Siheyuan: tomb robbing? I am serious about hunting.

Chapter 204 Lost Soul

"You..." Sha Zhu was choked by Ma Hua's words. He opened his mouth but didn't know how to refute.

"Shazhu, I advise you to think about it carefully. Don't let it be too late to regret when you lose both your money and your life!" Ma Hua said, shook his head, turned and left.

Sha Zhu stood there, his heart in a mess. Ma Hua's words were like a bucket of cold water, extinguishing the fire of hope that had just ignited in his heart. Yes, he was just an ordinary cook, and the salary he earned in a month was not enough to support himself, so how could he support Qin Huairu's family?

He returned to the kitchen in a daze and began to prepare lunch. Usually he would hum a little tune while cooking, but today he said nothing, his brows were furrowed, and the kitchen knife in his hand seemed to be chopping at his heart.

"Shazhu, what's wrong with you? Why do you look so bad?" Liu Lan in the cafeteria saw Shazhu's look and asked with concern.

"It's okay, it's okay. Maybe I didn't sleep well last night." Sha Zhu forced a smile.

"Did you have a fight with Qin Huairu?" Liu Lan leaned close to Sha Zhu's ear and asked in a low voice.

"No, we are fine." Sha Zhu denied it flatly. He didn't want others to know what was going on between him and Qin Huairu.

"Shazhu, tell me honestly, do you really want to marry Qin Huairu?" Liu Lan stared into Shazhu's eyes and asked seriously.

Sha Zhu hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded.

"Silly Zhu, you are so confused!" Liu Lan slammed the table and stood up. "How can you marry her? She is a widow with three children. If you marry her, you will just be creating a burden for yourself!"

"Liu Lan, stop talking!" Sha Zhu's face turned ugly and he scolded in a low voice.

"I'm doing this for your own good! Look at you, you're handsome, and a level eight chef. What kind of girl can't you find? Why do you want to hang yourself on a tree?" Liu Lan said angrily.

"None of your business is my business!" Sha Zhu said, turned around and left the kitchen.

Liu Lan looked at Sha Zhu's departing back and sighed helplessly. She knew that no matter what she said, it would be useless, as Sha Zhu was already trapped and would not listen to anyone.

In the afternoon, Sha Zhu found the workshop director and asked for half a day off. He wanted to find Qin Huairu and ask her in person what she was thinking.

He arrived at Qin Huairu's house and hesitated for a long time before he mustered up the courage to knock on the door.

"Who is it?" Qin Huairu's voice came from the door.

"Huai Ru, it's me, Sha Zhu."

The door opened and Qin Huairu was standing at the door. When she saw that it was Sha Zhu, a hint of surprise appeared on her face: "Sha Zhu, why are you here? Come in quickly."

Sha Zhu walked into the room and saw Qin Huairu's three children playing on the kang.

"Hello, Uncle Shazhu!" When the children saw Shazhu, they all greeted him politely.

"Okay, okay." Sha Zhu responded with a smile, took out a few pieces of fruit candy from his pocket and shared them with the children.

"Shazhu, why are you still buying candies for the children? It's such a waste of money." Qin Huairu said this with a relieved smile on her face.

"It's okay, the kids like it, just buy some for them." Sha Zhu said with a smile, but his eyes were always on Qin Huairu.

"Huai Ru, I have something to ask you." Sha Zhu took a deep breath and said with courage.

"What's the matter?" Qin Huairu looked at Sha Zhu and had a vague premonition in her heart.

"I...I want to ask you..." Sha Zhu's face turned red and he couldn't utter a complete sentence for a long time.

"Sha Zhu, are you going to ask me if I am willing to marry you?" Qin Huairu couldn't help laughing when she saw Sha Zhu's embarrassed look.

"You...how do you know?" Sha Zhu looked at Qin Huairu in surprise.

"Shazhu, what kind of person are you? Don't I know you?" Qin Huairu walked up to Shazhu and smoothed his frown with her hand. "I know you are good to me, and I am grateful to you, but..."

"But what?" Sha Zhu looked at Qin Huairu nervously, afraid to hear words of rejection from her.

"But I can't marry you." Qin Huairu's voice was very soft, but it was like a bolt from the blue, shattering all of Sha Zhu's hopes.

"Why?" Sha Zhu looked at Qin Huairu in disbelief. He could not accept this cruel reality.

"Because..." Qin Huairu's eyes turned red, tears welled up in her eyes, "Because I am not worthy of you..."

"No, no, Huairu, don't say that..." Sha Zhu wanted to explain in a panic, but was interrupted by Qin Huairu.

"Silly Zhu, listen to me." Qin Huairu wiped the tears from her eyes, "I have three children and an elderly mother-in-law, I can't drag you down..."

"I'm not afraid of being a burden. I'm willing to take care of you and the children!" Sha Zhu said excitedly. He grabbed Qin Huairu's hand as if he had grabbed the last straw.

"Shazhu, calm down!" Qin Huairu shook Shazhu's hand away, "You don't know what this means!"

"I know everything. I only know that I love you, Huairu, and I can't live without you!" Sha Zhu's tears flowed down. He hugged Qin Huairu and said with a choked voice.

Qin Huairu's body froze. She had never expected that Sha Zhu's feelings for her were so deep. She struggled a few times but could not break free from Sha Zhu's embrace.

"Huai Ru, say something, tell me what you are thinking?" Sha Zhu hugged Qin Huai Ru tightly, fearing that she would disappear if he let go.

Qin Huairu was silent. She didn't know how to answer Sha Zhu. She could feel Sha Zhu's love, but she knew more clearly that she couldn't accept his love.

"Shazhu, let me go and let me think about it carefully..." Qin Huairu's voice was very soft, but with a hint of trembling.

Sha Zhu hesitated for a moment, but finally let go of Qin Huairu. He looked at her, his eyes full of expectation and anxiety.

Qin Huairu lowered her head, not daring to look into Sha Zhu's eyes. Her heart was in a mess, and she didn't know what to do...

Ma Hua was stunned for a long time before he found his voice. He frowned and lowered his voice and said, "Silly Zhu, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but what's wrong with you? You know Qin Huairu's situation, three children and a mother-in-law, aren't you jumping into the fire pit?"

When Sha Zhu heard this, the smile on his face disappeared immediately. He said with some displeasure: "Ma Hua, how can you say that about Huai Ru? It's not easy for her to be a woman with a child. I married her to give her a support so that she and the children can live a good life."

"Rely on? What can you give her to rely on? With your meager salary, it's hard to support yourself, let alone her whole family? Besides, do you think Qin Huairu is a simple person? If she really wanted to live a good life, she would have married long ago. Why would she wait until now?" Ma Hua ruthlessly exposed Sha Zhu's fantasy.