Courtyard House: She got anxious when He Yushui wasn't licked.

Now Wang Baobao and Wang Beibei have learned to use chopsticks and can pick up whatever they want to eat by themselves, so we no longer need to take special care of the two sisters.

Looking at the sumptuous dinner tonight, Fang Yue couldn't wait to pick up the white rice and start eating.

He Yushui sat down awkwardly and asked, "Wang Lin, I came here to ask about my brother, Shazhu. He hasn't come home yet. Is something wrong?"

Wang Lin served He Yushui a bowl of rice and placed it in front of her, saying, "Your brother won't be coming back for the time being. Today, the factory leaders gave him special treatment, and Sha Zhu embezzled half of the food. The security guards caught him on the spot and sent him to the police station."

Upon hearing this, He Yushui stood up from her chair and exclaimed, "My brother has been taken to the police station!"

Wang Lin nodded, and said with a smile, "Yes! I'm the one who reported it."

Upon hearing that it was Wang Lin who reported it, He Yushui sat down again.

Wang Lin looked at He Yushui with some surprise and asked, "You're not upset that I reported your brother?"

He Yushui shook her head and said, "Even if you don't report him, my silly brother will be reported sooner or later if he continues like this. It's better for you to report him."

Wang Lin nodded. If He Yushui could think like this, it meant that she had really changed. He analyzed for He Yushui, "Reporting Sha Zhu is not all bad. If he goes to the police station, he will only be detained for 15 days at most. The factory can't do without him. I estimate that Director Yang and the others will punish your brother to clean the toilets for two or three months. Then they will transfer your brother back to the canteen. In this way, they can cut off the food supply for Qin Huairu's family."

Listening to Wang Lin's analysis, He Yushui thought about it carefully and it seemed to make some sense. As long as He Yuzhu didn't go to jail or do labor reform, fifteen days of detention would be a mild punishment.

Wang Lin picked up his chopsticks and said to He Yushui, "Eat first, we'll talk after we finish eating."

He Yushui picked up her chopsticks. She hadn't eaten all day because she was keeping an eye on He Yuzhu's lunchbox. Now, looking at this table full of delicious food, she finally let her impulse overcome her reason. Anyway, she had eaten so many meals from Wang Lin, so what was one more?

Let's start with a braised pork knuckle.

He Yushui took a bite; it was soft, chewy, and very flavorful. With her mouth full, she praised, "Wang Lin, this braised pork knuckle you made is so delicious! It's the best braised pork knuckle I've ever eaten."

Wang Lin said with a smile, "Eat more if you like. I brought a lot of supplies to the factory, and they rewarded me with a lot of pork."

He Yushui looked at Wang Lin with admiration in her eyes. Now she realized that Wang Lin was really too outstanding.

While eating braised pork, Fang Yue interjected, "My brother Xiao Lin has now become a factory leader and the deputy director of the purchasing department."

"Really! Wang Lin, you've become a factory leader! And a deputy director at that!" More than the food, Wang Lin's promotion excited He Yushui even more.

If she marries Wang Lin in the future, He Yushui will truly never have to worry about food or drink.

As long as the Third Steel Rolling Mill continues, Wang Lin can work until retirement. He gets a high monthly salary and a very relaxed job. Isn't this the job everyone dreams of?

"Brother Wang Lin, I want to become as outstanding as you in the future."

Chen Amao ate his food while looking at Wang Lin with admiration. He thought that in a few years, he would also find a respectable job, preferably a leadership position with a lot of people under his command.

"You must become a businessman and do trade across the country!" Wang Lin still had some expectations for Chen Amao.

"Huh!?" Chen Amao didn't understand why Wang Lin wanted him to go into business, since being a self-employed individual wasn't allowed these days.

Speculation and profiteering must be punished.

He Yushui is a college graduate with a relatively progressive mindset. Since Wang Lin said that, it means there will be many self-employed individuals in the future.

Wang Lin admonished Chen Amao, saying, "When the real wave begins, you must seize the opportunity to become a pig that flies up from the crest of the wave."

There were still thirteen years until the reform and opening up; it was only 1965!

What Wang Lin needs to do is cultivate talent, and then soar to great heights in thirteen years!

Fang Yue has a broad perspective. She trusts Wang Lin, so she is now working hard to learn English and other skills, hoping to become a great help to Wang Lin in the future.

Although Chen Amao didn't understand why Wang Lin wanted him to become a businessman, since it was Wang Lin who said so, he couldn't possibly cheat him. He should just try his best to learn.

