A Good Country Wife-Chapter 614 - 608_1

Zhao Anyu was also very angry. Having such an unwieldy wife who not only failed to be a help but instead caused trouble whenever she wasn’t watched closely was truly an exasperating matter. He had just lost sight of Mrs. Wei for a moment and was fretting over whether she had gone off on some aimless wander again, planning to teach her a lesson upon her return. But before he had the chance, she had already created a disaster.

"You damned fool! Can’t you see what time it is? Acting so recklessly, I honestly wish I could divorce this restless woman!" Zhao Anyu, who was normally so gentle and refined that he rarely spoke a harsh word, was now furiously swearing. In his anger, he kicked the corner of a table, causing a sharp pain, but he had no time to care about it as he hurried towards the back door of the residence.

Zhao Anyu’s mother on the side was heaving sighs as well; she was the one who had chosen such an imprudent daughter-in-law for her son, and she regretted it deeply! Watching Zhao Anyu hasten to clean up Mrs. Wei’s mess, she quickly followed behind.

Even if she couldn’t be of much help, selling her old face to apologize and clean up Mrs. Wei’s mess was something her son shouldn’t have to do. Her son was meant for greater things and carried the responsibility of revitalizing the Wei Family, yet he was repeatedly embroiled in such troubles because of Mrs. Wei. She felt both heartache and self-blame, and her dissatisfaction with Mrs. Wei was beyond what could be expressed.

Mrs. Wei had been subdued by her mother-in-law for a while after being chastised, not causing any trouble, but recently, as the villagers showed her respect and pampered her, she started to lose her bearings once again. She had nearly forgotten the fear and worry when her mother-in-law and husband had nearly divorced her, especially since both had recently been leaving her to her own devices for maintaining a semblance of decency. Li Xiaomei had become increasingly brazen with too much idle time, meddling and giving unsolicited advice to others at work,

As for Zhao Cheng, Li Xiaomei noticed his distracted state and understood what he was pining for, but she didn’t point it out. She hadn’t expected that Zhao Cheng would actually do something so foolish! Li Xiaomei now wasn’t thinking about blaming Zhao Cheng but was worried that he had incurred Lin Yue’s disdain, which would ruin the good days ahead for their family. She was angered even hearing about such a thing herself, let alone Lin Yue; she couldn’t believe how obsessed he was with his unfairly partial mother—it was both exasperating and worrisome. Yet, she realized that this was precisely what was most valuable about Zhao Cheng. If he had the same character as his two brothers, Li Xiaomei wouldn’t have followed him so loyally.

Li Xiaomei wasn’t afraid to damage Zhao Cheng’s pride and right after seeing him, she scolded him with a stern face while grabbing his ear, "What’s wrong with your mind, causing such trouble for your sister-in-law in such a short time? Don’t you know your mother’s true nature? She’s not only biased but also scheming. Even when others suffer losses, she may not; she might even have some grain hidden away, letting you eagerly bring more to her. And what about your two brothers? They almost brought disaster upon everyone! How can you be worthy of the high regard sister-in-law has for us? I am so angry with you that my heart aches. Even if you don’t think about the favor sister-in-law has shown our family, you should at least consider me and the children. You’ve disappointed me greatly!"

As Li Xiaomei spoke, she truly began to feel sad, and Zhao Cheng, knowing he was at fault, could only let out a whimper of pain as his wife pinched his ear. Faced with his wife’s accusations and questioning, he felt even more guilty and couldn’t lift his head. "Wife, I’m sorry. I just couldn’t bear to see mother suffering that day. I thought I’d secretly bring her some grain, as a final act of filial piety. I just didn’t anticipate how cunning the refugees were outside. I was blinded by foolishness and did such a thing. Wife, I won’t do this again; please don’t be angry, alright?" freēnovelkiss.com

Zhao Cheng apologized in a low and humble voice, and didn’t feel that it was shameful for a man to do so. Madam Xu, who was standing by, felt her ears hurt watching him and advised Li Xiaomei to speak kindly so that the timely intervention would prevent a major wrong.

Li Xiaomei acted this way, with some intentional dramatic flair, hoping to garner sympathy for Zhao Cheng and to ask for leniency regarding his actions. Therefore, upon hearing Madam Xu’s persuasion, she naturally wouldn’t insist anymore, especially upon seeing Lin Yue also rush over to the scene and showing a slightly warmer expression, she inwardly praised her own quick wit.

"Sister-in-law, I’m sorry, I didn’t know Zhao Cheng would be so foolish, to believe Wei Family’s act and forgive her just because of a few words. It’s my fault for not noticing his intentions sooner, for failing to stop him in time. It’s lucky that Madam Xu held him back from causing a great disaster. I apologize to you, Sister-in-law, please forgive Zhao Cheng this once. He’s just too naïve and filial, that’s why he gets confused and does such things. I am apologizing to you for him."

Li Xiaomei knew that Zhao Cheng had nearly caused a big problem this time and wasn’t as casual as usual. She directly knelt down to Lin Yue. She could sacrifice her husband’s dignity, as well as her own. Regardless of anything, she had to have Lin Yue forgive Zhao Cheng this time, so that she wouldn’t become disgusted with their family. After all, in times like these, even if they could survive without Lin Yue’s protection, life would be much harder. For the sake of her children, she was willing to go all out, and she also pulled Zhao Cheng to kneel down to Lin Yue.

Zhao Cheng already admired and feared Lin Yue, and knowing that he had done wrong this time, he felt guilty and readily knelt as guided by Li Xiaomei, without resistance. His subdued nature could be beneficial. After all, not everyone, being a man, would kneel to a woman for the sake of face. But Zhao Cheng’s relationship with Lin Yue was different; after all, they were relatives.

It must be said that after these days spent together, Li Xiaomei did somewhat understand Lin Yue. Lin Yue was indeed very angry initially, feeling disappointed by Zhao Cheng, but upon arriving at the scene and seeing Zhao Cheng being chastised by Li Xiaomei, looking so honest and remorseful, and considering Wei Family’s unfair treatment of Zhao Cheng in the past, and that Zhao Cheng still worried about Wei Family’s safety, she realized he was truly foolish, annoyingly so. Seeing Zhao Cheng and Li Xiaomei kneeling together before her, part of her anger subsided.

"What are you doing? Get up! Zhao Cheng indeed did wrong this time; he was completely out of line. At such critical times, to be so careless... but since Madam Xu intervened in time and no harm was done, it does not mean there will be no punishment. This will serve as a warning to everyone. You will be fined three months’ wages. Do you have any objections?"

"No objections! No objections! We accept the punishment," Li Xiaomei hastily replied, a hint of relief appearing on her face. This meant the Sister-in-law had forgiven them. Although she felt a pinch over losing three months’ wages, it was well worth it to earn Sister-in-law’s forgiveness. She feared that because of Wei Family, Sister-in-law would come to loathe their family, Zhao Cheng, as well. Given the extent of Zhao Cheng’s mistake, this outcome was already very good.