"Go ahead and have some fun," Cheng Baidong said nonchalantly. "With someone watching the kids, you can relax for a while."
"I don't want this easy way out." Fang Qiao walked to Cheng Baidong's side, scooped up Chuan Chuan from his arms and hugged him, saying, "I don't believe you didn't see it. He's obviously trying to curry favor with you and get something out of it!"
“Tu Bei, if I don’t agree, can he force me?” Cheng Baidong put his arm around Fang Qiao’s shoulder and comforted her, “You can put your mind at ease. He can’t control me.”
"Yes, he can't control you! But having someone like this around every day, even if you don't find it annoying, I do." Fang Qiao said with some dissatisfaction.
Cheng Baidong said, "This is Chengzhuang Village, not his plum orchard. He doesn't get along with his wife's family. At most, he can bother me for half a day, but he'll be chased away by Cheng Yajun at night. Cheng Yajun has been cuckolded, and he's been extremely irritable these past few days. His antics are not for just anyone to witness."
"Half a day is fine, it's like hiring someone to watch the kids."
“Honey, you’re right to think that way,” Cheng Bodong said. “He’s trying to curry favor with us, and he can’t let anything go wrong with the kids under his care in order to get credit. Even if we hired someone to look after the kids, they might not be as attentive as he is.”
Fang Qiao nodded: "Okay then."
Cheng Baidong retrieved half a fried dough twist from his spatial storage and handed it to Fang Qiao, changing the subject: "Wife, have some fried dough twists. I was lucky today; I ran into an old man from an ethnic minority who was secretly selling these. Quite a few people were buying them; they were all long-time customers. They're fried to a really crispy perfection. You should try some."
Fang Qiao ate some and found it to be indeed crispy and not oily, indicating that the oil temperature was well controlled during frying.
After finishing her meal, she clapped her hands and said, "Let's make egg pancakes for dinner, and spread some soybean paste and pickled vegetable bits inside the fried dough twists. It'll be delicious."
"I'll listen to you."
As soon as he finished speaking, Cheng Hongmei's voice came from outside. Both husband and wife had good hearing and heard it clearly.
“You’re all gone as soon as it’s mealtime, and my parents and brother are really angry about it. They won’t let us save food for you.”
"Eat something, this half-eaten cornbread was something I secretly saved for you."
Cheng Hongmei tried to coax Li Jinlong in a low voice, but Li Jinlong ignored her and found her annoying: "I'm not going to take this lying down. Move aside, don't block the child from playing jump rope."
Cheng Hongmei was no pushover either. Before she got married, she was quite temperamental. It was only after she arrived at the Li family that she was "educated" into being subservient by her mother-in-law and four older sisters-in-law.
After trying to coax them for a long time without getting a kind look, she got a little angry and said in a tone that was a bit angry: "Two brats, if they're blocking the way, they're blocking the way, why are you bothering with them? This isn't how you try to please people, what can you possibly do to look after children?"
"Do you think I don't have a brain? Don't you think I can think for myself?"
Li Jinlong was also angered by this.
It's as if he doesn't want to directly please the couple. Don't you see that they're ignoring him?
Helping to look after the child will earn you some goodwill; who knows, they might take pity on you in the future.
Cadres in Beijing!
A tiny bit of the good stuff slipping through his fingers is enough for him to eat!
If he doesn't fawn over them, where else can he find such a ready-made high branch?
Because of that cuckold she's been cheated on?
Actually, a half-brother is still a biological brother!
If it weren't for this family's short-sightedness and killing the goose that lays the golden eggs, which also led to him offending his brother-in-law, he could have directly asked for benefits based on their relationship. There was no need for such roundabout flattery and fawning!
It's all the fault of this family of idiots!
They don't understand the meaning of "do what you are capable of," and they insist on coveting wealth that doesn't belong to them.
So, what happened? It backfired!
They can't even get a share of the readily available benefits!
He's so angry!!
"Get lost, I hate seeing you!"
"You think I don't want to leave?"
Cheng Hongmei didn't want to stay here at all. Her family had long since fallen out with Fang Qiao and Cheng Baidong, and she felt extremely uncomfortable staying here.
If someone saw this, they would think she had bowed her head!
"I was just worried you'd go hungry! But you're biting the hand that feeds you, not appreciating my good intentions."
"You won't starve if you skip a meal," Li Jinlong said, unimpressed.
Cheng Hongmei snorted and wanted to leave, but she was reluctant to leave Li Jinlong in the sun, so she said, "You rest for a while, I'll help you stretch the rubber band."
Li Jinlong immediately beamed with joy, "Okay, you can hold it." He was already tired.
Looking at Li Jinlong's handsome face, Cheng Hongmei felt utterly powerless.
He's a heartless person; being gentle and pleasing might get you a few smiles, but it won't warm his heart.
What should she do?
How can I make him treat Fang Qiao the way Cheng Baidong treated her?
After Cheng Hongmei took over holding the rubber band, Li Jinlong found a shady spot, lay down on the ground, and leisurely crossed his legs.
He casually asked Cheng Hongmei, "Have you figured out what to do about your sister-in-law's situation?"
Cheng Hongmei's face immediately fell: "Don't mention her, I don't have such a shameless sister-in-law!"
"Can't I just ask? She's the one who cheated on your brother, not me. Why are you so angry?" Li Jinlong scoffed, "What does your brother's business have to do with you!"
Cheng Hongmei: "That's my brother!"
"I didn't say anything about you." Li Jinlong was speechless.
“That’s my brother. He was cheated on. As his sister, how can I be proud? It’s so embarrassing.”
Li Jinlong: "Then we need to resolve this even sooner. We need to decide whether that woman and her child should stay or leave. The longer we drag it out, the more trouble it will cause. I only ask a few more questions because I consider her family. If you don't want to tell me, then forget it."
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