RBCT Chapter 71 Difficulty
Chapter 71 Difficulty
Qin Huairu's indifferent attitude was quite intimidating to Jia Zhangshi.
However, what Qin Huairu wanted was money, the Jia family's assets, which were Jia Zhangshi's lifeblood!
Compared to saving face, Jia Zhangshi cares more about money!
"Go ahead and make a scene, I don't care!"
"Qin Huairu, if you don't want Bang Geng to hate you for the rest of your life, you'd better behave yourself!"
Jia Zhangshi did not back down.
She didn't want to be sent back by the neighborhood committee, but she didn't want Qin Huairu to take away her family property even more.
Her son was in trouble, and his future depended entirely on the family fortune. If Qin Huairu took half of it, she wouldn't want to live anymore.
Qin Huairu was stunned for a moment when she heard Jia Zhangshi's words.
She knew what Jia Zhangshi was afraid of, but she didn't expect that for money, Jia Zhangshi would be afraid of even that.
Are you really going to cause trouble?
Qin Huairu was actually undecided.
She saw no hope of living.
But if she doesn't make a fuss, she won't get anything. How is she supposed to live with Xiao Dang?
Going back to her parents' home? Years ago, she had a falling out with her parents' family, and she couldn't rely on them at all.
Seeing Qin Huairu remain silent, Jia Zhangshi assumed her threat had worked and became increasingly smug. She knew that as long as she controlled the stick, she controlled Qin Huairu.
The conversation with the Jia family thus came to an end.
Qin Huairu and Jia Zhangshi disliked each other so much that Qin Huairu picked up Xiao Dang, got off the kang (heated brick bed), and walked straight out of the Jia family home.
As she was leaving, she saw Shen Zhishou, Shazhu, and He Yushui talking in front of the tap.
The three of them didn't notice Qin Huairu coming out of the house until she reached the money, at which point they realized she had arrived.
Sha Zhu was the first to offer a simple, honest smile.
He Yushui looked at Qin Huairu with concern and spoke first, "Sister Qin, are you alright? Don't worry too much about Dongxu's matter, everything will be alright!"
He Yushui genuinely cares about Qin Huairu.
"I'm fine!"
Qin Huairu forced a smile.
"Sister Qin, my brother's making roast chicken tonight. Why don't you come over for dinner?"
Seeing Qin Huairu's haggard appearance, He Yushui took the initiative to invite Qin Huairu to her home for dinner.
After all, the He family eating chicken today is a way to improve their lives.
Qin Huairu waved her hand, politely declining.
If Shen Zhishou hadn't been here, Qin Huairu might have agreed.
But for some reason, when Shen Zhishou was here, thinking about what Yu Li had told her, she felt that if she went to the He family for dinner, she would be letting Shen Zhishou down and would be a bit unfaithful to her.
Shen Zhishou was naturally aware of Qin Huairu's strange psychology.
If he had known, he would definitely have thought more highly of Qin Huairu.
Qin Huairu was talking to He Yushui, but her complexion didn't improve much.
With no future in her life, you can imagine how she felt; how could she possibly feel better?
Shen Zhishou quickly finished processing the fish, greeted Sha Zhu, He Yushui, and Qin Huairu, and then carried the basin back to the main room.
As soon as Shen Zhishou arrived at the front yard, he saw Yu Li returning with a net bag.
"young married woman!"
"What good stuff did you buy?"
"I bought two fish; we're going to cook them for dinner tonight!"
Shen Zhishou greeted Yu Li with a smile.
Yu Li didn't say anything, but simply raised the net in her hand.
There wasn't much in my pocket, just two cans of food.
"The supply and marketing cooperative doesn't have much good stuff, so I just bought two cans of meat, thinking I'd just make a simple stew, but I didn't expect you to buy fish."
"Perfect, let's keep the canned food and have fish for dinner!"
Yu Li was worried about what to eat for dinner, but Shen Zhishou actually solved the problem.
