The two siblings were having dinner at home when He Yu Zhu rushed back home!
When Qin Huai Ru saw He Yu Zhu, she asked, "Sha Zhu, is Yi Da Ye alright?"
He Yu Zhu smiled and said, "Qin Jie, I really don't know. When I got to the hospital, Yi Da Ye had already recovered. He's currently undergoing examinations at the hospital. I was told to come back quickly to get a leave of absence for him at the factory!"
Seeing He Yu Zhu about to leave again, remembering the refusal of her request for grain earlier, Qin Huai Ru acted pitiful in front of He Yu Zhu!
"Sha Zhu, do you have any grain at home? My mother-in-law and Dong Xu went to the hospital, and we're running out of food at home. The two children are crying from hunger. Could you lend me some grain? I'll return it when Dong Xu Ge comes back."
"Hey, Qin Jie, you're too formal. Just wait, I still have a jin of flour at home, take it all!"
He took out his flour bag from the room and handed it to Qin Huai Ru.
Qin Huai Ru was a greedy person. If it were someone else, after yesterday's incident of being cheated out of donations at home, they would have stayed at home with their necks tucked in and not dared to show their faces. But Qin Huai Ru was not an ordinary person.
Upon receiving the flour, she kept thanking him, "Sha Zhu, thank you! You know what happened at home. The money is all in my mother-in-law's hands. Sigh, I'm just a woman, and I have no say in the household. I really have no way out!"
"Hey, Qin Jie, don't explain, I understand. If you don't have any food or money in the future, come to me. You know I'm a cook, I won't let myself starve."
Qin Huai Ru, with ulterior motives, said, "Sha Zhu, if it weren't for our predicament, I wouldn't come to you. You work alone and take care of your brother and sister, it's not easy."
"Qin Jie, what are you saying, how am I not easy? My brother and sister took their ration coupons. They cook separately. You could say that I'm eating and living comfortably now, alone."
Hearing He Yu Zhu say that he's eating and living comfortably alone, Qin Huai Ru's eyes lit up. She took two steps forward and whispered, "Sha Zhu, did you separate from them?"
"It's not really a separation. You know my situation, I'm twenty-four or five years old, and I'm still a bachelor. I have to think about myself. I talked to them and said they shouldn't keep studying. Yu Cheng agreed directly, saying that he would support Yu Shui's education, but our grain rations should be separated. So I agreed."
Knowing that Yi Zhong Hai's plan was working, Qin Huai Ru added fuel to the fire, "Zhuzi, that's the right way to think. This is your family's matter. I was too embarrassed to say it before. Yu Shui and Yu Cheng have finished junior high, right? What's the use of studying so much? They should start earning money sooner. Yu Shui will eventually be someone else's daughter, a married daughter, water spilled out, don't you think?"
Qin Huai Ru was a master of the "white lotus" act. She knew this matter couldn't be rushed, especially now with their family's reputation. They needed to slowly restore it. No need to rush now!
"Alright, Qin Jie, I have to go to the factory, I'm running out of time. Yi Da Ye told me to get him a leave of absence. I'll come back and talk to you after work."
Seeing Sha Zhu about to leave, Qin Huai Ru pretended to be in a dilemma, "Sha, Sha Zhu!"
"Hey, Qin Jie, just tell me what you need. I'm already late, I can't afford to delay any further."
Qin Huai Ru blinked her eyes a few times, and tears started flowing. She whispered to Sha Zhu, "Zhuzi, you know our family's grain supply. We've run out of food. Dong Xu and my mother-in-law are still in the hospital. The grain you gave is only enough for two meals. I don't know how we'll eat tonight. Can you help me get some grain from the canteen?"
"Hey, Qin Jie, don't trap me. This is stealing! If I get caught, how will I show my face? No way, no way!"
"Sha Zhu, are you going to watch us starve? I can endure it, but what about the children?"
"Alright, alright, Qin Jie, don't cry. It's broad daylight. People will think I'm doing something to you. Yi Da Ye told me about your family's situation. Fine, I'll take a look later, if there are any leftovers, I'll bring them back. I promise your children won't lack nutrition, okay?"
Getting what she wanted, Qin Huai Ru gave Sha Zhu a flirtatious glance and went back to her house, swaying her hips.
That one glance completely captivated He Yu Zhu. He scratched his head, smiled foolishly and left the courtyard, thinking to himself, "Qin Jie is such a good woman. It's a shame she married Jia Dong Xu. What a waste of such a good woman."
He Yu Shui, who was having dinner, was so angry that she rolled her eyes!
"Second brother, how come Sha Ge becomes brainless whenever he sees Qin Huai Ru? She's borrowed grain from him more than once, when did she ever return it?"
"Alright, let's not worry about his matters anymore."
"But, he's always entangled with other people's wives. Who would want to marry him?"
"Flies don't stick to a seamless egg. It takes two to tango. One is willing to beat, and the other is willing to endure. Let him be! He'll regret it one day."
Hearing He Yu Cheng's description, He Yu Shui sighed, "Second brother, how can you say that?"
He Yu Cheng muttered in his heart, "It's true. In the previous life, I clearly saw how He Yu Shui tricked Sha Zhu."
Being a woman herself, she knew that a man entangled with a widow wouldn't be desired by any woman. She's even been to high school, she should know, or when talking to the aunts and sisters in her factory, others would have analyzed it for her. But she still acted as Qin Widow's pioneer.
She harbored resentment towards the He family. Their father left with a widow, leaving behind her brother and her, their life was always difficult. After a period of better life, her brother continued to take care of the widow, she lived worse than the widow. She should have been in high school during that time, in her rebellious period, so she probably resented the He family and took care of the widow all the time.
Their father ran off with a widow, and their elder brother was obsessed with the widow, their reputation was already ruined. In this era, once it spread, it would be difficult for her to get married. You disregarded me, so I'll just keep pushing Sha Zhu and the Qin Widow together, let Sha Zhu work for Qin Widow his whole life and get nothing in return, living a wasted life.
Otherwise, she wouldn't have had a bit of a relationship with the widow in the courtyard, frequently recommending the widow to her brother, saying that her brother only deserved to marry the widow, others were just polite greetings.
Fortunately, now she has her second brother, who wouldn't be unreliable like Sha Zhu. When their younger sister gets married, her dowry and the etiquette will be arranged by her second brother.
The eldest is unreliable, the second brother has to take over.