My Beloved Super Fierce Wife
Chapter 602 Cooperation in Performance

Chapter 602: 602 Cooperation in Performance

About half an hour later, Lin Lu and Li Xiuli returned together.

As the couple stepped through the courtyard gate, they were still cursing under their breath.

The one angrily cursing was Li Xiuli, while Lin Lu just listened, occasionally cooperating with the performance.

Li Xiuli thought back to when they had just left the house and heard from the villagers that Chen Jiefang had asked Honghua for the pig-selling money, and she was fuming with anger.

"Tsk, that shameless Chen Jiefang, he better not let me catch him, or I’ll give him a few good slaps!"

"What a lousy person, Honghua and Ziqiang are having such a tough time. They finally sold the pigs and saved a little money, only for that bastard Chen Jiefang to set his sights on it. Marrying into the Chen Family really brought Honghua nothing but misfortune..."

Luckily, Honghua and Ziqiang hadn’t given in, or it would have been the death of her from anger.

Lin Lu, seeing his wife ablaze with fury, didn’t dare to interject since any attempt to calm her would only fan the flames.

He followed up with, "Exactly! It’s a total disgrace to all men, sooner or later he’s going to be spat to death by everyone."

Indeed.

When Li Xiuli saw her husband seeing eye to eye with her, the fury on her face dissipated somewhat.

Lin Lu internally breathed a sigh of relief.

Decades of married life had taught him never to reason with a wife in a temper.

At times like these, standing united with her was the right thing to do!

What use were principles when your wife’s mood was of utmost importance?

Seeing Li Xiuli wasn’t so angry anymore, Lin Lu began to persuade her.

"Don’t be mad anymore. Ziqiang’s dad didn’t get his way, did he? The Captain won’t indulge him, and neither will the brigade folks take his side. Ziqiang isn’t a fool either; even if he gives him money, it won’t be much..."

When it came to Chen Jiefang, he truly had nothing to say.

After all, he was Ziqiang’s biological father; how could the relationship become so strained...

Li Xiuli, being straightforward and abhorring evil, immediately said, "If you ask me, Ziqiang shouldn’t give Chen Jiefang a single cent!"

Lin Lu helplessly responded, "Still, Chen Jiefang is Ziqiang’s biological father. If there’s no acknowledgment at all, people might not say much, but they’ll have their thoughts. Better to use that bit of money to nip any negative consequences in the bud, isn’t that a good thing?"

Li Xiuli understood this reasoning, it was just that she felt it was undeserved for Honghua.

She huffed and dropped the subject for the moment.

Then she brought up the matter of Lin Caixia.

At the mention of this, her brow furrowed so tightly it could crush a fly.

"...I think Caixia’s brain got messed up by Yang Yueqiang, I really don’t know what got into her."

"Yang Yueqiang tells her to go back home and ask for money and she just goes, not even considering how the Yang Family treats her and her two daughters..."

Even her sister-in-law, who has such a good and patient temperament, was provoked to hitting someone, which shows just how cold-hearted that girl has become.

Yang Yueqiang was the man Lin Caixia insisted on marrying no matter what.

The man whose family elders were difficult to get along with, had many siblings, and was a lazybones who would lie down at every chance he got. That could have been overlooked, but apparently, this guy also had a reputation for climbing the walls of young brides and widows...

Back in the day, the entire Lin Family opposed Lin Caixia’s marriage to him, but it was as if her heart had been blinded by lard; she was determined to marry him even without a dowry.

Because of this, she had a fallout with her parental home.

Except for Gao Ping, no one in the entire Lin Family wished to bother with her.

Today, even Gao Ping’s heart had cooled off after her sharp and piercing words; what would become of her in the future?!

Lin Lu flashed back to his older brother’s face, which seemed to have aged several years in an instant, and he sighed deeply.

"Alas...! If it were my own daughter, my heart would truly break."

Luckily, Yingzhou was a good one.

For a moment, his fondness for Gu Yingzhou, his soon-to-be son-in-law, soared.

Li Xiuli also came to the same thought, lamenting, "Let’s be a bit nicer to Yingzhou in the future."

At this moment, Zhou Mei stuck her head out of the kitchen.

