The courtyard house, without the script of Sha Zhu.

"I told you before, with Jia Xiaohua around, the Jia family is ultimately not a good place to entrust your affairs."

However, although Yi Zhonghai understands these principles, how could he possibly accept them now?

He has already paid far too many sunk costs.

It's hard to abandon someone, not to mention there's something even more crucial right now: he believes the child in Qin Huairu's belly is his own.

The likelihood of him being willing to abandon the Jia family is even lower, almost pitifully low.

However, he couldn't say this directly, so he could only grit his teeth and finally utter a sentence after a long time.

"But if I take on a new apprentice, I'll have to consider it carefully. More importantly, it's hard to find someone without a father, and it's inconvenient for me if they live far away."

Listening to Yi Zhonghai recount his helplessness, the old deaf woman sighed. She knew that was just Yi Zhonghai's personality, especially after incurring so many sunk costs.

They want Yi Zhonghai to find someone else.

The possibility of this was already extremely low, not to mention there was simply no suitable candidate.

Thinking of this, the old deaf man couldn't help but grit his teeth.

"It's all that little bastard's fault. If he hadn't taken my precious grandson away and corrupted him, none of this would have happened!"

This statement also ignited Yi Zhonghai's anger.

However, after exchanging a few greetings with Cao Wei, the old deaf man quickly calmed down and slowly spoke to Yi Zhonghai.

"Suppressing these kinds of rumors will only backfire. You'll just let Xiaomei spread even more outrageous rumors and attract other people's attention."

Yi Zhonghai had no objection to the old deaf man's arrangement and nodded in surprise. Then, as if remembering something, he couldn't help but ask the old deaf man again.

"Grandma, is there any progress on that matter you mentioned last time?"

Indeed, Yi Zhonghai is still wondering what will happen after the military control commission is withdrawn.

The old deaf man once said that after the military control commission was abolished, each academy might be managed separately. If he became the manager, wouldn't that be incredibly awesome?

However, unlike before when he felt somewhat guilty every time Yi Zhonghai questioned him, the old deaf man received some information this time.

After pondering for a moment, he spoke slowly.

"I reckon it'll be about six months from now. Right now, you shouldn't provoke that little bastard anymore. Once you're in charge, dealing with him will be a piece of cake."

"At this point, you urgently need to establish your image."

Yi Zhonghai naturally had no objection to this arrangement.

It wasn't until the old deaf man left that Yi Zhonghai finally frowned.

To be honest, it would be difficult for him to swallow his pride and apologize to the Jia family.

Of course, that's impossible, but if we don't do it that way, my son might suffer in the future.

Seeing this, Li Mei could only sigh silently, knowing that she couldn't persuade Yi Zhonghai in this family.

In the end, Yi Zhonghai compromised.

I was thinking of talking to Jia Dongxu privately.

This time, however, it seemed as if Jia Dongxu had rediscovered the backbone he had lost for so many years.

Several months passed. During this time, the rumors about Yi Zhonghai in the courtyard gradually faded after Li Mei spread even more outrageous rumors. In addition, Yi Zhonghai would occasionally give eggs to the poorer residents of the courtyard, thus rebuilding his moral image.

Cao Wei didn't have time to say anything during this period, because after finishing his work at Fengzeyuan every day, he also had to go to the Lou family every few days.

And just like that, time flew by, and the days passed by.

Qin Huairu's belly gradually grew bigger.

However, Jia Zhangshi never gave Qin Huairu a kind look again, partly due to the influence of previous rumors, or perhaps simply because she was too lazy to bother with it.

What worried Qin Huairu even more was that the Jia family seemed determined to give Yi Zhonghai a hard time.

I can't even openly contact Yi Zhonghai right now.

She couldn't even find any opportunities in private anymore, since going to the bathroom in the middle of the night was becoming increasingly inconvenient as she got pregnant.

One day, the landlady, Jia Zhangshi, stood on the kang (a heated brick bed).

Looking at the food he ate today, he couldn't help but frown and angrily berate Qin Huairu.

"You vixen, this is what you feed me? Oh dear, Lao Jia, come and see how Dongxu is abusing his vixen wife."

Qin Huairu seemed to take it all in stride, and could only explain in a somewhat timid voice.

"Mom, payday is coming soon, but we're running low on food. I have no choice."

"Why don't you try to find a solution yourself? You eat so much every day."

Madam Jia Zhangshi found Qin Huairu extremely displeasing at the moment.

Regardless of what happened, the other woman was pregnant and was eating more than before. In her mind, this "money-losing child" was definitely not worth eating, and given that the baby in her belly might not be her grandson, the more she thought about it, the angrier she became.

So he simply gave Qin Huairu a push and said fiercely.

"Since you're not going to do anything this afternoon, you might as well skip the meal."

Qin Huairu was somewhat stunned. As she was pushed, she was so surprised that she forgot to resist. She accidentally knocked over some things and fell to the ground with a cry of pain.

Blood continued to flow from beneath her.

"what!"

With a scream, Jia Zhangshi, who witnessed this scene, completely panicked.

Knowing she might have made a huge mistake, she really didn't know what to do.

Just then, Li Mei couldn't help but come to the door and take a look. She saw that Qin Huairu, who was heavily pregnant, was dripping blood from her lower body.

Even though she had never given birth, she knew that Qin Huairu was about to give birth.

So she hurriedly went out, looked into the house, saw Qin Huairu with a pained expression and Jia Zhangshi standing there in a daze, and realized what was going on. She rushed out of the courtyard and shouted at the top of her lungs.

"Help! Qin Huairu is about to give birth!"

The beastly neighbors also poked their heads out, but no one made a move. After all, the Jia family was like a troublemaker; once you got involved, it was really hard to get rid of them.

Yi Zhonghai, who had taken a day off after accidentally falling yesterday, staggered out of the house upon hearing the commotion inside. When he arrived at the Jia family home and saw Qin Huairu lying in a pool of blood, he felt as if he had been struck by lightning.

That's the son of the Yi family!

Seeing Jia Zhangshi stunned, he seemed to realize something. Although he gritted his teeth, he thought of his current somewhat inconvenient state.

After looking around, he thought of the people who were resting today, and as if subconsciously finding hope, he walked towards the Cao family.

In his view, Qin Huairu is about to give birth, so no matter what Cao Wei does, he will eventually give her some face, right?

"Cao Wei! Your sister Qin is about to give birth, hurry up and come out!"