This was the result of his and Third Master's meticulous planning.
Therefore, everyone in the Three Great Uncles' family kept it from Yan Jiefang.
Yan Jiefang also didn't come home for dinner today.
As for Third Master's youngest daughter, Yan Jiedi, she was studying out of town and hadn't reached the day to come home yet.
As soon as Yu Li placed the Gongbao Chicken on the table, the family immediately began to eat impatiently.
They were afraid of eating too slowly or eating too little.
In a short while, a plate of food was eaten clean by them.
Not even a drop of oil was left, they ate it with steamed buns, it was truly clean.
After eating, everyone felt incredibly pleased.
It had been a long time since they had eaten meat so heartily!
After eating, San Dama immediately began to praise Yan Fugui.
“Old Yan, your move is truly brilliant! Let Yu Li and Cao Yuan's family get closer, so when Cao Yuan has good things in the future, how could he forget us? Cao Yuan's family is so rich, our lives will definitely be better in the future!”
Hearing San Dama's words, Yan Jiefang also quickly followed her lead and flattered Third Master.
“Our family still has to rely on Dad for ideas! How come I didn't think of it at first!”
Listening to his son's compliments, Third Master Yan Fugui was overjoyed.
He raised his head and said proudly, “That's right, why else would I be your father? You still have a long way to go! Study hard!”
Yan Jiefang looked at his wife, Yu Li, with satisfaction and said, “Anyway, that Cao Yuan is a eunuch, I'm very relieved!”
When Yu Li was looked at by him like that, she immediately thought of Cao Yuan teaching her to cook.
She couldn't help but get a little distracted.
But she still echoed her husband with flickering eyes, trying to muddle through, saying, “Yes, Cao Yuan can't do anything to me!”
...
Let's talk about the Jia family side.
Bang梗 finished gnawing on the chicken butt by himself, completely disregarding Huaihua and Xiao Dang staring enviously from the side, and then he started crying and making a fuss as if he hadn't eaten enough.
“The chicken butt was so delicious! Grandma! I want more chicken butt!”
“Mom! Get me some chicken butt to eat! I want more!”
Because Grandma favored Bang梗, she spent a lot of effort to appease Huaihua and Xiao Dang's envy, watching Bang梗 enjoy the chicken butt alone.
But now with Bang梗's fuss, Huaihua and Xiao Dang couldn't hold back either.
They cried with teary eyes:
“I want to eat too! Brother Bang梗 ate it all, he didn't even let me taste a bite, Huaihua is so hungry!”
“Me too! Grandma is biased! She only gives it to Brother Bang梗 to eat! I don't care! I want some too!”
Jia Dongxu couldn't hold back when she saw this scene.
However, she wasn't scolding her own children.
Instead, she cursed fiercely in the direction of Cao Yuan's family.
“That scoundrel Cao Yuan! Giving my son chicken butt! He deserves to be a Eunuch Cao!”
“If Cao Yuan hadn't given Bang梗 chicken butt, how would there have been so much trouble!”
Hearing Jia Dongxu's curses, Jia Zhangshi felt that her son hadn't hit the mark, and she grumbled to Jia Dongxu with dissatisfaction, “What's wrong with chicken butt? Chicken butt is also meat! Third Master was still thinking about it!”
After being told this by her mother, Jia Dongxu pondered it and felt that her mother's words made some sense.
Compared to not giving anything, Cao Yuan at least gave Bang梗 a chicken butt.
So she looked at her mother in confusion and asked, “So, Cao Yuan is actually not bad?”
When Jia Dongxu said this, Jia Zhangshi looked at her son as if he were an idiot, and her face instantly fell: “Not bad my ass!”
“That guy is so stingy! Giving my grandson a chicken butt, but not giving any chicken meat?”
“Damn it, why doesn't this kind of person just die out!”
After cursing, Jia Zhangshi began to ponder Bang梗's words.
Thinking of Yu Li helping out at Cao Yuan's family, and then connecting it to Third Master coming to snatch chicken butt, she immediately had an epiphany.
