Soul of the Siheyuan: Zhuzi, I can still give birth

"Zhu Zi, is Zhu Zi at home? I am the second uncle."

Liu Haizhong shouted outside the house.

He Yuzhu put down his chopsticks and said to his sister He Yushui.

"Look, the second uncle is here to cause trouble."

He Yuyu asked curiously.

"How do you know? You are the worm in Second Master's stomach!"

He Yuzhu slapped her on the head and said.

"Every time Liu Haizhong comes, if he calls himself Second Uncle, he is just trying to show off."

"If he calls himself Lao Liu, then he is here to please us. Look, he is here to cause trouble."

After saying that, He Yuzhu went to open the door.

"Hey, Uncle, the New Year has already passed, but you still come to pay New Year's greetings. You are so polite. Please come in."

He Yuzhu's words almost choked Liu Haizhong to death.

"Zhu Zi, just make fun of your uncle. Let's go inside first. It's very cold outside."

As he said that, Liu Haizhong went into He Yuzhu's room.

The charcoal was burning brightly in the charcoal basin in the room, and the room was quite warm.

"Yushui, I'm having dinner, I hope I didn't disturb you. Zhuzi, the second uncle is here today and has something to tell you."

Liu Haizhong felt a little embarrassed.

However, He Yuzhu probably knew that he came for something, but he didn't know what it was.

"Uncle, you said, we are all neighbors."

He Yuzhu actually didn't want to say much to the second uncle. They had nothing in common. What's more, this fat guy was thinking about fighting for his house!

"Zhu Zi, you may not be able to be the deputy director of the cafeteria anymore, so I want to take back the gift I gave you two days ago!"

Liu Haizhong said stutteringly.

He Yuzhu was a little speechless.

It’s not that he wanted Liu Haizhong’s things, he really didn’t even look down on those pastries worth a few dollars.

However, he might be the first one to come and ask for it back in person.

"Yes, Second Uncle, luckily I haven't touched the things you brought. Yu Shui, go and get all the cakes that Second Uncle sent."

He Yushui gave Liu Haizhong a blank look, then went to the cupboard and took out some pastries that Liu Haizhong had sent her two days ago.

Liu Haizhong took the box of pastries and left happily.

He Yuzhu was about to close the door when a donkey face came over.

"Zhu Zi, let's eat. Let's go together. Do you mind?"

Xu Damao walked in with a plate of food and a bottle of wine.

Following behind was Qin Jingru, who was carrying two plates.

"Brother Zhuzi, let's team up."

Qin Jingru also said this and went into He Yuzhu's house.

"That's what I said. Zhuzi's family must have a comfortable life. These are all top-notch dishes."

Looking at the food on the table, Xu Damao couldn't help swallowing.

Although he looked down on He Yuzhu, the dishes he cooked were really delicious.

"Zhu Zi, I heard that something happened in the cafeteria today?"

Xu Damao asked knowingly.

Of course He Yuzhu knew what Xu Damao meant. He just came to laugh at him.

"Hey! This cafeteria incident was so sudden that I was caught off guard. All three masters didn't show up. If I can't handle this, I, as the cafeteria's deputy director, am afraid...!"

He Yuzhu did not say anything else, and let Xu Damao think about the rest himself.

Qin Jingru had no interest in their conversation. She just kept using her chopsticks to pick up the delicious food on the table and stuffing it into her mouth.

Xu Damao was extremely excited after hearing what He Yuzhu said.

As long as Sha Zhu is not having a good time, Xu Damao is happiest.

Seeing Xu Damao looking so smug, He Yuzhu would not let him feel better. If he didn't make him feel upset, how could he be worthy of Xu Damao, his mortal enemy for more than twenty years.

He Yuzhu looked at Qin Jingru's belly and said to Xu Damao.

"Da Mao, Qin Jingru has been pregnant for three months, but her belly doesn't look any different!"

After hearing what He Yuzhu said, Xu Damao also spoke helplessly.

"Jingru said it was due to lack of nutrition. I'm too thin, so my belly isn't noticeable!"

Although Xu Damao said it calmly, Qin Jingru standing by was frightened to death.

In the past few months, both of us have been trying hard every day, but my stomach just doesn't respond.

As time went on, there was no movement in my stomach.

This made Qin Jingru more and more panicked.

My parents-in-law never liked me, a rural girl.

Now that I can’t even have a child, I will definitely be kicked out of the house.

Qin Jingru looked at Xu Damao nervously, and Xu Damao also looked at Qin Jingru.

"Jingru, why are you sweating? Are you hot?"

Xu Damao saw the sweat dripping down Qin Jingru's forehead and couldn't help but ask.

Qin Jingru wiped the sweat off her face and said awkwardly.

"It's hot in the house, it's too hot in the house!"

He Yushui tightened her clothes and said.

"Hot? Not hot at all. It's cold when you leave the brazier!"

"Yeah, it's hot there, but my hands and feet are freezing."

Xu Damao also said that he didn't feel hot at all.

"Qin Jingru, I heard that your sister went with you to get your pregnancy certificate last time, right?"

