The affairs of the Xu family and the Jia family were like a huge stone hitting the calm lake, causing ripples.
As time goes by, the lake surface will always return to its former calm state.
Especially now that the New Year is coming.
The Spring Festival is the most important festival for Chinese people. No matter how much resentment you hold in your heart, you still have to be peaceful and beautiful during the Spring Festival and look forward to good luck in the coming year.
Of course, with the Chinese New Year coming up, delicious food is indispensable. Even the frugalest families will find ways to buy a few kilograms of pork to satisfy their children's cravings.
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Buying meat is not an easy task in this era, especially during the Spring Festival, when the pork in the vegetable market is sold out early in the morning.
Even if there is meat left, it is worthless lean meat without even a little fat, and the residents will not buy it at all.
As a result, Yu Juhua became the most popular person in the compound.
As a butcher at the food station, she can buy the pork in advance before it is sent to the vegetable market.
"Chrysanthemum, my family wants to buy two pounds of fat. Look..."
"It's okay, it's just two pounds of fat. I'll bring it back to you tomorrow morning, and I'll make sure it's all fat."
"Okay, okay, your daughter is really a good person. Silly Zhu has spent eight lifetimes in marriage to you. I'll give you money and meat tickets."
"From Shazhu's house, can you help me carry three pounds of pork belly? As you know, my son is coming back, and I want to make some dumplings for him."
"It's okay, it's just pork belly, wrap it up on me!"
"Look, Juhua is such a good person. Silly Zhu is really blessed to have married you."
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In less than two days, Yu Juhua was upgraded from Zhang Fei's daughter to a good person.
Of course, maybe after the New Year, Yu Juhua will change from a good person to a female Zhang Fei again, but she doesn't care.
In fact, Yu Juhua is quite satisfied with her marriage to Shazhu.
Although Silhu has many bad habits, he is not essentially a bad person. He did all those stupid things in the past because he was seduced by Qin Huairu.
Thinking of Qin Huairu, Yu Juhua became extremely angry.
If you borrow something and don't return it, that's just a moral issue, but if you help Xu Damao find his son, that's a crime!
Yu Juhua was also a person who couldn't rub sand out of his eyes. When he got home, he told Shazhu not to associate with Qin Huairu anymore.
Silly Zhu wanted to have a child wholeheartedly, so he naturally nodded in agreement.
"By the way, the Chinese New Year is coming soon. Brother Donglai is busy, and sister-in-law Qiunan is pregnant again. They seem to have guests at home. If nothing happens, go and help Brother Donglai cook."
Yu Juhua saw that Shazhu had finished making dumplings and was sitting there giggling, and explained with a smile.
"Okay, I'll go right away."
Silly Zhu wiped the white noodles on his hands, stood up and walked out.
After taking only two steps, Qin Huairu pulled her into a corner.
Qin Huairu had been waiting outside the door for half an hour, just waiting for Silly Zhu to come out.
"Hey, Sister Qin, what can you do? My wife is at home!" Silhu looked around timidly, fearing that Yu Juhua would come out from behind.
Qin Huairu looked miserable and sighed: "Zhuzi, I really encountered a difficult obstacle this time. You also know that I have been fired from the factory. I have an old woman and two children to raise at home. It's the Chinese New Year right now."
Well, every household in our compound is cutting meat to make dumplings. My sister has no money and has no way to buy anything. Banggeng was still mumbling greedily just now.
Forget it for adults during the Chinese New Year, I can’t let my children follow me and eat radishes and cabbage!
Silly Zhu is most afraid of Qin Huairu borrowing money. Now he has a clear account of all the money he has. Yu Juhua has to reconcile the accounts every night. If he can't keep up with the accounts, he will be scolded at best, or punched and kicked in more serious cases.
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"Sister Qin, I sympathize with your family's situation, but you also know that my family is now the housekeeper of Chrysanthemum. I don't have any money, so I can't help you."
"Oh, Zhuzi, my sister is busy these days and can't take care of you. How could you be so stupid? How can a woman control the family's money? You are still not a man."
"I think this is pretty good. Since Juhua Butler, I can afford new clothes recently. Look, the woolen tunic suit costs more than 20 yuan! Not to mention, I have to go to Donglai's house to make dumplings.
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Silly Zhu is not stupid, no matter what Qin Huairu says, he will not take the bait.
Looking at Sha Zhu's back, Qin Huairu's heart was as sharp as a knife. She never thought that Sha Zhu, who had always been obedient to her, would turn traitor like this.
However, this was not the time to worry about it, she still had to borrow money quickly.
