Siheyuan: Shazhu's Leisurely Life

Chapter 72: Detailed Explanation

Banggeng raised his head, and Qin Huairu noticed that the child's face was covered with bruises, and his clothes were covered in mud and torn in some places.

"Bang Geng, you..." Qin Huairu's mind was full of thoughts. She opened her mouth but didn't know what to say. "You are a female hooligan, you are not worthy of being my mother!" This sentence made Qin Huairu's heart ache.

"Banggeng! Stop talking nonsense! Your mother has been looking for you for a long time, how can you not recognize her!" At this time, some neighbors who were helping to find Banggeng saw the scene in front of them, but they all had strange looks in their eyes. They gathered around, but tacitly did not interrupt. However, Yi Zhonghai couldn't stand it anymore and said something.

He found Banggeng on a piece of abandoned land in the east. When he went there, he was groping in the dark. If he hadn't turned on the electric light and looked carefully, he would not have found the boy at all. When he saw Banggeng, Yi Zhonghai was also shocked. The boy looked like he had been beaten. Realizing that something was wrong, he hurried to bring Banggeng back. Even so, Banggeng didn't come back with him. Fortunately, Yi Zhonghai was in his prime and worked in a factory all year round. He had a lot of strength in his hands and dragged the boy back. Who would have thought that Banggeng would say such words when he opened his mouth.

After hearing the news outside, Jia Zhang hurried back to the courtyard. When she entered the middle courtyard, she heard Bang Geng say this. Jia Zhang was also a little dumbfounded, but when she walked to Bang Geng's side and saw that he was dirty all over, with bruises on his face and nose, she immediately became anxious.

"Bang Geng, who did this? Who the hell beat up our Bang Geng? Get out here! Bang Geng, tell grandma who beat you up. Grandma will settle the score with him!"

Hearing this, the hatred in Banggeng's eyes grew stronger. He stared at Qin Huairu: "It's all your fault! My classmates all know that you are a slut. They all say that my mother is a slut! I don't have a mother as slutty as you!" When he said this, Banggeng burst into tears out of grievance. His eyes were red. If it weren't for the three uncles holding him back, he would have gone up to beat Qin Huairu.

Qin Huairu was standing there at this time, but her eyes were filled with misery. She had done so much and sacrificed so much just to support this family and her three children. In the end, even her own son said such words and refused to recognize her. One can imagine how sad she felt in her heart.

"Banggeng, how do you talk to your mother? You are born by your mother, and you can't change! Those little beasts beat you up. Grandma will go to school with you tomorrow, and I will take care of them!" At this time, Jia Zhang still knew which side to stand on. Coaxing Banggeng was secondary. If she really did what Banggeng said and it spread, wouldn't this matter be risky?
Everything will be settled once Qin Huairu and Xu Damao get their marriage certificate. The three uncles also understand this truth. At this time, the matter cannot be made a big deal. If it can be resolved in the hospital, it must be resolved in the hospital.

"I won't go! I don't want to go to school! Leave me alone!" Banggeng started shouting again.

However, this time, Yi Zhonghai’s three uncles were there, also helping with ideological work.

This scene was seen by others, but they were whispering to each other in private.

Although the residents in the compound tacitly agreed to resolve the matter within the compound due to their own interests, no one would forget what Qin Huairu had done. As a result, not to mention outsiders like them, even the youngsters of the Jia family began to be discriminated against.

This is the result of a bad reputation. In this era, if you don’t have a good reputation, your whole family will be discriminated against!
In the He family's house, He Yuzhu and Chen Miaoyun did not fall asleep, but sat on a small stool at home, leaning against the bed, eating melons with gusto.

"Qin Huairu is so pitiful. Her son doesn't even recognize her."

"Oh, that ungrateful bastard, who can he recognize? We must educate our child well in the future and make him filial to us."

"Of course not. I will definitely teach our baby well, let him go to school and become an educated person."

Hearing this, He Yuzhu remained silent and did not say anything extra. After all, by the time their children go to school, the wind will have already started to blow. By then, Chen Miaoyun would understand the situation and would definitely have to find another way out.

The noise in the middle courtyard gradually faded away until midnight.

In the end, Banggeng was brought home by Qin Huairu and Jia Zhangshi, but after what happened today, all the troubles of the Jia family were ruined in the yard.

That night, Xu's father and mother did not leave, but stayed in the backyard.

There was no other way. Faced with this special situation, Xu's father and mother were worried. If they left, and something went wrong, Xu Damao would be taken away and shot.

Similarly, they also heard the noise in the central courtyard, but did not go out to join in the fun.

However, in the living room of Xu's house, Xu's father and mother were sitting there, with worried looks on their faces.

