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Chapter 1453 Living Dead

The Little New Year is here, and the sound of firecrackers is everywhere. Banggeng's sisters Xiaodang and Huaihua are very envious. Banggeng tells them that he is still worried about the teacher coming to visit his home to collect tuition fees, so how can he have the money to buy firecrackers?

Seeing the eager looks of his sisters, Banggeng promised to find a way to satisfy them as much as possible.

The good plot in the original drama was that he found Sha Zhu and lied to him that he could help him get Teacher Ran out, and in return he gave himself some compensation.

However, Sha Zhu is now paralyzed in bed and has to rely on a wheelchair to travel. He is completely a living dead in the eyes of others.

At this time, Banggeng took advantage of He Yushui's absence and sneaked into Shazhu's house to steal money, not paying any attention to Shazhu lying on the bed.

After rummaging around and finding a dollar, Banggeng noticed Shazhu lying on the bed, staring at him with big eyes and anger on his face.

However, Bang Geng didn't care and spat at Sha Zhu, "Bah! Damn Sha Zhu! Why don't you die yet?"

"..." At this time, Sha Zhu, who was lying on the bed unable to move, was completely dumbfounded. He witnessed for the first time the hateful and viciousness of this guy.

When He Yushui came back, he didn't notice the spit on Sha Zhu's face at all, so the spit that Banggeng gave to Sha Zhu slowly dried up and remained in Sha Zhu's heart for the rest of his life.

Soon, a meeting of the entire hospital was convened by the three managers, because the issue of taking care of Sha Zhu was once again put before everyone.

But everyone in the courtyard was looking at each other in confusion. It was impossible to find anyone to take care of Sha Zhu. Even Qin Huairu, who was closest to Sha Zhu, said nothing and acted like an ostrich with her mother-in-law, Jia Zhang.

Now Sha Zhu's condition is getting worse and worse. He sits in a wheelchair with a crooked mouth and squinting eyes, and can't even speak a complete word. He Yushui, who is standing beside him, keeps crying and wiping Sha Zhu's saliva, lamenting the injustice of fate to them.

Sha Zhu looked at Qin Huairu in the crowd with extreme longing. He hoped that this time she would stand up and offer to take care of him. Only when a person is most helpless will he long for someone to rely on.

Unfortunately, Qin Huairu kept her head down and said nothing, as if she didn't care about Sha Zhu's gaze at all. However, she was really heartless in her heart. After all, Sha Zhu was not as important as her three children.

Uncle Yi Zhonghai looked at his neighbors again and sighed, "This is the situation now. Can anyone help Zhuzi?"

"..." However, the neighbors present were still looking at each other in confusion. No one was really living a comfortable life these days.

Seeing that no one said a word, Yi Zhonghai asked helplessly, "We are all neighbors living in the same courtyard. Zhuzi has encountered such a big problem now. We can't just watch him fend for himself like this, right?"

A neighbor looked at Yi Zhonghai with a depressed face and asked, "Uncle, how can you ask us to help? Everyone has a big family now, and Sha Zhu's condition is so serious, even a god would be powerless, right?"

"This……"

At this time, Su Ning also looked at Yi Zhonghai with some confusion and said, "Uncle, actually, you and Auntie are childless, so it's not a big problem for you to take care of Zhuzi. There is really no need to hold a separate meeting to discuss this issue."

After several lessons, Yi Zhonghai became much more honest. "Suning, you may not know that your aunt is in poor health. Since you and Chen Xiaojun both have jobs, can't you find a way to help?"

Su Ning, however, asked disapprovingly, "Uncle, you said it yourself. Chen Xiaojun and I both have jobs. Even if we wanted to help, we can't! Besides, we don't have any contact with Sha Zhu on a daily basis. He's not a baby, so how are we supposed to take care of him?"

"Huh? Sorry! I really thought this matter was too simple."

"..." Suning and Chen Xiaojun were too lazy to bother with Yi Zhonghai anymore.

In the end, Yi Zhonghai could only let an aunt take care of Sha Zhu temporarily. After all, He Yushui was not someone who could take care of others, but of course she was very happy to take care of her boyfriend's family.

In fact, there is really no need for Uncle Yi Zhonghai to hold this whole hospital meeting. He can just let his wife take over the affairs of Sha Zhu. Everyone might even say that Uncle Yi and his wife are kind and righteous.

After the whole hospital meeting, Chen Xiaojun returned home and said with a look of pity, "Suning, this idiot Zhu is really too miserable."

"Is it miserable? Do you believe that if he recovers tomorrow, the first thing he will think of is to lick Qin Huairu?" However, Suning curled his lips indifferently. You know, it is very difficult to change Sha Zhu.

