Transmigrating Through the Heavens: Starting with the Silly Pillar of the Courtyard

Chapter 46 The Taste of Home

He Yuzhu told Qin Huairu that he had asked a friend to rent the place.

But Qin Huairu wasn't stupid; who would rent out an entire new courtyard to someone else?

However, the clever Qin Huairu did not expose He Yuzhu.

Qin Huairu had already come to rely on men, and she even felt that whether she could enjoy a good life in the future depended on how men treated her.

In such circumstances, the more capable and powerful the man is, the more at ease Qin Huairu feels.

If circumstances allowed, she would have genuinely wanted to divorce Jia Dongxu and stay with this man.

Unfortunately, the reality is that divorce is too damaging for women.

At the same time, Qin Huairu also knew that He Yuzhu would not marry a divorced woman.

Qin Huairu's only thought now is to have a child with him so that he won't abandon her.

He Yuzhu didn't care whether Qin Huairu believed him or not; he just wanted to give her an explanation.

He Yuzhu now completely dominates the situation with Qin Huairu. He may not be able to easily control her, but he has definitely won her over completely.

This can be considered revenge for Sha Zhu. The original owner's unrequited love has been reversed in He Yuzhu's case.

When facing Qin Huairu, He Yuzhu was completely the master, and she had to grovel and fawn over him.

That's true enjoyment, not groveling before someone. Groveling only leads to nothing in the end. Sha Zhu dedicated his life to Qin Huairu, yet he couldn't even have a child.

He Yuzhu can have the other party have a child for him at any time.

Qin Huairu herself was always trying to have children for him, as if she knew that without children to keep her company, He Yuzhu would eventually abandon her.

In Qin Huairu's mind, He Yuzhu was like a balloon floating in the sky. She had no string to hold, making it difficult for her to control him.

The balloons would occasionally drift near her and then drift away again.

Since they got their own courtyard, He Yuzhu and Qin Huairu feel especially at ease whenever they come here.

Close the door and do whatever you want here.

They weren't afraid of being overheard or seeing anything they shouldn't see.

They can also take a bath and eat, just like a real couple.

Unlike in that dilapidated courtyard, where there were always so many things to consider. Even if you called out occasionally, you had to be on tenterhooks, afraid of being discovered by others.

Given her frequent comings and goings, she was bound to leave clues. In fact, He Yuzhu was unaware that some people had already begun to suspect Qin Huairu.

This person is a leper in the front yard of the courtyard house. He is over thirty years old and doesn't have a proper job.

He often works odd jobs to support himself and also loves drinking and gambling.

He had his eye on Qin Huairu ever since she married into the courtyard house. But Qin Huairu would never be interested in someone like that; she was a proud and arrogant woman.

Even Sha Zhu's heartfelt sincerity throughout his life failed to move Qin Huairu, let alone a scoundrel.

Qin Huairu's bluntness infuriated Lai Zi. However, he was well aware of his reputation within the courtyard.

With Jia Zhangshi and Yi Zhonghai among them, even Lai Zi wouldn't dare to provoke them.

Until one day, when Lai Zi was out playing, he passed by an abandoned courtyard and saw Qin Huairu hurriedly walking out of it.

Fortunately, He Yuzhu left early that day, otherwise their relationship would have been exposed.

Lai Zi only saw Qin Huairu come out from inside, and later he also went to the old courtyard.

After observing and discovering some clues, they realized that Qin Huairu was definitely not here for any good reason.

Unable to find out who the man was, Lai Zi, preoccupied with something, began to keep an eye on Qin Huairu.

Unfortunately, He Yuzhu's courtyard had already been built, and Qin Huairu never went there.

The leper kept watch near the old courtyard every day, but in the end, he was left with nothing.

He also wanted to follow Qin Huairu from the courtyard house, but the problem was that Qin Huairu was very careful about safety.

It wasn't that she knew Lai Zi was following her, but rather that He Yuzhu had told Qin Huairu.

Always keep an eye on what's behind you, no matter what.

In addition, there is a distance between No. 95 Nanluoguxiang and Fuxiang Hutong.

Qin Huairu always takes the bus here, which has stumped Lai Zi.

Sometimes he either couldn't keep up, or Qin Huairu saw him.

They always pretend to go to other places, and can never really track them down properly.

He Yuzhu gave Qin Huairu a key to the front door and a key to the main house, so that she could come over by herself.

Qin Huairu treated this place as her own home, and would come over from time to time to clean it.

The bed sheets and duvet covers in the room are also taken out and washed frequently, even though it requires Qin Huairu to run back and forth between the two places often.

Qin Huairu used to wash clothes and bed sheets every day in the courtyard house at No. 95. She did the same work here, and she did it willingly.

But Qin Huairu was happy and willing.

Qin Huairu once tested He Yuzhu by asking him if he would marry her.

He Yuzhu didn't speak, so Qin Huairu stopped asking.

Qin Huairu then asked if she could have a child for him.

This time, He Yuzhu did not remain silent. Instead, he smiled and said that as long as it was his child, he would definitely not abandon him in the future.

And it will also leave a fortune for the children.

Qin Huairu was relieved and assured him that it was definitely his. She had given birth to a son for Jia Dongxu, which was enough to repay the Jia family.

Even if she gives birth to two or three children for a man in the future, she doesn't have to worry about the ancestors of the Jia family causing her trouble.

