Silly Zhu's Moving: The Old Neighbor's Nightmare

Chapter 187 Casual Chat at the Dining Table

Hearing the whispers of the rain, Sha Zhu flicked him lightly on the head. "Didn't you eat enough for lunch? You ate the most at lunch, be careful not to overeat your tummy."

Rainwater exaggeratedly covered her little head with both hands, said "Brother is bad" and ran behind Cai Quanwu.

"Second Uncle, I was just about to bring the dishes inside. Since you've come, please take them inside."

As Sha Zhu spoke, he handed the delicious dishes prepared in the kitchen to his second uncle, Cai Quanwu, and Xu Huizhen.

Sha Zhu continued working in the kitchen, and in no time, all the dishes were placed on the living room table.

Rainwater showed no regard for Xu Huizhen, treating her as if she were its second aunt, happily munching on a cola chicken wing.

Seeing her brother bring in rice, she put down the chicken wings she was holding and asked indistinctly, "Brother, we still have so much meat to eat at home. Where did you hide it? I didn't see it."

Sha Zhu filled a small bowl with rice and handed it to his second uncle and Xu Huizhen. Hearing Yu Shui's question, he thought to himself, "If you can find me, what secrets do I, your brother, have?"

"If I hadn't hidden it properly, you little brat would have ruined it all, always thinking about eating meat. Don't you even look at what your friends eat at home every day?"

Rainwater ignored the two words of reprimand from his older brother and continued to gnaw on the chicken wing in his hand.

I was just thinking that there might be some places in the house that I didn't know about, like the secret room in my brother's room and the hidden room in the closet that even my second uncle didn't know about, but there wasn't much good food left in there.

It contained mostly tea, cigarettes, alcohol, books, and a few jars of pickled eggs and salted duck eggs.

Yesterday I secretly went downstairs and took a jar of honey and a jar of milk powder to my room.

Where did Brother get these meats from?

The cellar in the yard only contained some vegetables and a few small jars of pickled vegetables. Where did my brother hide so much meat? Could there be some secret room that my brother hadn't told me about?

My older brother often tells me not to get into direct conflicts with others, and not to be a pushover or to expect everything to be perfect.

I think my older brother is the sixth child. How come there are so many secret rooms in the house? I must find them.

Rainwater thought to herself, her little eyes darting around.

Sha Zhu could tell what his sister was thinking just by looking at her eyes, and thought to himself, "Don't you dare cause any trouble."

Your brother wanted you to take it, so he put the item in the dark room and let you take it. You thought your every move could escape your brother's notice?

Looks like I'll have to just make do with a tiny space in the kitchen cabinets to keep the rain out.

Otherwise, given Xiaoyushui's competitive nature, if she can't find it, she'll come looking for her and reveal the truth in just two or three days.

Xu Huizhen was already stunned by the aroma emanating from the delicious dishes on the table, almost to the point of disbelief.

What I saw was pork, beef, chicken, lamb, plate after plate of meat.

Putting aside the question of how good Cai Quanwu's nephew's cooking skills are, the aroma alone was enough to draw the three of us to the kitchen doorway; it must be absolutely delicious.

There's so much meat, it's like it's free. The last time I ate meat was during Chinese New Year last year, when I had a few meat dumplings made by my family, with more vegetables than meat.

If Cai Quanwu hadn't come to visit during this year's Spring Festival, we probably wouldn't have had a meal at home.

No wonder his nephew asked him to buy so much yeast without batting an eye.

The fact that they can eat meat so freely suggests they're from a relatively well-off family.

Xu Huizhen was lost in thought and couldn't resist the delicious food, so she ate the rice in her bowl in small bites.

Rainwater ate two chicken wings but couldn't eat anymore; she was already full by lunchtime.

She secretly picked up another chicken wing, looked cautiously at her brother, and asked, "Brother, can I take a chicken wing out?"

"Okay, but you have to come back and do your homework later, or I'll confiscate all your snacks," Shazhu said.

Sha Zhu and Yu Shui had instructed them not to share delicious food with their friends.

Only Xiaofang, who is very close to Yushui, can share a little, and no one else can know.

So when the rainwater needs to be taken out, Shazhu knows what the rainwater is going to do.

"Okay, brother, I'll be back in a bit," Yu Shui said happily. She took a piece of brown paper from home, wrapped the chicken wings in it, and ran out excitedly.

As for her brother's threat to confiscate her snacks, Yushui didn't take it to heart at all.

After the rainwater ran out, to avoid feeling too awkward, Shazhu took the initiative to make conversation.

Now that Xu Huizhen and her second uncle Cai Quanwu have been in contact for so long, Shazhu believes that Xu Huizhen must have learned about Cai Quanwu's true situation.

She's currently living at her nephew's house and doesn't have her own place. If she were to marry Cai Quanwu, it's impossible for her to live at her nephew's house for an extended period.

Besides demonstrating that the He family is wealthy, owns a house, and has a job, Sha Zhu has nothing else to attract Xu Huizhen, a smart woman.

Sha Zhu casually remarked, "By the way, Second Uncle, didn't you ask my master to buy you a house a while ago?" His words drew their attention, and he continued...

"My mentor told me that the house has already been bought; it's a small, single-courtyard house."

It's about the same size as my courtyard, with three main rooms and two rooms each in the east and west wings.

"It cost over two thousand yuan. You and my master will each own half of this courtyard. It's on Qianmen Street, very close to Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City. Second Uncle, when you have time, my master will have you go over and transfer the property to you."

When Mr. Li bought the house, Sha Zhu had already discussed this matter with his second uncle.

However, to this day, his second uncle's household registration book has not been processed.

Director Wang from the neighborhood office said it would have to wait until the end of the year. Sha Zhu's current statement is merely to inform Xu Huizhen that his second uncle has a place to stay.

Cai Quanwu may look honest and simple, but he is actually very shrewd. He knew what Sha Zhu meant as soon as he said it.

Although he understood what it meant, Cai Quanwu was still very moved. However, the thought that his nephew had spent so much money on the house made him feel...

With my current salary at the small restaurant, I don't know when I'll be able to pay my nephew back.

Although my nephew said I didn't need to pay it back, how could that be? It's over a thousand yuan, and my nephew usually provides all my clothes.

He's living in his nephew's house, and now he's spending so much money.

Although his nephew was worried he would feel bad, he asked him to buy some calligraphy and paintings for him when he had time so he could resell them.

I have no idea how my nephew makes money. These paintings and calligraphy works are clearly priced in specialty stores and trust shops.

I have no idea where my nephew sold all those paintings and calligraphy. He always handled a lot of money each time; I really don't understand.