Siheyuan: Fighting against Japanese Aggression in Beijing

Chapter 286: Shazhu bragging



Chapter 286: Shazhu bragging

At ten o'clock in the evening, the kitchen, which had been busy all day, finally stopped.

"Master, business is so good today that I haven't taken a break since noon," said Ma Hua.

"Being busy is not good. My master said that the kitchen staff will be paid by commission in the future. The busier you are, the more you get."

"Really? Master?" Ma Hua asked.

"Hey, if you don't believe me, ask my aunt," Sha Zhu said, "Aunt, is that what the master said?"

"Yes, your wife knows this better than anyone else. Why are you asking me?" Li Qinghe said unhappily.

"Hey, did you hear that? Ma Hua, work hard. Take some people to clean up the kitchen. I'll go ask your mistress."

After saying that, Sha Zhu ran away.

After a while, he came to the hotel front desk, "Lily, give me the watch, I'm going back, I'm exhausted."

"Take it. I don't know you yet. Won't you wait for me?" Yu Li said.

"Hehe, I know you want to settle the account. Today's account will not be settled before midnight. I will go back and rest for a while and then come to pick you up." Sha Zhu said with a smile.

"Just show off."

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On the other side, in the courtyard, it was already ten o'clock and there were still neighbors chatting in groups of three or four in the yard. It was not that they were not sleepy, but they were waiting to ask whether Li Kangri's restaurant business was good.

Especially Yan Fugui, who had been sitting at the door with a small stool and chatting with his wife, glancing at the door from time to time.

Finally, he saw Shazhu humming a tune and walking into the gate.

"Shazhu, you're back so late?" Yan Fugui asked immediately.

"Hey, isn't this Uncle Bu Er? Why aren't you sleeping so late?" Sha Zhu said with a smile, "Are you waiting for me?"

"No, I'm not sleepy today, so I want to sleep later," Yan Fugui said, "How is it? Your restaurant is pretty good today, right?"

"Hahaha, Uncle Er, I knew you were waiting for me to find out about this. I don't know you! Why are you pretending in front of me? But I dare not say it."

"Why don't you dare say it? It's not my restaurant. What does the business have to do with me?" Yan Fugui said one thing and meant another.

"I'm afraid you'll be so jealous that you won't be able to sleep." Sha Zhu said with a smile.

"Business is good? No...Is it possible? This is only the first day!"

"Hey, don't you see whose business it is? Doesn't my master need supporters for his business?" Sha Zhu boasted, "Today, half of the high officials in the city are here. You didn't see the money in my Lili's hand. I can't count it all. I think it will take until midnight to count it all. I have to rest for a while and then I can go to pick him up in the second half of the night!"

"Ah! So, so many?" Yan Fugui asked in surprise.

"Believe it or not, I won't share the money I make with you anyway. Uncle, look here, have you seen this thing?" Sha Zhu said, raising his wrist. He had deliberately waved his hand in front of Yan Fugui several times just now, but Yan Fugui didn't see it.

After hearing Sha Zhu's reminder, Yan Fugui looked over. He was shocked to see a bright yellow spot on Sha Zhu's wrist and a few things like glass beads, which emitted a dazzling white light under the dim light in the yard.

"Shazhu, did you change your watch?" Yan Fugui asked, "Why is it still shining with gold?"

"Hey, uncle, what do you mean by glittering gold? This watch is made of gold, pure gold. Do you see it?" Sha Zhu pointed at the diamonds on the watch. "These glass-like things are called diamonds. Have you seen them? No, right?"

"What? Pure gold? And diamonds?" Yan Fugui shouted.

He shouted and immediately pulled Shazhu's left hand over to look at it.

“Is this gold?”

"Yes! Absolutely genuine."

"Can you take it down so I can take a bite?"

Hearing Yan Fugui's words, Sha Zhu pulled his left hand over and said, "Second Uncle, what are you talking about? If there is a bite mark, can you afford to pay for it? I tell you, even if you sell everything in your house, you still can't afford it."

"Silly Zhu, just brag. It's just a watch. Two hundred at most. My family has more than two hundred yuan. Who are you laughing at?" Yang Ruihua said.

"Hey, Second Aunt, if you say so, then I will tell you how much this watch costs. Stand still, I'm afraid I'll scare you." Sha Zhu smiled. Wasn't this what he was waiting for?

"It's fine! Could it be worth a thousand dollars?"

"What? One thousand, Auntie Er, this watch is worth one hundred thousand. Do you think selling your house will be enough to compensate for it?" Sha Zhu said proudly.

Sha Zhu's words scared Yan Fugui and Yang Ruihua so much that even Yan Jiecheng and his wife, who were listening in the Yan family's room, ran out in fright.

"Silly Zhu, you are bragging too much. It's impossible for you to wear a watch worth 500 yuan, let alone 100,000 yuan. You are bragging too much. Be careful, your lungs will explode." Yan Jiecheng said after he came out.

"Hey, Yan Jiecheng, it's not that I look down on you, you just have that little knowledge. I've already asked about this watch at a watch shop, and they give me the price. If you don't agree, go to the store in Jianguomen. If you don't believe me, you can go and ask. Just ask if there's a guy named He Yuzhu who has asked them about the price of this watch." Sha Zhu said proudly.

After hearing what Sha Zhu said, Yan Jiecheng didn't know whether Yan Fugui believed it or not. He didn't think Sha Zhu would be so shameless as to brag so much. But if he said that Sha Zhu had 100,000 yuan to buy a watch, he wouldn't believe it. Not to mention that Sha Zhu didn't have that much money, even if he did, it was impossible for him to buy such an expensive watch. In an instant, he thought of Xu Damao.

So he asked, "Silly Zhu, this watch wasn't bought by you, was it?"

"Hehe, Second Uncle is the smart guy. Yes, this watch was not bought by me. It was given to me by my senior brother. Do you believe it now?" Sha Zhu explained.

"What? Was it really given by Xu Damao? But this watch worth one hundred thousand yuan...how is that possible? It's one hundred thousand yuan!" Yan Fugui said.

"Hey, Second Uncle, one hundred thousand is a big number in your eyes, but in the eyes of my eldest brother, it's like buying a bottle of Arctic Ocean. You don't know yet, the one that my eldest brother gave to my master is almost three hundred thousand!" Sha Zhu continued to show off.

Sha Zhu spoke in a loud voice, and the neighbors in the distance heard it clearly, so they looked over with curiosity and excitement.

"Shazhu, is this true? What has Xu Damao been doing all these years? How much money does he have?" Yan Fugui asked.

"I don't know the details, but let me put it this way, he is richer now than his father-in-law was back then. Do you understand what I mean?" Sha Zhu boasted.

"Ah! No way! What kind of business is he in? How is it possible?"

"What's impossible? He and my master are doing business together in a foreign country! We earn foreign exchange, you know? You say my master is so powerful, I don't need to tell you, right?" Sha Zhu boasted.


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