Reborn in the 1970s — Married a Proud Rough Man-Chapter 205 - 82: Qin Mei, Open the Door

"Fourth Brother, I’ll pay. I’ll cover the entire cost of building the kitchen and toilet. How about that?" Jie Jingjue was desperate to move back in.

"Do I look like I’m short on cash?" Jie Jingchen was all arrogance and dominance.

Qin Mei’s eyes widened slightly as she stared at Jie Jingchen. ’Don’t you need money?’ she wanted to ask. ’Don’t forget, I’m the one who gave you the money for the kitchen and toilet. You still owe me.’

Jie Jingjue was speechless. His fourth brother wasn’t short on cash; he was.

"Fifth Brother, do you have any money?" Jie Jingshan chimed in with a devastating blow.

"Jing Wu, when are you going to pay back the two thousand you owe me?" Qin Mei added out of the blue.

Jie Jingjue froze, unable to say a word. But he hadn’t given up. ’Once I get some money,’ he thought, ’I’ll throw it in their faces. Then they’ll have to let me move back in.’

"Forget it. You’re not moving back in. My daughter or son will need this room," Jie Jingchen said, his voice cold.

Jie Jingjue stared in stunned surprise, his gaze locked on Qin Mei’s flat stomach. "Fourth Sister-in-law is pregnant?"

"Fourth Sister-in-law, are you really pregnant?" Jie Jingshan asked excitedly.

Qin Mei’s lips twitched. ’What game is Jie Jingchen playing now? He didn’t say anything to me beforehand, and it’s not like we have any chemistry. Should I confirm it or deny it? Doesn’t he know the story of the boy who cried wolf?’

Jie Jingchen was silent for a few seconds before two words emerged forcefully from his thin lips. "She isn’t."

Jie Jingshan’s head drooped in disappointment, while Jie Jingjue breathed a sigh of relief.

Jie Jingchen’s gaze softened, landing on Qin Mei with unfathomable depth. "Not now, but there will be in the future." 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

Qin Mei was a little dazed. ’Does he mean he wants to have a child with me?’

’She and Jie Jingchen had been married for several months and living together for nearly two. They slept in the same bed, under the same blanket. A sexless marriage was flawed and couldn’t last long. A marriage could survive without love, but not without sex. It was a normal need between a husband and wife. If even that was missing, what was the point of being married?’

’Jie Jingchen’s back injury had already healed. Under her care, his other internal injuries were also slowly recovering. As for his half-crippled right hand, he couldn’t lift heavy things with it, but it didn’t affect his ability to do other tasks.’

’Sex was one thing, but having a child? Better not. She was too young; it was too early to have a baby.’

"Fourth Brother, how about this? I’ll move back in temporarily, and once you and Fourth Sister-in-law have a child, I’ll move out again." Jie Jingjue tried to compromise.

Jie Jingchen gave a scornful little laugh. Looking at Jie Jingjue, he asked coldly, "If you move back in, will you really move out again?"

"I will. I promise. I swear," Jie Jingjue said, raising his hand.

"Your promises, your oaths... I don’t believe any of them. To avoid unnecessary trouble, I won’t let you move back in." Jie Jingchen raised an eyebrow, the slight curve of his lips tinged with mockery, and his gaze on Jie Jingjue was utterly cold.

"Fourth Brother," Jie Jingjue said, infuriated.

Jie Jingchen’s gaze was sharp as his thin lips parted. "Give up the idea."

"Fourth Brother, believe it or not, when you go to work tomorrow, I’ll just break down the door and move back in. It was my room to begin with! I lived there for twenty-two years, so why should I have to move out? It’s my room, and I’m not leaving. If you can’t stand me and don’t want to be near me, then you move! Pick whichever room you want. There are plenty of empty rooms in this house anyway." Jie Jingjue had a temper too, and when he decided to be unreasonable, he really took the cake.

Watching Jie Jingjue act like a complete rogue, Qin Mei was exasperated. ’When the family property was divided, their father-in-law had opposed it. It was only with their mother-in-law’s support that they managed it. And it was their mother-in-law who told Jie Jingjue to move out, not them. If he wanted to throw a tantrum, he should go do it in front of his mother. What was the point of acting like this in front of them?’

"As long as I don’t give the word, you just try moving back in without permission." A cold glint flashed in Jie Jingchen’s amber eyes, and his expression turned sinister and terrifying.

Jie Jingjue’s bravado didn’t last long. He instantly backed down.

"Hmph! Fine, I won’t move in! Tomorrow, I’ll just build my own toilet behind my house and keep it all to myself! Hmph!" Jie Jingjue huffed petulantly, kicked a table leg to vent his frustration, and stormed off with his chin held high.

Qin Mei looked down on Jie Jingjue. ’He dared to provoke Jie Jingchen, but he didn’t dare to actually confront him. If Jie Jingjue had just held out for a few more seconds, she would have respected him a little more.’ "Jie Jingchen," she said, "I have a feeling Jing Wu isn’t the only one who has his eye on that room."

"Fourth Sister-in-law, to crush any hope Fifth Brother has of moving back in, you and Fourth Brother should just have a baby soon," Jie Jingshan said, seizing the opportunity.

Qin Mei looked speechlessly at the baby-pushing Jie Jingshan. ’This sister-in-law of hers was really something else. It was one thing for her to worry about their relationship, but now she was pushing for a baby. Her sister-in-law was doing the mother-in-law’s job for her.’