The borrowed money was almost spent, and Sha Zhu was truly in dire straits.
There was no choice but for Sha Zhu to give up!
The next day, Sha Zhu did not come to deliver meat to Qin Jing Ru again.
Qin Huai Ru, who had shamelessly come to persuade Sha Zhu to continue pursuing Qin Jing Ru, did so only to ensure Sha Zhu kept sending them meat.
After all, the Jia family could also get to share some of the meat Sha Zhu sent over.
Now that Sha Zhu had stopped sending meat, the Jia family's comfortable life had been abruptly shattered.
The food on the table was outrageously simple.
Each person had a bowl of thin porridge and a black steamed bun.
In the center of the table was a plate of dark, old preserved vegetables.
Qin Jing Ru tasted a small bite; it was bitter and salty.
"Where's the dish?"
Qin Jing Ru sat at the dining table waiting for the food, but nothing came. She was unhappy.
"You've angered Sha Zhu to death, where would we get any more meat?"
Qin Huai Ru replied coldly, "Qin Jing Ru, I warn you, if you keep making a fuss like this, you won't even be able to eat black steamed buns in the future."
"I..."
Qin Jing Ru's composure shattered, and she retorted, "Qin Huai Ru, can you stop mentioning Sha Zhu in front of me?"
"If you don't find it disgusting, I still find it disgusting, humph!"
"Humph, since you find it disgusting, then why are you still here?"
"Now that your blind date failed, you can go back to your hometown!"
"My..." Qin Huai Ru's direct suggestion for Qin Jing Ru to go back home made Qin Jing Ru agitated.
"What about you?"
At this moment, Jia Zhang Shi also started to kick her while she was down.
"Qin Jing Ru, you can leave now, do you understand?"
"You look down on Sha Zhu, and we don't have any other better men to introduce to you. Are you still going to stay and eat our food for free?"
Qin Jing Ru's mental state was truly about to explode.
Before, she could use Sha Zhu to teach Zhang Cui Hua a lesson and make Zhang Cui Hua not dare to act presumptuously in front of her.
Now that she had deeply hurt Sha Zhu, no one would send her meat, and no one would stand up for her anymore.
If it were purely about fighting power, Qin Jing Ru's combat ability could undoubtedly overwhelm Zhang Cui Hua.
The key was that even Qin Huai Ru was no longer giving Qin Jing Ru a good look.
Without Qin Huai Ru's support, if Qin Jing Ru wanted to throw her weight around in the Jia family, who would fall for it?
"Since you all don't like me, then I'll leave!"
"I'm leaving now, are you satisfied?"
Qin Jing Ru left a harsh remark and got up to leave.
At this time, Qin Huai Ru hurriedly caught up and stopped her, "Jing Ru, don't be impulsive, okay?"
"Think carefully, after returning to the countryside, how will you live?"
"Do you really want to go back and be a farmer's wife, working in the scorching sun every day, relying on the heavens for food?"
"I..."
Qin Jing Ru naturally did not want to go back. She had come to the city this time precisely to marry into the city and live a life of ease.
If she went back like this, she would truly be unwilling.
"Alright, stop fooling around with me!"
Qin Huai Ru continued, "Let me tell you, Jing Ru, to see a man's true nature, it takes time!"
"What you see from Sha Zhu now is, after all, only superficial!"
"No matter what, we cannot define a person's character entirely based on these superficialities!"
"Look how good Sha Zhu is to you. Although he's a bit older, if he's truly sincere towards you, you can consider it!"
At this moment, Qin Jing Ru did not agree with Qin Huai Ru's viewpoint.
She truly had no feelings for Sha Zhu, but as long as she could string Sha Zhu along temporarily, she could stay under the pretense of going on blind dates.
Although Qin Huai Ru stated that she would not introduce any other men to Qin Jing Ru, Qin Jing Ru could still look for them herself. As long as she could find a man from the city, she could stay permanently!
"Okay, I'll consider this matter again!"
With Qin Huai Ru's mixed approach of persuasion and pressure, Qin Jing Ru finally relented.
In fact, Qin Huai Ru was not sincerely trying to match Qin Jing Ru and Sha Zhu for marriage.
Qin Huai Ru's current intention was to use the guise of blind dates to ruthlessly extract money from Sha Zhu.
Sha Zhu, having served three years in prison, had noticeably improved his intelligence after his release.
It was now much harder for Qin Huai Ru to extract money from Sha Zhu compared to before.
In fact, both Qin sisters wanted to squeeze Sha Zhu dry.
And, without exaggeration, Sha Zhu had absolutely no resistance in front of them.
Unfortunately, Sha Zhu had long since been drained dry by the two sisters.
Now, even if the Qin sisters tried to extract every last drop, they could no longer get any more benefit from Sha Zhu.
...
That day, Qin Huai Ru again took Qin Jing Ru to "communicate and negotiate" with Sha Zhu.
After receiving Qin Jing Ru's affirmation, Sha Zhu, despite He Yu Shui's dissuasion, insisted on continuing to send meat to Qin Jing Ru.
However, Sha Zhu was already at his wit's end and had been drained dry. He had no choice but to run to Liu Kai Xuan's house to borrow money.
"Borrow money?"
When Sha Zhu stated his intention, it directly amused Liu Kai Xuan.
"Yes!"
Sha Zhu said with a smile, "Director Liu, please, can you help me?"
"I'm really tight on cash right now!"
"You must help me this time. I know you have money!"
Just as Liu Kai Xuan was about to refuse Sha Zhu, Zhao Fei Yan spoke first.
"Sha Zhu, please don't joke with us!"
"Look, my husband works alone and has to support our entire family!"
"Our lives are also very tight, every day we live meticulously."
"Now, we really have no money to lend you!"
"If not, why don't you try asking elsewhere?"
Sha Zhu became anxious, "Zhao Fei Yan, even if you don't want to lend money, you don't have to fool me like an idiot, do you?"
"Liu Kai Xuan is now a senior engineer, earning over 200 yuan a month. How could he not have money?"
Zhao Fei Yan replied with a wry smile, "Sha Zhu, why are you so straightforward?"
"Do you want me to explicitly say that we don't want to lend you money before you're satisfied?"
"I..." Sha Zhu started to become frantic again.
"What about you?"
As Sha Zhu hesitated, Zhao Fei Yan continued, "Sha Zhu, stop complaining about your grievances!"
"Think about what disgusting things you did when Kai Xuan and I got married years ago!"
"And now, you still have the nerve to come to us for money?"
Sha Zhu forced himself to respond, "We're neighbors. So many years have passed, and you still..."
"That's right, so many years have passed, and I still haven't forgotten!"