Siheyuan: Breaking up with Shazhu at the beginning

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"Sister Cai Yufen, who can easily forget her if they knew her?" Yang Jun made a little joke, then looked at Cai Yufen meaningfully and said, "You helped me a lot before and took care of me like your own sister. I would like to thank you from the bottom of my heart here.

"

After bowing deeply, Yang Jun expressed his gratitude to Cai Yufen.

In fact, this thanks was mainly to express gratitude for her transferring her sister to her team.

Cai Yufen understood what he meant, smiled and waved her hand to indicate that they were welcome.

The two of them knew what was going on, but neither of them expressed it clearly.

"Everyone sit down, we are a family, be casual, no need to be restrained.

Li Huaide waved his hand.

Looking at the arrangement at the table, Li Huaide was seated to the north of the main seat. Naturally, there was a vacant seat next to Yang Jun, which seemed to be a seat specially reserved for him.

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The department heads in front of him were all Li Huaide's die-hard team and were called his own people.

However, within this seemingly close circle, there are also inherent hierarchical distinctions and subtle relationships.

This woman has a miserable life. Her husband is not faithful to his parents after marriage and is a complete playboy.

She has to work and take care of the children at the same time. All the affairs of the family fall on her shoulders, and she has to support such a large group of people with her meager salary.

If he had been a little smarter, his life wouldn't have been so miserable.

Liu Lan walked up to Deputy Director Li and seemed to touch Li Huaide's hand inadvertently. She immediately put down the dish in her hand and announced to everyone, "Ice cold beer and roast duck, please!"

"Factory leaders, this is the finale dish for tonight, please enjoy it."

After saying this, she examined the dishes on the table and left.

Yang Jun naturally noticed Liu Lan's little move. That light touch seemed unintentional, but in fact she had a hidden purpose. She wanted to hint to Li Huaide through this action that the banquet was about to end, and a lot of dishes would be left on the table so that she could take some away as a midnight snack.

Originally, the chilled roast duck was a cold dish that should have been served in advance, but Liu Lan and her colleagues deliberately designed it to serve the meaty and fishy food only after everyone else had almost finished eating the vegetables, so that there would be a lot of leftovers.

Although these tricks in the kitchen are not displayed on the surface, in fact, everyone knows them well.

But these are not the crux of the problem, and everyone chose to remain silent.

"Okay, that's enough for today. We need to get up early to work tomorrow. Let's go our separate ways."

As expected, two minutes later, Li Huaide said that the dinner was about to end. Considering the friendship between the old lovers, wouldn't it be better to end it with some leftovers and soup?

When everyone was enjoying the food with gusto, they had to put down their chopsticks and stare at the table with reluctance, which was piled with leftovers.

They are all leaders in the factory and they don't lack food on weekdays. However, such a sumptuous dinner is not common. If Deputy Director Li hadn't interrupted, everyone would have asked to continue eating.

At the entrance of the cafeteria, Yang Jun said goodbye to the factory director and others who were leaving one by one.

He planned to wait for Sha Zhu and discuss dinner arrangements with him along the way.

Not long after, as expected, Sha Zhu came out slowly carrying two lunch boxes full of pork kidneys.

The lunch boxes were bulging, with their lids open due to overflowing, and grease sliding down the net bags. Due to Sha Zhu's identity, he was the first person to pick out the leftovers in the private room, and the remaining dishes would be distributed to Ma Hua, Liu Lan and others.

"Oh, Junzi, I'm so sorry. If I had known you were the one in charge tonight, I would have asked Liu Lan to go later." Seeing Yang Jun, Sha Zhu blushed and said with a bit of guilt.

"Brother Zhuzi, there's no need for us to be so formal. It's hard to have fun even if we drink at the same table." Yang Jun waved his hand to interrupt him, indicating that it was okay.

During this time when he has returned to his residence, Sha Zhu has been thinking about entertaining several seniors in the hospital. I would like to ask if this will cause trouble for Brother Sha Zhu.

"Brother Zhuzi, I've been back for so long. I'm planning to treat you uncles to a meal. I wonder if you're free?"

"It's okay, of course no problem. We have to give you some face." Sha Zhu readily agreed.

"Then it's settled. I'll prepare all the ingredients and seasonings tomorrow. Please help me find a place. After all, there are many women in our family, and the decoration of the new house has not been completed yet."

