Dressed as a little fool: marry and have children

Chapter 299 Hiding Money and Eating Out

Qin Huairu slowly woke up from a deep sleep. There was a faint sunset hanging in the sky, shining through the tattered window paper onto her haggard but gentle face.

She rubbed her sleepy eyes, a trace of confusion in her eyes. She tilted her head slightly and called out "Mom" twice softly outside the house, her voice full of expectation, but the only response she got was the silence of the sunset.

Qin Huairu knew that Jia Zhang must have gone out to visit friends or take a walk as usual. Thinking of this, she stood up, her movements were a little slow, and she seemed a little tired.

She walked to the end of the kang, squatted down, and carefully lifted the kang mattress to reveal the loose brick underneath. She reached out and moved the brick away, revealing a hidden little hole.

Qin Huairu took out an iron box from the hole. The lid of the box was covered with traces of time. She opened the iron box, took out the money in the bag, leaving a hundred yuan for daily expenses, and then put all the remaining things in the bag into the iron box.

She closed the iron box and carefully put it back to its original place, making sure everything was back to normal. Just as she had finished tidying up the kang, she heard the children's cheerful laughter and shouts outside the door.

Banggeng, Xiaodang and Huaihua came back from school. They hadn't seen Qin Huairu for several days, so this meeting seemed particularly precious.

When Qin Huairu heard the children's voices, a long-lost smile appeared on her face. She quickly responded, her voice full of tenderness. She walked quickly to the door, opened it, and greeted the children.

"You're back from school. Are you hungry?" Qin Huairu asked gently.

"Hungry! Mom, we want to eat something delicious!" Banggeng answered first, with anticipation shining in his eyes.

"Okay, Mom will take you out to eat today." Qin Huairu said with a smile.

When Banggeng, Xiaodang and Huaihua heard that Qin Huairu was going to take them out for dinner, they immediately jumped up excitedly, their faces filled with irrepressible joy. They high-fived each other to celebrate, and the cheers rose and fell, as if they were going to overturn the entire yard.

When Jia Zhang heard the good news, she immediately turned around and looked at Qin Huairu expectantly. Her eyes were shining, as if she had already imagined the tempting scene of the delicious food outside.

Qin Huairu smiled and said to Jia Zhang: "Mom, you clean up Banggeng and the other two. I'll go into the house to get the bag. We'll all go out to eat today."

"Hey!" Jia Zhang answered quickly and loudly, and she turned around and led the three children to the faucet in the yard. She hurried to the faucet, pushed the people next to her away, and directly occupied the faucet.

While urging the children to line up to wash their hands and faces, she impatiently responded to the complaints of people around her.

"Ms. Jia Zhang, do you know the principle of first come first served? As soon as you arrived, you occupied all the faucets." An old lady who was waiting to wash vegetables and cook said dissatisfiedly.

Jia Zhang glanced at the person who was speaking and snorted disdainfully: "Who told you not to wash just now? Besides, we are going out to eat, so we will definitely not use water for as long as you do. Wait!"

There was a hint of arrogance and impatience in her tone, as if she had special privileges. Seeing her arrogant attitude, the people around her shook their heads and sighed, and stopped arguing with her.

Jia Zhang continued to urge the children to wash up, her face filled with joy and anticipation of going out.

When Qin Huairu came out of the house, Jia Zhang had already led Banggeng, Xiaodang and Huaihua to finish washing up, and was busy arranging the children to keep up with Qin Huairu's pace.

Jia Zhang's face was filled with joy and anticipation. While urging the children, she turned around and gave Qin Huairu a satisfied smile.

The old lady who had previously argued with Jia Zhang originally thought that Jia Zhang was making an excuse to occupy the faucet, but she didn't expect to see her actually taking the children and following Qin Huairu out of the yard.

The aunt showed a hint of surprise on her face, and then turned to curiosity. She quickly walked forward and asked, "Qin Huairu, are you really taking your ex-mother-in-law and the children out to eat?"

Qin Huairu stopped, turned around, and replied with a faint smile on her face: "Well, Auntie, we'll go first. Otherwise, there will be too many people and we'll have to queue up."

When Jia Zhang heard her aunt call her "former" mother-in-law, her face darkened and her brows furrowed, as if she wanted to curse.

But when she saw Qin Huairu turned around without hesitation and continued to walk out of the yard, she suddenly realized that now was not the time to care about these things.

So she quickly suppressed her dissatisfaction, glared at the old lady, and then hurriedly caught up with Qin Huairu and the children.

On the way out of the yard, Jia Zhang's face was smiling again, as if the previous unhappiness had disappeared. She chatted with Qin Huairu and the children as she walked.

Qin Huairu always maintained a peaceful smile and occasionally responded with a few words.

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Just as Qin Huairu and the Jia family were eating and drinking outside, the workers at the steel mill also returned home one after another after get off work.

As soon as they entered the door, they couldn't wait to share the latest news that happened in the steel mill today with their wives and mothers at home.

"Oh, have you heard? There was big news at the steel mill this morning!" After washing his hands, Wang Lin walked to the table and said mysteriously to his wife, Aunt Wang.

Aunt Wang took off her apron and looked up in confusion. "What big news? I have been in the yard all day and didn't hear any news."

"Really? That's impossible?" Wang Lin's eyes widened, as if he was surprised that Wang Lin knew nothing. "Director Yang was taken away by the patrol team as soon as he arrived at the company this morning. I heard it's very serious, but you didn't know about it."

Aunt Wang was shocked when she heard this, and then she frowned again, "Really? How come I didn't hear any news? And when Qin Huairu came back today, she didn't look like she was in trouble at all?"

Then, Aunt Wang thought of Qin Huairu's friendliness towards her in the afternoon and said, "Should I go to the Jia family to inform them?" A hint of hesitation and worry appeared on her face.

Wang Lin shook his head and decisively rejected Aunt Wang's suggestion, "No, if something happens and it affects us, what should we do? Just don't worry about it." There was a hint of caution and worry in his tone.

Aunt Wang nodded, but there was still a trace of uneasiness on her face. "Okay, I'll listen to you. But I still think that if something really happens, we should help if we can."

Wang Lin sighed, "Yes, but it depends on the specific situation. Let's eat quickly. If anything happens, the uncles in the yard will notify us. They are all important personnel in the steel mill." As he spoke, he picked up the bowl and chopsticks and began to prepare dinner.