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A quick recap:
Yun Qinghuan directly caught Wang Shufeng stealing pig grasses and requested for money in order to not spread the “juicy” news.
Sorry, I would have done a longer and much more explanatory recap, but I’m just too weak… Please if you have forgotten most of the occurrences, I suggest you skim through my previously posted chapters. Again, so sorry for the trouble ಠ﹏ಠ
Yun Qinghuan had no idea what Wang Shufeng was thinking. She just felt the woman’s gaze becoming increasingly fiery, but she didn’t mind. After all, she had just taken money from Wang Shufeng’s hands, and it was only fair to allow her a moment of anger.
Rubbing her fingertips, Yun Qinghuan attempted to take the money from Wang Shufeng’s hand, but unexpectedly, it didn’t budge.
“Hmm?” Her eyes narrowed as she looked at her. “It seems Wang Zhiqing doesn’t mind if I tell the village leader.”
Wang Shufeng: !!!
She angrily released her grip. “Humph!”
Kicking the basket angrily, she sent it flying.
“Yun Qinghuan!”
Each word was enunciated, with tightly gritted teeth.
Yun Qinghuan pretended to clean her ears casually and said, “Lower your voice; I can hear you.
“Adding one more thing, this basket belongs to public property. If you break it, you’ll have to compensate.”
Wang Shufeng was about to kick again but abruptly pulled her leg back, almost tripping.
Yun Qinghuan covered her mouth, laughing, and walked away with the basket.
She didn’t let Wang Shufeng off completely and shouted from behind, “Wang Zhiqing, from now on, if the pigs aren’t fed enough, it’s all on you. You can’t sneak around stealing pig feed anymore, okay!”
She deliberately elongated the last syllable.
Up ahead, the figure with an angry posture paused for a moment, then walked even faster.
Seeing that time was running out, Yun Qinghuan, despite the pigs not being fed enough, didn’t care. Holding some items, she had An’an help push the wheelchair, and the three of them headed home.
As they walked, she chuckled while holding the money, “This is unexpected income. Let’s buy some good food to eat tomorrow morning.”
She was craving meat.
For several days, the family hadn’t seen any meat since they finished the meat bought by Grandma Chen last time, and the meat buns they had at the state-run restaurant in town. Yun Qinghuan was starting to crave it.
The man, seeing her like this, lightly reminded, “But we don’t have meat coupons.”
They had almost used up all the meat coupons.
Yun Qinghuan was troubled. “How about we exchange with people in the village?”
Most villagers raised chickens. Some old hens that no longer laid eggs would be eaten. If they exchanged these hens, they wouldn’t need meat coupons, just money.
Of course, it wasn’t that the villagers didn’t want to eat chicken; it was mainly because they needed money more.
“That works. I’ll ask my mom when the time comes.”
Because of this five yuan, Yun Qinghuan happily prepared lunch and quickly ate. Bai Naihan had already packed the lunch for his mother, Liu Yuzhi. Yun Qinghuan only needed to deliver it.
“After you and An’an have eaten and tidied up, take a rest for a while. We still have a tough battle to fight in the afternoon.”
After all, those pigs were so hungry; they probably needed to cut a lot more pig feed.
Afraid the man didn’t know what tiredness was, she continued to work in the yard.
Bai Naihan wasn’t tired at all. During his military service, the training intensity was much higher than now, and during missions, he often went without sleep for a day and night.
Seeing Yun Qinghuan earnestly advising him, Bai Naihan’s gaze softened a bit, and he responded gently.
Yun Qinghuan left with the lunchbox, holding the five yuan in her hand. She planned to secretly boast to her mother-in-law, Liu Yuzhi, later. Liu Yuzhi would surely be delighted, especially given the significant purchasing power of five yuan at this time.
Just now, facing Wang Shufeng, she chose to ask for money instead of reporting Wang Shufeng’s petty theft to the village leader, weighing the pros and cons.
Wang Shufeng’s behavior, to a larger extent, had issues with her work style. However, looking at it from a smaller perspective, it was just a matter of criticism and education. Yun Qinghuan wasn’t sure how the village leader would evaluate it if things escalated.
Especially now that the Bai family had encountered so many issues, it was better to handle things discreetly.
Moreover, if this strike couldn’t completely defeat Wang Shufeng, it would probably thoroughly offend her. It’s quite troublesome to have someone constantly scheming against you behind your back.
Currently, even though Wang Shufeng still schemed against her, at least it wasn’t as intense as a poisonous snake constantly watching her.
