At 8 p.m., Jia Dongxu dragged his heavy steps out of the steel rolling mill gate, looked at the dark night sky, shook his head helplessly, and turned to walk towards the courtyard house.
At the entrance of the courtyard house, Qin Huairu was craning her neck and gazing into the distance, waiting for her husband, Jia Dongxu. Her anxiety made it difficult for her to calm down, and she kept pacing back and forth.
Time ticked by, and slowly, a dark figure approached from afar. Only when she saw that familiar face did Qin Huairu smile and quickly go to meet him.
"Dongxu, are you tired? Go home and have dinner."
Exhausted, Jia Dongxu suddenly heard a familiar voice and quickened his pace, walking towards the direction of the sound.
"Huai Ru! I'm fine. You don't need to wait for me next time. I've been busy at the factory lately, so I haven't been back. You eat first."
Jia Dongxu was quite concerned about his family and even comforted Qin Huairu.
"We've already eaten, we've been waiting for you. Let's go home."
"Okay, let's go home."
After they finished speaking, the two headed home.
Back home, Qin Huairu went to heat up food for Jia Dongxu, while Jia Zhangshi inquired about the situation.
Faced with his mother's questions, Jia Dongxu did not choose to hide anything and answered the questions one by one.
Upon hearing Jia Dongxu's words, Jia Zhangshi's face instantly darkened, and anger surged within her as she unleashed a torrent of curses.
"That old bastard Yi Zhonghai, that damned, childless tyrant, and he calls himself your master! Is this how a master behaves? My Dongxu treated him like his own father, and he doesn't even show him the slightest bit of affection!"
Qin Huairu had just heated up the food and brought it in when she heard Jia Zhangshi cursing. She quickly spoke up.
"Mom, keep your voice down. If the neighbors hear, they'll laugh at us. Dongxu hasn't eaten yet."
Whether the neighbors laughed or not, Jia Zhangshi didn't care, but when she heard that her son hadn't eaten yet, she hurriedly said something.
"Yes, yes, let's eat. Dongxu, eat first. He's probably starving."
Jia Dongxu didn't stand on ceremony. He grabbed a cornbread and took a bite before slowly drinking his porridge.
Finally, after finishing three cornbread buns, two bowls of porridge, and a dish of pickled vegetables, Jia Dongxu let out a slight burp, barely managing to feel full.
Seeing the empty plate on the table, Jia Zhangshi swallowed hard, clearly wanting to eat as well, but there was none left.
Yes, tonight, Jia Zhangshi ultimately prevailed over hunger and did not eat more of her son's food.
After seeing that her son had finished eating, Jia Zhangshi asked.
"Dongxu, what exactly happened? Does this old man with no descendants not want to retire? Why won't he help you?"
“Mother, I don’t know what’s going on. Ever since my master’s wife went back to her parents’ home, my master seems to have become a different person. He doesn’t care about me at all.”
Jia Dongxu said with a wronged expression.
"Was it because of the grain refund incident last time that Master's wife ran away in anger, which is why Master took his anger out on Dongxu?"
Qin Huairu added from the side.
Hearing Qin Huairu's words, Jia Dongxu nodded in agreement, but Jia Zhangshi disagreed and said arrogantly.
“He wouldn’t dare. Yi Zhonghai doesn’t want anyone to support him in his old age. Besides our Dongxu, who else can he turn to?”
"Mom, do you think it's because we've been pushing too hard lately, always asking for more grain, that the master wants to get rid of us?"
Jia Dongxu said with a worried expression.
"You don't need to worry about it. Go to sleep early. I'll go find him tomorrow morning and demand justice for you. I refuse to believe that this old man with no descendants deserves an explanation."
Jia Dongxu was exhausted after a long day and wanted to rest. He didn't even pay attention to Qin Huairu beside him. He went into the room by himself, and instead of playing his favorite game, he fell asleep on the bed.
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The next morning, Sun Dajiang's family was having breakfast around the table when Sun Zhengguo picked up a steamed bun and took his first bite. Just then, he heard a loud shout from the Intermediate People's Court.
"Yi Zhonghai, you get out here right now."
Sun Dajiang complained.
