A Good Country Wife
Chapter 299 - 293: Holding a Grudge_1

Chapter 299: Chapter 293: Holding a Grudge_1

"Why not? If it were Lin Yue who said such a thing, I’d believe her—when Erhu was unconscious, she stayed by his side without doing anything bad. But you, a woman with the morals of fast-flowing water, who do you think you’re fooling? Let me tell you, if only you had the abilities and looks of Lin Yue, I wouldn’t mind making you a concubine, let alone divorcing Jin Family and marrying her. But alas, she is nothing like you, a woman with the morals of fast-flowing water. Isn’t there a saying, ’People do things that match their nature.’?" Zhao Quan usually couldn’t stand Lin Yue ruining his plans, but evidently, he held a certain admiration for her, or else he wouldn’t have said such a thing.

Chunxi hated no one more than Zhao Jingui and You Family, except for Lin Yue. She couldn’t stand hearing anyone speak well of Lin Yue, and what more, Zhao Quan compared her directly with Lin Yue, fuelling a fire in her heart. She wished she could tear Lin Yue apart, this woman with her fake kindness. Why did everyone think Lin Yue was so good? What was she lacking compared to that woman? Why did she have to live such a pathetic life, trampled by others?

At this time, Zhao Quan, worried that Lin Yue would expose his affair with Chunxi, didn’t want to keep entangled with Chunxi. He pushed away Chunxi, who was pulling on him, and left with big strides.

Seeing Zhao Quan leave without any consideration, unwilling even to agree to help her settle matters, Chunxi felt hatred but was helpless. Today’s advantage had been taken away for nothing; she cursed a few times, realized she couldn’t stay here long, and hurriedly left.

When Chunxi reached the shelter where others were hiding from the rain, she didn’t hear anyone gossiping about her, nor did she see Lin Yue. However, she was still not at ease, and attempted to inquire about Lin Yue from the people around her. Being such a disreputable person now, no one was willing to talk to her, and Chunxi ended up shamed.

Seeing Lin Yue completely soaked, Erhu feared she would catch a cold. He initially wanted to borrow clothes from Li Xiaomei for Lin Yue to change into at the old Zhao Family house, but Lin Yue refused, insisting on going back to change.

Right now, Lin Yue didn’t want to stay at the old Zhao Family house—it was very noisy there, and Li Xiaomei’s room was close to the hall, which also meant it was near where Zhao Jingen’s coffin was placed. Before, Lin Yue didn’t believe in these superstitions, so she wasn’t afraid. But ever since she had come into this body through time-travel, facing such an unimaginable situation, Lin Yue developed a sense of reverence for the belief in spirits. Therefore, she always felt uncomfortable staying near Zhao Jingen’s coffin; if possible, she’d stay as far away as she could. Especially now, having just been through a significant shock, she did not want to stay in the old Zhao Family house any longer; she wanted to go home early.

Seeing Lin Yue so insistent, Erhu couldn’t do anything about it. Wasting time wasn’t an option either, so he briskly led everyone back. The weather in deep autumn was cold, and any further delay would surely result in his wife falling ill.

Once Lin Yue got home, she took a good hot bath and put on clean, comfortable clothes, feeling much better all over. Erhu had already prepared a bowl of ginger soup and brought it to her. Lin Yue had always found the smell of ginger soup too pungent and didn’t like to drink it. But as Erhu said, she was delicate and couldn’t stand too much strain; catching a chill would be bad news, so she didn’t put on airs. She picked up the bowl, pinched her nose, and drank the large bowl of ginger soup in one go, feeling a warm current spreading inside her.

"Erhu, you also got wet from the rain; you should drink a bowl too. After all, it doesn’t hurt to drink some ginger soup," Lin Yue, having finished her ginger soup, didn’t forget to remind Erhu.

Zhao Erhu smiled, feeling that Niuniu had grown increasingly caring; she hadn’t been so concerned about him in the past. Emotions were indeed forged through interaction. "Don’t worry, I already had something to drink in the kitchen."

"That’s good then." Lin Yue knew that Zhao Erhu wouldn’t lie about such things.

Zhao Erhu was bustling around, taking good care of his little wife before he asked about the incident Lin Yue had encountered earlier. As Lin Yue narrated the events, Zhao Erhu’s face turned extremely dark, as black as the bottom of a pot. He was furious with Zhao Quan for pulling off such an absurdity, but he also felt a chilling fear for the danger his little wife had faced. Having grown up together since childhood, he knew Zhao Quan better than Lin Yue did, acutely aware of Zhao Quan’s ruthless behavior. If the little wife had been caught by Zhao Quan at that time, it might have turned out just as she had said: she could have been killed to shut her up. Otherwise, Zhao Quan would have done something terrible to her, using it as leverage to threaten the little wife. Either possibility was unacceptable to him.

"That beast Zhao Quan! Father hasn’t been buried yet, and he dares to commit such lunacy, he’s worse than pigs and dogs, and isn’t afraid of being struck by lightning! After all, that was his own father. Though Dad wasn’t good to me and big brother before, he really did cherish Zhao Quan and the others, thinking of nothing but their well-being. To act this way, he is even less grateful than an animal."

Lin Yue deeply understood Zhao Erhu’s feelings. Zhao Jingen had treated Zhao Erhu as he did, yet Zhao Erhu still managed to become the man he was today. Witnessing Zhao Quan’s deeds, apart from being angered, he surely felt a sense of injustice. "Alright, don’t be angry anymore. Zhao Quan is just that kind of person; it’s not worth it for you to get upset over him. We’ve done what we needed to do, and whatever else happens is none of our business. We won’t have any interactions with them in the future anyway."

Since the old house had been divided, and with the passing of Zhao Jingen, Zhao Erhu, and mother Wei Family had completely severed ties, and they could well afford to never interact again in their lifetimes.

"I understand that, but I just feel it’s so wrong for Zhao Quan to do such things! If someone had witnessed today’s events, not only would Zhao Quan’s reputation be ruined, but our entire Zhao Family’s reputation would be tarnished as well. There hasn’t been such an absurd scandal in these parts."

"Don’t worry. No one else knows about today’s events. As long as I don’t mention it, Zhao Quan and Chunxi won’t have enough time to cover it up." Lin Yue hadn’t mentioned bringing people to catch them in the act precisely for this reason. Zhao Quan was, after all, a son of Zhao Jingen and Erhu’s half-brother. If people knew, they’d say Zhao Quan was absurd and heartless. Those unaware might believe such behavior was the norm in their household. Besides, Lin Yue couldn’t be bothered to deal with such self-destructive rubbish.

"Also, wife, Zhao Quan is cruel and cunning, and after encountering him in such an embarrassing situation today, he will surely harbor resentment. Whenever you see him in the future, stay far away to prevent him from harboring any malicious thoughts against you. And never take such risks again like you did today. Knowing what you went through made me break into a cold sweat; if anything had happened to you, I would stake my life on killing that beast Zhao Quan." Ultimately, what Zhao Erhu was most worried about was his little wife. He feared Zhao Quan would seek revenge later, and even if the little wife hadn’t exposed their scandal, such a narrow-minded person couldn’t be understood by regular human reasoning.

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