“Well, I’m the only one at home, so I have to wash the dishes.”
Chen Jianye replied with a smile.
As he spoke, Chen Jianye glanced at Jia Zhangshi.
His ears weren’t deaf, so he naturally heard Jia Zhangshi’s slander clearly.
“Oh, my kettle is boiling, I’m going back now.”
Jia Zhangshi was quite nimble and quickly found an excuse to leave.
She didn’t even give Chen Jianye a chance to make trouble.
“Jianye, Jia Family Sister-in-law is just like that. I don’t believe a single word she says, so don’t take it to heart.”
Third Aunt explained with a smile.
“Yes, I know.”
Chen Jianye squatted down to wash the dishes and replied.
Third Aunt chatted for a few more moments, then went to gossip with other Old Woman Jia.
Chen Jianye finished washing the dishes and went home.
He put the dishes into the cupboard, then brought up his panel and glanced at his experience points.
Cooking LV1 17/200.
‘Making three meals a day gives 17 experience points. If I want to level up, about 12 days should be enough.’
Chen Jianye calculated silently in his mind and felt it was acceptable.
Now that he lived alone, Cooking skills were very important.
Moreover, Chen Jianye was also very much looking forward to the changes after Cooking upgraded to LV2.
After tidying up the items in his home, Chen Jianye picked up his cleaver, a small stool, and a whetstone.
He sat at his doorstep to sharpen his knife.
Shasha!
The blade of the cleaver scraped across the whetstone, making a shasha sound.
Chen Jianye sharpened his knife very seriously.
On one hand, to make good food, knives were very important.
On the other hand, he was very unhappy about Jia Zhangshi’s slander.
Since he was unhappy, he naturally didn’t want Jia Zhangshi to be happy.
Sharpening the knife was his attitude.
At the same time.
Qin Huairu, holding her belly, was about to go out for a stroll when she caught sight of Chen Jianye sharpening his knife at the entrance. She was so scared that she quickly ran back into the house.
“Dongxu, Mom, Chen Jianye is sharpening his knife at the door!”
“What? Why is he sharpening his knife?”
Jia Dongxu was startled instinctively. He went out to look and indeed saw Chen Jianye sitting at the door sharpening his knife.
Although Chen Jianye was fully focused on sharpening his knife, Jia Dongxu still felt uneasy, always feeling as if Chen Jianye was targeting him.
After all, he had just clashed with Chen Jianye during the day, and in the evening, Chen Jianye was sitting at his doorstep sharpening his knife.
Who was he trying to scare!
“This dog, didn’t I just say a few words about him? What is he preparing to do sharpening his knife at the door?”
Jia Zhangshi cursed in a low voice, annoyed.
“Mom, what did you do again to provoke him?”
Jia Dongxu quickly asked.
“I didn’t provoke him, I just said a few words that he had a mental illness and wouldn’t live much longer.”
“It was all Sha Zhu who told me, and I was just chatting and gossiping with someone.”
Jia Zhangshi looked bewildered.
“Mom, you can’t say those things. If you say them, everyone will know Chen Jianye has a health problem.”
“Can he still find a partner?”
Qin Huairu reacted quickly.
“Whose side are you on? What does it matter to you whether he finds a partner or not?”
Jia Zhangshi’s face hardened.
“Mom, Huai Ru is right. If you cause Chen Jianye to not find a partner, and he won’t live much longer, he will definitely take his anger out on you.”
Jia Dongxu, contrary to his usual self, supported Qin Huairu.
He felt much more relaxed inside.
It seemed he had overthought things; Chen Jianye sharpening his knife wasn’t aimed at him.
“Dongxu, do you mean that this kid sharpening his knife is perhaps trying to…”
Jia Zhangshi licked her lips: “Then I wouldn’t dare to persuade him either.”
“Mom, you go find Master Yi and have Master Yi stop him.”
“If you go talk to him, and he gives you a knife in return, then you’re finished.”
Jia Dongxu suggested.
“This kid definitely has a problem in his head. I just said a few words about him, is it really necessary for him to do this?”
Jia Zhangshi looked exasperated.
Her mouth had always been like this, she liked to gossip about other people’s miscellaneous affairs.
Others would at most come to Jia to curse a few words.
