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Chapter 1809 Qin Huai Ru Buys Chicken Legs
Qin Huairu stared at the fried chicken leg in Jia Zhangshi's hand, wanting to satisfy her craving, but more than that, she wanted to know how it was made.

Unfortunately, after looking at it for a long time, I still don't know how to do it.

She knew that the fried chicken at the famous restaurant wasn't fried directly in a pot like she had imagined.

You can't get the skin off the chicken legs by putting them directly into the pot to fry.

Unable to snatch the chicken leg from Jia Zhangshi's hand, she had no choice but to ask Jia Zhangshi for help.

"Mom, what's the skin of the chicken leg made of?"

Jia Zhangshi licked her fingers and said nonchalantly, "How would I know how it was done?"

I knew it; the skin on their chicken is even tastier than the meat inside.

Upon seeing her expression, Qin Huairu gave up asking questions.

Asking Jia Zhangshi is less helpful than asking Liu Haizhong and Second Aunt.

Unfortunately, neither of them knew exactly how it was done.

If Qin Huairu had no other choice but to find out the answer, he could either go to the kitchen to ask or try it himself.

Go to the kitchen?
That idea does exist.

Qin Huairu quickly gave up.

He Yuzhu never allowed her to enter the kitchen, whether it was the kitchen of the steel mill or the kitchen of the He family in the courtyard.

All that's left is to try it myself.

But looking at the people around her, Qin Huairu was reluctant to spend money.

At that moment, Yan Bugui's stomach growled.

Qin Huairu's heart skipped a beat, and he asked, "Old Yan, are you hungry? Do you want some fried chicken?"

Yan Bugui thought Qin Huai was going to treat them, so he said, "Let's eat."

To his surprise, Qin Huairu's answer was unexpected: "If you want to eat, just go buy some. There are very few queues now."

Yan Bugui felt like he was hallucinating.

Qin Huairu asked him if he wanted to eat, and he answered yes. Shouldn't Qin Huairu then say, "What do you want to eat? It's on me"?

How could Qin Huairu suggest he buy it? If he were willing to buy it, he would have done so long ago; why would he wait until now?

Yan Bugui couldn't help but ask, "What do you mean?"

Qin Huairu said innocently, "I didn't mean anything. I just wanted to say, if you want to eat it, go buy it."

Yan Bugui finally gave up: "I'm not eating anymore."

A chicken leg costs two yuan. That two yuan, converted into cornmeal, could feed him for several days.

Making him spend two dollars on a chicken leg is worse than killing him.

Yan Bugui angrily dragged the three aunts to sit down to the side.

Qin Huairu then turned to Yi Zhonghai: "Zhonghai, you..."

Yi Zhonghai said angrily, "I'd rather throw my money away than let Sha Zhu make any of it."

He didn't want to come in the first place, and didn't want He Yuzhu to take advantage of him.

Seeing the prices in the store, Yi Zhonghai became even more reluctant to spend the money.

Qin Huai opened his mouth, but found that he couldn't persuade Yi Zhonghai to compromise.

Not wanting to cause any unnecessary trouble, she went and bought herself a chicken leg.

"Comrade, I'd like to ask you about someone. Who's in charge of your store?"

The waiter casually mentioned a name Qin Huairu had never heard of.

Qin Huairu, unwilling to give up, quickly asked, "Don't you have anyone named Chen Xiaofang in your shop?"

The waiter said he didn't know, without any expression on his face.

"Do you have anyone named Meng Na, or Bi Xiufeng? If all else fails, your shop owner, Sha Zhu, is fine too, not He Yuzhu."

The waiter, still expressionless, replied, "Our owner is Lou Xiao'e. I don't know anyone you're talking about."

Qin Huairu explained, "Don't misunderstand, they are my neighbors. I just heard they opened a shop and came to support them."

The waiter still didn't give her a direct answer: "Comrade, are you going to buy it or not?"

If you're not buying anything, you can sit over there; we won't kick you out.

