Chapter 127 Godson

After Zhang Xingwang calmed down the team members in the distance, he and Jia Zhang arrived at the edge of the central courtyard. Zhang Xingwang leaned against the pillar and thought that the other person's shoes were quite comfortable to wear and the craftsmanship was indeed impeccable.

He adjusted his mentality, put on a sincere expression, and said to Jia Zhang:

"Aunt Jia, what you want to ask mainly is the rumors between you and Yi Zhonghai, so you are wrongly accusing me.

Think about it, you met with Yi Zhonghai alone in the middle of the night and there was something secret about it, you were alone with him and no one was there, which good person wouldn't want to be offended if they knew about it?"

Jia Zhang interrupted him impatiently and said disdainfully:

"I'm not here to listen to you talk about this shit. If it weren't for you being such a nagging person, those old ladies who couldn't even choose the right dish wouldn't have gotten to this point.

Just tell me what you want to do. If you don’t make it clear to everyone, I will never let you go.”

"Listen to me first. Think about it carefully. If the auntie saw it, it's only a matter of time before rumors spread in the courtyard. And think about it again. In the end, the uncle still has to rely on your Jia family.

The uncle is a senior worker with a high salary. He and the aunt have separated before, which does not mean that your Dongxu will take care of him in his old age in advance.

Why don't you rush to thank me now? You should first encourage the old man to take out some living expenses to improve his life. Your wife is pregnant and still growing. It would be great if she could eat something good to supplement her nutrition."

"It's even simpler if it's a misunderstanding. At most, you can just say unilaterally that Yi Zhonghai just wants to adopt Jia Dongxu as his godson. He's your son, not your daughter, so what's there to be afraid of with one more godfather?

When you don't want to take care of Yi Zhonghai anymore, why don't you just cancel the title of godfather? If the relationship between the couple can break up, it's even more normal to break up with the godfather."

After hearing this, Jia Zhang took the melon seeds from Zhang Xingwang's hand, nodded thoughtfully, and asked worriedly while eating them:

"Yi Zhonghai is very smart. Can he give me the living expenses? Besides, it's not much money."

It seems that the evil money is the most reliable. After saying a lot, she probably only heard the three words "living expenses". However, Zhang Xingwang continued to reply while eating melon seeds:

"That's even easier. There's no need for a whole-school meeting. I can arrange it for him. Just tell him tomorrow that Yi Zhonghai wants to recognize Jia Dongxu as his godson, and I'll take care of the rest."

Jia Zhang then half-believed and half-doubtedly said that she would let him go for the time being. She asked for a handful of melon seeds and then went back angrily.

After calling the older sister who was still picking her crotch while riding a bicycle, Zhang Xingwang returned home contentedly.

The next morning, after Zhang Xingwang and the aunts gathered in the middle courtyard, they asked the little girl to go find Yi Tian and Yi Cheng to play. Sure enough, after a while, the three children came out to play happily together. The eldest aunt also half-pushed and half-shoved them out of the door and started chatting with everyone.

Seeing this, Zhang Xingwang stealthily knocked on the Jia family's door. After a while, Jia Zhang slowly walked over under everyone's complicated gazes.

She explained the secret between her and Yi Zhonghai to everyone in a dry voice, and everyone listened with doubt. After listening, Zhang Xingwang signaled Jia Zhang to call Yi Zhonghai out.

Let me clarify this to everyone in person. After all, the only people who can call out Yi Zhonghai now are Auntie and Jia Zhang.

As expected, the summoner was not just a name, and after a great summoning spell, Yi Zhonghai was summoned out within five minutes.

The old lady was about to leave, but was stopped by Zhang Xingwang, who gave her a "reassuring" look. Only then did the old lady give up struggling, but she still did not look Yi Zhonghai in the eye.

After Yi Zhonghai and Jia Zhang finished their explanations, Zhang Xingwang began to take advantage of the topic. He said slowly:

"Let's just believe for now that it's for the purpose of adopting a godson, but, um... let's still call you Uncle Yi."

Looking at Yi Zhonghai's annoyed expression and his trembling hands as he wanted to cut him, Zhang Xingwang continued slowly:

"Uncle Yi, no matter what, it is a fact that you cheated on an old lady, and you also know the interests involved, so I won't say any more. Anyway, as long as you two haven't divorced, it's still your business.

But... even if you two are separated temporarily, you still have to bear the living expenses of the aunt and the two children. After all, if you know your mistakes, you should correct them. If you correct them, you are still a good comrade."

After listening to this, Yi Zhonghai wanted to shut up that gossipy mouth, but after thinking about it, he felt that there was nothing wrong with it.

He was also thinking about waiting for his wife to calm down, and coaxing her with sweet words, at least to ensure that she had three meals a day. When the fire in the backyard was put out, that would be the time for him to make a comeback.

Then he said to Zhang Xingwang and the aunt:

"I would have done it even if you didn't tell me. I admit that it was my fault for not having a child. But I will make it up to her."

Zhang Xingwang interrupted immediately after hearing this. After all, Yi Zhonghai's ability to talk nonsense was not in vain. He could only take advantage of the fact that there were more people on his side to attack him, and quickly said:

"That's good. Now I have to say something fair on behalf of Aunt Jia. You have eaten at Aunt Jia's place for a few days now, right? You know that it's not easy for everyone, and the monthly ration is limited."

Then he pointed at Jia Zhang, who had gained weight, and said:

"Look at Aunt Jia. She's been swollen from hunger these past few days. Yesterday I saw her secretly drinking water to fill her stomach. As a member of the courtyard, I really can't stand it. You can't be too selfish, and you can't just think about yourself.

I suggest you give Aunt Jia some living expenses so that you can get by for now. You can wait until Auntie forgives you before you discuss the rest.”

After hearing this, Jia Zhang gave Zhang Xingwang an admiring look and immediately said to Yi Zhonghai:

"My wife is pregnant and my grandson is young, so I really need some living expenses."

Yi Zhonghai felt something was wrong after hearing this. Wouldn't he just become a tool, working for Auntie and the Jia family? However, after thinking for a long time, he could not come up with any good solution. He had no other choice except the Jia family.

After Zhang Xingwang said this, he couldn't go anywhere else. People in the courtyard saw that he was quite happy while eating.

I started going to other people's homes or eating out to ask for living expenses. God knows what kind of rumors Zhang Xingwang, the gossiper, will spread about me. If I really do this, I will probably be labeled as a conscienceless person in the future.

You can't just eat at different restaurants every day, otherwise you'd end up eating at hundreds of restaurants.

I smiled bitterly and could only nod in agreement. Anyway, it was just two meals a day, and it wouldn't cost much.

Zhang Xingwang breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Yi Zhonghai nod. It seemed that Comrade Yi was still quite respectable.

After this matter is settled, it depends on how Jia Zhang will handle it. However, given Jia Zhang's personality, Zhang Xingwang doesn't need to remind her. It is estimated that within a few days, Yi Zhonghai will take the initiative to increase his living expenses.

As expected, Yi Zhonghai's eyes turned green after eating so much food at the Jia family for two consecutive days. Moreover, every time the Jia family members accompanied Yi Zhonghai for meals, they were absent-minded and would prepare a good meal for him after he returned home. When asked, they would tell them that the prices of everything had gone up and they could not afford it.

Finally, he had no choice but to increase his living expenses from 8 yuan to 15 yuan so that he could have a normal meal. Zhang Xingwang didn't know about these things. After solving these problems, he returned to the village the next day and went to find the old man with a quilt.