In the past few days, Jia Dongxu didn't know if he had heard any rumors, but he always asked about the pregnancy.
Although Qin Huairu went to the Sixth Hospital to get a fake pregnancy test certificate from Dr. Liu and postponed the pregnancy for a month, Jia Xudong didn't seem to believe it and was always looking for trouble.
What Jia Zhang said was that Qin Huairu's pregnancy was abnormal this time, and maybe it was like Qin Jingru's.
Qin Huairu never expected that she was so clever that she tried to set up a trap to deal with Qin Jingru, but she ended up getting herself into it.
Under such circumstances, if they are not allowed to have a good year, a war will happen sooner or later.
If Si Zhu doesn't lend money, then Qin Huairu can only count on Yi Zhonghai.
Qin Huairu gathered her cotton-padded jacket, walked to the backyard, and knocked on the door of Yi Zhonghai's house.
A voice came from inside the house: "Who is it?"
"I, Qin Huairu, want to see Master Yi if I have something to do."
Hearing Qin Huairu's voice, the aunt's face suddenly dropped and she glanced at Yi Zhonghai who was drinking tea.
"Qin Huairu is here, and he will probably need to borrow money again. Let me tell you, I have no money here. If you use the pension money, we will wait for the northwest wind when we get old!"
"I know, I know, what are you talking about?"
Yi Zhonghai was also in a bad mood. He was also involved in what Qin Huairu committed this time.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! In previous years, as an eighth-level fitter in a steel rolling mill, he would receive a bonus of ten yuan and five pounds of meat coupons.
When wages were closed yesterday, he went to the Finance Department to collect the money, but the staff there told him that the steel rolling mill was short of funds this year and bonuses were limited. He was not on the list.
When Yi Zhonghai saw a seventh-level worker receiving money and meat tickets and leaving happily, he understood that he had been tricked by his apprentice.
But thinking of the child in Qin Huairu's belly, Yi Zhonghai had to walk out even if he didn't want to.
The two of them came to a secluded flower bed.
Qin Huairu was not polite and directly named her: "Master Yi, my family can't survive. Please lend me two hundred yuan!"
"Two hundred yuan? How can I have so much money?" Yi Zhonghai took a breath. It is true that his monthly salary is only a few yuan, but since he got involved with Qin Huairu, he has paid all the money.
I spent a lot of money, but I still have two hundred yuan left!
Besides, even if he had it, he couldn't lend it to Qin Huairu. The aunt's words just now reminded him that whether Qin Huairu was reliable was still a question.
Qin Huairu said with a cold face: "This is what you owe me."
"Why do I owe you money?"
"What happened last time, if you helped me intercede with the factory, I might not be fired this time. Tell me, do you owe me this?"
Looking at the confident Qin Huairu, Yi Zhonghai couldn't laugh or cry. Where did this woman's brain go?
She made such a serious mistake this time, how could he, an eighth-level fitter, just get through easily by asking for mercy.
But Qin Huairu came to the door and didn't come out at all. It wasn't like that.
Yi Zhonghai took out fifty yuan from his pocket and stuffed it into Qin Huairu's hand: "Huairu, this is all I have here. You can take it first. After the Chinese New Year, I will help you find a job through my connections.
It will get better."
Although it is only fifty yuan, which is far different from the two hundred yuan, it can still solve the immediate difficulty.
Qin Huairu stopped being reluctant and put the money in her pocket: "You must keep it in mind. Jia Zhang and Jia Dongxu seem to be suspicious recently."
"What's going on?" Yi Zhonghai's expression suddenly changed. What he was most afraid of was that Jia Dongxu and the others knew the truth about Qin Huairu's pregnancy.
If trouble breaks out in the future, Qin Huairu will definitely not be able to carry it on her own and will definitely pull him into the water.
When the time comes, he may be fired from the steel rolling mill, or in serious cases, he may even be forced to squat on a fence.
"Don't ask. I have arranged everything carefully. Even if they are suspicious, they can't find any evidence."
Qin Huairu left these words and hurried to the vegetable market.
She was not like the residents in the compound who could ask Chrysanthemum to buy meat. If she arrived late, she might not even have the lean meat.
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In Li's house.
Silly Zhu helps in the kitchen cooking pork and mutton.
Li Donglai, Ding Qiunan and Zhang Qingcui gathered around the table making dumplings.
There were two girls nearby, Li Xiaomei and He Yuyu, who were working as helpers.
Making dumplings seems simple, just put the meat filling into the dough and then knead it gently.
But if you want to wrap it delicately, you still need some skills.
