Becoming the Villain's Discarded Wife
Chapter 156: Young Man’s Good Health _1

Chapter 156: Chapter 156: Young Man’s Good Health _1

Shen Miaomiao wasn’t exactly sure what had happened, but upon hearing her mother’s words, she obediently lowered her head and ate her porridge.

Ms. Li in the cart was growing more upset as she hadn’t received any food.

After finishing the porridge, Aunt Guihua took a pancake and handed it to Shen Zhong, "Take this to your wife."

Having received the pancake, Shen Zhong nodded and went to the Donkey Cart, lifting the curtain to call out, "Lian Mei, Mother asked me to bring you a pancake."

Hearing the noise, Ms. Li had thought that her mother-in-law was bringing her porridge, but upon hearing her husband’s words, her face instantly turned cold.

Were they treating her to a pancake while they themselves ate porridge?

Shen Zhong, noticing that she hadn’t taken the pancake, lifted the curtain and climbed in as well.

"What’s the matter with you?"

"What could be the matter? Did you remember me only after you had finished your porridge? While your whole family gets to eat porridge, am I only worth a pancake?" Li Lian was getting angrier by the minute, her heart felt as if it was soaking in vinegar.

"Why did I even marry into your family! Everyone’s only looking out for your sister, you don’t consider me one of your own!"

As she spoke, Li Lian began to shed tears.

Li Lian, who was pretty and had lost a great deal of weight throughout this journey, looked at Shen Zhong with such despair that it caused a pang of pity in his heart.

He was a man of few words and throughout the journey, he had noticed that the Lin family treated their members better than his own family did; this made him feel indebted to his wife.

Seeing his wife distressed, he felt helpless and could only put the pancake aside and reassure her softly, "What are you saying? Isn’t everyone at home treated the same? During the journey, mother has always been letting you sit in the cart."

"Now that Sister Nanzhi has returned, I have to get off the cart and walk, don’t I? You just wait and see, your parents are really partial!"

Complaining all the while, Li Lian buried her face in Shen Zhong’s shoulder and started crying.

Naturally, the quiet sobbing couldn’t be stifled, and those outside the cart heard it.

Although they couldn’t quite make out why Ms. Li was crying, Shen Miaomiao couldn’t help but feel that it had something to do with her.

"Mother, I hope sister-in-law is alright..."

The younger girl, who had been happy about reuniting with her family, now felt an inexplicable sense of awkwardness.

"Don’t mind her, how have these few days been treating you? You look like you’ve lost weight," Aunt Guihua said, glancing at her daughter.

She was troubled about the well-being of her own girl, as for Ms. Li.

She had seen everything during the journey.

While they were still in the village, she hadn’t noticed that Ms. Li was so narrow-minded, only through this journey did she begin to see the woman’s true character. She would even hold a grudge for giving Miaomiao pancakes first at mealtime.

Additionally, every time they stopped for a meal, she would always find Ms. Li wandering around the Lin family’s camp, curiously peeking at what they were cooking in their pot.

This sort of daughter-in-law was truly a disgrace.

"We didn’t have many problems on our journey." Shen Miaomiao had barely finished her sentence when she remembered the person still lying in Sister Nanzhi’s cart, and quickly added, "Oh, Mother, Sister Nanzhi and I picked up a person on the road."

"Picked up a person?" Aunt Guihua was taken aback by this revelation, had her daughter gone mad?

At such a time, when they barely managed to take care of themselves, why would they bring back a stranger?

"It’s Wang Jingzhi, he looks half-dead. He’s still lying in Sister Nanzhi’s cart." Shen Miaomiao shrugged, then giggled, "Luckily you all came, or we wouldn’t know what to do tonight!"

Upon hearing this, Aunt Guihua hurriedly asked, "You didn’t share a cart with the Wang boy for the night, did you?"

Though it was important to ensure their safety at the moment, if her daughter indeed had spent the night in the same cart as that Wang boy, it could lead to serious complications.

"No, no, we just picked him up today."

Before she could say anything more, Aunt Guihua spotted a handsome young man among the Lin Family members, and she turned to her daughter, "Miaomiao, who is that boy?"

Hearing her mother’s question, Shen Miaomiao’s previously cheerful face stiffened. She turned to look at Xiaohe, who was sitting next to the Lin Family members, unsure of how to explain.

After some contemplation, she decided to stick to his previous story, and said, "He, he’s Ten-Two’s younger brother, Thirteen. Sister Nanzhi and I call him Xiaohe."

"Did he come today too?" Aunt Guihua asked, a puzzled look on her face.

"He... he arrived more than half a month ago..." The young girl’s voice gradually faded, and when she finally stopped speaking, she saw that her mother’s eyes were wide open.

"More than half a month? Did you all sleep in the same cart?" Aunt Guihua gaped at her daughter in disbelief.

"No, no, he always sleeps on top of the cart." Shen Miaomiao, slightly unnerved by her mother’s scrutiny, quickly added.

Fearing any further delay might lead to misunderstanding,

A similar situation was unfolding with Nanzhi.

Both old and young members of the Lin family cast their eyes on Xiaohe.

"Young man, where are you from?" Although the expression on Mrs. Lin’s face wasn’t particularly friendly, it wasn’t too harsh either, considering that the boy had helped drive her daughter’s cart for over half a month.

"I, I come from the East," Xiaohe, feeling a little uncomfortable under the scrutiny of the group, grew a bit frightened for the first time.

"How did you come to know our daughter?" Mrs. Lin continued to ask.

"I’m Shen’s younger brother, Thirteen, the Madam can call me Xiaohe. Shen asked me to come here this time. He said Sister-in-law had written him a letter stating you were heading to Yan City, but he couldn’t make it due to official duties, so he sent me ahead." Xiaohe became more confident as he spoke, causing Nanzhi to be surprised at his audacity.

"So, you’re Wenchen’s younger brother." Mrs. Lin’s demeanor softened considerably at the mention of Shen Wenchen’s name.

It seemed their son-in-law hadn’t completely disregarded their daughter; the fact that he dispatched someone to find them was quite commendable.

"So, where did you all sleep these past few nights?"

Xiaohe, who had just relaxed, suddenly felt a chill run down his spine. Looking at the two Lin brothers sitting next to him, he feared that a wrong answer might lead to him being stabbed.

"I always slept on the cart shaft. We of this profession have good health, ha ha, ha ha ha..."

Xiaohe laughed awkwardly, finally sensing the threatening gaze on him subside.

"You’ve worked hard." Only when Mrs. Lin received a satisfactory answer did a smile finally cross her face. She reached out with her chopsticks and placed an egg into Xiaohe’s bowl.

During the night, Wang Jingzhi, who was no longer feverish, was carried by the two Lin brothers into their carriage to sleep, and Xiaohe was cajoled into sleeping in the tree, given his claims of a strong body and health.

Thinking of Wang Jingzhi’s reaction when he woke, Xiaohe felt a sense of sympathy for him but said nothing.

If he went around talking about this, Wang Jingzhi, upon waking and learning of his situation, would likely not be just screaming but might hang himself with a rope instead.

Watching Xiaohe sitting on the tree without feeling cold, Mrs. Lin made a clucking sound and commented, "These young men today have such good bodies. They don’t feel cold even sleeping outside in the winter."

At the same time, Shen Wenchen, who was riding his horse on the way, suddenly sneezed.

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