Qin Huairu was also confused at this time. The two of them looked angry in front of her, but how come they seemed to be the same person when they met.
Watching the two of them walking and chatting, they both wished there was no one else in their eyes. They were joking and laughing from time to time, and they didn't seem to have any objections to each other at all.
Qin Huairu chased her to the gate of the courtyard. She looked at He Yuzhu riding a bicycle and taking the people away, and then looked back in confusion.
As soon as she turned around, she saw Xu Damao jumping out of the darkness, which startled her immediately.
"Xu Damao, what are you doing, scaring me so much?" Qin Huairu said, stroking her heart and burying her injustice.
"Hey, are you sad to see Silly Zhu dating someone?" Xu Damao said with a clear face.
"Go, go, what are you talking about? One of you is my niece and the other is my brother. Why should I feel sad? It's you who are worried, right?
Just look at it, if it goes quickly, Shazhu will have a baby by the end of the year. You, please work harder..."
Qin Huairu really felt a little sad in her heart, but she was unwilling to admit it in front of Xu Damao, and instead teased Xu Damao.
"Qin Huairu, just be tough. I know what you are thinking better than anyone else. You may steal the chicken but lose the rice."
After Xu Damao finished speaking, he hummed a song and entered the courtyard, leaving Qin Huairu alone in a daze.
But as soon as He Yuzhu brought Qin Xiaoli to the roast duck restaurant, Qin Xiaoli was shocked by the decoration of the roast duck restaurant.
Although she had made some assumptions in her mind before coming here, when she was actually in it, her heart was still pounding.
Looking at the people around her, they were all well-dressed, but she was the only one wearing a floral cotton-padded jacket, which seemed extremely out of tune with the atmosphere.
He Yuzhu seems very natural and shows no timidity at all. The main reason is that he is a cook himself, and the other reason is his generous character.
Qin Xiaoli sat cautiously in her seat, watching He Yuzhu skillfully ordering dishes, and couldn't help but sigh in her heart. This person looked like he frequented restaurants.
In fact, she didn't have much resistance to He Yuzhu. Although she doubted the relationship between her cousin Qin Huairu and him, she observed that most of them were just Qin Huairu's passion.
Although Xu Damao said a lot of bad things about He Yuzhu to her, she observed that as far as deceiving her was concerned, it was probably just the Jia family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.
Maybe, He Yuzhu was the target of deception just like her, so she felt a little sympathy for He Yuzhu.
"Xiao Li, try this burrito, some shredded green onions, some sauce, and a piece of roast duck, it's delicious."
Qin Xiaoli was thinking about it when she suddenly heard He Yuzhu's voice. When she looked up, she saw He Yuzhu handing over the rolled cake, and she quickly reached out to catch it.
This was her first time eating roast duck. To be honest, she really didn’t know how to operate it. He Yuzhu’s behavior relieved her a lot of embarrassment.
The two of them were talking and laughing during the dinner, and the atmosphere was quite harmonious. Qin Xiaoli saw that the time was right, so she knocked the cup away while pouring tea for He Yuzhu.
This also directly caused the glass of water to be poured on He Yuzhu's shoes. Qin Xiaoli also saw the right opportunity and got down, pretending to polish He Yuzhu's shoes, and apologized again and again:
"Brother Zhuzi, I'm sorry, I was so clumsy that I even spilled the tea and your shoes got all wet..."
"Hey, it's okay, it's okay. I have a pair at home, so stop working..."
Upon seeing this, He Yuzhu quickly pulled Qin Xiaoli up.
"Brother Zhuzi, these shoes of yours don't look like they were purchased, but they look like they were made at home. In addition to cooking, do you know how to do women's work?"
With He Yuzhu's action, Qin Xiaoli stood up and she didn't want to shine He Yuzhu's shoes.
"Hey, how can I make shoes? Qin Huairu's mother-in-law made them for her. Don't tell me, the quality is quite good.
This Jia Zhang family has only thought about making shoes all his life. He is the master of cloth shoes in the courtyard. The workmanship is indeed good."
He Yuzhu heard the words and did not doubt that he was there, so he told the truth directly and praised Jia and Zhang.
He didn't know that Qin Xiaoli had already had problems with the Jia family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law because of Xu Damao's instigation. She only thought that they had a good relationship with each other, so she didn't hesitate to praise the Jia family.
"I see that my cousin's family is having a hard time. I didn't expect that she would be so generous as to give you shoes. It seems that your relationship is quite good."
As soon as Qin Xiaoli said these words, He Yuzhu's heart suddenly started to ring with alarm bells.
In fact, he waited at Jia's house for a long time in the afternoon and did not see Qin Xiaoli's return, so he was wondering if this girl was with Xu Damao.
After all, in the previous life, Qin Jingru was cut off by Xu Damao just after they had a blind date with him, and then Qin Jingru left a note and left without saying goodbye.
He asked Qin Huairu to take Qin Xiaoli around the backyard in the morning, just to tell Xu Damao that he was waiting for him to cut off his beard.
So when Qin Huairu told him that Qin Xiaoli was back, although he didn't show it in front of Qin Huairu, he was still very surprised.
He was chatting with Qin Xiaoli along the way, but he didn't see any displeasure from Qin Xiaoli, and there was no change in the conversation. He almost thought that Xu Damao hadn't taken action yet.
But what Qin Xiaoli said now made He Yuzhu suspicious instantly. He was almost sure that Xu Damao had taken action!
It's just that Qin Xiaoli seems to be still in the deliberation stage, and she doesn't fully trust Xu Damao, otherwise she wouldn't have followed her out, let alone tested him.
Thinking of this, He Yuzhu sighed and said:
"I can't say that your cousin's family and I get along well, I can only say that we are okay. After all, we live in the same courtyard, and we can't see each other without looking up...
This Jia Zhang gave me shoes, alas... Actually, it’s a long story, and she actually wanted to harm me when she gave me shoes, but in the end, she didn’t expect that she harmed Dongxu..."
Qin Xiaoli felt that she was about to see the truth of the matter, so she quickly asked:
"Grandma Jia doesn't really want to give you shoes? What's going on? Brother Zhuzhu, can you tell me specifically?"
"Yes, there's nothing wrong with this..."
He Yuzhu then told Qin Xiaoli in detail that Jia Zhang deliberately covered the soles of his shoes with candle oil in order to make him fall and make a fool of himself.
"Oh, but I don't know how those shoes ended up on Jia Dongxu's feet. The shoes on my feet were given to me by Qin Huairu..."
As for Qin Huairu's accidental mistake in sending the wrong shoes, He Yuzhu only spoke vaguely.
After all, he only learned this by eavesdropping on the conversation between Jia's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law with his mind. There was no need to tell Qin Xiaoli.
He is just describing the facts. As for what other people think, it is none of He Yuzhu’s business.
"Then why didn't you ask my cousin why I gave you that pair of perfectly fine shoes?"
He Yuzhu's statement is consistent with what Xu Damao said. It seems that the death of his uncle was indeed caused by Jia Zhang's conspiracy to harm He Yuzhu, but instead harmed his own son.
But there is still no answer as to why her cousin gave the problematic shoes to Jia Dongxu.