As for whether eating only fish would make Yu Haitang dissatisfied?
If you're not satisfied even though you have fish to eat, you're not hungry!
The couple returned to the back room together. Yu Haitang quickly stood up from her chair and greeted them with a smile.
"Come with me to the kitchen to pick vegetables!"
Yu Li wasn't going to put up with her younger sister. She dragged her straight into the kitchen to work, acting like she was a guest!
Shen Zhishou didn't get involved in the sisters' affairs. He didn't have anything to do, so he told Yu Li and went out.
He had been wanting to buy a large water tank to store water for a long time, but he hadn't had the time until now. He was going to carry it back from outside.
These large water vats are sold in supply and marketing cooperatives, pottery shops, and even some general stores.
Most importantly, this thing doesn't require a ticket.
You can buy it if you have money!
Shen Zhishou went straight to the supply and marketing cooperative, paid the money, picked up the vat, and left.
Originally, Shen Zhishou only wanted to buy a water vat, but after thinking about it, he simply bought a few smaller earthenware vats to store grain.
He remembers that during the Lunar New Year, steamed buns and dumplings could be placed directly into the vat.
In winter, the weather is cold, so there's no need for a refrigerator. Just put steamed buns and dumplings in a jar, and that's a natural refrigerator.
Shen Zhishou put the large and small vats together and carried them back to the courtyard house.
Those men waiting at the entrance of the supply and marketing cooperative to find work all sighed when they saw Shen Zhishou's actions.
They couldn't match that strength.
Shen Zhishou returned to the courtyard house, only to unexpectedly run into Lou Xiao'e in the alley.
"Sister-in-law Xiao'e, you just got back?"
Noticing the somewhat heavy leather suitcase Lou Xiao'e was carrying, Shen Zhishou kindly asked, "Do you need any help?"
"Ah, no, no need!"
Lou Xiao'e saw Shen Zhishou and quickly shook her head, "You're carrying such a big vat, you should take care of your own business first. I'm fine, it's just some grain, it's not heavy!"
"Sister-in-law Xiao'e, you're looking down on me!"
"I can easily handle this weight with one hand!"
Shen Zhishou was not exaggerating at all. Not to mention helping Lou Xiao'e carry that suitcase, even if Lou Xiao'e herself were included, Shen Zhishou could easily lift it.
Of course, you can't just say that casually; it's too frivolous.
Lou Xiao'e ultimately chose to believe Shen Zhishou; she was truly exhausted.
When she left her parents' home, she didn't think that the twenty-odd pounds of flour was heavy at all. But after getting off the bus and carrying it all the way back, Lou Xiao'e regretted why she had brought so much. She should have only brought ten pounds.
Shen Zhishou took the leather suitcase from Lou Xiao'e and walked lightly straight to the courtyard.
Lou Xiao'e stood to the side and was taken aback when she saw Shen Zhishou's relaxed demeanor.
She couldn't help but compare Shen Zhishou to Xu Damao.
Then, Lou Xiao'e shook her head, saying that it was incomparable.
It was already hard enough for Xu Damao to handle just one vat; how could he possibly carry the vat in one hand and twenty-odd pounds of flour in the other?
When Lou Xiao'e followed Shen Zhishou into the courtyard, she was dumbfounded to see him put down the large vat on his shoulder at the entrance of the back room.
Because it wasn't one vat, but four vats.
"Xiao Shen, you have four vats!"
"How heavy must this be?"
"You're incredibly strong!"
Lou Xiao'e seemed to have witnessed some kind of miracle.
Shen Zhishou smiled and said, "Sister-in-law Xiao'e, my strength is just average!"
As the two were talking, Yu Li came out of the house upon hearing the noise. The moment she saw Lou Xiao'e, she exclaimed joyfully, "Sister Xiao'e, when did you get back?"
"Perfect timing! We're cooking fish for dinner tonight, and my sister's here too. Come join us!"