Chapter 37: Force
Chen Lai Fu originally thought that Liang Jinyu didn't know about this and pretended nothing happened.
How could Liang Jinyu let him feel comfortable? She deliberately snatched the bowl and chopsticks from Chunniang's hands and entered the room.
"Congratulations." Liang Jinyu said with a smile as she entered the room.
Chen Laifu's face flashed with embarrassment, but it quickly disappeared, and he said with a wry smile: "I'm already like this, how can I be happy?"
Liang Jinyu brought a stool and placed it beside the bed, placed the bowls and chopsticks on it, and said with a smile: "You will be able to hold a son soon, isn't this a good news? Maybe Chunniang is already pregnant."
Chen Lai Fu finally understood and his expression changed instantly: "Jin Yu, I didn't mean to do that. It was Chun Niang who seduced me. I was sleeping soundly at night and she kept touching me. I just moved a few times because I didn't like her."
Liang Jinyu closed her eyes and straightened her skirt: "Why are you telling me all this? We are just cooperating. Besides, since Chunniang married you, she is yours. It is only natural for you to do things as husband and wife."
Chen Lai Fu knew that this was natural, but Liang Jinyu was a daughter of a wealthy family after all. She was proud and refused to let him touch her for such a long time.
Now that he is having an affair with Chunniang, Liang Jinyu would probably be even more unwilling.
Chen Lai Fu was anxious, his eyes rolled around, and he immediately put on a humble and pitiful look.
"Jinyu, I didn't dare to say these words before, but today I really can't help it. I'm afraid I will regret it for the rest of my life if I don't say it. From the moment I saw you in Liang Mansion, I already liked you. I know that I, an ordinary person, am not worthy of you, but I swear, I will treat you well."
"That's enough." Liang Jinyu felt sick to her stomach and almost vomited her breakfast, but she still looked considerate. "I know you have your difficulties, and I won't blame you. Eat your meal, I'll get busy first."
As soon as she went out, Liang Jinyu saw Chunniang holding the door frame with one hand and covering her abdomen with the other, with a painful expression on her face.
"What's wrong?" Liang Jinyu stepped forward and asked.
Chunniang was startled and stood up quickly: "I'm fine, just a little stomachache."
Liang Jinyu touched Chunniang's abdomen and reminded her meaningfully, "You must take care of your own body."
Chunniang lowered her head in shame and clenched her hands around her abdomen into fists.
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Chen Lai-fu's injuries were not serious, and after resting for two days he followed them into the mountains again.
Chen Laitou sometimes went along, but most of the time he stayed at home peeling bark.
The fir trees purchased by timber merchants are all white fir, which means the fir trees have been stripped of their bark and dried in the sun.
In order to facilitate transportation, these fir trees need to be measured, printed and arranged, which takes a whole winter, and they can only be transported to the city for sale after the beginning of next spring.
This day.
Chen Laifu and Liang Dingfang went up the mountain early in the morning. Wang also sneaked out after lunch, probably going back to her parents' home.
As the year was coming to an end, Old Man Chen planned to slaughter the New Year pig, so he asked Liang Jinyu to go to the neighboring village to find Butcher Wang to make an appointment.
Chen Dani didn't dare to stay with Old Man Chen, for fear that she would say something wrong and get whipped, so she ran away too.
It would take at least an hour to go to the neighboring village and back. Old man Chen estimated the time and saw that Liang Jinyu had been gone for a while, so he immediately put down the planer and went into the kitchen.
Chunniang was washing dishes when she was suddenly hugged from behind. She screamed in fright.
Old man Chen pinched her chest in anger and cursed, "You little slut, you dare to hide from me. Is it because the boss has served you well? Ah?"
Chunniang was so frightened that she trembled all over and struggled, saying, "Let me go first, don't let anyone see me."
"Who saw it? There are only two of us at home now, and you still dare to hide. Don't you want the money anymore? I heard that your daughter is sick again. If you serve me well now, I will give you the money tomorrow." Old man Chen used threats and inducements, and impatiently tore off Chunniang's clothes.
Chunniang was so anxious that she cried and begged, "My stomach hurts. