Chapter 130: Qin Huairu Wants to Go Dark

Did you sleep with Qin Huairu?

This question exceeded Xu Damao's expectations; in his mind, Shazhu could ask him anything, except anything related to Qin Huairu.

He was almost certain, but in the end something unexpected happened.

Shazhu out of the blue asked Xu Damao if he had slept with Qin Huairu, speaking in a dead‑serious tone, his face unusually earnest, with no joking rhythm at all, which left Xu Damao stunned, his face showing a sense that Shazhu truly was his brother.

"Why are you asking that?" Xu Damao said with a teasing tone, raising his eyebrows, giving the look of "I've seen through you, Shazhu," and added, "Any ideas?"

"Just tell me whether you slept with Qin Huairu or not."

Xu Damao bit his lip.

This question isn't easy to answer.

Tell the truth.

As the notorious ladies' man of Yagangchang, he would lose face; his usual tricks that never failed with women had no room to work in front of Qin Huairu, and time after time they came to nothing.

Qin Huairu didn't bother much with Xu Damao; when faced with his various so‑called concerns, she instinctively grew wary and inwardly resisted a bit.

Tell a lie.

Why lie about something that didn't happen?

After thinking it over.

Xu Damao decided to tell the truth.

"I haven't slept with her yet; she just ignores me." Xu Damao lowered his voice, unsure whether he was expressing his supposed determination to Shazhu or stating an indisputable fact, "But it'll happen soon—I believe the day I win Qin Huairu is just around the corner."

His open palm turned into a fist; Xu Damao was full of confidence, convinced he could not fail to win Qin Huairu, and felt an inexplicable self‑assurance.

"Xu Damao, don't eat the grass beside your own burrow—watch out, or you'll ruin yourself by falling into a pit."

Shazhu looked at Xu Damao's big donkey face and suddenly thought of a joke: if Xu Damao messed up, mistaking Jia Zhangshi for Qin Huairu and either confessing or causing trouble, it would be comedy gold.

He laughed.

He amused himself.

"What are you laughing at?"

Shazhu certainly couldn't say, "I'm laughing because you, Xu Damao, accidentally got Jia Zhangshi pregnant and became Jia Dongxu's dad," so he made up a random excuse.

"Nothing, I just thought of something funny."

"Shazhu, stop laughing—I have something serious to say." Xu Damao said solemnly: "In other matters I'm no match for you, but when it comes to finding a partner, even ten of you tied together couldn't beat me. Qin Huairu and Jia Dongxu will eventually break up, and you know what's going on in their family."

Shazhu fell into thought.

He admitted Xu Damao made sense.

Over the past year the Jia family has been strangely odd; to Shazhu it felt like everyone was harboring secret motives, Jia Dongxu and Qin Huairu slept together but dreamed different dreams, Jia Dongxu and his mother Jia Zhangshi were at odds, Jia Zhangshi and Qin Huairu clashed as mother‑in‑law and daughter‑in‑law, and the ties between Jia Dongxu and Yi Zhonghai, as well as between Yi Zhonghai and Qin Huairu, were a tangled mess.

Could it be that this bastard Xu Damao took advantage of the opening?

Shazhu stared blankly at Xu Damao, looking earnestly as if trying to see through his facade.

Seeing Shazhu look at him that way, Xu Damao pointed a finger at the light bulb, turned it into a palm, and slapped his own chest, making a solemn declaration to Shazhu.

"As for the Jia family's affairs, it's only a matter of time." Xu Damao shifted his tone and dropped a bombshell that made Shazhu's heart race: "I'm telling you something—don't tell anyone—Jia Dongxu has someone on the side."

Xu Damao's revelation, combined with what Shazhu had heard at the Red Star Scrap Station, convinced him of one thing.

Jia Dongxu had cheated.

Even a fly won't bite an uncracked egg.

If Jia Dongxu truly behaved properly, there would be no rumors of him fooling around with a young widow.

"Really?"

"It couldn't be more true—you know my character. I might lie about other things, but when it comes to women I've never lied. I'm putting it down straight: Jia Dongxu and Qin Huairu will eventually split."

They will split.

Or the kind of parting that separates heaven and man forever.

Jia Dongxu went underground, Qin Huairu lived on with three children and a mother‑in‑law, yet she still treated herself as the Jia family's supply depot, spending her life as an ox and horse for the Jia family.

Jia Family.

Jia Zhangshi, who had unintentionally overheard the conversation between Xu Damao and Shazhu,

A grave expression.

