Chapter 69: Beating the Bad Heart into a Pig's Head

Ye Yanlin broke into the bride's room and took her back. On the way, he happened to see a tractor pulling Erfeng, Li Congjun and his cousin passing by.

Ye Yanlin thought he was dazzled, but Gu Zhao in the driver's seat in front saw it clearly.

When he got home, he whispered a few words to Ye Tan. Ye Tan looked surprised and said, "Did something happen to Er Feng? I saw her eating melon seeds in the yard earlier."

Why is he going to be sent to the hospital right away?

Ye Tan was puzzled and had no time to pay attention to her affairs. The bride had already entered the gate and the straw mat for the ceremony was laid out in the yard. People surrounded the two newlyweds and asked them to worship heaven and earth in a clamor.

The bride's face turned red with embarrassment, and Ye Yanlin smiled like a fool, with a sparkling wedding flower scattered on his head. However, he did not smile like a fool, and he knew to protect the bride when someone was making a fuss.

The person presiding over the wedding saw that it was almost time and asked everyone to stop making noise, as it was time for the new daughter-in-law to serve tea to her parents-in-law.

A group of people came into the main room in a noisy manner. Xu Huiling and Ye Jianguo both sat down in front of the hall. The shy bride held the teacup and offered tea to each of them one by one.

After offering tea, Yanlin took his young wife to introduce everyone. When it was Ye Tan's turn, Ye Yanlin said, "Qinghe, this is my sister Xiaotan. The person next to you is my brother-in-law Gu Zhao. They came back a few days before they knew we were getting married. I actually wanted you to meet, but they said it's not appropriate to meet before the wedding, so I didn't mention it."

Ye Tan looked at his new sister-in-law and smiled, "Hello, sister-in-law. I've always heard my brother mention you, but I never had the chance to meet you. Now that I see you, you're just as gentle and generous as my brother said. No wonder my brother was so eager to bring you home."

The bride's face turned even redder after being teased by her sister-in-law. She said, "I've always heard Yanlin say that he has a sister who is very pretty and smart. I never imagined how pretty she is before. When I saw her today, I was almost stunned. I've never seen anyone as pretty as this little sister."

Ye Tan smiled and took the hand of her new sister-in-law, "Sister-in-law, please stop praising me. I'm going to heaven to become a fairy soon."

Ye Yanlin suddenly lowered his head and whispered to his new wife, "Let's look at my younger sister more often in the future. The children we have in the future will definitely be as pretty and smart as my younger sister."

The bride was not prepared for Ye Yanlin to say such a thing. Seeing that everyone in the room was staring at them, her face turned red as if blood was about to drip out.

After recognizing all the relatives he should know, Ye Tan helped the bride into the bridal chamber.

The banquet was set up outside, and everyone ate and drank until after noon. Only then did Ye Yanlin have time to come into the room to take a look at his new bride.

Ye Tan didn't go out to eat. He stayed in the room talking to the bride. Xu Huiling came over and prepared food for them. After they finished eating, they had no water to drink. Ye Yanlin happened to come in at this time. She immediately stood up and said, "Brother, you stay with sister-in-law. I'll go out to see Gu Zhao."

Gu Zhao was a well-known capable man in the neighborhood, and as the groom's brother-in-law, he not only had to help his brother-in-law block the drinking, but many people at the banquet also liked to persuade him to drink.

When Ye Tan went over, he had just finished another drink, but there was still a faint smile on his lips, and he didn't look drunk.

Ye Tan thought of the scene when they got married, when Gu Zhao was so drunk that his face turned red.

She walked over and said to the person who was still trying to persuade her to drink, "Brother, enjoy your meal. I have something to do with Gu Zhao. I'll be back to drink with you later."

Having said that, Ye Tan took Gu Zhao directly into his room and did not come out until the party was over.

Gu Zhao was really drunk this time, even more than when he got married. Ye Tan wiped his face and then fell directly onto the bed.

Ye Tan wiped his hands again and simply asked him to take off his shoes and lie down.

Gu Zhao squinted his eyes and kicked off his shoes. Seeing Ye Tan still washing towels, he stretched out his hand to her: "Come and keep me company."

Ye Tan put the basin in a corner, hung the towel on the rack, took off his shoes, got on the bed, and lay in his open arms.

Gu Zhao lowered his head and rubbed her forehead. A strong smell of alcohol hit Ye Tan's face. She couldn't help but reach out and push him away, "It stinks."

Gu Zhao was dissatisfied, "You dare to despise your man, believe it or not, I will deal with you." As he said that, he turned over and pressed Ye Tan down. Afraid of choking her, he did not dare to kiss her directly, but buried his head in her neck and nibbled it.

