Siheyuan: Struggle Begins in the 1950s

"Hey, you silly Zhu, stop slandering me. I, Xu Damao, am upright and honest, unlike you, silly Zhu, who has dirty thoughts but no guts."

Sha Zhu got angry and wanted to start a fight.

But the people in the queue behind were not happy.

Your bickering can't affect our meal, right?

A group of people started to criticize Shazhu one after another.

With so many people criticizing him, even a fool wouldn't be able to handle it.

He pointed at Xu Damao with a ladle and cursed:

"Just wait for Xu Damao, I'll take care of you!"

"I'm afraid of you. I'm waiting for you!"

Although Xu Damao is no match for Sha Zhu, he cannot admit defeat verbally.

Qin Huairu stood silently by and watched the two people bickering.

She didn't want to draw too much attention.

Qin Huairu just ordered a steamed bun and a dish of cabbage, and paid for it herself.

It’s not that she didn’t want Xu Damao to treat her.

Sha Zhu is still here, and she is afraid that Xu Damao will invite her to dinner and Sha Zhu will see it and have some thoughts about her.

Sha Zhu now brings himself lunch boxes every few days, but Xu Damao doesn't do that.

Xu Damao didn't want to be messed around with by Sha Zhu, so he greeted Qin Huairu and ran to queue at another window.

For a working person, a steamed bun and some cabbage are definitely not enough to fill him up, but Qin Huairu doesn't have enough money, so she can only make do with this for the time being.

After get off work, Qin Huairu dragged her tired body to the canteen kitchen again.

She came to see Sha Zhu, but Sha Zhu didn't give her more food today.

The perceptive Qin Huairu immediately guessed that Sha Zhu was unhappy because of Xu Damao's matter.

So Qin Huairu came this time to find a way to calm Sha Zhu down.

Otherwise, if Shazhu hates me, why would he bring me food in the future?

Qin Huairu naturally knew why Sha Zhu was willing to help her family.

To be honest, it wouldn't be a bad idea to marry Sha Zhu.

After all, Shazhu’s house is so big, so Banggeng will have a wedding house after marrying Shazhu.

Moreover, everyone in the hospital said that the money that Uncle Yi paid to Sha Zhu’s family as compensation was in Sha Zhu’s hands.

Shazhu is now a truly wealthy bachelor.

If I marry Shazhu, I won't have to live in such a tight financial situation in the future.

Sha Zhu has money, a house and is a cook, so you won’t go hungry if you follow him.

The only flaw is that she looks quite different from her late husband.

But as a widow with three children, I have no right to be so picky.

You can't blame Qin Huairu for being realistic if she thinks this way.

After all, her situation makes it impossible for her to consider love.

The most practical thing is to negotiate conditions.

Qin Huairu came to the kitchen and smelled the fragrance of the food and couldn't help swallowing.

She didn't eat enough during the day and is now hungry.

Just at this moment a fat man came out and saw Qin Huairu and drove her out.

"Aiya, aiya, aiya, the kitchen is a restricted area, no one is allowed in."

"Hello comrade, I'm looking for He Yuzhu."

Qin Huairu quickly explained.

"you are?"

"I am his neighbor in the same courtyard."

"Okay, wait a moment. I'll call my master."

The fat man said this and went into the kitchen to find Sha Zhu.

After a while, Shazhu came out from the kitchen wearing an apron.

"Hey, Sister Qin, what brings you here?"

Qin Huairu heard the complaining tone in Sha Zhu's words, but she didn't point it out and smiled and said to Sha Zhu:

"This isn't my first day at work, and I don't have anyone to go home with, so I came here to find you and go together."

Qin Huairu's words alone calmed Sha Zhu down.

He was secretly happy in his heart. Sister Qin didn't look for anyone else but him, which showed that he still had a very important position in Sister Qin's heart.

Sha Zhu then took off his apron and shouted to the fat man in the cafeteria:

"Fatty, I'm going to go back first. I'll leave the rest of the work to you."

"Hey! Leave it to me, Master."

The fat man just now ran over and said respectfully.

The two of them left the kitchen together, and Qin Huairu found a topic to ask:

"Zhu Zi, was that man your disciple?"

"Yes, that fat guy was originally an apprentice with others. Later, he saw that my skills were better than others and begged to be my apprentice. I thought he was smart, so I accepted him."

"Then you are really amazing. You even accepted a disciple."

Qin Huairu has learned from nature how to provide emotional value to men.

Hearing this, Sha Zhu couldn't help but chuckle.

"Hey, I'm not bragging. There's no one in our steel mill who is better at cooking than me. All the leaders in the factory have to rely on me to prepare the reception meals."

Qin Huairu didn't feel impatient at all when she heard Sha Zhu bragging about himself, but listened carefully instead.

At the end of the conversation, Sha Zhu suddenly realized something and stuffed the lunch box in Qin Huairu's hand and said:

"By the way, Sister Qin, you haven't finished your meal after get off work, right? I'll give you my lunch box."

Qin Huairu was happy. After listening to you talking about so much, she realized that it was just for this lunch box.

"Zhuzi, thank you so much. If it weren't for you, I don't know what I would do with my life. Don't laugh at me, I only had a steamed bun at noon and I'm still hungry. If I don't have milk, Huaihua will cry again at night."

When Sha Zhu heard this, he felt so heartbroken.

Sister Qin only ate a steamed bun at noon, which was not nutritious at all.

Sha Zhu hesitated for a while and then said:

"Sister Qin, come to my window later to queue up. Then you only need to pay for one when you order three steamed buns."

"Is this... is this possible?"

Qin Huairu became excited when she heard that there was an opportunity to take advantage.

If there are three steamed buns, you can eat two yourself and bring one back for your children.

"It's no problem. The factory provides subsidies. You don't need food coupons to buy two steamed buns. I'll ask Fatty to make a little less of each one, so there will be two more steamed buns."

Shazhu is a smart guy, but unfortunately he doesn't use it in the right way.

In order for Qin Huairu to have more food, he actually started thinking of ways to take advantage of the government.

Qin Huairu was also very happy to get the advantage.

The two of them returned to the courtyard, chatting and laughing.

When he returned to the gate, Sha Zhu greeted the second uncle Yan Fugui.

Watching the two people walk into the yard.

Yan Fugui stared at the boss and said to himself:

"When did this idiot Zhu get so close to Huairu? Wait! Could these two be..."

Yan Fugui instantly thought of a possibility.

The more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed, so he put down the kettle in his hand and went back into the house to share gossip with his wife.

Sha Zhu and Qin Huairu returned to the central courtyard and did not avoid others.

Or maybe Sha Zhu didn't realize what it meant for him to be so close to Qin Huairu, a widow.

Yi Zhonghai in the central courtyard saw Sha Zhu and Qin Huairu coming back together from the house.

There was almost fire in his eyes.

After get off work today, he went to Qin Huairu's workshop to find Qin Huairu and prepare to go back to the courtyard together and cultivate their relationship.

Who would have thought that Sha Zhu would get there first.

Yi Zhonghai's hands were tightly gripping the cup, and his joints were even a little white from squeezing so hard.