Back home.
Liu Qian looked at Ye Jianguo excitedly and said, “Jianguo, you were incredible tonight.”
“The way you turned the tide was so cool.”
Liu Qian’s mood tonight could only be described as riding a roller coaster.
However.
The result was definitely good.
Ye Jianguo had truly exposed Bang Geng as the real chicken thief.
That was amazing.
Liu Qian had never imagined that her man could be so impressive!
Ye Jianguo smiled and teased her, “What, am I usually not impressive?”
Liu Qian blushed and said, “You’re always this impressive.”
However.
After her excitement and agitation subsided, Liu Qian said worriedly, “Jianguo, although you exposed the real chicken thief tonight…”
“You also offended Sha Zhu, Qin Huairu, Jia Zhangshi, and First Uncle because of it. We’ll have to be more careful from now on.”
Ye Jianguo comforted her, “Wife, you don’t need to worry. I doubt they’ll dare do anything.”
“It’ll be fine as long as they don’t provoke me. But if they dare to, I definitely won’t let them off easily.”
At this point,
Ye Jianguo added, “By the way, if they target you in the future, you must tell me immediately.”
“I absolutely won’t allow anyone to hurt you.”
Ye Jianguo’s voice was not loud, but it was filled with domineering authority.
These were the people he cared about most.
They were also his family in this world.
Whoever dared provoke them would be ruined by him.
Liu Qian nodded firmly. “Jianguo, I understand. I’ll be careful.”
Ye Jianguo smiled. “Then I’ll bring out the food. You barely ate anything just now.”
Liu Qian hurriedly said, “I’ll bring it out. Just sit down.”
Ye Jianguo watched Liu Qian’s retreating back and could not help laughing helplessly.
This girl…
…
Qin Huairu’s home.
At this moment, Jia Zhangshi shielded Bang Geng behind her and glared at Qin Huairu. She scolded, “Qin Huairu, what are you doing?”
“I’m warning you, you hit my Good Grandson just now, and I haven’t even held you accountable for it.”
“Try touching him again!”
Qin Huairu cried, “Mom, Bang Geng is stealing things now. If we don’t teach him a proper lesson, he’ll never realize his mistake.”
Jia Zhangshi angrily said, “Qin Huairu, say that again?”
“When did my Good Grandson steal anything?”
“This was Xu Damao’s fault.”
“If he hadn’t put those two old hens by the door, would Bang Geng have taken them?”
“It’s all that damned Xu Damao’s fault!”
“He deserved it!!!”
Seeing Jia Zhangshi like this, Qin Huairu felt unbearably aggrieved.
How could there be a mother-in-law like this?
She cried, “Mom, how can you be like this?”
“It’s because you always protect him that he started stealing.”
“He’s already stealing things, and you’re still protecting him. What will we do if he steals again in the future?”
“Slap!”
Jia Zhangshi answered with a slap.
Jia Zhangshi angrily shouted, “Get out! How many times do I have to tell you? My Good Grandson did not steal anything.”
“It was all that bastard Xu Damao’s fault!”
After saying this, Jia Zhangshi dragged Bang Geng back into the room, completely ignoring Qin Huairu.
Qin Huairu felt a burning pain on her face.
A wave of despair washed over her.
What sin had she committed to deserve this?
How had she ended up suffering through such things?
Crying, Qin Huairu walked out of the room and stood outside, sobbing sadly.
Sha Zhu had been standing at his doorway the entire time.
Therefore,
the moment Qin Huairu appeared outside, he saw her.
He immediately rushed over and asked, “Sister Qin, what’s wrong?”
“Why are you crying again?”
When Qin Huairu heard Sha Zhu’s words, her whole body trembled, and her tears flowed even more uncontrollably.
Seeing this, Sha Zhu felt even more heartbroken.
Grinding his teeth, he said, “Sister Qin, is this because of that bastard Ye Jianguo?”
“Sister Qin, don’t worry. I’ll definitely help you vent this anger.”
