A Good Country Wife
Chapter 268 - 262 Compensate me_1

Chapter 268: Chapter 262 Compensate me_1

Lin Yue did this also out of consideration for Zhao Dahuo’s family, seeing that Zhao Jingen’s health was declining day by day, there would eventually come a time when having one more person to support dividing the family would lessen the burden on them, even if Zhao Quan and Zhao Xing, those two brothers, disagreed, with Zhao Cheng’s support for partition, it would be an even two to two, and nobody would have an advantage.

"Sister-in-law, you’re right, I think so too. It’d be better once the family is divided. Oh, I need to head back now, I’ve sent Zhao Cheng and both kids to gather information, who knows what new news there might be by the time I return. I’ll come over to inform you again later. You all just be careful."

"I will be, you better hurry back, or your Zhao Cheng will start worrying about you." Lin Yue teased with a smile. As soon as Li Xiaomei heard Lin Yue mention this, she blushed, a complete turnaround from her earlier hen-like defiance when speaking of the Wei Family. Zhao Cheng had indeed been increasingly good to her these days, something that had never happened before, not even at the height of their honeymoon period. Li Xiaomei attributed this change to the few tricks Lin Yue had taught her and was even more grateful, hastening her footsteps to get home faster and see if there were any new updates.

Lin Yue saw off Li Xiaomei. Zhao Erhu watched with amusement as Lin Yue managed to persuade Li Xiaomei into such devout compliance, just like Zhao Fuquan before, who could only speak highly of Lin Yue, his face wearing a broad smile as he teased, "Ah, I didn’t even realize when my little wife became so kind-hearted. Just look at Li Xiaomei, known in the village for being sharp-tongued and troublesome, now so open-hearted and obedient to you. My little wife is really capable, your husband is thoroughly impressed."

Lin Yue looked at Zhao Erhu with disdain. "Enough, Zhao Erhu. Don’t think I don’t know you’re mocking me. This is capability, and whether you accept it or not is irrelevant. This is called the charm of character, understand? Do you get it?"

"I get it, at least a bit," Zhao Erhu reluctantly nodded, admitting that he didn’t quite grasp what Lin Yue meant. What was character? What was charm? Character he could somewhat comprehend, perhaps it referred to a person’s nature, but as for charm, what was that? Some word his little wife conjured up? It sounded strangely novel; his little wife was like that, often coming up with words he didn’t understand.

Although she had already reminded the couples of Zhao Dahuo and Wu Qiang to be cautious, Lin Yue thought it best after Li Xiaomei’s visit to have Zhao Erhu gather everyone again to reiterate what Li Xiaomei had said. It’s better to be safe than sorry, after all—each detail must be attended to so as not to give Zhao Lingxiang and Chunxi any room to exploit.

"I did not expect that this time, it was Chunxi who did it. Again, this woman! The issue of selling us the bad duck eggs has yet to be settled with her, and now she has done something like this. Such a woman with no moral integrity, it’s no wonder she was abandoned by her husband. Just two words for her, she deserves it! If it were me, I would have divorced such a woman right away, not even considering her as a concubine."

When Sister Chunhua heard that the secret to sprouting beans had been leaked in this manner, she was instantly enraged, cursing the ungrateful and heartless woman for such an act. Both she and Wu Qiang felt uneasy about it—though Zhao Erhu and his wife had never doubted them, it still didn’t sit well with them.

Mrs. Liu was also sighing, "Chunxi really has a wicked mind. I used to think she was pitiable, but now I feel like this is perhaps divine retribution. People should never commit evil acts; the heavens are always watching."

"Second brother, sister-in-law, now that you know Chunxi did this, what do you plan to do? You surely can’t just let her off the hook easily," Zhao Dahuo got to the crux of the matter.

"Of course, we can’t just let her off. That woman Chunxi is like an annoying fly, repeatedly targeting my wife. How can I, Zhao Erhu, not give her a lesson?" Zhao Erhu’s face turned ugly at the mention of Chunxi; every encounter he had with her was unpleasant, and it seemed as if she bore a grudge against his wife, always targeting her. He couldn’t just let her go; this time it was just a business loss, but what if that madwoman hurt his wife someday?

"Erhu is right, that kind of woman really needs to be taught a lesson. Let’s just head over there now and give Zhao Jingui’s mother a beating, lay down the law, and tell him if he can’t control his woman, I’ll come back and beat him up," Wu Qiang’s idea was the most straightforward. Chunxi was so detestable that even though he was a man who couldn’t bring himself to hit a woman, he could hold Chunxi’s husband, Zhao Jingui, accountable; it was his fault for not keeping his woman in check, so he deserved the beating.

"You all shouldn’t be so impulsive. Beating people is not a good solution. Besides, we don’t have concrete evidence to prove Chunxi did this. Even if we beat people, it wouldn’t be justified. We would even have to pay for their medical expenses, which isn’t worth it," Lin Yue was the least approving of solving problems with violence. Although she had resorted to it before, it was out of necessity and cunning, and it was in self-defense, which was different.

"What’s the point of calculating costs? Beating them up to let off steam is what counts. As for medical expenses, our family isn’t short on that bit of money. We absolutely can’t let that woman off the hook for nothing this time," Zhao Erhu spoke with a hint of bluster in his tone. He was determined to teach Chunxi a profound lesson; he couldn’t be soft when it came to his wife. He had heard that Zhao Jingui often beat his wife, so the more fiercely he beat Zhao Jingui, the more likely Zhao Jingui would take his anger out on Chunxi. Spending a bit of money to avenge his wife was not an issue.

"Alright, Zhao Erhu, are you daft or what? That’s not the correct way to settle accounts. I don’t care about the money, but even with money, you shouldn’t give it to such people. If I beat someone, it’s not about paying their medical fees; they should be compensating me for it to count as blowing off steam," Lin Yue earnestly advised.

"Are you beating others to blow off steam, or are they beating you for their own steam? You’ve been in just two fights, and which time didn’t you end up with wounds all over? And still you’re proud of it. Just try it again and see?!" Hearing what Lin Yue said, Zhao Erhu thought back to the incident with his older cousin Zhao Lan, which was indeed his wife’s style. But that kind of pyrrhic victory was the real folly; each time it scared the life out of him. Money was not the issue; what pained him was any harm to his dear wife.

Lin Yue touched her nose, feeling a bit guilty; she hadn’t forgotten how angry Zhao Erhu was when he learned the truth about that incident. "I had no choice at that time. Otherwise, what was I to do? I’m not the type to resolve issues with violence. This time I hadn’t thought about taking action—why not use a better method when the same can be done without resorting to violence?"

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