Ye Tan soon became heated and disliked the pressure from him, saying, "Don't press me down. I can't breathe."

Gu Zhao raised his body slightly and stopped pressing on her.

Ye Tan held his head and pulled his face away from his neck. "Stop making trouble. There are people coming and going outside. You should take a nap and wake up. I'll go out and take a look."

Gu Zhao hugged her slender waist and stopped her from leaving. "Sleep with me."

Gu Zhao suddenly lost his temper, and Ye Tan was pestered so much that she had to let him stay. Facing the man who was a little childish after drinking, Ye Tan was tolerant and not only rubbed his temples to make him feel more comfortable, but also patted his back to coax him to sleep.

After being patted a few times, Gu Zhao really felt sleepy. He put his arms around Ye Tan and held her in his arms. He closed his eyes and fell asleep in a short while.

Seeing that he was sleeping, Ye Tan wanted to get away. After struggling a few times, he failed. He touched his waist and found that the man's hands were clasped tightly.

Forget it, he couldn’t leave, so Ye Tan could only sleep with him.

When he woke up, the sun had already set outside. There was the sound of sweeping in the yard. Gu Zhao had already turned over and lay flat on his back. Ye Tan got out of bed and went out to take a look.

Seeing that it was Xu Huiling sweeping the yard, Ye Tan asked, "Have the guests left?"

"All the guests left in the afternoon, and Xiao Gu is still sleeping?"

Ye Tan: "He drank a lot at noon and hasn't woken up yet."

Xu Huiling: "If he's fine, let him sleep. If it's too late, let him stay here for another night."

Ye Tan didn't say whether it was okay or not. She turned around and asked what she had been doing when she didn't see her father.

Xu Huiling: "Go with your brother and return the tables, chairs, and benches."

At that time, when holding a banquet, people would borrow tables, chairs and benches from the surrounding neighbors, and when they returned them after use, they would bring some clean leftovers as a thank you.

Ye Tan went to pour a glass of water, and after he finished drinking it, Ye Jianguo and Ye Yanlin came back.

Ye Tan: "Where's my sister-in-law?"

Ye Yanlin pointed to his room and said, "I heard that she got up before dawn, so I asked her to catch up on some sleep." Then he asked about Gu Zhao.

Ye Tan said he was sleeping too.

The whole family was busy today and didn't have a good lunch, so Xu Huiling prepared dinner early. She heated up a pot of egg drop soup and steamed buns as side dishes. When the meal was ready, Gu Zhao woke up and came out to check the sky. He was surprised that he had slept for so long.

Seeing him staring blankly at the sunset, Ye Tan came over and patted him, "What are you daydreaming about? It's time to eat."

Ye Yanlin didn't drink much wine or eat much at noon. He was busy entertaining guests. Now he ate four big steamed buns and drank two bowls of egg soup. His young wife next to him thought he ate too much.

After dinner, Ye Yanlin got down to business. The family didn't bother him with packing up, so they let him do what he needed to do.

Ye Tan and Gu Zhao saw that it was not completely dark yet, so they decided to go back.

Ye Yanlin got married, and there was a new member in the family. The family of three got used to each other for a few days and got along pretty well. Then, in the blink of an eye, it was Mid-Autumn Festival.

During this period, Ye Tan learned that Erfeng was hospitalized. It was said that she had a miscarriage and was asked to be hospitalized to protect the fetus.

Normally, as her cousin, she should go and see him, but given her relationship with Erfeng, she might run into Li Congjun if she went.

Ye Tan felt very uncomfortable when she thought about Li Congjun knocking on her door on the wedding day. She really didn't want to see his face, so she didn't want to go.

It was at this time that Gu Zhao learned that Li Congjun had knocked on Ye Tan's door on the day of his brother-in-law's wedding. He looked very unhappy and asked, "Why didn't you mention it later?"

Ye Tan didn't care much about it and said to him, "It's all in the past. He just knocked on the door. Can we still say he was a hooligan?"

Gu Zhao sneered: "You are still standing outside the door without saying a word, how can you have good intentions?" If his cousin had not come over, Ye Tan would have thought that the person outside the door was a kid. If he really opened the door, the noisy Li Congjun outside would rush in and do something to Ye Tan without anyone hearing it.

Whenever he thought of this, Gu Zhao felt scared and became even more angry.

Ye Tan felt that the matter was in the past and it was pointless to bring it up, and he had nothing to lose. However, Gu Zhao did not want to let it go easily and insisted on teaching Li Congjun a lesson before leaving.

