Chapter 302
Wang Jiazhi and Mrs. Yi explained that she wasn't here to do business on her own, but that a relative had settled in Shanghai and needed her help. They didn't ask further questions; everyone knew what was going on.
Everyone was very tired after playing all night, so they took a break to rest for a day, and then asked her to play cards again the next day.
During this time, Mrs. Yi smiled and said, "If your relatives weren't here, I would have liked you to come and stay again."
At that time, Mrs. Yi had hinted at her that she could come more often and that there was a place for her to stay. This sounded irritating to her. If she didn't stay at her house, would she have no money to stay in a hotel?
Housing had always been a sore point for her. While she was in school, she could live in the dormitories. But after the outbreak of the war, she was displaced and had no stable place to live, not even a bed. Returning to Shanghai, she lived with her aunt, living under someone else's roof. She barely had enough to eat, and she couldn't even dream of owning a place. Her biggest wish was to finish her studies, find a job, and have enough money to rent a small house, a place to call her own for a while.
When she asked him for the apartment, it was initially just a place to assassinate people, not anything else. But when he actually agreed to give it to her, her mindset was completely different. The first time he took her there, she couldn't believe it. Could this house really belong to her? She knew it was all fake, but she couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement. She knew she would be homeless until her death.
Mrs. Yi asked, "Where do you live?"
Wang Jiazhi told her the address he mentioned.
Mrs. Yi smiled unnaturally and said, "Houses over there are expensive."
"ah."
Mrs. Yi wanted to know where they lived, but she knew she wouldn't tell him no matter how much she pressed him. She was furious to think that she had just arrived in Shanghai and was supposed to be living at home, and now he had bought her a house, a proper home, and this little girl was actually walking into his house. She was furious. And judging by the location of the house, it might even be more expensive than their own.
At nine o'clock, my mother came in and said, "Mrs. Mai's family called and they want her to go back."
"What? Oh..."
Wang Jiazhi said she had something to do at home and had to go back.
Mrs. Yi was a little unhappy and said, "What did the phone call say? You are the same. You didn't ask clearly and made people anxious."
Grandma smiled and said, "Just say you have something to do and hang up the phone."
A-ma was a member of the old Yi family, but after all these years, she had always been very protective of Mrs. Yi. A-ma had always disliked Wang Jiazhi, and like the other wives, she felt that Wang Jiazhi was not worthy. She had so many better options, but she insisted on a girl with no family background and not enough beauty to surpass the others. Because this girl would act up and lose her composure at the slightest provocation, and was always in a state of disarray. She was a complete demagogue who was causing trouble for everyone.
But A-ma also felt that it was natural for a man to have three wives and four concubines. Old Yi had fulfilled his responsibilities to Madam Yi for so many years. He took a second wife outside, but he did not let her go hungry or wear clothes because of her, nor did he beat or scold her. The second wife was also obedient and did not disrespect her as the main wife. So she had no reason to complain. But now Madam Yi would find a group of people to besiege Wang Jiazhi at every turn. It was really unvirtuous and too ungenerous. Others took more than a dozen concubines home, so what did their main wives do? Now he just had one wife outside, and he was so petty.
Especially Wang Jiazhi gave birth to a child. This matter was kept secret as if it were ironclad, but the direct descendants around Old Yi had to know about it. A-ma originally thought that it might be Old Yi's problem, but now it seems that Mrs. Yi owed him. Even in their country, if a woman can't have children, the man will be divorced or beaten to death. Especially since people actually think it's his problem, the man's face is lost, and she still makes such a fuss, she is really a troublemaker. In fact, in this kind of situation, it is possible that both the man and the woman are not sick, but they just can't conceive. But A-ma just thinks it must be Mrs. Yi's problem. And although Wang Jiazhi gave birth to a useless cheap baby, she still did a good job in proving that he was not sick.
Today, Mrs. Yi took her out on her, which made A-ma even more dissatisfied. She turned to favor Wang Jiazhi.
Mrs. Yi was unwilling to let her go like this and said that she had to wait for Mrs. Liao to come.
Grandma smiled and said, "They said they are waiting anxiously." It was a smile of revenge.
Old Yi was a master at selecting people, and this old woman had a rather blunt temper. In reality, if it were someone more sensible and open-minded, he and Mrs. Yi would certainly curry favor. Even if he fell in the future, becoming Mrs. Yi's confidant might offer a way out. He was wary of such double-dealing individuals, and since he had so many social engagements, he disliked them even more.
Mrs. Yi was afraid of him, so she had to ask Wang Jiazhi to leave. That day, Mrs. Liang and Ms. Qiao were there, and Mrs. Yi was utterly humiliated. Amah gloated over her misfortune and served her even more attentively and carefully.
Mrs. Liang being a confidant wouldn't be a big deal. If Mrs. Ma were here, as a jilted ex-lover, it wouldn't be so bad. But today, it was Ms. Qiao. Although she didn't hook up with Old Yi, since she didn't hook up, she was just an irrelevant bystander and certainly had the right to laugh at Mrs. Yi.
Mrs. Yi also regretted it. Why did she always ask her to come? Before, she wanted to use her to seduce Old Yi and share Wang Jiazhi's favor. Now that Wang Jiazhi came, she wanted to use her to suppress Wang Jiazhi. But she forgot that Old Yi had nothing to do with her. If she used her to suppress him, she would only bring shame to herself.
Wang Jiazhi knew he must be calling to tell her to go back. Since he hadn't come home yesterday, he should have been home today. If it weren't for the need to keep it secret, he would have been so proud that he would have told his mother that there was no one to take care of the children at home and that she should go back quickly.
When he got home, he was playing with the child and the cat. She went over, held the child in her arms, and talked to him in babbling voices.
"I don't want to go to any more social events. If you call me again, I'll just say I'm going home."
"I always play mahjong and waste my time."
He was really curious. With a group of women at home, they spent all day playing mahjong, shopping, gossiping, and having affairs. Was it really interesting to live like that?
She was playing with the child and looked up to see him staring at her with his eyes wide open.
"how……"
She felt it too. She lowered her head and, sure enough, milk was overflowing. Oh my god!
The day before yesterday, they played cards all day and all night. He had to call his mother to remind her to go out and milk the cows. Today, they only played for half a day, but when they came back, they were already soaked. She tried to recall that this shouldn't have happened over there; it was just something that happened on the way. No one could see it with her coat on, so it was okay.
Just as she was about to change her clothes, he asked the nanny to come in and take the child away. Then he said calmly, "I'll help you clean up."
"Um?!……"
It's so embarrassing...but...okay...
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