"Is two thousand enough? If not, I'll add another thousand and remit three thousand to you. You can use the money to eat and drink, and live a good life with your uncle. If Sister Lan asks you for money again, just give it to her. There's no need to get angry with her over such a small amount of money."

Qiao Ya coaxed Ma Sufen for a long time and finally made her calm down. She hung up the phone happily.

Zhou Shuhuan on the side felt relieved.

Every time the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law had a quarrel, Ma Sufen would call him and nag him for more than half an hour, never ending, so much so that now whenever he receives a call from Ma Sufen, he feels psychologically resistant and irritated.

Fortunately, Qiao Ya was good at dealing with the elderly, which saved him a lot of worry.

Compared to Shen Baolan, who is thousands of miles away and constantly causes trouble for him, Qiao Ya, who is young and beautiful, capable of both housework and helping him in his career, is simply the perfect wife.

Even if the Qiao family didn't urge him, he would have liked to marry Qiao Ya as soon as possible, but Shen Baolan refused to leave him.

The last time he talked to Shen Baolan about this, Shen Baolan went crazy on the spot, crying, making a fuss, and smashing things. She even threatened to hang herself in front of Zhou's door and asked him to carry her body back to her parents' home.

Although he didn't think Shen Baolan would really commit suicide, he didn't want to be laughed at. At the same time, he was worried that if he pushed Shen Baolan to the limit, she would go to court to sue him. Then he would have to give Shen Baolan half of the family business he had worked so hard to earn.

He is not a heartless person.

As long as Shen Baolan is willing to divorce, he can give Shen Baolan the old house in the staff compound and another 100,000 yuan. These are enough for Shen Baolan to have no worries about food and drink for the rest of her life.

After all, they had slept in the same bed for several years, so how could Qiao Ya not see that Zhou Shuhuan was troubled.

"Brother Zhou, since she is so shameless, there is no need for you to talk to her anymore. She eats and drinks your food, and can't even do the most basic filial piety to your parents, so why keep her?"

Zhou Shuhuan thought so too. Shen Baolan was simply going too far.

"Xiaoya, why don't you help me think of a solution? I've tried my best to persuade her but she won't agree. I'm really at a loss."

"Leave it to me, Brother Zhou. I'll let her ask you for a divorce."

Qiao Yazhi was very proud, "Three months at most. It's August now, so let's set our wedding date in January next year. How about that?"

Qiao Ya took the initiative to take over the task, which was exactly what Zhou Shuhuan wanted.

He was in a good mood and pinched her chin, "Are you so anxious to marry me?"

"Hate~"

Qiao Ya took his hand away and leaned into his arms softly. "Although you don't have a good birth and background, I like men like you who rely on themselves for everything and have real abilities. Brother Zhou, I don't care what others think. In my heart, you are the best man in the world. I must marry you and give birth to a child for you."

Every word of this sincere confession touched Zhou Shuhuan's heart.

Every step he took and every choice he made was to gain recognition and affirmation from others and to prove that he was no worse than Pei Yang.

This is an obsession that has penetrated deep into his bones.

And Qiao Ya can always meet his emotional and emotional needs.

…

Two days after Pei Tang's birthday, Shen Xiangnan called and said that Jia Yuemei was trying to pick on sour grapes.

Shen Mingzhu's family has two old grape vines. They are just green and red but very sour. Shen Xiangnan wants to bring Jia Yuemei over to pick a few bunches.

Shen Mingzhu agreed.

However, she did not let Shen Xiangnan come to pick the fruits. Instead, she picked them and sent them over to him.

It wasn't that she was considerate of Jia Yuemei, she just simply didn't want to see her or have her come to her house.

The couple values ​​their second child so much, if anything happens to it, she won't be able to explain herself.

He picked a basket of grapes and tomatoes, and found two boxes of supplements at home, then drove to deliver them to the couple.

The couple bought a house last year and moved in after renovating it at the beginning of this year. They also used their connections to move their household registration to the city, and now they are considered full-fledged city dwellers.

When they arrived at the community where the couple lived, Shen Mingzhu did not go in, but called Shen Xiangnan to come downstairs to get it.

"Why are you alone? Where's my little sister? Why doesn't she come up and sit with us?"

