Liu Hai Zhong sat in the room, eating scrambled eggs, drinking Niulanshan, and sniffed with his nose: "Didn't Luo Hui Zhen's family have no money to eat?
But here they are, eating fish and rice. They are living the good life, aren't they?"
Liu Da Ma: "Hmph! Who knows, that Luo widow is out doing some shady business again.
It's definitely not a legitimate business!"
In the middle courtyard, Qin Huai Ru had just finished cooking and was busy taking care of Jia Dong Xu: "Dong Xu, you're back?
Come on, take off your clothes, I'll wash them for you."
Jia Dong Xu lay down on the kang: "I heard that Luo Xiao Qing woke up?"
Qin Huai Ru: "Yeah, she woke up, but the little money the Luo family had is gone.
Today, Luo Hui Zhen spent an hour at the street office begging for a laundry job.
It's said that they don't even have a single grain of rice left!"
Jia Dong Xu smiled smugly: "I told you, you made the right choice marrying me.
What can Luo Xiao Qing give you? No job, no work, she'll be blowing in the wind sooner or later."
Qin Huai Ru agreed wholeheartedly: "Yes, being able to marry Dong Xu is my good fortune!"
Jia Dong Xu was satisfied with Qin Huai Ru's reaction.
Jia Zhang Shi walked into the room, sniffing with her nose: "Who is it, making sour fish, and steaming rice, they're living the good life, aren't they?"
Qin Huai Ru also smelled the aroma and couldn't help but swallow. They say she married into the Jia family and enjoys a good life.
She's been married for a year now, and she hasn't tasted any meat. She's had an easier life than in the countryside, but that's about it.
Jia Dong Xu walked to the door and sniffed: "It seems like it's coming from the backyard, it must be Xu Da Mao's place.
Huai Ru, go ask Xu Da Mao for a bowl, just say the baby in your tummy wants to eat it!"
"Alright!"
Qin Huai Ru was also craving it, so she took a bowl and went to the backyard.
But when she reached Xu Da Mao's place, she realized that the aroma was coming from Luo Xiao Qing's house.
Qin Huai Ru's expression was complex. She liked Luo Xiao Qing, Luo Xiao Qing was tall and handsome.
But liking someone can't be eaten. She chose Jia Dong Xu.
But now, Luo Xiao Qing's family was eating sour fish and rice, while she was pregnant at home, and didn't even have a taste of meat.
Qin Huai Ru's expression was gloomy, she turned around and went back to the middle courtyard.
She ran into Yi Hai Zhong.
Yi Hai Zhong: "Huai Ru, where are you going to the backyard?"
Qin Huai Ru: "Yi Da Ye, my mother smelled the fish, and thought Xu Da Mao was cooking.
She told me to ask for a bowl, but it was Luo Xiao Qing's, I..."
Yi Hai Zhong: "What about Luo Xiao Qing's family? You're neighbors, you should help each other.
Come on, Yi Da Ye will take you to Luo's, you're pregnant now.
You need to replenish your body."
Coincidentally, Yi Hai Zhong also wanted to check up on Luo's.
Qin Huai Ru was happy, finally, she could have some meat.
She followed Yi Hai Zhong to Luo's.
When they reached Luo's, Yi Hai Zhong pushed the door open and walked in.
Qin Huai Ru followed behind and saw bowls of full-packed rice.
And a large pot of sour fish with oil bubbling, she couldn't help but swallow.
Luo Xiao Qing could actually fish?
Why didn't Luo Xiao Qing tell her before?
Luo Xiao Qing was having a lively meal with Duo Duo, Guo Guo, and Luo Hui Zhen.
Then, Yi Hai Zhong pushed the door open and walked in.
Luo Xiao Qing put down his chopsticks heavily: "Yi Da Ye, don't you know how to knock?"
Yi Hai Zhong: "Knock for what? We're all neighbors, close neighbors are better than distant relatives!"
"You know we're neighbors, this is my home, there are only women in the house, there's a lot of gossip around widows.
Haven't you heard? If you ruin my mother's reputation, can you afford it?"
Yi Hai Zhong's face stiffened: "I'll remember to knock next time!"
Luo Xiao Qing: "Anything else? Decent people don't go to someone's house while they're eating!"
Yi Hai Zhong's face lost its composure: "I came to hear that you caught a lot of fish.
The Jia family in our courtyard is having a hard time, Huai Ru is pregnant now, give her a bowl of fish.
Help the Jia family!"
Upon hearing Yi Hai Zhong's words, Luo Xiao Qing's anger subsided: "I'm telling you, Yi Da Ye, the Jia family is having a hard time?
At least the Jia family has Jia Dong Xu, who is a worker, with a fixed monthly salary.
What about my family? I was seriously ill, and we had no food. Who helped my family? Get out!"
"You... Luo Xiao Qing, how do you talk?
You can't be so selfish, just thinking about yourself, you and Huai Ru still had a past engagement."
Luo Hui Zhen put down her chopsticks heavily: "Yi Da Ye's meaning is, if one day, I find an old man to snatch your wife!
Will you also send me a bowl of food from your house when you have good food?"
"You..."
Luo Xiao Qing was stunned. He looked at Luo Hui Zhen, his mother had always been gentle and kind.
She always spoke softly, but now when she unleashed her anger, she even silenced Yi Hai Zhong?
But soon, Luo Xiao Qing understood. Luo Hui Zhen was a widow with two young daughters in the courtyard.
If she didn't have some skills, she would have been taken advantage of and wouldn't even have a hair left.
How could she still be taking care of him?
Luo Hui Zhen: "Yi Da Ye, if you have nothing else, just go back! We're just a widowed mother and daughter, we haven't had a full meal in three days.
I didn't see you helping my family so much!"
Yi Hai Zhong was exposed, his old face flushed red with shame, he left with Qin Huai Ru in a hurry.
Luo Xiao Qing gave Luo Hui Zhen a thumbs up: "Ma, you're amazing!"
Luo Hui Zhen picked up the softest meat from the fish belly and placed it in Luo Xiao Qing's bowl:
"Your dad used to be sick. Your dad and I wanted to have a child, but we couldn't for a long time.
Many people in the courtyard poked their fingers at my spine and called me a hen that couldn't lay eggs!
Especially that Jia Zhang Shi, she would say it every day. Your dad couldn't stand it, so he went to argue with Jia Zhang Shi, but Yi Hai Zhong took sides with her.
This man is a hypocritical hypocrite."