In the backyard, Qin Huairu was still pleased with her own cleverness. At the same time, she was somewhat envious of Yang Tao. Neither Jia Dongxu nor Liu Guangqi could compare to Wei Hua.

Others didn't know what had happened at the Wei family's house, but Qin Huairu, who was stealing, had overheard some of it. It was precisely because she knew Wei Hua and the others were doing something worthwhile that Qin Huairu dared to steal the milk powder from the kitchen.

Looking at the half-full bag of milk powder in front of her, Qin Huairu changed the packaging and threw the old one into the stove. After preparing the meal, she took the new milk powder to the Jia family's house. Currently, Jia Zhangshi is taking care of the child for Qin Huairu.

Since the terms were agreed upon, Jia Zhangshi stopped stealing the baby's milk powder. At most, she would drink the leftovers if the baby couldn't finish the milk powder.

Jia Zhangshi didn't pay much attention to Qin Huairu's arrival and continued doing her handicrafts on the bed. Now, Jia Zhangshi was entirely focused on earning money for herself. Therefore, she was very proactive, working hard to earn money whenever she had free time.

Madam Jia knew she couldn't rely on anyone else. Since her son's death, she had to save enough money for her retirement. Given Qin Huairu's personality, she wouldn't care about her at all, especially since Qin Huairu was now someone else's daughter-in-law.

Even if Qin Huairu were willing to support him in his old age, the Liu family would never allow it. Instead of wasting time arguing with Qin Huairu, he'd be better off working hard to earn money for his retirement. That way, his later years would be easier.

Qin Huairu also ignored Jia Zhangshi, picked up her daughter and started breastfeeding, but as she breastfed, she found that her breasts were a little sore.

At first, Qin Huairu thought her daughter had bitten her. But gradually she noticed something was wrong. Her breasts, which were usually very soft, now had hard lumps resembling those from her teenage years. These lumps should have been suckled out while the baby was breastfeeding.

Although she had some doubts, Qin Huairu didn't pay much attention to it, since the pain wasn't too obvious. After feeding the baby, she handed the child to Jia Zhangshi and went to the Liu family to attend to other matters.

By the time Qin Huairu finished the housework at the Liu family's house and washed the children's clothes, it was already past 9 o'clock. After feeding her daughter one more time, Qin Huairu went straight to bed.

Yi Zhonghai was unaware that the chickens he had brought back overnight had already caught Qin Huairu's eye. Qin Huairu was extremely envious of the chickens Yi Zhonghai and his family raised, but she dared not take any action. She knew that given her relationship with Yi Zhonghai, he would never give her the chickens.

Knowing it was impossible, Qin Huairu didn't bother thinking about it. Instead of dwelling on such things, she'd rather quickly wash away the stains on her reputation. Perhaps it was the precedents of Yi Zhonghai and Jia Dongxu that gave Qin Huairu a glimmer of hope.

The pressures of life left Qin Huairu with no time to think about anything else. The thought of her reputation and her milk supply gave her a headache.

While everyone else was preparing for the assessment, Qin Huairu was thinking about how to improve her nutrition. Given her relationships with the people in the courtyard, it was almost impossible for her to gain any advantage over them.

Even Sha Zhu now ignores him. As for others, they're even less likely to pay him any attention. The only person who might still care about him is probably Yi Zhonghai.

Aside from the fact that Yi Zhonghai raised two chickens today, the main thing is that I don't have any direct conflict with Yi Zhonghai.

Qin Huairu decided to find some time to have a proper talk with Yi Zhonghai. She wasn't the one who schemed against him in the first place, and she didn't need to take the blame for Jia Zhangshi.

Jia Zhangshi had received some subsidies last time, and combined with the money she had saved, it amounted to at least five or six hundred yuan. If Jia Zhangshi died, this money would be hers. She wouldn't need to pay the six yuan monthly child support anymore.

Qin Huairu, who had some ideas, went to find Yi Zhonghai, who was working at the time.

“Uncle Yi, we have no grudges between us. We are both in bad situations now, so there’s no need to take revenge on each other! After all, what happened back then had nothing to do with me, and I wasn’t involved in it.”

