Ding Haowen wanted to pursue Li Yuzhu, but Chen Xiaowei was eyeing him covetously.
He had no choice but to explain to Chen Xiaowei for a long time, and Chen Xiaowei took the opportunity to bring it up.
"Haowen, I spent a lot of money on your travel expenses, you have to reimburse me, right?"
Ding Haowen sneered inwardly, immediately understanding Chen Xiaowei's meaning.
If it weren't for his mother needing someone to take care of her, he wouldn't want to win Chen Jiayi back.
Ding Haowen gave a forced smile and took out fifty cents from his pocket, stuffing it into Chen Xiaowei's hand.
Chen Xiaowei looked at it with disdain, "Only 50 cents?"
Ding Haowen: "..."
He spent a lot of money on milk powder yesterday, and then he reluctantly took out another 50 cents from his pocket.
"Dad, I still have children to raise, I really don't have any more."
Dingxiang kept restless and fussing, and Ding Haowen couldn't hold her down.
He simply handed the child over to Chen Xiaowei.
“Dad, the baby had diarrhea all night last night. Take the baby to Chen Jiayi and let her take good care of him.”
Ding Haowen felt nauseous when he smelled the stench of feces on the child.
Chen Xiaowei returned the child to Ding Haowen with some disdain.
"What's so special about taking care of a little girl? She's not like a grandson."
When Chen Jiayi was mentioned, Chen Xiaowei suddenly remembered that Chen Jiayi hadn't come along.
He looked back and saw that Chen Jiayi's stall had already closed up shop.
Chen Xiaowei immediately realized that Chen Jiayi had run away.
He was so angry that his face turned ashen, and he gave Ding Haowen a look of disappointment and frustration.
"Now that Chen Jiayi has run away, do you know where she moved to?"
Ding Haowen pursed his lips, "I don't know..."
Chen Xiaowei was so angry that his head was buzzing, and he glared fiercely at Ding Haowen.
"I'll go home now, I'll go to her stall again tomorrow!"
Seeing Chen Xiaowei turn to leave, Ding Haowen quickly grabbed him.
"Dad, I have to go back to work in the city later! Why don't you stay in town tonight?"
Chen Xiaowei frowned, "I haven't even started working in the fields yet!"
Ding Haowen frowned and said helplessly, "Dad, how about I give you 50 cents a day if you help me take care of the child at home until Chen Jiayi comes back?"
Chen Xiaowei quickly calculated that 50 cents a day would amount to 15 yuan a month.
He farms in the countryside and can earn eight centimeters a day. One centimeter is worth one centimeter, so that's eight cents a day.
Besides, he can't just take leave and not work!
Chen Xiaowei coldly refused, "I can earn 80 cents a day working, but you only pay me 50 cents to babysit you?"
Ding Haowen hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "Then I'll give you 80 cents a day."
Chen Xiaowei snorted and shook his head.
"At least one!"
Ding Haowen: "..."
His monthly salary is 56 yuan. If Chen Xiaowei can't get Chen Jiayi back for a month, then wouldn't he have to give Chen Xiaowei 30 yuan a month?
Ding Haowen thought for a moment and added a condition.
“Okay, but if Chen Jiayi doesn’t go back for a week, I’ll deduct two yuan.”
Chen Xiaowei agreed without hesitation.
He's Chen Jiayi's father, so Chen Jiayi has to listen to whatever he says.
…
When Sister-in-law Chen came out, Ding Haowen was already gone.
"I knew that kid would run away!" Sister-in-law Chen rolled her eyes and went to look for Chen Jiayi.
Chen Jiayi was reading at home, but she felt a headache coming on when she looked at the unfamiliar and difficult words.
Suddenly there was a knock on the door. Chen Jiayi got up in confusion and stood at the door to ask.
Who is it?
Sister-in-law Xu's voice came through the door.
"Jiayi, it's me!"
A hint of surprise flashed in Chen Jiayi's eyes; she hadn't expected her sister-in-law to find her new home.
