At this time, most people were at home eating or something, and there were not many people in the yard. Lou Xiao'e put her things behind her back with her hands behind her back and walked to the gate of the yard smoothly.

Unexpectedly, she met Sha Zhu who was returning to the yard after get off work. The two almost bumped into each other. Lou Xiao'e quickly stretched out her hand to block it in front of her chest.

Seeing that she didn't run into anyone, she hurriedly hid the things in her hand behind her back. Seeing this, Sha Zhu couldn't help but become curious: "Lou Xiao'e, why are you so nervous?"

"Where are you going in such a hurry? You look so nervous. Are you hiding something shameful in your hands?"

Sha Zhu's words immediately made Lou Xiao'e angry and embarrassed. She said, "This is my business, what's it to you?" and walked out of the yard.

Lou Xiao'e walked to a trash can not far from the yard and wanted to throw the dried mushrooms in her hand into it, but then she thought that if someone picked them up and ate them, and then got poisoned, that would harm others.

After all, she was a young lady from a wealthy family and had been well-read since childhood. She could not do such a conscienceless thing, so she continued to walk out of the alley.

Accidentally walking near a public toilet, Lou Xiao'e immediately had an idea to throw the package into the pit.

This way he wouldn't have to worry about someone picking them up and eating them, so he endured the nausea, covered his nose with one hand, and walked to the public toilet. Then he threw the mushrooms wrapped in his torn pants into the pit with one force.

Lou Xiao'e felt relieved at this. She walked back to the courtyard and washed her hands several times. Then she felt disgusted and asked Xu Damao to fetch her water for a bath. Only then was she done.

But Sha Zhu was only thinking about that matter today. After preparing the dishes and packing some into lunch boxes, he assigned the task of serving the dishes to others and hurried back to the yard.

After returning home and putting away the lunch box, the first thing he did was to walk to the front yard and rush into Yan's house, shouting excitedly: "Third uncle, third uncle, how is the matter going?"

"Did the girl agree? What time did you agree to arrange it?" He asked a series of questions without caring about Yan Bugui's life or death.

Yan Bugui and his family were finally able to have breakfast, and the third aunt had to force herself to prepare this meal, which took more than twice as long as usual.

This poisonous mushroom has a very strong aftertaste. After eating, except for a few children who became lively again, the adults still felt tired and had no energy to take care of anything else.

The arrival of Sha Zhu and his questioning made Yan Bugui a little flustered: "Zhu Zi, you see Third Master is still in a bad mood, I think I have to let him rest for another day."

"I didn't ask for leave from school today. You came just in time. Can you help me ask for leave when you go to work this afternoon?"

These words left Sha Zhu speechless. Yan Bugui's reason for refusing seemed to be true. He and the third aunt were both lying in bed at the moment, and his face did not look very well.

In this situation, he couldn't urge him any further. He thought about it and decided to wait.

"Okay, Uncle San, I'll go out early this afternoon to ask for leave from your school, but who should I contact after I get there?"

"Zhu Zi, just go find Teacher Luo. She's usually in the school office. You can see her there."

After seeing Sha Zhu agreed, Yan Bugui simply closed his eyes and pretended to take a nap. Sha Zhu felt bored after sitting for a while, so he turned around and left Yan's house.

At this time, Lin Donglai's family had finished lunch. He was sitting at the door chatting with his uncle. Seeing Sha Zhu walking out of Yan's house with his head down, he knew that he had probably hit a snag again.

So I shouted to him, "Brother Zhuzi, are you okay?"

Sha Zhu looked up and saw Lin Donglai as if he had seen his savior. He ran over with big strides, sat down on the doorstep and told him what had just happened.

With a somewhat resentful look on his face, he said, "Dongla, you said that I'm always having trouble finding a partner. This is a bad omen. Could it be that God is reminding me of something?"

As soon as he finished speaking, not only Lin Donglai was laughing, but even the old man sitting next to him started laughing. Only then did Sha Zhu notice that there was someone next to Lin Donglai.

"Brother Zhuzi, this is my uncle. Uncle, this is He Yuzhu from our hospital, the chef of the steel mill, and his cooking is delicious."

After Lin Donglai introduced the two to each other, Sha Zhu put away his puzzled expression and scratched his head embarrassedly: "I'm sorry to make you laugh, old man."

"Silly boy, what's the big deal? A real man shouldn't be fussy about trivial matters. I've lived to this age and have seen many storms. Zhuzi, if you have any questions, you can ask me. Maybe I can help you."

The uncle's words brightened Sha Zhu's eyes, and he felt like he had found a soulmate. He stopped complaining to Lin Donglai and smiled:

"Old man, I have wine and food in my room. Why don't you move over to my side so we can eat and chat?"

Seeing his uncle's inquiring eyes, Lin Donglai smiled and said, "Uncle, Brother Zhuzi is in the middle courtyard. If you want, just go over and talk to him. It's okay."

During this period of time, under his influence, his sister has long been accustomed to taking a nap. When the old man goes to Shazhu's room, he won't disturb her sleep, so it's the best of both worlds.

Seeing this, Sha Zhu simply helped the old man up, and the two of them left the Lin family and walked straight towards the central courtyard.

An old lady was washing dishes in the yard. She saw Sha Zhu leading an old man she had never seen before towards her home. The two were talking and laughing. She was very confused.

After hurriedly washing the dishes and bringing them home, he said to Yi Zhonghai, "Old Yi, besides his father, does Sha Zhu have any other elders in his family?"

"I talked about this with He Daqing when we were drinking before. He said he was the only son in his family and all his family members are gone. Why did you think of asking about this?"

"That's strange. I was washing dishes in the yard just now and saw Sha Zhu leading an elderly man home. The two were talking and laughing and looked very familiar with each other."

In fact, this was not so much about being familiar with each other. For Sha Zhu, it was a case of meeting each other too late. After he led Uncle Donglai to sit down, he immediately took out a bottle of Erwotou from under the bed.

The peanuts have been fried and I am looking for a cup to pour wine for the old man.

After hearing what the aunt said, Yi Zhonghai immediately frowned, thinking that something was wrong, and wanted to rush to Sha Zhu's house.

But then he thought of his status as a big shot in the courtyard, and he was afraid of being seen and gossiped about if he barged in rashly, so he slowed down his pace and pretended to walk past the house casually.

After two sips of wine, Sha Zhu started complaining about his troubles in finding a partner. He even got red in the eyes due to his excitement. The old man had no choice but to comfort him:

"Zhu Zi, listen to me. Finding a partner depends on chance. Once you meet the right girl, it will be hard for you to not find her."

"Take it easy, you're still young, there's nothing to be afraid of." After saying that, she patted him on the shoulder to comfort him.

At this time, Yi Zhonghai just walked to the door of Sha Zhu's house. Looking at this familiar scene in front of him, he felt indescribable feelings in his heart.

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