"This……"

"It's easy to change a country, but hard to change one's nature! A late-stage bootlicker like Sha Zhu needs drastic measures, but even then, it might be useless."

Then Chen Xiaojun also expressed her dislike for Qin Huairu. She had ignored Qin Huairu from beginning to end. "Yeah! Sha Zhu in the original drama is indeed this kind of person, but that Qin Huairu is too heartless and disloyal."

"If a man does not care for himself, he will be punished by heaven and earth! Qin Huairu has been thinking about herself and her children from beginning to end. Sha Zhu is just a big blood bag for her to support her family." However, Su Ning has long understood that Qin Huairu is a blood-sucking leech.

Then Chen Xiaojun looked at Su Ning in confusion and asked, "When are you going to let Sha Zhu recover?"

"No rush! Let Shazhu enjoy it more."

"..."

……

One day, Teacher Ran arrived as scheduled and went to Banggeng's home to collect tuition.

Naturally, he noticed the silly guy sitting in the wheelchair, but he felt that the figure looked particularly desolate, so he just looked at him with some confusion.

Qin Huairu was embarrassed when she heard Teacher Ran was asking for tuition payment. "Teacher Ran, can you help us think of a solution?"

"I'm really sorry! Your family's financial situation does not meet the tuition exemption policy at all." Teacher Ran also rejected Qin Huairu with an apologetic look on his face.

"Then can we pay it back after the new year when school starts?"

"Sorry! I'm here on a school assignment. Originally, this area should be under the charge of your academy teacher, Ms. Chen, but she just arrived at the neighborhood primary school and isn't familiar with it yet."

"..." In the end, Qin Huairu reluctantly paid the tuition fee of two yuan and fifty cents to Teacher Ran.

Teacher Ran felt very embarrassed and said goodbye and left, but when he pushed his bicycle past the front yard, he still came to Su Ning and Chen Xiaojun's house to sit down.

"Is Teacher Chen at home?" Ran Qiuye shouted at Chen Xiaojun in the room.

Chen Xiaojun came out and asked with a smile, "Hey! Teacher Ran, why are you here? Come in and sit down."

Ran Qiuye then explained with a helpless look on his face, "There are a few students who owe tuition and need to pay, so I just came here to collect it."

“This is indeed a tough job!”

"That's right! But you will take over this job next year too."

Then Chen Xiaojun looked at Ran Qiuye in front of him and invited her, "Teacher Ran, since you happened to be here, why don't you have dinner at home tonight?"

"No! There are still a few students behind me. I want to complete this task quickly before they have a break." However, Ran Qiuye politely declined Chen Xiaojun's invitation.

"Alright! Then please come over when you have time. My husband cooks delicious food."

"Okay! Then it's a deal, Teacher Chen. I'll be leaving first."

"Okay! Teacher Ran, I'll see you off."

Not long after Ran Qiuye left the courtyard, Suning also came back from get off work and heard about the situation at the courtyard. Chen Xiaojun looked at Suning who had just returned from get off work and explained, "Suning, Teacher Ran from our school just came to the courtyard and went to Qinhuai Home Inn to ask for Banggeng's tuition."

"Oh? Without Sha Zhu to pay their tuition, Qin Huairu must be feeling the pain."

"Of course! It's mainly because her mother-in-law is too lazy and doesn't even know how to go to the neighborhood office to find some small jobs."

"What delicious food shall we eat today?"

"It's just potatoes, cabbage, and cornmeal. Don't you want to remember the bitter past and think of the sweet future?"

Knowing that Chen Xiaojun couldn't stand eating potatoes and cabbage every day, Suning suggested taking Chen Xiaojun out for a big meal, "Haha, tomorrow is the weekend, I'll take you to eat Shandong cuisine."

"Great! I eat potatoes and cabbage every day, and I'm almost turning into potatoes and cabbage myself." Sure enough, Chen Xiaojun no longer had the same reminiscence as at the beginning.

"Hey, I'll get you some big sausages later."

"Bah! Hooligan."

"Huh? Xiaojun, what are you thinking about? What I told you is really a big sausage, but not the big sausage you think of."

"Bah! If you say that again I'll tear your mouth apart."

"Haha, I'll let you tear it apart later."

"..."

……

New Year's Eve is approaching, and the deaf old lady in the backyard brings a pair of cotton shoes to Sha Zhu. Looking at the dying Sha Zhu in front of her, the lonely old lady feels particularly sad.

This pair of cotton shoes was bought by the deaf old lady at the request of Lou Xiao'e some time ago. Now Lou Xiao'e has divorced Xu Damao and moved out of the Siheyuan, and it seems that she will never be able to return to the Siheyuan in the future.

The deaf old lady suddenly said with deep emotion, "Hey! How did this good boy become like this?"