Later one night, Gu Zhao made it his mission to torment Ye Tan. After Ye Tan was so tired that she cried herself to sleep, Gu Zhao looked at her and thought that his wife was so tired that she would not wake up easily in the middle of the night, so he put on his clothes, got out of bed and went out.

In the middle of the night, a dark figure appeared outside Li Congjun's house and knocked on the wall with a wooden stick a few times. After a while, voices were heard in the yard. The dark figure slipped into a blind spot and watched the person walk out of the gate to check. He even walked over and picked up the stick on the ground to look at it, muttering, "Who is not sleeping in the middle of the night and knocking on other people's walls?"

After muttering, he was about to turn around and go home. After confirming that the person was the one he was waiting for, a dark shadow rushed out and kicked the person to the ground. Before he could scream, a rag was used to cover his mouth, and then fists and feet were taken turns to hit him.

Li Congjun, a weakling who lacked exercise, had no power to fight back at the opponent's hands. He was whimpering at first, but after a few hits he couldn't even make a sound. He could only curl up on the ground and let the punches and kicks fall on him.

When Li Congjun thought he was going to be beaten to death, the other party finally stopped, grabbed his collar and lifted him up.

In the moonlight, Li Congjun, whose face was swollen like a pig's head, saw the face of the person who came clearly. He stared with his eyes, struggled and whimpered a few times.

The other party sneered and said, "Since I dared to let you see who I am, I am not afraid of you suing me. If you have the guts, go ahead. I'll be waiting for you."

Li Congjun...

"Today I'm teaching you a lesson. From now on, you should control your dirty thoughts. If you dare to have improper thoughts about her again, I will make sure you don't survive in Lake City."

As soon as he finished speaking, the other party knocked him unconscious with a palm strike.

Li Congjun rolled his eyes and collapsed against the wall. It was not until dawn that he was found by the Li couple who had discovered that their son was missing from the room and had come out to look for him.

The weather in mid-August was fine during the day, but it was very cold at night if you wore thin clothes. Not to mention that Li Congjun had been lying on the ground all night, his body was frozen cold, and he was covered in bruises, looking like a complete mess.

Li's mother was heartbroken, but cursing and swearing was of no use. She didn't know who the murderer was, so she could only send her son to the hospital for treatment.

Ye Tan woke up and saw Gu Zhao still sleeping. She was very surprised: "Why did you sleep in today? Have you finally understood the meaning of life?"

Gu Zhao turned over and faced her: "What is the meaning of life?"

Ye Tan stretched and said, "Eat, drink, and sleep."

Gu Zhao...

He sat up, pinched Ye Tan's nose and said with a smile: "Isn't that a pig that eats and sleeps?"

Ye Tan waved his hand away and wrinkled his nose, "You are the pig, a big horny pig." He almost tore her apart last night.

Ye Tan twisted her waist, and Gu Zhao gave her a massage attentively. "Why don't you rest at home? I'll go to the hospital to see your cousin."

Ye Tan squinted his eyes comfortably, thought for a while and nodded, "That's fine." They are one as husband and wife, so it doesn't matter who goes to see them.

Gu Zhao took over the matter, and Ye Tan took a nap at home.

Gu Zhao arrived at the hospital and went to the ward with the gift. He glanced at Erfeng at the door and saw Li Congjun with a bruised face in the next bed.

Li Congjun also saw him, clenched his palms, and his eyes were full of anger.

Gu Zhao smiled at him nonchalantly and asked kindly, "What happened? Why are you injured like this?"

Li Congjun's face was swollen and his speech was unclear, but he still said to Gu Zhao with gritted teeth: "I met a bastard at night. He beat people without knowing right or wrong. He was like a madman. My cousin's husband should be careful when walking at night in the future. After all, if you walk too much at night, you will definitely encounter ghosts."

Gu Zhao: "Thank you for the reminder, cousin-in-law. I, Gu Zhao, have never done anything wrong and I am not afraid of ghosts. After all, a person with a clear conscience fears no shadow. I suggest that cousin-in-law should keep his eyes open when walking at night in the future. Don't think about things that are not worth thinking about. You will deserve to be punished if you are punished."

Li Congjun: “…” This is a different way of saying that he deserves it.

After a brief confrontation between the two, Gu Zhao put down the gift and said a few simple greetings to Erfeng, who was confused, on behalf of Ye Tan. He no longer paid attention to Li Congjun, put down the things and left.

When she came back and heard that Li Congjun was beaten into a pig's head and was hospitalized, Ye Tan was very happy. She said she didn't know which hero it was. She really wanted to thank him for doing something she had always wanted to do but couldn't.

Gu Zhao brought her over and rubbed her soft waist, "Then thank me."