Taking the chance while Qin Huairu went outside to use the toilet,

Jia Zhangshi reached out and poked the corpse‑like Jia Dongxu lying on the bed.

For several months,

All along they had thought something was wrong with Jia Dongxu.

Turns out someone else was involved.

No wonder Jia Dongxu returned home listless, looking utterly weak, unable to summon even a bit of strength.

Qin Huairu also complained to Jia Zhangshi, saying that as her husband Jia Dongxu gave her the cold shoulder, hardly spoke, and the couple had lost interest in doing anything together.

At first Jia Zhangshi thought Jia Dongxu was just tired from work and didn't want to do those things; later, letting her imagination run wild, she mistakenly believed his neglect of Qin Huairu stemmed from resentment over her giving birth to a second daughter, but the truth was that Jia Dongxu had taken another woman outside.

"Son."

Jia Dongxu glanced at Jia Zhangshi.

He said nothing.

"Tell me the truth—is there someone else out there?"

The Jia Dongxu who had been lying like a corpse on the bed a moment ago sprang up and sat straight.

These days

Literal: "These times." Could be "These days." Keep meaning. Output: 【61】 These days.

Messing around

Means "messing around" or "fooling around". Could be "Messing about." Keep short. Output: 【62】 Messing around.

But it could cost someone's life

Means "But it could cause a loss of life." Or "But it could endanger lives." Output: 【63】 But it could endanger lives.

He stared straight at Jia Zhangshi, moving his lips, but couldn't say a word

He stared at Jia Zhangshi with unwavering gaze, moved his lips, but still couldn't utter a word. Need to keep Jia Zhangshi. Output: 【64】 He stared at Jia Zhangshi with unwavering eyes, moved his lips, but still couldn't utter a word.

A mother knows her son best

Proverb: "Nobody knows a son better than his mother." Output: 【65】 No one knows a son better than his mother.

After all, he came from Jia Zhangshi's womb

After all, he crawled out of Jia Zhangshi's belly. Output: 【66】 After all, he crawled out of Jia Zhangshi's belly.

At a glance at Jia Dongxu's expression, demeanor, and bearing, Jia Zhangshi knew what Xu Damu said was correct—Jia Dongxu really had someone outside

At a glance at Jia Dongxu's expression, demeanor, and bearing, Jia Zhangshi knew what Xu Damu said was correct—Jia Dongxu really had someone outside

"Which family's girl?"

Quoted speech: "Which family's maiden?" Could be "Which family's young lady?" Output: 【68】 "Which family's young lady?"

After speaking, Jia Zhangshi herself found it a bit funny; really, if she were an unmarried young lady, to be messing around with Jia Dongxu, finding a good family to marry into would give her everything.

After asking, Jia Zhangshi herself found it a bit funny; if she were an unmarried young lady, why would she fool around with Jia Dongxu instead of marrying into a good family and having everything? Need to keep Jia Zhangshi, Jia Dongxu. Output: 【69】 After asking, Jia Zhangshi herself found it a bit funny; if she were an unmarried young lady, why would she fool around with Jia Dongxu instead of marrying into a good family and having everything?

That would be a widow.

That would be a widow. Output: 【70】 That would be a widow.

"How old is the widow?"

"How old a widow?" Output: 【71】 "How old a widow?"

"I don't know what you're talking about."

"I don't know what you're talking about." Output: 【72】 "I don't know what you're talking about."

"I'm your mother, and I still don't know you."

"I'm your mother; I still don't know you." Output: 【73】 "I'm your mother; I still don't know you."

Jia Zhangshi quietly recounted the conversation she had overheard between Shazhu and Xu Damu, then fiercely poked Jia Dongxu's forehead.

Jia Zhangshi quietly recounted how she had eavesdropped on the conversation between Shazhu and Xu Damu, then finished and fiercely poked Jia Dongxu's forehead. Need Shazhu, Xu Damu, Jia Dongxu. Output: 【74】 Jia Zhangshi quietly recounted how she had eavesdropped on the conversation between Shazhu and Xu Damu, then finished and fiercely poked Jia Dongxu's forehead.

"You little bastard, you dawdle—Xu Damu found out, you know? I said these past few months you haven't brought money home; turns out your money went to that young widow. What can I say about you? She's a widow with her own child, you mess around with her, she won't bear you children. Mom is experienced; she knows a widow's mind. Listen to Mom's advice: while Qin Huiru doesn't know about this, break it off with her."

