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

Chapter 120 Master and Mistress

Xu Damao came over carrying a bucket of water and handed the key to Shazhu.

After confirming that the door was locked, they asked Damao to come over and help wash the dishes and clean up the mess so they could eat steamed buns and drink mutton soup.

Just as Sha Zhu was about to sit down and rest for a while, the deaf old lady, supported by Aunt Yi, walked over from a distance.

Upon seeing this, Sha Zhu didn't stay seated any longer. When the two approached, Sha Zhu took the initiative to greet them.

"Grandma, Aunt Yi, are you shopping? Have you prepared everything for the New Year?"

The old lady glanced at the mutton soup stall and said with a smile,

"Zhu Zi, are you selling steamed buns here with your sister? I haven't had your steamed buns in ages."

"Oh, really? That's quite a coincidence. I took advantage of my holiday to steam some buns."

"Let's set up a stall outside and see if we can make some money. Grandma, Aunt Yi, come in and sit down."

Sha Zhu watched as the old lady and Aunt Yi sat down at a small table, and said to Aunt Yi, "Aunt Yi, how is Uncle Yi now? Is your arm any better?"

"I've been resting at home for several months and I'm much better now, but I still can't use much strength in my arms."

They said they'd go back to work after the New Year. "Why are Da Mao and Liu Guangtian here too?" Aunt Yi said.

Sha Zhu glanced at the two people washing dishes and cleaning, and said to Aunt Yi,

"The two of them heard from someone that I was selling steamed buns and mutton soup here, so they came to help out."

"Please sit down for a while. I'll bring you a bowl of mutton soup, and you can also try my steamed buns to see if they still taste the same as before."

Before long, Sha Zhu brought over two bowls of mutton soup and four large meat buns.

"Grandma, Aunt Yi, quickly try this method of making mutton soup."

It's a method I begged and pleaded with a chef at Fengzeyuan Restaurant; the taste is absolutely amazing.

The deaf old lady tasted the steamed buns and mutton soup, and said...

"The steamed buns still taste the same, and there's even more meat filling than before. The mutton soup is really delicious; I could open my own shop here!"

After saying that, the old lady changed her tone and continued,

"Silly Zhuzi, how's your New Year's food preparation going? Maybe you should go spend the New Year at Grandma's."

Sha Zhu thought to himself, "I'm not angry. Go to hell, you stupid Sha Zhu."

With a smile on his face, he shook his head vigorously, saying...

"I still won't go. Last time I heard from Teacher Yan that Uncle Yi was implicated with spies after he was arrested."

I was originally planning to visit Uncle Yi, but after hearing what Teacher Yan said, I didn't dare to go.

Sha Zhu had no choice but to push Yan Bugui forward, since Yan Bugui had originally come to Sha Zhu to inquire about He Daqing.

"This Yan Laokou is talking nonsense. If he's really involved with those bad elements..."

"Your Uncle Yi, Uncle Liu, and Jia Zhangshi in the courtyard will be released," the deaf old lady said angrily.

"I later ran into Teacher Yan, who said that Uncle Yi and the others had been detained for three days because they had offended someone."

But when Teacher Yan came over that day to ask my dad if He Daqing had come back, as well as the old lady and Aunt Yi, I didn't take it seriously at the time.

Teacher Yan even looked at the letter my dad had sent back. Unexpectedly, my dad wrote back to me just a few days later. He said my dad had been investigated in Baocheng.

They even asked me what happened. It wasn't until my dad wrote to me that I realized, would Uncle Yi and the others suspect that my dad hung them from the tree?

My father has never come back from Baocheng. Aside from the occasional letter, my master hasn't contacted him at all. The correspondence is solely between me and him.

"Oh, they're investigating your dad in Baocheng. Is he alright? Will he come back to celebrate the New Year with you?" the deaf old lady asked again.

“What could possibly happen to my dad? He said he works as a chef in the kitchen of a factory every day, he goes to work every day.”

He was only at the police station for two hours before being released. He's not coming back for the Chinese New Year; I'm planning to take my sister to my master's house for the holiday.

As soon as Sha Zhu finished speaking, the sound of bicycle bells and shouts of "Sha Zhu!" came from behind.

Sha Zhu turned around and saw his master, Wang Yijun, and his wife calling him from in front of the stall.

Upon hearing his teacher's wife's voice, Yu Shui immediately ran over, grabbed her hand, and asked, "Auntie, where's Sister Lele? Didn't she come over?"

The teacher's wife patted Yushui's little head and said, "We didn't let her come over. We let her stay home and do her homework. Your aunt came to pick you up to spend the New Year over there."

Sha Zhu left the deaf old lady and Aunt Yi behind, went out of the stall, and walked up to his master and mistress to greet them, "Master, mistress,"

The master remained silent with a dark expression, while his wife asked curiously, "Zhu Zi, did you set up this stall? What do you sell?"

Before the master could reply, Yu Shui said, "My brother sells big meat buns and mutton soup, but he won't let me go out to play with my friends."

"Zhu Zi, why are you so concerned about the rain? If she wants to play, just let her play with the other kids in front of the house." The teacher's wife asked Sha Zhu with a not-so-pleasant expression.

Sha Zhu said innocently, "Master's wife, please take the rainwater away quickly. I've been to the hospital three or four times in less than a month."

"It was always the children's parents who came looking for them. Every time Yushui went out to play, she beat up other kids and they ended up in the hospital."

"You deserve it. I told you not to let Yushui and Lele practice martial arts, but you wouldn't listen. You said it was for Lele to lose weight. You and Yushui just moved out not long ago."

Lele beat up one of her students, sending him to the hospital. The student's parents and the school teachers came to investigate.

Not only did you pay for their medical expenses, but you also spent money buying them a bunch of food. You've wasted so much money! Let's see if you'll still be taking your two younger sisters to practice now.

Sha Zhu was dumbfounded after hearing this. Had Lele, that chubby little girl, also become a warmonger? Sha Zhu only knew that Lele was quite quiet and a little foodie.

Upon hearing that Lele had sent a classmate to the hospital, Yu Shui was filled with excitement.

"Where did my sister Lele hit the other person? I also gave a classmate a black eye this morning."

"Who told him to insult our friends? My brother even went to see him in the hospital, and when he came back he scolded me too." Yu Shui complained to her teacher's wife.

The master's wife tapped Yu Shui's forehead with her finger and said to Sha Zhu, "Zhu Zi, are you packing up now, or should I take Yu Shui over first and you go later?"

Sha Zhu shook his head and said to his master and mistress, "Take the rainwater with you. I'll go on New Year's Eve. I'll set up a stall at home to earn some pocket money."

The driver, who hadn't spoken the whole time, finally said, "Alright, just leave him be. He's a grown man; let him go later."

The master's wife rolled her eyes at the master and said to Sha Zhu, "Then Zhu, come over soon, we'll take the rainwater over first."

When Yu Shui heard that her brother wasn't going over, she quickly grabbed his hand and said, "Brother, why don't we just stop setting up the stall? I promise I won't fight anymore. Come with me."

"You go with your master's wife first. Be good there. I have things to do at home. I'm going to visit that old man with the white beard tomorrow," Sha Zhu comforted Yu Shui.

After hearing this, Yu Shui had no choice but to go inside the stall and greet her two friends.

She shared the fried cakes she hadn't eaten much with her two friends, and then left with her master and mistress.