He Yuzhu drank a glass of wine and said lightly.

Qin Jingru nodded, but looked at He Yuzhu with horror.

However, He Yuzhu did not continue talking about this topic, but changed the subject.

"You should go back to your parents' home if you have nothing to do. After all, that's your home too. If anything happens in the future, at least you'll have a place to stay."

Xu Damao and He Yushui didn't know what He Yuzhu meant by this.

But Qin Jingru knew it very well.

He Yuzhu was warning himself. Perhaps he knew that he and Qin Huairu had gone together to apply for a fake pregnancy certificate.

The question is how did he know that.

He knew it, but didn't tell Xu Damao.

"By the way, Sha Zhu and Xu Damao are sworn enemies, and they both want the other to suffer, so why would they tell others about their fake divorce?"

Thinking of this, Qin Jingru felt relieved.

She was confident that she could control He Yuzhu and he would not tell anyone about the fake pregnancy.

but.

It was just as Qin Jingru expected.

He Yuzhu did not tell Xu Damao about her fake pregnancy.

But He Yuzhu said to Xu Damao.

"Shamao, take your wife to get a prenatal checkup. You know, a prenatal checkup is to see if your wife and baby are healthy. This is very important."

Xu Damao felt that He Yuzhu would not be so kind, and reminded himself to pay attention to his wife and son.

However, He Yuzhu's words still planted a seed in his heart.

the next day.

He Yuzhu took his two fellow apprentices who had been waiting at the door to meet Li Huaide.

After the interview, Li Huaide was still very satisfied with He Yuzhu's two junior brothers.

"Okay, Zhuzi, take them to the Human Resources Department to register their files, and they will be hired as level 8 chefs."

He Yuzhu nodded, said hello to Li Huaide, and took the two of them out of Li Huaide's office.

"You two will come with me to the cafeteria. There is a Master Li there. He has been my colleague for many years. You will work under him from now on."

Su Daming and Zhu Zirun nodded. Now they are official employees of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill.

Naturally, I obeyed the orders of this cheap senior brother.

"Director He, don't worry. From now on, if you want us to go east, we will never go west."

He Yuzhu naturally accepted the two people's expression of loyalty.

I must have my own team, otherwise I won’t be able to gain a foothold in this steel mill.

Li Huaide is a person who cares about interests.

I can bring him benefits now, so he trusts me.

But if one day, someone else can bring him greater benefits than himself, he will definitely be replaced.

Then I will have to rely on my own team.

No matter if it's useful or not, it's always better to have a group of loyal people than to be alone.

Qin Huairu was absent-minded the whole morning.

Because this morning.

She saw He Yuzhu and Wang the matchmaker's granddaughter meeting at the entrance of the alley, and they seemed to be talking about something.

But he saw that He Yuzhu had a gloomy face.

Qin Huairu felt that the fact that she had ruined Sha Zhu and Li Qin's marriage last time might have been exposed.

Because last time Matchmaker Wang told her that she should go and confess the truth to Zhuzi herself, otherwise she would tell Zhuzi about it in person.

But Qin Huairu was afraid that Zhuzi would know about this, so she kept delaying the confession from before the New Year to after the New Year.

When Qin Huairu saw Zhuzi talking to the granddaughter of matchmaker Wang today, she knew that the matter might have been exposed.

Now she was thinking about how to extinguish the anger of the pillar.

So not surprisingly, today.

All of Qin Huairu's processed parts were scrapped, and the section chief Guo Dapiezi was so angry that he almost vomited blood.

Even if Qin Huairu took the initiative to ask to go to the small warehouse by herself, Guo Dapiezi sternly refused.

The scrap rate for the first month after the New Year was achieved by Widow Qin alone in just one day.

This month, bonuses and other things are definitely at the bottom of the entire workshop.

Guo Dapiezi didn’t know how to explain this to his fellow workers.

I don’t have the mood to go to the small warehouse.

If his fellow workers didn't tear him apart, he would have kowtowed to Buddha.

"Captain Guo, I want to ask for leave. I have something going on at home!"

Qin Huairu thought to herself and went to matchmaker Wang to find out more.

This way, when Sha Zhu comes to question me, I will be prepared.

"Ask for leave? You still have the nerve to ask for leave. You have already polished off all the burrs on this pile of processed workpieces. You can leave work when you are done. You are such a loser."

Guo Dapiezi left with his face flushed with anger. What greeted him next was the waves of condemnation from his co-workers.

These processed workpieces need to be polished more or less to smooth out burrs.

These things are originally done by whoever processes and polishes them.

But now, the task of polishing the parts processed by more than ten workers in the entire work section falls on Qin Huairu.

Qin Huairu also wants to thank the fact that today's steel rolling mills are run in a big-pot model.

If the wage model was piece-rate in later times, people like Qin Huairu would either starve to death or be fired.

She will never be allowed to work in the factory for nothing.

There was no other choice, Qin Huairu could only go to polish the workpieces. By the time she finished all these workpieces today, it would probably be dark.

Tonight, He Yuzhu did meet the granddaughter of Matchmaker Wang.

