Silly Zhu's Moving: The Old Neighbor's Nightmare

Chapter 177 Rain Water Classmate

"Brother, I'm going inside to do my homework," Yu Shui said to her brother, then led a few kids from the neighboring courtyard number 136 into her room.

Sha Zhu glanced at the few children jumping around, picked up the tea on the table, took a sip, and continued flipping through the book.

It wasn't until it got a little dark outside that Sha Zhu got up to prepare dinner for the brother and sister.

When he got to the kitchen, Sha Zhu thought for a moment. He was too lazy to cook anything today, so he just took some dumplings from his spatial storage, made a dipping sauce, and decided to have pork and scallion dumplings for dinner.

While Sha Zhu was boiling water in the kitchen, the children who had finished their homework and were playing in the rain-soaked house gradually went home as the sky grew dark.

Sha Zhu went into the rain-soaked house, where Wang Da Niang's granddaughter from courtyard number 136 was sitting with Yu Shui, looking at comic books on the heated kang.

Hearing the door open, Yu Shui turned to look at her brother. "Brother, what's wrong?"

Sha Zhu turned his head and looked out the living room window at the sky, then said,

"It's already dark outside, why hasn't Xiaofang gone home yet?"

"Brother, let's look at it a little longer," Yu Shui pleaded, neither of the two little girls willing to put down their comic books.

"Let's eat first and then see. I'm going to cook some dumplings," Sha Zhu said casually before heading to the kitchen.

Thinking that Aunt Wang's granddaughter hadn't left yet, I cooked more dumplings after the water in the pot boiled.

In no time, the tender white dumplings floated to the surface. After cooking for a while longer, Sha Zhu scooped out a dumpling and tasted it. He found it to be perfectly cooked, with a fresh and fragrant flavor, a smooth texture, and an irresistible aroma.

He scooped out three large bowls of dumplings, went to the living room, and called the two girls out to eat.

The two little girls heard Sha Zhu's shout from inside the house and came to the living room.

Xiao Fang, carrying her small shoulder bag, glanced at the dumplings on the table, feeling embarrassed to eat at someone else's house. After saying goodbye to Sha Zhu, she prepared to leave.

Looking at the three large bowls of dumplings on the table, Yu Shui, ever perceptive, immediately and happily pulled Xiao Fang along, saying, "Let's eat dumplings at our house before you leave. My brother has already cooked them."

Rainwater looked at Shazhu again, "Brother, are they meat dumplings?"

"Yes, pork and scallion. Come on over and sit down to eat. Xiaofang, don't be shy at Brother Zhu's house."

As Sha Zhu spoke, he stepped forward and took the little girl's handbag off his body, preventing her from leaving.

"Brother Zhu, my mom and grandma won't let me eat at other people's houses."

The little girl envied the steaming dumplings on the table, but she was also afraid of her family finding out.

If it were someone else's child, Sha Zhu might let them go, or even chase them away. Sha Zhu was also afraid of getting entangled with them and causing unnecessary trouble.

But the thought that the little girl's father was currently on the Korean battlefield, perhaps in the freezing cold, filled Shazhu with indescribable emotions.

"It's okay, don't let your grandma know. Even if she does, don't worry, just say that Brother Zhu invited you to eat here, hurry up and finish eating before going back."

The little girl wanted to leave, but she couldn't resist the enthusiasm of the Silly Brother and Sister, and was forced to sit down on the chair.

Seeing that Xiao Fang hadn't left, Yu Shui happily sat down next to her, picked up a dumpling, dipped it in the sauce, and began to eat it heartily, puffing out the steam.

"Xiaofang, my brother's meat dumplings smell amazing, you should try them!" Yushui was so happy to finally have a friend to eat and chat with.

Xiaofang finally couldn't resist the fragrant meat dumplings, picked up her chopsticks, and started eating them in small bites.

After the three of them finished the dumplings in the big bowl, Sha Zhu, seeing that the two little girls still wanted more, asked, "Aren't you full? Sha Zhu, shall I cook some more?"

The two little girls patted their full bellies and shook their heads repeatedly.

"Fangfang," just then, Aunt Wang's voice rang out from the courtyard gate. When Xiaofang heard that it was her grandmother coming to find her, she hurriedly grabbed her small shoulder bag and ran out of the living room.

Sha Zhu was worried that the little girl might fall because she was in such a hurry after eating, so he followed her.

Upon entering the courtyard, Grandma Wang saw her granddaughter running out and began to scold her, "You little rascal, it's already dark, and you don't even know to come home for dinner."

"Grandma," Xiaofang ran to her grandmother's side and called out softly.

Sha Zhu stepped forward and said, "Aunt Wang, I was telling two little girls a story and didn't realize the time. It's already dark. I'll make sure she goes home earlier next time."

"Zhu Zi, Fang Fang hasn't caused you any trouble here, has she?" Aunt Wang asked.

Sha Zhu waved his hand and said, "No, the two girls are doing their homework inside. After they finish, they'll read some comic books. There's nothing wrong with it. Aunt Wang, why don't you eat something here?"

"No, Zhuzi, you and your sister have had a tough time too. Take care of yourselves first. Aunt Wang can't keep taking your things. Fangfang and I are going back." After saying that, Aunt Wang pulled Fangfang and walked back.

In the alley, Aunt Wang pulled Fangfang along, asking as they walked, "Fangfang, did you eat at Yushui's house?"

Xiao Fang's heart tightened, and she looked at her grandmother in fear. Not daring to hide anything, she whispered, "Grandma, Brother Zhuzi, he stopped me from leaving and even took my schoolbag away. He insisted that I finish my meal before I could leave."

"Oh? What did your brother Zhu have for dinner? I smell a meaty aroma."

"The pork and scallion dumplings that Brother Zhu's family ate were so delicious, even more delicious than the pork and cabbage dumplings we had on the first day of the Lunar New Year."

"Grandma, the dumplings that Brother Zhu's family makes are all meat inside. The dumplings we make are all cabbage inside." The little girl also hoped that her family would be able to eat dumplings with more meat in the future.

"Well, your brother Zhu is just trying to be kind. Don't eat at your brother Zhu's house anymore, come back earlier. Look at Jiaojiao and Xiaohong in the yard, they've all come back, but you don't come home, and you even made Grandma look for you."

"I understand, Grandma. Grandma, is my mom back?" Xiaofang asked after answering her grandma.

"I've been back for a while, just waiting for you to start eating. Are you going to eat or not?" "Grandma, I'm full."

"Then when you get back later, drink a bowl of porridge. Don't let your younger brother know you ate dumplings, or he'll make your mom want some."

"Grandma, my little brother can't do it."...

In Sha Zhu's house, in the living room.

"Brother, didn't you forbid me from bringing my classmates to our house for dinner?" Rain asked curiously.

The words his older brother had said, as if brainwashing him, flashed through his mind.

You are not allowed to tell anyone what you ate at home. If asked, just say you ate cornbread, steamed buns made from two kinds of flour, and cornmeal porridge.

What's wrong with my brother today? He even invited his classmate to stay for dinner at his house.

"Isn't this your best friend? I saw that you two got along very well, so I invited her to eat at our house."

"Brother, you're lying. Is it because Xiaofang's father went to fight in the war that you let Xiaofang eat at our house? Our teacher said that Xiaofang's father went to defend the country."

"Hey, Rain, I've noticed you're getting smarter and smarter."