I am chasing a rough man in the 80s
Chapter 313: This Ancestral Birthmark

Chapter 313: Chapter 313: This Ancestral Birthmark

"Did Sixth Aunt have a good relationship with our mother?" Suizi asked.

"The curtain hanging in the east room was embroidered by her."

Every time Wang Cuihua saw that curtain, she would think of Yang Wei’s mother.

Since he’s like a brother to us, we shouldn’t be too harsh on him.

But if we fulfill all his requests, many more folks will come looking for us.

It’s an obligation we can’t avoid in an obligation-based society.

People are already coming to us even before we have fully started, and I fear more will come once the business gets going.

While Suizi was considering how to handle this, she heard movements from her mother-in-law’s room.

"Get up!"

"Auntie, I won’t get up unless you agree!"

Yang Wei knelt down.

After frequent interruptions by Yu Jingting and Suizi, it was impossible for him to finish his words, so he knelt before Yu Jingting starting speaking.

When Suizi saw this, she thought of the parent that Jiaojiao’s homeroom teacher told her about.

She suddenly understood what the teacher’s feeling was at the time.

Wang Cuihua tried to help him up, but he stubbornly refused to rise.

With tears and mucus flowing freely, it looked like the Yu family had greatly wronged him.

Whether kneeling is a last resort for the weak or a bargaining chip for demand, Suizi leaned towards the latter.

No matter how Wang Cuihua tried, he wouldn’t get up. Yu Jingting pulled his mother away, clutched his collar, and lifted him up like picking up a chick.

"Big man, you are crying and making a fuss. Stop acting here, I’ll lead you out."

"So, are you willing to arrange a job for me?" A keen light flashed in Yang Wei’s eyes, and he couldn’t suppress the smile at the corner of his mouth.

"Come, you’ll find out once we go."

Yu Jingting dragged him out of the house.

As he passed by Suizi, she glanced at him, as if asking him if he really intended to arrange a job for Yang Wei.

Yu Jingting winked at her in response, which assured Suizi.

He had this all figured out and told Suizi not to worry.

Suizi then gestured towards her pocket, asking if she should give him some money to go out and get something to eat?

Yu Jingting grimaced, indicating it was absolutely unnecessary.

The average person would have taken pity seeing Yang Wei’s wretched state.

Unfortunately, streetwise people like him have a clear understanding of men like Yang Wei.

Even if he was treated to a feast, Yang Wei would still be two-faced.

Upon returning to the village, he would speak no good words of the Yu family.

He would only believe that what he had obtained was the result of his own "efforts."

Yu Jingting had no intention of giving this lying trickster any advantages.

"Tiegen, where are you taking him? It’s almost lunchtime!" Wang Cuihua chased after them.

Suizi and Jiaojiao each support her from one side to prevent her from going over.

"Mom, Jingting will take good care of him. Our leftover food is not presentable."

Before Wang Cuihua could say anything else, Yu Jingting had already led Yang Wei to the tractor.

"Okay, he’s gone. Why are you still holding on to me?" Wang Cuihua nudged Suizi away, "You two are always thinking and plotting behind my back, what are you up to now?"

Suizi let go, and Wang Cuihua walked over to the curtain, her hand gently rubbing the embroidered peony flowers.

"It’s been hanging there for a long time, and it’s dirty. I’ll take it down to wash." Suizi took down the curtain.

She would replace it later to prevent her mother-in-law from always thinking about it.

"Your Sixth Aunt and I grew up together. We got married and moved to the same village, and we were very close as maidens. I’m not sure why we became estranged after getting married. During the first two years after your father-in-law died, she would come to our house to comfort me every day."

Hearing her mother-in-law reminiscing about the past, Suizi felt a strange sense of guilt.

She was reflecting on whether her and Jingting’s treatment of this matter was a bit selfish.

If they did indeed help her mother-in-law, even if it’s a lie, they should show some gratitude. Gratitude should be returned.

Although your Sixth Aunt is a bit stingy, she was kind to me. When your father-in-law was retrieved from the water, his body bloated and deformed, her husband helped to change his clothes. I always remember this kindness."

"Then I’ll discuss it with Jingting and try to arrange something."

Only then did Wang Cuihua nod in satisfaction. Despite her character, she would always remember if anyone showed her the slightest kindness.

Speaking of which, your Sixth Uncle’s family has some connections with ours. I grew up with your Sixth Aunt, and your Sixth Uncle and your father-in-law were also childhood friends. Since they were naked babies, they have been playing together, knowing every hair on each other."

However, as they grew up, the two families became somewhat distant.

Jingting’s biological father was also a capable man. Even during the years of material scarcity, he could hunt rabbits in the mountains to bring back game for a better life, and Wang Cuihua knew how to make do.

The couple lived a better life in the village than anyone else. People always compared the two families, and your Sixth Uncle’s family didn’t want to associate with the Yu family anymore.

Those past events were playing back vividly in Wang Cuihua’s mind. When she came back to her senses, she saw Suizi also lost in thought.

"What’s wrong?"

"Nothing." Suizi felt something strange about what Wang Cuihua said, but she couldn’t figure out what it was.

By the time for lunch, the incident had been left behind.

Yu Jingting returned home at lunchtime, alone.

"Where is he?" Wang Cuihua thought he would have lunch with Yang Wei outside.

"I sent him to a construction site. I told the foreman that Yang Wei could work for a few days to earn some living expenses before going back. They provide meals at the construction site."

Wang Cuihua was furious and pummeled him.

"Why did you send him to such a place?! It would have been better to give him some money!"

"What’s wrong with being at the construction site? It’s not a place anyone can enter. Can short-term workers get in without connections?"

Yu Jingting defended himself.

He arranged the work. But it required hard labour for a fair salary. No one owed anyone any favors. How great is that?

"He’s lazy and idle in the village, not even the fields are farmed. Can he do this work?"

"You know what he’s like. If you give him money, he’ll spend it all in a few days. How many times can you help him? If he can work, he works. If he can’t, he can roll back."

Before Wang Cuihua could say anything else, Suizi, who had keen eyesight, saw that Jingting’s sleeve was torn.

"Mom, I’ll take him inside to mend his sleeve, and I’ll scold him while I’m at it."

Suizi pulled Jingting into the room, closed the door, and planted a quick kiss on his face.

Her man handled this matter quite skillfully.

"I guess I could use more of this type of criticism." Yu Jingting motioned towards the other side of his face, and Suizi gave him another kiss.

"Aren’t you afraid that he’ll badmouth you when he returns to the village?"

"It’s up to him what he wants to spout from his mouth. I don’t care what kind of shit he says, as long as I don’t hear it."

If he heard it, he would react. He wasn’t his mother. He wouldn’t spoil everyone.

Suizi told him to take off his clothes while she sewed them.

Jingting said his back was a bit sore, and asked Suizi to take a look.

"There’s a little red bump near the birthmark, but it’ll get better in a few days. It’s not a big deal."

There’s a small birthmark on Jingting’s back. It’s shaped like a small heart. Every time Suizi saw it, she found it amusing and always wanted to touch it.

"Don’t mess with it. If you mess up my ancestral birthmark, you’ll have to take responsibility."

Jingting held her fidgety little hand and leaned in, trying to take advantage of the situation.

"Ancestral birthmark?"

"Jiaojiao also has one. Didn’t you notice when you bathed her? It’s a heritage from our family’s patriarch."

"Ah! I remember!" Suizi pushed away the head he had leaned in and realized where the problem was with what her mother-in-law had said!

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