A Good Country Wife
Chapter 323 - 317 Majestic_1

Chapter 323: Chapter 317 Majestic_1

"Brother Jiang, let’s not talk about this anymore and discuss business matters instead," Lin Yue felt that the topic of making money was more to her liking and wouldn’t make her uncomfortable. However, Zhao Erhu disagreed. Niuniu had forgotten again to rest up and take good care of herself. As soon as money was mentioned, she became concerned and forgot all the earlier advice.

"Wife, I know all about the household matters. I’ve been handling these past days’ affairs. Leave business matters to me and Doctor Jiang, and you go rest in the room. You’ve just come back from the ancestral hall and have done quite a lot, which must have been taxing. Don’t tire yourself out."

"It’s fine, I’ve got another matter to discuss with you, and my head doesn’t hurt right now. It’s nothing serious, these kinds of things won’t take much effort." The main thing Lin Yue thought about was the sweet potatoes in the field. She had mentioned this to Zhao Erhu before, but then his father suddenly passed away, and he had been busy arranging Zhao Jingen’s funeral. After that, she herself got into an accident because Chunxi pushed her down the hill. Upon returning, she had to receive the villager’s visits and then find evidence to expose Chunxi and Zhao Yunxiang. One thing after another had kept her occupied, and only now did she finally have some free time to talk about it. Naturally, Lin Yue didn’t want to delay any further.

"Zhao Erhu, don’t worry, I know what I’m doing, you don’t need to—"

Lin Yue hadn’t finished speaking when Zhao Erhu, seeing his stubborn little wife determined to stay, simply stopped talking and directly scooped her up to carry her to the room.

"Zhao Erhu, what are you doing? I’m trying to discuss important matters with you. You don’t even know how to deal with the sweet potatoes, Zhao Erhu!" Lin Yue said, slightly angry, calling out Zhao Erhu’s name emphatically.

Zhao Erhu could hardly be threatened by Lin Yue. The only reason her tactic often worked was that he was willing to indulge her. Having resolved to let Lin Yue rest properly, there was no further discussion. Otherwise, things would just keep piling up one after another; when would it ever end? She’d already worn herself out so much at the village ancestral hall.

Zhao Erhu, ignoring Lin Yue’s protests, kissed her forehead, and patted her head, "Be good, lie down and rest. I’ll come and keep you company after talking with Doctor Jiang. Be obedient, or I might have to lock the door."

"Zhao Erhu, you’re being unreasonable. Always so rough and ready to start. I’ve already said it’s important; the sweet potatoes can’t just keep sitting in the ground. Oh, you’re really making me mad!" At this point, Lin Yue really did start to get a headache and rubbed at her temples.

"Wife, can’t you be a little more obedient? Look, you’re getting a headache now," Zhao Erhu scolded, but Lin Yue, frustrated by his words, clawed at him a few times. "You’re the one who’s making me like this, Zhao Erhu. It’s all your fault, and now you say this, as if you can’t stand to see me well."

Zhao Erhu still had to go out and talk business with Jiang Ziqi; he couldn’t afford to get his clothes messed up. Hastily grabbing Lin Yue’s hand, he said, "Alright, don’t be mad anymore. I’ve got the sweet potato matter in mind. No matter what you want to do, we’ve got to dig them out of the ground first, which will take some time. There’s no need to rush this instant. Moreover, sweet potatoes keep well. You’re just too impatient. Just sleep soundly for a while. Once you’ve replenished your energy in a few days, I won’t stop you from doing what you want."

"Humph." Lin Yue knew Zhao Erhu was setting his stance with this, and that arguing or making a fuss with him would be futile. She snorted through her nose and turned over.

Seeing his little wife like this, a smile touched the corners of Zhao Erhu’s mouth. His wife knew what was what; she knew when making a fuss would help and when it wouldn’t. Had he shown even the slightest wavering, she would have pestered him. But look, although she was ignoring him now, it was clear she also knew that Jiang Ziqi was still outside waiting to talk business, and she hadn’t kept him trapped in the room. After tucking Lin Yue in, Zhao Erhu left.

Only after Zhao Erhu had left did Lin Yue turn back around, no longer looking angry, just dissatisfiedly muttering, "Old man, so domineering," before starting to count her fingers as she looked at the ceiling. However, her mind was entirely filled with thoughts of making money, all sorts of ideas, so she couldn’t fall asleep at all.

The news Jiang Ziqi brought this time was too exciting for her. Before, there was no choice; their family was just a small village household, without power or connections. She had considered for a long time, feeling that it wasn’t a long-term solution for their family to continue setting up a stall at the market to sell things. She was thinking of buying a shop in the city next year, since Zhao Xinglin had become an arrest officer at the Government Office. Opening a general store then might not require her to worry about finding the right shop space and making connections.

When Zhao Erhu came back to the room, he saw Lin Yue with her eyes wide and rolling about, clearly not resting properly, most likely thinking about business matters. He felt a sense of helplessness in his heart. His little wife always liked to worry about everything, caring about household affairs as well as his and the children’s, but she was too poor at taking care of herself, always putting others first, which made him feel love mixed with worry and helplessness.

Zhao Erhu knew that unless he explained the business matters to his wife, she would likely keep pondering them, so he simply relayed the gist of his conversation with Jiang Ziqi to Lin Yue. After listening, Lin Yue exclaimed,

"Tsk tsk, I always saw Brother Jiang as quite casual and generous, easy to talk to, but I didn’t expect him to be such good material for commerce, too shrewd by far, refusing even to suffer the slightest loss. Thankfully, the terms he offered were fairly fair. Zhao Erhu, you didn’t want me to go. What if I got taken advantage of by him? He’s from an Aristocratic Family, taught from childhood, cunning and strategic, observing such games of wits. He speaks not a word without deep thought, having circled around the topic numerous times."

Hearing Lin Yue speak this way clearly put her on his side, treating him as her own and Jiang Ziqi as the opponent. Zhao Erhu felt very comforted. At the end of the day, she was his little wife. It was fine for her to be all smiles with Jiang Ziqi usually, but at critical moments, she still sided with her own family. If Lin Yue knew what Zhao Erhu was thinking, she’d probably spit right in his face.

"You going there for what? If you had gone, Doctor Jiang might not have spoken so freely, considering your relationship with him. Personal relationships are one thing, and business is another. It’s better to let me negotiate with him in the future. That way, we can be frank about our calculations, and no one will feel awkward. Besides, don’t you trust your man? From now on, you don’t need to worry about business matters with me around. What would it look like for a woman to be out and about, exposing herself? The man should be in charge of the outside, and the woman the inside. You just take care of our home affairs, and leave the outside matters to me," Zhao Erhu said righteously, spouting a whole lot of principles. In reality, aside from not wanting Lin Yue to tire herself out, his main concern was to keep his beloved wife hidden, to avoid attracting more unwanted attention.