As the workday ended, the number of meal boxes Shazhu brought back began to change as well. Previously, he had only brought back one, but now it was back to the original three. This shift noticeably improved the quality of the Jia Family's meals. Now, with Mrs. Jia out of the picture and unable to stir up trouble, Qin Huairu was able to fully play to her strengths. She skillfully used various methods to keep Shazhu firmly under her control. An occasional touch of Shazhu's hand was enough to send him into a frenzy of excitement, leaving him reluctant to wash his hands for days. And now, every single meal box Shazhu brought back daily invariably ended up in the hands of the Jia Family.
Ever since Mrs. Jia was locked up in prison, Qin Huairu could truly be said to have risen like a liberated serf singing songs of triumph. Not only did she begin to take charge of the family's finances—after all, Jia Dongxu was a man without a backbone—but whenever Qin Huairu exerted a fraction of her charm in bed, Jia Dongxu would surrender without the slightest hesitation. With money in hand now, along with the meal boxes Shazhu delivered every day, coupled with the absence of her mother-in-law's endless nitpicking and a husband who obeyed her every word, Qin Huairu felt happier than ever.
Of course, every silver lining has a cloud; Qin Huairu's only dissatisfaction at the moment was Banggen. Because Banggen had grown up trailing after Mrs. Jia, and as the eldest grandson of the Jia Family, Mr…
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