Courtyard House: They all say I'm a good person

Chapter 18 is truly shameless!

"Mother-in-law, Dongxu, I just went there yesterday. It's really not appropriate to go again today!"

Qin Huairu did not want to go.

As the old saying goes, if you borrow and repay, it's easy to borrow again.

She went there yesterday, and she went again today. Where does she get the nerve?

"Huai Ru, tell Comrade Shen that I'll buy meat and pay them back when the factory pays their salaries in a couple of days!"

"Look, the stalk is growing!"

"It's all my fault, I'm incompetent!"

As Jia Dongxu spoke, he lowered his head, not daring to make any eye contact with Qin Huairu.

This time, Madam Jia did not speak.

Yesterday it was she who suggested that Qin Huairu borrow the meat, so she couldn't ask again today, otherwise it would seem like she, as the mother-in-law, was being greedy.

The stick-shaped pheasant also started causing trouble at the right time.

"I want to eat meat, eat meat..."

Qin Huairu really wanted to beat Banggeng up.

But in this family, she didn't even have the right to discipline the thrush.

Every time she tried to discipline Banggeng, Jia Zhangshi would jump out and say that the child was still young and would become sensible when he grew up, and that their Banggeng had been smart since he was a child.

Qin Huairu had no choice but to bite the bullet and go out.

When Qin Huairu went out, Yu Li had already scooped out the reheated vegetables.

"Wait a minute, do you think Qin Huairu will be coming over?"

Yu Li served the food while talking to Shen Zhishou.

Shen Zhishou rolled his eyes at her and said, "The Jia family wouldn't be so shameless, would they?"

Although Jia Zhangshi earned the reputation of a necromancer in the story, Jia Dongxu is still alive. Qin Huairu came over yesterday, which can be described as a lot of trouble.

As the pillar of the Jia family, Jia Dongxu should at least have some sense of shame.

However, when Qin Huairu reappeared in the back room, Shen Zhishou was truly speechless; he had overestimated Jia Dongxu.

"Sister-in-law, please sit down!"

"The bowls and chopsticks are all prepared for you!"

When Yu Li saw the reserved Qin Huairu, she warmly stepped forward, took her hand, and led her to a stool to sit down.

Looking at the bowls and chopsticks that had been prepared on the table, Qin Huairu felt increasingly uncomfortable and ashamed.

She's never been this humiliated in her entire life!

She wanted to turn around and leave.

But if she went home with an empty bowl, she didn't know what would happen.

Sitting on the stool, Qin Huairu was very reserved, and tears fell again.

"Sister-in-law, try to think more positively!"

Yu Li noticed Qin Huairu's tears and comforted her, "Life goes on!"

Qin Huairu glanced at Yu Li and said, "Yu Li, thank you!"

Wiping away her tears, Qin Huairu looked at Shen Zhishou again and whispered, "Comrade Shen, thank you."

"I will definitely pay it back in the future!"

Qin Huairu didn't believe a word of Jia Dongxu's promise to repay the salary after the deadline.

They've been married for many years, and Jia Dongxu has always said nice things.

His salary wasn't much, but his fitter skills hadn't improved in years.

Shen Zhishou glanced at Qin Huairu and slowly said, "Sister-in-law, I sympathize with you. However, this kind of thing can happen once or twice, but not a third time!"

"If you ever get hungry in the future, you can come and find Yu Li."

"But until the rest of the Jia family gives any indication, I will not allow you to take anything back!"

Shen Zhishou spoke calmly.

In the story, Qin Huairu bound Sha Zhu to her fate for life, making him work like a slave to support the entire Jia family. As a result, Qin Huairu earned the reputation of being a vicious and wicked woman.

But Shen Zhishou didn't think Sha Zhu was that pitiful.

Sha Zhu's fate was simply his own choice.

Nobody forced him!

He had many opportunities to choose, but he couldn't separate himself from Qin Huairu, so even if Sha Zhu ended up freezing to death under the bridge as in legend, it was just his own fault.

After all, in the story, Lou Xiao'e gave birth to his son, but even with a son, he still chose to live with Qin Huairu. So, no matter what his final fate is, it's reaping what you sow.

Qin Huairu nodded heavily after hearing Shen Zhishou's words.

That's how it should be!

This time, the food Qin Huairu brought back was just the leftovers from their meal; there wasn't a single piece of meat.

When Qin Huairu returned to the Jia family with a bowl of leftovers, as soon as she put the food on the table, Jia Zhangshi and Jia Dongxu picked up their chopsticks and started looking for meat.

However, no.

The mother and daughter's expressions immediately turned grim.

Bang Geng even started crying and screaming.

"This is so unfair!"

"Who are they looking down on?"

"Do we really need a few cabbages?"

"You eat meat at home but don't even think about your neighbors in the yard. This isn't over. I'm going to talk to them!"

Jia Zhangshi kept muttering to herself, but her chopsticks moved swiftly, only occasionally picking up a piece of cabbage for Banggeng.

Qin Huairu felt even more disgusted looking at her mother-in-law and the man.

She went to the kitchen and quietly brought her family's food to the table.

Just like yesterday, by the time she had served all the food, the dishes she had brought back had already been eaten.

The remaining broth was used by Jia Dongxu to soak the cornbread.

Yesterday it was Jia Zhangshi who cleaned the bowl, and today it's Jia Dongxu. This mother and son are truly a loving and filial pair, never fighting or arguing.

"Dongxu, don't forget to buy some meat after you get your paycheck. We also need to send some back to Comrade Shen. It's a give-and-take approach; that way we can stay in touch more often!"

Qin Huairu spoke while eating her cornbread.

Madam Jia snorted and said, "What's there to give them? With their stingy ways, they clearly don't consider us their neighbors!"

"Dongxu, you're not allowed to send them meat!"

"Mom, isn't this a bad idea?"

Upon hearing this, Jia Dongxu looked troubled. "Huai Ru is right. Only through give and take can we maintain regular contact!"

"fart!"

"Does the dish they gave us today mean they want us to stay in touch?"

"Grandma, Comrade Shen brought back mutton offal soup, mostly broth. There's no extra meat to share with us!"

Qin Huairu wanted to prevent the relationship between the two families from becoming too strained, so she reluctantly concealed the truth.

Unfortunately, her kindness was unlikely to be appreciated by Jia Zhangshi.

Upon hearing Qin Huairu's words, Madam Jia's face instantly turned cold. She said, "Qin Huairu, are you trying to betray Dongxu just because you see others living well?"

"Mother-in-law!"

Qin Huairu was furious and trembling with anger because she never expected Jia Zhangshi to accuse her of such a thing.

What Qin Huairu found even more unbearable was that Jia Dongxu didn't immediately stand up for her, but instead stared at her with a scrutinizing gaze.

This is her man!

Qin Huairu's heart was ice-cold.

Seeing Qin Huairu's heartbroken state, Jia Dongxu finally showed some satisfaction. He glanced at Jia Zhangshi and said, "Mom, after all these years, don't you know what kind of person Huairu is?"

How could you say that about her!

"Huai Ru, don't be angry. Mom has a sharp tongue but a soft heart; she didn't mean it!"

After saying a few words to Jia Zhangshi, Jia Dongxu looked at Qin Huairu and tried to exonerate her.