"Old Xu, even Jia Banggeng's classmates have heard these rumors. If this matter gets out of hand..." Xu's mother couldn't help but say.

After finding out what was going on outside, Mr. and Mrs. Xu saw the most crucial issue at a glance.

In Xu Damao's situation, he couldn't sleep. He stood there, listening to what Xu's mother said, and shuddered all over.

Father Xu picked up a cup of tea, took a sip, was silent for a moment, and then said in a hoarse voice: "I will go out again tomorrow to meet my old leader."

Hearing this, Xu Damao was relieved. He knew his father well, and his words meant that his father was going to use his connections to help him solve the problem.

If he was taken directly to the police station, with all the evidence, even if Xu's father had connections, it would be of no use.

But now the conditions have been agreed upon with the Jia family. What Xu's father needs to do is to control the bad rumors outside, just in the Nanluoguxiang area. This is not difficult.

After all, Xu Damao and Qin Huairu are going to get their marriage certificate tomorrow, and they will be a legal couple from now on. No matter why Xu Damao, a single young man, suddenly wants to marry Qin Huairu, a widow with three children, as long as they get the certificate, some gossip will just be gossip. The nature is different and the impact will be different.

……

The next day, early in the morning.

Xu's father and mother brought Xu Damao to Jia's house early. Jia Zhang and Qin Huairu were also ready. At this time, Qin Huairu and Jia Zhang's faces were not very good. It was estimated that they did not sleep well last night because of the Banggeng children.

"Bring your household registration books, right?" Jia Zhang looked at the Xu family. She was thinking that after Qin Huairu and Xu Damao got married, their family would have a better life.

Although my reputation is a little worse than before, I can’t make a living anymore, so who cares about this?
"I brought them all." Xu's mother nodded, but her face was still a little unnatural. Any mother would not be happy to see her son, who had never been married, marry a widow with three children.

"Okay, let's go and get the certificate." Jia Zhang didn't say anything more. She took the household registration book and went out.

Qin Huairu hesitated for a moment, but still went into the house and said to the kang in the room: "Banggeng, don't forget to go to school later."

Although Bang Geng was persuaded to go back to the house last night, he has not said a word since then. No matter how Qin Huairu speaks, Bang Geng does not even respond. Of course, it is useless for Jia Zhang to speak.

After asking for this, there was still no response from inside the house. Qin Huairu frowned slightly and wanted to go inside to talk more, but Jia Zhang pulled her back and said, "Okay, the child had an incident yesterday, so I won't go today. I'll go to school to ask for leave for him so he can rest for two days! Let's go get the certificate quickly."

At Jia Zhang's urging, Qin Huairu had no choice but to follow him out the door.

When they were leaving the hospital, they happened to run into He Yuzhu coming out of the house. He had just finished his breakfast and was about to go to work. When he looked up and saw the Xu family and the Jia family in the yard, his eyes flashed. He knew what they were going to do, so he just pushed his bicycle and passed by them.

"Good morning." He nodded and greeted her indifferently.

"Silly Zhu, you!"

When Xu Damao saw He Yuzhu's look, and thought about how he was about to get the marriage certificate with the widow, he became furious for a moment.

"Hey, Brother Damao, I forgot to congratulate you. You got your marriage certificate today. Congratulations to you and Qin Huairu." Seeing Xu Damao's look, He Yuzhu slapped his head and looked like he was congratulating him.

Now, Qin Huairu and Xu Damao both looked a little ugly.

It's a normal marriage, so of course there's nothing wrong with congratulating them. The question is, did they get the marriage certificate normally? Isn't it obvious that Sha Zhu is gloating when he says this at this time?

Just when Xu Damao was extremely angry and wanted to say something, Xu's father glared at him and then looked at He Yuzhu.

"Shazhu, I heard that you got married. You have a family now. Don't be so idle all day long. People will think you are out of touch." Father Xu said this in a neutral tone, as if someone who had experienced it was giving sincere advice.

When dealing with Xu Damao's case yesterday, Xu Damao naturally honestly explained the causes and consequences of the plot against Sha Zhu. Xu's father also knew about this matter. It was obvious that Sha Zhu was behind this. In other words, his son's current fate was caused by Sha Zhu.

If it wasn't because Xu Damao was the first to resort to trickery, which was not honorable, Xu's father would definitely drag Sha Zhu out and give him a good beating. It was just because they did it first, so they were naturally in the wrong. In addition, it was already a critical moment, so he didn't want to make things more complicated. However, the relationship between the two families was definitely resentful. It was nothing else, just because Xu Damao was his son, and his own son was wrong in a thousand ways, so he should educate him, not an outsider, not to mention using such a vicious method to educate him.