"Don't worry, I will leave work early tomorrow, and we will start right after get off work."

Sha Zhu patted his chest firmly to ensure that it would be completed.

The fact that Junzi could seek help was enough to show that he was valuable in the eyes of others.

For Sha Zhu, face is more important than anything else.

As a man, he may have no money or house, but he cannot bear to lose face.

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Looking at the lunch box in his basket, Yang Jun smiled and said, "Sister Yu is going to have a feast tonight. It's really thanks to your care that she has survived all these years, otherwise she wouldn't be alive until now."

Upon hearing this, Sha Zhu's cheeks immediately turned red. He had heard this many times, and Yang Jun's mention of it seemed to have some allegory in it.

Most of the food brought back from the canteen was eaten by the Jia family. His co-workers and neighbors often reminded him to treat everyone equally and not to compare He Yushui's emaciated appearance with the Jia family members who were as fat as pigs, and they also reminded him to stay away from the widow Qin's family.

In fact, Sha Zhu knew in his heart that continuing to mix with the Qin family would damage his reputation and even affect his future marriage.

Yang Jun understood the truth in his heart, but his emotions were like a raging fire that was difficult to control. Whenever he saw Qin Huairu's smiling eyes or gentle words, his heart felt itchy and provoked.

Even if it was just a few vague love words, he could hardly suppress his inner desire and couldn't help but hand over the lunch box.

"Brother Junzi, there is one thing you may not know.

During these years away, you don't fully understand the changes that have taken place at home.

Since Xudong left, sister Qin and sister-in-law have been raising three children alone, with the elderly and the young, and sometimes they go hungry..."

"Brother Zhuzi, we are talking about Yumei, why did you mention Widow Qin?" Yang Jun interrupted Sha Zhu at the right time, with a puzzled expression on his face.

"Uh... I thought you knew." Sha Zhu's face turned red and he scratched his head, feeling a little embarrassed.

"Brother Zhuzi, I don't understand what you said at all."

Yang Jun showed doubt, and then said pointedly: "Brother Zhuzi, even though I didn't understand what you said, I know that no matter when or why, we must first take care of our relatives, and then talk about other things."

"Look, on your first day at work, I transferred your sister Mei Zi to work in the office and found her an easy position."

"Ah? Mei Zi went to the office?"

Hearing this, Sha Zhu was stunned for a moment, then showed a relieved expression.

"Hey, last night I went to discuss with the old man that I wanted Mei Zi to pass the assessment no matter what. In fact, I was overthinking it. With your current status and ability, it is no problem for Mei Zi to become a regular employee."

When Yang Jun heard Sha Zhu mention this, he was slightly stunned.

He didn't expect that Sha Zhu would go to Yi Zhonghai to work hard for his sister. While he was surprised, he couldn't help but wonder about this guy's true intentions.

My sister is very beautiful and virtuous, so many people came to propose marriage to her and almost crowded the house.

If Wang Yuying had not been the only contributor and financial supporter of the family and had not always held on, she would have been married long ago.

This made Yang Jun wonder whether Sha Zhu had any improper thoughts about Mei Zi.

But no matter what, Yang Jun was determined not to allow Sha Zhu to have any evil ideas about his sister.

Not to mention the huge gap between the two of them, just based on his short, dark and soot-covered appearance, even Yang Jun found him difficult to approach. Moreover, his relationship with those widows in the yard was unclear. Under such circumstances, it was impossible for Yang Jun to agree to have any involvement with them.

"Brother Zhuzi, your kindness is commendable, but I still have to thank you."

Sha Zhu smiled and put his arm around Yang Jun's shoulders: "Do we still need these polite words between us?"

The two returned to the courtyard with laughter in their hearts.

Before entering the door, a graceful figure has quietly appeared in the dark corner.

"Zhu Zi, why did you come back at this time? Gun Zi and the others were so tired waiting for you. They kept talking about their silly uncle all night."

"Heh, Brother Yang is back too, did you guys make an appointment in advance?"

Qin Huairu's eyes were captivating, and at the same time her hand reached out towards the lunch box.

Sha Zhu turned around and saw Yang Jun also staring at his lunch box, and somehow he unconsciously took a step back.

"Sister Qin, this won't work. Yumei hasn't eaten meat for two months." Sha Zhu said, glancing at Yang Jun intentionally or unintentionally.

