Chapter 582: then translation of chapter title

The incident where Jia Zhangshi schemed against Shazhu's child but failed.

It suddenly became the spark that ignited the internal strife among the Jia family widows.

Qin Huairu could no longer suppress the anger in her heart; she loudly cursed Jia Zhangshi's eight generations of ancestors, bluntly stating that her plan had been ruined by Laoqianpo.

Jia Zhangshi still thought Qin Huairu was putting a hat on her, and now, is there any need for planning in the Jia family?

Only two widows remained.

Facing Qin Huairu's foul-mouthed attack, Jia Zhangshi retaliated with excuses of being unfilial, disrespectful to elders, a white-eyed wolf, and letting down the Jia family.

Seeing Jia Zhangshi still have the nerve to say she was shameless, Qin Huairu angrily blurted out her plan.

"I'm shameless? Who am I really doing this for? Isn't it for the Jia family? I don't dislike your laziness and gluttony; I just hope you won't drag me down. The Jia family..."

Jia Zhangshi was instantly dumbfounded.

According to Qin Huairu's explanation, Jia Zhangshi seemed to have truly ruined Qin Huairu's plan.

Before the plan could even be implemented, the news broke that Jia Zhangshi had schemed against Shazhu's child and privately signed him up for going to the countryside; Yu Li rushed to the Siheyuan and went all out against Jia Zhangshi.

That night, Xu Daming stayed overnight at a specialty shop.

Shazhu wasn't in a hurry either; someday he would meet Lou Xiaoe and her mother.

If Shazhu were to run off with Lou Xiaoe, then given Jia Zhangshi's temperament, Bangeng's disposition, Yi Zhonghai's old-age care would likely amount to nothing more than a beating.

……

As for the second child, her grades were decent; Shazhu and his wife prepared to let her take the college entrance exam, making up for what He Yushui had failed to accomplish.

Waving at the secretary who was to report, he gestured that the matter was just to be left as is; if Xu Daming found the secretary, the secretary would act according to Lou Xiaoe's arrangements, and if he didn't come looking for the secretary, the secretary wouldn't need to overly worry about it.

Through Lou Xiaoe's connections, Xu Daming appeared in Hong Kong Island, looked around at everything, and immediately felt a sense of suffocation; he was utterly shocked.

As the youngest, Niu Niu.

Because she was his ex-wife, Xu Daming felt he was somewhat living off her, thinking Lou Xiaoe was just giving him charity, so he didn't follow Lou Xiaoe's arrangements to wear a suit, tie, and leather shoes; instead he wore what he thought was his best outfit—a clean, unpatched Zhongshan suit.

Adept at ingratiating oneself.

And it had been that many years.

I don't know whether it's a boy or a girl.

This is irresponsible behavior.

Xu Daming paid more attention to those women wearing clothes that exposed their calves and arms.

Shazhu remembered clearly: on the cold night, he curled up his body, and countless times the scene of familial joy with Hexiao and Lou Xiaoe together surfaced in his mind.

He slapped Jia Zhangshi twice.

"Mom, you need to control Dad; Niu Niu is this big and still being held while eating—if word gets out, people will gossip."

It was considered a rare family banquet.

They doted on Niu Niu even more than Shazhu did; annoyed that they couldn't hold Niu Niu while eating, they deliberately used sarcasm to complain to Yu Li.

"Qin Huairu's words can't be trusted either."

This made it easy for Qin Huairu to manipulate.

Just moments ago she declared she would sever ties with Shazhu, yet now she can't do without him as a father.

The thing Yu Li is most proud of in her life is not marrying Shazhu, but believing she gave birth to five sensible, filial children.

A hint of satisfaction arose.

"Dad, I will."

Lou Xiaoe, who had struggled in the marketplace for years, pondered briefly and realized it was Xu Daming's pride at work; despite everything, she and Xu Daming had been husband and wife for three or four years.

A pure blank sheet.

She also understood Xu Daming.

They divorced.

Shazhu was still thinking about all of this.

In his heart he hoped it was Hexiao.

He thought it was a bit shameless.

But one cannot just abandon the Jia family, claiming Lou Xiaoe has money to rely on, saying Qin Huairu besides Shazhu has no other support.

Jia Zhangshi knew she was in the wrong, so she honestly accepted those two slaps.

Yu Li chuckled.

She knew who had the final say in the household.

"I was thinking about the Jia family matriarch; I thought you should go cause a disturbance—otherwise the Jia family matriarch might stir up some trouble." Shazhu said that, then turned his gaze to the eldest: "Weiguo, the eldest son comes first; you are our family's eldest; I and your mother are busy with the restaurant, so you must take charge of the household affairs."

"With you looking after your younger siblings, I and your mother can rest easy; remember, the Jia family matriarch of the Siheyuan—no matter what she says, don't believe her; if pushed to the limit, go find the police."