Wang Lin did not reveal much information, after all, the reform and opening up was still a long way off, so he decided to play it safe for now.

After that, no one mentioned the matter again, and everyone focused on eating.

Even the Wang Baobao and Wang Beibei sisters ate with their mouths full of oil, especially when they were gnawing on the braised pork knuckle, their little faces were covered in grease.

Prince was dozing on the sofa, showing no interest in human food. Wang Lin had previously signed in and received premium cat food and canned cat food, which solved Prince's food problem.

Recently, the prince has become very lazy, and Wang Lin thought the prince was sick. But the prince told Wang Lin that it was evolving, which shocked Wang Lin's worldview.

Could the prince's evolution be due to an increase in intelligence?

Wang Lin was curious, but the prince had not yet completed its evolution. It was said that the evolution would take three months, during which time it would be very sleepy and lazy.

After they had eaten and drunk their fill, Wang Lin pointed to the leftovers in front of him and said to Chen Amao, "Let's pack up the leftovers and take them home first. We'll do a thorough cleaning of the house tonight. It's almost Chinese New Year, so let's go to the market tomorrow to buy some New Year's goods and take a good bath."

Chen Amao got excited. He hadn't gone shopping for New Year's goods in a long time, and he was filled with anticipation at the thought of going shopping for New Year's goods tomorrow.

"Brother, we need to buy couplets."

"Brother, we still need to buy firecrackers."

The two little ones are also feeling bored studying at home lately, and they want to go out for a walk.

Wang Lin flicked the two little ones' noses and said generously, "Buy, buy, buy! Buy whatever you like tomorrow, your brother has plenty of money."

Chapter 100 The Bureau Chief Stands Up for Wang Lin

The Wang family's place was bustling with activity and filled with joy.

In contrast, Qin Huairu's home in the compound was lifeless. She had prepared a meal, but her three children and her mother-in-law looked at her with disgust.

The corn porridge not only doesn't keep you full, but it also burns your throat and irritates your anus when you poop.

Looking at the corn porridge and a stir-fried cabbage, Jia Zhangshi slammed down her chopsticks and said, "Qin Huairu, is this all you're going to give us?"

"Mother-in-law, we're lucky to have anything to eat. Sha Zhu is in the police station now, so we'll be eating this for the foreseeable future." What could Qin Huairu do? She was helpless too!

"Bullshit!" Madam Jia slammed her hand on the table and stood up to question Qin Huairu, "Where is your monthly salary? I want to eat meat! I'm telling you, Qin Huairu, if I don't see meat tonight, I won't eat!"

Bang Geng also cooperated with his grandmother, opening his mouth and shouting, "Mom, I want to eat meat too."

Qin Huairu looked at the old woman and the child, and her heart ached. Why couldn't they understand her difficulties? She did have a salary, but in order to create the impression of an especially poor household in the courtyard, they had to maintain their food and drink and couldn't be too ostentatious.

Previously, with He Yuzhu's help, there was no worry about food. Now that He Yuzhu's help is gone, their food and drink situation has deteriorated sharply.

Xiao Dang didn't dare to ask for meat, because even if she did, it would be useless. Knowing this, she simply ate when she was supposed to eat and kept quiet when she shouldn't have. This was her way of surviving.

Huaihua didn't dare to speak, but she had been sneaking around the backyard quite often lately. Fang Yue and Chen Amao would secretly feed her meat. This little one had already betrayed them and her heart was no longer with Qin Huairu's family.

Whenever she has free time, Huaihua would read fables with Wang Baobao and Wang Beibei, and listen to Fang Yue, the older sister, explain things to her.

Huaihua knows that what her mother and grandmother did was wrong, but she is too young to do anything about it, so she can only pretend to be mute and speak less.

"Eat meat!"

Banggeng gave another affected hum.

Qin Huairu had no choice but to get up and say, "Alright, alright, I'll go buy some meat right now."

Pork is very expensive now, and Qin Huairu only buys fatty meat because it's oily and filling. Lean meat is rarely bought; fatty meat is the most popular.

Upon hearing that Qin Huairu was going to buy meat, Jia Zhangshi and Banggeng stopped making a fuss, as if the two had planned it together.

Qin Huairu took out a ten-yuan note from her savings and walked out the door with the money on her back, feeling a pang of regret.

Neither Chaoyang Market nor Dongdan Market is close, but fortunately there is a butcher shop nearby.

Qin Huairu left the house with the money to buy meat. When she passed by He Yuzhu's house, she met an old man named Yi Zhonghai.

