Farm Tough Girl-Chapter 169 - 170 Cant Do Without the Obedient
Chapter 169: Chapter 170: Can’t Do Without the Obedient Grandchild_1
Chapter 169 -170: Can’t Do Without the Obedient Grandchild_1
Muniang poked her head out and saw Li Cheng walking into the house with a big chunk of poria meat.
As soon as Li Cheng came in, he clicked his tongue and said, “Your house is really warm.”
“Knowing it’s warm but not coming to visit often, look at you, you’re freezing, your nose is all red.”
Li Cheng gave a silly smile, “What’s there to fear about a little cold for a big fellow like me? I brought you some poria meat, thinking you all might not have tried it before, so I wanted you to have a taste. The rest I took to sell in town.”
Qingya quickly took the meat from Li Cheng’s hands and placed it in the kitchen.
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Qinghe said with some annoyance, “You really, not even eating before rushing to town, did you make do with just a few cold buns this morning again?”
Li Cheng scratched his head, “I was worried about running out of time.”
“I know you’re desperate to make money, but this isn’t the way to go about it. This body is your own, don’t wear it out. I must find you a sister-in-law to take care of you,” Qinghe said earnestly.
Li Cheng’s face immediately turned red, “What nonsense are you kids talking about?”
With a teasing smile, Muniang chimed in, “Still a kid? Qinghe is already a mother, and here the brother hasn’t even gotten married yet. Does that make any sense? Chengzi, it’s not that I want to nag, but at your age, it’s time to find a girl, otherwise life just doesn’t have any order.”
Li Cheng, who wasn’t good with words, couldn’t outtalk Qinghe and Muniang, the witty ones, “Well, I need to hurry to town now, Mr. Cai’s ox cart won’t wait for anyone, and I’m afraid I won’t catch it if I’m late, so I must be off!”
He was ready to slip away.
Qinghe shook her head helplessly, her brother really was beyond saving.
Muniang hastily said, “Don’t be in such a hurry to leave! Have Qingya go to the kitchen and pack you some food to eat on the road.”
Since it was already mealtime, there were some cooked dishes available in the kitchen, enough to pack a few items for the road.
Li Cheng was about to say forget it, but seeing his sister’s huffing face, he obediently kept his mouth shut. Qingya was quick on her feet, and in no time, she brought out a food container and handed it to Li Cheng.
Li Cheng felt its weight; it was quite hefty. He started smiling, “Well, thank you then, I’m off!”
Qinghe huffed, “Look at the blockhead my brother is, talking about him getting married is harder than ascending to heaven. Is he planning to never take a wife in his lifetime?”
Muniang’s sly smile appeared, “It’s just that he hasn’t taken a shine to any girl. If he’s not willing to look, can’t we give him a hand? Don’t worry, it’s not a difficult task.”
Knowing that Muniang was full of clever ideas, Qinghe also smiled with relief.
At the Qiao family home.
Madam Zhao watched as so much time had passed without Qiao Yuanzhen mentioning anything about proposing to the Qin family. She had initially thought that Yuanzhen had been delaying due to his injuries from the beating, but now that he seemed to have recovered, why was there still no movement?!
Madam Zhao became anxious and couldn’t contain herself from confronting Qiao Yuanzhen, regardless of his temper. She brazenly went up to him and asked, “Yuanzhen, ah, what’s going on with you? Didn’t you say that once you broke off with Qinghe, you’d marry Miss Qin? How come you’ve never mentioned anything about it after such a long time.”
Fists clenched almost imperceptibly in his sleeves, Qiao Yuanzhen managed to hold back his temper, “Not marrying her anymore.”
“What?!” Madam Zhao shrieked, “Why all of a sudden are you no longer marrying her? Girls like Miss Qin are hard to find even with a lantern!”
Qiao Yuanzhen gave her a cold glance, “It’s decided, don’t interfere!”
Madam Zhao, seeing Qiao Yuanzhen’s unpleasant expression, thought that Miss Qin had a change of heart and started cursing, “What kind of person does this? It was agreed that once you divorced your wife, she’d marry into our family. How can she just change her mind? You’ve caused so much trouble to divorce your wife and now she says she won’t marry you. Isn’t this just toying with us? We even pushed out my dear grandson for this, and now she suddenly won’t marry in. This is deliberately infuriating!”
Qiao Yuanzhen’s expression changed slightly at the mention of “Madam Zhao’s dear grandson”.
Madam Zhao only dared to bad-mouth the Qin family verbally; after all, they were wealthy, and she was not someone who could afford to offend them. So she went on to say, “Alas, if the marriage proposal is gone, so be it. As for the divorce, it’s something I had been hoping for anyway. A cheap daughter-in-law like Li Qinghe, we’re better off without her. I’ve been displeased with her from the start. Wait until you become a Scholar next year, then who knows how many noble ladies will be eager to marry you!”
Madam Zhao was overly confident in her son, just because he had passed the Scholar examination, she thought that achieving an official title was as easy as picking cabbages; as if saying he’d succeed was enough to make it happen.
“But son, do we still want our grandson back? Since Miss Qin won’t marry into the family, there’s no need to be considerate of anyone else’s feelings, whatever we say goes, after all, it’s the blood of the Qiao family. How can we let that wretched Li Qinghe raise him?” Madam Zhao went on to say.
Qiao Yuanzhen’s brows also furrowed. Originally, due to his disdain for Li Qinghe, he also wanted nothing to do with her child. When she said she was pregnant, he hadn’t even thought about taking the child back. Deep down, he was cold-blooded; indifferent even toward his own parents, how much more his own flesh and blood?
Now, however, just the thought of both Li Qinghe and Muniang scheming against him, using such terms to threaten him, preventing him from relying on the Qin Family’s large tree, how could he not hate them?
If she wasn’t going to make things easy for him, why would he let her have her way?
In an instant, Qiao Yuanzhen’s gaze grew dark with malice, “That child, born into the Qiao family, naturally should be returned to the Qiao family. How can we let her take him away?”
Wasn’t she unwilling to let go of the child? She struggled so hard to keep him, yet he would ruthlessly snatch the child away!
Madam Zhao eagerly said, “That’s right! But the child isn’t born yet, so we’re not in a hurry. Letting Li Qinghe spend money on her health and having her well taken care of at that wretch Muniang’s house is quite fine. By the time a plump and healthy grandson is born, he’ll still be a Qiao!”
Madam Zhao’s calculation was cunning: no need to care for Li Qinghe herself and later she could directly gain a healthy grandson. Thinking this way, she felt delighted.
Qiao Yuanzhen hadn’t thought of these details and snorted coldly, “Then we’ll wait for her child to be born before we claim him.”
Ten months of pregnancy; by then even if she was unwilling, she would have to let go. He wanted to see how she would beg him then. Dare to scheme against him? Hmph!
Muniang had specially invited Mrs. Du over to visit today. Since Mrs. Du was married in from another village, she knew many people. Considering the task of finding a suitable wife for Li Cheng, and the lack of suitable matches in the tiny Tupo Village, they decided to ask Mrs. Du for help in connecting with potential options.
“So it’s about Chengzi’s matter! No problem, I watched the boy grow up. He’s got a good temperament and a skill to boot. Finding a daughter-in-law for him shouldn’t be too hard!”
