The well rim was lined with bricks, reaching a height of over ten centimeters, and then plastered with cement.
For safety, Zhao Qingshan also made a wooden cover to cover the well opening, and installed a lock on it.
When no adults are home, the manhole cover is locked.
When Zhou Jiakai ran over, Zhao Qingshan had already prepared a basin of water and was waiting.
Seeing that Zhou Jiakai was about to leave after hastily washing his hands a few times, Zhao Qingshan grabbed him by the back of his collar and pulled him back.
"Kai Kai, be more careful. Your mom's furious right now. You can't even wash your hands properly, do you want to get yelled at?" Zhao Qingshan nagged.
"Grandpa, Mom scolded me, and you didn't even plead for me just now," Zhou Jiakai said, staring at Zhao Qingshan with teary eyes.
"I wouldn't dare. The women in our family have a high status. If your grandma and mom get angry, grandpa can only hide," Zhao Qingshan said with a smile.
"Huh? Grandpa, you're so amazing, how come you're afraid of Grandma? Are all the men in your town henpecked?" Zhou Jiakai asked in great surprise.
"What bronchitis?" Zhao Qingshan didn't understand.
“Little Fatty told me that his grandfather was afraid of his grandmother because he had bronchitis, and that all men who are afraid of their wives have bronchitis,” Zhou Jiakai explained.
Zhao Qingshan smiled.
So what Xiao Kai Kai meant by "henpecked husband"! That's right, he's "henpecked" and he's proud of it!
“Grandpa, my grandfather isn’t from this town. He’s not henpecked. He often scolds my grandmother for having long hair but being short-sighted,” Zhou Jiakai continued to reveal.
Zhou Fugui is a very chauvinistic man.
Zhou Fugui married Ding Ermei because he intended to marry someone easy to manipulate.
Zhou Fugui's favorite insult to Ding Ermei was: "Women are all talk and no action. Without me, a grown man, supporting you, you're nothing."
Under Zhou Fugui's influence, the men in the Zhou family are all somewhat chauvinistic.
This includes little ones like Zhou Jiakai and Zhou Jiaxiang.
"Hey! You little brats, gossiping about your elders behind their backs? I'm going to tell Old Wang later and have him keep an eye on Little Fatty." Zhao Qingshan's eyes widened.
Zhao Qingshan didn't know how to explain to his six-year-old grandson whether it was better for a man to be afraid of his wife or not, so he changed the subject.
Xiao Pang's grandfather is named Wang Zhigang, and he is a friend of Zhao Qingshan.
As expected, Zhou Jiakai fell for it.
"No, no, Grandpa, you can't go to Grandpa Wang to complain, or Little Fatty will break off all ties with me!" Zhou Jiakai said anxiously.
“Then do something for your grandfather, and he won’t go to Old Wang to complain,” Zhao Qingshan said, his eyes flashing.
"No problem, Grandpa, just say the word. As long as it's within my power, I'll do it, even if it's ten things, let alone one." Zhou Jiakai patted his chest and said hastily.
“If you let your mother stay at your maternal grandfather’s house for seven days, he won’t go to Old Wang to complain,” Zhao Qingshan said.
It wasn't that Zhao Qingshan didn't trust Zhao Zhenzhu; it was just that Zhao Zhenzhu's previous performance had been too poor.
She had promised to stay at her parents' house for a few days before leaving, but what happened? Not long after, Zhao Zhenzhu changed her mind.
No matter how much Zhao Qingshan and Wu Meiyun tried to persuade her to stay, Zhao Zhenzhu insisted on taking the children back to her own home.
After Zhao Zhenzhu leaves, Wu Meiyun will be heartbroken for a while.
Zhao Qingshan didn't want Wu Meiyun to be sad anymore.
(Zhao Zhenzhu: I used to have a fragile heart, now I have a heart of steel, hehe...)
"No problem, I guarantee I'll complete the mission." Zhou Jiakai stood with his feet together and gave a less-than-perfect military salute.