Seeing Shen Xiangnan coming in with a lot of bags, Jia Yuemei asked in confusion.

"My little sister has something else to do."

Jia Yuemei plucked a grape from the basket and put it in her mouth, nodding as she ate it. "Yeah, this is the taste. I'm almost dying of greed."

As he said that, he picked up a string and started eating with relish. While eating, he looked at the supplements Shen Mingzhu brought over. After discovering that it was just ordinary protein powder, he felt a little disgusted.

He is so rich, but he doesn’t even want to give me a box of bird’s nest.

Seeing that she was eating with gusto, Shen Xiangnan picked one himself to taste, and was so sour that he shivered.

"Look at you!"

Shen Xiangnan recovered and turned to shout into the room, "Erya, come out and eat some grapes."

"Dad, why did you buy so many grapes?"

Looking at half a basket of round grapes, Erya was both excited and curious.

Shen Xiangnan picked a large bunch and stuffed it into her hand. "Your aunt just sent it over. Eat it."

"Don't you say that you can't eat grapes until autumn?"

After the couple bought the house, they brought Erya to the city to attend kindergarten.

Erya is about the same age as Pei Tang. She often goes to Pei's house to play with Pei Tang and has long coveted the bunches of grapes in Pei's yard.

But cousin Pei Tang told her that she could not eat it until school started in the fall.

"Why can't you eat it? Look at your mother, she's eating it with such relish."

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Seeing Jia Yuemei stuffing grapes into her mouth one by one, Erya didn't think much about it and happily picked a big grape and stuffed it into her mouth.

“Ah, so sour!!”

Seeing his daughter's facial features deformed by the acid, Shen Xiangnan clapped his legs and laughed happily.

"Stupid, the grape skins are still green, how can they not be sour?"

"Dad, you're so annoying!"

Erya frowned and spat out the grapes in her mouth. She looked up and saw Jia Yuemei was still eating them. She ran to pick one to taste, not believing in the evil.

"Ah!"

Jia Yuemei sneered: "Silly girl!"

She looked at Jia Yuemei who was teasing her gloomily, "Mom, doesn't it taste sour to you?"

"It's sour, why isn't it sour?"

"Then you still eat, don't eat it."

"You think I want to eat this sour thing, but it's your brother who wants to eat it."

Hearing her say this, Arya's eyes fell on her belly.

"Arya, come here."

Shen Xiangnan called his eldest daughter over, held her in his lap, and said affectionately, "Don't bother your mother, let her eat."

Erya was both expectant and excited, her eyes flickering, "Dad, is Mommy pregnant with a little brother?"

"Sour boy, spicy girl. Your mom likes sour food so much, it must be true."

Jia Yuemei looked at him with a reproachful tone, "You should have asked your little sister to come up and sit for a while. You can ask her to do you a favor and take some time to go to the hospital for a checkup."

The check that Jia Yuemei mentioned was not a prenatal check-up, but a check on the gender of the fetus.

Shen Xiangnan was annoyed: "Why do you think my little sister didn't come to our house? It's because she was afraid that you would bring this up! How dare you not pay for the examination?"

Jia Yuemei knew she was in the wrong, but she couldn't help but be stubborn: "It's been a long time since this happened, is it interesting to bring it up again? I'm pregnant with your Shen family's child, who am I doing this for?"

Shen Xiangnan snorted coldly: "Anyway, don't blame me for not helping you. If it were me, I wouldn't bother to answer you. If you want to investigate, find a way yourself and don't bother me. I said that I will increase my shares next year. If you mess this up, I won't forgive you."

When it comes to money, Jia Yuemei also becomes dispirited.

She felt that running the bun shop was too hard, and since Erya had moved to the city, she simply sold the shop and stayed at home to become a full-time housewife.

Fortunately, Shen's business has been booming in the past two years, and Shen Xiangnan's income has also been rising steadily.

She had been used to a good life, so she didn't dare to offend Shen Mingzhu easily, for fear of losing this comfort and wealth.

…

"Xiao Shen, did you see the young man at table 3?"

Hearing the question from her poker partner, Shen Baolan turned her head and looked towards table number 3.

The card room has been operating in this area for many years, and the people who usually come to play cards are familiar faces, but today there is a new face at table 3. (End of this chapter)