Scholars in the courtyard.

Chapter 1696: Clean Family
Noon, courtyard.

Yi Zhonghai and an old lady walked in one after another. Both of them looked lost and listless.

However, it is not entirely the same.

Upon closer inspection, Yi Zhonghai, who was walking in front, had a lost look on his face, but there was a hint of relief in his eyes.

The middle-aged woman behind, on the other hand, was in a state of deep loss, as if she had lost hope, with a look of dejection in her eyes.

The reason for this is that the two have different focuses on adopting children.

Compared to the old lady who insisted on adopting a child to take care of her in her old age, Yi Zhonghai preferred to place his hopes on Sha Zhu and Qin Huairu.

Adopting a child is a huge expense.

Moreover, the risks are not small.

No matter how good things are now, who knows what will happen during the growing process?
Just like the story of Jia's family, he was such a lovely child at the beginning, but later on, he became more and more crooked, and finally he tortured himself to death.

If half of the people die when the tree grows up, what will be the value of their efforts?

A waste of time?
And if they adopt a child, what will Sha Zhu and Qin Huairu think?
Although Shazhu is stupid and can't say anything, Qin Huairu is smart. She says one thing on her face but definitely has another in her mind.

Besides, now is the right time to choose the silly Qin Huairu.

Without Jia Zhang, there was no one to burden them.

Without the stick jokes, no one will make trouble for them in the future.

What's more, Sha Zhu has promised to take care of them in their old age and see them to the end of their lives. What Sha Zhu says is still trustworthy.

All this happened naturally.

So, when an aunt adopts a child, it is all wishful thinking.

Originally, he was thinking about adopting a child, and after choosing among these, he hoped to dissuade the aunt from the idea.

But now, when the two of them went to the street office to talk about it, they just said directly that it did not meet the requirements.

One has a clean background, and the other has the ability to support the child.

The result was that the people from the street office directly rejected these two after seeing them.

And to put it bluntly, neither condition is met.

After hearing this, Yi Zhonghai and the other man looked unhappy.

How can they not be innocent? Isn't it just...

Well, they were indeed not clean because of the deaf old lady.

As for the ability to support, one is age and the other is money, and it seems that neither is sufficient.

As a result, they didn’t even pass the first hurdle and their request was rejected.

It also made the two of them completely give up.

Although he was secretly happy, Yi Zhonghai still felt offended!
Back then, I was an eighth-level fitter and a master craftsman in the steel rolling mill.

Ninety-nine a month!

How many people envy its existence!
What, it's not innocent anymore?
That's why Yi Zhonghai's face turned ugly on the way back.

Arriving at the middle courtyard, the two men went into the house one after another.

As soon as I entered the door, I saw Qin Huairu sitting on a stool waiting.

Seeing the two people coming in, Qin Huairu stood up immediately, but when she saw the expressions of Yi Zhonghai and the old lady, she immediately smiled kindly and walked forward quickly.

"Uncle, aunt, how is it going? Is everything going well?"

Qin Huairu lied with her eyes open, and it would be strange if it would have any good results judging from the two people's expressions.

To be honest, she was the person who least wanted to see a middle-aged woman adopt a child.

If a boy is born, then everything in the aunt's house will belong to the child.

How can their family take advantage in the future?
Even Huaihua, the godson, is not as good as an adopted son!
Fortunately, it looks like there’s no hope!
"Huairu!"

When the aunt heard Qin Huairu's voice, she could no longer hold back her grief and tears streamed down her face.

"Auntie, what's going on?"

Yi Zhonghai pretended to be decadent, sat on a stool nearby, and looked unhappy.

"What else can we do? They don't let us adopt, saying we don't meet the requirements. I think they are just looking down on us!"

Yi Zhonghai complained a lot, and the old lady felt much better after she cried.

"It's so infuriating! How can you bully people like this?"

Qin Huairu's face was filled with anger, and she was shaking as she held the aunt's hand. "No, I'll go and ask them to judge the matter."

