Chapter 251 Yi Zhonghai Joins the Gang

At night, Sha Zhu came back from the canteen of the steel rolling mill, holding a lunch box with all the things he brought back from the canteen.

Sha Zhu has become a habitual offender. Normally, he would send some peanuts and the like from the cafeteria.

Sha Zhu hummed a little tune and returned to the room in the backyard in a somewhat nonchalant manner. No matter what Qin Huairu was planning in her mind or how she was plotting against Sha Zhu, she took very good care of Sha Zhu and her family.

He is cleaning the house at the moment.

In the evening, after the family finished dinner, Sha Zhu and Qin Huairu returned to their own room in the backyard.

"Sha Zhu, now that the old lady is gone, only the old man is left at home alone. He has no one to take care of him. Why don't we eat together with him?" Qin Huairu sat down at the table and poured Sha Zhu a glass of water.

Shazhu was sitting at the table listening to the radio. The TV he bought was placed in Banggeng's house.

Sha Zhu is usually a bit heartless, and for a moment he really didn't notice how Yi Zhonghai was living alone now.

After hearing what Qin Huairu said, Sha Zhu finally realized that Yi Zhonghai had hardly gone out in the past few days. Sha Zhu went back to the backyard after work every day and didn't pay much attention to Yi Zhonghai.

When Sha Zhu heard Qin Huairu's words, his eyes lit up and his face-saving mentality came back. Yi Zhonghai usually took good care of the deaf old lady in the backyard in order to set an example in the compound so that someone would take care of him when he was old. This happened exactly what Sha Zhu wanted.

For Sha Zhu, he admires people like Yi Zhonghai who provide for a strange old lady without asking for anything in return.

"Okay, wife, all my teachings to you have not been in vain." Sha Zhu had a look of surprise on his face. He had not thought of this just now. For a heartless person like Sha Zhu, he would probably only think of it when he saw Yi Zhonghai having a hard time.

"How did you come up with that idea?" Sha Zhu now felt that he had not married his wife in vain. Although they had no children after marriage, Sha Zhu thought it was all his own problem. After all, Qin Huairu had given birth to three children before she married him.

"I see an old man having a hard time cooking every day." Qin Huairu also knew what people would think when they live alone. Generally, people who live alone would just make do with what they can.

"Of course, you are worthy of being the most virtuous woman in the whole courtyard." Sha Zhu praised Qin Huairu with pride and joy, "You still understand me. I admire you for this. You said that for this old lady, who in the whole courtyard can take care of her like you do."

"Well, how can I not understand you?" Qin Huairu did not say how she came up with the idea, but she also had her own purpose.

Yi Zhonghai is alone now. He can't even spend all his pension every month, not to mention the many years he worked as an eighth-level fitter. His family doesn't have much expenses, so I wonder how much money he has saved.

"Then you go and tell the uncle. Starting from tomorrow, I will cook one extra meal for him and let Xiaodang or Huaihua deliver it to him." Qin Huairu also understood Yi Zhonghai. He knew that Yi Zhonghai would not do something like eating for free. At that time, he would definitely hand over his pension.

"Okay, I'll go tell the uncle right now." Sha Zhu was not vague and prepared to go find Yi Zhonghai.

Sha Zhu stood up and pointed at Qin Huairu with a smile.

Sha Zhu walked out of his house and did not see Qin Huairu's meaningful smile behind him.

"Uncle, uncle, are you here?" Sha Zhu quickly came to the door of Yi Zhonghai's house in the middle courtyard and knocked gently. "Zhu Zi? What can I do for you?" Yi Zhonghai was still in grief. This old lady had taken care of him for decades, and Yi Zhonghai had long been accustomed to it. He was still not used to it when this old lady left.

"Uncle, I have something to discuss with you." It was not very convenient to talk standing at the door, so Sha Zhu just said that he had something to discuss with him.

Although Yi Zhonghai was a little sad, he still got up and opened the door for Sha Zhu.

"What's the matter?" Yi Zhonghai asked in a flat tone. If you listen carefully, you can hear a hint of dissatisfaction in his tone.

Yes, it has only been a few days since the funeral. If someone came to him to ask for help at this time, no matter who it was, they would not be in a good mood.

"Uncle, it's like this. Huairu noticed that you haven't eaten well these two days, so I discussed with her and decided that you should eat with us starting tomorrow." Sha Zhu didn't notice the dissatisfaction in Yi Zhonghai's tone, and he spoke directly about his plan.

Yi Zhonghai stared at Sha Zhu's eyes carefully and did not see any deception or calculation in Sha Zhu's eyes. Sha Zhu did not have that intention at all. He did this purely because he admired Yi Zhonghai's character.

"Okay, I'll give you the food expenses then." Yi Zhonghai could see that Sha Zhu was not lying, he really planned to provide for himself in his old age. Yi Zhonghai felt relieved in his heart, it seemed that everything he had done over the years was not in vain.

I have managed to train Sha Zhu into a talented person, so I won't have to worry about my retirement anymore.

"That's not necessary. I never saw you ask for money when you were taking care of the old lady." Sha Zhu rejected Yi Zhonghai's suggestion to pay for her meals.

"Besides, if you give me money, wouldn't that be a slap in my face?" Sha Zhu only cared about face. If he asked Yi Zhonghai to pay him, wouldn't he be left with nothing?

Yi Zhonghai also knew what kind of person Sha Zhu was, but if Yi Zhonghai didn't pay, who knew what others would gossip about, especially Liu Haizhong, Yan Bugui and that Jia Zhang. If he didn't pay, who knew how Jia Zhang would curse him. Just like he knew Sha Zhu and Qin Huairu's personalities, Yi Zhonghai also knew Jia Zhang very well.

Moreover, there is a very calculating Yan Bugui in the yard. What if Yan Bugui asks to join in without paying any money?

However, Yi Zhonghai did not say anything and would just give the meal money to Qin Huairu when the time came. Yi Zhonghai also understood Qin Huairu's personality. Even if she was calculating, she would still take good care of her after that.

"Oh, that's right." Sha Zhu didn't know what Yi Zhonghai was thinking at the moment. When he heard Yi Zhonghai agreed, he was contented and prepared to say goodbye.

Sha Zhu left the central courtyard and returned to his residence in the back. Qin Huairu saw Sha Zhu return home and walked up to him to ask what happened.

"Is there anything I can't solve if I take action?" Sha Zhu started to brag in front of Qin Huairu.

Qin Huairu ignored Sha Zhu's bragging, but she also knew that Yi Zhonghai had agreed to it, so the matter was done.

The next morning, Qin Huairu made breakfast and asked Huaihua to deliver it to Yi Zhonghai. Yi Zhonghai took the time to give most of his pension to Qin Huairu.

(End of this chapter)