Huo Jianguo, wearing an apron, was washing dishes, tidying up the table, and doing housework in the kitchen. It was the first time Song Yinhua had ever seen a man do these things, and she felt a little embarrassed.
"You've been busy all day, go and rest. I'll do the housework."
"I'll do it!" Huo Jianguo stopped Song Yinhua from doing it. "You've been busy all day and you're tired too. I'll do it."
Watching the aloof man expertly washing the dishes while wearing an apron, Song Yinhua found him very sexy. She instinctively hugged him from behind, pressing her head against his strong back, and felt a sense of security she had never experienced before.
Huo Jianguo paused for a moment, then continued with his work.
"Cough cough!" Suddenly, two coughs were heard.
When Song Yinhua saw the unfamiliar villager in his fifties standing at the kitchen door, she quickly withdrew her hand.
"The young couple seems very much in love. Did I come at the wrong time?"
"Village chief?" Huo Jianguo asked, "Is something the matter?"
The village chief glanced at Song Yinhua. "There's something wrong."
"Village Chief, please sit down. I'll make you some tea." Song Yinhua went to her room to find the tea she had brought with her, which she had made herself using wildflowers from the back mountain. When she finished making the tea and brought it to the kitchen, she found that the village chief had already left.
"The village chief left so soon?" Song Yinhua asked.
Huo Jianguo put the washed dishes and chopsticks into the cupboard, tidied up the kitchen, and turned off the lights.
"The village chief will come and let you know when the fields are being irrigated." Huo Jianguo took the tea leaves from Song Yinhua and pulled her back to the house.
The madwoman was like a child; she refused to sleep at night and would scribble on the ground in the yard with a twig.
Looking at her mother's graffiti on the ground, Song Yinhua exclaimed, "Mom, you have a real talent for art!"
The crazy woman, engrossed in her scribbling, suddenly heard voices. Startled, she dropped the branch, lay on the ground, covered her head with her hands, stuck out her bottom, and babbled incoherently in fear.
It was as if she was safe as long as she protected her head.
"Mom!" Song Yinhua gently patted her crazy mother's back.
Upon recognizing Song Yinhua's voice, the madwoman finally raised her head. Seeing that it really was Song Yinhua, she hurriedly wiped away the graffiti on the ground like a child who had done something wrong.
"I was wrong...I'm sorry...Don't...be angry..."
Song Yinhua stopped her crazy mother from wiping the graffiti on the ground and looked at the graffiti on the ground. "Mom, you drew very well, don't wipe it off."
The madwoman looked at Song Yinhua with a blank expression, her clear eyes full of curiosity. After a while, she seemed to understand what Song Yinhua meant and laughed happily.
Huo Jianguo witnessed this scene.
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News of Huo Jianguo and Song Yinhua's loving relationship quickly spread throughout Huojia Village.
Song Yinhua led her mentally ill mother to the market, where she bought drawing paper and pens.
When I got home, I saw three people standing in the yard.
One of them was Luo Xiangling.
"You're my grandson Jianguo's wife?" The old lady looked fierce and sized up Song Yinhua. "I thought Jianguo had married some beautiful woman, but she's nothing special. Compared to Xiangling, she's not even worthy to carry Xiangling's shoes."
Judging from the tone of her voice, Song Yinhua guessed that the old lady was Huo Jianguo's grandmother.
"Grandma!" Song Yinhua greeted them politely out of respect for the elderly, "What brings so many of you to my house?"
Luo Tianba spoke first, his tone menacing: "I heard you're the one who bullied my cousin Xiangling?"
Song Yinhua looked at Luo Xiangling, "What evidence do you have to prove that I bullied her?"
"If you hadn't bullied Xiangling, why would she be crying?"
Does her crying mean I'm bullying her?
"How dare you talk to me like that?" Luo Tianba rolled up his sleeves, looking ready to fight. "Huo Jianguo isn't here today, let's see who can protect you!"
"Tianba, teach her a lesson in manners," Old Mrs. Huo said.
Luo Tianba reached out to grab Song Yinhua, but Song Yinhua slapped his hand away.
"If you keep causing trouble here, I'll call for help!"
"Go ahead and shout! Let's see who dares to come!" As soon as Luo Tianba said this, Song Yinhua noticed that the neighbors who were craning their necks to look in their direction immediately shrank back and closed the door.
Luo Tianba didn't hold back and attacked again.
Song Yinhua was also tall and strong, and she slapped Luo Tianba's hand again.
Luo Tianba tried to grab Song Yinhua several times, but each time he was slapped away.
"Hey! You dare to film me! Today I'll show you what I'm capable of." Luo Tianba said as he pounced on Song Yinhua.
Ultimately, men and women are vastly different in strength.
Luo Tianba also had some basic martial arts skills, and Song Yinhua was no match for him. Luo Tianba grabbed her by the neck, dragged her into the house, and slammed her to the ground.
As he quickly closed the door, he exchanged a glance with the old lady and Luo Xiangling.
The three exchanged glances, all understanding why they had come today.
The door to the main room was slammed shut and bolted.
Several sounds of fighting and arguing came from inside. Luo Xiangling asked the old lady worriedly, "When Cousin Jianguo comes back tonight and finds out about this, will he blame us?"
"He wouldn't dare! His wife bullied you, and Tianba stood up for you and taught her a lesson. What's the problem?" The old lady comforted her grandniece, "Xiangling, don't be afraid. With your aunt backing you up, that Jianguo kid won't dare to make things difficult for you."
"Grandma, will Cousin Jianguo divorce her?" This was what Luo Xiangling was concerned about.
"A ruined piece of trash, he'll be laughed at to death by the whole village!" The old woman was convinced that as long as she ruined her grandson's wife, she could break them up.
In this family, no one dared to disobey her.
"Xiangling, you are the granddaughter-in-law that your great-aunt has chosen. Your great-aunt will definitely let Jianguo marry you. You can rest assured."
The old lady's words reassured Luo Xiangling.
“If Jian Guo doesn’t listen to me, he’ll end up like his father!”
Luo Xiangling knew what happened in the previous generation.
Her grandfather was her great-aunt's older brother.
More than 20 years ago, the old lady wanted her adopted son to marry her own brother's youngest daughter.
As a result, the usually obedient and honest adopted son married another girl.
The old lady used many methods back then, and in the end, her adopted son lost his life, and the wife he married went insane.
Luo Xiangling had no idea what methods her great-aunt had used, how her cousin Jianguo's father had died, or how his mother had gone mad.
She didn't care about any of that, as long as she could marry her cousin Jianguo and have his child, that was enough for her.
The old lady was furious when she recalled how, more than twenty years ago, her obedient and honest adopted son disobeyed her for a woman and even tried to elope with her.
Now the adopted son's son has grown up.
This grandson is far more difficult to manage than his father.
She was determined to bring her unruly grandson under her thumb.
This is what happens if you don't listen to her!
Bang!
A loud bang came from inside the house.
Luo Tianba pinned Song Yinhua to the ground and was about to strip her clothes off when his hand touched her chest. It hurt as if he had been burned by a raging fire, and he immediately withdrew his hand.
Taking advantage of her opportunity, Song Yinhua got up, grabbed a washbasin from the shelf, and slapped it across Luo Tianba's face.
Luo Tianba was hit on the face several times, and his nose was bleeding profusely.
Undeterred, he snatched the basin away, then grabbed Song Yinhua again in a fit of rage, raising his hand to slap her. "You fucking behave yourself..."
Song Yinhua slammed her head hard into Luo Tianba's face.
"Ahhhhh..."
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