After all, the little benefit the Jia family gave her was only worth a joke at most.

Qin Huairu had calculated the costs herself, and the total cost of food she ate at the Jia family's house each month was less than 20,000 yuan.

However, she had paid a heavy price for the Jia family, as Jia Zhangshi did nothing at home every day.

All they do is eat and sleep.

No matter what Bang Geng does, Jia Zhangshi will only say a few nice words.

Moreover, the ingredients I bring back every now and then cost tens of thousands of yuan each month.

In other words, she supported the Jia family herself. She received 50,000 to 60,000 yuan worth of food from the Jia family through the man, but she only spent 20,000 yuan on her own food.

Jia Zhangshi never thought about how 100,000 yuan would be enough to support the entire Jia family.

Jia Zhangshi even scolded Qin Huairu, saying that she must have been hiding money in the past, otherwise why could she have kept 100,000 yuan until Jia Dongxu paid his salary?

She had previously given Qin Huairu 150,000 yuan, but the latter always said that the money was not enough.

Before Qin Huairu married into the family, when she and Jia Dongxu ate together, she always complained that Jia Dongxu's salary was too low, and that 200,000 yuan a month was not enough to cover their expenses.

Qin Huairu was too lazy to remind the other party, nor did she want to argue with them.

Now, in Qin Huairu's eyes, the Jia family is a cage, and it is only in this small courtyard that she feels like a human being.

Qin Huairu grew to love this place more and more, and even fantasized that it would become her home someday.

Until one day, while He Yuzhu was enjoying himself and smoking, she took advantage of the moment.

"Pillar, do you think I can live here forever?"

Qin Huairu's beautiful eyes were fixed on He Yuzhu.

"Snap"

He Yuzhu slapped the other person's pert buttocks.

"Stop scheming. As long as you are obedient and sensible, this main room will be yours from now on."

"Pillar, are you serious?"

"Really, don't doubt me."

Qin Huairu was exceptionally enthusiastic that day, and He Yuzhu was unusually late in the afternoon. Fortunately, there were no entertaining duties that day.

Qin Huairu, overjoyed, returned home late and was slapped by Jia Zhangshi.

It was because she went out after lunch and didn't come back until five o'clock. Bang Geng was hungry and cried a lot, so Jia Zhangshi didn't get a good night's sleep.

The slap brought Qin Huairu back to reality from her climax, and at the same time, it extinguished the last bit of her lingering affection for the Jia family.

From that day on, Qin Huairu became quite silent.

At first, neither Jia Zhangshi nor Jia Dongxu noticed anything unusual. After all, Qin Huairu had rarely smiled at home in the past year or so.

Just before the Chinese New Year, Jia Dongxu excitedly bought a roast duck from outside.

Jia Dongxu warmly invited Qin Huairu to come and eat roast duck together, but Qin Huairu just glanced at her coldly and said that they should eat, and she would just have porridge.

Jia Dongxu's enthusiasm suddenly vanished, but this did not stop Jia Zhangshi and Jia Dongxu from eating meat heartily.

A roast duck weighing over two pounds was devoured by the two of them in just a few minutes.

Qin Huairu watched coldly, as if she had known all along.

I ate a whole roast duck by myself at home this noon.

The man told her that the roast duck was even better than the one in front of her, and that it was made with his own secret recipe.

Indeed, Qin Huairu had long regarded the main house of that small courtyard as her own home.

This home is only a temporary residence for her.

At night, Jia Dongxu was eager to do laundry, but Qin Huairu pretended to be asleep.

Even when Jia Dongxu took action himself, Qin Huairu did not regain her senses.

Afterwards, Jia Dongxu lay in bed and suddenly realized that he hadn't seen his wife smile at him in a long time.

When they come home each day, they barely exchange a few words. Even though they live in the same house, it feels like they are worlds apart.

Jia Dongxu didn't understand why this was, and found it rather strange.

When asked to point out what was wrong, he couldn't find anything amiss.

My mother is kind, my son is adorable, and my wife is virtuous. Everything seems to be going smoothly, yet something seems amiss.

Jia Zhangshi and Jia Dongxu were careless and didn't notice that the bed sheets and duvet covers in their home used to be washed every three days.

The group's clothes were washed every two days and changed every three days.

In the last few months, however, the bed sheets at home have been washed every ten days or so, and clothes have been washed once a week.

In the past, Qin Huairu would always soak Jia Dongxu's dirty clothes in a basin in advance and prepare new ones for him the next day.

Qin Huairu never takes the initiative to prepare new clothes for him now.

Jia Dongxu thought it was too dirty, so he put it in a basin, and Qin Huairu would wash it when she saw it.

If Jia Dongxu isn't paying attention, Qin Huairu will definitely not remind him.

Madam Jia wasn't a particularly clean person, so she didn't mind, as long as it didn't prevent her from having a good meal.

Some of the people in the courtyard noticed that Qin Huairu hadn't been appearing at the laundry tub as often lately, but others didn't think much of it.

The laundry girl rarely hogging the tap in the yard anymore, and everyone was secretly happy that they could finally use water whenever they wanted.

However, in that small courtyard in Fuxiang Hutong, clothes, sheets, and duvet covers are hanging almost every day.

Neither Jia Zhangshi nor Jia Dongxu noticed that Qin Huairu hadn't mentioned buying clothes for a long time.