Siheyuan: After becoming a traitor, first let the Huai Ru River overflow its banks.

"Jianjun, let me have a bite of your braised pork."

"Sijiu, didn't you get your own food? Why do you still want to eat Jianjun's?"

Ma Sijiu had a bitter face.

"I really can't swallow this cabbage."

Li Jianjun greeted the two of them.

"Come on, let's eat together."

After all, they were colleagues, and they knew the inside story of Jia Zhangshi and Bang Geng's release. Li Jianjun wanted to get along well with them.

Meanwhile, in the kitchen, Liu Lan leaned against the door frame, staring blankly at Li Jianjun.

Suddenly, someone patted me on the shoulder.

Liu Lan was startled, but when she turned around, she saw Sha Zhu.

"Master He, do you know that people can scare each other to death?"

"You're the head chef, how can you joke around with your subordinates?"

Sha Zhu chuckled awkwardly twice.

"If I remember correctly, you were leaning against this window, looking at Li Jianjun, right?"

There's always trouble around a widow's house. Liu Lan didn't want to bother with him, but Sha Zhu was a head chef after all, and offending him wouldn't end well.

So she gave her a forced smile.

“Master He, there are so many people eating in this restaurant, I can’t just look at anyone randomly.”

Sha Zhu doesn't think so.

"Come on, wherever Li Jianjun goes, your eyes follow him everywhere. Isn't that obvious?"

Liu Lan's thoughts were exposed, and she started arguing with Sha Zhu directly.

"Hey Comrade He, my eyes are on my own body, it's none of your business who I look at."

Sha Zhu really has no control over it.

But seeing other women staring intently at Li Jianjun made him feel uneasy.

He had been working with Liu Lan for a year, and he had never seen Liu Lan look at him like that before.

Besides, he's 28 years old, considered an older single man, and he's never seen a girl stare at him like that.

He still doesn't have a wife.

He found it strange that Li Jianjun looked different from before, even though only one day had passed.

His facial features haven't changed, he just looks even more handsome.

"See, see, it's none of my business, but Sister Liu, have you really taken a liking to Li Jianjun?"

Liu Lan sighed.

"Master Liu, you're really joking."

After saying that, Liu Lan turned and walked away, while Sha Zhu stared at her in a daze.

Liu Lan's mature and sexy figure ignited a fire within Sha Zhu, but he had nowhere to vent it.

Sigh, even if it's just this young married woman in front of me, how wonderful it would be to relieve my pent-up desires just once.

Unfortunately, they didn't even glance at him.

Sha Zhu was helpless, but then he immediately thought of marrying Jia Zhangshi, who was over fifty years old.

I felt incredibly disgusted.

Just then, Qin Huairu came to get her food. There was no one else serving rice nearby, and Sha Zhuzi was the closest to her.

He had no choice but to bite the bullet and go get his food.

Since it was his goddess who came to get food, Sha Zhu couldn't help but serve her a huge spoonful.

In the past, Qin Huairu would chat and laugh with Sha Zhu when she got her food, but he felt that Qin Huairu was acting strangely today.

"Master, I'd like a plate of green vegetables and a steamed bun."

Qin Huairu's attitude was very cold.

Sha Zhu called out to her.

"Sister Qin, what's wrong with you today?"

Qin Huairu didn't want to pay attention to Sha Zhu, but he kept asking questions, and the people around them cast meaningful glances at them.

Qin Huairu then told Sha Zhu the truth.

"It's nothing. I just felt that since you're about to marry my mother-in-law, it's better to be polite to you."

Qin Huairu clearly distanced herself from Sha Zhu.

You see, Sha Zhu was her number one sycophant, and suddenly he stopped fawning over her, which made Qin Huairu a little uneasy.

"Sister Qin, I know why you don't want to talk to me, but... I can't help it..."

Qin Huairu felt that Sha Zhu clearly had something he couldn't say.

"I've already asked you, did you sleep with my mother-in-law?"