Zhao Qingshan returned Zhou Jiakai's military salute with a serious expression.
"Dad, Jiakai, dinner's ready! What are you two dawdling about?" Zhao Zhenzhu saw Zhao Qingshan and Zhou Jiakai's movements from afar and thought they were still playing around, so she quickly urged them on.
"Coming, coming," Zhao Qingshan called out, then lowered his voice to Zhou Jiakai and said, "Kaikai, this is our secret, you..."
Before Zhao Qingshan could finish speaking, Zhou Jiakai loudly interjected, "You must know how to keep secrets!"
"Yes, yes, he's truly my grandson, so clever." Zhao Qingshan patted Zhou Jiakai's head and walked towards the main room with his hands behind his back.
Zhou Jiakai hurriedly followed. He was now his grandfather's foot soldier, following behind his "general" grandfather.
The dining table in the Zhao family's kitchen is very small, only enough to seat four people.
There is a large eight-immortal table in the main room.
When there are many people, Zhao Qingshan and his group will eat in the main room.
When Zhao Qingshan led Zhou Jiakai inside, the large octagonal table was already laden with dishes. There was sweet and sour fish, braised pork belly, stir-fried cabbage with vinegar, Mapo tofu, scrambled eggs with chives, cold seaweed salad, and cucumber stew with dried shrimp…
Most of the dishes on the table were Zhao Zhenzhu's favorites, clearly prepared by Zhao Tianyu. The feeling of being valued warmed Zhao Zhenzhu's heart.
"Dad, Sister, Jiakai, sit down quickly, we can start eating soon." Zhao Tianyu waved to the group.
“Tianyu, I…” Liang Xiaohe stood beside Zhao Tianyu, looking somewhat at a loss.
"Sit down and eat. We can talk after we finish eating." After saying that, Zhao Tianyu didn't forget to glare fiercely at Liang Xiaohe.
Just a minute ago, Zhao Tianyu carried the dishes from the kitchen to the main room.
After finishing, Zhao Tianyu noticed that the plate of braised pork that had been overflowing on the table was now only half full.
Zhao Tianyu was furious.
There is probably no one else but Liang Xiaohe who would do such a thing.
While Zhao Tianyu was cooking, Liang Xiaohe kept saying, "That's enough, that's enough! We won't be able to finish all this food, it'll be such a waste!"
Zhao Tianyu was holding his breath. He had originally planned to make six dishes, but he ended up making two more.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he served the dishes, Liang Xiaohe hid half of the braised pork. How could Zhao Tianyu be in a good mood?
Zhao Tianyu didn't want to argue with Liang Xiaohe in front of his sister, so he could only interrupt Liang Xiaohe.
"Xiaoyu, sit down and eat too. You and Xiaohe must have worked so hard cooking all this today." Zhao Zhenzhu pretended not to see the "flirting" between her brother and sister-in-law and quickly smoothed things over.
"Not tired at all, sis, hurry up and try my cooking, see if it's gotten any worse?" Zhao Tianyu picked up a large piece of fish and put it into Zhao Zhenzhu's bowl.
Zhao Zhenzhu likes to eat fish, but she doesn't like picking out the bones.
Zhao Tianyu gave Zhao Zhenzhu a piece of meat from the belly of a fish, which had few bones.
The younger brother even noticed such a detail?
Zhao Zhenzhu lowered her head, blinked, and tried her best to hold back her tears.
Today is a happy day, so we mustn't cry.
Zhao Zhenzhu took a small sip, smiled, and said, "Delicious! Xiaoyu's cooking skills are even better than before."
"Mom, I want to eat fish too!" Zhou Yunyun opened her mouth wide, waiting to be fed.
"Okay." Zhao Zhenzhu responded, carefully removing the fish bones, then divided the fish meat in the bowl in half for Zhou Yunyun and the other half for Zhou Jiakai.
"Pearl, you eat yours. Your dad will take care of Jiakai, and I'll take care of Yunyun!" Wu Meiyun said hurriedly, feeling sorry for her daughter.
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