A Good Country Wife-Chapter 615 - 609_1

After dealing with Zhao Cheng, Lin Yue turned to look at the Qian family member, seeing this woman who somehow still showed no hint of guilt to this very moment. Lin Yue massaged her temples, thinking to herself that to tolerate such an ignorant, foolish, and meddling woman required immense self-cultivation. She regulated her breathing before she spoke with a cold face.

"I should address you as my cousin-in-law. Strictly speaking, you are not a servant of my household, but merely staying here on account of our kinship. Naturally, I am not in a position to discipline you." When Lin Yue spoke these words, she saw a smug look flash across the face of Mrs. Qian, clearly a bit too pleased with herself, probably having thought the same before. That’s why she had thrown her weight around in their home, bossing the servants around.

"That is true, I certainly cannot be compared to those servants, and besides, Erhu and my husband have a very good relationship. I’m sure he must have instructed you before leaving to take good care of our family. If you go against Erhu’s wishes, he will be unhappy when he returns. If you act in a way that displeases your own husband on account of our family, it won’t be good. After all, Erhu’s business is growing ever larger now, his status and stature are not what they used to be, and he’s quite handsome to boot. If he divorces you and remarries a beautiful wife, you’ll be the one cast aside. If it really comes to that, don’t say I didn’t warn you!"

Lin Yue didn’t even know what to say. "Is that so? I’ve only come to realize now just how important a figure you truly are."

Zhao Anyu glared at Mrs. Qian with a dark face, so angry that his forehead throbbed. He wanted to stop Mrs. Qian from making an embarrassment of herself and was about to speak, but Mrs. Qian quickly blurted out another string of words, completely ignoring his warning glare.

"It’s not too late for you to realize this now. Just be a bit more polite to me in the future. When Erhu comes back, I’ll put in a good word for you. As for what happened just now, you can’t blame me. I was only trying to be helpful by speaking up for Zhao Cheng, but unfortunately, good intentions led to a bad outcome. Besides, as you said yourself, Nurse Xu stopped things in time, and there wasn’t any actual loss, so there’s no need to make a big deal out of it." fɾeeweɓnѳveɭ.com

Mrs. Qian believed she was making perfect sense. She wasn’t ignoring Zhao Anyu or unaware of his warning look; she simply thought that when she went back, she would be blamed by her husband and mother-in-law anyway, so it was better to clear her name in advance. That way, they would know it wasn’t her fault, and they would have no reason to blame her.

Mrs. Qian thought she was being clever, but with her actions, she just made matters worse. The increasingly displeased expressions on Zhao Anyu and his mother’s faces, along with the odd and disdainful looks from the surrounding servants, made that clear.

Lin Yue couldn’t be bothered to keep conversing with Mrs. Qian, whose mind was clearly not in the right place; it was simply beneath her dignity. Instead, she turned to Zhao Anyu, who was relatively more sensible and understood propriety. "When my husband left, he did indeed ask me to look after you, and I have done my best within my power. However, her actions like these truly trouble me! Normally, it would be fine, and I wouldn’t bother with it, but what’s the current situation outside? The atmosphere in the whole household is extremely tense. If we become disordered inside because of some restless people before the refugees even break in, giving them an opportunity to exploit, it would be utterly unjust."

"You don’t need to say more, sister-in-law, I understand completely, and I am ashamed. This wife of mine just doesn’t get it; aside from causing trouble, she’s good for nothing. I will discipline her properly and ensure she won’t create any more trouble for everyone. The impact of today’s events is unfavorable, and on behalf of Mrs. Qian, I apologize to you, sister-in-law. I also hope you won’t stoop to her level." Zhao Anyu knew a mere apology like this wasn’t enough and was about to make a formal apology to Lin Yue when his mother from the Yun family stepped forward.

"Erhu’s wife, don’t blame Anyu," he’s a man, busy with his studies and tutoring on a daily basis, how could he pay attention to these inner household matters? It’s my fault. As a mother-in-law, I’ve failed to discipline my daughter-in-law properly, allowing Mrs. Qian to repeatedly embarrass us. Today, I’ll set aside my old face to apologize to you, Erhu’s wife. I hope you can forgive Mrs. Qian once more for the sake of my old face. When I return, I will certainly discipline her properly and make sure she doesn’t cause anyone more trouble," said Lady Yun as she bowed deeply to Lin Yue in apology. Seeing his mother humble herself so, Zhao Anyu felt a bitter taste in his heart, his anger toward Mrs. Qian intensifying, wishing nothing more than to divorce her and restore peace to the household.

Lin Yue was younger, and since the person at fault was Mrs. Qian, she could not accept Lady Yun’s gesture, quickly stepping forward to steady her, "Auntie, please don’t do this, you’re killing me. How can I, a junior, accept your gesture? When it comes down to it, this isn’t such a big issue. It’s just that, given the current situation, I had no choice but to take it seriously, to prevent those with ulterior motives from taking advantage. Since you’ve promised not to let Mrs. Qian cause further disturbance, I can rest assured and naturally won’t hold on to it."

Seeing her mother-in-law bow and apologize to Lin Yue, Mrs. Qian was greatly alarmed, sensing the seriousness of the situation. She felt flustered and hurried over to stop Lady Yun, "Mother, what are you doing? You’re the elder, how can you..."

"Shut your mouth! Say one more word, and I’ll have Anyu immediately write a letter of divorce for you, so you won’t keep causing trouble outside instead of fulfilling your duties at home looking after your husband and teaching your children. Our household must have sinned to have married such a daughter-in-law like you." In the past, Lady Yun, for the sake of her family’s reputation, would maintain her daughter-in-law’s image in public, addressing any grievances in private within the home. But this time, uttering such harsh words in front of everyone showed just how disappointed she had become with Mrs. Qian, truly intending to have her son divorce his wife.

When Mrs. Qian heard her mother-in-law bring up the divorce again, especially in front of so many people, she knew her mother-in-law was truly furious. In panic, she didn’t dare say another word and stood there obediently. Then, under her mother-in-law’s demand, she apologized to Lin Yue and also made amends to Madam Xu.

But Madam Xu had been deeply angered by Mrs. Qian and wouldn’t accept her apology, "Mrs. Qian, there’s no need for such gestures. I am but a servant, not worthy of public attention and deserving of your scorn. Truly, I can’t accept your apology."

Hearing these words, Mrs. Qian was so furious she felt like she might explode. She itched to leap up and berate Madam Xu once more, this insensible old creature who really saw herself too highly, but with her mother-in-law present, she didn’t dare act out and had to suppress her anger, once again giving in to apologizing to Madam Xu.

"Alright, let’s leave it at that for now," he said. "It seems that although the back gate is concealed, it has been discovered by the refugees. Having only two people guarding it is insufficient. We’ll need to assign a few more people there. Madam Xu, this task is still yours. I don’t want incidents like earlier to happen again."

The front gate had been well-guarded, with a greater number of people stationed there since it was seen as more critical. The back gate was more hidden but couldn’t be neglected after this incident, thankfully the walls and gates of their home were sturdily built.