I am chasing a rough man in the 80s
Chapter 375: If This Isn’t Jealousy, Then What Is It?

Chapter 375: Chapter 375: If This Isn’t Jealousy, Then What Is It?

Master Four’s appearance was sudden, and his departure was equally sudden.

He was like a gust of wind, sweeping through the Yu Family, setting off a series of chain reactions, and then leaving without a sound.

At night, Wang Cuihua turned off the lights early, curling up in her blanket. No one knew whether she was sleeping or silently crying.

Jiaojiao chattered away all night, unable to be soothed no matter what anyone tried.

At times like this, Suizi found herself quite envious of children, who could express their emotions freely, unlike adults who had to hide their sadness.

Wang Cuihua thought she hid her grief well, but it was palpable even through two layers of doors.

Yu Jingting was smoking in the courtyard. Suizi guessed he must’ve been extremely worried. After all, his father-in-law had disappeared while in his company at the bathhouse. No doubt, he felt guilty towards his wife.

After putting the kids to sleep, Suizi, while doing her post-natal recovery exercises, contemplated what happened.

When Yu Jingting came in, he saw Suizi holding a stick as thick as a baby’s arm, measuring it against a stool.

"What are you doing?"

"Jingting, do you think if I hit someone on the head with this stick, could it kill them?"

Yu Jingting raised his eyebrows. This woman was acting strangely.

Suizi looked deadly serious, not as if she was joking at all.

Holding the stick, she solemnly analyzed her plan to Yu Jingting.

"I think, to handle external matters, we first need to fix the internal ones, and the biggest problem with your father right now is that he can’t remember his wife. And this is all because he banged his head."

According to the logic of the melodramatic novels she had read in her previous life, fighting fire with fire could very well work.

If she hit his head with the stick, there was a chance the blow could resolve his memory issue.

Yu Jingting, who was initially feeling troubled, started laughing at her reasoning.

"I don’t know if hitting him would bring back his memory, but at the least, it would cause a massive bump."

Even a tiny bit more, and it could be the death of him.

The people of the village enjoy a banquet once in their lifetime, but it looks like that troublesome old man from their house might have to eat two in his time.

The thought of the old man who left without saying a word made Yu Jingting’s thick eyebrows bunch up again.

"Actually, finding your father isn’t very hard. The town isn’t that big. Just make a round of the major guesthouses, along with checking the train schedules. Even if we can’t find him at a guesthouse, we can at the train station."

But Suizi thought that simply finding him wasn’t enough; they needed to figure out why he had left without saying a word. When he left Yu’s house, it seemed that he had so much to tell Cuihua, but no time to do so.

"Jingting, can you think back to when you two were bathing? Was there anything unusual? Tell me every detail."

"We were just taking a bath. The owner of the bathhouse was hesitant to let him in because he seemed a bit disheveled, but I managed to persuade him—"

"...Did you hit the guy?"

The word "persuade" did not seem to carry much credibility coming from Yu Jingting’s mouth.

"I just cursed at him a few times and he backed off—that’s not the point."

The important part was that once they stepped into the bathhouse and removed their clothes, they surreptitiously noticed each other’s tattoos.

It was as if they were communicating silently.

Upon realizing they both had birthmarks, they instantly connected in a way only men could.

The awkwardness between them greatly diminished.

Then they amiably bathed together, casually comparing sizes—of course, the details do not need to be mentioned.

Master Four asked Yu Jingting if he was interested in following him and making a career for himself.

Yu Jingting immediately declined.

As a man, he certainly had the ambition to make something of himself.

He was also aware of Master Four’s vast territories that held great potentials for quick money.

But precisely because he had seen what the place was like, he didn’t want to go.

Had he not been married, he would have gone there without a second thought. But he had a family to take care of and a beautiful wife to consider.

He had no intention of risking their stability for his aspirations.

Yu Jingting’s response left Master Four displeased, and he threw a bar of soap at him.

Yu Jingting’s vivid description made Suizi imagine a scene of harmonious father-son bonding.

"So, did you hit him back?"

Engaging in a fight at the bathhouse, the mere thought was unsightly.

"Do I look like the kind of bum who would directly hit his old man?" Yu Jingting side-eyed her.

Suizi interpreted his response in silence and came to a realization.

"Oooh, you blindsided him?"

Yu Jingting looked guilty, glancing around everywhere except at Suizi.

"Don’t phrase it so harshly, I was just messing with him."

When Master Four was about to get into the pool, he sneakily kicked him into the water.

"Gosh, even though he’s over forty, he’s still quite fit—of course, not as good as me, so don’t you dare compare me with him."

"...How delusional do I have to be to fantasize about whether my father-in-law’s in shape or not?!" He was the one who brought it up.

"So, after you kicked him in, he got angry?"

"Well, he didn’t get angry but instead, the old bald guy soaking next to us got pissed."

Suizi massaged her temples.

"It was you two who were in the wrong first. If I were that old bald guy, I’d be furious too."

They were making a ruckus in a public place, causing a scene. Wasn’t this just showing their lack of manners?

The bald man started venting his anger. Instead of condemning anything else, he cursed at Yu Jingting for being a dog’s son and mentioned his early deceased father’s lack of teaching.

Now that was crossing a line.

Master Four abruptly jumped up and lunged towards the old man, wanting to hit him.

Yu Jingting was stoking the fire from the side, whistling and cheering him on.

Suizi could feel her temples throbbing listening to this.

Yu Jingting’s character was troublesome enough, and now his father was acting the same.

Wasn’t having one Yu Jingting in the house enough?!

"You didn’t mention this part when you told my mother."

"If I had, wouldn’t the old lady have pummeled me?" Yu Jingting admitted his guilt but still tried to justify himself, "It wasn’t really my fault. When I kicked my father, I didn’t see anyone else in the next pool."

The bald guy was diving underwater, with no hair visible, so who could notice?

"If we’re talking about being a nuisance, it’s equally annoying for him to hide his head in the pool, who knows if he drinks a few sips after peeing..."

The more Yu Jingting spoke, the more outrageous his claims became. Suizi really didn’t want to admit that this troublemaker was her husband.

"So, you guys had a fight, then what happened?"

"Initially, your father had the upper hand and was raining down on the old bald guy. But then the bald guy played dirty, pushed your dad, and his head hit the wall. You won’t believe how hard Master Four’s head is—he nearly cracked the tiles."

"...Are these the words of a loving son?!"

Suizi unconsciously glanced at their two little ones who were sleeping soundly.

She hoped when the babies grew up, they wouldn’t inherit their dad’s irresponsible character traits.

"When I saw the bald guy playing foul, I went up and started bashing him. You know how fast I am."

After chasing off the bald man, Yu Jingting saw his father holding his head and looking at him with a complicated expression. He didn’t say anything for five minutes.

He finally uttered, "you’ve grown up so much..."

Then he used the excuse of needing to go to the toilet and escaped.

"Wife, do you think the old man was jealous because I’m stronger than him and he ran out of insecurity?"

Yu Jingting was deeply affected by Master Four’s words, "you’ve grown up so much." And to him, this was nothing but jealousy.

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