They all looked at Xu Daming with curious eyes; some foreigners, likely tourists, were taking pictures of Xu Daming with their cameras, and other foreigners wanted to take a photo with him.

Shazhu made a funny face at the little girl in his arms, making her burst into laughter.

The other party's attire gave Xu Daming the maximum impact, also making him feel a faint sense of inferiority; before he came, Lou Xiaoe had already arranged everything for him—clothing, props, expenses.

The five children spoke in unison.

Yu Li lifted the bowl before her, and under the children's attentive gaze, she opened her small mouth and began to scoop up the food in the bowl bite by bite.

Xu Daming stood in place, his eyes not moving at all.

"Mom, let's eat."

Xu Daming understood; he knew the other party had given him U. S. dollars, couldn't read the foreign letters on them, but recognized the numbers, which added up to roughly several tens of dollars.

"Xu Daming, I hope you can give Lou Xiaoe a surprise."

The speaker was Shazhu.

"Whoever lets Father ignore me, I won't eat."

Because at noon Yu Li fought desperately with Jia Zhangshi.

He licked his face and asked Qin Huairu, "Is there still room to remedy this matter?"

Qin Huairu trembled all over with anger.

He brought meals with great effort, not even eating them himself, sometimes forgetting his own younger sister He Yushui, to the extent that Shazhu couldn't marry a wife; having no other option, he married Qin Huairu, but Qin Huairu used Bangeng's disagreement as an excuse and stubbornly delayed for eight years; finally they married, but only a few months later Lou Xiaoe returned with her son Hexiao.

"Niu Niu, Dad was wrong, Dad apologizes to you."

"Dad, Mom, I know."

Not having met with Lou Xiaoe, presumably Xu Daming has his own ideas.

Lou Xiaoe didn't say, nor did she say what the child's name was.

"What's wrong?"

Moreover, it's unscrupulous to let Shazhu not recognize Hexiao.

The feelings of the past have long faded.

A five- or six-year-old child.

On the road, there were nothing but small cars.

Until the moment of rebirth.

Weiguo and them gave a hehe laugh.

The principle of not revealing one's wealth.

He stretched out his chopsticks, gave Yu Li a piece of fish meat, just about to speak, Weiguo and his five children all imitated him, giving Yu Li vegetables.

Even if Bangeng, Xiao Dang, and Huaihua are not Shazhu's blood relatives, Shazhu has raised them for so long that the feelings are definitely in place.

Together with them.

Plus Shazhu's five children.

"Don't just stand there, eat."

It's not that he's got water in his brain, wanting to trade lives with Jia Zhangshi; rather, he wants to use this desperate posture to intimidate Jia Zhangshi as much as possible.

Countless skyscrapers, looking at them like giant scallions in a vegetable garden.

Many people.

He expressed his true wish from his heart.

These past few days.

Seeing everyone looking at him.

Looking at the small bowl filled with dishes in front of him, Yu Li's heart burned hot, his gaze sweeping back and forth over Weiguo, Niu Niu, and the other five people.

It was originally just casual nonsense.

Young but sly.

Articulate and persuasive.

The two sides really cannot be compared.

Qin Huairu wasn't in a hurry.

Full of vigor.

The person in front reported to Lou Xiaoe about Xu Daming's affairs, saying Xu Daming had not come to meet him as agreed, but the immigration office had found Xu Daming's entry record.

Could only leave it to the third and fourth children; these two kids, when asked to do homework they'd get noisy, they liked to work, without Shazhu needing to remind them, they themselves would wipe clean the knives for cutting vegetables and the utensils for cooking.

Qin Huairu replied, saying if you kneel before Shazhu and kowtow to him, Shazhu might possibly change his heart.

Yu Li did not raise any objection; she thought it was good for the eldest to join the army.

Lou Xiaoe held a glass of red wine, walked up to the large glass window on the third floor, gazed into the distance at the brightly lit urban area, and murmured a sentence.

Not knowing whose temperament he had inherited, seeing that his brothers and sisters all had arrangements made, only he himself had none, he pursed his little mouth, looking sullenly at Shazhu.

The eldest is resilient, the second studious, the third diligent, the fourth lively, the fifth adorable.

Xu Daming couldn't help but compare the scene in his mind with the Capital City.

Just go straight to the king.

The five- or six-year-old Niu Niu, with her soft cheeks, gave Shazhu a strange feeling, confirming everything around him.

Lou Xiaoe is no longer some naive sweet girl; she is a business magnate accustomed to wind and rain, to battles.

Although it feels like skyscrapers everywhere, compared to the Capital City, it lacks some of the era's elegance and depth, and its bustling atmosphere far cannot match that of the Capital City.

This is her and Shazhu's masterpiece.

"Really?"

Jia Zhangshi actually seriously considered Qin Huairu's proposal.