It turned out that Third Master's family was scheming against Cao Yuan!
Knowing that Cao Yuan was a Eunuch Cao, they felt at ease letting Yu Li go to Cao Yuan's family to work and take advantage.
Thinking of this, Jia Zhangshi couldn't help but look at Qin Huairu and said to her, “You should also learn from Yu Li and go give Cao Yuan's family a hand.
Look how clever Third Master is!”
“That's why Cao Yuan's family gave chicken to Third Master's family and gave Bang梗 a chicken butt!”
“Can't you also go help out at that scoundrel Cao Yuan's family in the future? This way, Cao Yuan will also give your family meat in the future! And Bang梗 won't have to fuss over a chicken butt anymore!”
“You're so useless! You don't even know how to scheme?”
The more Jia Zhangshi spoke, the angrier she got, and finally, she even started cursing Qin Huairu.
Qin Huairu felt extremely wronged after hearing this, but she still argued, “Mom! Those words are too harsh! Cao Yuan is a man, and I'm a married woman, what if people start gossiping?”
I originally thought Jia Zhangshi's words made sense, if Third Master could let Yu Li take advantage of Cao Yuan, why couldn't Qin Huairu?
But as soon as Qin Huairu said that, Jia Dongxu's face immediately fell, and he sneered, “A man? Nonsense!”
“Cao Yuan is a person without that thing! I'm not afraid, what are you afraid of?”
“If Yu Li can go, you can go too! Go tonight! Cao Yuan has plenty of money! Our family must take this advantage, we can't let Three Great Uncles' family snatch it!”
Qin Huairu felt so bitter after hearing her husband's words that she didn't know what to say.
Jia Zhangshi, on the other hand, looked at her son with a relieved expression.
This son of hers had finally come to his senses.
Then, Jia Zhangshi said to Qin Huairu, “Dongxu is right! Cao Yuan is a person without that thing, what are you afraid of?”
“Isn't Yu Li cleaning Cao Yuan's house? You go too! But you can't work for free, you have to ask him for money! Ten yuan a month... no, fifteen yuan! That's not too much, is it?”
“Anyway, Cao Yuan has plenty of money! Yu Li might have gotten a lot of benefits from Cao Yuan these past few days!”
Qin Huairu couldn't hold back anymore when she heard this, and she complained, “Mom!”
“Cao Yuan definitely won't agree!”
“Cao Yuan has money, but that doesn't mean he's stupid!”
Qin Huairu made a good point, fifteen yuan was a lot in that era when the average monthly salary was only twenty or thirty yuan. To get that much just for cleaning the house was already considered a lot!
No matter how rich Cao Yuan was, how could he easily agree?
But Jia Zhangshi and Jia Dongxu didn't think so; they thought Qin Huairu was making excuses.
Immediately, Jia Zhangshi flared up at Qin Huairu: “You haven't even gone yet, how do you know Cao Yuan won't agree? What, are you helping Cao Yuan speak now? Your wings have hardened, have they?”
“I'm telling you, you have to go whether you want to or not! If it weren't for you, this jinx, marrying in, Dongxu wouldn't have had an accident! This is all what you owe our family!”
Qin Huairu felt incredibly wronged.
It was clearly Jia Zhangshi who had acted on her own initiative back then, wanting to monopolize Cao Min's inheritance!
Later, she kept spreading rumors and badmouthing Cao Yuan, offending him to no end!
That's why Bang梗 went begging, and Cao Yuan only gave him a piece of chicken butt!
Now, after doing so many immoral things, she still wanted to push her out to curry favor with Cao Yuan?!
And she was supposed to directly ask Cao Yuan for fifteen yuan to clean his house?
This was clearly impossible for Cao Yuan to agree to!
This was too shameless, wasn't it??
“Mom! Stop talking! I'll go, alright!”
But seeing Jia Zhangshi's aggressive demeanor and her husband Jia Dongxu's fierce expression,
Qin Huairu was truly exhausted.
She knew that nothing she said would be useful, and continuing would only lead to more scolding and ridicule.
