He Yushen frowned. "Then shall I take you with me?"
Sheng Yueqing waved her hand, "Working outside is too tiring, I want to rest at home."
He Yushen understood. "Then I'll stay home with you and rest."
Sheng Yueqing smiled.
A sensible man is pleasing to the eye.
the next day.
Before dawn, Old Mrs. He got up.
In Hejia Village, it is a custom that a new bride must get up early on her first day to cook for the whole family.
Old Mrs. He came knocking on the door early in the morning.
"Bang bang bang! Sheng Yueqing, get up and cook!"
The rooster hadn't crowed yet, so Sheng Yueqing and He Yushen were naturally still asleep.
The two turned over and went back to sleep, pretending they hadn't heard anything.
Old Mrs. He didn't believe in superstitions and banged on the door loudly.
He Yushen wanted to get up, but Sheng Yueqing stopped him, saying, "Go back to sleep."
He Yushen obediently lay down and continued to sleep.
They didn't wake up until the sun was high in the sky.
Old Mrs. He called until her voice was hoarse, but she couldn't wake anyone up. She was so angry that she sent someone to bang on the door.
Several daughters-in-law feigned concern, saying, "Isn't this inappropriate? The new bride is easily embarrassed."
Old Mrs. He wanted to humiliate Sheng Yueqing. "Let her crash into me. I want everyone to see how shameless Sheng Yueqing is, actually sleeping with a man until noon."
The daughters-in-law watched with amusement, gesturing for their husbands to bang on the door.
The He family's sons looked at each other, hesitant to speak.
Although He Yushen always worked hard and without complaint at home.
But in reality, He Yushen has a very bad temper, and once he gets angry, no one can control him.
I remember when he was little, they would snatch his food and deliberately push him into the water, but he never got angry.
But one time they deliberately damaged the certificate of merit that the teacher had given him, and He Yushen went crazy, grabbing them and slamming them against the wall.
When He's mother and father came to scold him, he pushed them to the ground.
The way they acted recklessly when they went crazy still made the He brothers a little scared.
Seeing that they dared not act, Old Lady He borrowed a hoe from a neighbor and shouted, "You bunch of cowards, get out of here!"
The sons stepped aside, and Old Mrs. He slammed the door shut with a large hoe.
The wooden door was indeed loose.
Then, with another shove of his shoulder, the door broke.
Sheng Yueqing and He Yushen had already woken up, dressed, and were sitting on the kang (heated brick bed) watching the show.
Old Mrs. He was surprised to find them already dressed and said angrily, "Well, you two unfilial children, you got up early so you wouldn't open the door for me, didn't you?"
Sheng Yueqing smiled sincerely, "Yes, what's wrong?"
They just won't open it for you, what can you do?
Furious, Old Mrs. He reached out to hit him, but He Yushen grabbed her hand and led her toward the door.
He even reasoned with her, saying, "Mom, times are changing, and we should be civilized."
Old Mrs. He was so angry she almost cried, "You little rascal, He Lao Liu, you don't even want your mother anymore now that you've got a vixen."
"I think this vixen is deliberately corrupting you. You should divorce her as soon as possible."
He Yushen refused, "No."
Old Mrs. He felt that He Yushen had become disobedient ever since Sheng Yueqing entered the family.
She couldn't let that happen; He Yushen had no choice but to listen to her for the rest of his life.
“Our He family doesn’t want this marriage anymore. You can go get a divorce in a bit, and you must return the bride price to me.”
Sheng Yueqing looked at her with a smile, "We're not calling off this engagement~"
She was even planning to take He Yushen, a man with such potential, to make a lot of money.
Old Mrs. He made up her mind, "You must leave. You get back to the Sheng family now. Our He family doesn't want a vixen like you anymore."
Sheng Yueqing looked at He Yushen, "Your mother wants to kick me out, do you want to come with me?"
He Yushen immediately packed his luggage.
He had only a few ill-fitting old clothes, which he simply packed up, and then came to fetch Sheng Yueqing.
Sheng Yueqing turned back and looked at Old Mother He provocatively, "Then, Grandma, shall we go?"
The two walked away without any warning from He's mother or the rest of the family.
They only hurriedly chased after them after they had gone far away.
"He Yushen, come back!"
He Yushen is the breadwinner of the family and a tool for making money; how can we let him leave?
The He brothers chased after him and stopped He Yushen.
"Sixth brother, don't be confused. You can remarry after divorcing your wife, but you can only have one mother."
"Yes, it wasn't easy for your mother to give birth to you and raise you. How can you leave your mother and go with this woman?"
He Yushen didn't listen to her, instead looking completely innocent. "Once you marry a wife, you're a couple. If my wife wants to leave, I naturally have to leave too, otherwise I won't have a wife."
His brothers advised him, "If you lose this one, you can marry another. Listen to me, and we'll find you someone even better."
He Yushen asked sincerely, "You mean you still need to pay two hundred yuan as a bride price for me to get a wife?"
The He brothers choked.
They've already spent over two hundred, wouldn't spending another two hundred be killing them?
In the countryside, a pound of rice costs only a few cents; two hundred yuan is enough to eat for several years.
The daughters-in-law immediately went to persuade Old Mother He, "Mom, don't be too impulsive. Getting a wife costs money. Let's make do for now."
"Besides, didn't we agree yesterday that we'd mess with Sheng Yueqing after He Yushen left? How could you forget that?"
Old Mrs. He was indeed furious.
"What if I'm worried that Lao Liu will be seduced by that vixen Sheng Yueqing and then stop listening to me?"
She was still counting on He Yushen to work for her for the rest of her life.
The daughters-in-law thought the same thing.
“Okay, let’s send He Yushen to work first, and the house will be our territory.”
Old Mrs. He thought it made sense, so she changed her attitude.
"Sixth brother, it's already midday, you should go to work. Mom was just joking earlier, I won't let you get a divorce, let Sheng Yueqing cook."
He Yushen was skeptical. "You really won't let my wife leave?"
Mother He assured her, "Don't worry, I won't let your wife leave. She was married off with a dowry of two hundred yuan."
He Yushen was relieved and led Sheng Yueqing into the house.
Old Mrs. He was still counting on him to go to work and earn money.
Unexpectedly, after he brought Sheng Yueqing back to the house, he went straight to the kitchen and filled a large bowl with braised pork and white rice, which had been hidden by Old Mother He.
Old Mrs. He was heartbroken and rushed to snatch the food, saying, "These are all for me to eat; I haven't eaten yet."
He Yushen raised his bowl high, protesting for the first time, "My wife hasn't eaten yet either."
He presented the food to Sheng Yueqing as if it were a treasure.
Sheng Yueqing wanted to laugh when she saw the pained expressions on the He family members' faces, as if they wanted to stab her to death with their eyes.
The more you forbid her from eating, the more she wants to eat.
She scooped out a large mouthful with a spoon and fed it to He Yushen first.
"You eat too."
He Yushen felt a warm feeling in his heart as he looked at the food she handed him.
He felt that his wife was indeed the person who loved him the most in the world.
His parents always saved the best food for him, always prioritizing his older brothers.
Unexpectedly, his wife gave him the best part.
He vowed to treat his wife even better from now on, saying, "Wife, you eat too."
Sheng Yueqing opened her mouth and ate, then fed him another bite.
The two of them took turns eating, and finished the whole bowl.
Old Mrs. He was so heartbroken she wanted to punch the wall.
But thinking that He Yushen needed to leave first before he could deal with Sheng Yueqing, he patiently coaxed, "Sixth Brother, it's time for you to go too, it's time to go to work."
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