Pampered by the Toughest Man After Divorce
Chapter 1219 - 1041: Xiao’ai, Dabao, Xiaobei

Chapter 1219: Chapter 1041: Xiao’ai, Dabao, Xiaobei

Zhao Datu was consoling his mother on the side, "It’s too early to say that now. What if the village chief falls ill again next time? It’s better to send him off early than late."

"Next time, they say that a serious illness that doesn’t kill you is a sign of future blessings. What if he lives to be a hundred without dying? Then my dad would never get a chance, would he? Oh, it makes my chest hurt just thinking about it. It’s all that second son’s wife’s fault, adopting an ingrate," Auntie Zhao said fiercely, glaring at the second son’s wife.

Feeling the glare, the second son’s wife immediately became guilty, "But, but I didn’t know things would turn out this way. Xiaobei didn’t consult with me before going for the treatment, and besides, none of us knew exactly when he went to get treated."

"If you hadn’t taken him in, and had kicked him out when he first arrived, none of this would have happened."

"But at that time, you saw Xiaobei’s jade pendant and said he could stay," the second son’s wife retorted.

Auntie Zhao was half-dead with anger when the second son’s wife dared to talk back, "You still say that, claiming he was your relative. And now after all the calculations, it turns out to be my fault, huh?"

The second son’s wife could only shut up, not daring to make another sound.

Auntie Zhao looked at Zhao Datu again, "In the future, if you see Tian Xiaobei in the village, give him a beating for me, oh, but do it secretly, don’t let others find out."

Zhao Datu, picking his teeth, said, "You don’t need to teach me that. Just as long as I don’t run into him. If I do, I’ll beat him every time I see him."

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Tian Xiaobei had already moved into the village chief’s house to live.

He was now living in Wu Dongdong’s room, which goes without saying was spacious and bright. The blankets and everything were of good quality, warm and comfortable to use.

However, after all, he was living under someone else’s roof, and only the village chief welcomed him. The chief’s son and daughter-in-law were not very friendly towards him, but as the village chief had the final say at home, what he said went. He made sure Tian Xiaobei had enough to eat and did not restrict the amount of work he had to do each day, which meant Xiaobei suddenly found himself with lots of idle time.

Tian Xiaobei kept asking the village chief if there was any work he could do, as he didn’t want to freeload, but the chief kept chuckling and saying, "Why don’t you rest for a few days first? There’ll be something for you to do later on."

"Oh, what will I be busy with later on?" Tian Xiaobei asked.

The village chief always dodged the question with a laugh, "You’ll know when the time comes, but I guarantee you’ll like what I’ll ask you to do."

Having no idea what the chief wanted him to do, and feeling restless with nothing to do, Tian Xiaobei decided to go find Xia Dabao.

Xia Dabao was cutting fish grass by the river, and Zhang Qianqian, Wang San, and others were there too, as was Zhao Datu.

Seeing Tian Xiaobei arrive, Zhao Datu couldn’t help but walk up to him, raising his fist as if to hit Tian Xiaobei, but Xia Dabao stepped in between them and yelled at Zhao Datu, "Zhao Datu, I’m warning you, stay away from him. If he’s missing a single piece of flesh, I’ll cut a piece off you!"

Zhao Datu didn’t dare hit Xia Dabao and could only sulkily go to the side to cut fish grass.

The other kids gathered around and asked nonstop, "Are you getting used to living at the village chief’s house?"

"Has the village chief made you do any work?"

"What are you busy with at the village chief’s place?" Xia Dabao also asked.

Tian Xiaobei shared his situation at the village chief’s house, saying there wasn’t much to do, and he was idle all day; even when he wanted to go out and cut some fish grass, the village chief wouldn’t allow it, as it was the responsibility of his own large village to do that.

After speaking, Tian Xiaobei added, "I just don’t know how my aunt is doing now. She’s at Auntie Zhao’s place, and I’m afraid she might be bullied there."