"You little bastard, dragging your feet, Xu Damu found out, you know? I said these past few months you haven't brought money home—turns out you've been giving your money to that little widow. What can I say about you? She's a widow with her own child; fooling around with her won't get you a child. As a mother who's been there, I know a widow's mind. Listen to my advice: while Qin Huairu doesn't know about this, break it off with her." Need to keep Qin Huairu. Also Xu Damu. Output: 【75】 "You little bastard, dragging your feet, Xu Damu found out, you know? I said these past few months you haven't brought money home—turns out you've been giving your money to that little widow. What can I say about you? She's a widow with her own child; fooling around with her won't get you a child. As a mother who's been there, I know a widow's mind. Listen to my advice: while Qin Huairu doesn't know about this, break it off with her."

Seeing this, Jia Dongxu told Jia Zhangshi the truth: the widow he was messing around with had just married when her husband died, and she was about the same age as him.

Seeing this, Jia Dongxu told Jia Zhangshi the truth: the widow he was fooling around with had just lost her husband after marrying in, and her age was roughly the same as his. Need Jia Dongxu, Jia Zhangshi. Output: 【76】 Seeing this, Jia Dongxu told Jia Zhangshi the truth: the widow he was fooling around with had just lost her husband after marrying in, and her age was roughly the same as his.

The key point is her big butt.

The key is her big butt. Output: 【77】 The key is her big butt.

At a glance, she's a well-bred woman.

At a glance she's a well-nourished woman. Output: 【78】 At a glance she's a well-nourished woman.

Big butt, no child, widow—these few words moved Jia Zhangshi; she had just urged Jia Dongxu to break off with that widow, but then she expressed approval of his dalliance with her.

Big butt, no child, widow—these few limited words moved Jia Zhangshi, who had just advised Jia Dongxu to break off with that widow, and then she expressed her approval of Jia Dongxu's fooling around with the widow. Need Jia Zhangshi, Jia Dongxu. Output: 【79】 Big butt, no child, widow—these few limited words moved Jia Zhangshi, who had just advised Jia Dongxu to break off with that widow, and then she expressed her approval of Jia Dongxu's fooling around with the widow.

Son preference, daughter neglect.

Preference for sons over daughters. Output: 【80】 Preference for sons over daughters.

This is the root of Jia Zhangshi's interference.

This is the root of Jia Zhangshi's meddling. Output: 【81】 This is the root of Jia Zhangshi's meddling.

If the widow could bear Jia Dongxu a son, Jia Zhangshi wouldn't mind letting him take her back as his wife; as for Qin Huiru, what would become of her?

If the widow could really bear Jia Dongxu a son, Jia Zhangshi wouldn't mind letting him bring her back as his wife; as for Qin Huairu, what would become of her? Need Jia Dongxu, Qin Huairu. Output: 【82】 If the widow could really bear Jia Dongxu a son, Jia Zhangshi wouldn't mind letting him bring her back as his wife; as for Qin Huairu, what would become of her?

It seems the only way out is divorce.

It seems the only way out is divorce. Output: 【83】 It seems the only way out is divorce.

A daughter-in-law who can't bear a son for this old woman has no right to stay in the Jia family.

A daughter-in-law who cannot bear my old self a grandson has no right to stay in the Jia family. Need Jia Family. Output: 【84】 A daughter-in-law who cannot bear my old self a grandson has no right to stay in the Jia family.

Jia Zhangshi pulled Jia Dongxu out of the Jia household; regarding how Jia Dongxu was messing around with the young widow, the two of them needed to discuss it properly.

Jia Zhangshi pulled Jia Dongxu out of the Jia family; regarding how Jia Dongxu was fooling around with the little widow, the two of them needed to discuss it thoroughly. Need Jia Zhangshi, Jia Dongxu, Jia Family. Output: 【85】 Jia Zhangshi pulled Jia Dongxu out of the Jia family; regarding how Jia Dongxu was fooling around with the little widow, the two of them needed to discuss it thoroughly.

Not long after the Jia mother and son left.

Not long after the Jia family mother and son left. Output: 【86】 Not long after the Jia family mother and son left.

Qin Huiru returned to the Jia household.

Qin Huairu returned to the Jia family. Output: 【87】 Qin Huairu returned to the Jia family.

Seeing no one inside the house.

Seeing no one inside the house. Output: 【88】 Seeing no one inside the house.

She gave a bitter smile and shook her head.

She gave a bitter smile and shook her head. Output: 【89】 She gave a bitter smile and shook her head.