Ye Tan was confused, "Thank you for what?" After asking, she realized something and her eyes widened, "You, you, you..."

Gu Zhao smiled.

Ye Tan clicked his tongue a few times and quietly did great things.

After this incident, the two prepared to take things back to her parents' home. On the day before the Mid-Autumn Festival, they returned to her parents' home with mooncakes and told them that they would return to the island after the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Ye Jianming was also there that day. He had returned two days ago. Because of a person, Ye Jianguo would ask Ye Yanlin to come to his home every year to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival together.

Ye Jianming met his niece's husband Gu Zhao when he came back this time. The two chatted a lot. Ye Jianming was very satisfied with Gu Zhao and felt that his niece had found a good man, who was hundreds of times better than the previous Li Congjun.

Seeing that his niece had someone to rely on for the rest of her life, he felt relieved. Plus, Yanlin was also married, so he had no worries.

While chatting, Ye Tan said to everyone: "Don't go to see us off on the day we leave. This is not the first time we take the train. Don't worry. When you get to the island, call home. And uncle, if your convoy passes through Lian Province, remember to call Gu Zhao and we will come to see you."

Ye Jianming nodded repeatedly and said yes: "Okay, when I really go to Lian Province, my uncle will definitely call you to let you know."

After saying what needed to be said, the two had a meal at her mother's house and went to see Ye Jianhui in the afternoon.

When she arrived, Jin Guihua was cooking with a sullen face. When she saw Ye Tan coming over, she greeted him indifferently and went straight into the kitchen.

Ye Tan was thinking that he hadn't seen Second Auntie much recently and had no chance to offend her. Why did she treat her like that? When he saw Ye Jianhui, he asked him, "Why does Second Auntie look unhappy?"

Ye Jianhui also sighed and said with a worried look on his face, "Erfeng is in the hospital, and she is worried."

Only then did Ye Tan realize that Erfeng was so angry with Li Congjun that she was admitted to the hospital.

So Second Aunt’s bad face wasn’t directed at her, but because she was angry at Li Congjun?

But she saw clearly that her second aunt had just glared at her.

It couldn't be that she was blamed for Erfeng's miscarriage. She didn't even speak to Erfeng that day.

Ye Tan felt that this was not right and thought that maybe he had just seen it wrong.

After seeing Ye Jianhui deliver the holiday gift, the two went back.

After the people had gone far away, Jin Guihua came out of the kitchen and said angrily, "The cat cries over the rat, but it's just fake kindness."

Ye Jianhui heard this from the main room and couldn't help but come out: "What are you talking about? My niece came to see me, so why is it considered fake kindness?"

Jin Guihua: "Erfeng was kicked out by her family when she came to attend the wedding that day. Otherwise, Cong Jun wouldn't have been so angry that he said those blunt words. Erfeng wouldn't have been hospitalized. Now your grandson still doesn't know what's good for him, and she came to their house. She must have good intentions."

"What does Li Congjun, that bastard, getting angry when Erfeng was in the hospital have to do with building the country?" Ye Jianhui felt that she was unreasonable.

"Don't take your anger out on anyone you catch. If you have the guts, go to the Li family and scold your good son-in-law."

Jin Guihua still insisted that it was all Ye Tan's family's fault, but since the man didn't agree with her, she didn't dare to confront him directly and could only sulk in her heart.

Seeing her unconvinced look, Ye Jianhui sighed and couldn't help saying, "Actually, if it really doesn't work out, it's okay to lose the child. A person with Li Congjun's character can't give birth to a good offspring.

I always feel that if he causes trouble in the future, it will definitely involve our family. Now that the child is gone, it’s just right for Erfeng to divorce him. No matter how much trouble he causes in the future, it will have nothing to do with us.”

Jin Guihua hadn't expected him to actually say she'd divorce him if her daughter lost the child. She was so shocked she nearly dropped the bowl in her hand. "How could you be so cruel? He's your own grandson, and you're hoping he'll die, and you're getting a divorce? Are you hoping for Erfeng's death? Is that why you're hoping for the worst for your daughter?"

After being yelled at, Ye Jianhui closed his eyes and was too lazy to talk to her. He waved his hand and stood up and said, "It's hard to explain to a woman like you." After that, he walked out with his hands behind his back.

Jin Guihua watched him leave with a heavy look in her eyes. Wasn't it because she disliked the fact that her daughter was not good enough, and that Erfeng was not as pretty and smart as Ye Tan?

Those who should have seen it have seen it. The next day, after spending the Mid-Autumn Festival at home with Lin Qiuyun, the two of them took the train back to the island.