Silly Zhu's Moving: The Old Neighbor's Nightmare

Just as Sha Zhu was thinking of ignoring them and letting them gossip, Jia Zhangshi suddenly darted out from the crowd.

Pointing at Sha Zhu, he shouted, "Sha Zhu, didn't you say you were going to lend my bicycle to Dongxu?"

"If you move out, where are we going to borrow one? No, you can move, but you have to leave the bicycle behind."

Hearing this, Sha Zhu felt that this old fat woman still hadn't learned her lesson. She'd already forgotten about yesterday's events.

The neighbors quieted down and looked at Sha Zhu after hearing what Jia Zhangshi had said.

"Aunt Jia, my family has moved to the vicinity of the Military Control Commission, which is only about ten minutes away from here."

However, the houses there need to be renovated and are not yet habitable. I'll stay at my master's house temporarily.

But starting tomorrow, I'll be working at the steel rolling mill. My dad arranged for me to work in the kitchen of the mill's canteen.

At this point, Sha Zhu even took out his work ID and showed it to the group of aunties and grandmas.

Then she continued, "Aunt Jia, when Dongxu gets married, just come to the kitchen in the cafeteria and borrow my bicycle."

Seeing what Sha Zhu said, Jia Feipo suddenly lost her mind. She then looked towards Sha Zhu's house.

"Silly Zhu, if you move out, the house will be empty. Perfect timing, my son is getting married."

"I only have one room in my house. Please give up your main room so my son can use it for his wedding."

Sha Zhu quickly pulled Xiao Li over, "Aunt Jia, these are the staff members sent by Director Wang of the Military Control Commission to collect the houses."

The ownership of my house is now with the military control commission. The house no longer belongs to our family.

"If you need to borrow a house, look for this staff member of the Military Control Commission." Sha Zhu pulled Little Li out to hold the fort, then ignored the group of old women.

Quickly open the door and prepare to have the movers move your belongings out.

"Silly Zhu, you..." Aunt Jia was so angry she had nowhere to vent her anger, but suddenly she widened her eyes and looked closely at Xiao Li.

He jumped up, pointed at Sha Zhu, and started swearing, "Well, Sha Zhu, you little brat!"

You're trying to fool even your own great-aunt! You dragged him to your house yesterday for a "visit"!

He claims to be your good brother, but today he says he's from the Military Control Commission. You're spewing filth.

That's nonsense. Don't think you can just find anyone to impersonate the military control commission.

I'm telling you, if you don't lend my house to my family today, you're not moving any of your things.

This fat woman Jia couldn't borrow a bicycle, she was about to run away from her house, and she couldn't get any advantage over anyone, so she started to panic.

At this moment, the old ladies from the backyard, leaning on their canes, came to the middle courtyard, still not understanding what had happened.

When Yi Zhonghai's wife saw the old lady coming, she quickly went over to help her up.

Jia Zhangshi's loud voice finally lured the old matriarch of the compound to the middle courtyard, where she was asking the neighbors what had happened.

Of course, the old lady isn't some kind of matriarch yet. The head steward heard that elections would be held in the compound this weekend.

The neighborhood committee wasn't established for very long. The old lady now is just an ordinary old lady; she's not even a recipient of the "Five Guarantees" (a government-provided social welfare program for the elderly, disabled, and orphans).

After listening to everyone's discussion, the old lady's face suddenly turned ugly, but she quickly returned to normal.

However, this change was impossible to hide from Sha Zhu's thoughts. It seems that the old lady was indeed involved in He Daqing's departure.

The old lady, leaning on her cane and supported by Yi Zhonghai's wife, came to Sha Zhu's side.

When Jia Zhangshi saw the old lady approaching, her voice suddenly softened.

Seeing the old lady constantly talking to him, he slowly shut his mouth.

What's going on here? Like using brine to curdle tofu, there's always something that can counteract something else. There must be something more to their relationship than anyone else knows.

But Sha Zhu doesn't care. He doesn't care what happens. He's leaving anyway, so he can't be bothered with what's going on between them.

Seeing that Jia Zhangshi had stopped talking, the old lady looked at Shazhu and said, "Shazhu, are you moving out?"

"Yes, ma'am, what brings you out here? You're so old."