Since everything had been exposed, Sha Zhu simply explained everything.

"You know, Sister Qin, I like you... That day, Li Jianjun invited me for drinks, and I unknowingly drank too much."

"I don't remember anything after that, Sister Qin, you have to believe me."

Sha Zhu spoke with great urgency and seemed incredibly sincere.

Once he and his mother-in-law get married, they'll be eating from the same pot every day, and it would be very difficult for their relationship to sour.

"Okay, Zhu Zi, do you have a dollar left? I spent all my salary as soon as I got paid, and there are still ten days or half a month until I get paid again. My family is almost unable to make ends meet."

Sha Zhu readily agreed.

"Okay, I have two yuan and two jin of grain coupons here, you can have them all."

Sha Zhu immediately took out two yuan and gave it to Qin Huairu.

Qin Huairu then changed her attitude and her tone became much better.

Qin Huairu got her food, found a spot in the cafeteria, and squatted down to eat.

Sha Zhu stared blankly at her retreating figure as she ate, lost in thought.

Such a beautiful goddess, she'll have nothing to do with me anymore.

Thinking about having to face Jia Zhangshi every day, Sha Zhu was going crazy.

But there was nothing he could do; he was now in Li Jianjun's hands.

Although he suspected Li Jianjun, he had no evidence against him and could only accept his bad luck.

What worried Sha Zhu was that he was about to marry Jia Zhangshi. The thought of it made him lose his appetite and unable to sleep at night. Meanwhile, Li Jianjun, Ma Sijiu, and Li Weiguo sat together in the restaurant.

Chapter 19 Jia Zhangshi's Preference for Sons Over Daughters

As Qin Huairu walked past them with her lunchbox, she didn't even glance at Li Jianjun.

It wasn't until Li Jianjun and the others finished eating and were washing the dishes that they happened to walk right across from Qin Huairu.

Qin Huairu acted as if she hadn't seen Li Jianjun at all.

Qin Huairu's emotions were complicated. She felt very uncomfortable because she felt that Li Jianjun was using the stick to blackmail her.

She was also afraid that others would find out about what happened between her and Li Jianjun that night.

He decided to cut all ties with Li Jianjun.

But her attitude made Li Jianjun very unhappy.

The people in their security department basically all have connections to get in. They're always bowing and scraping to everyone in the factory.

Only Qin Huairu, without her mentor, seems to have grown too big for her britches and wants to fly high.

Ma Sijiu and Li Weiguo were also unhappy with Qin Huairu's attitude towards them.

“Jianjun, look at Qin Huairu. After the stick was released, she completely ignored us.”

“Before, they begged and pleaded with us, they almost knelt down.”

Li Jianjun took a drag of his cigarette, exhaling smoke from his nose, and seemed unimpressed by the situation.

"Since we can release the stick, we can also capture him."

“There was a time when Qin Huairu knelt down and begged us.”

Li Weiguo and Ma Sijiu then nodded.

"Let's go back to the dorm and rest for a while. There's no need to argue with that little girl."

Qin Huairu, carrying a lunchbox, led the three siblings, Banggeng and his brother, back to the courtyard house.

Madam Jia was already staring longingly at the entrance of the courtyard house.

"Bang Geng, my dear grandson, you're finally back. Heaven has opened its eyes! Heaven has opened its eyes! Old Jia, it's all thanks to your secret protection."

Jia Zhangshi ran forward, hugged the stick tightly, and burst into tears of joy.

Only Qin Huairu knew perfectly well why her three siblings were able to return—it was because she had exchanged her body for it.

Jia Zhangshi's shout attracted the attention of those who were not at work in the courtyard.

The three women muttered to themselves.

"Why didn't you lock that bastard up in there for a few more days?"

"A few days ago, two yuan was missing from my house. Maybe it was Banggeng who stole it."

The three aunties' words resonated with others.

"Who says otherwise? Xu Damao's chickens have disappeared without a trace."