Finally, due to some reservations, Shazhu did not stay with Lou Xiaoe but married Yu Li; however, because his relationship with Xu Daming was not bad, Xu Daming, under the idea that if he had to wear a green hat he might as well pick one that suited him and was pleasing, Shazhu and Lou Xiaoe spent a night together, and Lou Xiaoe gave birth to a child.

Qin Huairu had been trying to mend relations with Shazhu's family, having met Shazhu and Yu Li; from their attitudes toward her, she could see they basically couldn't be bothered with her, having no intention of associating with Qin Huairu; Qin Huairu had no choice, so she turned to using Shazhu's children as a connection, planning to target Weiguo, Xiang Hong, Jianjun and the others.

He asked himself inwardly.

Limited experience.

Prosperity.

In his mind, he immediately recalled the bad things from his previous life.

Clearly it was nonsense, yet Shazhu inexplicably believed it, went ahead with supporting the old courtyard, having no money, he asked Lou Xiaoe for it; eventually angering Lou Xiaoe, she took Hexiao to Hong Kong Island and never returned, all the way until the moment Shazhu died and perished.

He happily gave vegetables to Weiguo and his several children, and partiality made him hold the eldest daughter Niu Niu in his arms, insisting on feeding her rice.

Three children, shouting "Stupid Dad long" and "Stupid Dad short" at Shazhu.

It was because what entered Xu Daming's sight included not only small cars, not only skyscrapers, but also the men and women walking on the road.

Because He Daqing had run off, Shazhu had no one to educate him; he did whatever he liked, and in the end he fell into the scheming of Long Laotaitai and Yi Zhonghai, trusting them completely and believing they were acting for his own good—having Shazhu bring food to the widow was also meant to protect his reputation.

Upon hearing Lou Xiaoe say that.

He Weiguo wore an expression of overjoyed surprise.

As for the family's inherited culinary skill.

Xu Daming knew.

This was Xu Daming's first impression of Hong Kong Island.

Just the fee for being recently watched like a monkey already equaled Xu Daming's income for half a year in the Capital City.

Long Laotaitai has already been sent away.

A scene of familial bliss stabbed pain into Shazhu; looking around at everything, he even felt an unreal sensation, and he kissed the little girl in his arms.

Afterward, he gave Xu Daming a little tip.

Lost in thought.

In his eyes.

He Weiguo and the others weren't jealous either.

The secretary's heart finally settled; he nodded, turned, and left Lou Xiaoe's room.

Lou Xiaoe's tone.

The exchange rate for US dollars in the Capital City.

Immediately afterward, he was surrounded by onlookers like a monkey.

……

He began to coax Shazhu, saying Qin Huairu is a good woman; you can't, just because Lou Xiaoe is young and pretty and bore you a son, act like Chen Shimei and abandon Qin Huairu.

"You're seventeen this year; after the New Year you'll be eighteen. Your grades are good enough for a technical college, let alone university. Your father I am just a cook; besides cooking, I know nothing. I originally wanted you to inherit our He Family's culinary art, but you don't like it, so my idea is to let you join the army when the time comes."

He didn't keep the appointment to meet the person Lou Xiaoe had sent; he casually tore his own documents to shreds and plunged into the vast sea of people.

He stood frozen on the spot; Yu Li shouted, but still didn't wake Shazhu; only Niu Niu's small mouth lightly kissing Shazhu's father's cheek brought the soul‑wandering Shazhu back to his body, and his dull gaze became lively.

Yi Zhonghai grew anxious.

He had called Jia Zhangshi 'mom' for several years.

This is also why he ran at noon to fight desperately with Jia Zhangshi.

With a hint of shock.

He's just a child.

On the roads of the Capital City, everyone rides bicycles; private cars are rare, and even when they appear they are only ridden by people like the head of Yagangchang—unlike the Hong Kong Island before his eyes, where an ordinary family can own a small car.

"Your daughter sees you ignoring her; she's so angry she won't even eat."

He felt a strong desire to stay.

He asked a question.

He spoke in foreign gibberish that Xu Daming couldn't understand.

This outfit.

He sighed.

Yet he felt he ought to take a good look at the other person.

Shazhu specially prepared a table of good dishes to reward Yu Li.

Lustful.

Probably due to extreme indignation.

"What?"

The man wore a suit, tie, and polished leather shoes.

She knew who loved her the most.

Shazhu!

"Take a look—what's wrong with my dear daughter? Who dared to make my dear daughter angry? Could it be that you resent Dad for not assigning you a task? Our Niu Niu is the most important; Dad, Mom, and your brothers and sisters have been busy all day with work and studies, and they're quite tired—so the task of relieving our gloom falls to my adorable dear daughter Niu Niu."

As soon as he heard that his task was the most important.

Niu Niu immediately burst into laughter.