"Dinner’s ready!"

Her melodious call brought everyone out from their corners.

Lin Tang came out of the house and upon seeing his parents, he quickly asked, "Dad, Mom, did my sister Caixia really come back just to ask for money?"

Li Xiuli snorted, "Isn’t it just to ask for money..."

"As soon as she heard that our brigade had sold the pigs, she couldn’t sit still, claiming there was no grain left at home."

Lin Tang found himself at a loss for words, "..."

"The Yang Family can’t be out of food, can they? There’s so many of them there."

Even if one earned only five work points a day, that wouldn’t mean going without food, right?

Of all reasons to choose, that had to be the worst.

Fake!

"The Yang Family is just trying to swindle Caixia. You know how stubborn she is; she actually believed them... Forget it, let’s not talk about her anymore. Let’s eat."

Anyway, she had been sent back to the Yang Family, and no one would give her money. Let her deal with it however she wants.

It’s not that the Lin Family didn’t care for their married-off daughter, it’s just that Lin Caixia was so troublesome. She had been so since before her marriage, exhausting everyone’s patience.

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At the same time, elsewhere.

Lin Aiguo dropped Lin Caixia and her daughters off at the entrance of the Yang Family home, gave her five yuan, and told her to take care of herself before he left.

The only reason he gave her money was out of the last bit of compassion due to their shared maternal bloodline.

From now on, he would no longer concern himself with this elder sister of his.

Some people deserve sympathy; others do not.

The blisters on one’s feet are the result of one’s own journey.

Clenching the money, Lin Caixia felt no gratitude whatsoever; her resentment towards the Lin Family was nearly overflowing.

The family was living so well. What was wrong with helping her out a bit?!

Yueqiang was right; the only person she could rely on was him.

Her maternal family was utterly unreliable.

Seething with anger, Lin Caixia was just thinking this when the door creaked open.

Yang Yueqiang, planning to slip away to the widow’s house at the village entrance after finishing work, was greeted by the sight of Lin Caixia upon opening the door.

It was getting dark, and the mother with her three daughters standing silently at the entrance startled Yang Yueqiang.

"What are you all doing standing here?" the man, whose skin was one degree fairer than most farmers, asked coldly and angrily.

After his habitual scolding, he switched topics, asking, "Did you get the money?"

Lin Caixia handed over the five yuan Lin Aiguo had given her and whispered softly, "... Only got five yuan."

Yang Yueqiang’s face lit up with joy as he snatched the money away.

However, he complained, "Only five yuan? You married-off daughter really aren’t worth much."

"I told you your maternal family is unreliable. From now on, be diligent at home and don’t make Mother angry."

"The only one you can rely on is me."

"What will you do if I don’t want you anymore?"

This speech flowed too smoothly, clearly a common refrain for him.

As Lin Caixia listened to the head of the household’s seemingly gentle words, her face showed a touched expression.

"Xiaocao’s father, don’t worry. From now on, I’ll take care of the cooking, clothes, and the vegetable field. I’ll make sure Mother and sister-in-law don’t have to work hard."

Yang Yueqiang seemed satisfied as he nodded, "Hmm, go back inside, I’m going out for a walk."

After speaking, he moved past the mother and daughters, headed for the village entrance.

"Xiaocao’s father," Lin Caixia called out, stopping him.

Yang Yueqiang paused impatiently, his face showing displeasure as he asked, "What now?"

Lin Caixia licked her dry lips, her voice as faint as a mosquito’s, "... Did they leave us any food at home?"

"What?" Yang Yueqiang scratched his ear, thinking he had misheard.

Only when he saw the woman’s expression did he realize he hadn’t.

His facial expression instantly turned scornful.

"Food? You went back to your maternal home, how could there be food left for you here? Missing a meal won’t kill you. Just endure it, and eat in the morning."

With that, he turned and left.

Lin Caixia’s mouth moved, but no sound came out.

"Skipping a meal won’t kill me, but I haven’t eaten in three meals now."

Knowing she was taking the kids back to her parental home, her family had not prepared their meals since last night.

Returning to her parental home today, she and the two children hadn’t even had a sip of water after angering their parents.

By now, she was both hungry and thirsty.