Days

Days. Output: 【90】 Days.

We can still get by.

Can still get by. Output: 【91】 Can still get by.

No matter how hard or exhausting, we must go on.

No matter how bitter or tiring, one must live on. Output: 【92】 No matter how bitter or tiring, one must live on.

Just as she was about to start cooking, the three-and-a-half-year-old Bangeng, in a childish voice, asked Qin Huiru a question.

Just as she was setting up to cook, three-and-a-half-year-old Bangeng, in a childish voice, asked Qin Huairu a question. Need Bangeng, Qin Huairu. Output: 【93】 Just as she was setting up to cook, three-and-a-half-year-old Bangeng, in a childish voice, asked Qin Huairu a question.

"Mom, what is a widow?"

"Mom, what is a widow?" Output: 【94】 "Mom, what is a widow?"

Qin Huiru's heart.

Qin Huairu's heart. Output: 【95】 Qin Huairu's heart.

Her heart leapt into her throat.

It instantly rose to her throat. Output: 【96】 It instantly rose to her throat.

Although she was a country girl, the scheming woman had studied for a while in the Yan Fugui literacy class, and she wasn't stupid; regarding Jia Dongxu ignoring her, she vaguely guessed a bit of the truth—Jia Dongxu likely had someone outside, and that person seemed to be a widow.

The scheming vixen, although a country girl, had studied for a while in Yan Fugui's organization's literacy class, and she herself wasn't stupid; regarding Jia Dongxu's ignoring her, she vaguely guessed a bit of the truth—Jia Dongxu very likely had someone outside, and that person seemed to be a widow. Need Yan Fugui, Jia Dongxu. Output: 【97】 The scheming vixen, although a country girl, had studied for a while in Yan Fugui's organization's literacy class, and she herself wasn't stupid; regarding Jia Dongxu's ignoring her, she vaguely guessed a bit of the truth—Jia Dongxu very likely had someone outside, and that person seemed to be a widow.

A widow seeking someone is also common in the countryside.

A widow seeking a partner is also common in the countryside. Output: 【98】 A widow seeking a partner is also common in the countryside.

Qin Huiru wasn't surprised; what surprised her was that Bangeng suddenly mentioned the term 'widow'.

Qin Huairu wasn't surprised; what surprised her was that Bangeng suddenly mentioned the term "widow". Need Qin Huairu, Bangeng. Output: 【99】 Qin Huairu wasn't surprised; what surprised her was that Bangeng suddenly mentioned the term "widow".

"Bangeng, tell me the truth—what's going on?"

"Bangeng, tell me the truth, what's going on?" Output: 【100】 "Bangeng, tell me the truth, what's going on?"

"Just now Grandma said Dad was fooling around with a widow outside, saying that while you don't know, he should break off with the widow; later Dad said that widow had no child but a big butt, so Grandma told him to be careful and said she'd help him cover it up a bit; Mom, tell me, what is a widow? Is it something to eat? Is it tasty? Bangeng wants to eat a widow."

"Just now Grandma said Dad was fooling around with a widow outside, saying that while you don't know, he should break off with the widow; later Dad said that widow had no child but a big butt, so Grandma told him to be careful and said she'd help him cover it up a bit; Mom, tell me, what is a widow? Is it something to eat? Is it tasty? Bangeng wants to eat a widow."

Kids speak their mind.

Child's innocent words. Output: 【102】 Child's innocent words.

A few words.

A few words. Output: 【103】 A few words.

It made Qin Huiru want to break down.

Made Qin Huairu want to break down. Output: 【104】 Made Qin Huairu want to break down.

All her pretenses, under those few words from Bangeng, turned into needles that pierced her, leaving Qin Huiru feeling torn apart inside, unable to stop.

All her pretenses, under Bangeng's few words, turned into needles that pierced Qin Huairu's body, making her heart and gallbladder split apart, unable to stop. Output: 【105】 All her pretenses, under Bangeng's few words, turned into needles that pierced Qin Huairu's body, making her heart and gallbladder split apart, unable to stop.

She originally thought marrying into the city would bring happiness, far from the suffering of facing the loess earth with her back to the sky.

She originally thought marrying into the city would bring enjoyment, far from the suffering of facing the loess with her back to the sky. Output: 【106】 She originally thought marrying into the city would bring enjoyment, far from the suffering of facing the loess with her back to the sky.

Little did she know.

Little did she know. Output: 【107】 Little did she know.

She jumped from one fire pit into an even bigger one.

