Chapter 332: Deaf Granny: Zhonghai, from now on you can only rely on yourself

"I know you've always wanted to adopt a child, but do you think raising a child is easy?"

"If you adopt one that's too old, the child will already have memories and certainly won't treat us like their own father and mother."

"If you adopt one that's too young, they won't have memories, but small children are too much trouble—crying, making a fuss, wetting and soiling themselves. Can you handle that kind of ordeal?"

"Besides, what if they get a fever or something, or..."

Yi Zhonghai listed a whole heap of difficulties.

In short, it was one sentence.

No adoption!

"Jia Dongxu is different. I've observed him. Given his character and his ability, there's no problem with him providing for our old age and seeing us through to the end."

"It's just that Jia Zhang is a bit difficult to deal with. Give me some time, and I will definitely be able to handle Jia Zhang."

Yi Zhonghai turned the tables to persuade his wife.

His wife sighed and stopped talking.

The same old story!

Yi Zhonghai had said the same words dozens of times; she could recite them by heart, guaranteed not a single word off!

Knock, knock, knock!

Just as Yi Zhonghai finished speaking, someone knocked on the door.

"Old Lady, why have you come?"

Yi Zhonghai opened the door, very surprised.

"I've come to talk to you about today's business."

"You should have noticed that in order to help you, I completely offended Director Wang."

"From now on, he might not give me any face anymore—no, he definitely won't give me any face anymore."

"Do you understand?"

A dark cloud hung over Deaf Granny's face.

Yi Zhonghai nodded.

Deaf Granny saying she couldn't help him meant that from now on, he could no longer make any mistakes. If he made another mistake, he would never be able to be the First Master again.

"As for the Jia family's affairs, you'd better look out for yourself!"

Deaf Granny left after saying that.

She wanted to find someone else to groom. Yi Zhonghai was crazy about finding someone to support him in his old age; how could he choose Jia Dongxu?

Jia Dongxu was passable as a person.

But Jia Zhang was just not a human being!

The front courtyard.

The Yan family.

"Head of the house, why are you only just back?"

The Third Aunt asked.

"I went with Liu Hai to find Yi Zhonghai and got the ten yuan back."

Yan Fugui sighed, not happy at all.

He would rather not have had that ten yuan!

He had been miserably swindled by Jia Zhang and Yi Zhonghai!

The six acres of land.

In the greenhouse.

Cai Quanwu had just finished his inspection.

Han Dahe was with him.

"It's truly warm in the greenhouse; no wonder the crops can continue to grow!"

Han Dahe remarked with emotion.

"It's just that the cost is a bit high!"

Cai Quanwu nodded.

Cost was the biggest obstacle to promotion; if the cost couldn't be brought down, it would be impossible to promote.

"Isn't it normal for vegetables that grow in summer to have high costs when grown in winter?"

Han Dahe wasn't surprised at all.

"The chives can be harvested for another batch, and the tomatoes, pumpkins, and watermelons will also mature in a while, though the yield is a bit low!"

Cai Quanwu continued walking forward.

The greenhouse's capacity was limited; it wasn't possible to plant just anything.

"Do you think Ping'an will turn all six acres into greenhouses?"

Cai Quanwu thought of a possibility.

"No!"

"The investment cost is too high!"

Han Dahe shook his head.

"Ping'an has always said he wants to bring down the cost of the greenhouses. If the cost comes down, wouldn't it be possible?"

Cai Quanwu brought up another possibility.

Han Dahe was silent for a while.

"What you say makes some sense. If Ping'an can really bring down the cost of the greenhouses, turning all six acres into greenhouses is actually possible!"

Han Dahe nodded slightly.

Wan Ping'an was a person very skilled at creating miracles!

He had said he would bring down the cost of the greenhouses; it was very credible, and perhaps it would be realized soon!

Soon.

Half a month passed.

Jia Zhang had been in labor reform, and without her in the Sihe Academy, it had been much quieter!

Broad daylight.

The Third Aunt sat on a small stool behind the front courtyard gate, chatting with the other aunts in the courtyard.

"Wait, are you Jia Zhang?"

A disheveled person was barging straight in.

The Third Aunt stopped her.

As soon as she stopped her, she recognized her.

Hmph!

Jia Zhang let out a cold snort.

"Jia Zhang has lost weight."

"She must have; labor reform—it's a wonder she wasn't worked to death."

"It's over, she's back, our Sihe Academy won't have any peace again."

"There's no helping it; with Yi Zhonghai backing her up, what is there in our Sihe Academy that she wouldn't dare to do?"

"Do you think the old rumors were true? Saying she and the First Master have a thing—do they really have a thing?"

"I reckon it must be true; otherwise, why would the First Master be so biased toward the Jia family?"

Everyone turned the fire onto Yi Zhonghai.

No one noticed that the First Aunt was in a nearby corner, having heard all their discussion.

Sigh!

The First Aunt sighed and went straight to the back courtyard.

"Old Lady, Jia Zhang just came back."

"Everyone in the courtyard is gossiping about when Jia Zhang will cause trouble. They're also saying she and Zhonghai have a thing, and that Zhonghai will definitely continue to be biased toward the Jia family!"

The First Aunt felt very wronged.

Deaf Granny frowned and shook her head; she didn't have any good solutions either.

Yi Zhonghai wanted Jia Dongxu to provide for his old age, so he definitely had to be biased toward the Jia family to win Jia Dongxu's favor.

Unless Yi Zhonghai gave up on Jia Dongxu, but was that possible?

Time to get off work.

As soon as Yi Zhonghai returned to the Sihe Academy, he discovered something was wrong. The people in the courtyard were looking at him with strange expressions, and some were even pointing at him.

"Has something happened in our courtyard?"

Yi Zhonghai asked his wife when he got home.

"Jia Zhang is back!"

Yi Zhonghai replied.

"Nothing else happened?"

Yi Zhonghai didn't believe it.

Jia Zhang was back, what did that have to do with him?

Why were they pointing at him?

"Do you know what people in the courtyard are saying about you?"

"They say you will definitely continue to be biased toward the Jia family, and that the reason you are so biased is because you and Jia Zhang have a thing!"

The First Aunt couldn't hold it in.

"Nonsense!"

"I have no relationship with Jia Zhang."

"You should be clear that I am only biased toward the Jia family so that Jia Dongxu will support me in my old age."

Yi Zhonghai was so angry his face and neck turned red.

"I believe you, but do the people in the courtyard believe you?"

The First Aunt shook her head.

"No, I must clarify this. I'm going to call a full-courtyard meeting!"

Yi Zhonghai turned and walked out.

"Wait a moment, you cannot call a full-courtyard meeting."

"With this kind of thing, the more you clarify, the more unclear it becomes; the more you defend yourself, the more people will think it's true."

The First Aunt called out to stop Yi Zhonghai.

Yi Zhonghai stopped.

He nodded slightly.