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Then, He Yushui raised another question.

"There is one more thing I must explain to you all, and that is why I still have to cook at night."

After a slight hesitation, she finally told the truth.

"Yesterday and today, I clearly put two portions of food in the lunch boxes I brought back for my brother, but when I got home from get off work in the evening, they were nowhere to be found. I had no choice but to cook again."

"So everyone should understand me. It's not that I ate so much, but the food I should have eaten was gone. I didn't say who stole it because I didn't know. I don't know what happened with my brother."

After she said this, she did not turn to look at Qin Huairu, her eyes were still on the old man, wanting to see how he would explain this.

Everyone suddenly realized what was going on after hearing this. No wonder He Yuzhu had to cook at night. He clearly brought leftovers but didn't eat them. It turned out that his lunch box was stolen!

For a moment, the yard was in an uproar, and everyone was whispering to each other about the matter.

The three uncles obviously did not expect such a situation to happen.

"Yushui, why didn't you tell me about this earlier?" asked an old man with a frown.

"Look at my brother, he's so confused. Even if I tell him that the lunch box is lost, what can I do? We still can't find the guy who stole the lunch box." Yu Shui said helplessly, spreading his hands.

At this time, He Yuzhu was tugging at the corner of Qin Huairu's clothes with a naive look on his face. He looked just like a child who was dependent and affectionate after finding his mother, which made everyone present laugh.

Qin Huairu's face was flushed and her heart was beating like a drum.

This was not only because of He Yuzhu's childish behavior, but also because the words Yu Shui had just said really scared her.

I really didn't expect that she would tell everyone about the lost things in front of so many people. Doesn't that mean that she knew in her heart that He Yuzhu didn't cheat?

Well...that's true. If he really ate those things, he would definitely not feel hungry at night. Qin Huairu finally figured out the reason.

Everyone felt more and more sympathetic towards He Yuzhu. After all, his brother had become like this now, even worse than Bang Geng. It really made people feel helpless.

"Well, uncle."

"Starting from tomorrow at noon, I will also deliver meals to the old lady, but you have to pay for the meal. I won't charge more, two lunch boxes only cost one yuan, this price is absolutely fair and reasonable, and is exactly the same as the canteen's charging standard. I won't charge you a penny more."

Then he continued, "Of course, if you think this is too troublesome, you can also buy the ingredients in advance and wait for me to come back from get off work at around 4pm and cook for the old lady. It only costs 50 cents for a meal, which is quite affordable! In this way, you only need to pay me 15 yuan per month. This little money should not be a problem for you."

Her words were like a sharp sword piercing Yi Zhonghai's heart, catching him off guard and shocking him!

Because deep down in his heart, Yi Zhonghai didn’t think that way at all!

He just wanted to take the opportunity to teach He Yushui a lesson so that everyone in the yard could deeply understand the importance of respecting elders and caring for the young.

He never expected anyone to pay out of their own pocket to provide the old lady with delicious food. After all, that was not his intention.

The old lady only becomes dependent on herself when she doesn’t eat well enough.

Only in this way will she obey me.

Only in this way can he firmly control the entire situation.

At this moment, everyone's eyes were focused on Yi Zhonghai, and their eyes clearly conveyed a message.

"What are you still hesitating about? Hurry up and pay! Aren't you the richest person in the courtyard? Are you reluctant to give us a mere fifteen dollars, or are you planning to let us help support your old lady together?"

The so-called “respect the elderly and love the young” is nothing but empty slogans. It would be harder than climbing to the sky to ask them to spend real money to put it into practice!

These thoughts surged in everyone's mind like a tide, and at the same time, they secretly urged Yi Zhonghai to agree quickly, so that everyone could go home and rest.

Yi Zhonghai is such a smart man, how could he not see the meaning in people's eyes?

So he pretended to be calm and said, "Since Yu Shui said so, I will accept your kindness on behalf of the old lady."

"But it would be troublesome to get it from the factory. We can't do that."

"I'll ask Auntie to buy the vegetables. When you come back in the afternoon, find Auntie and cook them for you. She will deliver them to you. Is that okay with you?"

"Okay, but you have to pay me now, once a month, starting tomorrow."

When He Yushui heard this, an expression of ecstasy immediately appeared on his face, but in the next moment he became a little hesitant.

He thought to himself: This 15 yuan is a lot of money for my family! It can solve many urgent needs at home.

Thinking of this, He Yushui said to Yi Zhonghai excitedly: "In this case, I have to thank you very much. With your 15 yuan, our family will be much better off."

However, when her eyes swept over her brother, she couldn't help feeling upset.

He felt that his brother's behavior at the moment was very strange, as if he did it on purpose, with the purpose of teasing Qin Huairu.

So he quickly walked over to his brother and pulled him away with force.

She smiled at Qin Huairu and explained, "I'm sorry, Sister Qin, look at my brother's behavior. I'm sorry to embarrass you. Don't worry, I'll take him home now."

Seeing that the situation could not be changed, an old man standing by had no choice but to take out the 15 yuan from his pocket and hand it to He Yushui.

Finally, he did not forget to put on a superior attitude in front of everyone, and said loudly: "It is said that respecting the old and loving the young, everyone should do so. You should also learn from the rain, as long as you have the ability, you should stand up! This is the principle we must abide by."

Then, the old man pretended to be understanding and added.

"Actually, I did this to help their family. After all, Zhuzi really needs money in his current situation."

After saying this, he looked around thoughtfully, his eyes sweeping meaningfully over the faces of everyone present.

Then he slowly stood up and spoke in a calm tone.

"Okay, that's it for today. Everyone go back and rest early. The meeting is adjourned."

As soon as he finished speaking, he picked up the teacup beside him and turned away without looking back.

The yard suddenly fell into silence, leaving only the second uncle with a look of astonishment on his face and the third uncle who was still thinking with his head down.

Everyone looked at each other, seemingly still not recovering from the shock.

When they finally realized what was happening, they began to pack up and prepare to go home.

Seeing that the situation was hopeless, the second uncle felt extremely unwilling, but there was nothing he could do.

He glared fiercely in the direction of departure, muttered something, and followed with a sullen look on his face.

The third uncle happily grabbed the melon seeds and peanuts on the table, put them in his pockets, and went home contentedly.

At this moment, he already understood in his heart that this farce was actually planned by Yi Zhonghai.

But I never expected that He Yushui would break the deadlock in the end.

Not only did the plan fail, but I ended up losing fifteen dollars in vain!

But thinking back on it, it was quite interesting.