The Husband I Snatched Is Not Right!-Chapter 116: You’re Confused? Who’s Smarter Than You
"Smack!"
The sound was loud and clear.
This slap was swift and powerful.
Mrs. Wang’s face was turned aside, quickly reddening with a clear handprint appearing.
"You—"
She stepped back a few steps, her eyes showing confusion and shock, which ultimately turned into anger.
"Is this what happens, that as soon as you come home, you hit me?"
"And you, foolish woman, have the nerve to question me?"
Hu Dalang was utterly shocked: "Dad."
"Get inside!"
Hu Dalang gritted his teeth, but upon hearing the sound of a child crying, he became anxious and ran toward the source of the sound in large strides.
Seeing this, Mrs. Wang suddenly panicked and pulled on the hem of Hu Dalang’s clothes.
"Dalang."
The commotion outside was not unheard by Mrs. Xiao inside the house.
She only wished the slap had been harder!
Mrs. Xiao hated Mrs. Wang to the core.
She glanced at the infant girl next to her.
Crying, crying, always crying.
Initially, Mrs. Xiao cherished this child immensely.
But over time, with Mrs. Wang’s constant scolding and beating, resentment grew within her too.
Resentment that she wasn’t a boy.
Not caring about the cold, she picked up the child and rushed outside.
Clutching the child, she kneeled down in front of Hu Dazhu, unable to hold back her tears any longer.
"Dad, I beg you to make Mom spare the child’s life."
"I don’t matter, but the child is still just a baby."
Hu Dalang had seen other newborns, and though they might not be chubby, they were healthy.
But Mrs. Xiao’s baby was indeed very small and skinny.
Her cries were also...
Listen to those next door, how loud they are.
His heart ached and twisted, his eyes turning red as he pushed Mrs. Wang’s hand away and went over. Carefully, as if afraid to break his daughter, he took her into his arms and reached for Mrs. Xiao.
"Get up!"
"You haven’t even finished your postpartum month, lie down in the room! If you don’t recover well, you’ll suffer from ailments in the future."
He tugged at the sobbing Mrs. Xiao to go inside.
But just as he was about to step over the threshold, Hu Dalang stopped.
"Mom, if you have any issue with the child, take it out on me."
Mrs. Wang: ???
She was incredulous: "No, are you taking this up against your mom because of a girl?"
"Dalang, don’t let your wife provoke you."
The child in his arms felt as if she lacked weight, terribly light.
Hu Dalang’s expression was somber: "This is my daughter, and she’s supposed to call you grandma. If anything happens to her, I..."
The rest of his words were left unsaid, shutting the door heavily.
Mrs. Wang: ???
She was fuming and wanted to chase after him but was blocked by Hu Dazhu.
Hu Dazhu looked coldly at Mrs. Wang, the anger bottled up in his chest, unable to go away.
His teeth clicked and clattered in frustration.
Mrs. Wang felt uneasy: "What... what’s the matter!"
Hu Dazhu: "About Wan Niang’s issue, what do you have to say?"
"What did I tell you before I left earlier this year? Hmm!"
Upon hearing him mention Yu Tingwan, a hint of guilt flashed across Mrs. Wang’s face.
With a stiff neck, she replied: "How could this be pinned on me?"
Mrs. Wang maintained her composure: "Your niece is very determined, she wouldn’t listen to me when she took a liking to that half-dead guy from the Wei family; could I stop her?"
"She never lacked food or clothing at home, what else do you want me to do for her?"
"You always defended her, and I, as the aunt, constantly had to put up with her mood."
"Shut up!"
Hu Dazhu scolded, interrupting her.
"Treat her well?"
"When I just brought her back you pulled a long face, saying there wasn’t enough food or a place for her to stay—is this how you treat her well?"
"When she was thirteen years old and accidentally broke a bowl, you pushed her out of the house and told her to leave."
"Do you think that because I haven’t mentioned it, that I am completely unaware?"
"Setting those aside for now, about the Dong family matter, what do you say?"
"How old was Wan Niang? Did she deserve to be schemed against by you? How do you still have the face?"
"Don’t you know what a beast Landlord Dong is? Do you think the girls carried out from his place, ruined, were few?"
"I’ve said it before, I will take charge of Wan Niang’s marriage, it’s not up to you to interfere! Did you just ignore me?"
In the village, girls would be betrothed early, with engagements arranged.
The reason he delayed Yu Tingwan’s engagement was that he thought the village men weren’t good enough for his niece!
He wanted to find a capable, ideal groom for Yu Tingwan so she could live well. When Erlang became a top scholar, there would be many good families to marry into.
But now it’s all ruined!
Mrs. Wang was still afraid of him.
"This..."
"It was just a moment of confusion..."
"Confusion?"
Hu Dazhu: "Who’s as clever as you!"
"Since you couldn’t arrange with the Dong family, now you want to marry Tingwan to the Xu family!"
"The Xu family, he..."
Hu Dazhu was so enraged he saw stars. 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎
But he held back, remembering his daughter-in-law inside, and swallowed his words.
His anger flaring, he saw Mrs. Wang still trying to explain, so he fetched a wooden stick from the yard.
Not bothered to waste another word.
He directly struck Mrs. Wang with it.
Mrs. Wang screamed in pain.
Hu Dazhu’s eyes filled gradually with a bloodthirsty hatred: "You’ve ruined Wan Niang, I’ll beat you to death!"
The noise in the yard was bliss to Mrs. Xiao’s ears.
The grievances and resentment she had endured these days dissipated quite a bit.
She even wanted to laugh.
Serves you right!
"Why is he still crying?"
Hu Dalang, holding the swaddled child in his arms, couldn’t comfort her no matter how, was visibly nervous.
Mrs. Xiao: "Hungry, hasn’t had enough to eat."
Upon hearing this, Hu Dalang panicked.
"I’ll take her next door, let them help feed her for now, and then find some goat milk."
Seeing that he cared about his daughter and didn’t despise her, Mrs. Xiao truly breathed a sigh of relief, eyes brimming with tears: "No need."
She: "Mom says she won’t starve to death."
Hu Dalang: ???
Mrs. Xiao: "Too bad the child was born to me."
"If Erlang had a daughter, Mom wouldn’t treat her harshly."
She wanted to sow discord.
Mrs. Xiao was a bit dull-witted, straightforward, and not good with words.
But she learned well.
From being around that vile person Yu Tingwan for too long, she could master the strategy of advancing by retreating!
But she was simple-minded.
If she said this to Hu Dazhu, it might work. But to the blunt Hu Dalang, it was useless.
Hu Dalang gave her an uncomprehending look.
"What do you mean by that?"
Mrs. Xiao, with hardly disguised sarcasm: "I didn’t mean anything else."
"That’s good then."
Hu Dalang: "Don’t compare everything with Erlang."
"I’m just a man who can only toil in the fields, Erlang is a precious scholar. There’s a world of difference."
"It makes sense for Mom to value Erlang’s daughter more too."
Mrs. Xiao: ???
Afraid his daughter might go hungry, Hu Dalang wanted to go next door. But he thought of something and couldn’t help but glance at Mrs. Xiao.
His eyes carried a warning.
"Dad just saved face for you, only because he considered you just gave birth and suffered."
"When the Dong family’s matter didn’t work out, Mom wanted your brother Xu Fen to marry Wan Niang. I refuse to believe you weren’t involved in this."
"Who told you to involve yourself with Wan Niang’s affairs? Stay in the room and reflect."
Mrs. Xiao had a sinking feeling.
"Da... Dalang."
Hu Dalang: "If I didn’t have to consider your condition, do you think I wouldn’t deal with you?"
