Courtyard Houses: Starting with the principle of hard work paying off

Chapter 56 Yi Zhonghai is anxious
"Brother, I'm back!"

"Rain, I asked you to deliver the meat, why did you bring something back?"

"This was a gift from Sister Hongmei."

"Oh! How embarrassing!"

"We'll bring Sister Hongmei some more good food later, and I won't ask her for anything next time."

"..."

Originally, he wanted to repay Li Hongmei, but the pastries that the rain brought back made Shazhu feel embarrassed again.

These pastries are worth more than the bowl of meat he gave me.

Even though Sha Zhu knew that the kindness he had shown back then couldn't be completely repaid by simply giving him a few treats.

But doing this would at least make him feel a little better.

Although Sha Zhu hadn't reciprocated in any way over the past year, he had always remembered this kindness.

In Sha Zhu's heart.

Li Hongmei and Li Hongbing's status was actually similar to that of Yi Zhonghai and others.

"Alright, let's get ready to eat!"

Since Yushui had already brought the things back, Shazhu couldn't very well ask her to return them, so he could only speak up.

Not long after.

Watching Yu Shui eat braised pork with white flour buns, his mouth greasy and his face full of satisfied grins, Sha Zhu also became happy.

seriously.

At this moment, Shazhu felt a great sense of accomplishment.

The only pity.

Li Hongbing isn't here.

Otherwise, I'll make him see for himself whether he's truly good to his younger sister, Yushui.

Just as Yu Shui was happily eating meat, many people in the Intermediate People's Court learned that she had given Li Hongmei braised pork.

The middle courtyard and the front courtyard are separated by only one wall.

Seeing Yu Shui carry a full bowl of meat over and return with an empty bowl and some pastries in her hand, it was hard for anyone not to guess what was going on.

Li Hongmei is the one who has the best relationship with rainwater in the front yard.

Some of them had seen the pastries brought back by the rain, but recently only the Li family in the front yard had them.

Wang Guihua, who saw all of this, felt very uncomfortable.

Only then did she truly understand.

It turns out that the braised pork that Sha Zhu made was not only for Yu Shui, but also for Li Hongmei and her brother.

The key point is that the old lady asked for it in the morning, and she did ask, but Sha Zhu didn't give her anything, and didn't even tell the truth.

Chill!

Upon discovering these things, Wang Guihua couldn't help but feel disappointed in Sha Zhu.

She knew that Li Hongmei had helped Shazhu and Yushui, but their kindness to Shazhu and Yushui far exceeded that of Li Hongmei.

Despite the deteriorating relationship between the two families, Sha Zhu surprisingly chose to befriend Li Hongmei and her group.

only.

Wang Guihua couldn't bring herself to accuse Sha Zhu of anything.

If we were to do that, we would not only lose face, but also our substance.

It made us a laughingstock.

When Wang Guihua went to deliver food to the deaf old lady in the backyard, she almost blurted out the story, but she held back.

Doing this will only exacerbate the conflict and cause dissatisfaction among the deaf elderly woman; it will do no good.

"Guihua, I don't have much of an appetite, you can take all of these back!"

Wang Guihua had something on her mind, and the deaf old woman immediately became listless after glancing at the food she brought.

Knowing that Sha Zhu had stewed braised pork today, and that she had just smelled the aroma of braised pork, the deaf old woman immediately lost her appetite for the bland soup that Wang Guihua had brought.

She's just been discharged from the hospital; she should be eating something good, not these bland, unappetizing meals.

That silly pillar too.

She said she didn't want it this morning, and he really didn't bring it. He doesn't care about her, his elder, at all.

"Grandma, please eat something. It's your first day after being discharged from the hospital, you can't skip a meal."

Wang Guihua knew what the deaf old woman was thinking, and she knew that she was thinking about Sha Zhu's braised pork, but there was nothing she could do.

They sent that big bowl to Li Hongmei, and the rest of it is probably already in Sha Zhu and Yu Shui's stomachs.

Moreover.

Wang Guihua knew exactly what was going on.

This deaf old woman doesn't lack any nutrition at all; she's just craving meat.

"Grandma, I've left your food here. You can eat some more whenever you feel like it. Just leave the bowls and chopsticks there when you're done, and I'll come back to collect them later."

Faced with the deaf old woman's implication that she should go to Sha Zhu for meat, Wang Guihua could only pretend not to understand, leave dinner behind, and depart.

When Wang Guihua returned to the Intermediate People's Court, Yi Zhonghai and Jia Dongxu had already returned from get off work at the steel rolling mill.

"Auntie, did Sha Zhu stew meat today?"

As soon as Wang Guihua returned, Jia Dongxu couldn't wait to verify it.

The aroma of this meat is so familiar.

There was no one else but Sha Zhu.

We might add Li Hongbing later, but he's not resting today; he's still at Fengzeyuan and hasn't returned yet.

"Shazhu is off today, so I specially made braised pork for Yushui."

After hesitating for a moment, Wang Guihua told Yi Zhonghai, in front of Jia Dongxu, about how Sha Zhu had asked Yu Shui to deliver braised pork to Li Hongmei.

The moment Yi Zhonghai learned of this, his face darkened.

Jia Dongxu, however, rebuked him in an annoyed tone: "How can this idiot Zhu not distinguish between right and wrong?"

Master, you've always taken good care of him. Tonight, Yushui even had a meal at your house!
I made braised pork today. It's one thing that Sha Zhu didn't offer you a bowl, Master, but why did he fawn over those guys surnamed Li?

"That idiot Zhu is just an idiot Zhu. He can't even tell the difference between close and distant relatives. He's practically an ungrateful wretch..."

Jia Dongxu already disliked Sha Zhu, and taking this opportunity, he vented his dissatisfaction and also tried to sow discord between Yi Zhonghai and Sha Zhu.

The key point is that he also wants to eat meat!

These past few days, with Wang Guihua away from home, he and Yi Zhonghai haven't been able to eat properly, let alone have meat.

If Sha Zhu were "sensible," he would be eating meat with Yi Zhonghai by now.

No matter how much Jia Dongxu disliked Sha Zhu, he still highly regarded his cooking skills.

"Alright, let's eat!"

Yi Zhonghai did not respond, but interrupted Jia Dongxu's speech, preventing him from continuing.

Seeing that his master's expression was not good, Jia Dongxu knew that he had achieved his goal and immediately stopped talking.

The dinner ended in silence.

No one enjoyed the meal.

Sensing something was amiss, Jia Dongxu, having finished his meal, quickly slipped back to his own home.

"Old Yi, did something happen in the yard while I was away?"

After Jia Dongxu left, only Wang Guihua and Yi Zhonghai remained in the room, so she couldn't help but inquire further.

Today, Sha Zhu's attitude towards the deaf old woman, and his decision to have Yu Shui deliver meat to Li Hongmei, all made Wang Guihua feel that something was wrong.

"Perhaps Li Hongbing said something to Sha Zhu..."

Yi Zhonghai understood what Wang Guihua meant, but he didn't know the specifics, though he had a guess.

If nothing unexpected happens.

That was the day he sent Shazhu to find Li Hongbing to demand an explanation for the deaf old woman.

Yi Zhonghai didn't know what Li Hongbing had said to Sha Zhu, but he was certain that Sha Zhu had been bewitched by Li Hongbing.

"Old Yi, this won't do! If..."

"I know, I'll find an opportunity to talk to Sha Zhu later."

"..."

(End of this chapter)