"Who is this? It's so early in the morning, and I can't even enjoy my meal properly."
Hearing his father's complaints, Sun Zhengguo said with a grin.
"Who else could it be? Besides Jia Zhangshi, who else in the Central Court has such a loud voice? I don't know what Yi Zhonghai did to offend her. No, no, we can't miss this free show."
After Sun Zhengguo finished speaking, he picked up a bowl, added some pickled vegetables, took a steamed bun, and walked towards the central courtyard.
"You child, why are you going to watch the commotion when people are arguing? And you're even holding a bowl, what kind of behavior is that!"
Seeing Sun Zhengguo leave, Lin Wencui complained.
At this time, there were quite a few people like Sun Zhengguo in the Intermediate Court, all there to watch the excitement. Liu Hai was the most exaggerated, not only holding a bowl, but also having Liu Guangtian fetch a stool for him.
When Jia Zhangshi saw that so many people had come, and since the venue was already set up, she decided to get to work and shouted even more enthusiastically.
"Yi Zhonghai, come out right now! Don't think you're safe just because you're hiding inside."
With such a loud noise, Yi Zhonghai could definitely hear it, but he was completely bewildered and didn't know what was going on.
Yi Zhonghai had already gotten up and was about to go to the toilet. He had just grabbed some toilet paper when Jia Zhangshi's voice rang out from outside. Judging from her tone, she seemed to have ill intentions.
Coming to his senses, Yi Zhonghai heard Jia Zhangshi still barking wildly outside, and reluctantly opened the door.
Upon seeing Yi Zhonghai's door open, Jia Zhangshi immediately blocked it and loudly questioned him.
"Yi Zhonghai, why are you bullying my Dongxu at the factory? If you don't explain yourself clearly today, I'm not done with you."
Yi Zhonghai didn't have time to argue with Jia Zhangshi right now. He was used to needing to use the toilet every morning, and he was about to burst. If he were to soil his pants, he would be incredibly embarrassed.
So Yi Zhonghai quickly said...
"Mrs. Jia, it's so early in the morning, I don't want to argue with you. Get out of my way, I need to go out for a bit."
When Jia Zhangshi heard Yi Zhonghai say that, she thought he was afraid of her, so she became even more arrogant. Not only did she not make way for him, but she also grabbed Yi Zhonghai's clothes, as if afraid that he would run away.
And so, one wanted to leave, while the other held him back, creating a stalemate. Yi Zhonghai was so anxious that his face turned red, and he was on the verge of exploding with double the force of his anger.
Seeing Yi Zhonghai get the short end of the stick, Liu Haizhong, who was watching from the sidelines, was delighted.
When this person is happy, his toothache disappears! With good teeth, his appetite is also good, and he enjoys everything he eats. Look, he has already eaten several steamed buns, and Liu Guangtian has already gone back to get more several times.
As happy Liu Haizhong is, Yi Zhonghai is just as miserable.
At this moment, Yi Zhonghai's legs were tightly clenched together, and he had reached his limit of endurance, on the verge of collapse. Jia Zhangshi was still holding him tightly. Yi Zhonghai was utterly despondent and waiting for the inevitable.
Die! Destroy! Perhaps this is the best ending.
As Yi Zhonghai relaxed, a sharp-eyed person would notice that his pants were constantly bulging outwards.
Yi Zhonghai's heart was dead. He closed his eyes and let Jia Zhangshi pull him along, having given up resisting.
"Why does it smell so bad? It really stinks!"
Recently, Jia Zhangshi was the first to raise a question.
The sharp-eyed Liu Guangtian had already noticed something amiss, pointing to Yi Zhonghai's trouser leg and saying...
"Dad, look, an old man has pooped in his pants!"
A thunderclap suddenly rose from the ground, startling everyone.
As soon as Liu Guangtian finished speaking, everyone looked at the spot he was pointing to.
The entire room fell silent instantly.
At this moment, even a needle falling to the ground would make a sound.
Madam Jia was embarrassed. She knew she was doomed. Her performance had failed miserably, and she had now made a serious grudge against Yi Zhonghai. At this moment, she couldn't care less about her son.
She was thinking about how to make a graceful exit.
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