would definitely smell better than Cao Cao Weiguo's!"