Hearing Father Xu's sarcastic words, He Yuzhu snorted coldly: "I didn't realize you were good at educating people, but judging from Xu Damao's result, your education seems to have failed. Don't worry about my incompetence. No matter what, I won't climb into a widow's bed in the middle of the night."

"you……"

Father Xu was choked by He Yuzhu's words, and his face turned pale. Similarly, He Yuzhu's words were a double entendre, and Qin Huairu and Jia Zhang's faces also turned ugly.

"Okay, make way. You people with families, take your time. I still have to go to the factory to work." He Yuzhu didn't care how they reacted and pushed his bicycle past the crowd in a swagger.

Just kidding, this Xu's father has educated people to his head, He Yuzhu will not indulge him. Not to mention, this matter was originally planned by Xu Damao and Qin Huairu. To put it bluntly, he is also in the right. If it weren't for his high means, an ordinary person would have fallen into the trap of these two guys long ago. Therefore, no matter what the fate of Xu Damao and Qin Huairu is now, He Yuzhu will not feel any guilt.

On the contrary, He Yuzhu was enjoying the show these days. He couldn't help humming a little tune on his way to work.

"Dad, Shazhu is too arrogant!" Xu Damao had never suffered such anger before. All the resentment in his heart burst out at once.

However, after Father Xu's face was gloomy for a long time, he still said: "Stop talking nonsense and go get the certificate." As he said that, he was the first to leave the yard. His silent appearance showed that he was not calm at the moment.

Xu's mother gave Xu Damao a look, and the two of them followed.

Qin Huairu and Jia Zhang saw this and followed him without saying anything. Although Sha Zhu's words were harsh, Jia Zhang was not a fool. After these few days, she could almost guess that Sha Zhu was doing this because her daughter-in-law had plotted against him a few days ago. If they really started to make trouble, the situation she had worked so hard to get would probably change again. So now she just wanted Qin Huairu to get the marriage certificate with Xu Damao as soon as possible so that she could get the subsequent benefits earlier.

……

Xu Damao and his group went to the steel rolling mill.

Because both of them were workers in the factory, they could simply seek approval from their supervisor in the factory to get their marriage approved.

After meeting with Xu Damao and others, the leaders of the steel mill were quite surprised to learn of their request. "Xu Damao, are you sure you want to marry Qin Huairu? I remember you are still an unmarried comrade, right?"

Xu Damao felt bitter at the leader's words, but he kept nodding in agreement.

Although this kind of marriage was somewhat unexpected, Xu's father and mother were both present, their household registration books were brought with them, and the two parties to the marriage had stated their wishes. His leader could not interfere and immediately processed the marriage for the two of them.

……

A canteen kitchen.

When He Yuzhu came to work in the morning, his apprentice Ma Hua approached him with a mysterious look on his face.

"Kid, what are you thinking about? Tell me about it." He Yuzhu, who knew his apprentice well, laughed.

"Hey, Master, you know me better than anyone else. I have something to ask you..."

"Go ahead."

He Yuzhu nodded, but Ma Hua looked around and found that no one around paid attention to him, then he leaned close to He Yuzhu's ear.

"Master, I heard that Qin Huairu from your courtyard is going to marry Xu Damao. Is this true?"

Upon hearing this, He Yuzhu couldn't help but look at Ma Hua twice more: "Hey, kid, I never saw you so serious about practicing cooking, but this gossip came quite quickly."

Hearing the master's tone, Ma Hua's eyes suddenly lit up: "So, is this true?"

He Yuzhu picked up the teacup and took a sip. "There's nothing to hide about this matter. After all, after today, you should all know that this is true. I saw them go out this morning, and I guess they went to get the marriage certificate."

"Oh my god, Master, is this really true? Isn't Qin Huairu a widow? I heard that she has three children. How could Xu Damao have the heart to do this to her?"

"What's wrong with the three kids? I think Qin Huairu is still charming. Maybe Xu Damao likes her." While drinking tea, He Yuzhu said this with a playful look on his face.

"Oh, his taste is really strong. Let me say, Qin Huairu, she is indeed good-looking, but she is too old. Besides, she is a widow. No, no, no, I feel that it is not a good idea when I think about it." Ma Hua analyzed it seriously and couldn't help shaking his head at the end.

He Yuzhu was amused when he saw this scene. "Hey, Ma Hua, you're still picking one. What's the matter? Judging from what you said, what kind of wife are you going to look for in the future?"

Ma Hua was embarrassed: "Oh, Master, I was just saying it casually. Why would I look for a wife? No one would like me. Besides, I have to learn the craft from you, Master."

He Yuzhu curled his lips when he heard this: "Don't try to play tricks on me, those who know me know that I am recruiting a chef apprentice, and those who don't know me think I am recruiting a monk. Being my apprentice doesn't mean you are not allowed to get married. If it's my opinion, you should think about it."

