A Good Country Wife
Chapter 267 - 261 Overthinking Again_1

Chapter 267: Chapter 261 Overthinking Again_1

Zhao Lingxiang spoke with some regret, wishing she could have heard a bit more. She even sent out a maid to keep watch, clearly, they were discussing even more secretive matters. How could she have failed to eavesdrop! However, Li Xiaomei didn’t remain dejected for long, as she soon remembered there was important news she hadn’t yet shared.

"Oh right, I still have something to tell you. The method for sprouting beans was actually revealed to Zhao Lingxiang by Chunxi. I heard it all from outside the window. Those two women are simply too despicable, coming up with such tactics, especially that ungrateful Chunxi. Erniang, I’m telling you, you must think of a way to properly teach her a lesson, otherwise I just can’t get rid of this lump of anger in my heart," Li Xiaomei said, fuming.

Lin Yue found it somewhat amusing. Li Xiaomei, although sharp-tongued and avid for petty advantages, with no shortage of faults, was straightforward and endearing. Just listen to her talking—Even she herself, the person involved, hadn’t gotten that angry yet, but here was Li Xiaomei, puffing up with rage on her behalf. Nonetheless, this also showed that Li Xiaomei regarded her as a sincere friend, going to such lengths to help her out.

Reflecting on it, Lin Yue felt she wasn’t as sincere as Li Xiaomei, at least not initially. She wasn’t genuinely trying to be good to Li Xiaomei, but rather intended to use her for her own purposes. Even now, she still harbored caution towards Li Xiaomei, believing only half of what she said. After all, Zhao Cheng was ultimately a blood son of the Wei Family. What if she inadvertently fell into Wei’s trap? It’s better to be safe than sorry. As for Li Xiaomei, if she continued to behave this way, Lin Yue wouldn’t mind giving their family a hand now and then, as a way of repaying her.

"Don’t worry, people like Chunxi will get their comeuppance. Her days are already hard enough as it is. It’s not worth it for us to kick her while she’s down; we just need to be more wary of her," Lin Yue assured with apparent kindness, but anyone familiar with her would notice a calculating and fierce light flickering in her eyes.

"Very well, Chunxi, I’ve tolerated you for a long time. You’ve crossed my line again and again. I, Lin Yue, am certainly not someone who can be easily manipulated. You’ll have to pay the price for what you’ve done," Lin Yue thought to herself.

"Erniang, Erniang, what’s the matter, what are you thinking? Are you sad because that woman Chunxi betrayed you? Please don’t be. She’s not worth it, don’t be too kind. Someone like Chunxi, in my opinion, deserves to be sent to kneel at the village temple," Li Xiaomei said, not noticing the evil glint in Lin Yue’s eyes, but rather mistook Lin Yue’s slight daze and the absence of her usual smile for sorrow over Chunxi’s betrayal. In her view, Lin Yue truly regarded Chunxi as a friend, otherwise, how could Chunxi have learned such secret matters? To be betrayed by someone you trust was indeed heartbreaking.

Upon hearing Li Xiaomei’s words, the corners of Lin Yue’s mouth twitched. She, kind? That was quite the joke. She’d forgotten how to write the word ’kindness’ ages ago—the only principle she lived by was, "If others do not offend me, I do not offend others, but if others offend me, I dig up their ancestors’ graves" (an exaggeration, but it captures the attitude).

Li Xiaomei, though strong in some areas, was actually quite naive in her thinking, remembering only that Lin Yue didn’t want to dwell on the things Chunxi had done, completely overlooking how the ’kind’ person before her had dealt with the Wei Family in the past, leaving them wary of Lin Yue to this day.

Zhao Erhu, seeing Lin Yue’s reaction, couldn’t help but let a smile creep onto his lips. His wife was indeed kind, but only to those who deserved her kindness. To those with ill intentions, she could be utterly unkind—but that was what he liked about her.

"Xiaomei, besides this, have you heard anything else, like what they plan to do in the future?" Lin Yue was actually more concerned about this. The things Li Xiaomei had mentioned earlier were something she had guessed as soon as she knew Zhao Lingxiang had returned to the Zhao Family Village. Now her guess was confirmed to be correct.

"I didn’t overhear that part. It might have been what they planned to discuss later. I only heard Zhao Lingxiang asking Chunxi if there were any other prescriptions. Chunxi said there weren’t, but from her demeanor, it seemed like she might have a way to get them, so you must be careful, second sister-in-law." Li Xiaomei was several years older than Lin Yue, and now calling Lin Yue ’second sister-in-law’ did not feel awkward at all. It might have been Lin Yue’s temperament and way of doing things that made Li Xiaomei feel she was very mature, naturally overlooking Lin Yue’s actual age.

"It’s okay, the fact that you were able to eavesdrop on this much is already very good. Now that we know the intentions of Zhao Lingxiang and Chunxi, we can better guard against them. Thank you, Xiaomei." In order to encourage Li Xiaomei’s enthusiasm, Lin Yue naturally had to provide a lot of encouragement and praise, but the thanks was also heartfelt.

"No need to thank me. You’ve been so good to me, it’s the least I could do. If Zhao Lingxiang and Chunxi were really to harm you, I would never be at peace. Not to mention the Wei Family, that biased old woman, and her two sons who lack any fraternal loyalty; they’re all no good. I’ve disliked them for a long time. Helping you is also a way for me to vent my own frustrations. You have no idea how oppressed our family has been all these years, Zhao Cheng included." Li Xiaomei became very resentful and angry when she started talking about this.

Lin Yue did not quite know how to respond. Even Zhao Cheng, the Wei Family’s own son, felt oppressed. The Wei Family, biased as they were, wouldn’t treat their own son in any particular way. Compared to Zhao Dahuo’s family, who had been oppressed by the Wei Family for so many years, they were the ones who truly knew what it meant to be oppressed. For years, the family had never had a full meal, and the couple spent every day either working jobs or laboring in the fields. It was only now that they had started working for her household that their lives had improved somewhat.

"Second sister-in-law, why are you silent again? With someone like the Wei Family, she has been so bad to your family, and you won’t even speak ill of her. You’re too kind. I’m telling you, one must not be too kind. Good people are bullied, and that’s exactly what’s happening to our Zhao Cheng. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been bullied by his own mother and brothers all these years, with every advantage going to his two brothers. Just thinking about this makes me angry." Li Xiaomei now had a reflexive anger whenever the Wei Family was mentioned.

The girl had clearly overthought again. Lin Yue cleared her throat, "Xiaomei, haven’t you gotten through all these years? What’s there to be angry about anymore? Once you divide the family and move out, you and Zhao Cheng can take the children and live your own lives, not worrying about what they do, as it won’t affect you."

Lin Yue was indirectly inciting Li Xiaomei. Li Xiaomei had indeed been considering splitting from the family, although she wasn’t very firm on the idea; it only came up when she was upset. Now influenced by Lin Yue, the thought had become much more resolute, affecting Zhao Cheng as well. Both were waiting for Zhao Jingen to leave, after which they would split from the family and start anew, so as to no longer endure the oppression of their current lives.

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