Qin Huairu was a little surprised when she heard this.

Sha Zhu would actually refuse? This was quite unexpected for her.

He Yushui hadn't had sex for two months. Was it really related to her? She didn't believe that Sha Zhu suddenly thought of this unpleasant person.

She thought that Yang Jun must have whispered something to Sha Zhu, which caused his attitude towards He Yushui to change.

But Qin Huairu firmly believed that she could subdue Sha Zhu. She knew that this trick would definitely make Sha Zhu submit to her.

She immediately lowered her eyelids and spoke softly, her shoulders shaking slightly, as if she was crying:

If it weren't for sister Qin's limited ability, Banggeng and the others wouldn't be so hungry.

They haven't eaten meat for two days. They are in the period of physical development and rely on the meals from my uncle for nutrition. As a mother, if I go back empty-handed, how disappointed will Banggeng and his family be...

Qin Huairu walked forward with tears in her eyes, held Sha Zhu's hand and said these words.

"Just now at home, Bang Geng mentioned again and again how good Uncle Sha was to him, and said that he would take care of his uncle until the end of his life.

Even Xiaodang and Huaihua were crying their hearts out. The three children were waiting outside the door, unwilling to go home until you came back.

"

Yang Jun couldn't help laughing when he heard these familiar words.

Banggeng and the others were waiting for the food in Shazhu's hand, not his arrival.

"What are you talking about about taking care of Shazhu in his old age?" He smiled bitterly to himself, questioning Qin Huairu's authenticity.

When Qin Huairu saw Sha Zhu looking at Yang Jun with a look of help, she immediately understood why Sha Zhu no longer gave her food. She really had learned something from Yang Jun.

This confirmed Qin Huairu's guess.

Yang Jun noticed that Sha Zhu wanted to distance himself from the incident and realized that he might be trying to use this issue to shirk responsibility.

"Brother Zhuzi, let Sister Jia chat with you. I have to go to the mall tomorrow to help Mei Zi pick out a bicycle." Yang Jun said, turned and left, leaving the two of them in shock.

Seeing Yang Jun leaving, their hearts tightened.

Qin Huairu thought to herself: Yang Jun is really smart. Others call her Sister Qin, but he calls her Sister Jia. Is he reminding her not to forget her identity, that she is Jia Dongxu's wife?

Sha Zhu was also surprised after hearing this. The usual "Sister Qin" suddenly changed to "Sister Jia", which seemed very abrupt.

Also, Junzi just mentioned that he was going to buy a bicycle for Meizi tomorrow. What does that mean?

It seems that he is implying that one should first take care of one's own home and family, and only then help others when one has the ability.

At this moment, Sha Zhu suddenly seemed to understand, and he said loudly to Qin Huairu:

"Sister Qin, not just today, from now on I will not be able to help you. I suddenly realized that Yu Shui should get married, and as her brother, I have to save up some betrothal gifts for her. After all, I am not young anymore, and I also want to start a family."

Sha Zhu seemed to suddenly understand and realized that Junzi was right. He should first meet the needs of himself and his family, and then help others to the best of his ability.

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Over the years, Qin Huairu had borrowed almost all of his savings bit by bit using various excuses.

Thinking back to the mocking voices, thinking of his skinny sister, and looking at the rosy and prosperous Jia family, the anger in his heart was like a sharp knife stabbing his chest.

He Yushui's youth and health were ruthlessly consumed by the Jia family, who were nourished by her drained blood.

Sha Zhu couldn't help but feel the pain in his heart. The debt he felt towards his sister pierced his soul deeply.

After saying this, Sha Zhu left without looking back, leaving Qin Huairu standing there at a loss.

After hearing what Sha Zhu said, Qin Huairu stood there in a daze, looking at his back in disbelief.

Is he still the same Shazhu I know? Has this transformation happened too fast?

Yu has grown up. As far as Sha Zhu can remember, it has been three years since he last bought her new clothes.

Now she is still wearing the old shirt that reaches her ankles.

Seeing this scene, Sha Zhu felt extremely distressed, tears welled up in his eyes. He turned and left her room, bearing it alone.

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At Qin Huairu's home,

Jia Zhang stared at her daughter's depressed look, feeling extremely heartbroken. She asked, "Where is Shazhu's lunch box?"