"Why can't you let us adopt? Are we worse than anyone else's? You can't bully people like this anymore!"

Seeing Qin Huairu's appearance, Yi Zhonghai lowered his head silently, knowing his own business.

Besides, Qin Huairu’s acting skills couldn’t fool him.

But the aunt didn't notice it and was grateful in her heart.

"Huai Ru, this is fate. I don't blame others, I blame myself for not having such a good fate!"

"Auntie, don't say that. There's also me, Shazhu, Xiaodang and Huaihua..."

"We are all family!"

"Huai Ru..."

As they talked, the two hugged each other.

But Qin Huairu breathed a sigh of relief in her heart.

Finally no need to bother with this!
……

backyard.

Qin Jingru also felt relieved.

When she heard that Yi Zhonghai wanted to adopt a child, she was more anxious than anyone else.

Because she knew clearly that the house was reserved for Sha Zhu!

Although her relationship with Sha Zhu is not something that can be made public, they are still connected.

Naturally, she wanted to be nice to Shazhu.

And now, Sha Zhu's punishment is about to end, he can find a job, and his life will be stable in the future.

Correspondingly, her life will also become stable.

She even had a thought in her mind that if Yi Zhonghai and the other man left in the future, Sha Zhu would have his own house.

At that time, if she and Sha Zhu had a child, then...

Isn't it better to be with Sha Zhu than waiting for Xu Damao who can't get out?

As for Qin Huairu, haha
Who cares about her?

Qin Jingru lay on the bed and fantasized about her beautiful life in the future.

But on second thought, this doesn't seem right.

Why can’t Yi Zhonghai and an old lady adopt a child?
Age and ability are one aspect, but more importantly, Yi Zhonghai has a stain on him.

But in comparison, someone like Xu Damao has been in prison for ten years, so doesn't the stain on him become even bigger?
Thinking of this, Qin Jingru's heart skipped a beat.

Although I know that Xu Damao is not destined to have children, as his wife, I can't avoid being affected!

I thought it would fade with time, but now it seems that this stain will be with me for the rest of my life!
Besides, Shazhu is not clean either!
cuckoo
Suddenly, the rumbling sound from her stomach interrupted her worries.
Qin Jingru had a look of confusion on her face. She had been so clean and pure before, but now she had fallen into this quagmire and could not escape in time!

There's no point thinking too much right now, I can only take it one step at a time.

Then he got up and walked towards the cupboard.

But when I saw the steamed corn bread in the cupboard, I lost my appetite again.

very hungry!
Why hasn't Shazhu come back yet?

Thinking of Sha Zhu, Qin Jingru couldn't sit still anymore.

Every time Sha Zhu brought back something good, it all went into Qin Huairu's mouth and she couldn't get any.

At most, some money.

If you act too late, you will have to give all the money to Qin Huairu.

Thinking of this, Qin Jingru decided to go out and find Sha Zhu.

As for the money in the box, of course it had to be kept.

So, Qin Jingru tightened her stomach, stood up and walked out.

After passing the Moon Gate, Qin Jingru glanced at the small vegetable garden in front of the Yang family's yard when she passed the central courtyard.

Ever since Yang Xiaotao took over Sha Zhu's house, he led people to renovate the house.

The original ear room became a guest room.

Yang Xiaotao and Ran Qiuye lived in the main room.

The entire Yang family became the family with the most houses in the yard and also the largest residence.

Thinking about this house, it used to be a foolish thing.

If he had succeeded in his blind date with Sha Zhu the first time instead of following Xu Damao, this house might have been his.

Damn Xu Damao!

It's all because of him that I've ruined myself!
Cursing in her heart, Qin Jingru didn't dare to look any longer because the big black dog was staring at her that day.

Qin Jingru walked away quickly and went towards the coal station as soon as she walked out of the gate.

As she left the alley, a figure slowly followed behind her.

……

Coal station.

