In fact, Qin Jingru had long been fed up with that ungrateful brat, Bang Geng.
The kid was clearly a starving ghost reincarnated; whenever there was meat on the table, he always hogged the most.
The braised pork that Sha Zhu had sent a few days ago, though plentiful, was actually something Qin Jingru barely had a few bites of.
The vast majority of it was eaten by the three little ones in the Jia family.
Even with Sha Zhu’s monthly salary of 30 yuan, he couldn't afford to feed Qin Huairu's entire family meat every day.
Unless Sha Zhu could reach the level of Liu Kai Xuan. What level could Sha Zhu possibly reach? He might as well wait for the next life!
Therefore, Qin Jingru's selfish nature began to surface.
If she ate this small bowl of meat alone, she would undoubtedly be delighted.
If she shared it with the entire Jia family, even if the amount of braised pork were tripled, it wouldn't be enough.
Qin Jingru's decision to be calculating with the Jia family thoroughly angered Zhang Cuihua.
"Qin Jingru, you truly are an ungrateful wretch!"
"You've been freeloading and eating at our Jia family's expense for so many days, and now you're talking nonsense when we want a bite of meat from you?"
"So, all the things you've eaten at our place have been fed to the dogs, is that right?"
Qin Jingru, this woman, was much smarter than that foolish donkey, Sha Zhu.
In the original Courtyard, after Qin Jingru married Xu Da Mao, the Jia family never managed to gain any advantage from her.
It was precisely for this reason that Qin Huairu and Jia Zhang Shi were now shamelessly trying to marry Qin Jingru off to Sha Zhu.
If Qin Jingru married Sha Zhu, it would be convenient for them to continue leeching off him in the future.
Who would have thought that Sha Zhu would also start being "calculating" now?
Sha Zhu proposed, "Jingru, why don't you move to my place directly?"
"I can't stand seeing Zhang Cuihua bully you like this every day!"
Qin Huairu immediately flew into a rage, "Sha Zhu, what do you mean by that?"
"You and Jingru aren't even married yet, and you're rushing to live together?"
"I say, He Yu Zhu, how can you be so shameless?"
Sha Zhu retorted righteously, "How am I shameless?"
"Qin Huairu, don't say such nasty things!"
"Jingru and I are dating. What's wrong with me treating Jingru to a meal? Must your son Bang Geng butt in?"
Qin Huairu countered sharply, "Sha Zhu, you ungrateful wretch who bites the hand that feeds him!"
"Bang Geng is just a child. What's wrong with him eating a bite of meat from you?"
"So, you're going to give me the cold shoulder after I worked so hard to introduce you to someone?"
"If I had known you were such an ungrateful wretch, I wouldn't have introduced Jingru to you in the first place!"
Qin Huairu's tirade made Sha Zhu feel a pang of guilt.
If his financial situation allowed, Sha Zhu wouldn't have cared about this small "gain or loss."
The crux of the matter now was that Sha Zhu did not have enough financial resources to curry favor with Qin Jingru.
Even this small bowl of braised pork today was bought with money he had swindled from Yi Zhong Hai.
Sha Zhu had taken one yuan from Yi Zhong Hai yesterday, and he had to let Yi Zhong Hai have at least a bite of meat today.
Otherwise, would Sha Zhu be able to get any more money from Yi Zhong Hai in the future?
The meat bought with one yuan was not much to begin with.
If he was meticulous, Qin Jingru could eat it for a few more meals.
If he ate it all greedily, it would be gone in one meal, and what would they eat afterward?
It could be said that Sha Zhu was going to great lengths and plotting meticulously to pursue Qin Jingru.
Although Sha Zhu's actions made Qin Huairu very unhappy, Sha Zhu still had to speak his mind.
"Jingru!"
Sha Zhu continued, "Don't misunderstand!"
"I'm not asking you to move into my room. You can share a room with Yu Shui after you move in!"
"Don't worry, I'll take good care of you!"
"Okay, that would be great!"
Following Sha Zhu meant she could eat meat every day and wouldn't have to face Zhang Cuihua's scowl. Qin Jingru was ecstatic.
But Qin Huairu was determined not to let Sha Zhu get what he wanted so easily.
As Qin Jingru was happily preparing to leave, Qin Huairu suddenly delivered a blow.
"Jingru, I say you're too naive and you won't admit it!"
"Do you really think Sha Zhu can support you?"
"Yesterday morning you asked him for a yuan, and he was so stingy he wouldn't give it to you!"
"I truly don't understand where you get the courage to trust him so quickly!"
Sha Zhu forced himself to retort, "I've already found a job, and my salary is over 30 a month. Am I still afraid I can't support Jingru?"
In response, Qin Jingru's questioning became even sharper, "Sha Zhu, are you kidding me?"
"You just started working at the factory yesterday, and you expect to get paid today? Is the factory owned by your family or something?"
"I…." After this heart-to-heart interrogation from Qin Huairu, Sha Zhu was once again speechless.
Anyone could spout grandiloquent nonsense, but the key was that one's own words had to have some semblance of reason.
You just found a job yesterday, and you expect to get paid today? What kind of nonsense is that?
Only a fool would believe such a thing.
Unless it was a daily wage casual job, but Sha Zhu wasn't doing casual labor, and Qin Jingru knew this.
Seeing Sha Zhu's embarrassment, Qin Huairu continued, "Qin Jingru, listen carefully!"
"You are not married to Sha Zhu yet, and moving into his home now is just degrading yourself!"
"Just for a bite of meat, you're running off with a stranger without even asking for a dowry!"
"Even the women in Ba Da Hu Tong aren't this cheap!"
"Qin Huairu, you..."
At this point, Qin Jingru's emotions had completely erupted.
However, at the same time, Qin Jingru's mind hadn't completely gone blank.
Qin Huairu's words, though crude, were not without reason.
If she moved into Sha Zhu's home so inexplicably, how would others perceive her?
Living in this world, isn't it all about one's reputation?
If she truly gave up her reputation for a bite of meat, could she still be considered human?
With this thought, Qin Jingru's attitude finally shifted.
"Sha Zhu, your joke has gone too far!"
"Even though I'm a country girl, I'm still Huang Da Hua's daughter!"
"If you want to marry me, it must be a proper marriage, and the dowry cannot be lacking!"
"What is the meaning of me moving into your house so inexplicably?"
"I can tell you clearly, I, Qin Jingru, am definitely not that kind of promiscuous woman!"