The dumplings made by Ding Qiunan and Zhang Qingcui are obviously much prettier than those made by Li Donglai.
When Li Donglai made another big dumpling, Ding Qiunan couldn't help it anymore: "Brother Donglai, just Qingcui and I can make the dumplings. You've been busy all day, so take a break with some tea."
"Oh, then I'll just be lazy."
Li Donglai was just asking for it, so he poured a cup of tea and sat aside to watch them making dumplings.
When I said I was making dumplings, I was mainly just chatting.
Ding Qiunan seemed to have a good impression of Zhang Qingcui and asked about Zhang Qingcui's situation from time to time.
"Qingcui, how many people are there in your family?"
"My old man, my mother, my brother, me, and my sister-in-law, there are five people in total."
"Are they not in the capital?"
"Well, my old man and my mother are in the south, and my brother and sister-in-law are in the frontier. I am left alone in the capital. If Dr. Li hadn't picked me up, I would have been alone in the house eating steamed buns right now!"
"Heh, you seem to be graduating soon. Do you have a partner?"
Zhang Qingcui looked shy and her hands trembled: "Not yet. You may not know that the project team Dr. Li and I are working on are undertaking key projects. The tasks are heavy and time is tight. We researchers sleep in the laboratory almost every day.
How can I find time to find a partner here!"
"That's right." Ding Qiunan glanced at Zhang Qingcui, thoughtfully.
Li Donglai asked more and more personal questions, which made Zhang Qingcui feel uncomfortable and quickly changed the subject.
"Yu Yu, when will your marriage to that little policeman be scheduled?"
He Yuyu helped Ding Qiunan apply the meat filling and said with a smile: "I will graduate on October 1st next year. Brother Donglai, Sister Qiunan, and my little sister will all go to participate. By the way, there are also
Qingcui, I would be happier if you could go."
Zhang Qingcui smiled and said: "I should be in the laboratory on October 1st, maybe I won't be free."
He Yuyu curled her lips, she felt that this girl was a bit aloof.
Li Donglai was a little cold when he saw him, and then asked hurriedly: "Have you prepared all the things for your wedding?"
He remembered that a few months ago, He Yuyu asked him to borrow money to pay for tuition.
He Yuyu also remembered this, stood up and wiped his hands with a towel, took out a handful of money from his pocket and handed it to Li Donglai.
"Brother Donglai, I forgot. This is the money I borrowed from you. I will give it back to you."
"When we borrowed the money, didn't we agree that you would be a teacher to pay off the debt?" Li Donglai did not accept the money.
He Yuyu said: "I will work in a cotton spinning factory after graduation, and then I will get married. I will definitely not have time to be a teacher. Besides, although you didn't give me a salary, I still got a bonus every month. I've done the math.
This money, excluding the bonuses, is just enough to pay you back."
"Oh, this money is given to you by Chrysanthemum? Let's put it with you first. The cost of a wedding is very high." Li Donglai said with a smile: "When you go to work and get paid, I will get it back every penny."
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It was almost dusk after making the dumplings. Li Donglai stood up, stretched out, and said with a smile: "Silly Zhu, go and invite Juhua over. Let's have a dinner party tonight."
"Okay, Chrysanthemum will definitely be what you want."
As Silly Zhu spoke, he ran out to look for Yu Juhua.
There is no way, the Li family's New Year's goods are too rich, not to mention twenty kilograms of mutton and twenty kilograms of pork, there are also four or five big carps, a big pig's head, seven or eight big roosters...
These things might go rancid without his help.
At night, the capital city is brightly lit, and each one has a different mood.
"Come, let's have a drink first!"
Li Donglai was happy and broke his habit of not drinking in the past. He took up the wine and toasted to everyone.
"I wish our lives will be prosperous in the coming year!"
After drinking and eating, the women were washing pots and dishes in the kitchen.
Silly Zhu gently touched Li Donglai's elbow: "Brother Donglai, come out, I have something to say."
Li Donglai called into the house: "Qiu Nan, I've had enough dinner and I'm going out for a walk with Silly Zhu."
"Go on, it's cold outside, remember to wear a cotton-padded jacket."
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In the small park, Shazhu chattered for a long time and whispered: "Brother Donglai, Qin Huairu asked me to borrow money today."
"Um?"
"Of course, I can't promise her!" Silly Zhu hurriedly patted his chest and said, after saying that, he sighed again: "But Sister Qin's life is too difficult. She was fired and has no salary.
How should people live!"
Li Donglai smiled and said: "Don't ask me about this. You decide for yourself. If you think you should help, just help! Of course, you are already married, so you should know the consequences of doing so."
