Chapter 644 Courtyard 20
He paused, reached out and picked up the enamel pot on the table, took a sip of boiled water, and a shrewd look flashed in his eyes.
"I was confused this time. After being married for so many years, I know that you are the only one who truly cares about me.
After hearing what you said today, I realized that I almost fell into the trap set by the Jia family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.
But we absolutely cannot get divorced. I have never thought about us separating.
I'm really worried about you going to the countryside alone. Although things need to be resolved, I can't abandon you."
The old lady still didn't look up, and Yi Zhonghai just thought that the old lady had heard what he said.
"I've thought it through," Yi Zhonghai's voice was filled with confidence and assurance.
"I'm going to take two days off and tell everyone I've heard that there's an old doctor in Jinshi who specializes in treating your health problems.
I will take two days off then, and we don't have to go to Tianjin. We can just find a guesthouse far away from home in Beijing to stay in.
Jia Zhang and Bang Geng from the Jia family have already been fed to their mouths, and they will definitely make a fuss if they can't eat well.
We were supposed to deliver food to Qin Huairu last night, but when you went there, the food hadn't been given to her yet. She must find someone to get some fine food in the next two days.
Now that Shazhu is gone, the Jia family has lost our support. The other people in the yard don't buy into Qin Huairu's tricks at all. The Jia family won't be able to survive for a few days, and Jia Zhang and Banggeng will start a fight.
By then, Qin Huairu will definitely find a way to get food from other men.
As long as we catch her in the act, the rest of the process will be easy."
He spoke the last few words lightly, as if he was talking about the neighborhood gossip, but the old lady felt cold all over when she heard it.
She knew Yi Zhonghai too well. When he said "it will be easy", how could it be a simple ending?
He must have wanted to get someone to bring the neighbors to catch the adulterer so that the whole factory would know about it.
At that time, Yi Zhonghai would have an excuse to break up with Qin Huairu.
Of course, if Yi Zhonghai stopped supporting the Jia family, Jia Zhang would definitely look for Yi Zhonghai, but she would not dare to make a big deal out of it.
The reason is that Qin Huairu was reported for her work style problems and the factory will definitely fire her.
At that time, Yi Zhonghai only needs to give some help to the Jia family occasionally. In the eyes of outsiders, he, Yi Zhonghai, is still a kind old man who helps his neighbors.
If Jia Zhang dared to tell others about Qin Huairu and Yi Zhonghai, Yi Zhonghai would indeed be affected, but without evidence, it would just be rumors at best.
He usually pretends to be good, and it is not certain how many people trust Jia Zhang, but Yi Zhonghai can directly cut off the support for the Jia family.
No matter what Jia Zhang does, Yi Zhonghai will not suffer any loss in the end.
The old lady slowly raised her head and met Yi Zhonghai's gaze.
There was still a hint of self-righteous tenderness in his eyes, but in her opinion, hidden beneath that tenderness was nothing but calculation and coldness.
But what does all this have to do with her aunt? What she wants is to leave this insidious and selfish villain and live her own life.
After so many years, Auntie thought she knew a lot about Yi Zhonghai's character.
But she never expected that Yi Zhonghai would actually hook up with Qin Huairu.
With what happened with Qin Huairu, who can guarantee that he won't have an affair with other women?
Yi Zhonghai has wanted to have a child for many years, and when he was young, he often forced an old lady to drink bitter medicine.
The aunt knew that if one day a woman came to her door with a child and claimed that the child was Yi Zhonghai's biological child, she would know without a doubt that Yi Zhonghai would use the same method he used against Qin Huairu today on her.
She didn't want to be blindly confident and wait until the day she was kicked out by Yi Zhonghai to fight back. By then, it would be too late and Yi Zhonghai would not give her a chance.
There was no strange expression on the aunt's face, and her tone was very calm, but when she spoke to Yi Zhonghai, he could tell that she was still obviously angry.
"Since you have made up your mind, let's do as you say.
But since we are both not at home, we have to hide all the money in the house.
Things like refined rice and white flour also need to be managed.
Banggeng is used to coming to our house. When we are not at home, he might come and look for things at any time.
Their family is so greedy that they might not be able to get enough of us. By the time we return, there might not be anything left in their house."
Yi Zhonghai listened to what the aunt said and thought to himself that she was absolutely right.
The door is not locked on weekdays because Auntie stays in the courtyard all day and never goes far.
But this time they will be away for several days, and there will be no one at home. If those good things are not properly placed, there will be no doubt that there will be nothing left when they come back.
Thinking of this, Yi Zhonghai lost his sleepiness and began to look around the room, wondering where it would be safer to hide the money.
Although the food was only enough for one month, in order to expose Qin Huairu as soon as possible and catch her red-handed, Banggeng must not be allowed to get the food from home, thus solving the Jia family's urgent need.
Every corner of the house was searched, including the cabinets and under the bed, and nothing seemed safe.
A woman yawned and said lazily, "You find a good place. I'm sleepy and I'm going to sleep first. Go to the factory tomorrow and ask for leave, then come back and call me. We'll leave tomorrow."
Yi Zhonghai was also worried that the longer the night went on, the more trouble he would have, so naturally he wanted to deal with Qin Huairu as soon as possible.
But after walking around the house a few times, he became increasingly sleepy and couldn't find a good place that he thought was absolutely safe.
I yawned. Since I couldn't find a suitable place for the time being, I might as well take a nap. Maybe I would have an idea when I wake up tomorrow.
Thinking of this, Yi Zhonghai also lay down on the bed and fell asleep almost as soon as he lay down.
The next day, Yi Zhonghai came back from the factory and was thinking about where to hide things all the way.
Suddenly, his eyes lit up and he thought of a perfect place, which was the beams of their house.
It is definitely not the Jia Zhang mother-in-law and daughter-in-law who came to steal things personally. They still have some shame in this regard.
If Banggeng comes to steal things, he can still find an excuse that he is a child and doesn't know any better. But if the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law do it themselves, they will really be infamous.
No matter how good Banggeng is at rummaging around, he's so small he can't reach the beams.
Thinking of this, Yi Zhonghai hurried back home.
Inside the house, an old lady was still sleeping soundly.
Yi Zhonghai walked to the bedside and gently woke the aunt up.
"Hurry up and wash up and pack your things. Let's leave as soon as possible."
The old lady nodded in a daze, stood up, picked up the washbasin and walked out.
Yi Zhonghai took action immediately.
He didn't dare move the ladder for fear of attracting attention.
So they stacked the table and chairs together, which was just enough space for Yi Zhonghai to put his things on the beams.
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