She jumped from one fire pit into an even larger one. Output: 【108】 She jumped from one fire pit into an even larger one.

Not only did Jia Dongxu betray their marriage, but the wicked mother-in-law Jia Zhangshi also helped him conceal it, meaning she had always been an outsider to the Jia family.

Not only did Jia Dongxu betray their marriage, but the wicked mother-in-law Jia Zhangshi also helped him conceal it, making her feel she had always been an outsider to the Jia family. Need Jia Dongxu, Jia Zhangshi, Jia Family. Output: 【109】 Not only did Jia Dongxu betray their marriage, but the wicked mother-in-law Jia Zhangshi also helped him conceal it, making her feel she had always been an outsider to the Jia family.

Deep in Qin Huiru's mind, she suddenly thought of Xu Damu, that big donkey-faced guy who had once come to intercept her.

Deep in Qin Huairu's mind, she suddenly thought of Xu Damu, that big donkey-faced man who had once come to her door to intercept. Need Xu Damu. Output: 【110】 Deep in Qin Huairu's mind, she suddenly thought of Xu Damu, that big donkey-faced man who had once come to her door to intercept.

She regretted not having done so earlier.

Regretting not having acted earlier. Output: 【111】 Regretting not having acted earlier.

In the deep of night, when all is quiet.

In the deep of night when all is quiet. Output: 【112】 In the deep of night when all is quiet.

Looking at her husband Jia Dongxu lying beside her like a dead pig, showing no interest in Qin Huiru, and then looking at the mother-in-law Jia Zhangshi sleeping in the outer room.

Looking at her husband Jia Dongxu lying beside her like a dead pig, eliciting no interest from Qin Huairu, and then glancing at Jia Zhangshi sleeping in the outer room. Need Jia Dongxu, Qin Huairu, Jia Zhangshi. Output: 【113】 Looking at her husband Jia Dongxu lying beside her like a dead pig, eliciting no interest from Qin Huairu, and then glancing at Jia Zhangshi sleeping in the outer room.

Thinking about the little things in the Jia household.

Thinking about the bits and pieces of life in the Jia family. Output: 【114】 Thinking about the bits and pieces of life in the Jia family.

Tears welled up uncontrollably from Qin Huiru's eyes.

Tears involuntarily welled up from Qin Huairu's eyes. Output: 【115】 Tears involuntarily welled up from Qin Huairu's eyes.

Inside the siheyuan, Xu Damu, Shazhu, and Jia Dongxu are about the same age, differing by only two or three years; if she had agreed to Xu Damu's interception back then, life wouldn't be good, but it wouldn't be as dire as now—having a husband or not is about the same, and the mother-in-law still helps the husband bully her, the daughter-in-law.

Inside the siheyuan, Xu Damu, Shazhu, and Jia Dongxu are about the same age, differing by only two or three years; if she had agreed to Xu Damu's interception back then, life wouldn't be good, but it wouldn't be as dire as now—having a husband or not is about the same, and the mother-in-law still helps the husband bully her, the daughter-in-law.

"Mom." Bangeng stood up, used his little hand to wipe Qin Huiru's tears, and said, "Why are you crying?"

"Mom." Bangeng stood up, used his small hand to wipe Qin Huairu's tears, and asked, "Why are you crying?" Need Bangeng, Qin Huairu. Output: 【117】 "Mom." Bangeng stood up, used his small hand to wipe Qin Huairu's tears, and asked, "Why are you crying?"

"Bangeng, Mom is crying because she's moved; Bangeng, promise Mom one thing: what just happened must not be told to anyone, including Grandma and Dad—it's our mother-and-child secret, okay?"

"Bangeng, Mom is crying because she's moved; Bangeng, promise Mom one thing: what just happened must not be told to anyone, including Grandma and Dad; it's our mother-and-child secret, okay?" Need Bangeng, Grandma, Dad. Output: 【118】 "Bangeng, Mom is crying because she's moved; Bangeng, promise Mom one thing: what just happened must not be told to anyone, including Grandma and Dad; it's our mother-and-child secret, okay?"

"Okay!" Bangeng said: "Mom, I'll light the fire for you."

"Okay!" Bangeng said: "Mom, I'll light the fire for you." Output: 【119】 "Okay!" Bangeng said: "Mom, I'll light the fire for you."

Qin Huairu cooked.

Bangeng was tending the fire.

It didn't take long.

The fragrant, steaming hot dinner came fresh out of the oven.

Jia Zhangshi and Jia Dongxu returned to the Jia Family just in time.

