Baozi Xishi's Struggle

Chapter 210: How others pass the chapter, we pass it the same way

Unexpectedly, Li Changgen just stood at the door of the shop, pretending to pass by and take a rest, and looked inside for a while.

There were not many people in the restaurant at this time. One could see everything at a glance. There was really no place for people to hide.

Seeing that there was nothing suspicious, Li Changgen turned around and walked back with disappointment on his face, and walked faster and faster, probably going to chase Mrs. Liu and the others.

Shen Yu stood at the door of the shop and didn't relax until Li Changgen was out of sight.

When I looked down, I found that the rag in my hand had been twisted into a knot without me knowing.

At this time, the last few customers in the store finished their meal and stood up to pay the bill.

After collecting the money, they saw that there was no one in the store, so Jiang and Zhou Dalang hurried over to ask what was going on.

Li was a little frightened. She came out of the small kitchen only after she heard Shen Yu say that Li Changgen had left.

Shen Yu told her what he saw, and Li said anxiously, "What should we do? He won't come to our store to look for Zheng Sanniang, will he?"

Shen Yu felt more at ease because he saw Li Changgen leave with his own eyes.

She calmed down now and hurried to comfort Li: "It shouldn't be the case. I think he just followed Sister Liu here and didn't suspect our family."

"Mrs. Liu and Mrs. Qi deliberately said that they were busy in the store and complained that we hadn't visited them for a long time."

"I guess it was because of what he heard that Li Changgen only looked at the door of the store and left. He probably didn't expect Zheng Sanniang to be hiding here for a moment."

After hearing this, Li patted her chest and said, "Yuzhi is right. I suddenly saw him standing at the door just now. I was so scared that I thought he knew."

"Come to think of it, if he really knew Sanniang was hiding here, he would have rushed in to get her, not just watched from afar."

Having said that, several people no longer had the interest to go out for fun.

After lunch, Shen Yu took the food box from home, put some food in it for Zhou Dalang, and asked Zhou Dalang to pack a piece of Chongyang cake so that he could go home and celebrate the festival.

Shen Yu instructed: "Just celebrate the festival as usual. If you take Xiaobao out to play and Li Changgen asks you about it, just say you don't know."

"I was busy in the store all day and was too tired when I got home. I went to bed after dinner and didn't hear anything."

Although Zhou Dalang is honest and timid, after hearing what happened to Zheng Sanniang, he thought about Xiao Zhuzi, who had been held in Zheng Sanniang's arms last night and whom he thought was asleep, but was actually drunk. He also felt that Li Changgen was not worthy of being a husband or a father.

He promised seriously: "Don't worry, Miss Shen, I know what to say. I will also tell my wife when I go back, and she won't say anything nonsense."

Shen Yu naturally trusted the two of them and said calmly: "Don't worry, after Zheng Sanniang gets divorced in a few days, you don't have to hide anymore."

Zhou Dalang nodded, took the food box and left.

Shen Yu closed the shop and the few of them returned to the backyard.

Because there were few guests today, Yutao stayed in Li's room after delivering the cloth, helping to take care of Xiao Zhuzi and watching Zheng Sanniang cut clothes for her.

Yutao also brought lunch into the room, and the three of them ate together.

Seeing Shen Yu and the others return to the backyard, Yu Tao came out of the house happily and asked, "Are you closing the store so early today?"

Shen Yu, Jiang and Li had already discussed it in the store and decided not to tell Zheng Sanniang and the children about Li Changgen's visit to the store for the time being, so as to avoid frightening them.

Shen Yu pretended to be calm and said, "People are busy climbing up to admire the chrysanthemums. Even the market has to close early today. There are not many customers on the street, so we just closed the store early."

Shen Yu entered the room and saw Zheng Sanniang sewing the cut cloth.

Xiao Zhuzi was sitting on the bed next to him, playing with a sandbag by tossing it with his left hand and right hand. He looked very energetic and was having a great time.

When Zheng Sanniang saw Shen Yu coming in, she quickly stopped what she was doing and brought a chair to Shen Yu.

Shen Yu sat on the chair and observed Xiao Zhuzi who was playing with the sandbag flexibly. Seeing that the child was not affected by yesterday's drunkenness and was in good health, he felt relieved.

Shen Yu smiled and said, "Sister Zheng, Xiao Zhu looks much better, he should be fine now."

Zheng Sanniang said hurriedly: "Fortunately, the girl was given salt water yesterday and vomited out the wine."

"Today, when I asked Xiao Zhuzi about what happened yesterday, he said that his father poured him a big bowl of sweet soup."

"If I don't spit this out, I don't know what will happen to Xiao Zhuzi today."

When Zheng Sanniang talked about this, she felt a little sad again.

Shen Yu quickly changed the subject: "This sandbag is quite nice."

Zheng Sanniang looked lovingly at her son who was having fun tossing a sandbag back and forth: "Miss Yutao sewed it for him. The two of them were having a lot of fun playing with it just now."

Shen Yu nodded: "That's good, you guys can have fun, just don't make too much noise, and don't leave the house when the store is open during the day. If there is anything, just let Yutao tell me."

After instructing Zheng Sanniang, Shen Yu walked out of the house and went to the kitchen.

Jiang and her friends are busy preparing the fillings and dough for tomorrow's buns.

The guys who came to deliver the ingredients today also arrived earlier, and said happily that they didn't have to go back to the store after delivering the ingredients, and the shopkeeper also closed the store early.

It is said that there will be festive opera and acrobatics in the theater today. I heard that there will be monkeys doing somersaults and little birds holding colorful flags. It will be very exciting.

Shen Yu collected the food and sent the servants away. While working in the kitchen, he discussed with Li and asked her whether she wanted to take Yutao and the others to watch a play in Wazi in the evening.

Li thought of Li Changgen and was a little worried that she would meet him outside, so she didn't seem to want to go.

Shen Yu said, "Don't be afraid of him if you meet him outside. There are so many people in the tile house, and he doesn't suspect us. Don't scare yourself, mother."

Jiang also said, "Yes, Sister Li, if he really had doubts, he would have come to the store today. I think he probably thought that Sister Liu had hidden Zheng Sanniang, so he has been following her."

Shen Yu advised: "Mom, take Yutao and the others to the tile house to watch the acrobatics tonight. It's a festival, so we should celebrate it the same way as other families do."

"When a family stays at home during the holidays, it will arouse suspicion."

After hearing this, Li said, "How about we go to the tile house tonight and hang out for a while before coming back."

Yutao just walked in and heard Li said that she wanted to take them to visit the tile house.

Yu Tao was very happy because she didn't know Li Changgen had been here. She said expectantly, "Okay, Mom, let's go after dinner. I wonder what kind of play will be performed in the tile house tonight."

Shen Yu was worried about leaving Zheng Sanniang and Xiao Zhuzi alone at home.

Afraid that if Li Changgen came, she and her mother would not be able to handle it, so she pretended to be a little tired and said, "I'm too tired these two days. I want to rest at home. I won't go with you."

"Mom and Aunt Jiang, take Yutao and the others to see it."

Li firmly disagreed: "How can you stay at home alone? What if..."