Chapter 20

"Where do I have money? Isn't all my monthly money spent on you?"

"Besides, I couldn't let my son go to jail!"

Qin Qin Huairu’s face was full of tears.

Wasn't this matter caused by her mother-in-law?

Why was she the one being lectured now?

"That was my retirement money!"

"I’m going to kill you today!"

Jia Jia Zhangshi said this, picked up the fire poker used for cooking, and started hitting Qin Qin Huairu.

"You jinx, you useless thing!"

"Tell me, since you married into our Jia family, what good things have happened?"

"My son became this ghost because of you."

"If you could earn more, would I have let my grandson steal things?"

"Now you’ve even lost my retirement money, why don't you go find a place to crash into and die?"

Jia Jia Zhangshi scolded and hit, while Qin Qin Huairu could only roll on the ground to dodge.

And the two daughters, Xiaodang and Xiao Huaihua, were screaming in fear on the side.

And Bang Geng didn't care that his mother was being beaten; on the contrary, he was full of resentment.

He had been instilled with some not-so-good ideas by his grandmother since he was young.

In his view, if his mother wasn't so useless, he wouldn't have ended up in this situation.

Not to mention things like wetting his pants in public and losing a front tooth.

And the Third Uncle and Second Uncle’s sons had seen it too.

If they went to school and spread it around.

Saying he was caught stealing, broke his front tooth, and even wet his pants, wouldn't that be humiliating?

Thinking of this, Bang Geng resented his mother even more.

"Qin Qin Huairu, get over here!"

Jia Jia Dongxu said this, leaned over to the bedside, grabbed his wife’s hair, and started slapping her.

"Tell me clearly, are you having an affair with Sha Zhu?"

"Why is it that every time you have trouble, this kid is willing to pay for you?"

"And that old thing, the First Uncle, why does he want to pay for you too?"

"Did you sleep with them when I wasn't looking?"

Jia Jia Dongxu got angrier as he spoke, and slapped her a few more times.

Qin Qin Huairu’s face was instantly swollen, and blood slowly spilled from the corner of her mouth.

"I didn't mess around, I didn't sleep with them!"

She could only lie limply on the ground, covering her face and crying.

"Grandma, do you smell that? Such a fragrant smell!"

Bang Geng’s nose was sharp, and he immediately smelled a fragrance.

"You dead-end wretch!"

"Eating good things at home again!"

Jia Jia Zhangshi smelled the scent, and it was coming from Chen Tian’s house, so she started gnashing her teeth.

"Chen Tian, that dog, why doesn't he die sooner!"

"Why do we eat buns while he eats big fish and meat every day!"

"Qin Qin Huairu, why are you so useless?"

Jia Jia Dongxu also smelled the scent and started cursing Qin Qin Huairu.

Qin Huairu felt full of resentment and regret in her heart.

She regretted why she hadn't thought it through and chose such a thing as her husband.

If she hadn't wanted a city household registration, she wouldn't have been in such a hurry.

But if she had had a little more patience back then, it wouldn't have come to this.

Regret was just regretting that she hadn't seen the true colors of the Jia family mother and son.

If other girls could marry into the city, they would be enjoying life every day.

And after she married into the Jia family, it was like suffering every day.

The Jia family was like a bottomless pit; no matter how she struggled, she would never climb out.

"Do you smell that? Such a fragrant smell."

He Yushui was eating a coarse flour bun when she suddenly smelled a meat fragrance drifting nearby.

"It seems to be coming from Chen Tian’s side!"

"Brother, why do I feel like the food he cooks is better than yours?"

He Yushui smelled the scent and couldn't help but swallow; just the smell was attractive enough.

"Chen Tian, that dog, eating big fish and meat every day!"

"Other families are living on a tight budget, and he’s so extravagant; sooner or later, he’ll be removed!"

Sha Zhu ignored his sister’s question, gnawing on the coarse flour bun, cursing fiercely.

"Zhu, Grandma hasn't tasted meat for a long time."

"When will you bring some meat back from the factory for me to try?"

The Deaf Old Lady was also eating in Sha Zhu’s house, but could only gnaw on coarse flour buns.

If she went back to the rear courtyard, she would be driven crazy by that fragrance sooner or later.

"My good Grandma, look at me, where do I have money to buy meat now?"

"You know, my retirement money was emptied by Chen Tian just now!"

Sha Zhu felt aggrieved when he heard the Deaf Old Lady say this.

"Grandma remembers, don't you bring food back from the factory every day?"

The Deaf Old Lady remembered this and asked.

"Grandma, don't talk about that."

"You know, those things were all taken by Qin Qin Huairu."

Sha Zhu’s temper flared up.

He didn't want to be dealt with by Chen Tian outside and then have to take his sister’s anger when he got back!

"Chen Tian is cooking again?"

"This smell is too charming!"