Jia Dongxu remained as indifferent as ever toward Qin Huairu, not even glancing at her as he grabbed a steamed bun and began eating it with cabbage soup.

Jia Zhangshi seized the moment to put on airs as a mother-in-law.

Xu Daming's boastful threats to cause trouble for Qin Huairu kept turning over in Jia Zhangshi's mind.

To Jia Zhangshi, her son Jia Dongxu could fool around outside, mess around, do whatever, all for the purpose of adding offspring to the Jia Family; Qin Huairu, as the Jia Family's daughter-in-law, could not behave like Jia Dongxu and fool around outside—she had to observe the Jia Family's family traditions.

In short, Jia Dongxu could give Qin Huairu a green hat, but the reverse—Qin Huairu giving Jia Dongxu a green hat—was not allowed.

Taking advantage of Jia Zhangshi's good mood, Laoqianpo prepared to remind Qin Huairu: under no circumstances should she do anything wrong toward her son.

"Qin Huairu."

"Mom."

"I am your mother-in-law; I'm speaking to you—could you first put down the steamed bun and cabbage soup in your hands, wait until I finish speaking, then you may continue eating?"

Jia Dongxu had been consorting outside with a widow said to be able to bear sons for the Jia Family, which made Jia Zhangshi look at Qin Huairu with displeasure and find fault in every way.

"If there were no outsiders, if someone were present they'd think we Jia Family were mistreating our daughter-in-law, ruining our Jia Family's reputation—would that satisfy you?"

"Mom." Qin Huairu set down the steamed bun and vegetable bowl, "I haven't."

"You've married into our Jia Family for nearly five years, bearing me Bangeng for the old lady, and your second child turned out to be a girl—ah, the old lady doesn't know what to say."

Jia Zhangshi shifted her tone, using Qin Huairu's city-bought grain consumption as leverage against her.

"Qin Huairu, you were originally a country girl, your whole life facing the loess soil with your back to the sky; it was our family's Dong Xu who took a liking to you, married you, brought you from the countryside to the city, and let you live on city-bought grain. Frankly, the old lady never agreed to Dong Xu marrying you—given Dong Xu's qualifications, he could have married any girl in the city, yet he chose you Qin Huairu, which is also the blessing you cultivated in your past life. Remember the old lady's words: do nothing to wrong the Jia Family, like Hou Yuan's Xu Daming and Zhong Yuan's Shazhu—neither are good birds, so keep your distance from them, got it?"

"Understood."

The reply came readily.

Qin Huairu's inner thoughts.

Yet they were a mixed bag of feelings.

Bangeng had rendered meritorious service.

After relaying everything he had overheard—Jia Zhangshi and Jia Dongxu's secret plotting and their dalliance with the widow—in detail to Qin Huairu, it was precisely these few words from Bangeng that caused Qin Huairu to feel a faint resentment toward the Jia Family, Jia Zhangshi, and Jia Dongxu; the scheming woman recalled the joke Xu Daming had made with her not long ago.

Jia Dongxu could betray you Qin Huairu, secretly consorting with another widow behind your back, yet you Qin Huairu could not retaliate against Jia Dongxu by secretly fooling around with someone else.

Xu Daming even deliberately threw out a term.

This is called "an eye for an eye," so nobody suffers a loss.

"Your son is fooling around behind your back with another widow; as his mother, you not only fail to discipline him but also help him cover it up—clearly the one at fault is your son Jia Dongxu, so why are you warning me Qin Huairu? Is it just because I Qin Huairu come from the countryside? Or do you think I Qin Huairu am easy to bully?"

Feeling dejected, Qin Huairu looked at Jia Zhangshi and Jia Dongxu before her, suddenly felt a bit nauseous, and lost her appetite.

She turned and walked toward the courtyard.

"What are you doing?"

"I'm going to the toilet."

"Wait, Mom, Mom also needs to go to the toilet."

On Qin Huairu's face.

A hint of bitterness flashed.

Is this surveillance?

Indeed it is.

After hearing Xu Daming's bold words, Jia Zhangshi became extra vigilant toward Qin Huairu, fearing that a moment's inattention would let Xu Daming cause trouble for Qin Huairu.

Laoqianpo resolved firmly to keep a close watch on Qin Huairu.

The two went one after the other to the toilet, then returned one after the other.

Just as they entered the door.

The scene before them.

Made Qin Huairu's heart sink halfway—Jia Dongxu was playing with a pair of women's underpants that clearly were not Qin Huairu's.