When Yi Zhonghai saw Qin Huairu, he called out, "Little Qin."

Qin Huairu approached Yi Zhonghai and said, "Uncle."

Yi Zhonghai pointed to He Yuzhu's room, which had no lights on, and asked, "Why hasn't this silly Zhu come back yet?"

Qin Huairu said sadly, "Shazhu was reported for stealing public property and was taken to the police station by the factory's security department. I went to beg Director Yang, but he wouldn't help Shazhu and even punished him by making him clean the toilets."

"Could it be Xu Damao?"

When Yi Zhonghai, an old man, heard that He Yuzhu had been reported, he frowned. The first person he thought of was Xu Damao, since Xu Damao had been behaving strangely these past few days, often leaving early and returning late.

Qin Huairu didn't know who reported Sha Zhu, but she could only say resentfully, "Uncle, no matter who reported him, if he's in this courtyard, we can't let him go. Isn't that disrupting the unity of the courtyard?"

“Xiao Qin, you’re right. I’ll go to the police station to find out what’s going on.” Old man Yi Zhonghai nodded. What Qin Huairu said made a lot of sense. The key point was that someone had actually touched his elderly relative and challenged his authority in the courtyard, which was unacceptable.

"Okay, sir, I can't get away right now. My mother-in-law and three kids are nagging me to eat meat, so I have no choice but to go and buy some." Qin Huairu looked helpless.

"Go ahead, the elderly and children all need nutrition." Yi Zhonghai said and left. As for helping Qin Huairu buy meat? Impossible.

Qin Huairu didn't expect Yi Zhonghai to provide her with any meat, after all, this old guy wasn't stupid, he was quite shrewd.

The two left the courtyard at the same time; one went to the police station, and the other went to a nearby butcher shop.

Qin Huairu reluctantly bought a pound of meat from the butcher shop to take home.

Jia Zhangshi and Bang Geng saw that there was only one pound of meat, and immediately complained to Qin Huairu that she didn't know to cut two more pounds. Who could eat this one pound of meat?

Anyway, after Qin Huairu cooked the meat, Jia Zhangshi acted like a dog guarding its food, resolutely refusing to let Xiaodang and Huaihua, those two good-for-nothings, have a single bite of the meat.

Looking at Jia Zhangshi, Qin Huairu felt an even deeper sense of guilt towards her two daughters.

Although Xiao Dang wanted to eat, she knew that with her grandmother's temper, there was absolutely no way she would be allowed to have a single bite of meat.

After eating the meat from Wang Lin's house, Huaihua looked at the meat stir-fried by Qin Huairu. It looked and smelled delicious, but it didn't taste good at all, so she had no appetite at all.

"Banggeng, grandson, eat meat." Although Jia Zhangshi was possessive of her food, she was very fond of Banggeng. She would give Banggeng any good food she could find, since she would rely on Banggeng to take care of her in her old age and see her off in her final days.

Madam Jia Zhang's thinking is very feudal and traditional. She doesn't rely on her daughter-in-law Qin Huairu. Banggeng is the only person she can depend on, so she treats Banggeng well unconditionally, even if it's wrong. She still spoils him to the point that he's gone astray and will definitely end up eating peanuts in the future.

Qin Huairu had no choice but to feed her two daughters corn porridge and stir-fried cabbage.

"fragrant!"

Banggeng ate his meat while showing off to his two younger sisters.

Xiao Dang rolled her eyes.

The locust flowers, however, remained unmoved.

The last bit of meat was not given to Qin Huairu, but instead she put it on her own good grandson Banggeng, saying with a face full of affection, "Banggeng, eat more meat, grow strong."

Banggeng ate the meat in big bites, let out a burp, and felt that he was full of energy. He thought to himself, could this be what the beggar master meant by opening up the Ren and Du meridians?

After finishing her meal, Qin Huairu had to wash the dishes and clean up. However, while doing laundry, she also ransacked He Yuzhu's house. Disappointed, she returned home after finding no money.

Before going back, Qin Huairu glanced at the side room and found that the light was off, which meant He Yushui wasn't home. Where could He Yushui be so late? Could she have gone to the police station to see Sha Zhu?

If Qin Huairu knew that He Yushui hadn't gone to Peng Changsheng to see Sha Zhu but had instead stayed at Wang Lin's house in the backyard, would she be envious and jealous?

At the police station, an elderly man named Yi Zhonghai met He Yuzhu.

He Yuzhu looked somewhat haggard at this moment, and there were marks on his face indicating that he had been beaten.