Jia Zhangshi would just have an impassioned shouting match with them, treating it as honing her skills.
There was no one like Chen Jianye, who would silently sharpen his knife at the slightest disagreement.
“You go quickly.”
“Huai Ru, come back and close the main door.”
Jia Zhangshi waved her hand, saying with great disdain.
Jia Zhangshi sprinted towards Yi Zhonghai’s house.
“Who is it?”
Yi Zhonghai heard the knocking and asked.
“It’s me, open the door quickly.”
Jia Zhangshi looked back at the figure at the Chen Family entrance.
Hmm, Chen Jianye was still sitting steadily, not chasing after her.
“Old Woman Jia, why are you not sleeping in the middle of the night?”
Yi Zhonghai asked, puzzled.
“That kid from the Chen Family is sharpening his knife at the door.”
Jia Zhangshi pointed with her hand.
“Tsk.”
Yi Zhonghai glanced, and just as he was about to speak, he suddenly noticed something unusual and his gaze fell on Jia Zhangshi, revealing a hint of suspicion.
“I just said a few words about him, nothing serious. He heard it, and came back to sharpen his knife.”
“Who do you think he’s sharpening his knife for?”
Jia Zhangshi said angrily.
“I don’t know. This doesn’t concern you, why are you bothering with him? Go to sleep.”
Yi Zhonghai spread his hands.
Who is he sharpening his knife for?
You tell me, who is Chen Jianye sharpening his knife for?
It’s already so obvious, and you’re still asking me, waiting for me to take your bait.
Heh, I’m not falling for it.
“Yi Zhonghai, you are the First Master of the Courtyard. Now, people in the Courtyard are constantly resorting to knives. This unhealthy trend must be stopped immediately.”
“Otherwise, how will people live in our Courtyard in the future?”
Jia Zhangshi changed her approach and continued to speak.
“Hiss, you’re right. How about you stop this unhealthy trend?”
Yi Zhonghai stroked his chin and said seriously.
“Yi Zhonghai, I came to you to solve a problem in our Courtyard, what is your attitude?”
Jia Zhangshi grew anxious.
“You know in your heart whether you’re solving a Courtyard problem or your own problem.”
“Also, what bad things did you say about Chen Jianye? You deliberately hid it from me and used me as a pawn. Do you think you’re the only smart one in the Courtyard?”
Yi Zhonghai’s face hardened, and he criticized her sternly.
Yi Zhonghai had long experienced Comrade Jia Zhangshi’s slyness.
They were all thousand-year-old foxes, so why play ghost stories?
“I just spoke a few truths, repeating what Sha Zhu told me to a few sisters in the front Courtyard, just for fun.”
“It seems Chen Jianye heard some of it, and he came back and sharpened his knife.”
Jia Zhangshi no longer concealed anything.
“Foolish! Are those things that can be said? If you spread them, who in our area would dare to marry Chen Jianye in the future?”
“You are trying to make the Chen Family die out!”
Yi Zhonghai spoke with deep sorrow, but secretly rejoiced.
Good, good, Jia Zhangshi indeed lived up to his expectations.
Since Jia Zhangshi had relayed this matter to other Old Woman Jia, it was guaranteed to spread throughout the area within the next two or three days.
It would be difficult for the Chen Family not to die out.
“I’ve already said it all, what’s the use of talking about these things now? Quickly think of a way to make Chen Jianye quiet down.”
Jia Zhangshi mumbled.
“What can I do? Chen Jianye is stubborn now and doesn’t listen to us elders at all.”
“If you ask me to go chat with him, I’m also scared. What if he gives me a knife in return?”
Yi Zhonghai deliberately played hard to get.
He absolutely couldn’t agree readily; he had to emphasize the difficulty of the matter.
“You can ask Sha Zhu to accompany you.”
“With Sha Zhu there, what do you have to worry about?”
Jia Zhangshi said as if it were the most natural thing.
“Why don’t you ask your Dongxu to accompany me? Logically, he’s my apprentice, closer to me than Sha Zhu.”
Yi Zhonghai sneered.
Jia Zhangshi remained silent.
Talking between smart people is very simple.
If you make all sorts of excuses, it will only make the other person think you are treating them like a fool.