A Good Country Wife
Chapter 296 - 290: A Bit of Soft-Heartedness_1

Chapter 296: Chapter 290: A Bit of Soft-Heartedness_1

Lin Yue knew exactly why Zhao Erhu said that, a warm and contented smile playing on her lips. This man always moved her so unexpectedly, making her fall for him even more unconsciously.

"Wife, you go to sleep first. I’ve been busy outside all day, I should wash up first. Otherwise, I reek," Zhao Erhu hadn’t been so particular before, but with a delicate and cleanliness-loving little wife at home, who wouldn’t embrace him if he smelled, he had no choice but to change his habits. Even if it was too cold to take a bath, he would at least clean himself thoroughly every day, and it had now become a habit. If he didn’t do so, he would feel uncomfortable himself, so he somewhat understood the feeling his little wife had initially. The habit of being clean was quite good.

While Zhao Erhu went to wash up, Lin Yue got up and ladled the soup that was stewing in the kitchen into a bowl and brought it to the room. She let it cool for a while so that Zhao Erhu could drink it after his bath.

When Zhao Erhu returned to the room after his bath, he smelled the scent of chicken soup and saw the chicken soup on the table that his wife had put there for him.

"Zhao Erhu, hurry up and come drink the soup. The food at the old house isn’t good, and it doesn’t fill you up. You only ate a few scallion pancakes during the day. That little nutrition isn’t enough for a big man. Hurry up and drink the chicken soup. I’ve stewed it all night, the chicken in it is tender, and the flavor is rich now. Try it and see if it tastes good?"

"I don’t need to say that chicken soup stewed by my wife is definitely delicious. But wife, I can’t drink so much in such a big bowl. You drink half of it first, and then give the rest to me." Whenever there was something good, Zhao Erhu never wanted to eat it first, always looking out for Lin Yue first, even knowing that Lin Yue must have already had some. This was for himself, and Zhao Erhu was still the same—eating more good things was never bad, just right to nourish his little wife’s body.

Lin Yue also knew Zhao Erhu’s habit well. If she didn’t drink, Zhao Erhu would nag and coax for a while, so she specially filled such a big bowl. Hearing what Zhao Erhu said, she picked up the bowl and took several big sips before putting it down.

"Zhao Erhu, I’ve drunk so much, I can’t drink any more. You finish the rest."

Seeing that Lin Yue obediently followed his words and drank the chicken soup, Zhao Erhu felt very satisfied with the results of his ’training’ of his little wife. He grinned and picked up the bowl, finishing the remaining soup and chicken meat.

Having been busy all day, both of them were extremely tired, and by this time, they had no energy to do anything else, not to mention that during such days, they wouldn’t engage in certain activities. There were always some taboos and rules, so Zhao Erhu honestly cuddled with Lin Yue and slept through the night, needing to get up early the next day.

Lin Yue felt that Zhao Erhu, unlike herself, had no one to help and had a hard time from dawn to dusk. So she got up early and made breakfast, sparing Zhao Erhu from having to work in the kitchen in the morning. This allowed Zhao Erhu to leave the house well-fed. She also packed a few freshly steamed buns for him, knowing that although they wouldn’t be as tasty by noon, it was still better than the swill-like meals at the old house. This was how she and the children prepared their midday meals, and she did the same for the families of Zhao Dahuo and Zhao Cheng.

Zhao Yunxiang was waiting at the door early in the morning just to see Zhao Erhu and to speak her heart out to him, to reveal that Lin Family was not good and to restore their fraternal affection.

"Erhu, you’re out, I’ve been waiting for a long time," Zhao Yunxiang hurriedly approached Zhao Erhu when she saw him coming out.

"Sister, were you looking for me?" Zhao Erhu looked at Zhao Yunxiang with some surprise. It had been a long time since he had seen Zhao Yunxiang, and his displeasure with her had faded substantially, especially seeing Zhao Yunxiang’s anxious demeanor, he felt a bit soft-hearted. His expression softened a lot as he thought that after all she was his own sister who had treated him well in their childhood. If the older sister could change and stop targeting his wife, he could let bygones be bygones.

Seeing Zhao Erhu like this, Zhao Yunxiang knew that her little brother still had affection for his big sister, which emboldened her. She started listing the things Lin Yue had done recently, one by one expressing her dissatisfaction, "Erhu, it’s not that I want to target your wife, but what your wife is doing is really wrong. She doesn’t think about the well-being of your home at all. This can’t go on; you need to control your wife to avoid raising another Li Family-like, flirtatious, and ruthless ingrate. You’ll regret it when that time comes."

As soon as Zhao Yunxiang mentioned Lin Yue, her tone turned venomous. The more Zhao Erhu listened, the uglier his face grew. He had thought that Zhao Yunxiang had changed, but she was still the same, blaming his wife for everything without showing any semblance of a big sister. She even compared his dear wife to Li Family, who was not fit to carry his wife’s shoes, let alone compare with her.

"Sister, this is our family’s business, and you don’t need to interfere. Whatever my wife does has my agreement, and you don’t need to carefully look for faults in my wife in front of me. No matter what, she is my wife. Even if she makes a mistake, what’s the big deal? I will clean up after her. Besides, everything she does is carefully considered."

"Erhu, why won’t you listen to my advice? Lin Family is really not good. She appears kind on the surface, but inside, her intentions are rotten to the core, specifically inciting discord between us siblings. This is all her doing that has led us to this point, yet you fail to see it," Zhao Yunxiang warned him.

"Sister, who exactly fails to see clearly? I’m not discussing this with you. There are things I need to deal with at the old house." Zhao Erhu said and then walked away without paying any further attention to Zhao Yunxiang.

Lin Yue and the children didn’t need to go over so early, so she hadn’t accompanied Zhao Erhu. She was unaware of Zhao Yunxiang’s latest antic. When she arrived at the old house, Lin Yue secretly gave the items she had brought for Zhao Dahuo and Zhao Cheng’s families.

Zhao Dahuo and his wife had long recognized Lin Yue’s kindness, and gratefully accepted their share. Zhao Cheng and Li Xiaomei, however, were truly touched. Just yesterday, Lin Yue had sent them scallion pancakes, and today she had brought buns for them. Remembering them like this, taking care of them—it was the first time in many years that anyone had treated them so well. Especially for Zhao Cheng, other than Li Xiaomei, no one in the family had ever shown concern for him. Although he had a mother, she seemed to care exclusively for Zhao Quan and Zhao Xing. Even if she had some tasty food, it was always saved for them, never for him.

Before this, Zhao Cheng had refrained from getting too close to Zhao Erhu’s side because of the maternal bond he felt for Wei Family. Even though Li Xiaomei supported Lin Yue, he never spoke up and always maintained a distance. But now, Lin Yue’s few buns had completely won him over, and his attitude toward Zhao Erhu’s family was forever altered. Besides, the same blood ran through their veins. Zhao Cheng decided that from then on, Zhao Erhu was his real brother, and Lin Family was his real sister-in-law.