Chapter 44: Jia Zhang's Failure to Get a Seat
half an hour later
Gao lowered her head while tidying up her clothes and said, "I will come again during lunch time recently. Until I get pregnant, cousin, if you don't get married in the future, I can bring the child here often..."
"I wait for you...Is it a bit too much to come here every day?"
Gao gritted her teeth and said, "You should eat something good to replenish your body. Time is tight now, so you should work hard for a while."
After saying this, Gao got up and left...
A little after four in the afternoon
Yan Bugui came home from get off work early. He arranged for his wife not to prepare dinner for him and then ran to the Central Courtyard to prepare a seat.
As soon as he entered the central courtyard, he found that Jia Zhang was actually standing at the door of her house and looking in the direction of the He family. Yan Bugui knew that this greedy woman also wanted to sit down with them.
When He Daqing brought Bai back at noon today, Jia Zhang saw that they had bought a lot of meat and vegetables, and only then did she realize that He Daqing was going to treat them to a meal.
Originally, she couldn't join the masters in drinking, but she couldn't resist He Daqing's cooking skills after not having tasted meat for half a month. Now the whole courtyard was filled with the aroma of meat, and Jia Zhang couldn't sit still.
"Old Yan, you came to your seat too early, didn't you?"
Yan Bugui knew that she was up to no good, so he didn't want to get involved with her.
"I'm here to congratulate Lao He!"
Yan Bugui went straight to the He family after he finished speaking. He had not eaten meat for more than a month since attending Jia Dongxu's wedding banquet. Now Yan Bugui was looking forward to this meal more than Jia Zhangshi...
When Jia Zhang saw that Yan Bugui was not chatting with her, she followed him. You congratulate me, and I congratulate you. If you can't sit at the table, you can ask for a bowl of meat and vegetables to nourish your daughter-in-law. Now my eldest grandson needs nutrition...
After making up her mind, Jia Zhang also walked into the He family.
In the kitchen, He Daqing had already told Bai about the general situation of all the residents in the courtyard, especially Jia Zhang, Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong, Yan Bugui, Xu Wude, the deaf old lady and Lin Chen.
"Congratulations, Lao He! Hello, sister-in-law, welcome to our courtyard. I am Yan Bugui from the front yard and I am a teacher at Red Star Primary School."
"Hello, Old Yan, please sit for a moment. I'll go get the teapot and pour you a glass of water."
"Thank you sister-in-law!"
As soon as Mrs. Bai turned around, Mrs. Jia Zhang followed in.
"Congratulations, Lao He. You played your trick beautifully. You brought your wife home quietly. Now we don't have to worry about those guys in the yard making fun of us anymore."
Jia Zhang's words became more and more outrageous, and Bai frowned as she listened. Yan Bugui felt even more embarrassed and could only smile awkwardly at Bai.
He Daqing was even more disgusted when he heard this: "Let Dongxu come over later! Every family has a man, come to the He family tonight."
Jia Zhang smiled and said, "Dongxu will definitely come, but Lao He, do you think this is okay? My daughter-in-law is pregnant, and the baby in her belly needs nutrition. Please make two bowls of meat dishes for me to take home to supplement the nutrition for my eldest grandson!"
Yan Bugui didn't expect Jia Zhang to be so shameless that she actually asked for two bowls of meat dishes.
He Daqing and Bai looked at each other and said, "No, not even half a bowl, let alone two bowls. Here's half a bowl for the deaf old lady. If you want it, take it away."
When Jia Zhang saw a few bites of braised pork in the bowl on the stove, she immediately became greedy and drooled.
"He Daqing, you...did you do this on purpose? You can give it to the old lady, so what's wrong with giving me some? Can't I have half a bowl too?"
He Daqing snorted disdainfully: "No, that was paid for by you, the grandson of the Jia family. What does it have to do with us..."
Seeing that He Daqing was not giving him a good look, Bai also put away her smile. After all, she already knew what kind of person Jia Zhang was...
Jia Zhang stamped her feet in anger: "What's so great about that? We've been neighbors for many years! Bah..."
Bai Shi saw that Jia Zhang Shi didn't get the meat and vegetables, so she was not easy to bully. Everyone is a widow...
"Humph, there's nothing wrong with having a good relationship with old neighbors, but have you, Jia Zhangshi, ever given Yushui a steamed bun to eat in all these years? What right do you have to mention old neighbors to us..."
When Jia Zhang saw that Bai was also sharp-tongued and was no pushover, she immediately became eager to fight.
Just as the two widows were about to compete, Yi Zhonghai and others entered the middle courtyard...
After Yan Bugui explained the matter in general, everyone looked at Jia Zhang in a bad light. If she dared to disrupt the banquet, these people would really beat her up.
"Dongxu, take your mother back home. She doesn't do her job all day..."
As soon as Yi Zhonghai spoke, Jia Dongxu hurried to pull his mother, mainly because he would also come to drink later. It was not easy to have meat once, so he couldn't let his mother mess it up...
Just when Jia Zhang wanted to jump again, the deaf old lady came over with a cane.
"What do you want to do, Jia's daughter-in-law?"
The Jia Zhang family was not afraid of anyone except the deaf old woman. Now when they saw the old woman coming, they turned around and ran without their sons pulling them. The main thing was that if they ran too slowly, they might get hit with a cane...
Everyone was delighted to see this scene.
At this time, Lin Chen also walked in pushing his bicycle.
"Everyone has gathered so quickly, isn't it too early to start the feast?"
Yan Bugui chuckled and said, "We just arrived. Xiaolin, why are you so late today?"
Lin Chen actually left the steel mill at around 3 o'clock. Now that he has teleportation, he has to make good use of it... Before Heping entered the city, a senior official hid a lot of good things in two private houses, and Lin Chen took them away for him. Anyway, everyone has gone overseas and he can't come back now...
"I'm working overtime, so I'm a little late. You guys chat. I'm going home to drop off my bike and I'll be here soon. Let's not go home until we're drunk tonight."
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Jia Zhang, who had fled back home, began to curse.
"Damn old woman, why doesn't she die of overeating because of her age? She can eat, why can't I…"
Jia Zhang didn't stop until Ma Lan came home from get off work. She didn't dare to show any displeasure in front of Ma Lan now.
When Jia Zhang saw the half pound of pork that Ma Lan brought back, she became happy.
"Lanzi, this is what you bought. Mom will make you some cabbage stewed with meat. It's really great. You can tell at a glance that the meat is very fragrant."
Ma Lan didn't say much to her. She stopped her bike and went back to her room.
Ma Lan changed into her work clothes and wanted to lie down for a while, but suddenly she thought of something and immediately went to the kitchen again.
Jia Zhang, who was in a good mood, saw her daughter-in-law come in and immediately wanted to push her back to the main room to rest.
"Lan Zi, don't let the fumes from the kitchen choke my grandson. Go back and take a rest after a day's work. I'll call you when the meal is ready."
Ma Lan looked at her mother-in-law with a smile.
"Go on, go on. Do you want me to tell you what I'm doing here? You clean up quickly, I'll warm myself by the fire, that won't be a problem."
Ma Lan was here to supervise Jia Zhangshi, a greedy woman known throughout the hospital. She had to be careful, because if she didn't watch out, half a catty of meat would only be left with two taels...
When Jia Zhang saw that she couldn't trick her daughter-in-law away, she couldn't help but curse inwardly...
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