[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-siheyuan-the-salted-fish-s-good-life":3,"chapter-siheyuan-the-salted-fish-s-good-life-siheyuan-the-salted-fish-s-beautiful-life-chapter-84":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Courtyard House: A Salted Fish's Good Life",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2104097,3398,"Chapter 84","siheyuan-the-salted-fish-s-beautiful-life-chapter-84",84,"\u003Cp>Swaying with unsteady steps, they sent Director Shen out of the Rolling Steel Factory, and Director Feng was so happy he kept spinning around.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Director Feng shouted: \"Great! The difficulty this year has finally been overcome!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Director Zhao smiled: \"Yes! No more scolding this year!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo returned to the kitchen, feeling dizzy.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The two apprentices and Liu Lan had already finished cleaning up.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo said: \"You've worked hard today, you can divide up the remaining food.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Thank you, Master!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Thank you, Master!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Thank you, Director!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Although the food in the dining room was eaten clean, there was some left over when Cao Cao Weiguo was cooking.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>These were called leftovers, but they hadn't been touched by chopsticks at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And besides the cold wood ear mushrooms, they were all hearty dishes full of oil.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Li Fei said happily: \"Master, aren't you taking some back?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo waved his hand: \"I'm full and satisfied, so I won't take any. You guys are hungry, take more home.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Liu Lan greedily ate a deep-fried five-spice roll, her eyes squinting with pleasure.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Director, this five-spice roll you made is just too fragrant!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo smiled: \"If it's fragrant, take a few more. You've worked hard today too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Liu Lan said with a face full of smiles: \"Working under you, no matter how tired I am, I'm happy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This sentence was not flattery, but genuine truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In the past, when Seeing Shazhu worked overtime to cook special meals, he always hogged the good dishes.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>They worked hard for half a day and didn't get a drop of oil, at most they could take some vegetable broth or leaves.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But Cao Cao Weiguo was different; he distributed all the dishes to the people below him.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He didn't covet or take anything, and he knew how to take care of people.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This made everyone in the kitchen convinced and willing to work under Cao Cao Weiguo.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo said: \"I'm leaving first, you guys hurry home after you finish cleaning up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Liu Lan said: \"Take care, Director!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Master, I'll see you off!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"I'll see you off too!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Liu Liu Limin and Li Fei caught up with their lunchboxes.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>They escorted Cao Cao Weiguo all the way to the Sihe Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo waved his hand: \"You've worked hard. It's getting late, go home early and be safe on the road.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Got it, Master!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"See you tomorrow, Master!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The two apprentices said goodbye with smiles, leaving together while chatting and laughing.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Sihe Academy\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Deep in the night\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Qin Qin Huairu walked out of the courtyard lightly, feeling her way along the alley in the dark.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Soon, she arrived at a construction site near the Sihe Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Next to the construction site was a dark forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"You finally came.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"The old woman sleeps late.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Let me hug you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"What's the rush!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Rustle, rustle, rustle!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Two figures in the woods slowly approached, and the sudden sound of footsteps scared them into separating quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Xu Xu Damao was furious: \"You're cheating!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Qin Qin Huairu shook her head in a panic: \"I'm not!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Sister Qin! Sister Qin!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Accompanied by the rustling footsteps, Seeing Shazhu's voice rang out.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Xu Xu Damao's eyes were burning with fire: \"Damn it! Ruined my good thing again!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Qin Qin Huairu said anxiously: \"You go quickly!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Who's there!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Xu Xu Damao also knew there was no chance today, so he turned and ran in one direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Seeing Shazhu heard the commotion and saw a figure leaving, shouting sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Sha Zhuzi, is that you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Sister Qin!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Qin Qin Huairu walked out from behind a big tree and shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Seeing Shazhu hurriedly ran over: \"Sister Qin, it really is you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Qin Qin Huairu asked nervously: \"Why did you come over?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Seeing Shazhu said with concern: \"I came out of the restroom and saw your back, I was worried something happened to you, so I followed. Sister Qin, what are you doing here in the middle of the night?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Qin Qin Huairu said distressingly: \"Don't mention it, I got home and found my grain coupons were missing. That was the only five catties of grain coupons my family had, I couldn't let it go, so I came out to look for them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Seeing Shazhu said: \"Sister Qin, how can you find them in this pitch-black darkness? Don't be too anxious, forget it for tonight, I'll come and help you look tomorrow.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Qin Qin Huairu thanked him: \"Then thank you very much.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Having fooled Seeing Shazhu, Qin Qin Huairu breathed a sigh of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The two of them felt their way back to the courtyard, and Seeing Shazhu asked: \"I think I saw a figure just now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Qin Qin Huairu said with a face full of terror: \"A figure? Sha Zhuzi, don't scare me! I didn't see anyone else in the woods!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Seeing Shazhu scratched his head: \"Sister Qin, don't be nervous, I must have seen wrong.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The two of them returned to the courtyard while talking, and Xu Xu Damao came out of the restroom.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Seeing Shazhu! You bastard, you ruined my good thing! Just you wait!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Xu Xu Damao spat viciously.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He had been craving Qin Qin Huairu for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It was hard enough to finally have a chance today to get close to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But it was ruined by this blockhead Seeing Shazhu.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>New grudges and old hatreds made Xu Xu Damao hate Seeing Shazhu to the core.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Mom!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Zhang Zhang Dama!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Qin Qin Huairu and Seeing Shazhu returned to the middle courtyard and saw Jia Jia Zhangshi with a gloomy face.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Qin Qin Huairu, you bitch!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Going out to steal a man in the middle of the night!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"You shameless woman who ruins the family reputation! I'll beat you to death!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Jia Jia Zhangshi rushed over with fierce eyes and slapped Qin Qin Huairu across the face.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"You stinking woman who deserves to be drowned in a pig cage!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Are you worthy of Jia Dongxu!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Jia Jia Zhangshi cursed and reached out to hit her, but Seeing Shazhu rushed up to stop her.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Zhang Zhang Dama! You misunderstood!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Seeing Shazhu said hurriedly: \"Sister Qin's grain coupons were lost, she went out to look for them, and I was out to use the restroom, we just happened to run into each other.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"You're full of crap!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Looking for grain coupons in the middle of the night! You're trying to fool a fool!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1081,"2026-06-16T06:49:19.248Z","2026-06-17T08:52:03.356Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","e359ef80d89808f57bfbbe968fe9d4cfda771310bdd7baed380a8dc1ecca3744","siheyuan-the-salted-fish-s-beautiful-life-chapter-85","siheyuan-the-salted-fish-s-beautiful-life-chapter-83",843,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsiheyuan-the-salted-fish-s-good-life-cover.jpg"]