“I have nothing to do with the Jia family anymore. I am now the daughter-in-law of the Liu family. Please don’t involve me in the Jia family’s affairs. As long as you don’t take revenge on my child, you can do whatever you want. Even if you want to kill Jia Zhangshi, I will support you.”

Yi Zhonghai ignored Qin Huairu's words. Even if there was some truth to what she said, all three of Qin Huairu's children carried the blood of the Jia family. If he hadn't been schemed against by the Jia family, how could he have ended up in this situation?

"You make it sound so easy. If it weren't for the Jia family, would I be in this state? Your three children have Jia family blood in them. If it were you, would you let me off so easily?"

"Do we really have to fight to the death? Can't we just live in peace?"

"Why are you dragging us into your enemies from the previous generation? My three children are innocent."

"Hahaha! That's the funniest joke I've ever heard. You're telling me now that your three kids are innocent? Have you forgotten how I used to talk about jokes? Do you think those kids would be doing so well without me?"

"If it weren't for the Jia family, would I have gone to rob the Wei family of their house? If it weren't for the house robbery, would my reputation have become like this?"

“I’ve offended almost everyone in the courtyard for the sake of the Jia family, and now you’re telling me this has nothing to do with you? Have you forgotten how many things your son caused?”

Just as Qin Huairu was about to explain something, the security personnel rushed over.

"Where is Qin Huairu? Who is Qin Huairu? Someone at the factory gate is looking for you and says your son was caught stealing. You need to go out and take care of your own family matters."

At this point, Qin Huairu had no intention of explaining. She immediately rushed past Yi Zhonghai and ran towards the workshop director. After asking for leave, she quickly started running towards the gate of the steel rolling mill. Yi Zhonghai also asked the workshop director for leave and followed Qin Huairu out of the rolling mill.

Yi Zhonghai knew his plan had succeeded; that kid Bang Geng was indeed still up to his old tricks. He had originally thought it would take some time to catch Bang Geng red-handed, but unexpectedly, he caught him in just one day.

Upon arriving at the steel rolling mill, Yi Zhonghai saw Gu Chunyan explaining the situation to Qin Huairu. He immediately went over, wanting to know if anything had gone wrong.

"Qin Huairu, your son was caught red-handed by the deaf old lady when he tried to steal her chickens at noon today. She's in the yard right now yelling that she's going to call the police. You need to go back and deal with this yourself; I can't handle it."

"Mother-in-law, why would my son steal chickens? Isn't there some misunderstanding?"

“Don’t you know your own son? He’s been corrupted by Jia Zhangshi long ago. And this isn’t the first time your son has stolen. He saw the deaf old lady go to the toilet, so he opened the chicken coop.”

"Because of his greed, he tried to catch both chickens, but one got away. He wasted a lot of time trying to catch the other one, and then the deaf old lady came back, and your son got caught red-handed. Now his leg is injured by the deaf old lady. You'd better go back and deal with this matter."

Upon hearing Gu Chunyan's words, Qin Huairu knew that this must have been the work of Yi Zhonghai and the deaf old lady. At the same time, she also resented her son for being so useless.

Knowing full well that his family was no longer what it used to be, he still resorted to petty theft. At this moment, Qin Huairu hated Jia Zhangshi intensely. If Jia Zhangshi hadn't taught her these things from a young age, how could her son have become like this?

Seeing Yi Zhonghai beside her, Qin Huairu knew this matter wouldn't be easily resolved. Yi Zhonghai and the deaf old woman wouldn't give up until they'd skinned her alive.

“Yi Zhonghai, do we have to fight to the death? The deaf old lady has already injured my son’s leg. Let’s settle this once and for all, okay? I won’t retaliate against you anymore, and you shouldn’t bother me anymore. I’ve really had enough.”

"This is nothing! The Jia family has caused me so much loss. If this is all the lesson I've learned, how can it possibly make up for my losses?"

“I will not let this go easily unless I get my money back with interest. If you want to settle this matter, you only need to pay another 800 yuan. Don’t tell me you don’t have the money. I know your situation very well.”