Chapter 45: A Little Bit of Like

He suddenly changed his attitude, making her cry for no reason, but she couldn’t cry.

She wasn’t really trying to cry earlier, but he…

Hu Yao’s eyes flickered, and she lowered her gaze.

After that day, Jiang Han didn’t like her being with Grandma Liu, telling her to just listen to her old words and forget about them.

He seemed a little annoyed when she mentioned his childhood embarrassment.

Many people were hired to build houses in the village, and the progress was fast. The house was almost finished in half a month.

The brand new, bright two-story house was quite eye-catching in the village. The Jiang family’s location was a bit remote, but this time when they built the house, many villagers came to take a look.

Hu Yao went back for two days to clean up. The bed she had been sleeping on was old, and since the new house was built, Jiang Han simply replaced all the furniture.

The house was wired for electricity, and he even had people transport a lot of rare appliances.

He was in charge of spending money to buy things, while Hu Yao took care of tidying up and decorating.

The spacious and bright new home was filled with various items, each detail showing meticulousness, even the yard was paved with bluestone paths.

Such a house would be considered good even in town. Villagers looked at it and couldn’t help but feel a little sour envy.

I don’t know when it started, but Hu Yao had become the most envied young wife.

Just the new house Jiang Han built was enough to show that he was the wealthiest person in the surrounding villages. Some people regretted not marrying their daughters to him, otherwise, they would be the ones enjoying the benefits now.

They should have guessed it when Jiang Han was able to pay 300 yuan for Hu Yao. Now it’s too late to say anything.

People talked about it in private, and thinking about the broken mother-daughter relationship between Hu Guifen and Hu Yao, they couldn’t help but gloat and say that she was stupid.

If Hu Guifen had been better to Hu Yao, now that Hu Yao is doing well, wouldn’t she be good to her own mother?

It’s common knowledge that Jiang Han’s parents died early, and no one would say anything if Hu Yao subsidized her family. Jiang Han didn’t care about the little money, but Hu Guifen was too ruthless, and Jiang Han didn’t treat her as a mother-in-law at all. The incident of asking Song Sikai to collect money from the Hu family was a clear indication.

Some people envied Hu Yao, while others felt jealous. They spread rumors about Jiang Han’s ambiguous relationship with other women, saying that Hu Yao’s good fortune might not last, and she might be replaced by another woman someday. Men are all fickle, and there are more women than just Hu Yao who can bear children.

All kinds of rumors spread in private, most of which Hu Yao didn’t know.

They would move back in two days. Lin Zhaodi helped clean the new house, and Hu Yao was going to buy some fabric to make curtains and new pillowcases for Jiang Xiaochao.

Song Sikai finally delivered the steel yesterday, and Jiang Han was busy these days. Hu Yao took care of everything at home.

Now Jiang Han had developed a new habit, he liked to give her money to spend, and he gave her a lot each time.

The other day, the final payment for the batch of tea leaves he shipped to Haicheng arrived. This time, he didn’t deposit it into his savings account, but brought a large bag home and counted it for her, letting her keep it and spend it.

To be honest, Hu Yao had never seen so much money in all these years. She knew he was rich, but she was still shocked by the large bag of money he casually threw at her.

He asked her to count it, and she really did count it for a long time before finishing.

He never said anything nice, after she finished counting, he pinched her chin and warned her in a deep voice, saying that the money could buy many her, and following him she could count money all the time, but if she had any other thoughts and dared to run away, he would beat her flat.

I don’t know how many times he said that to her. He often said harsh words to her with a black face, but it seemed like he never really hit her. He seemed to be quite worried that she would run away.

Vaguely, Hu Yao sensed something. He should, really like her…

Hu Yao’s heart felt a complex mix of emotions when she realized this.

They even had a son, but they didn’t have much in the way of delicate feelings. But most couples are like this, they live their lives day by day, and their whole lives pass by. Suddenly realizing Jiang Han’s changing feelings for her, Hu Yao didn’t know how to respond.

Now he treated her a little differently, but he had other women, he said so himself. She wouldn’t give him her whole heart because of these few exceptions, otherwise, if something happened one day, she wouldn’t know what to do.

Hu Yao could be considered a clear-headed person. She was kind, gentle, and considerate, but over the years, her heart had become sensitive and cold. She seemed easy to get along with, but there wasn’t much that could truly move her.

She didn’t have much courage to gamble or take risks. No matter what she did, she would always think about the worst possible outcome before making a decision.

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“Mommy, I want to eat that cake!”

Jiang Xiaochao knew that Jiang Han had given Hu Yao a lot of money recently. When he went out with Hu Yao, he didn’t hold back and asked for whatever he wanted. Hu Yao loved him, and she would buy him anything.

Before, Jiang Han wouldn’t give money to Hu Yao. If they wanted to eat or play, they had to beg him, trying to persuade him.

Now it was different. After Hu Yao got better, she had money in her hands, and Jiang Han was even more generous to her.

Compared to Hu Yao, Jiang Xiaochao was still a poor kid. Jiang Han had money, but it had nothing to do with him. Jiang Han had never given him money to hold!

Jiang Xiaochao had a complaint about this. He said his father was stingy, why did he give money to Hu Yao but not to him? He said he was biased and hated it.

Whenever he felt dissatisfied, he would say it to his face. He would stand in front of Jiang Han, a little guy with a stiff neck, and boldly ask for money.

Jiang Han not only didn’t give him money, but also gave him a white stare and a slap on the butt, saying that raising him was expensive, it was good enough that he didn’t make him pay back the money, and he still dared to ask him for money!

After all, Jiang Xiaochao was only three years old, his little brain was smart and flexible, but he couldn’t argue with Jiang Han. In the end, he went to Hu Yao for comfort, feeling wronged.

Hu Yao loved him, and she bought him everything he wanted that day. Now he had money in his pocket…

“It doesn’t matter anymore,” Jiang Xiaochao said, “I have Hu Yao.”

“Mommy will buy it for you after we buy the fabric,” Hu Yao smiled and nodded.

Jiang Han’s money was spent on Jiang Xiaochao, so Hu Yao didn’t think it was too much, no matter how much she spent.

On the other hand, she had always been frugal, carefully calculating everything, trying to spend as little as possible.

However, Jiang Han often threw money at her, and she unconsciously started spending more freely.

Their daily food expenses alone were considerable, as they always had three or four dishes and a soup. The monthly expenses were quite a bit.

After buying the fabric, Hu Yao went to buy pastries for Jiang Xiaochao and also bought a small notebook to keep track of their expenses.

After buying all the little things, they had a small pile. Every time they came to the supply and marketing cooperative, they would go home with big bags and small bags.