Jia Zhangshi didn't take Qin Huairu's threat seriously at all. She had already grasped Qin Huairu's lifeline. As long as the children were left unattended, Qin Huairu would have to rely on herself.
Given the relationship between Qin Huairu and Gu Chunyan, Qin Huairu certainly wouldn't dare entrust the child to Gu Chunyan. Apart from Gu Chunyan, she was the only one left in the entire courtyard.
Who else would take care of Qin Huairu's child for free? What's wrong with helping her with the baby and drinking some formula? In Jia Zhangshi's eyes, she always came first.
"Since you want the child to starve to death, then take her back! I don't want to take care of her anyway. Taking this little one with me is a waste of my time making money. Without her, I could earn several more dollars a month. But I have to take care of her every day, and not only that, I have to wash her bottom and stuff. Let whoever wants to do it do it."
Hearing Jia Zhangshi's words, Qin Huairu's anger subsided. However, milk powder and milk powder coupons were extremely rare, and if they continued to be consumed like this, Qin Huairu didn't know where to find milk powder coupons.
“Mother-in-law, can we talk about something? I’ll give you an extra 5 yuan every month, and you won’t have to drink the baby’s formula anymore. You know how much formula coupons and formula cost. If you keep drinking it, I simply can’t afford to raise this child.”
"No matter what, she's still a child of the Jia family. You don't want her to starve to death like this, do you? Anyway, we've already said this much. If you can't accept it, then let her starve to death!"
Hearing Qin Huairu's words, Jia Zhangshi had no choice but to agree. Rumors of people starving to death were frequently circulating, and Jia Zhangshi didn't want to see her granddaughter starve to death.
So she nodded to Qin Huairu. Seeing that Jia Zhangshi had nodded, Qin Huairu carried the child inside. Although there wasn't much breast milk, it was still a good thing for her daughter to drink a little more; it would be a complete waste if she didn't.
The thought of breast milk made Qin Huairu a little worried. After feeding the baby, Qin Huairu walked around the yard.
Just as she was worrying about what to use to increase her milk supply, she smelled a delicious aroma wafting from the Wei family's house. Having already gone through postpartum confinement, Qin Huairu recognized the smell immediately as crucian carp soup.
The thought that she had to go back to work before she was even out of postpartum confinement, while her partner was still resting at home, filled Qin Huairu with extreme dissatisfaction.
In order to nourish herself and to get her daughter to drink more milk, Qin Huairu shamelessly went to the Wei family again.
Upon entering the Wei family home, Qin Huairu witnessed an unbelievable scene. Only then did she realize she had been deceived. Yang Tao hadn't lacked breast milk; she simply wanted the child to drink cow's milk.
Seeing Yang Tao expressing milk, Qin Huairu eagerly went over. Not everyone is as exhibitionistic as Qin Huairu. Seeing Qin Huairu suddenly burst in, Yang Tao quickly covered herself with her clothes.
"Qin Huairu, this is our home. You barged in without even knocking. What do you mean by that? Not everyone is as shameless as you. I'm milking my baby with the door closed, and you just pushed the door open and walked in. If someone sees this, what will become of my reputation?"
"Peach, I'm sorry, I didn't expect you to be pumping milk at home."
"Please leave our house now. People like you are not welcome here."
"Peach, we're all women, why are you making things difficult for me? You know my situation. If I hadn't been desperate, why would I be asking you for help? But right now I really don't have any breast milk. Since you have so much breast milk, why don't you help me?"
Seeing that Qin Huairu was haunting him like a ghost, Wei Hua could only put the pot aside and walk out of the kitchen.
"Qin Huairu, what exactly did our Wei family do to offend you? Why are you haunting us like a ghost?"
"Which eye of yours saw that my wife had more breast milk? My son has always drunk from a bottle and is now attached to it. If my wife had that much breast milk, why would we need to buy formula?"
"Put down the milk right now and get out of our house, or don't blame me for being rude to you."
But Qin Huairu didn't believe it at all. She had just seen Yang Tao's appearance. The two grain sacks were very full, not at all like they didn't have milk. Moreover, when she milked her, the milk seemed plentiful.