Helplessly, Qin Huairu could only grit her teeth and agree to her mother-in-law's and husband's unreasonable request.
...
After dinner, Cao Yuan didn't stay idle.
He immediately began to cultivate the Great Might Heavenly Dragon Divine Skill.
Ever since he learned that the Great Might Heavenly Dragon Divine Skill could help him cure his illness, Cao Yuan practiced even more diligently.
Several hours passed, and the sky gradually darkened.
Cao Yuan lay on the bed, meditating with his eyes closed, and after sweating profusely, he suddenly opened his eyes.
After a period of cultivation, although the Great Might Heavenly Dragon Divine Skill was still only at the initial stage, it had indeed made considerable progress.
Cao Yuan's body once again underwent significant changes.
For example, his eyesight improved; he could see distant objects both clearly and far away.
His hearing was also a bit sharper than before.
Now, as long as he listened carefully, he could even catch sounds from Second Master Liu Haizhong's house next door.
The true qi in his nine orifices was much more abundant.
Moreover, even without cultivating, the true qi in the nine orifices was still gradually opening up other acupoints.
As the true qi in the nine orifices gathered, other acupoints and meridians were also gradually unblocked.
Cao Yuan could clearly feel that his physical condition was much better than before.
That innate defect he had before could now even move slightly.
Cao Yuan was quite satisfied with these changes in himself.
He understood that to completely cure that innate defect, it was not something that could be done overnight, and he couldn't rush it.
Being too impatient would be counterproductive, leading to qi deviation, which would not be worth it.
...
Under the dual pressure of her husband Jia Dongxu and mother-in-law Jia Zhangshi, Qin Huairu dragged her tired body and slowly moved step by step to Cao Yuan's doorstep late at night.
Qin Huairu clenched her fists tightly, her heart pounding with unease.
She didn't know how Cao Yuan would treat her.
After knocking on the door, she silently prayed in her heart.
She hoped Cao Yuan would agree to her request, so she could give an explanation to her husband and mother-in-law.
Just as her thoughts were racing, the door opened.
At this time, Cao Yuan had just finished practicing the Great Might Heavenly Dragon Divine Skill and had changed into a fresh set of clothes.
In the night, he looked exceptionally handsome.
Seeing that it was Qin Huairu, Cao Yuan immediately frowned and asked, “What's the matter?”
He had already heard Qin Huairu's family plotting to take advantage of him with his extraordinary hearing.
He already had a grudge against the Jia family, and now knowing they still wanted to scheme against him, Cao Yuan naturally wouldn't give her a good look.
Seeing Cao Yuan so cold, Qin Huairu secretly sighed.
Sure enough, Cao Yuan still remembered how her mother-in-law had tried to monopolize Cao Min's inheritance back then.
However, seeing his indifferent attitude, Qin Huairu immediately put on a pitiful act and said to him in a low voice, “Cao Yuan, you also know our family's situation.”
“My mother-in-law did offend you, but that's all her problem.
There's no enmity between us young people!”
“Dongxu is paralyzed, and the family relies on me alone to support it; life is almost unbearable.”
“Can you… can you help us?”
As she spoke, she secretly glanced at Cao Yuan's expression.
She used to rely on this appearance to make Sha Zhu willingly help her.
Qin Huairu felt that her current pitiful state would definitely move people's hearts.
No matter how hard-hearted Cao Yuan was, he would at least have some compassion, right?
If Sha Zhu were here, if I said this, he would definitely do it eagerly.
But unexpectedly, Cao Yuan sneered after hearing my words:
“Help you? Why should I help you? I'm not running a charity!”
“Playing pitiful in front of me, that trick works on Sha Zhu, but it's useless on me! Don't forget, I'm a Eunuch Cao, I'm not interested in women!”
Qin Huairu saw that he immediately saw through my thoughts and knew that Cao Yuan was not as obedient as Sha Zhu.
So she quickly changed her tone and said:
“Yu Li can help you clean, and I can too, just give me fifteen yuan a month!”