Siheyuan: Master of the Fire, Eating Watermelons Online

Chapter 13 A slap in the face, Qin Huairu was stunned
Middle courtyard, Jia's house.

Jia Dongxu was drinking alone with a small plate of peanuts in front of him. He picked up a few peanuts with chopsticks and took a sip. He felt so comfortable!
As the only labor force and pillar of the family, Jia Dongxu likes to have a drink when he has nothing to do. It is not only a reflection of his status as the head of the family, but also a reward for himself after a hard day's work.

Given their family's financial situation, they certainly couldn't afford good wine, but they could still buy some loose wine from outside occasionally.

It's quite embarrassing to talk about.

Jia Dongxu is 27 years old this year and has been working for seven or eight years, but he is still a first-level fitter.

Those workers who entered the factory at the same time as him, those with good performance have already been promoted to third-level or even fourth-level workers, and those who are not so good have been promoted to second-level workers. However, since Jia Dongxu became a regular employee, he has failed the exams for several times in a row, and is still a first-level worker.

At present, Xiaodang and Huaihua are not born yet, and the Jia family has only one child, Banggeng. Jia Dongxu's monthly salary of 27.5 yuan should be enough for the family of four to live on. Unfortunately, Jia Dongxu likes to drink, and Jia Zhangshi has to buy painkillers every month for her headache, which increases two expenses compared to other families.

More importantly, Jia Zhang is lazy and gluttonous, and the six-year-old Banggeng is a little glutton. The old and the young always want to eat good food and never think about the future, so the end of every month is always the most difficult time.

Fortunately, Jia Dongxu had his master Yi Zhonghai who helped him from time to time, so the Jia family had always lived a comfortable life.

Jia Dongxu is in a very good mood today, mainly because this year's work grade assessment is coming again. Jia Dongxu is very confident in himself and feels that he will be able to successfully pass the assessment and be promoted to a second-level worker. At that time, his salary will also be increased by one level.

In addition, his master Yi Zhonghai is also preparing to take the seventh-level worker assessment this time. If he succeeds, it will be double happiness.

Jia Dongxu even thought about where to go for a restaurant to celebrate.

in the corner.

Qin Huairu was operating a sewing machine, mending Banggeng's clothes. This was the third time that the clothes broke this month.

It’s not that her skills in mending clothes are not good enough, but that Banggeng is too noisy. Every time he comes back from playing, not only does he make his clothes dirty, but he also always damages them.

"God damn it, who's still stewing meat at this hour?"

Just when everything was peaceful in the Jia family, Jia Zhang, who was originally sleeping in the inner room, suddenly woke up. She howled when she smelled the aroma of meat wafting in from outside.

"Mom, stop howling."

"Who else could it be?"

"Xu Damao!"

"I know it's him without having to guess."

After being interrupted by Jia Zhang, smelling the aroma of meat outside and looking at the peanuts in front of him that he had almost finished eating, Jia Dongxu suddenly lost his previous interest.

He wants to eat meat too!

Drinking wine with meat is the most comfortable thing.

"Meat?"

Bang Geng, who was playing, heard the conversation between Jia Zhang and Jia Dongxu, and sniffed hard. As expected, he smelled the aroma of stewed meat, and immediately said excitedly, "Red-braised pork, it smells like red-braised pork!

Grandma, I want to eat meat!"

He is indeed a little glutton, he could smell it right away.

"This Xu Damao, he stewed chicken in the afternoon and now he is stewing meat, what is he thinking!" After opening the window to confirm, Jia Zhang found that the smell of meat was indeed coming from the backyard, and she cursed immediately.

The chicken and meat have been stewing for the whole afternoon and now it’s time to start again.

She was already very greedy in the afternoon, and now I'm trying to seduce her again.

"Mom, Xu Damao just got married, isn't it normal for him to eat something good? Besides, Xu Damao's wife disappeared before, and he didn't have time to find her after searching for her for a long time, so he is eating at this time." Qin Huairu, who was mending clothes, stopped what she was doing, turned around and said.

Qin Huairu has not yet turned evil and still has some conscience and sense of right and wrong, so when she heard what her mother-in-law said just now, she couldn't help but speak up for Xu Damao.

"Qin Huairu, who are you from?"

"What should I say for Xu Damao?"

"You're so mean. What's wrong with me saying a few words to Xu Damao?"

"Xu Damao is getting married, such a big happy event, but he didn't even think of treating our family to a good meal. He just stuffed us with some sunflower seeds and peanuts. Who are you trying to fool?"