“That damned Ye Jianguo—I’ll definitely teach him a lesson.”
However,
Qin Huairu only continued crying without saying a word.
Seeing her like this, Sha Zhu became even more anxious.
He could not stand seeing Qin Huairu cry.
After a long while,
Qin Huairu finally looked at Sha Zhu through her tears and said, “Sha Zhu, why is my life so bitter?”
“If only I had met you first back then. How wonderful that would have been.”
“Sob, sob…”
Qin Huairu looked Pitiful and delicate.
The sight shattered Sha Zhu’s heart.
In particular, Qin Huairu’s words were devastatingly effective.
Sha Zhu fell completely.
He grabbed both of Qin Huairu’s hands and said, “Sister Qin, I…”
Qin Huairu hurriedly pulled free and said, “Sha Zhu, don’t. It wouldn’t be good if the neighbors saw us.”
Sha Zhu ignored her and pulled Qin Huairu into his room.
Back inside the room,
Sha Zhu looked at Qin Huairu with reddened eyes and said something shocking: “Sister Qin, why don’t I marry you?”
“Let me take care of you!”
Qin Huairu trembled all over, then hurriedly shook her head. “Sha Zhu, if I weren’t already married, I would definitely choose you.”
“You’ve always been so good to me.”
“But I’m a widow now, and I have three children with me. How could I marry you?”
“I’m not worthy!”
“I only hope you won’t despise me in the future. Sob, sob…”
Sha Zhu pulled Qin Huairu into his arms and said, “Sister Qin, I don’t despise you. I really don’t.”
“Just marry me.”
“Actually, I fell for you the first time I saw you.”
“Let me take care of you!”
With his head burning, Sha Zhu had already thrown caution to the wind.
Qin Huairu shook her head through her tears. “Sha Zhu, stop. Really, stop.”
“I’m a widow. I’m simply not worthy of you.”
At this point,
she paused, an idea forming in her mind.
She said to Sha Zhu, “Sha Zhu, to thank you for helping me tonight, the factory is showing a film in a couple of days, isn’t it?”
“I’ll introduce my Cousin to you then.”
“She’s very pretty and lively.”
Sha Zhu trembled all over. He looked at Qin Huairu and asked, “Sister Qin, are you telling the truth?”
Seeing Sha Zhu’s reaction, Qin Huairu felt somewhat displeased.
Nevertheless, she nodded. “Of course it’s true. You’ll know when you meet her.”
“If you and my Cousin get together, don’t forget me.”
Sha Zhu hurriedly swore, “Sister Qin, don’t worry. Whether your Cousin and I get together or not, I’ll never forget you.”
“Then I’ll be waiting to see.”
Sha Zhu’s thoughts began to stir.
Although Qin Huairu was indeed the woman he liked very much,
ever since Jia Dongxu died, there had been constant ambiguity between him and Qin Huairu.
In fact,
Qin Huairu had even washed his underwear…
However,
deep down, he still wanted to marry a fresh and attractive young woman.
A widow was nice, but…
Therefore,
after hearing Qin Huairu’s words, he had already begun looking forward to the day after tomorrow.
At the same time,
he felt somewhat regretful.
He had been so impulsive just now that he had said those things to Qin Huairu.
Fortunately, she had not taken him seriously.
Looking at Sha Zhu, Qin Huairu knew exactly what he was thinking.
She could not help thinking:
Sha Zhu, you want to marry my Cousin?
Dream on!
I’m only introducing her to you to mislead you.
Of course,
she would never say this to Sha Zhu.
After all,
Sha Zhu was her money bag.
He was there to support her long-term exploitation.
The two chatted for a while longer, and Qin Huairu’s mood improved considerably.
She said goodbye to Sha Zhu and returned to her own room.
As for Bang Geng,
she could not be bothered to discipline him anymore.
She believed that after this incident, Bang Geng had probably realized his mistake.
…
Xu Damao’s home.
