Siheyuan: The romantic and suave Xu Damao

Faced with the scolding from her son Jia Dongxu, Jia Zhang initially argued arrogantly for a few words, but later she stopped talking and silently lowered her head to admit her mistakes. After all, he was her son, and she had to count on him to take care of her in her old age.

At dinner in the evening, Jia Dongxu scooped a full bowl of fish soup with a few pieces of white tofu in it and brought it to Qin Huairu. He took the steamed bread and ate it with pickles. As for the remaining fish soup in the pot, of course, he saved it for Qin Huairu to drink tomorrow to increase her milk production.

"Mom, Huairu, I've made up my mind. I'm going to take care of Yi Zhonghai in his old age."

Jia Dongxu pondered for a while, ate two bites of steamed bread with pickles, and spoke his true feelings.

"What! You want to support that old loser in his old age? No! Absolutely not, I don't agree!"

When Jia Zhang heard her son say this, she shook her head like a rattle.

"Why? Isn't he very nice to us?"

Qin Huairu looked at Jia Dongxu and asked. She knew that her mother-in-law had always looked down on Yi Zhonghai, but she didn't know why.

"What a bullshit! He is a selfish person. He does this for a purpose."

Jia Zhang said angrily, "Don't you see that he acts so high and mighty all the time, doesn't take others seriously, and always schemes against others? How can we let such a person enter our family?"

"You don't know him, but don't I know him? When he was young, he was often away from home. I heard people say that Yi Zhonghai always went to the Eight Great Hutongs. Humph!"

"But after all, he has helped us a lot, and he is Dongxu's master. He also takes good care of Dongxu in the factory."

Qin Huairu still felt a little bit reluctant, thinking that although Yi Zhonghai sometimes had a bad temper, he was still a good person.

"Humph! That's what he should do. Who told him he's so rich? He helps us just to show off and make others grateful to him."

Jia Zhang said disdainfully, "Besides, he wants us to take care of him in his old age. Isn't this bullying? Why should we serve him for the rest of his life?"

"Mom, don't say that. Uncle Yi has good intentions."

"Good intentions! He's a hypocrite. He's nice to you on the surface, but who knows what he's really thinking! If you really agree to him, you'll definitely regret it later."

Jia Zhang firmly objected, "I don't care anyway. If you dare to agree to him, I will not acknowledge you as my son!"

"Mom, don't do this..."

"Okay, let's stop talking and eat."

Qin Huairu saw that the atmosphere was a little awkward, so she quickly changed the subject, "This fish soup tastes really good, try it."

As she spoke, she scooped a spoonful of fish soup and fed it to Jia Dongxu.

Jia Dongxu took a sip of the fish soup and nodded, "Well, it's really good, you should drink more."

After saying that, he scooped some more fish soup for Qin Huairu.

Seeing this, Jia Zhang's face became even uglier. She glared at Qin Huairu fiercely, then got up and went back to the room.

"Ugh……"

Jia Dongxu looked at his mother's departing back and felt helpless.

He knew that this matter would not end so easily, and his mother would definitely try every means to stop him from providing for Yi Zhonghai in his old age.

And he himself also needs to think carefully about how to deal with this complicated relationship...

"Dongxu, why did you suddenly think of providing for an old man in his old age today?" Qin Huairu asked with a puzzled look on her face.

"Let me tell you, I have thought about this matter for a long time. It is not something I came up with on a whim." Jia Dongxu replied.

"Oh, I'm not talking about you. Anyone in our yard who is not blind can see what Yi Zhonghai is planning. Dongxu, if you agree to take care of him in his old age, I guess... I guess he might not take care of our family so much!" Qin Huairu rolled her eyes and analyzed to Jia Dongxu.

"Huai Ru, you are at home and don't know how high my master's salary is. Let me tell you, my master earns more than 70 yuan a month! You see, my master eats in the cafeteria every day, and the family doesn't spend much money at all. I don't know how much money he has saved now." Jia Dongxu said.

Qin Huairu's eyes lit up when she heard this: "Really? So many?"

"Of course it's true. Besides, Master has no children, so his money will definitely be mine in the future. So, providing for Master in his old age is definitely a good thing." Jia Dongxu smiled proudly.

Qin Huairu's heart moved. If she could get Yi Zhonghai's property, her life would become better. But at the same time, she was worried that this would affect Yi Zhonghai's care for the Jia family. After all, Yi Zhonghai had been helping the Jia family for all these years.

However, when Qin Huairu heard Jia Dongxu say that the master earned more than 70 yuan a month, her heart was shaken.

Qin Huairu sat on the bedside, looking at Jia Dongxu with a worried look on her face: "Besides, I am his apprentice, and I will take the second-level fitter exam at the beginning of next year. If I can pass it, my salary will be raised. I also want him to teach me a few more skills. When the salary is higher, won't we be able to live a better life?"

Jia Dongxu frowned and asked in confusion: "That's a good thing, but why did our mother react so strongly? Just now she said that Yi Zhonghai always liked to go to the Eight Great Hutongs. As a man, isn't it normal to go to such places?"

When Qin Huairu heard this, she quickly waved her hands and explained, "Dongxu, don't listen to what our mother says. We know exactly who Master Yi is. Although he's a little arrogant, he's really good to our family. After all, he only earns over 70 yuan a month, how can he not be arrogant?"

"Besides, he doesn't have any children. If we take care of him in his old age, won't his house and property belong to us in the future?"

Jia Dongxu hesitated for a moment, still a little worried: "But...what if we agree to support him in his old age and he doesn't give us his things?"

Qin Huairu smiled and comforted him, "No, Master Yi is just a little fierce on the surface, but he is actually very kind-hearted. Besides, we are not taking his benefits for nothing. As long as we take good care of him, he will definitely be grateful to us."

Jia Dongxu sighed and nodded helplessly: "Okay, I understand. But I have to discuss this with my mother first. After all, she is the head of the family."

Qin Huairu's eyes flashed with displeasure, but she quickly concealed it and said gently: "Dongxu, you have to persuade our mother. Look, we have four mouths to feed, including Banggeng. We can't afford to eat well with your salary alone. Go and persuade her to agree to provide for Yi Zhonghai in his old age."

Jia Dongxu nodded and said that he would find a suitable opportunity to discuss this matter with Jia Zhang.