……

"Qin Huairu, you go!"

After some persuasion, Jia Zhang looked at her daughter-in-law Qin Huairu and ordered, "Go find Xu Damao and ask for a bowl of meat now!"

"Mom, this is bad, isn't it?"

Qin Huairu was a little hesitant.

This person just got married and he went straight to the door to ask for meat for his first meal. How embarrassing it is!

"What's wrong?"

"He's our neighbor, what's wrong with asking him for a bowl of meat?" "Didn't you see that Bang Geng just said he wanted to eat meat?"

"I, as your mother-in-law, can't order you around anymore, right?"

"Qin Huairu, are you going or not?"

Seeing that Qin Huairu did not execute her order immediately, Jia Zhang was displeased and glared at her with her triangular eyes.

Faced with the pressure from her mother-in-law, Qin Huairu couldn't help but look at her husband Jia Dongxu who was drinking beside her, wanting to ask him for help.

And at this time.

Jia Dongxu was drinking his wine by himself, as if he saw nothing.

In fact, Jia Dongxu supported Jia Zhang because he also wanted to eat meat, but was too embarrassed to speak up, so he chose to remain silent.

Qin Huairu understood Jia Dongxu's attitude as soon as she saw it. She felt a little aggrieved, but finally got up, took the bowl and went out.

……

Backyard, Xu family.

Xu Damao had already heated up the chicken soup. He brought it up and offered Liu Fang a bowl. He said in a good mood, "Wife, drink some chicken soup first. The braised pork is hot and will be ready soon."

Liu Fang didn't hesitate and immediately took the chicken soup and started drinking it.

I was tormented enough by Wang Weiguo in the small hotel this afternoon and I really need some rest.

While drinking chicken soup, Liu Fang saw a young woman who looked as good as herself walking from the middle courtyard and arriving at her door.

This person was none other than Qin Huairu, who was forced by Jia Zhangshi and Jia Dongxu to come over and ask for meat.

Liu Fang happened to recognize Qin Huairu. They had met once in the afternoon when she went to the Jia family to deliver wedding candy.

"Daughter-in-law Damao, are you eating?"

"You are... from the Jia family..."

Before Liu Fang could finish her words, Xu Damao, who was heating dishes, poked his head out and saw Qin Huairu appearing there. He quickly came over with a smile on his face and said enthusiastically, "Hey, Sister Qin!"

"Da Mao, congratulations on your marriage and marrying a beautiful wife."

Qin Huairu said some nice polite words, laying the groundwork for the upcoming request for meat.

"Oh! Sister Qin, look at what you said." Xu Damao felt a little proud when he heard it, and couldn't help but float up. He said politely to Qin Huairu, "No matter how beautiful I am, I can't compare to you. In this respect, I am not as good as Jia Dongxu."

however.

Liu Fang happened to hear these words, and her face changed slightly.

Even though Liu Fang herself admitted that Qin Huairu was no worse looking than herself, what did Xu Damao mean by saying this?
Xu Damao's words really made the new bride feel uncomfortable.

Even if she has no feelings for Xu Damao now, how many people can accept that her newlywed husband tells another family's wife that he is not as good as the other one on the wedding day?

at the same time.

When Qin Huairu heard Xu Damao praising her, she showed a trace of embarrassment on her face, but she felt a little happy in her heart.

As a woman, who doesn’t like to be praised for being beautiful?

Moreover, when Liu Fang came to the courtyard today, people in the courtyard compared their younger selves with her. Some even said that they are not as good as Liu Fang now. After all, Liu Fang is young now, so Qin Huairu felt a little dissatisfied.

"Da Mao..."

"Bang Geng smelled the aroma of your stew and started crying with greed. He is now clamoring for meat. Look..."

"Can you lend me some meat first and I'll return it to you another day?"

"This……"

"Fine!"

"Sister Qin, give me the bowl and I'll serve it to you!"

His bones almost softened when Qin Huairu called him "Da Mao". His eyes stayed on Qin Huairu's face for two seconds, then he took the empty bowl from her with a smile on his face.

"Shameless woman, coming to seduce my husband!"

Just as Xu Damao turned around with the bowl to serve Qin Huairu meat, he suddenly heard Liu Fang's angry curse behind him.

Snapped!
As soon as he turned around, Xu Damao saw Liu Fang standing in front of Qin Huairu angrily and slapped Qin Huairu in the face.

(End of this chapter)