When delivering the meal, Jiang Wenshu was also present. Seeing her give the meal to her mother-in-law, she naturally walked over. She greeted Liu Yuzhi with a smile and then pulled Yun Qinghuan aside for a private conversation.
Yun Qinghuan could tell by her attitude that she had something to say, especially when she saw no one around.
“Sister-in-law, what’s going on?” she whispered.
Jiang Wenshu glanced at her feet, noticing she was wearing cloth shoes. She breathed a sigh of relief and then asked, “I heard your younger brother-in-law bought you a pair of leather shoes. Is that true?”
Yun Qinghuan: “Who told you that?”
She furrowed her eyebrows slightly.
How did the news spread so quickly?
“Everyone is talking about it.” Jiang Wenshu looked at her with concern. “Just now, Xia Yuhua came over looking for your mother-in-law. She spoke in a not-so-friendly manner, saying that she had been with your younger brother-in-law for so many years, but he hadn’t given her anything. Now he gave you such expensive leather shoes. Everyone here was listening, and they are bound to gossip.”
“And just now, did you…” She didn’t finish her sentence, but Yun Qinghuan could tell she wanted to ask about the incident in the morning when Xia Yuhua accidentally bumped into Bai Naihan’s arms.
She nodded directly and explained, “It’s indeed as you think. I was bumped by Xia Yuhua, and Bai Naihan helped me to avoid falling. It’s just that I may have exerted too much force and ended up falling into his arms. Sister-in-law, don’t listen to others’ rumors.”
“Qinghuan, I certainly don’t believe what others say. I’ve known your younger brother-in-law for a long time; I know what kind of person he is. You are also a good person. How could you do the things Xia Yuhua mentioned? In my opinion, she’s just a troublemaker. Everyone knows she’s entangled with Gu Mingliang from the Zhuyu Point. Many people came over just now saying they saw her with Gu Mingliang at noon. Coming to find your mother-in-law in the broad daylight, even if she doesn’t want to be with your younger brother-in-law anymore, your mother-in-law treated her well in the past two years.”
Jiang Wenshu spat out in disdain. “I just can’t stand people like her. If it weren’t for her father being an official, who knows what the villagers would say about her.”
Yun Qinghuan, seeing that she believed in her, standing on the Bai family’s side, felt warm inside. “Fortunately, sister-in-law, you still believe in us. It’s just a pity for my mother-in-law; she has been genuinely good to Xia Yuhua, always thinking about her and now she’s probably hurt.”
After asking Jiang Wenshu if Xia Yuhua had bullied Liu Yuzhi and learning that Xia Yuhua had been scolded away by Liu Yuzhi, Yun Qinghuan breathed a sigh of relief.
Seeing her continuously looking towards Liu Yuzhi, Jiang Wenshu smiled and said, “I know you’re worried about your mother-in-law. Go over there quickly. Just be cautious lately; there might be some rumors about you and your younger brother-in-law circulating. Don’t pay too much attention to it. When new gossip comes up, the focus will shift away from you two.”
Yun Qinghuan: “…”
Without detailed inquiries, she was sure that the villagers were gossiping behind her back about her getting involved with Bai Naihan.
As she walked, she rolled her eyes at the sky. She never expected to have rumors circulating about her in this era.
But she definitely didn’t want this kind of gossip.
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Translator Note
Now, I guess it’s time to explain —
“Translator is back”, not really (╯︵╰,)
I got to post so much before because I was on my Christmas break and did not have much school work to do…
Now, I’m approaching my last year in highschool and to be honest, the work pressure is too much for me and there’s so much reading to do because I have a dream uni and I have to read my brain out and do so much extracurriculars and do so much work in order to earn money to support my parents for the 4 international exams I’m expected to write.
[This is not the only work I do.]
This is not an excuse; but I just want you guys, my loyal readers out there who’ve been expecting an update for like for ever, to know the status of thing here. [Shout out to @melody who’s my no. 1 commenter — your comments really kept me motivated!]
I decided to work extra hard and post some chapters here… [tomorrow’s my birthday — and I’m currently suffering from a ‘high’ fever °fault’s on me for delaying my medications for too long…° — and I wanted you guys to share in the joy (not really: I’m so not too happy that I’m coming of age (｡ŏ﹏ŏ) ) with me! 🎉]
After this binge-like-kinda post, I really don’t know when next I’d be posting, but I pray (and you should too, please) that God’ll help me in all of my endeavours!
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