"Master, you are making fun of me..." Ma Hua wanted to continue saying something, but suddenly a figure came over and he quickly shut up.

"Liu Lan? What's up? Did the director give you any instructions?"

He Yuzhu saw the woman coming and said casually.

"Master He, nothing else to say, I just heard you guys discussing Xu Damao and Qin Huairu. I heard they're getting married? Is that true?"

As expected, eating melons is the essence of human beings. Even though it is just a small thing, everyone eats it with gusto.

"What's the matter? It seems like you know a lot?" He Yuzhu said with a smile.

"Master He, I only remembered this because I heard they were going to get married. I really don't believe Xu Damao will marry Qin Huairu. What good man would take his future wife to the warehouse..."

"Go to the warehouse? When did it happen? Sister Liu, tell me in detail."

When Ma Hua heard this, his ears popped up in surprise.

He Yuzhu was also moved when he saw this. Did Liu Lan also see Xu Damao and Qin Huairu sneak into the warehouse?
It seems that what I saw last time was just the tip of the iceberg.

At the same time, he couldn't help but admire Liu Lan's well-informedness. This woman didn't do much work in the kitchen, but she was very good at finding out gossip. He wondered what other gossips she hadn't tasted yet?

He Yuzhu thought with a bad taste in his heart, but he didn't show it. "Well, Ma Hua and I just said that after today, Xu Damao and his wife will get the marriage certificate."

Seeing this, Liu Lan's eyes were filled with gossip and she wanted to continue the discussion, but He Yuzhu waved his hand and said, "Okay, let's get back to work. A whole day is not enough to keep chatting like this. You can chat as you like after get off work."

……

Afternoon, in the steel mill canteen.

The workers came to the canteen to eat one after another.

In the canteen, Ma Hua and Liu Lan were still in charge of serving food today. While serving food, they heard many workers talking about Xu Damao and Qin Huairu.

"Hey, where did you hear this news?"

Ma Hua couldn't help but say as he was serving food to someone.

"Oh, Ma Hua, you don't know yet. In our factory, who doesn't know Qin Huairu and Xu Damao? In the middle of the night..."

As they talked about the latter part, several workers burst into laughter. Looking at the way they laughed, you could know what they were thinking.

Qin Huairu herself was good-looking, and many people in the factory knew it. Plus, Xu Damao was the only projectionist in the factory. These two factors combined, plus all these gossips, immediately caused a lot of discussion.

At first, everyone was just talking about their marriage. But with some of the residents who were not very tight-lipped and wanted to show off in front of their co-workers, the conversation suddenly became more erotic.

"Tell me, the widow has given birth to three children, can Xu Damao do it?"

"I see he has skinny arms and legs, it's tough."

"What's there to be afraid of? I have experience anyway..."

As time goes by, the discussion on this matter becomes more and more heated.

It has even attracted the attention of leaders.

It's not a good thing for news like this to spread in the factory.

At this time, Lou Zhenhua came forward and issued some notices in the factory, asking everyone not to discuss such matters publicly so as not to affect the normal production order of the steel rolling mill.

With the leaders' words, everyone stopped discussing things on the surface, but the discussions in private did not stop at all. No matter how much your leaders control others, they cannot control their private lives, right?
However, the leaders of the steel mill did not seem to care much about it, as long as the rumors were not spread openly and did not affect the factory's production order and work style.

After all, Xu Damao and Qin Huairu have already obtained their marriage certificate, and these rumors are just a pastime. They are a legal couple, what else do you want? As for how the parties involved feel, it is unknown.

……

That night, Jia's house.

"What? Bangteng is missing again?"

When Jia Zhang and Qin Huairu returned home, only Xiaodang brought his sister Huaihua with him. When they asked her where her brother was, she said she didn't know.

"How can I live in the future if I have to run around like this every other day? Why is my life so miserable?" For a moment, Jia Zhang couldn't help but sit on the chair, slamming the table and crying.

In her opinion, she doesn't care what happens to this family. As long as Banggeng is the only child, her Jia family will have a good fortune. Now her grandson doesn't even go to school. If he disappears and plays all day, who can stand it?

Just when Qin Huairu was about to go to the yard to ask the three uncles for help, the door was pushed open and Bang Geng walked in from outside.

"Bang Geng, you kid..."

When Qin Huairu saw that it was Banggeng who came back, she immediately breathed a sigh of relief, but she quickly continued to speak, saying that she couldn't let the child go on like this, otherwise something bad would definitely happen in the future.

However, before Qin Huairu could finish her words, she was interrupted by Bang Geng.

"It's none of your business." After saying that, he hurried into the house.

Qin Huairu noticed that Banggeng seemed to be deliberately hiding something in his clothes.

(End of this chapter)