Select the most appropriate option to substitute the bracketed segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select 'no substitution required'.
He lights his pipe, ( and on many an evenings he helps me with) dishes.

A

and on many evenings he helped me with the

B

and on many evenings he helps me with the

C

and many an evenings he helps me with the

D

No substitution required