Courtyard House: She got anxious when He Yushui wasn't licked.

When the deaf old woman saw soldiers coming into Wang Lin's house, carrying Q bags, she was so frightened that she didn't dare to show her face or go out. Even when she needed to urinate, she would do so inside the house. She was afraid that the soldiers were coming for her, since her identity was not something that could be revealed in public.

On the other side, Qin Huairu and He Yuzhu first went to the police station to find Jia Zhangshi.

After seeing Qin Huairu and He Yuzhu in the detention cell of the police station, Jia Zhangshi asked the two of them to rescue her.

The police officer on duty guarding Jia Zhangshi kindly reminded the two, "This old woman was personally brought here by a soldier, and she even met with our bureau chief. The bureau chief ordered that no one is allowed to bail her out."

Upon hearing this, Qin Huairu looked at Jia Zhangshi and asked, "Mother-in-law, who exactly have you offended? Why won't they let you bail them out?"

Jia Zhangshi felt a little guilty. If she hadn't wanted to take the meat and the TV stand, she wouldn't have made the move. But she still stubbornly said, "Qin Huairu, what do you mean? I'm not blind. How could I possibly provoke them? It was the stand that stopped them from robbing me."

The culprit was the stick!

If he knew that his grandmother was shifting the blame onto him, would he be moved to tears?

Qin Huairu was extremely anxious. She asked, "Officer, is your chief still here?"

The police officer on duty shook his head and said, "The chief went home for the New Year a long time ago. Don't bother asking where he lives. Even if you bring generous gifts to plead for him, it won't do any good."

Upon hearing this, He Yuzhu had no choice but to pull Qin Huairu away, while Jia Zhangshi could only be kept inside for a few days.

"Qin Huairu! Silly Zhu!"

Jia Zhangshi shouted at the two men in front of the iron bars of the detention cell, but the two men had no choice but to go to the juvenile detention center to find Bang Geng and see how he was doing.

The two rushed to the juvenile detention center in Beijing.

In the juvenile detention center, Qin Huairu saw her son, Jia Banggeng, who had changed into the same clothes he was wearing. Upon seeing Qin Huairu, he cried and screamed to leave, saying that people inside were beating him and forcing him to drink urine.

Qin Huairu begged the guards to release Bang Geng, but the guards had already given instructions when they delivered Bang Geng. Bang Geng dared to use a slingshot to shoot the elder's secretary, which was like an old man eating poison, courting death. The guards dared not release Bang Geng and could only tell Qin Huairu to go back and try to find a way to get help.

The director and deputy director of the juvenile detention center were all absent. Qin Huairu knew that the guards on duty couldn't make decisions, so she could only give Bang Geng some money to protect himself.

As soon as she left the juvenile detention center, Qin Huairu couldn't help but cry again, saying aggrievedly, "These soldiers are too bullying. How can they just detain people like that and not allow bail? It's too much."

He Yuzhu said with concern, "Sister Qin, don't cry anymore, your eyes will get swollen if you cry any more."

Qin Huairu said, "If swollen eyes can help my mother-in-law and son get out, then I don't care if I cry until my eyes are swollen. But I can't save either of them."

Seeing that it was getting late, He Yuzhu realized he had to go to the big boss's house to cook. If he was delayed, it would be extremely difficult to climb the social ladder later. So he left Qin Huairu behind and said, "Sister Qin, you go home first. We'll figure something out together when I get back tonight. I have an urgent matter to attend to." With that, he jogged away.

When Qin Huairu saw He Yuzhu abandon her, she for a moment forgot to cry.

He Yuzhu actually abandoned me and ran away?

Chapter 154 The Beast's New Year's Eve Dinner

He Yuzhu was very determined to run away. He knew that if he missed this opportunity to connect with the big boss, it would be very difficult for him to make a comeback in the future.

As for Qin Huairu, once He Yuzhu finds his connections to get Jia Zhangshi and Banggeng out of trouble and gives her a surprise, she will definitely understand him and might even praise him for being clever.

"Stupid column!"

For a moment, Qin Huairu felt abandoned by the world, and she squatted on the ground and cried helplessly.

Since today is Lunar New Year's Eve, everyone has gone home early, and around this time, most people are at home preparing their New Year's Eve dinner.

