I am chasing a rough man in the 80s
Chapter 442: Words within Words

Chapter 442: Chapter 442: Words within Words

Suizi walked into the kitchen where several dishes had already been prepared on the table, all of them being main courses.

Wang Cuihua was just putting the finishing touches on a dish of stewed eggplant and fish when she saw Suizi coming in with more fish. She hurried to wave her over.

"Keep it in the water tank for a couple of days. We’ve already cooked too much today, we’ll need to take care of the leftovers tomorrow."

From her mother-in-law’s cheery tone, Suizi deduced that she’s having a good day.

"Mother, did something good happen?" Suizi asked.

"Nothing special, just our everyday little things."

As much as Wang Cuihua tried to play down the matter, the sparkle in her eyes betrayed her unequivocal excitement.

Intrigued, Suizi washed her hands and took over her mother-in-law’s dish.

"So, what little thing made you so happy?"

"I went shopping with your father today, wanted to buy some fabric for our kids."

Little Luobo is growing fast, so Wang Cuihua planned to make him a padded jacket and took Shuisheng along to buy the fabric.

When Wang Cuihua got tired, she rested on a bench with the two little grandchildren, while Shuisheng went to pay the bills.

No sooner had he stepped away than he ran into Yang Jinhuan.

"Suizi, you’re absolutely right. The moment she opened her mouth, she asked your father if I had beaten him."

Wang Cuihua was euphoric as she relived that brilliant moment.

She started to mimic Yang Jinhuan’s voice for Suizi.

"Brother Yu, did your wife misunderstand something? I truly didn’t mean anything else. I just hope you’re doing well. If she misunderstood our relationship, I can explain it to her."

"Yuck!" Suizi made a disgusted face.

Yang Jinhuan’s reaction was exactly as Suizi predicted.

Wang Cuihua almost wondered if this woman had also read what her daughter-in-law wrote; how else could her lines be so spot-on?

"And how did father react?"

"What else could he do? He told her to get lost and even threatened her that he would kick her if she showed up again."

Wang Cuihua was watching from afar and was almost doubled over with laughter.

The sight was simply glorious.

Yang Jinhuan had planned to play the part of a virtuous woman in front of Shuisheng, a classic move for a mistress.

She hoped to use her gentleness and understandings, patience, and tolerance, to contrast the arrogance of his official wife, creating a stark contrast.

Unfortunately, the lines she used were the very first ones that Suizi had written down and the ones that Wang Cuihua had recited to Shuisheng the day before.

Although Yang Jinhuan’s speech was lachrymose yet full of deep affection, the moment Shuisheng heard these melodramatic lines, he couldn’t help but think about the fear of being scratched and forced to kneel and wash clothes by his daughter-in-law. There was no way he could feel any pity for her.

"After he finished cursing her, your father came back to confess. I remembered your advice and complimented him."

Shuisheng was prepared to get scratched again and mentally ready to kneel and wash clothes again. But instead, his daughter-in-law highly praised him, received him with a smiling face.

Shuisheng was over the moon; he wished a few more inconsiderate women would show up so he could curse them out. No, he could go straight to laying hands on them, all for his daughter-in-law’s smile; no matter how many there were, he would do it.

If Wang Cuihua was pleased, so was Shuisheng.

That’s why when Suizi got off from work, she saw the harmonious scene.

Everyone in the Yu family was overjoyed.

Suizi couldn’t help but praise her mother-in-law in her mind. Unlike some other women who only know how to be jealous, Wang Cuihua was clever enough to reverse the tactics after understanding the tricks of the mistress.

"Before we left, I showed her some kindness."

"What did you do?" Suizi was curious.

"She was sitting on the ground crying, so I handed her a handkerchief and pointed out that her snot was flowing like a river."

This display of kindness, however, did not move Yang Jinhuan. She jumped up and cursed at Wang Cuihua, only to be kicked away by Shuisheng.

"Your dad, I swear, he really has no control over his strength. That woman, over a hundred taels, was kicked by him and hit the counter. The counter even cracked. Oh boy!"

Wang Cuihua shook her head.

"We were lucky Wang Hui handled the situation; we just paid a little money as compensation. What if we were shopping at another Department Store and we broke their counter? We would’ve been sent straight to jail, right?"

"Did the woman...survive?" Trying to imagine that scene, Suizi regretted that she didn’t go with them that afternoon.

Having missed the chance of the front-row VIP seat for the show, she decided to ask Wang Hui about it when she has time. It surely must have been superb.

"She got up and ran away. As I see it, her luck has run out."

"She won’t give up so easily. I guess she’ll find my father in a few days, crying and saying she doesn’t blame him. She’ll also pretentiously say that as long as you and father are not emotionally distant, she would be fine with anything."

Heap scorn on the official wife and play magnanimously, these are all classic moves. As long as she understood their unscrupulous intentions, she wouldn’t be upset by these scummy mistresses.

"Mother, actually, I think no matter how we guard against them, it’s just treating the symptoms, not the root cause. The competition between the official wife and the mistress is essentially meaningless. It truly depends on the man’s attitude. My father is one in a million man, out of ten thousand men, besides him, only Jingting is another one."

While complimenting her father-in-law, Suizi also brought up her own man.

"Were you won over by him by just one bracelet?" Wang Cuihua playfully nudged Suizi, "I pampered you for nothing; you’re taking his side."

Suizi smiled, "I’m just speaking the truth, seeing you two being happy makes Jingting and me happy too. Our family has finally reunited after so much hardship, we can’t let those flies and mosquitos ruin the mood. What I told you wasn’t meant for you to fight with her, I just didn’t want you to be upset by these dirty things and affect your relationship with my dad."

At the end of the day, female competition is a behavior initiated by females to compete for male favor. Suizi didn’t think this term was appropriate for her mother-in-law.

Because from the beginning, her father-in-law’s heart was set on her mother-in-law. Her mother-in-law, with her overwhelming advantage, occupied his entire heart. Where was the competition?

"As long as you hold on, everything is fine in our family. We, the younger generation, can’t do without you. If she comes knocking at the door again, just treat her like a buffoon, and watch the show with my dad. You two must not fight with her; she’s not worth it."

The words of Suizi resonated deeply with Wang Cuihua, who took them to heart.

Also—my dad didn’t win me over with one bracelet, but with two. I apologize, mother, he gave me too much. I couldn’t help but to buttter him up. Of course, my dad is a good man on his own, so he’s just right for a good woman like you."

Wang Cuihua smiled and playfully tapped Suizi’s forehead.

Shuisheng was eavesdropping outside and nodded in satisfaction.

This daughter-in-law of mine knows how to handle a crisis indeed.

"Buying off my daughter-in-law with two bracelets, not bad huh?"

"Damn it!"

Shuisheng jumped in surprise, turning around to find Jingting standing next to him, blatantly eavesdropping.

"Are you fucking a ghost? You make no sound when you walk?" Shuisheng was angry and embarrassed.

"Isn’t it for worrying about you and mother? You two are happy now, and my wife and I are the ones blocking the bullets for you."

"What do you mean?"

Shuisheng furrowed his eyebrow, sensing there was more to his son’s words.

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