Looking at the waiter who was completely unresponsive, Qin Huairu began to doubt whether the restaurant actually belonged to He Yuzhu.

How could the waiters in the shop not know the owner?

Left with no other option, Qin Huairu could only take out two yuan and buy herself a chicken leg. Holding the chicken leg, she found a bright spot and began to examine it.

After seeing Qin Huairu off, the waiter went to the back.

"Manager Chen, that person just asked about you, but I said I didn't know."

Chen Xiaofang nodded in satisfaction: "Very good, that's the answer. Remember what they look like, and when they come over in the future, don't mention anything about our shop."

Chen Xiaofang had seen Qin Huairu and the others as soon as they entered the room.

Chen Xiaofang knew these people's personalities too well, so she hid herself away early on and told the people in the shop not to talk nonsense.

Yan Bugui suddenly noticed that Qin Huairu was holding a chicken leg, and immediately became puzzled.

He remembered clearly that all the fried chicken Banggeng bought was eaten by Jia Zhangshi.

Normally, Qin Huairu shouldn't have a chicken leg in her hand.

"Old Yi, look at Qin Huairu, where did she get those chicken legs?"

Yi Zhonghai looked over and was also shocked. Like Yan Bugui, he also saw that Jia Zhangshi had eaten all the chicken legs that Bang Geng had bought.

So, where did Qin Huairu get the chicken leg from?

It couldn't have been a free gift from the fried chicken shop, could it?

Yi Zhonghai thought about it and realized it was impossible.

Who is He Yuzhu? He is a selfish, ruthless, and heartless person.

He never helps his neighbors; he only cares about living a good life for himself.

How could someone like that possibly send chicken legs to Qin Huairu?

If it wasn't a gift, then it must have been purchased.

The mention of buying something made Yi Zhonghai feel somewhat uncomfortable.

Although he married Qin Huairu, Qin Huairu's most important role was still that of his caregiver.

Qin Huairu secretly bought chicken legs but didn't give them to him as a filial son; this is not how one should treat an elderly person.

Yan Bugui nudged Yi Zhonghai: "Let's go over and ask."

Yi Zhonghai also wanted to know the answer, so he got up and walked over: "Then let's go ask."

The two of them arrived at Qin Huairu's side, which startled her.

"Huai Ru, where did you get that chicken leg in your hand?"

Qin Huairu had already thought of a way to deal with it, so she said, "The reason we came here this time is to see how this thing is made, right?"
I just asked the waiter, but he didn't know anything about it.

There was no other way, so I had to buy one and take a closer look.

Yan Bugui stared at the chicken leg: "Did you figure it out?"

Qin Huairu was somewhat dejected. If she had noticed, she would have eaten the chicken leg long ago.

Because she didn't notice, she looked at it for a while longer, not expecting to be discovered by the two of them.

"The meat inside is pretty normal. But there's definitely something to it about the outer skin."

As for what the explanation was, I didn't see it coming.

Yi Zhonghai stared at the chicken leg for a while, but couldn't see anything.

He can't cook, so watching him is pointless.

"They're just making a big fuss. All this fancy stuff is definitely just to make money."

Back then, an old hen only cost two yuan.

Now a chicken leg costs two yuan; typical capitalist behavior.

His voice was quite loud, and since there weren't many people in the store, almost everyone in the store could hear him.

They all turned to look at them.

Yi Zhonghai, however, remained completely oblivious. Given his personality, even if he had noticed, he probably wouldn't have cared.

In his mind, there are no elders who are wrong. He is the oldest, so whatever he does should be right.

Yan Bugui wasn't as confident as him; he was afraid of being seen as a troublemaker and being taught a lesson by the people in the shop.

"Old Yi, can't you keep your voice down? Do you really want us to be kicked out?"

Yi Zhonghai was unconvinced, but he didn't dare to continue making trouble. He knew very well that this wasn't a courtyard house, and it wasn't his territory.

Qin Huairu then took the opportunity to eat the chicken leg, claiming that she could only know what ingredients were used by tasting it.

(End of this chapter)