Chapter 145: Eye Candy

Yi Da Ma nodded.

Go on, do well, take this opportunity to mend everyone's relations a bit, and our family won't be so sad.

The harm caused by rumors far exceeds their imagination.

The loss of power brings nothing but cold mockery and hot sarcasm.

Yi Zhonghai nodded, showing he understood, then turned and ducked into the rain.

He went all the way to the Jia Family's home.

Jia Dongxu and his wife were also busy as bees.

Dong Xu, how's your family doing?

Yi Zhonghai shouted as he plunged inside; the rain was too heavy, his raincoat hardly helped, so he rushed in, not paying much attention, and dove right in.

As soon as he entered, he saw a naked white body.

Qin Huairu also hadn't expected Yi Zhonghai to come in; she wore only a tiny pair of panties below and a small camisole above.

It barely covered her lovely figure and huge belly.

Ah……

Qin Huairu cried out in surprise and hastily used her hands to shield her body.

Yi Zhonghai also had his mind drawn away by the naked white body before him.

It was truly stunning; for a man who constantly faces the elderly Yi Da Ma, who wouldn't be dumbfounded upon seeing such perfection?

So he stared for a moment, and only after being startled by Qin Huairu's voice did he hastily move the light away.

Yi Zhonghai turned his head away and said embarrassedly.

I came to see if your place is leaking; if anything happens, Dong Xu, just let me know and have Yi Da Ma help you. I'll go check on the old lady.

Although Yi Zhonghai changes quickly, just now he used a flashlight to look at his own wife, then stared blankly with squinting eyes for a while, and Jia Dongxu saw it all.

No matter how good the excuse, you can't hide being caught red-handed.

After speaking, Yi Zhonghai turned and left, not daring to meet Jia Dongxu's angry gaze.

As soon as Yi Zhonghai left, Jia Dongxu managed to utter a sentence.

Beast……

The voice wasn't soft; I don't know if Yi Zhonghai heard it.

Qin Huairu, embarrassed, hastily wrapped herself in a bedsheet.

She comforted Jia Dongxu.

Dong Xu, calm down.

I never thought he'd barge in without knocking.

Jia Dongxu said angrily.

Calm down? How can I calm down? Look at what you're wearing.

So embarrassing, so embarrassing.

My wife's naked body, just given away for free to others.

Qin Huairu also got angry.

Do you think I want this? The weather's so hot, I'm big-bellied, already hot; if I don't wear less, I can bear it, but can my baby in my belly?

If you're capable, buy me a fan.

Besides, in such hot weather, at home at night, who doesn't dress like this?

And there's also the one who only wears a pair of shorts.

Who knew your master, this old shameless guy, would actually barge in without knocking?

Who knew he wouldn't do it on purpose?

Jia Dongxu was left speechless by the remarks, and his anger toward Yi Zhonghai grew.

I'm not done with him.

Qin Huairu snorted.

How can you not be done? Our food supply is already low; this month, without his support, we'll run out of grain.

And this is with your mom not home; when she returns next month, we'll be even more short.

If it weren't for the vegetable rack supporting us, you'd have been begging for charity days ago.

Money is a man's courage; Jia Dongxu tallied his funds and instantly lost his spirit.

When will this ever end? We can't keep relying on him forever.

Qin Huairu.

For now we can only rely on him; once the famine passes and grain prices drop, if you get promoted, we won't need to beg anyone.

Or find the money your mother hid.

Promotion?

Jia Dongxu felt even more bitter upon hearing that; he had long sensed that the higher-level skills, Yi Zhonghai no longer taught him much.

He isn't especially gifted; in this life, at most he'll reach a four- or five-level worker.

It still requires years of accumulation and exploration on his own.

Don't even think about it in the short term.

It's really hard, really hard, wife; you don't understand—once you reach level four, that's advanced technique; normally it's not that close a master-apprentice relation, and nobody teaches it.

The master leads you to the door; practice is up to the individual.

If Yi Zhonghai doesn't teach me, I have no way.

Others would be even less possible.

Qin Huairu didn't expect there to be such a thing here.

I heard Yang Qing is doing well in your cafeteria; his home cooking is pretty good, almost on par with a regular chef.

Last time he told me he filled in for a shift at the stove, and the response was not bad.

Jia Dongxu said angrily.

Why are you bringing him up?

Qin Huairu ignored him and continued.

I asked him, since you have no teacher, how did you learn?

He said he learned from books; books contain golden houses and beautiful faces, reading can teach much knowledge.

Look, he can learn cooking from books; otherwise you could buy a few related books and study.

As soon as Jia Dongxu heard her mention Yang Qing, he felt as if a hat had been placed on his head.

Can you stop always going to Yang Qing? Now the whole courtyard is talking about it; am I shameless?

Can you let me be a person?

Qin Huairu tightened her belly.

What do you have to worry about? What can you do with such a big belly?

If I don't go find Yang Qing, who else would I go find?

Lou Xiao'e? Don't forget how badly you offended Xu Damao.

I want to too, but they won't teach.

Don't I know my reputation is bad? What am I doing this for?

It's nothing but for your son.

Every time we count down, what future does someone like him have?

Since I started following Yang Qing's studies, how fast Bang Geng's studies have improved—don't you know?

Saying this, she burst into tears.

Wuu wuu wuu……

Who am I doing all this for? If you guys would just show some spirit, I wouldn't have to suffer this injustice.

Bang Geng, hearing this from the side, felt a sting on his face.

He cried out in his heart: Mom, I've studied well, what does it have to do with Yang Qing? Wasn't it you who hit me? Grandma, hurry back, I'm about to be beaten to death by this woman.

Xiao Dang, however, wore an expression of agreement; her study progress now catches up to Bang Geng's—can you believe it?

Seeing Qin Huairu cry, Jia Dongxu could only helplessly admit fault.

All right, all right, I was wrong—isn't that enough?

But doing this isn't a solution either; Mom is coming back soon—if she finds out, she won't spare you.

From now on you'd better not go; Bang Geng just gets hit a little—if you beat him more, he'll study well.

Whenever Qin Huairu thinks of Jia Zhangshi, her head aches; compared to Jia Zhangshi, she'd rather stay with Yang Qing.

The stories Yang Qing told made her obsessed.

Yang Qing's scent is also pleasant.

Ah, my mother-in-law is coming back.

Thinking about how she'll be controlled by Jia Zhangshi in the future, she feels her free spirit will be trapped and sink in a basket.

Fine, your mother is coming back—you'd better help me. Think about how you've been treated at home these six months, and how you'll be when she's home.

Jia Dongxu gave a bitter smile.

But she's my mother.

A mama's boy is like that—his mother has a natural suppressive power over him.

Qin Huairu urged anxiously.

We had an agreement, Jia Dongxu—you don't want Bang Geng to follow your mother and learn bad habits, do you?

He already has a record at the precinct; if he offends again, he can only go to juvenile detention.

His life is over.

Do you want your son's future, or your mother?