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Seeing that Yi Zhonghai was so cunning and difficult to deal with, Jia Zhang immediately changed her strategy and began to play the emotional card. She started with her husband, Lao Jia, who had died many years ago, and then talked about her son Jia Dongxu, who was disabled at a young age. Then she extended the timeline to the Republic of China and after liberation, and chattered to Yi Zhonghai about her heartfelt words; she described vividly how Lao Jia had helped Yi Zhonghai and how Jia Dongxu respected his master, as if everything was vivid in her mind. It must be said that the term "eloquent" was tailor-made for Jia Zhang!

However, the so-called care for Yi Zhonghai mentioned by Jia Zhang was actually completely untrue. On the contrary, it was the Jia family that had been taken care of all along, but after being embellished by Jia Zhang, it was able to make it sound convincing, which made people look at it sideways. The aunt beside her was so angry that she rolled her eyes when she heard these words, secretly cursing Jia Zhang for being thicker than a city wall.

Finally, Jia Zhang said with tears in her eyes: "Uncle, you see, our two families used to be very close! We had such a deep connection and friendship. Now my family is really in trouble, and life is so hard! Please be kind and help us so that we can get through this difficult time." As soon as she finished speaking, Jia Zhang hypocritically squeezed out a few tears, just like a crying crocodile.

Yi Zhonghai had a blank expression on his face and spoke slowly to the sister-in-law of the Jia family: "Sister-in-law of the Jia family, it's not that I don't want to help your family, but you also know our family's situation. Although I earn a lot, it is not enough to cover the expenses every month! My wife is in poor health and has to rely on Chinese medicine all year round. Besides, there is an old lady to serve in the backyard. Our life is really tight." As he spoke, he spread out his hands helplessly.

However, these so-called "difficulties" were simply a joke in Jia Zhang's eyes. She thought: "Huh, your old hen that can't lay eggs has taken so many medicines but nothing has happened. It's a sheer waste of money! It's better to give that money to our Jia family! And that old woman, she only knows how to eat and drink all day long. How much food can a dying person consume? It's enough to give her a steamed bun for each meal. It's right to use the saved food to subsidize our Jia family!" Thinking of this, Jia Zhang became more and more indignant.

"Old Yi, you have watched Dongxu grow up! Now he is disabled and has no spirit. He stays at home all day doing nothing. There are still young sons and daughters at home who need to be taken care of. Don't you really worry or care at all? At the beginning, you vowed that Dongxu would take care of you in the future. Now that you see Dongxu become like this, are you going to abandon him?"

Yi Zhonghai was silent for a moment and then said, "In my opinion, it would be better to adopt Banggeng into our family. In this way, there will be one less mouth to feed in your family and the food pressure can be reduced. And we can be responsible for raising Banggeng to adulthood. As long as he is willing to change his surname to mine and be filial to me in the future." After speaking, Yi Zhonghai put forward his idea.

Hearing this, Jia Zhang's reaction was like an old cat whose tail was stepped on. She reacted violently and frighteningly. "No! Absolutely not! This matter is not negotiable! I will never agree to it! Even if I die and turn into a ghost, I will never agree! Banggeng can only have the surname Jia. He is the man of the Jia family! He is my life! No one can take advantage of him!" Not only Jia Zhang, but even the aunt next to her was very surprised. They really couldn't understand why Yi Zhonghai was interested in Banggeng.

"Old Yi..." The old lady widened her eyes, looked at the person in front of her in disbelief, and her voice trembled a little.

"Shut up!" Yi Zhonghai whispered to the aunt.

Suddenly, Jia Zhang stood up from her chair. She had originally wanted to ask Yi Zhonghai for a favor and ask him to borrow a bicycle from Zhang Yuan. But who could have expected that she would accidentally learn such a shocking thing! At this moment, Jia Zhang had already given up the idea of ​​looking for Zhang Yuan to take advantage of her. After all, it was a great shame that Yi Zhonghai, a man with no family, dared to take advantage of her family!

Jia Zhang, who was furious, pointed at Yi Zhonghai and his wife and kept cursing. The words were as ugly as they could be, as if she was using all the dirty words she had learned in her life, without repeating any of them.

And just like that, it ended in a farce and the two families parted unhappily.

Jia Zhang returned home angrily, closed the door tightly as if facing a great enemy, and even closed the windows tightly, as if she was afraid that someone would break in. This series of actions made Jia Dongxu very confused and completely at a loss.

After calming down a little, Jia Zhang told Jia Dongxu the whole story about Yi Zhonghai wanting to adopt Banggeng.

"Mom, this is a good thing, why don't you agree?" Jia Dongxu suddenly said this, like a thunder exploding in Jia Zhang's ears, shocking her.

"Dongxu, don't scare your mother! Have you been lying down for too long and your brain is fuzzy?" Jia Zhang was very frightened. She could never have imagined that her son would say such a thing. She reached out to touch Jia Dongxu's forehead and asked anxiously, fearing that something had happened to him.

"Mom, I'm really fine, I'm fine!" Jia Dongxu looked at his mother's nervous look and felt a little funny, but more moved. He knew that his mother really cared about him, so he quickly comforted her: "Don't worry, I'm fine!"

Jia Dongxu paused, then continued, "Mom, think about it. My master Yi Zhonghai's family is so well off. If Banggeng can get through, he will be able to eat well, wear warm clothes and live a good life every day. Our family can also benefit from it. Isn't this a great thing?"

Hearing this, the worry on Jia Zhang's face eased a little, but she still frowned and said, "But Banggeng is the apple of our Jia family's eye! Can you bear to let him change his surname to someone else's and call Yi Zhonghai dad?"

"Of course I'm reluctant!" Jia Dongxu said quickly, "But we can't let Banggeng live in someone else's house without any status! In my opinion, we can let Banggeng recognize Yi Zhonghai as his godfather. This way, it is both reasonable and friendly. Moreover, Qin Huairu and I are both Yi Zhonghai's apprentices. According to seniority, Banggeng cannot be his son."

After hearing this, Jia Zhang nodded thoughtfully, but still asked unwillingly: "What good will it do if we agree?"

"Mom, think about it, after my master dies, won't his property and house all belong to Banggeng? For us, it's a huge fortune. Of course, we can also put forward some conditions. As long as he agrees, I will agree to let Banggeng worship him as his godfather." Jia Dongxu smiled wickedly.