Chapter 313

Heroes have a hard time passing the beauty test, let alone him, who wasn't a hero, so he couldn't pass it at all!

"Good, good, good, as long as you talk to him, I won't blame you whether it works or not, as long as you try your best!"

The White Widow was very smart.

She knew very well that it was okay to appropriately pressure He Great Qing, but she absolutely couldn't pressure him too tightly, otherwise He Great Qing might look for someone else.

At the Sihe Academy.

The Third Aunt and others were gathered together gossiping again.

"Have you noticed?"

"Jia Zhang has changed. She doesn't scold people at will anymore, she sweeps the floor, and she even cooks!"

The Third Aunt said to the crowd.

If they hadn't lived in the courtyard for over a decade and were very familiar with Jia Zhang, and were certain it was still Jia Zhang, she would have suspected that Jia Zhang had been replaced by someone else.

"I noticed it too, it shocked me so much my jaw dropped!"

"From the time Jia Zhang married Old Jia, she never did housework, never cooked. For the past two days, she’s done all the work. Has she turned over a new leaf?"

Another aunt expressed her opinion.

Everyone was very surprised; Jia Zhang’s change was too sudden.

It was like she had been replaced overnight.

Just like Wan Ping'an!

"Haha, I don't know why, but I know!"

An aunt stood out.

It was Aunt Li from the courtyard next door, who loved gossiping very much and was quite famous in the nearby area.

"Aunt Li, stop keeping us in suspense, what exactly is going on?"

Everyone asked curiously.

"Fine, I’ll satisfy your curiosity."

"This matter was told to me by my eldest grandson."

"A few days ago, when my eldest grandson was out playing, he ran into Yi Zhonghai and Jia Dongxu chatting."

"Jia Dongxu was complaining that Jia Zhang made him unable to find a partner, and he had no hope for the future, so he was prepared to give up and not try to improve himself."

"Yi Zhonghai came up with an idea for him, telling him to get some fake rat poison."

"Take it home and say he was going to drink rat poison and die together with Jia Zhang. As long as Jia Zhang was truly afraid of death, maybe she would change."

Aunt Li told the truth.

None of them noticed that in the corner, someone was so angry that her face turned livid.

It was Jia Zhang.

She hadn't missed a single word of what Aunt Li and the others said; she had heard it all.

"No wonder the cowardly Dongxu dared to drink rat poison; it was fake, he was lying to me."

"Jia Dongxu has gone too far."

"Yi Zhonghai deserves to die, how could he come up with such a damaging idea?"

Jia Zhang went home angrily.

After thinking about it.

She took out some wood ash and found some dirt to see if she could mix up some rat poison that would look real.

As a result, after more than an hour of effort, she actually succeeded.

From the appearance, if you didn't smell it, it looked just like real rat poison. But if you smelled it, the secret would be out; it didn't have the pungent smell of real rat poison.

"Dongxu, you used fake rat poison to threaten me, this time it’s my turn!"

"I’ll use fake rat poison too, let’s see if you dare to drink it?"

Jia Zhang wrapped the fake rat poison in a paper packet; it looked just like the real thing!

"No, why would I make fake rat poison?"

"What I want is revenge on Jia Dongxu and Yi Zhonghai!"

Jia Zhang realized it now; she had just been too muddled with anger.

She had figured it out.

Jia Zhang went straight out to the vegetable market.

When she returned, she was carrying a large rooster; not many people sold hens because they needed to keep them for laying eggs, so roosters were relatively easier to buy.

"Jia Zhang, are you improving your standard of living?"

The Third Aunt was very surprised.

"It's not me improving my living, it's to nourish Dongxu. He's been so thin lately, and it breaks my heart to see it, so I'm stewing a chicken to build up his health."

Jia Zhang replied with a smile.

The Third Aunt was dumbfounded; was this for real?

Was Jia Zhang really going to build up Jia Dongxu's health?

Had Jia Zhang really turned over a new leaf?

The old Jia Zhang would only eat for herself; even if she shared with Jia Dongxu, it would be the leftovers she didn't want to eat.

By the time the Third Aunt came to her senses, Jia Zhang had long since returned home.

The Third Aunt shook her head.

When Yan Fugui returned from work, the Third Aunt told him about it.

"Rivers and mountains are easy to change, but a person's nature is hard to alter. I don't think Jia Zhang can change; she bought that chicken, she's definitely going to eat it herself!"

Yan Fugui didn't believe it at all.

"But Jia Zhang these past few days really is different from before."

"She's started doing chores, cooking, and she doesn't curse people as often anymore. Isn't that a change?"

The Third Aunt questioned.

"That's because she was scared by the rat poison and hasn't recovered from the shock yet. Once she recovers in a few days, she'll go back to her old self."

Yan Fugui still didn't believe it.

A person's habits are formed over a long period.

Wanting to change completely in a short time is not impossible, but it is as difficult as ascending to the blue sky.

Unless there is a profound lesson combined with a complete shift in ideology, change is only possible. Does Jia Zhang have a shift in ideology?

No!

She was just scared.

Yan Fugui and the Third Aunt swapped shifts.

He guarded the gate, and the Third Aunt went home to do chores and make dinner.

Not long after, Yi Zhonghai and Jia Dongxu returned to the Sihe Academy together.

"Dongxu, congratulations, your mother has changed for the better."

"Just now, your mother bought a chicken and said it was to build up your health. You'll have a good life from now on."

Yan Fugui congratulated Jia Dongxu.

Regardless of whether he believed Jia Zhang would change for the better, saying nice things was never wrong.

"My mother bought me a chicken to build up my health?"

Jia Dongxu was stunned.

If it were anyone else, he definitely wouldn't believe it.

But Yan Fugui was different; he always prided himself on being a man of letters and was someone who cared very much about his reputation, so he wouldn't joke about such things.

"Smell it, that's the fragrance of chicken meat coming from your house."

Yan Fugui took a deep breath.

Yi Zhonghai also took a breath and nodded; it was indeed the fragrance of stewed chicken, though the cooking skills were a bit poor.

Not as good as He Great Qing's.

And even less comparable to Wan Ping'an's.

"Dongxu, congratulations, your good days have arrived."

Yi Zhonghai was very happy.