Farm Tough Girl
Chapter 601 - 601 602 Protecting the Future

Chapter 601: Chapter 602: Protecting the Future Daughter-in-law_1 Chapter 601: Chapter 602: Protecting the Future Daughter-in-law_1 The doctor hurried over, and because it was a wound on the body, Muniang specifically asked someone to invite a female physician, who then treated Tianniu with medicine as Tianniu cried out in pain.

“Alright, you probably won’t be able to get out of bed these days, you must remember to change the dressing every day,” the female physician said after treating the wound, addressing Muniang and Madam Liu.

“Thank you so much,” Madam Liu gratefully handed a bag of Silver Coin to the female physician as a consultation fee.

Muniang then had Qingya follow the female physician to the pharmacy to get the medicine.

Madam Liu glared at Tianniu, “Learn your lesson this time, if you dare to run around again, I’ll break your legs!”

Having said that, she went out to prepare the medicine.

Muniang chuckled and sat down by the bed, “Don’t worry, your mother has a sharp tongue but a soft heart. Right now, she must be feeling incredibly worried about you. She wouldn’t break your legs, she’d think twice before even hurting a hair on your head.”

Tianniu stuck out her tongue and laughed, “I know.”

Muniang poked Tianniu’s head, “Tell me, who is that man? Why did you fall for him?”

Tianniu’s lips curled into a smile, “Today I followed him up the mountain. He was going to find some reclusive great scholar deep in the mountains. Although he’s always grumpy and scolds me, why do I find him even more handsome when he’s angry?”

Muniang was stunned, “He has a bad temper?” That kind of man is trouble; it’ll bring so much worry in the future.

Tianniu said with a pout, “Today I jumped over the wall and landed on him. Later, the teaching nanny tried to catch me, and in my panic, I grabbed him and ran. Only afterwards did I realize his arm was dislocated. I wanted to help him get to the doctor, but I accidentally touched his wound, and he scowled at me the whole way, even yelling at me.”

Muniang’s forehead was lined with black lines, “If it were me, I’d have a bad temper too.”

This girl with her short-circuited brain!

Tianniu was taken aback, “What?”

Muniang poked her forehead, “I’m saying if it were me, I wouldn’t just scold you, I’d curse you out too!”

Tianniu looked absolutely woeful, “Mu, even you despise me.”

“Come on, tell me, which family’s son is he?” Muniang got nosy.

Just as Tianniu was about to speak, she suddenly clamped her mouth shut, “I can’t, he doesn’t even know I like him yet. I can’t tell you. When he likes me too, then I’ll tell you; otherwise, it’d be too embarrassing for me right now.”

Muniang said in annoyance, “Then don’t tell me.”

This kid and her pride; when has she ever done anything to be proud of!

When Mr. Zhao returned, he just so happened to see Zhao Jiangshui entering the room. He then sternly said, “Where have you been all day? I asked you to go to your Aunt Mrs. Lin first, how come no one saw you the entire day?!”

Zhao Jiangshui honestly admitted his mistake. Although the disruption of the plan today was indeed due to that girl, it was also true that it was because he rarely got a chance to enter the mountains, and he had been too excited to remember the important matters at hand.

Mr. Zhao actually wasn’t very angry. Now that he had Mrs. Lin’s consent, any big anger he might have had was gone. It was just that he had always been very strict with his two sons, believing that maintaining basic credibility was essential, so he purposefully put on a fatherly air to lecture them now.

Seeing that Zhao Jiangshui’s attitude was still quite sincere, Mr. Zhao naturally didn’t have anything special to lecture about. He knew his child well. He had always been obedient. This time, it must have been due to something urgent. So he didn’t scold him harshly. Instead, he said, “Sit down first, I have something to discuss with you two.”

He wasn’t asking; he was telling. Mr. Zhao was still very authoritative in front of his sons. Otherwise, he couldn’t have raised a son with such a humble temperament as Zhao Jiangshui.

Zhao Jiangshui and Zhao Jianghe exchanged a glance, knowing it was a serious matter, and without further delay, they sat down. “Dad, what’s the matter?” Zhao Jiangshui asked.

Mr. Zhao breathed a sigh of relief before saying, “Your mother has been gone for three years now, and the three-year mourning period is over, too. I’ve been thinking about finding you a step-mother.”

Zhao Jianghe was taken aback. “From which family?”

Zhao Jiangshui’s expression, however, turned sour. There had been quite a few marriage brokers coming to their door, introducing potential matches for his father. He had actually been quite resistant. If the step-mother wasn’t good, it would affect the whole family.

It is said that marrying poorly could ruin three generations of a family.

Especially with a step-mother, if she turned out to be unreasonable and bullying, their days ahead would likely be filled with strife. He actually felt that it was fine for the few of them, father and sons, to live together as they were. Suddenly having a woman join them, she would always be an outsider in his eyes, and he felt it wasn’t very good. But his thoughts were indeed too selfish. His dad was only in his thirties, with most of his life ahead of him. Being alone wasn’t realistic. So Zhao Jiangshui, in the end, didn’t speak up.

Mr. Zhao’s face beamed with happiness as he said, “It’s Mrs. Lin, your Aunt Lin. I went to her place today especially for this. She has a good temperament and a gentle nature. I’m sure she can get along well with you both in the future.”

Zhao Jiangshui frowned. “Her temperament is indeed good and gentle, but her daughter is not the same.”

Zhao Jiangshui’s interactions with Muniang had been limited, but from her actions and manner, the woman was clearly not ordinary. She was resourceful and had a fierce streak. He guessed that only a man like her husband could control her, but his own father would surely be wrapped around her finger.

Mr. Zhao glared at him. “What are you saying? What’s wrong with Muniang? Our settling down in Qinghua City this smoothly is thanks to her help. Do you not know how much she has helped us these days? What an ungrateful thing to say. I like that girl Muniang. The two of you put together aren’t as capable as she is on her own.”

Zhao Jianghe and Zhao Jiangshui exchanged a helpless look. Even before she became an actual daughter, he was already protecting her like this, practically treating his two sons as nothing.

“Dad, I didn’t mean that she’s bad…”

Mr. Zhao cut him off, slamming the table. “Then she’s good! Once her mother marries into our family, even though Muniang can’t enter our home with her, she’s still your sister! What was the point of all your reading if you’re going to criticize your own sister like this?”

Zhao Jiangshui smiled helplessly. “Alright, whatever dad says goes.”

“Don’t think I don’t know what you’re worried about. You’re afraid she’ll have us all tightly under her thumb, aren’t you? Your dad isn’t that pathetic! Moreover, Muniang is a good child. Her only wish is for her mother to have a good home. She’s living a loving life with her husband and doesn’t have the spare time to meddle in our affairs. Even if she did, it would only mean that her mother has been greatly wronged. As long as her mother marries into this family, I, Zhao Song, want to live an honest life with her—she shouldn’t have any grievances or unhappiness!”

With Mr. Zhao having said so much, Zhao Jiangshui naturally had no response, and Zhao Jianghe had no objections either. The matter was thus settled.

The very next morning, Mr. Zhao specially sought out a teaching nanny and also prepared a generous amount of betrothal gifts. He then sent his eldest son, Zhao Jianghe, to the Yu Family to propose.