An older woman beside them felt a little sorry for the poor brother and sister. "Shazhu and Yushui have such a terrible life. They lost their mother when they were young, and then their father ran off with a widow. After all the hardships they endured, they finally grew up, only to suddenly get this strange disease."

"His mother, you have to work hard during this period. I hope Shazhu can recover quickly."

"Old lady, do you think Sha Zhu can recover like this?"

"Yes! I always believe there is always a way out."

"..." The aunt at this moment didn't believe anything. She thought Sha Zhu's life was completely over.

Then, Uncle Yi Zhonghai sent some flour to Qin Huairu's house, hoping that she would make some good steamed buns for the children. Naturally, this touched the pretty widow Qin Huairu.

However, this scene was seen by Qin Huairu's mother-in-law, Jia Zhang, who mistakenly thought that the uncle Yi Zhonghai had improper thoughts about Qin Huairu. Only Yi Zhonghai himself knew what he was thinking.

After all, Jia Zhang had been a neighbor of Yi Zhonghai for decades, so she naturally knew that Yi Zhonghai was the most hypocritical hypocrite, so Jia Zhang was always finding fault with Qin Huai.

At this time, Qin Huairu angrily reminded Jia Zhangshi, "Mom, you'd better not cause trouble. Sha Zhu is completely useless now. If you offend the old man again, you might not even have anyone to poop for you."

"How can you talk like that? Why don't you go eat shit? I think you don't want to celebrate the New Year." Sure enough, the evil mother-in-law Jia Zhang immediately got furious.

"you……"

"Qin Huairu, don't make so many excuses for me. You must never do anything to let Dongxu down, or I, an old lonely woman, will never forgive you."

"..."

Qin Huairu had long discovered that it was impossible to reason with her mother-in-law, Jia Zhang, so she no longer paid attention to her unreasonable demands. Anyway, it was impossible for her to change her behavior.

Maybe Qin Huairu herself has never thought about the meaning of life. As soon as she opened her eyes, she thought about how to plot against Sha Zhu. However, Sha Zhu's sudden change now made her urgently look for a replacement.

Unfortunately, Xu Damao was also sent to prison by Suning. As for Suning, who had the best conditions in the entire courtyard, Qin Huairu did not have the courage to flirt with him.

You have to know that the look in Su Ning's eyes when he looks at his wife Chen Xiaojun cannot be hidden from others. Such a loving look makes Qin Huairu, as a woman, particularly jealous. Unfortunately, she is now just a widow with no one to rely on.

Thirty is almost here, and too many things have happened in Siheyuan recently. Sha Zhu is struggling to survive like a living dead, and Xu Damao is in prison singing "Tears Behind Bars", and in the end he may even have to bend down to pick up soap.

As for Lou Xiao'e, she also fled the capital with her family. No one could tell where they went, as if there had never been such a person in the courtyard.

Qin Huairu had no choice but to come to the steel rolling mill canteen, thinking that he could use the master-disciple relationship between Sha Zhu and Ma Hua to ask Ma Hua to help him secretly get some corn flour from the warehouse.

Qin Huairu looked at Ma Hua in front of her with a thick skin, not considering how shameless her own behavior was. "Ma Hua, can you help me think of a solution for Sha Zhu's sake?"

As expected, Qin Huairu's request was met with a barrage of abuse from Ma Hua. "Qin Huairu, you are so shameless! How dare you even mention my master? Did you ever think of my master when you and Xu Damao were in the warehouse?"

"You...you misunderstood." Qin Huairu defended himself with a pale face.

"Alright! Get out of here right now! Or I'll call security."

"..."Finally, Qin Huairu turned around and left hesitantly.

In fact, she didn't know that being driven away by Ma Hua was her luck. At least she didn't run into that sex-hungry Deputy Director Li. Otherwise, she would definitely be stripped naked by Deputy Director Li this time.

After all, there is no Sha Zhu to save her this time. If she falls into the hands of Deputy Director Li, she will only become a prostitute. This step is Qin Huairu's last step when she has no other way out.

Although life was hard, the atmosphere of the Spring Festival deeply infected everyone. Every household was bustling with joy and the entire compound was bustling with activity.

Chen Xiaojun, who had not experienced this kind of New Year atmosphere for a long time, was also very surprised. She then happily spent the 1966 Spring Festival with Suning, feeling that Suning belonged completely to her in this world.

Chen Xiaojun, lying in Su Ning's arms, suddenly said emotionally, "Su Ning, can we have a few more children in this world?"

"Haven't you given birth enough in 'Parents'?" However, Suning felt helpless about Chen Xiaojun's request.

"For you! I'm willing to do anything."

"Silly wife! You make me not know how to love you anymore."

"Suning, I will always be your silly wife."

……

(End of this chapter)