Xu Damao looked at Lou Xiaoe and said, “Xiao'e, go cook some food. I’m hungry.”
Lou Xiaoe said unhappily, “If you want to eat, go cook for yourself. I’m not cooking.”
Xu Damao became displeased and asked, “Xiao'e, what are you doing?”
Lou Xiaoe angrily replied, “What am I doing?”
“How dare you yell at me tonight?”
“Xu Damao, have you grown bold?”
“You never dared treat me like this before. But tonight you yelled at me. What do you mean by that?”
Lou Xiaoe was furious, truly furious.
Xu Damao looked at Lou Xiaoe, then thought of her maternal family.
He took a deep breath and said, “Lou Xiaoe, don’t be ungrateful.”
“Because of you, I’ve already been humiliated enough. If you keep throwing a tantrum, don’t blame me.”
“Forget it. I don’t want to argue with you. If you won’t cook, fine. I’ll go eat out.”
After saying this, Xu Damao walked straight out the door.
He had long since been displeased with this infertile woman.
He had already made up his mind.
If she still did not become pregnant after some more time, he would truly have to make a decision.
Even if people laughed at him then, he would not care.
Watching Xu Damao leave, Lou Xiaoe began crying again in anger.
She felt deeply wronged.
What had happened to Xu Damao?
Why had he become like this?
Was it because her infertility had humiliated him?
But
she had not wanted this either.
How could she not want to become pregnant?
But
she simply could not conceive.
What could she do?
The more she thought about it, the more aggrieved she felt, and the more she wanted to cry.
Lou Xiaoe crouched on the ground and cried.
At that moment,
she felt utterly helpless.
“You had a fight with Xu Damao?”
Suddenly,
a voice came from the doorway.
Lou Xiaoe trembled all over.
She hurriedly wiped her tears and, with reddened eyes, looked outside at Ye Jianguo, who was holding Tuantuan and Yuanyuan.
She choked out, “Sorry you had to see this.”
Ye Jianguo said, “I won’t comment on Xu Damao.”
“You should know what kind of bastard he is.”
“Seeing how depressed you are, I’ll tell you something.”
“There’s actually nothing wrong with your body.”
Lou Xiaoe froze.
She asked, “Ye Jianguo, what do you mean?”
Ye Jianguo replied, “I mean that your inability to conceive isn’t because there’s something wrong with your body. It’s because Xu Damao has infertility.”
“So you don’t need to put so much pressure on yourself.”
“This isn’t your problem at all. Xu Damao is simply incapable.”
Lou Xiaoe trembled all over and looked at Ye Jianguo in disbelief. “Ye Jianguo, are you telling the truth?”
“Are you serious?”
Ye Jianguo said, “I’m a doctor, and I take responsibility for my diagnosis.”
“Of course, if you don’t believe me, you and Xu Damao can go to the hospital for an examination, and you’ll know.”
At this point,
Ye Jianguo paused, then added, “However, given Xu Damao’s personality, he probably won’t go.”
“You’ll have to decide for yourself.”
After saying this, Ye Jianguo left while carrying Tuantuan and Yuanyuan.
Watching Ye Jianguo’s back, Lou Xiaoe called out, “Ye Jianguo, thank you!”
Ye Jianguo did not stop and continued walking toward his own home.
As for the pitiful woman Lou Xiaoe,
he would help her whenever he could.
After all,
her life had been far too tragic.
Since he had encountered her, and Lou Xiaoe was his wife’s good friend,
he certainly would not allow such a tragedy to happen again.
Therefore,
when he had just seen Xu Damao leave while cursing and heard Lou Xiaoe’s faint sobs,
he had walked over and told Lou Xiaoe about it.
As for whether Lou Xiaoe believed him,
that was not something he needed to consider.
Back home,
Liu Qian had also finished bathing.
Ye Jianguo thought for a moment, then said to Liu Qian, “Wife, your good friend Lou Xiaoe had a fight with Xu Damao. Why don’t you go comfort her?”
…