Farming with kids: My deceased husband returns and I spoil him rotten.

Because the person behind her had a familiar scent, and because he wasn't very strong, Shang Qing easily broke free.

When she came to her senses and looked closely, she realized that the person who had dragged her into the alley was none other than Liu Bazi.

"I'm asking you, did you deliberately sabotage me before?" Liu Bazi glared fiercely at Shang Qing, but his tone wasn't so harsh. He continued, "I've been thinking about this for a long time these past two days, and something's getting increasingly off. Were you planning to stop cooperating with me? So you did all this? You're trying to frame me, aren't you?"

Shang Qing remained calm and composed: "Liu Scarface, you say I want to harm you, then tell me, what is your evidence?"

Liu Bazi was stunned for a long time by her question.

Shang Qing, however, pressed on expressionlessly, "Manager Jin just warned me to be careful, and now I finally understand what he meant. Were you eavesdropping on our conversation around here? Why were you eavesdropping?"

Liu Bazi was speechless and even a little flustered by her barrage of questions.

Shang Qing wasn't planning on getting entangled with him any further. Seeing that he didn't reply, she prepared to leave, but after only two steps, she was blocked by Liu Bazi, who suddenly rushed up.

"Shang Qing, regardless of whether you did what happened before, you have to help me now."

"You have no idea, the beer had a problem, which not only prevented me from making any money, but also caused me to lose a lot of money. To pay the penalty for breach of contract, I even went to a loan shark to pay high-interest loans, otherwise you wouldn't be seeing me now!"

Shang Qing was somewhat speechless, but still patiently said, "You shouldn't have come to me about this. You should have gone to Jiang Yingyue. She's your partner now, and I can't interfere in your affairs."

After saying this, Shang Qing prepared to leave, but Liu Bazi, having nowhere else to go, regarded Shang Qing as his last straw and persisted relentlessly: "Shang Qing, no matter what, we've worked together for so long! Don't you think about who helped you in the beginning, who gave you a house to live in? No matter what, I've done you a favor, you can't just abandon me!"

Liu Bazi roared in frustration, which annoyed Shang Qing. She walked out of the alley and, seeing that there were many pedestrians around, she deliberately raised her voice and said, "We're no longer cooperating, so this isn't my fault. Yes, you helped me a lot before, but I also made you a lot of money. You can't assume it's my fault just because you've lost money now, can you?"

Shang Qing looked around; her words still attracted quite a crowd.

After learning about the situation, many people spoke up for Shang Qing and criticized Liu Bazi for his poor interpersonal skills.

"This man is really useless! He always blames us women when something goes wrong!"

"Don't even mention women, I can't stand looking at this bastard. He's useless and blames others!"

"Sigh, the world is going to the dogs! There are all kinds of people these days!"

Liu Bazi felt utterly ashamed by what these people were saying, but he was now at his wit's end. Besides Shang Qing in front of him, he couldn't think of anyone else who could help him resolve this debt.

So he could only continue to shamelessly cling to his coattails, like a persistent plaster.

Just when Shang Qing was at her wit's end, a tall figure came into view.

“Liu the Scarface, you and Shang Qing are no longer partners. If you continue to cause trouble, I don’t mind accompanying you to the county government office. We can have a good talk with the county magistrate, how about that?”

When Liu Bazi saw that it was Gu Yu and saw his cold face, he knew that he was not someone to be trifled with. So, whatever thoughts he had, he could only swallow them silently.

Before leaving, he said to Shang Qing, "Think about it carefully, I really can't go on living."

Whether you live or die is none of my business… Shang Qing thought to himself.

After Liu the Scarface left, the old woman looked Gu Yu up and down before turning to Shang Qing and saying, "Miss, this must be your husband. You two look so well-matched!"

Just as Shang Qing was about to retort, the old woman continued to sigh to herself, "Good lad, you'd better protect her well in the future. That person just now didn't seem like a kind person!"

After finishing her sentence, the old woman picked up her vegetable basket and left.

Even though the old lady had already walked quite a distance, Shang Qing still made sure to clarify for himself, "Auntie, I have no relation to Young Master Zhao; he's just a tenant in our household!"

A slight smile appeared on Gu Yu's lips, barely perceptible to anyone.

Shang Qing didn't dare to look him in the eye, and the atmosphere became slightly awkward.

"What did Young Master Zhao go to buy just now? I've been waiting for you for ages."

After Shang Qing finished speaking, she turned to walk back. Gu Yu held up the paper package in his hand and waved it in front of her: "Just now, I came out of the blacksmith's shop and saw a snack shop not far away. There were quite a few people queuing up, so I bought some."

Shang Qing could still hear the old woman's words echoing in her ears, so she casually replied, "Oh, I see."

"Actually, I don't particularly like these pastries. I just overheard Pan'er and her two sisters mentioning them a few days ago. I happened to see them today, so I bought some. I don't know if they'll like the taste."

But kids all have a sweet tooth, so buying them desserts is always a good idea.

Are they for the children?

Shang Qing suddenly recalled what had happened earlier and looked at Gu Yu with a wary gaze.

Gu Yu asked, somewhat puzzled, "Why are you looking at me like that? Is there something dirty on my face?"

Shang Qing quickly shook her head: "No, no, I just think you're a very nice person. Even when you're out on the street, you don't forget about the children."

As if he had thought of something, Shang Qing took out his money pouch again and took out some loose silver coins.

“I see you bought quite a lot, you must have spent a lot of money. Keep these, I can’t take them for free.”

Gu Yu was taken aback, but showed no intention of taking it.

Seeing this, Shang Qing forcefully stuffed the money into his hand and continued, "You're just a tenant in our family, so you shouldn't have to spend money on these things. Besides, didn't you just pay me rent? You probably don't have much cash on you, right?"

She really does treat herself like an outsider.

Gu Yu returned the money to her, politely declining, "Don't worry, I still have money. Besides, I really like the children, and I bought these things voluntarily. What would I do with your money?"

Seeing Shang Qing's puzzled look, Gu Yu could only lie: "Actually, I also have children, about the same age as Pan'er and the others. As a father, I naturally know how to love children, and besides, after spending these days together, I've already come to regard Pan'er as my own child."

Gu Yu's words made Shang Qing seem somewhat cold and unapproachable.

"Really? I've never heard you mention these things before..." Shang Qing said as he took the money back, "In that case, thank you very much, Young Master Zhao."