Because of the banquet, Xu Xu Damao had drunk some alcohol and was planning to go back to his room to rest when he smelled the fragrance of cooking from nearby.

"Lou Xiaoe, stop what you’re doing for a moment."

"Bring over that bottle of good wine I brought back last time, and those things the commune gave us last time too."

Following that, Xu Xu Damao took his wife to Chen Tian’s house.

"Chief Engineer Chen, we smelled the fragrance from far away."

Xu Xu Damao stood in Chen Tian’s courtyard, full of flattery.

Seeing them both come, Chen Tian felt a bit surprised.

But Lou Lou Xiaoe had helped him a little during the day, so he wasn't particularly resistant.

"Xu Xu Damao, what do you two want?"

Lou Lou Xiaoe kept her head down and didn't speak; after all, it was a sudden visit, and she felt a bit embarrassed.

She used to be a young lady and had never done such a thing as sponging a meal.

Xu Xu Damao was clearly more open than her.

"Chief Engineer Chen, we just want to come and chat with you."

"Look at this chicken, it was sent by the commune director last time, and I couldn't bear to eat it."

"And I’ve treasured this wine for a long time; let’s take this opportunity to have a few drinks."

Xu Xu Damao hadn't gotten himself drunk today, so he was full of energy again.

Chen Tian just glanced at Lou Lou Xiaoe on the side; after all, she had helped him.

Although he didn't want to get too close to her husband, he had no reason to refuse now.

"Having a few drinks is fine."

"You two come in and sit, I’ll stir-fry a few more dishes."

Chen Tian nodded and invited them both in.

"Chief Engineer Chen, look, you’re so grand!"

"The furniture you use is so high-end!"

Xu Xu Damao touched Chen Tian’s sofa with excitement.

"Chief Engineer Chen, let me help you too."

Lou Lou Xiaoe didn't want to sit and enjoy the fruits of others' labor, so she suggested helping.

But she was a young lady who had never done any housework since she was a child.

Saying she was helping, she could at most write things.

Even after marrying Xu Xu Damao, the meals were always handled by Xu Xu Damao.

She only knew how to do some simple housework.

And it wasn't that she didn't want to cook, but she really didn't have the talent for it.

If Xu Xu Damao went far away and couldn't come back that day.

She could only run back to her parents' house to eat.

Chen Tian had originally planned to cook a few simple dishes and make do.

But now that Xu Xu Damao and his wife were here, he couldn't just brush it off.

Moreover, he now possessed chef-level culinary skills.

Even ordinary home-cooked dishes could become colorful, fragrant, and delicious in his hands.

Before long, the dishes were all cooked and on the table.

"My God, this table!"

Looking at the table full of colorful, fragrant, and delicious dishes, Xu Xu Damao was almost drooling.

"I didn't expect Chief Engineer Chen’s skills to be so good!"

"Just looking at it, it’s several times better than what Sha Zhu makes!"

Xu Xu Damao had always eaten canteen food at the factory and was a bit fed up with it.

Especially since he and Sha Zhu didn't get along, the other party would always shake his hand when serving him food.

The food he gave him was always much less than what others got.

This led to Xu Xu Damao often not being able to fill his stomach at the factory.

But even so, he had no choice.

After all, Sha Zhu was a head chef and could be considered a little bully in the factory.

Even Factory Manager Yang and the others would name him to cook when they invited leaders to dinner.

This left Xu Xu Damao with no way to deal with him.

So, looking at the big table of food, his eyes lit up.

And Lou Lou Xiaoe, smelling the fragrance, couldn't help but swallow.

No matter what, her family had once been wealthy, and she had grown up eating good things.

But the table of dishes in front of her was much better than any good thing she had ever eaten.

"Don't just stand there, hurry up and use your chopsticks."

Chen Tian smiled and urged them.

Xu Xu Damao didn't stand on ceremony and started eating with his chopsticks.

"This is too delicious, Chief Engineer Chen!"

"Compared to the food you make, Sha Zhu’s skills aren't even fit for dogs!"

Lou Lou Xiaoe also picked up a piece, put it in her mouth, and her eyes lit up slightly.

Chen Tian’s skills were indeed not just for show!

The usually reserved Lou Lou Xiaoe couldn't help but eat heartily now.

"Chief Engineer Chen, let me tell you..."

"Today you... you... gave that Jia Jia Zhangshi a good beating, it was simply satisfying!"

"That fat hag... is bullying people in the courtyard all day!"

"People say I’m full of bad ideas, but compared to her, I’m far behind!"

"Today you... today you vented some of my anger!"

"To tell you the truth, I’ve long wanted to pin her to the ground and beat her..."

Xu Xu Damao and Chen Tian drank together, following his old rule.

Chen Tian drank one cup, and he drank three; in just a short while, he successfully got himself drunk.

This left the bottle of good wine he brought over completely finished.