Originally, He Yuzhu said that he would go to look for Wang the matchmaker in the next two days.

Unexpectedly, this morning, Wang the Matchmaker’s granddaughter said.

Matchmaker Wang suddenly had a stroke last night, causing her to fall and break her leg.

Now he is paralyzed in the hospital.

Look.

He may not live long, as the hospital issued a critical illness notice this morning.

After get off work in the afternoon, He Yuzhu went to the hospital.

As a result, we were told that Matchmaker Wang had passed away and her family had taken the body back home.

He Yuzhu immediately came to the outside of Wang the Matchmaker's compound.

The compound was noisy, with people coming and going, and sounds of crying.

"Why……!"

He Yuzhu sighed and entered the courtyard.

A simple mourning hall was set up in the yard, and Wang the Matchmaker's family was crying.

At this time, when someone dies, only white wax is allowed to be lit, and incense is not allowed to be burned. Burning incense is a feudal superstition.

Finally, He Yuzhu handed an envelope to Wang the matchmaker's family and left the courtyard.

I didn't have much interaction with Matchmaker Wang, so giving thirty yuan as a gift was the most I could do.

When I returned to my courtyard house, I met Qin Huairu, who was exhausted and had just returned from get off work, at the gate.

The direction He Yuzhu came back from was exactly the direction of Wang the Matchmaker’s courtyard.

Qin Huairu asked in a low voice.

"Zhu Zi, where have you been? It's winter and you're not going home."

He Yuzhu also saw Qin Huairu. He didn't want to pay attention to her and just said something casually.

"I went to see Matchmaker Wang. What's the matter?"

Qin Huairu hurriedly shook her head.

He Yuzhu ignored her and walked into the courtyard.

"Why didn't he get angry with me? Didn't Matchmaker Wang tell him anything? That must be the case."

Thinking that her secret had not been exposed, Qin Huairu, regardless of her tired body, raised her legs and quickly caught up with He Yuzhu.

"Zhu Zi, can you lend Sister Qin a few dozen dollars? We are really out of money at home."

Qin Huairu quickly walked to He Yuzhu and spoke to him pitifully.

"Borrow money? Sure, but how are you going to pay it back?"

He Yuzhu looked at the pitiful Qin Huairu, but without a trace of sympathy.

"Repay...pay back the money?"

When Qin Huairu heard that she had to pay back the money, she blurted it out subconsciously.

For her, the money was borrowed with her own ability, so why should she pay it back?

When He Yuzhu heard Qin Huairu's words, he snorted coldly, turned around and walked towards the central courtyard.

It's very cold today, and for the first time ever, the door god didn't stay in the front yard to collect money.

"No, Zhuzi, please help me. I really can't live any longer. Thirty, thirty dollars will be enough."

Qin Huairu continued to say that she wanted to try again to see if she could trick Sha Zhu into lending her the money.

However, He Yuzhu remained unmoved.

"Zhu Zi, I have no choice. I have already compensated you with all the 500 yuan compensation for Dong Xu. I really don't even have money to buy coal briquettes."

"We adults are fine, but the children can't stand it. Without the coal briquettes, the room is like an ice cellar. If Sister Qin hadn't really had no other choice, she wouldn't have...!"

"It's really not easy for Sister Qin. She has to go to work alone and also...!"

He Yuzhu immediately interrupted her spell.

"Stop, stop, stop. Your words don't work on me. You are the daughter-in-law of the Jia family. It is your responsibility to take care of the Jia family."

"It has nothing to do with my He family. Debts must be paid and murder must be punished. This is a matter of course. You want to get it for free, but that's impossible."

After saying that, He Yuzhu walked quickly towards home, no longer paying attention to Qin Huairu.

Qin Huairu was so angry that she stomped her feet.

Then Qin Huairu walked towards the uncle's house and knocked on the door.

Peng Rengui was feeling depressed at home.

Another day passed, and there was still no news from the steel mill.

This made him uneasy.

But I was too embarrassed to do so, so I went to the steel mill to ask.

Finally, I couldn't stand it anymore and went to the home of a canteen worker.

This canteen worker is called Qin Dachuan, a kitchen helper who usually follows Peng Rengui around and flatters him.

Whenever something happens, he is the first one to inform Peng Rengui. He can be said to be Peng Rengui's most loyal dog.

but……!

This time, this guy didn't say anything to him.

Qin Dachuan looked very flustered when he saw Peng Rengui coming.

"Lao Qin, how is the canteen these days? Has anything happened?"

Qin Dachuan said awkwardly.

"Captain Peng, nothing happened, it's just...!"

"Just what? There is nothing we can't talk about!"

When Peng Rengui saw Qin Dachuan stuttering, he felt something was wrong.

"Deputy Director He transferred Chef Li from the third canteen to be the monitor of the first canteen, and found two chefs with good cooking skills from somewhere to replace Chef Liu and the others, so...!"

After listening to this, Peng Rengui sat down on the ground in the cafeteria.

This means that you are being replaced and may also become unemployed.

He immediately ran out to find Master Liu and Master Tao.