The Husband I Snatched Is Not Right!-Chapter 61: Really… Took Full Advantage

Wei Zhao awoke in the night.

Before he opened his eyes, he heard hushed voices in the room.

It was Yu Tingwan’s voice, always wrapped in a daughter’s gentle softness amidst the coolness.

"Mother, please go back and rest. If my husband wakes up, I will tell you."

"I’m worried sick and can’t sleep."

Hui Niang glanced at Yu Tingwan, with a trace of affection in her eyes: "You’ve been working so hard, you must be tired too. Let me watch over Lang here, you should go to my room and sleep."

Yu Tingwan shook her head.

Her mind was in turmoil too.

The house had quite a few baskets piled up, but Hui Niang was thinking of selling them. She was still working on them under the faint light.

There would be many places to spend money in the future. Every basket they made, every penny saved, counted.

Besides weaving baskets from bamboo strips, she also made baskets, backpacks, and some delicate trinkets.

"I thought that in the future when Lang goes to the county town for treatment and you take care of him, I would sell these outside the clinic."

"Bamboo from the mountain costs nothing, and apart from a little effort, we didn’t spend much. If nobody asks about them, we can sell them cheaper; someone will buy them."

Her eyes dimmed: "But who knows if there is still a chance."

Yu Tingwan wanted to say there is, but she couldn’t guarantee it, ... she really felt she was going to be a widow.

The girl’s brows and eyes were melancholic, but when she saw the man on the bed lowering his eyelids, a light sparked in her eyes.

"Husband."

Hui Niang heard this and quickly looked over, tears gleaming in her eyes. She put down the basket she was holding and stepped forward with clasped hands on her forehead: "Finally awake, truly blessed by the ancestors."

Yu Tingwan leaned over to adjust Wei Zhao’s quilt and asked, "Is there anywhere you feel unwell?"

Wei Zhao’s gaze fell on the girl’s slightly red and swollen eyes, his emotions complex and hard to discern, as if he was looking at her, or maybe not.

After a long time, he slowly moved his gaze away.

"There is..."

His body had been cleaned, but his mouth still tasted of the metallic tang of blood.

He had coughed up so much blood, his throat felt like it was burning.

Wei Zhao found it hard to speak.

Yu Tingwan felt a wave of anxiety.

"Where?"

"Is it the wound?"

"Or does something else hurt?"

Yu Tingwan spoke with urgency.

"Tell me."

"Oh right, you haven’t had dinner, you must be starving. I’ll go make some wontons for you right away."

Hui Niang hurriedly said, "I’ll go, I’ll go."

The wontons were made earlier, filled with fish meat that had been carefully deboned and minced.

As she left, Yu Tingwan leaned forward at the bedside.

The girl touched Wei Zhao’s head one moment, then slipped her hand under the quilt, holding his cold hand.

Really... she took all the advantage.

Wei Zhao was used to it and let her.

He mumbled intermittently: "Is... my... peace charm there?"

Yu Tingwan: ...

Perhaps seeing him awake, the tension in the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law eased somewhat.

After Wei Zhao ate half a bowl of wontons, he fell back into a deep sleep.

Hui Niang was persuaded by Yu Tingwan to go back, but the lamp in the room remained lit.

Yu Tingwan looked at Wei Zhao’s peaceful face and pondered visiting the mountain tomorrow.

She wondered how things were on Wei Shouzhong’s end.

When would the mountain be unsealed?

If the mountain were unsealed sooner, how could there be any difficulty in buying ginseng in the county town?

Yu Tingwan got up to pour some tea, but the sudden movement caused her to feel dizzy.

She steadied herself, leaning against the bed.

Images quickly flashed clearly before her eyes.

It wasn’t uncommon, so Yu Tingwan didn’t panic.

She saw herself in thin summer clothes.

In the image, Yu Tingwan was cautiously stepping back, trying to distance herself from the advancing Hu Yaozu.

"Wan, I’m a scholar now."

Hu Yaozu’s smugness was plain to see.

"What does that have to do with me?"

She said coldly, "Don’t come looking for me again."

"Half a year ago, Mother wanted to sell you, but it didn’t work out, right? Why are you still holding a grudge?"

Hu Yaozu was disappointed: "How could you fall to this, preferring to stay at the New County Magistrate Mansion instead of returning with us? What intentions does he have in keeping you?"

"Wan, you have no status following him, not even as a concubine!"

Yu Tingwan’s eyes flashed with disgust.

She refused to return to Linxi Village, but she was alone, making it hard to move in this world.

"You are vile, but don’t think everyone else is."

The New County Magistrate was sent from the Capital to serve.

Seeing she had nowhere to go, he allowed her to stay in the mansion to take care of a seriously injured young master.

Yu Tingwan never asked about the young master’s identity, and throughout her six months in the mansion, he remained unconscious.

She diligently brewed his medicine daily, fed it to him, and cleansed his body.

The County Magistrate’s surname was Xiao. Every day, he would angrily come and grab the doctor’s collar.

"Are you capable or not!"

"The wounds on his body have healed, and you’ve even managed to fade the scars from before, so why hasn’t he woken up?"

"If he doesn’t wake up, how can I show off my capabilities? How will I blind those fops’ eyes when I return to the Capital!"

"Can he die?"

"He hasn’t paid back the money he owes me!"

The girl was tight-lipped, and seeing her diligence, County Magistrate Xiao didn’t make her sign a death contract.

Yu Tingwan was still a free person, receiving half a tael of silver every month, living quite easily!

Seeing her insistence, Hu Yaozu’s face turned completely stern.

He was a scholar now, no ordinary status.

How many scholars were there in Ze County?

In recent times, he observed flattery and found it difficult to maintain a humble demeanor while standing tall.

"He is a County Magistrate, and you! Are you even dreaming of reaching high?"

"When his three-year term ends, he will leave. Why would he take you?"

"But my feelings for you, you always ignore!"

She coldly looked at Hu Yaozu.

"You’ve married."

Yu Tingwan: "Had it not been for the Yue Family’s support back then, would you be where you are now?"

"What, are you to divorce Mrs. Chu?"

Hu Yaozu’s expression froze, his eyes evasive.

"How can a scholar be ungrateful."

"Mrs. Chu is a virtuous wife, and I respect her. But Wan, my heart and thoughts are all for you."

"She even agreed to let you enter the house as a concubine."

Yu Tingwan nearly laughed in anger.

She always knew Hu Yaozu was hypocritical but never thought he’d become so repulsive.

"But rest assured, you are far more important to me than she is. Though a concubine, my heart is all yours."

"Must I carve out my heart for you to believe it?"

Yu Tingwan slapped him across the face.

"Get lost!"

After pushing him away, the girl returned to the mansion still feeling disgusted.

But she had to go brew medicine for the young master.

Upon opening the door, she saw that the one who should have been lying on the bed was leaning against the window.

He... was awake.

The wind outside blew in, lifting his empty sleeves, as if it could blow his frail body away.

He slowly raised his head, pale from not seeing the sun for so long. 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

This... was her dear Wei Shen.