Becoming the Villain's Discarded Wife
Chapter 162_1

Chapter 162: Chapter 162_1

Hearing Aunt Guihua’s words, Shen Miaomiao and Shen San also fell silent and stopped speaking.

Shen Zhong frowned deeply at the sight of his wife enjoying her food immensely.

"It doesn’t matter if you don’t eat, I reckon your mother and sister don’t lack this bit of meat to eat, perhaps someone will send more meat over later."

Ms. Li ate the wild chicken meat and kept complaining with a tone full of sarcasm.

If they are not even eating meat now, what else could they be hoarding?

Perhaps these past two months, mother and daughter have been secretly hoarding good food!

Before the famine escape, Ms. Lin had sent a basket of eggs and several strips of dried meat to the family.

Thinking about that, Ms. Li’s face twisted even more.

How could she have not noticed earlier that her mother-in-law was such a person?

If she had known what this family was like beforehand, why would she have married into this family?

Look at how other people talked about Ms. Lin as a person with a hard life behind her back, but what kind of life is she leading now?

What about herself?

Having in-laws and a husband, yet even her food was rationed.

The more she thought about it, the more upset she became. The little dissatisfaction that she originally held had grown wildly into a grotesque dark shadow in her heart.

Hearing the laughter from the Lin family next door, her eyes were filled with jealousy.

Shen Zhong didn’t touch the chicken in the pot. He sighed at the sight of remaining chicken heads and feet when Ms. Li finally couldn’t eat anymore.

Fearing that his parents and sister would go hungry in the middle of the night, Shen Zhong roasted a few sweet potatoes and brought them into the cart.

"Dad, mom, Miaomiao, you guys should eat something."

Handing over the sweet potatoes in his hand, Shen Zhong dared not lift his head to meet his mother’s eyes.

He was naturally aware of his mother’s temperament, and this time Lian Mei had genuinely made her angry...

"Eldest, look at me." Aunt Guihua said calmly, without the anger from before.

She had completely understood now; since she had entered the cart, she had been inside for nearly an hour, but her son only came in now. In the end, he was growing up and had his own opinions.

"Mom..."

Upon hearing the tone of his mother, Shen Zhong’s heart trembled, and he guessed something.

"Once we reach Yan City and find your uncle, and settled down, we will separate."

There were no extra emotions on Aunt Guihua’s face, but her slightly reddish eyes were full of disappointment.

"Mom..."

Shen Zhong’s voice trembled, and he only lowered his head like a child who had done something wrong.

"You are grown up, married. Once we separate, you can live well yourself. You don’t need to take care of your dad and me."

Seeing her own son like this, Aunt Guihua closed her eyes.

After all, when choosing a daughter-in-law, she also blamed herself for not seeing clearly.

Everyone has small faults. If they are of no consequence, so be it. But Ms. Li could still be so jealous and sour about these things at a time like this. She didn’t expect her daughter-in-law to be virtuous exceptionally but at least to have a good character.

"Mom, I don’t want to separate."

"Then divorce Ms. Li."

Aunt Guihua’s voice was firm, Shen Miaomiao in the cart also tightened her grip on the corner of her clothes slightly.

She also guessed a bit. Her sister-in-law probably doesn’t like her.

After all, she’s of age now, she should have been married, but she’s still living at home.

It’s normal for her sister-in-law to feel unbalanced.

But she never thought it would lead to her mom mentioning separation.

"Mom, I will make her change..." the pleading tone in Shen Zhong’s voice and the look of seeking help in his eyes turned towards his own father.

Seeing his son’s gaze, Shen San just slightly shook his head.

His wife always made the decisions at home. Although their family were just farmer folks scratching a living from the land, his wife always put value in these matters. Her decisions were like an immovable force.

"But Mom, our family only has me and Miaomiao as siblings. Miaomiao has already grown up, if we divide the family ..."

Shen Zhong could only resort to this argument in the end.

Being the only male in the family, it will naturally be his responsibility to take care of his parents after Miaomiao’s marriage. If they divided the household, he would not be able to attend to his parents in case of emergencies.

"You don’t need to worry about that, your father and I have thought it through. We will find a husband for your sister who is willing to join our family. You just need to focus on your own life."

At this, both Shen Zhong and Shen Miaomiao were taken aback.

Shen Zhong looked at his wife’s puzzled face. When did he agree to find a stay-at-home son-in-law?

Looking at his little daughter, Shen Zhong began to hesitate.

His daughter was already sixteen years old, indeed it was the right age for her to get married. But the thought of letting her get married and leave home made him feel unwilling.

Well, finding her a husband who would stay at home was not a bad idea, at least his daughter could still be around.

Shen Miaomiao’s bewilderment was particularly evident. When did their parents decide this without their knowledge?

Besides, besides ...

Thinking of the tender young man, a blush spread across the young girl’s cheeks.

Then, she became a little worried.

It probably wouldn’t be possible for him to marry into our family...

Shen Zhong looked defeated but said nothing more, he simply handed all the roasted sweet potatoes to his father and got off the cart with a drooping head.

He knew his mother was not satisfied with Lian Mei. However, Lian Mei had been with him for more than two years, and he was not willing to divorce her over such a minor issue.

Having eaten their fill at the Lin’s family, Mrs. Lin wanted to chat with Aunt Guihua but she found Mrs. Li was the only one left by the fire enjoying the warmth.

She seems to be enjoying herself pretty thoroughly.

She knitted her brows and turned to her eldest daughter-in-law, "Qiulan, have you seen your Aunt Guihua?"

Chen Qiulan, who was enjoying a pancake, looked up quickly in response, "I remember seeing Aunt Guihua before dinner. She might be resting in the cart after dinner."

"Retiring so early today, huh." Mrs. Lin muttered quietly, then looked towards Lin Yicheng.

"Eldest son, go and send dinner to that boy from the Wang family, he has been sleeping all day."

"Eh, alright." Lin Yicheng nodded and climbed onto the mule cart.

At this moment, Wang Jingzhi had already woke up in the mule cart. His stomach was growling like a drum. His eyes were caught by the bowl in Lin Yicheng’s hand, though he initially wanted to hide.

"Here, eat this. You’re in luck today, there’s even some meat."

Lin Yicheng looked with slight disdain at his curled up figure.

At the age of sixteen or seventeen, he still behaves as timidly as a mouse.

"Thank you."

Wang Jingzhi took the bowl, muttering a soft word of thanks.

"No thanks needed, just focus on getting well."

Lin Yicheng rolled his eyes and got back down from the mule cart.

If it weren’t for his maid telling him that this boy’s grandfather had once helped her, he wouldn’t have let the boy sleep in their mule cart.

He looked as thin as a quail, and had suffered from the cold. He didn’t know how long it would take for him to recover.

Just thinking about giving up the mule cart for him to sleep in, Lin Yicheng grumbled again.

After having a good meal, Mr. Lin was finally feeling a bit relaxed and started chatting with his son-in-law.

"Wenchen, what have you been up to these past three years?"

"I joined the army and served under General Song."

Shen Wenchen paused in the middle of eating his pancake and answered honestly.

"General Song, huh. Very good, very good." Mr. Lin said cheerfully.

Even though he didn’t know who General Song was, it sounded impressive.

Mrs. Lin looked at her husband’s state and felt somewhat helpless.

He hasn’t even had a drink, yet why does he seem drunk?