Sha Zhu lifted the lid of the pot, tasted the saltiness with a spoon, and then, amid the envy of the kitchen helpers, he scooped out a piece of meat, put it in his mouth, and tasted it slowly.

"Well, not bad!"

After Sha Zhu finished speaking, a fat assistant with a red face and thick neck immediately smiled and complimented, "Master He, your cooking skills are amazing!"

"Even the master chef at Fengze Garden may not be able to taste this flavor!"

Sha Zhu felt the taste of meat in his mouth, heard the compliments, and looked up and glanced at the fat man.

"Well, Fatty, you have eyes!"

"To tell you the truth, it wasn't my father who insisted that I take over the steel mill. I guess there should be a place for me in Fengze Garden!"

Sha Zhu said proudly that his most impressive skill in life was his craft.

Of course, every time he talked about this, he would think about He Daqing in his heart.

There hasn't been any letters from him since we last met, and I don't know if he died in the northwest.

When the fat man heard Sha Zhu bragging, he quickly said nice things to him in order to get closer to him.

By then, if you can learn a few tricks, it will be enough for you to eat!
"Okay, go get ready for dinner!"

Sha Zhu took one look at the fat man and understood his plan clearly.

It’s a pity that this skill has been passed down from generation to generation, how can it be given to outsiders?

Even about MCA, only a little bit of information was spread, and that was because the other party was going to the northwest.

Seeing that there was no one in the kitchen, Sha Zhu opened another small pot, in which a little rooster was stewing, bubbling with steam.

"It's delicious!"

Sha Zhu lay on it, sniffed, and spoke in a self-indulgent manner, then thought about fishing it out, splitting it in half and taking it back.

But thinking about how he was getting rid of the webmaster, he resisted the urge, covered the pot with the lid, and simmered it until it became a little more mushy.

This is the little rooster he bought with his own money, for his future!

After the fat man was ready, the two men poured the food from the big pot into basins and asked the fat man to serve the food.

Sha Zhu was watching over the small pot, fantasizing about his future life.

But just as he was about to open the pot, he suddenly heard footsteps outside.

Then I saw the webmaster walk in with his hands behind his back.

"Stationmaster, you came at the right time. My pot..."

"Comrade He Yuzhu, please listen to me first!"

The stationmaster didn't let Sha Zhu continue. He interrupted him and without waiting for him to speak, he continued, "I have reported your situation to the higher-ups!"

When Sha Zhu heard this, he took a deep breath and almost stopped breathing.

"Then what~"

"You have to be mentally prepared!"

The webmaster spoke up and Sha Zhu's heart skipped a beat.

"No, Station Master, what does it mean to fall to the ground?"

"Ugh!"

"To tell you the truth..."

The webmaster spoke somewhat helplessly. He was also criticized by his superiors this time. The reason was, of course, Sha Zhu's background and the stains on him.

Besides, Sha Zhu was fired by the Red Star Machinery Factory and couldn't be a worker. If their coal yard hired him, it would be difficult for the Red Star Machinery Factory.

Compared with the machinery factory, their coal plant is nothing but a dwarf, and they are definitely not to be trifled with!
"You, don't think too much, just work hard, even if you are not a formal worker, you can still make a living here!"

After the webmaster finished speaking, he sighed and left!

砰

Sha Zhu sat down on the stool with his eyes dull!

All my hopes were dashed and I ended up suffering the consequences!

His gaze went from scattered to focused, and finally fell on the pot.

"What a fool, what a fool!"

"I won't even feed the dog..."

Sha Zhu said this viciously, but when he saw the stewed chicken in the pot, he couldn't say anything else.

"You son of a bitch, if you dislike me, then don't eat my food from now on!"

"I bought the chicken myself, so I eat it myself!"

After saying that, he fished out the little rooster, picked up a kitchen knife and chopped it into pieces, then put it all into two lunch boxes, leaving no soup behind.

(End of this chapter)