Upon hearing this, Dehua immediately fell silent, his face turning pale, and he seemed quite resistant.
Seeing this, An Jie sighed and pulled her aside to sit down. "Let me finish what I have to say. I'm not saying I'm against you and Lao Ding."
"That's exactly what I'm trying to do to get Lao Ding to accept you!"
Dehua looked on with suspicion, opened his mouth, and then gave a soft snort, saying, "You want to come up with a solution? You won't even let me go to his house anymore, what kind of solution are you coming up with!"
Her words were sharp, which made Anjie both angry and amused. However, she knew that this was just her temperament, so she didn't argue with her and patiently asked, "Then let me ask you, you serve him like this every day, has he agreed to it?"
"He's still dating one girl here and another one there. Why? Because you've made him feel too comfortable!"
"You take such good care of your son, making him clean, healthy, and chubby. With no worries about his family, he can run around without any trouble, right?"
"What should I do?" Dehua said softly, her head down. She only wanted to be kind to people and hoped that Lao Ding would see her one day, but Anjie's words completely hit her hard.
Seeing her submissive expression, An Jie said forcefully, "What should we do? Leave him hanging, give him back his house key, and don't let him do your laundry or cook for you anymore, and don't send him anything either!"
"Didn't he find a dentist? Great, then let that dentist do his housework and take care of his son!"
Dehua panicked upon hearing this, "How can that be? Isn't that pushing him into that Dr. Wu's arms?"
"Can't you be a little more sensible?" An Jie laughed in exasperation. "Don't worry, it won't happen. That medical assistant Wu has her own job and children. Where would she find so much time to take care of someone?"
"In less than half a month, Old Ding will come looking for you on his own!"
"Half a month?" Dehua hesitated again. "Isn't that too long? Old Ding still has to work. He can't eat well, there are still four things to eat..."
Seeing her hesitant look, An Jie was exasperated. "Does Old Ding have no hands? Without you, he won't survive, at most he'll just not be as well-off as before!"
"Besides, didn't you say it was for the sake of the child? That medical assistant Wu has a child. Can she treat her child with the same heartfelt devotion as you do?"
"If you want to suffer injustice in the future, then don't listen to me. Just wait for that Dr. Wu to come into the family!"
"No, sister-in-law." Dehua panicked. She thought for a moment, then gritted her teeth and said, "Fine, I'll do whatever you say."
Dehua nodded, and Anjie was overjoyed. He immediately took the keys and went to Old Ding's house.
While returning the key, he didn't forget to make sarcastic remarks about Lao Ding from head to toe.
Old Ding could only meekly accept her insults, bowing his head and not saying a word more. But after An Jie left, he felt much more at ease.
Without Dehua delivering steamed buns and dumplings every day, Lao Ding and Siyang have had to eat at the canteen every day.
But the cafeteria's cooking is nowhere near as good as Dehua's, so he's unwilling to eat more than four dishes. Every day before meals, he has to have a fight with Lao Ding.
Moreover, he plays even more wildly at school. He would change into clean clothes and then crawl around on the ground in the blink of an eye.
Sometimes, Si Yang can change two sets of dirty clothes in a day, which is tough on Lao Ding. Without Dehua's help, he can only clumsily wash clothes until midnight every day after get off work.
If it were just washing clothes, it would be fine, but four kinds of clothes wear out quickly. Old Ding really can't handle these needles and threads.
Within a few days, Siyang was dressed in tattered clothes and looked slovenly, while Lao Ding was not much better off, always with a scraggly beard and listless.
Dehua saw this and was anxious. Several times he almost couldn't hold on anymore, but Anjie stopped him each time.
Actually, Siyang didn't feel sorry for himself. He had extra help from the Jiang family's children every day, and he thought he was living a pretty comfortable life.
Moreover, he can spend all day thinking of ways to torment his own father, which is incredibly fun for Siyang.
But Lao Ding couldn't hold on any longer. He couldn't bring himself to beg Dehua, not to mention that Wu, the medical assistant, was already unhappy about Dehua's frequent visits to his home.
After much thought, Lao Ding decided to marry Wu Yizhu as soon as possible, since it would be impossible to manage the household without a woman to take care of things.
So Lao Ding chose an auspicious day and invited Wu, the doctor's assistant, to his home to discuss things. However, no one knows what they talked about, but they ended up arguing.
Si Yang ran over upon hearing the noise and found that Wu, the medical assistant, was howling and scratching at Lao Ding. Lao Ding was being beaten back step by step and dared not fight back.
Si Yang immediately burst into tears and rushed forward to try to break up the fight, but was pushed to the ground by Wu Yizhu, who was in the middle of the argument.
Seeing this, Lao Ding could no longer hold back. His anger surged, and he slapped Lao Ding across the face.
This really stirred up a hornet's nest. Wu, the medical assistant, smashed things up at Lao Ding's house and left angrily after venting his anger.
From then on, Lao Ding and Wu Yizhu were completely broken up. When Jiang Defu found out, he couldn't help but gloat. This old guy, he hadn't even made a move yet, and he was already done for.
Looking at his worried-looking child and then at his own dilapidated home, Old Ding couldn't help but sigh, remembering how good Dehua was to him.
After enduring a few more days, Old Ding thought about it and, with a shameless grin, brought some pastries to visit the Jiang family.
After Anjie learned of his purpose, she remembered how she had been turned away by him, and she felt extremely smug, saying whatever she could to anyone.
Old Ding lowered his head more and more, his face turning redder and redder, while Dehua couldn't stand it anymore and winked at Anjie, signaling her to stop making things difficult for Old Ding.
With such a traitor in the picture, An Jie had no choice but to stop talking, only saying that they would seriously consider it when Jiang Defu returned.
The claim of "considering" was merely a pretext; the marriage between Lao Ding and Dehua was quickly arranged.
That day, Dehua was overjoyed and wept uncontrollably.
On her wedding day, Dehua put on makeup for the first time and dressed up beautifully as she married into the Jiang family.
Because of the hot weather, but to appear formal, Jiang Weidong could only obediently wear a white shirt, his back soaked with sweat.
When it was time for dinner that evening, the air was even more stuffy because of the large number of people. Seeing that he was covered in sweat, Lin Wangshu couldn't help but whisper to him, "Why don't you go back and take a shower and change your clothes? You're feeling too uncomfortable like this."
No sooner had he left than Jiang Defu, who was drunk on the other side, started making a scene. He felt wronged for his sister and, fueled by alcohol, grabbed Lao Ding and wouldn't let go, demanding that he take good care of Dehua, or he wouldn't agree.
Feeling ashamed and not wanting to disturb Dehua's wedding, Anjie called over some children, who helped Jiang Defu away.
As they approached their doorstep, Lin Wangshu quickened her pace, thinking she should open the door first so she could help Jiang Defu inside.
As soon as she opened the door, she heard the sound of water. When she looked up, a smooth, firm, wheat-colored back, illuminated by the hazy moonlight, unexpectedly came into Lin Wangshu's view.
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