Therefore, there were few pedestrians on the road, and not many people wanted to see Qin Huairu make a fool of herself.

More than half an hour later, He Yuzhu arrived at the gate of the military compound, covered in sweat.

He Yuzhu identified himself to the guards.

The guards told He Yuzhu to wait there while they went to question him.

After waiting a few minutes, the guard let He Yuzhu in directly.

He Yuzhu arrived at the high-ranking leader's house following the route he remembered.

The nanny, who opened the door, saw He Yuzhu covered in sweat and said with a look of disgust, "Why are you all sweaty? It's not appropriate for you to come into the kitchen like this."

He Yuzhu said with a smile, "I'll just wash my face."

The nanny didn't say anything; she let He Yuzhu in.

There was no sign of the high-ranking leader on the sofa in the living room; only his wife was reading the newspaper.

When He Yuzhu arrived, the high-ranking leader's wife put down her newspaper and stood up, saying, "Silly Zhu, what's with all that sweat? Did you run all the way here?"

"Oh, you guessed right." He Yuzhu nodded honestly without the slightest embarrassment.

The leader's wife immediately called to the nanny, "Quickly, Zhang Ma, take Sha Zhu to wash up. You've come all this way to cook our New Year's Eve dinner."

The nanny reluctantly led He Yuzhu to take a shower.

After He Yuzhu finished washing his face, he went to the kitchen and saw that the ingredients were even more complete than last time.

The nanny said to He Yuzhu at the kitchen door, "There are quite a few guests tonight, about ten or so. You should cook for twelve people."

He Yuzhu asked, "How many of these ten people are adults? How many are children? How many are men? How many are women?"

The nanny said unhappily, "You just need to focus on cooking, why are you asking about these things?"

He Yuzhu explained, "Adults and children have different appetites, and men and women also have different appetites."

The nanny thought it seemed to be true, so she gave He Yuzhu a brief explanation.

After obtaining the information, He Yuzhu began preparing the ingredients. It was almost five o'clock, which was getting late.

He Yuzhu started preparing a full table of New Year's Eve dinner according to the recipes he had learned, including dishes such as braised pork with preserved mustard greens and steamed pork with rice flour.

The top leader likes Sichuan cuisine, so He Yuzhu made another dish of boiled pork slices, which was spicy, numbing, and fragrant.

It was already seven o'clock when He Yuzhu finished preparing a table full of hot food.

The relatives invited by the high-ranking leader have arrived, and they have taken their seats without any hesitation when they see the table full of food.

The nanny stood by and served her. Although she couldn't eat with them, she could take the leftovers home. She was happy to work overtime for this small perk.

When the high-ranking leader was entertaining his relatives, he did not forget He Yuzhu. Before He Yuzhu left, he gave him some food and money, expressing his gratitude to He Yuzhu for cooking a sumptuous New Year's Eve dinner for his family. Unfortunately, he could not invite He Yuzhu to stay for the New Year's Eve dinner, so he could only thank He Yuzhu with money and ingredients.

He Yuzhu didn't ask for money. He knew that if he did, the relationship would become much less cordial. He only accepted some of the ingredients that were given to him.

After saying goodbye to the high-ranking leader and his wife, He Yuzhu hurriedly returned to the courtyard with the groceries, as he still had to cook for the deaf old lady and the old man.

By the time He Yuzhu arrived at the courtyard, it was already 7:40. At this time, most families were already having their New Year's Eve dinner, and some families had even finished their dinner and were setting off firecrackers outside.

At Qin Huairu's home, Qin Huairu was in no mood to cook New Year's Eve dinner at all; such a thing had happened on a perfectly good New Year's Day.

He Yuzhu knocked on Qin Huairu's door.

Qin Huairu opened the door and saw He Yuzhu. She immediately gave him a cold look and said, "Silly Zhu, why did you come back?"

He Yuzhu showed the meat and said, "My dear sister, I also have my reasons. Look what I brought you. Take the two children and come with me to the old lady's house for the New Year."

Qin Huairu originally wanted to refuse, but when she turned to look at Xiaodang and Huaihua, her two daughters were already hungry and their stomachs were growling, but they didn't dare to say anything and just sat with Qin Huairu.

He Yuzhu advised again, "We need to be full before we can think of a solution. This old man knows a lot of people, so why don't we let him think of a solution and come up with some ideas?"

