The courtyard house, without the script of Sha Zhu.

Upon hearing this news, Jia Dongxu was overjoyed.

As for Madam Jia, her usually harsh face finally broke into a smile for Qin Huairu at this moment.

However, to be more precise, it refers to Qin Huairu's belly, since it is her precious grandson.

Yi Zhonghai was also incredibly excited at the same time.

It should be noted that more than three months means that the time it took for him to win the first batch of Huai Ru soup was roughly the same.

Although Jia Dongxu and Qin Huairu had shared a room during this period, in Yi Zhonghai's eyes, the timing was almost right. For him, who had been childless for so many years, he regarded it as his only hope. He didn't even need Qin Huairu to say anything at this moment; he couldn't help but hypnotize himself.

"This child must be mine, Dad. Our Yi family line will not die out!"

There was nothing he could do; he hadn't had children for so many years, and Yi Zhonghai had even gone for a checkup in private.

The information I received was that it was because he frequented the Eight Great Hutongs too much when he was young.

This resulted in his extremely low fertility, making it very difficult for his wife to conceive.

It was precisely because he knew it was his own problem that he had remained devoted to Li Mei all these years, often actively seeking medicine for her, but refusing to go to a proper hospital even once.

This was all because he was afraid of being exposed.

He had been fantasizing countless days and nights: Could it be that he could never have a child of his own in this lifetime? Qin Huairu's pregnancy undoubtedly gave him his only hope.

Therefore, almost instantly, Yi Zhonghai shifted all the blame onto Li Mei, and couldn't help but mutter to himself.

"It must be Li Mei's useless belly. Huai Ru got pregnant on her first try. She really is my Huai Ru."

As he thought this, the memories of that night resurfaced in Yi Zhonghai's mind.

Because I took the other person's first time, and because of the time that passed.

At this moment, Yi Zhonghai is almost unwavering in his belief that Qin Huairu is pregnant with his child.

Qin Huairu, looking at Yi Zhonghai's appearance at this moment, could guess what was going on.

The other party already believes that the child in her womb is theirs.

However, when Qin Huairu thought about the past three months, the first person she thought of was neither Yi Zhonghai nor Jia Dongxu.

It was her cousin, after all, the two had grown up together.

When it comes to true feelings, Qin Huairu knows very well that if she didn't want to marry into the city, she probably would have been with her cousin long ago.

Qin Huairu felt that the child was more likely to be her cousin.

However, Qin Huairu couldn't help but think of someone else.

Thinking about her current month, Qin Huairu felt even more confident.

She not only wanted Yi Zhonghai to help support her, but also wanted to use this to threaten him.

Although she herself was not sure whose child it was, it didn't matter.

Most importantly, Cao Wei's cooking was incredibly delicious.

Although the windows weren't deliberately opened, the occasional, unintentional waft of fragrance was enough to elicit complaints from the entire courtyard, especially compared to Cao Wei's cooking.

What they do isn't much different from feeding pigs.

As she thought about it, Qin Huairu couldn't help but smile.

At that time, three men will earn money for her and her son to spend.

Then she would surely achieve her dream of eating meat and fish every day and wearing new clothes during holidays.

His own son might also succeed in becoming a high-ranking official under this circumstance.

She wanted to recreate the scene from her dream.

When Qin Huairu came to her senses, she found that Jia Dongxu was about to say something to Jia Zhangshi.

Jia Zhangshi gritted her teeth and said.

"Huai Ru, Mom will buy you a chicken today to help you recover."

Upon hearing this, Qin Huairu was somewhat taken aback, and Jia Dongxu was also somewhat surprised.

He had originally thought he would be needed, but now he was going to have to outwit his mother, Jia Zhangshi, again.

Surprisingly, the other party took the initiative to express their willingness.

This made him even more ecstatic.

Qin Huairu has truly experienced what it means to gain status through one's son.

At that moment, the doctor also offered a subtle reminder.

"By the way, that payment window is..."

Upon hearing this, the three members of the Jia family almost simultaneously turned to look at Yi Zhonghai. Jia Dongxu, too, couldn't help but feign some difficulty in his tone.

"Master, I was in a rush to leave today and forgot my wallet, so..."

There was no other way; for the Jia family, it was best not to spend money if they could avoid it, especially since their gullible master was still around.

Just when Jia Zhangshi thought she would have to cooperate and speak up again, and continue to caress him, before Yi Zhonghai, the old man without a son, would agree.

Yi Zhonghai, indeed acting somewhat out of character in their eyes, simply agreed with a light laugh.

"Okay, I'll cover the cost for you first."

After saying this cheerfully, Yi Zhonghai turned and headed towards the payment window.

This left both the Jia family mother and son completely bewildered.

As the three temporarily left the ward, Jia Zhangshi suddenly had a flash of inspiration, as if she had thought of something.

"Hmph, it must be some old, widowed man who saw that your wife is pregnant, Dongxu, and wants to hold our grandson too. After all, he's his grand-disciple, so it's only right that he contributes this little bit of money."

Upon closer examination, Jia Dongxu didn't find anything wrong with it, since it was normal for Yi Zhonghai to treat him well.

The other person is relying on themselves for retirement...

Only Qin Bailian couldn't help but roll her eyes inwardly.

In the few months since she married into the family, she has seen that Yi Zhonghai has treated their family fairly well, but most of the time it's just talk.

I'm nice to them occasionally, but I'm just incredibly stingy.

If it weren't for the fact that my child's birth month happened to coincide with that time.

It would be a miracle if Yi Zhonghai were this attentive.

Afterwards, whenever the four of them returned to the courtyard house, or even went to the supply and marketing cooperative, Yi Zhonghai would happily pay for the chickens out of his own pocket.

This left Jia's mother and son somewhat confused, but mostly happy, not only because Qin Huairu was pregnant, but also because of Yi Zhonghai's change in attitude.

This gave them a glimpse of a future where they could take advantage of any further.

After returning to the courtyard, Madam Jia seemed to straighten her back and spoke in a loud voice.

"Hey, our Jia family has an heir! Huai Ru is pregnant with a grandson."

The neighbors gathered around to watch the spectacle, and upon learning that Qin Huairu was only three months pregnant, one of them couldn't help but mutter something under their breath.

"They're so tiny, who knows if it's a grandson or a granddaughter?"

This made Jia Zhangshi glare angrily.

"Bah! Our Jia family would never produce a worthless product!"

The man didn't dare to speak again, and after returning to the Jia family, Qin Huairu finally experienced what it meant to live like an emperor.

For the sake of her grandson, Madam Jia Zhang temporarily chose to compromise, even taking the initiative to help Qin Huairu cook chicken soup, and not letting the laundry chicken go back to its old ways.

Qin Huairu, the "laundry chicken," thought to herself that this was the city life she had always longed for, and at the same time, she made up her mind to go find Cao Wei that night.