Siheyuan: The Cellar

And things turned out to be pretty much as Chen Guoliang and Xu Damao had guessed.

Qin Huairu covered her cheek, slowly got up from the ground, and prepared to go back to the house to sleep.

The whole face darkened visibly.

In the pitch-black night, one could only vaguely see a mouthful of yellowed teeth floating from the depths of the cellar towards the door.

Qin Huairu really didn't expect that Yi Zhonghai could be so shameless.

After playing twice, he still had the nerve to ask her for money.

Is it easy for her?

She just wanted a job, there's nothing wrong with that.

Haven’t you already exchanged corn noodles with Yi Zhonghai twice?

The so-called cornmeal is actually made by grinding corn cobs into powder and then cooking them.

Qin Huairu suddenly felt that he had suffered a huge loss.

And this dumb guy has no place to complain.

In the end, Yi Zhonghai told her directly that since she couldn't make a decision on this matter, she should discuss it with Jia Zhang tomorrow.

It would have been fine if he hadn't mentioned this, but once he did, Qin Huairu's face became even darker.

Suddenly I remembered something that had been overlooked.

Before Yi Zhonghai brought her the corn flour, he had just learned to meow like a cat with Jia Zhangshi.

Doesn't this mean that the cornmeal I just ate has...

When Qin Huairu thought of this, he just wanted to leave here quickly and go back to rinse his mouth.

At that time, when her hand rested on the door, she was dumbfounded again.

"Zhong Hai, why can't this door be opened?"

Qin Huairu turned to look at Yi Zhonghai with a puzzled look and asked.

At this time, Yi Zhonghai was obviously still in the Buddha time.

He closed his eyes, smoked a cigarette, and had no intention of paying any attention to Qin Huairu.

This performance made Qin Huairu even more angry.

What does this mean for you? Are you tired?

You didn't even move a finger just now, why are you so tired?

But then I thought again, it didn't seem right. It seemed that Yi Zhonghai moved two fingers.

But even though she was angry, she knew deep down that she had no advantage over Yi Zhonghai.

Instead, it was Yi Zhonghai who now held the lifeline of her and the baby in her belly.

"Zhonghai, hurry up and take a look. The cellar door can't be opened."

Qin Huairu adjusted her mood, came to Yi Zhonghai, and looked at Yi Zhonghai tenderly.

Unfortunately, because the cellar was too dark, Yi Zhonghai didn't see Qin Huairu's expression at all.

Qin Huairu's performance can basically be said to be a show for ghosts.

At this time, although Yi Zhonghai still hadn't walked out of the Sage Time, his brain had basically recovered.

After hearing Qin Huairu's words, he naturally realized the seriousness of the matter.

After all, if he was locked in the cellar and called on three or five friends to catch him, would he still have the face to save his life?

As soon as his apprentice entered, he was caught in the cellar with his apprentice's wife.

Yi Zhonghai could even imagine how the rumors would spread by then.

Immediately, Yi Zhonghai hurriedly stood up and prepared to check the condition of the cellar door.

However, when he stood up, he felt dizzy and his body fell forward uncontrollably.

Fortunately, Qin Huairu was quick to grab him, which saved Yi Zhonghai from falling down and getting into trouble.

After resting for a while, Yi Zhonghai walked towards the door with trembling legs, supported by Qin Huairu.

He pulled the door with all his strength. Then Yi Zhonghai saw through the crack in the door a wooden stick stuck on the door knocker.

Yi Zhonghai knew that he must have been discovered.

The subordinates also began to act anxiously.

Now that the other party has locked the door, he must be going to call for help. If I don't run away now before they come, and everyone in the yard comes, I'll be doomed!

Although it is true that both he and Qin Huairu are dressed warmly now.

But in the middle of the night, being locked in a cellar, anyone who wasn't a fool could guess what was going on.

Just after Yi Zhonghai struggled to move the wooden stick away, something even more despairing happened.

After the wooden stick fell to the ground, there was still a padlock on the two door knockers.

Yi Zhonghai was about to cry. No, you just called someone in the yard, why did you have to put a stick in it and lock it?

At this moment, Yi Zhonghai felt like the sky was about to fall.

Because he knew that this kind of lock had a characteristic, that is, once locked, it must be opened with a key.

As for how Yi Zhonghai knew it, he said it was a dream he had, in which a detective named Tang Zhu told him.

After trying twice and finding that he couldn't open the lock, Yi Zhonghai resigned himself to his fate.

Anyway, he and Qin Huairu were dressed neatly, and if they were not caught in the act, it was the same as not being arrested.

As for what others think?

After all, it was just a wild thought. If anyone dared to speak out, Yi Zhonghai was ready to directly rebuke the other party for slandering and smearing the image of workers.

After a while, footsteps were heard outside the cellar.

Yi Zhonghai thought, is it finally here?

Then, brace yourself and prepare for the coming storm.

But he always felt that there was something wrong with the footsteps outside.

Because it didn't look like there were many people there, and there was no sound of talking.

Yi Zhonghai, feeling somewhat puzzled, pushed the door open and looked outside.

Then he met a pair of black eyes directly.

This gave Yi Zhonghai a fright.

I was almost scared to the point of peeing my pants.

Then he moved a little further away, and then he could see clearly that it was his wife Gao Huilan who was outside the door, looking at him coldly.

Yi Zhonghai was a little embarrassed for a moment.

After all, this is the second time.

The last time he and Jia Zhang were locked in the cellar, it was his wife who opened the door.

This time, he and Jia Zhang's daughter-in-law were locked in the cellar again.

Yi Zhonghai felt that he was unlucky.

"Huilan, open the door for me quickly. I felt sorry for Huairu's family and wanted to give her some corn flour, but I don't know who was the wicked one. He locked the door for me."

Seeing that Gao Huilan was unmoved, Yi Zhonghai felt a little embarrassed.

He himself knew that his statement was indeed a bit far-fetched and he himself didn't quite believe it.

After all, who is a good person who would deliver cornmeal to others in the cellar in the middle of the night?

Yi Zhonghai thought, since Gao Huilan knew about his relationship with Jia Zhang, it wouldn't be a big deal if Qin Huairu was involved. So he just made up his mind and told the truth.

In his opinion, the reason why Gao Huilan didn't say anything was probably because she was angry at him for not telling the truth.

As for whether Gao Huilan would divorce him and ruin his reputation everywhere, Yi Zhonghai had never considered it.

After all, if Gao Huilan wanted to divorce, she would have done it long ago.

Not to mention the matter of ruining his reputation.

They are husband and wife, and to ruin his reputation is to ruin your own reputation, isn't it?

Yi Zhonghai couldn't think of any reason why Gao Huilan did this.

Then, before Yi Zhonghai could tell the truth, Gao Huilan said coldly, "This is the lock of Zhuzi's house. There is a key at home. I will go back and get it. You wait!"

After saying that, Gao Huilan turned around and left without waiting for Yi Zhonghai to speak.

Yi Zhonghai and Qin Huairu were left standing there, lost in thought.