Qin Huairu thought He Yuzhu made sense. Yi Zhonghai was, after all, an eighth-level fitter in the factory and should know a lot of people. As long as Jia Zhangshi and Banggeng could be rescued, it wouldn't be a problem to spend some money.

After some persuasion and guidance from He Yuzhu, Qin Huairu took her two daughters and went to the backyard with He Yuzhu.

At this moment, a strong aroma of meat wafted through the air in the backyard—the smell of roasted lamb, and it was incredibly flavorful.

Smelling the aroma of the meat, He Yuzhu asked in disbelief, "How come that little bastard Wang Lin's cooking skills are so good?"

Smelling the intoxicating aroma of the roasted lamb, Qin Huairu said enviously, "When will I ever get to eat a whole roasted lamb in my lifetime?"

Upon hearing Qin Huairu's words, He Yuzhu comforted her, saying, "Sister Qin, life is long. When the children grow up, they will definitely fulfill our wish."

After hearing He Yuzhu's words, Qin Huairu looked at her two children. She stroked her two daughters' heads and said, "When you grow up, you must remember how good your mother is and never neglect her."

Xiao Dang nodded outwardly, but inwardly he sneered.

The locust flower tilted its head, showing no reaction.

Qin Huairu assumed her two daughters were still young and didn't ask them to make any promises.

When He Yuzhu, carrying groceries, knocked on the deaf old woman's door with Qin Huairu and her two daughters, Yi Zhonghai, who opened the door, complained to He Yuzhu, "Silly Zhu, where have you been? What time is it?"

He Yuzhu explained, "I went to cook a New Year's Eve dinner for a very important person. I'll start cooking now. You can keep the old lady company, Uncle."

Yi Zhonghai didn't lecture He Yuzhu anymore. When he saw Qin Huairu arrive with two children, he asked, "Why did you bring the children, Xiao Qin?"

He Yuzhu told Yi Zhonghai about Jia Zhangshi and Jia Banggeng, hoping that Yi Zhonghai could come up with a solution.

But Yi Zhonghai didn't say anything and just asked He Yuzhu to cook the New Year's Eve dinner.

In fact, Yi Zhonghai had already heard about this when he returned, but he didn't pay much attention to it. When he came to the backyard, there were guards watching the yard and searching his body, which showed that the people who came to Wang Lin's house were not ordinary people. Jia Zhangshi and Bang Geng had offended them, so they only had themselves to blame and deserved it.

Chapter 155 New Year’s Money

Qin Huairu let the two children sit down and then offered to help He Yuzhu.

Yi Zhonghai sat and chatted with the deaf old lady.

Xiao Dang and the Huaihua sisters just sat there in a daze.

He Yuzhu and Qin Huairu started bustling around in the deaf old woman's room.

The Wang family next door not only wafted various meat aromas but also the sound of a television.

The table in Wang Lin's house was laden with all sorts of hearty dishes, including chicken, duck, beef, mutton, fish, and shrimp.

Looking at the table full of fancy dishes that Wang Lin had prepared, Mu Weimin knew that the red lobster was definitely not something an ordinary person had given to Wang Lin. And the fish—Mu Weimin had never eaten fish without bones before—it was as if Wang Lin was hiding some big secret.

Secretary Chen looked at the exquisite dishes and then at the wine Wang Lin had poured for him—a Wuliangye liquor with a soy sauce aroma.

Even Mu Weimin's six guards were stunned by the dishes in front of them, thinking they were dreaming.

Who has such a delicious New Year's Eve dinner? Every dish is a hearty dish, and they smell wonderful.

After pouring drinks for everyone, Wang Lin raised his glass and said, "Happy New Year, everyone!"

Mu Weimin raised his glass and said in return, "Happy New Year!"

Only then did the others dare to pick up their glasses.

After taking a sip of wine, everyone started eating. Mu Weimin's guards had plenty of hearty dishes in front of them, so there was no need to worry about who would finish the meat and vegetables.

Wang Baobao raised her milk glass and clinked it with Mu Weimin's, saying, "Grandpa, Happy New Year."

Mu Weimin smiled very happily. He clinked glasses with his granddaughter, took a sip of wine, and then ate a bite of braised beef.