"Keep your voice down and hurry up, I have trouble moving around."
Five minutes later, Qin Huairu quickly got dressed. "Don't worry, Dongxu. After I start working after the New Year, our family's life will get better and better."
"Yeah, you better stay away from that bastard Sha Zhu from now on."
Jia Dongxu was still breathing heavily when he spoke.
...... ......
When Mr. and Mrs. Yi Zhonghai returned home, they sealed the stove and went to bed.
"Old Yi, why do I feel like Huai Ru has changed?"
A moment later, Yi Zhonghai's wife said in a muffled voice, "Old Yi, are you asleep? Did you see the way Zhu Zi looked at Huai Ru today?"
Although the room was dark, Yi Zhonghai did not close his eyes; he was thinking about something.
"I'm listening."
Yi Zhonghai turned over to face his wife. "I suggested that Shazhu go live with the Jia family before, but before I could even talk to the Jia family, Shazhu refused."
"What? You want Zhuzi to go live with the Jia family?"
Yi Zhonghai's wife raised her voice a few notches, "Isn't that just a trap? No wonder Zhu Zi, a young man who has never been married, would agree to that."
Yi Zhonghai remained silent, and his wife nudged him.
"What are you really thinking? Dongxu and Jia Zhangshi have gone to great lengths to agree!"
"If they don't agree, are they really going to rely on Huai Ru's meager salary after she takes over the shift to support the whole family?"
Yi Zhonghai sighed, "People always have to face reality eventually. What can Dongxu do now that he's in that state? The burden of the whole family will fall on Huairu's shoulders. Can she handle it?!"
"Have you thought about the consequences if you can't hold on?"
Yi Zhonghai's words left his wife speechless.
Another silence followed.
"Old Yi, are you afraid..."
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