She opened the door and saw Sister-in-law Xu standing there with a bright smile, carrying a basket of eggs.
Chen Jiayi quickly invited Sister-in-law Xu into the house, as Sister-in-law Xu was the only one in the Chen family who was truly kind to her.
Unfortunately, Xu Cuihua, the eldest sister-in-law, also had a bad ending in her previous life. Her eldest brother died young, and Xu Cuihua became a widow at a young age.
Finally, she was forced by her family to remarry in exchange for a dowry. It is said that the man had a bad temper and loved to beat his wife. Not long after, Xu Cuihua was beaten to death.
Chen Jiayi pursed her lips, feeling a pang of sadness in her heart.
"Sister-in-law, how did you find my new home? I moved and haven't had a chance to tell you yet. It must have been hard for you to find it."
Xu Cuihua rarely leaves the countryside because she has no sense of direction and easily gets lost.
When she was a child, she almost got abducted because she took the wrong turn.
Xu Cuihua wiped the sweat from her forehead and smiled honestly.
"I asked my way here and searched all the way."
Xu Cuihua took an egg out of the basket and showed it to Chen Jiayi.
"Here, I brought you these eggs especially. They're from my own chickens, and they're huge!"
Chen Jiayi's eyes reddened, and she couldn't help but shed tears.
"Sister-in-law, my brother has been dead for so long, why are you still so good to me?"
Xu Cuihua's smile froze for a moment, and her voice became muffled.
“Your older brother loved you the most when he was alive. He doted on you so much. If he knew you were not doing well now, he would definitely be very sad.”
Chen Xiaowei has two sons. His eldest son died a few years ago while serving in the army, and the army provided him with a resettlement compensation.
Chen Xiaowei said that as a father, he had to keep the money for his sister-in-law, so he took all the resettlement money and never gave it back to her.
Xu Cuihua, the eldest sister-in-law, didn't receive a single penny. For the past two years, she has stayed at the Chen family home, occasionally earning money for Chen Xiaowei and his wife.
Chen Jiayi turned her head away and wiped away her tears, suppressing the urge to cry.
"Sister-in-law, I just bought a watermelon. I'll go get you some food."
Xu Cuihua quickly waved her hand, "No, no, I just came to bring you some eggs! By the way, I saw Ding Haowen just now! He was arguing with a young woman, and I scolded him."
Chen Jiayi was surprised, but went to cut the watermelon first.
Seeing this, Xu Cuihua got up to leave, but Chen Jiayi pretended to be angry and said, "Sister-in-law, if you're being polite to me, then we're being distant!"
Xu Cuihua felt embarrassed to sit down and was somewhat uneasy.
These days, fruit is expensive, so most people rarely buy it.
Xu Cuihua eats watermelon only a handful of times a year.
Chen Jiayi cut half a watermelon and gave it to Xu Cuihua, telling her to eat it with a spoon.
Xu Cuihua was incredulous and quickly declined.
"Jiayi, this is too extravagant!"
Chen Jiayi smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, I used to be reluctant to buy fruit, but now I've realized that the money you're reluctant to spend will eventually be spent by someone else."
She forcefully shoved the watermelon into Xu Cuihua's hand, then took out the other half, scooped a spoonful, and put it in her mouth.
One bite, and the refreshing aroma and sweet juice of watermelon fill your mouth.
Seeing Chen Jiayi eating with relish, Xu Cuihua also wanted to eat, but she was too embarrassed to.
Xu Cuihua opened her mouth to speak, but Chen Jiayi quickly scooped up a spoonful of watermelon and stuffed it into her mouth.
Xu Cuihua's pupils dilated in surprise, and she couldn't help but start chewing.
The sweet juice of the watermelon burst in her mouth, and Xu Cuihua couldn't help but scoop up spoonful after spoonful and continue eating.
The two looked at each other and couldn't help but laugh.
"Sister-in-law, there's a watermelon seed on your nose."
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