"Old partner, go get a pound of meat tickets and some cash. Let Huairu buy some meat for Sigeng to replenish his strength! Consider it my way of celebrating Sigeng's return!"
Aunt Yi always listened to Yi Zhonghai. Although she felt unhappy in her heart, she still went inside to get the money and tickets. Taking advantage of Aunt Yi's absence, Yi Zhonghai gave Qin Huairu a subtle hint.
Qin Huairu nodded in understanding. However, as soon as she left Yi Zhonghai's house with the money, her expression changed. "Bah! This old fool thinks he can give me this little bit and expect me to crawl into the vegetable cellar with him? Why doesn’t he just die?"
Reflecting on her situation, Qin Huairu could only let out a helpless sigh. She knew that if she didn’t follow Yi Zhonghai’s wishes and go to the cellar, this scoundrel would definitely cause trouble for her!
A pound of braised pork—even Jia Zhangshi didn’t get a single bite! It was all devoured by Sigeng!
"Oh my dear grandson, how could you eat all the meat? Leave some for your grandmother!" Jia Zhangshi cried out, looking at the empty bowl with regret.
Ignoring Jia Zhangshi's lament, Sigeng asked his first question since returning: "Where am I going to live?"
Hearing Sigeng's question, Qin Huairu and Jia Zhangshi suddenly realized—right, where would Sigeng live? Now that he had grown into a young man, it was clearly inappropriate for him to share a bed with Qin Huairu any longer!
There was no space in their house to set up another bed for Sigeng!
Qin Huairu thought about Shazhu: "Mother-in-law, how about we let Sigeng stay in Shazhu's room? After all, Shazhu isn't home anyway!"
Jia Zhangshi clapped her hands in agreement: "Exactly! Let Sigeng stay in Shazhu's room. That fool might not even come back from prison! It would be best if he never comes back; then that room will belong to our Sigeng!"
Sigeng nodded at the suggestion; Shazhu's house was spacious enough for him to live comfortably!
Having made the decision, Qin Huairu immediately went to Shazhu's house to start tidying up!
The neighbors were curious when they saw Qin Huairu cleaning Shazhu's place: "Hey Qin Huairu, why are you cleaning Shazhu's house?"
Qin Huairu did not hide her intentions: "It's because our Sigeng has returned! The child has grown up and there's no place for him to stay at home, so I'm planning to let him temporarily stay in Shazhu's room!"
Everyone fell silent upon hearing Qin Huairu’s words. It sounded nice to say it was temporary borrowing, but when Shazhu returned, would they really give it back?
Of course not! The Jia family never returned borrowed things! I bet this house will eventually belong to the Jia family!
"Oh please, if we had known it could be like this, we would have borrowed a house too! Our family of eight is still crammed into one room!"
Come on now, it's clear that Shazhu's house has already been eyed by the Jia family. If you dare take it over, wouldn’t Jia Zhangshi scold you to death?
Jia Zhangshi heard all these discussions clearly. She stepped forward and pointed at the onlookers: "Let me tell you all—none of you are allowed to lay a finger on Shazhu’s house! This house belongs to our Sigeng!"
"Old lady Jia, you're being too domineering! Shazhu is in prison; he hasn’t died. How can this room just become yours?" someone challenged Jia Zhangshi.
With hands on her hips, Jia Zhangshi retorted: "Just because that fool Shazhu got my Sigeng locked up in a juvenile detention center for two years, he should pay us back by giving his room to my Sigeng!"
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