Chapter 2238: Holding Back Tears
Ding Jiayi rarely uses the word "guts". Ding Jiayi is used to saying things with a hint of leeway.
Just like before, she looked down on Qiao Nan and thought that Qiao Nan would never amount to anything in her life. But even so, Ding Jiayi never said anything like that. Even if Qiao Nan really became successful one day, she would definitely not care about Qiao Nan's filial piety, because she still has Qiao Zijin, a promising eldest daughter.
Ding Jiayi never said words that could easily slap her in the face or give others a handle.
"Old Qiao, lunch is ready, come out and eat quickly. You slept too much during the day, don't be unable to sleep at night." It seems that Ding Jiayi, who seems to have come to terms with it, and Qiao Dongliang's relationship is getting more harmonious, not as stiff as before.
When Ding Jiayi was alone, she had thought everything through.
Originally, this house should be their joint property. If the two really divorced, they should each own half. The problem is that the property certificate is already in Qiao Nan's hands, and this house has nothing to do with her or Qiao Dongliang. If she divorces Qiao Dongliang, she won't even have a place to stand in Pingcheng, where she has lived for more than 40 years.
Not only in Pingcheng, but also in her hometown.
In the Ding family, she was a daughter who was married off and was doomed to fail. No matter how many houses the Ding family had, it had nothing to do with her. If the people in the Ding family knew that she left her husband in her old age, with no money or house, not only would they not help her because of her last name, they would only laugh at her.
She could never go back to the Ding family, and she couldn't leave Pingcheng. In summary, she couldn't divorce Qiao Dongliang.
What reassured Ding Jiayi was that Qiao Dongliang hadn't mentioned it again since the last time. As long as the marriage was not divorced and Qiao Dongliang's name was still hers on the spouse list, she wouldn't be so desperate that she had to go back to the Ding family and face the old Ding family's cold stares. The Ding family was a place she would rather die than go back to.
After thinking about the hatred and annoyance of the old Ding family, Ding Jiayi had to be calm when facing Qiao Dongliang. Qiao Nan's triplets were indeed just born, but Chen Feng was not young anymore. To put it bluntly, in a few years, Chen Feng would be old enough to find a partner and get married. Ding Jiayi didn't want to end up in a divorce when she was about to become a great-grandmother. Fortunately, after
Qiao Dongliang came back from the capital, he didn't bother Ding Jiayi about the identity and the ticket, and he hasn't mentioned it until now. Ding Jiayi was the one who did something wrong, and Qiao Dongliang didn't mention it, as if he wanted to let her off, so Ding Jiayi wouldn't be stupid enough to feel uncomfortable and mention these things.
Knowing that Qiao Dongliang was hungry, Ding Jiayi obediently prepared food for him. It's not that she didn't know that Qiao Dongliang's taste was heavy and he liked spicy food. In the past, Ding Jiayi cooked according to her own and Qiao Zijin's appetite. The mother and daughter didn't like spicy food, and Qiao Zijin liked to eat dry rice. She thought that if too much water was added, the rice would be soft and mushy without chewiness, so Ding Jiayi would add less water.
Qiao Zijin was young and liked the rice to be a little drier and chewier, but for people of Qiao Dongliang and Ding Jiayi's age, they preferred to cook the rice softer and more mushy, add more water, so that it would be easier to digest and not upset the stomach.
As expected, for today's lunch, some chili was added to the dishes, and the rice was cooked very badly, not much better than porridge.
Seeing such food, Qiao Zijin immediately lost her appetite: "Mom, you know I can't eat spicy food. It will make me get acne and look ugly. You never put chili in the food before, what kind of chili do you put in now?"
She has kept this eating habit for more than 40 years. Her mother just washed the clothes, so did her brain get wet? She even forgot this habit of hers. No wonder she is always angry with her mother: "And this rice, is it rice or porridge you cooked? This is neither porridge nor rice, mom, who are you going to feed it to?"
Qiao Zijin really didn't want to add that the meal Ding Jiayi cooked today was so delicious
that even pigs would refuse it. The meal that Ding Jiayi had worked so hard to prepare was criticized by Qiao Zijin in such an undisguised way, and neither Qiao Dongliang nor Ding Jiayi felt comfortable. Moreover, Qiao Dongliang was the one being taken care of today, and he had nothing to complain about this meal.
Qiao Dongliang picked up a dish with chopsticks and put it in the rice bowl: "If you think your mother's cooking is not good, fine, you can order takeout. If the takeout is still not good, or you think it is too expensive, you can buy the food yourself and cook it. You can cook what you like. Otherwise, others will not cook it well or it will not suit your appetite. Of course, if you want to spend more, you can also hire a nanny to cook for you. Of course, if you only need to cook, please be more economical."
Qiao Dongliang thought of several ways for Qiao Zijin at once to solve her eating problem.
"..." Qiao Zijin held her breath in her heart: "Dad, how did you become like this now, all you talk about is money. I have no money, but if I have no money, am I not your daughter? You have to treat me like this, mom, you too!"
"It's not that you have no money that I don't treat you as my daughter. It's because we have no money that you act so arrogantly. You don't take me and your mom seriously. Don't you think about what kind of attitude you have? Your mom is so old, and she prepares food for you, but you still complain about this and that. If you are really filial and a person with a conscience, you are 42 years old, and you will be 43 during the Chinese New Year. You cook for me and your mom. Am I wronging you or abusing you?" After the Chinese New Year, you will be 43 years old, not 13.
Thinking that Qiao Zijin was already 43 years old, and that he and Ding Jiayi had never eaten a meal specially prepared by Qiao Zijin for them, Qiao Dongliang felt heartbroken. Whose girl is so voluptuous as Qiao Zijin? In comparison, Qiao Zijin's voluptuousness is not much worse than other people's sons.
"Why are you jealous? What kind of person is your adopted daughter? You just know it today? Hold back your tears. It's all your own fault, so you have to bear it yourself. Hurry up and eat." Qiao Dongliang's previous words made Ding Jiayi's eyes red.
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