You should just stay indoors and rest, and stop worrying so much.

My family is moving to the vicinity of the Military Control Commission, which is only a ten-minute walk away, not far at all.

Sha Zhu thought to himself, "Your ears are fine too."

"Why are you suddenly moving out? Has your house been taken over by the military control commission?" the old lady asked kindly.

"Yes, my house has been transferred to the military control commission. A couple of days ago..."

My dad has moved all the household registration books to the new house. Our family's household registration is no longer in this compound.

My dad found a wife who brought a child with her, and the house there is spacious.

Sha Zhu followed the old lady's words and told her everything she wanted to know.

Let's see what other tricks you can come up with, wife. The household registration has already been moved. What other way can you think of to keep your silly son in this courtyard?

"Silly Zhu, do you agree to your dad finding you a stepmother?" The old lady was worried for Silly Zhu.

"How could I possibly agree? My dad has already beaten me twice, and my butt and back still hurt. I have no choice," Sha Zhu said, rubbing his back.

The old lady was also confused at this point. This wasn't the script. I didn't mean to chase Sha Zhu away.

I just want to eat something good, is that hard for me? I don't need you to support me in my old age.

I just wanted to get He Daqing far away; this situation was beyond my control.

No wonder He Daqing thought he would be fine once he left this courtyard.

This means He Daqing isn't going outside anymore. The old lady's mind was buzzing; she couldn't figure it out at all.

Sha Zhu looked at the old lady and found her current appearance rather amusing. "Take your time to figure it out. By the time you understand, He Daqing will have already run away, so it won't matter."

What can you do then? If you're so capable, try getting rid of Yi Zhonghai's wife's care and pestering Sha Zhu for a little food.

Sha Zhu thought to himself, "Hey, you never know. What if I, Grandpa Zhu, get married and have a wife?"

Another year of famine has arrived, and the old lady might very well come back to bother Sha Zhu again.

A person without selfish desires has a wide world, but that doesn't apply to these old beasts. If they can't have me, they'll find a way to destroy me.

Sometimes, you can't just leave or run away and expect peace of mind; the tree may wish to be still, but the wind will not cease.

As for what tricks these beasts would pull after Sha Zhu left, Sha Zhu thought to himself, "I'll wait and see."

Seeing that the old lady had lost her spirit, Sha Zhu turned to Fatty Jia and said...

“Aunt Jia, if you continue to obstruct us, this staff member from the military control commission will go and call the patrol officers over.”

"Even if I plead for you then, this staff member won't care about my feelings."

After Sha Zhu finished speaking, he ignored the furious Jia Zhangshi and arranged for the movers to move the things in the room.

First, we moved the items out of Yushui's room. There wasn't much stuff: a bed, a large wooden box containing Yushui's clothes, and the bedding on the bed.

A table, a chair, and that's it. The rest of the smaller items were stored away in Sha Zhu's storage space.

The large wooden box was locked, so no one could see what was inside. It was as if the rainwater had emptied the room, leaving nothing behind.

Several middle-aged women who were hoping to take advantage of the situation saw that the rain shelter was empty and they were cursing under their breath.

Just to be on the safe side, Sha Zhu called over two handcarts and decided to clean up his own room as well; even a dilapidated house is worth a fortune.

We can't let these old ladies say that this guy is a waste of money. Move everything that can be moved.

As for you guys not getting any benefit and saying Sha Zhu is stingy, leaving nothing behind.

All I can say to you idiots is that you bunch of hypocrites, trying to take advantage of your grandpa Zhuzi? Dream on! I'm not leaving you anything.

Sha Zhu opened the main room door. He looked at the broken wooden bed and the dilapidated wardrobe, then decided he didn't want it anymore. "Fine, I'll give you old ladies something to do."

Sha Zhu first arranged for the movers to pack up the tables, chairs, and benches from his house, along with the large wooden crates he had prepared.

After tidying up the pots, pans, oil, salt, soy sauce, and vinegar in the kitchen, we moved them out, leaving only a broken bed and a broken cabinet in the room.

After leaving the room, I told the older women that the bed and wardrobe in the room were too big and a bit worn, so I wouldn't be moving them. They could move them themselves if they wanted.