"Huai Ru! Leave that work there, I'll do it for you in a bit. If that's not possible, I'll arrange for one of my former apprentices to help out..."
"Huai Ru, don't touch them. Take good care of your hands first, look how rough they've become..."
"Huai Ru, the food you're eating is terrible. Here are some meal tickets. Go get some more food and make sure you eat well. If you can't finish it, you can take it back and let the children try it."
"..."
From the time he arrived in the morning until lunchtime, Yi Zhonghai treated Qin Huairu exceptionally well. He was reluctant to let his little lover touch anything, and he took great care of her.
It seems that once the defenses of a relationship between a man and a woman are breached, not only women are prone to acting foolishly, but men can also become obsessed. Yi Zhonghai is a typical example of a simp, purely acting like a jerk.
Qin Huairu was also good at manipulating people. Seeing this situation, she would occasionally act playfully, and when no one was paying attention, she would whisper, "Thank you, Father."
This filled Yi Zhonghai with passion, making him willing to act as her pawn.
After all, these things are nothing compared to a happy sex life in the future.
What Yi Zhonghai didn't know was that he had already fallen into the love trap woven by Qin Huairu, and was getting deeper and deeper into it, unable to extricate himself.
If one day he can no longer satisfy Qin Huairu, then he should know what it means to be wary of a widow...
While Yi Zhonghai was deeply immersed in a romantic relationship, Xu Damao was not idle either.
His wedding day was in two days, and he and his father were currently splitting up to go to the countryside to purchase some unplanned supplies.
After all, having the title of projectionist makes it much easier for him to buy things than for ordinary people.
"Secretary Huang, thank you so much this time! Without your help, I definitely wouldn't have been able to buy so many things. Don't worry, once I'm done with the wedding, I'll definitely make up for the two movie screenings for you."
As Xu Damao tied bags to the car, he thanked the middle-aged man next to him, whom he called Secretary Huang.
The bag contained none other than the live chickens he had purchased.
"Xu Yingxiang, you don't need to be so polite. We've known each other for a long time, it's only right."
Secretary Huang didn't dare to be arrogant. These days, you can offend anyone, but you can't offend the projectionist.
If you upset him and he doesn't come for months, the other employees will be furious and criticize you relentlessly.
"Alright! Mission accomplished, Secretary Huang. I'll head back now. See you next time."
Xu Damao, having secured the bag, straddled the bicycle with one foot, waved behind him, and with a flourish of the pedals, the bike sped off.
"Take your time, please allow me to screen the film."
By the time Secretary Huang's voice came, Xu Damao's car had already slid several meters away.
But he still waved to the back of his head, then sped up, humming a cheerful tune, and drove into the city…
It took Xu Damao about forty minutes to return to the courtyard house.
Upon seeing this, Yan Bugui, who was guarding the door, didn't say a word and went forward to help Xu Damao lift the car over the threshold.
"Uncle Yan, thank you so much! I'll trouble you to come over early the day after tomorrow and help me with the accounting."
"No problem, Damao, I'll make sure everything is arranged perfectly for you."
Yan Bugui grinned happily. With this job, he was almost certain that he could get the banquet for free.
To prevent the chickens from suffocating, Xu Damao didn't chat with Yan Bugui. Instead, he quickly passed through the hanging flower gate to the middle courtyard and then walked towards the back courtyard.
"Jingru, come out here for a moment and help put the chickens into the coop. Don't let them suffocate."
As soon as he got home, seeing that his front door was open, Xu Damao shouted into the house.
That was all he had to do. Qin Jingru happily ran out of the house.
"Brother Da Mao, come inside and rest, have some tea, leave all this to me."
It must be said that although Qin Jingru is a bit materialistic, she is extremely obedient to the men in her family, and her behavior is impeccable.
Even though she's only been here for two days, Xu Damao is now back home acting like a king. He doesn't have to do anything; Qin Jingru will take care of him perfectly.
A moment later, Qin Jingru put the chickens into the coop, but before she could even speak, she heard noises coming from outside.
"Da Mao, come out and lend a hand."
Upon hearing his father's voice, Xu Damao could no longer sit there drinking tea and quickly went outside.
"Dad, what's in these two bags? They look kind of creepy."
Seeing the bags in the car still seeping blood, Xu Damao couldn't help but feel disgusted.
"Stop talking nonsense! I finally managed to get some wild boar meat and offal. Take it or leave it." Xu Fugui glared at his son, looking somewhat displeased.
"Dad, don't listen to Da Mao's nonsense, I'll handle it."
Upon hearing that there was meat in the car, Qin Jingru immediately unloaded the two bags without saying a word and carried them back into the house.
"See? I think you're not even as good as your wife. You're a disgrace!" Xu Fugui said angrily before walking into the house.
Knowing his father's temper, Xu Damao didn't argue with him and followed him into the house.
As soon as the two entered the house, Qin Jingru poured a cup of tea and brought it to Xu Fugui.
"Dad, take a rest and have some tea."
"Put it here! Jingru, you should rest too."
Seeing his daughter-in-law, who was efficient, respectful, and beautiful, Xu Fugui was troubled again.
The Xu family line cannot end!
Since his son was diagnosed with infertility, Xu Fugui had considered starting a new character.
But no matter how hard the couple tried, it was to no avail.
Finally, after a check-up at the hospital, it turned out that Xu Lianxiang had lost her fertility, while Xu Fugui could still have children.
But it takes two to tango; having a child is not a one-person affair.
Therefore, the couple had considered having Xu Damao adopt a child.
However, the couple were both very traditional and could not accept having a child with whom they had no blood relation.
Just recently, after her son got his marriage certificate, Xu Lianxiang brought up the old issue again.
The key issue she raised was not only the matter of carrying on the family line, but also her desire for her daughter-in-law to borrow some seeds.
How could Xu Fugui possibly agree to something like this?!
However, Xu Lianxiang immediately suggested that, in order to ensure the continuation of the bloodline, he could be allowed to complete this glorious mission.
Upon hearing this, Xu Fugui was so frightened that he immediately shook his head and refused. In the following days, he was even more worried, wondering what his wife was up to.
So, seeing his daughter-in-law so beautiful and virtuous, Xu Fugui admitted that he was indeed tempted.
Even if I'm tempted, it's still wrong! She's his daughter-in-law; this is a serious moral issue.
To calm himself down, Xu Fugui could only chat idly with his son to distract himself.
"Da Mao, have you invited all the neighbors in this courtyard? Don't forget anyone."
"Dad, we've already invited them, but the He family has made it clear that no one from their family will come."
Xu Damao couldn't understand why his father would still ask him to invite the He family when the relationship between the Xu and He families was already irreconcilable.
"What do you know? This is called 'courtesy first, then force,' so that he won't have a reason to cause trouble."
Seeing that his son wasn't very bright, Xu Fugui glanced at Qin Jingru again and thought that creating another alternate account wouldn't be a bad idea.
The key question is, can you trust your wife's words?
What if she's testing me? That would be terrible...
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