Chapter 15: Can’t He Be Nice to Her?

The chirping of crickets and cicadas echoed outside. Jiang Han strode towards Xiaochao Jiang’s room.

Mother and son slept soundly, their heads nestled together.

Glancing at their peaceful faces, so similar in appearance, Jiang Han stood for a few seconds before leaving.

He took a quick shower in the yard, shirtless, and went back to his room, lying down on the bed.

He was away for ten days or half a month every time he went out, and he couldn’t sleep well.

The faint scent of Hu Yao’s medicine lingered in his nostrils. Jiang Han turned over and closed his eyes.

Early in the morning, Xiaochao Jiang’s chattering voice reached his ears. Jiang Han slammed the door open, impatiently lifting him up and bringing him close.

“Jiang Fuchao，can you shut your mouth?”

“It doesn’t like being quiet!” Xiaochao Jiang pouted, not seeing any problem with himself, thinking that Jiang Han was always picking on him.

“Scram!” Jiang Han threw him away.

The noise had woken him up: “Where’s your mom?”

“Mommy went to wash clothes with Auntie.”

“Why didn’t you go with her?” Jiang Han glanced at him, returning to his room to find a shirt to put on.

Good, he knew who was raising her, and he would even wash his clothes.

Jiang Han’s parents had passed away when he was young, and he lived a rough life alone. He didn’t wash his clothes every day, and when he did, he would just wring them out with the leftover water after showering.

He was too lazy to wash them himself, and with Hu Yao and Jiang Fuchao，he let Lin Zhaodi help with the washing. Lin Zhaodi often helped with these small tasks, and he had given Li’s ambition a lot of benefits.

However, Lin Zhaodi usually only washed Hu Yao and Jiang Fuchao’s clothes. Jiang Han always washed his own.

Whether they were clean or not was another matter, he just didn’t like others touching his underwear.

Hu Yao was different. She was his son’s mother, his woman, and he could touch her.

“Mommy made porridge, I’m picking vegetables.” Xiaochao Jiang pointed to the small basket and the tender green vegetables on the ground.

The vegetables were brought over by Lin Zhaodi early in the morning. She had planted them herself, and they were green and lush.

“You have a lot of feelings for them? You’re chatting while picking vegetables. Go over there and pick them, are you deliberately squatting here making a fuss to get beaten?” Jiang Han didn’t give him a good look.

“Humph!” Xiaochao Jiang stomped his feet, throwing the half-picked vegetable leaf in his hand at him, holding the basket away from him.

“You’re pretty arrogant. If you dare, come and throw it again! Throw it at your dad’s face.” Jiang Han said calmly.

Only Jiang Fuchao，relying on being his son, dared to be disrespectful to him.

Xiaochao Jiang was not afraid of him, he turned around and threw another vegetable stalk at him.

As expected, on this bright and sunny morning, he was beaten again.

“You told me to throw it at you!” He covered his sore buttocks and was still unconvinced.

“Don’t you listen to me when I tell you to listen to people?” Jiang Han coldly glanced at him.

“How do I know when you’re talking sense?” Xiaochao Jiang was wronged, Jiang Han’s temper was unpredictable, how could he, so young, know the difference between right and wrong?

“Good, Jiang Fuchao，you’re not good at anything else, but you’re good at talking back!” Jiang Han curled his lips and praised him.

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Hu Yao didn’t know what was going on at home. At this moment, she was stiffly washing the last piece of clothing, Jiang Han’s underwear.

Although she had been washing clothes at the Hu family, Hu Guifen never let her wash the men’s undergarments. This was the first time she had washed such intimate items for a man.

She rubbed it roughly twice, wrung out the water, and threw it into the basin, her fair face already flushed, not showing any sign of illness.

“Xiao Yao，if Brother Han beats you again, just go along with him, don’t make yourself more upset, then…” Lin Zhaodi said worriedly, feeling a little self-blaming that she couldn’t help Hu Yao in this matter.

Li’s ambition and Old  Lady Li had not left the house for two days. One day, what she had done would be discovered. Lin Zhaodi was not afraid of what others would say, anyway, the Li family’s reputation had never been good, and they were estranged from other relatives, and seeing them like this, they would probably clap their hands in delight. As for Li’s ambition’s friends, they wouldn’t care, as long as they had money to spend and wine to drink, they would get together.

But Lin Zhaodi was worried that Jiang Han would help Li’s ambition if he knew. After all, they were brothers, and Li’s ambition had helped Jiang Han with some work.

“You’re so beautiful, you and Xiaochao used to go out and cause trouble, Brother Han is not a good-tempered person, but he didn’t really do anything to you. Men are all soft-hearted, you, you just have to please him, Brother Han will definitely not dare to beat you again.”

Lin Zhaodi said, meeting Hu Yao’s clear and innocent eyes, she suddenly didn’t dare to say those more explicit words, she felt like she was teaching a good girl how to seduce someone.

But Lin Zhaodi really thought so, what man wasn’t lustful? Hu Yao was so beautiful, her features had become more open and beautiful over the years, and now she was perfect, her temperament was quiet, and her heart was kind, she was a wife that many men would want to marry.

To be realistic, Lin Zhaodi also felt that Jiang Han had bought her because of her appearance. Even if he was angry, he wouldn’t treat her like he treated others.

Hu Yao’s mind had been like a child’s for the past few years, except for her confidence in Xiaochao Jiang，it was also her face.

For a moment, Hu Yao didn’t understand her hidden meaning, she only felt that Lin Zhaodi was really telling her to please Jiang Han.

She began to worry, she felt that he was not an easy person to please, and he was always glaring at her, and if he was unhappy, he would beat her.

She had not yet resolved the matter of breaking his cup yesterday, and he was not keeping his word, he said he would settle the score when she was healed, but yesterday he wanted to beat her again.

Although he hadn’t really hit her, just bumping into her, she was already incapacitated.

Hu Yao now thought it was incredible, how could someone be as hard as a rock, she bumped into him like she bumped into a wall.

He could grab her, pull her, and lift her with ease, light as a feather, with strength like an ox! He wasn’t joking about flattening her!

She… would she have to live with him for the rest of her life?

Hu Yao thought about it and suddenly felt like she couldn’t breathe. For the first time, she realized how timid she was, even more so when facing Jiang Han.

The clothes were already washed, and Hu Yao dragged her feet back home with Lin Zhaodi.

Jiang Han’s voice, full of anger, talking to Jiang Xiaochao, could be heard before they even reached the door. He was scolding Jiang Xiaochao again, she didn’t know why.

Hu Yao pursed her lips, feeling sorry for Jiang Xiaochao. He was always being scolded and beaten.

He was so small, so well-behaved, only three years old, couldn’t he be nicer to him? He was his son!

Thinking this, Hu Yao felt a surge of dissatisfaction. Her fear of Jiang Han dissipated somewhat.

Pushing open the door, she pressed her red lips together and shielded Jiang Xiaochao behind her.