Remembering Wei Hua's personality, Qin Huairu grabbed the milk bottle and ran off. Her daughter wasn't full yet, and now with most of the bottle of milk, she fed her with a spoon.
Yang Tao had initially intended to stop him, but seeing that her husband didn't take any action, she didn't pursue the matter further. Seeing the sinister smile on her husband's face, Yang Tao knew he must have some hidden meaning.
Anyway, she had more breast milk than she could drink. Having Qin Huairu take a bottle didn't matter much. In the end, Wei Hua would just benefit from it anyway. Since Wei Hua wasn't going to pursue the matter, Yang Tao took her son and went to the room to breastfeed.
To avoid a repeat of what happened to Qin Huairu, Yang Tao even closed the door this time. After the baby finished drinking milk, Yang Tao happily came out of the room.
Yang Tao felt that the system suited her perfectly. She received rewards every time she did something for her child or changed a diaper. Although the rewards weren't anything fancy, they added up to a considerable amount.
Seeing her husband still cooking in the kitchen, Yang Tao went in to do what she could. A family is built by two people working together.
One cannot allow someone to keep giving; over time, it will hurt the other's feelings. Just as they were bringing out the food, Qin Huairu arrived at the Wei family's house, placed the baby bottle on the table, and immediately ran off.
Even though Qin Huairu was craving the Wei family's food, she didn't dare linger at this moment. After all, she had just stolen a bottle of milk from someone, and now she was trying to freeload a meal; she might very well get a beating.
If Qin Huairu knew that Wei Hua's system could only be activated by someone taking advantage of her, she wouldn't have thought that way. If Qin Huairu really had a craving, staying for dinner wouldn't be out of the question. Even if all the food was taken away, Wei Hua would only complain verbally and would absolutely not do anything to Qin Huairu.
Sometimes Wei Hua was quite annoyed with his system because it wasn't very good, which made everyone feel useless. Unfortunately, that was just how the system was designed, and Wei Hua couldn't do anything about it.
Although the system made Wei Hua's life somewhat stifling, the system's rewards were quite generous. This time, he gained ten years of lifespan and 20 points of physique. In addition to these, he also received 500 yuan and the bizarre skill of facial expression management.
This bizarre skill must have come from Qin Huairu, because she can cry at any time and always maintain that pitiful look.
After Qin Huairu left, Wei Hua gave Yang Tao ten years of his lifespan and 20 points of his physique. Yang Tao felt warm and her body seemed to have become much stronger.
Yang Tao had experienced similar things several times before. This led her to speculate more about her husband's behavior. It seemed that her husband was always very happy after being taken advantage of. Last time, it appeared he was also taken advantage of in the same way, and that's how he became stronger.
"Wei Hua, is suffering a loss a blessing in disguise?"
"Sometimes that's true, otherwise the ancients wouldn't have said that suffering a loss is a blessing. Don't worry about these trivial matters, let's just enjoy our meals. When it's about time, I'll tell you everything."
"What's wrong with talking about this? Let's have a good chat after dinner."
Hearing Yang Tao say that, Wei Hua didn't refuse. After finishing their meal, the couple went into their room and activated their spatial abilities.
Both were transmigrators, and both possessed systems. Upon learning of each other's abilities, neither was particularly surprised; in fact, they both thought the other's systems were quite impressive. It was then that Yang Tao understood why Wei Hua had been constantly nagging but never actually taking action. It turned out that he needed to let others take advantage of him to trigger the system's rewards.
Yang Tao also learned her secret to recovering quickly after giving birth. It turned out that her husband had secretly given her several boosts.
No wonder I've never even caught a cold since I was born. Most women experience some postpartum illnesses or other problems after giving birth, but I'm as strong as an ox.
"No wonder you were always able to secretly acquire so many good things before; it turns out you had a space of your own."
"Don't you have your own space too? I've even seen you secretly use it. Every time you finish eating, the food always mysteriously disappears. Didn't you use your space to take those things away?"
Hearing that her husband had discovered her little secret, Yang Tao readily admitted it. Having this shared little secret, their relationship grew even stronger. Now that she was out of confinement, Yang Tao became even more alluring. Before long, the two were in bed, making everyone else in the courtyard blush.
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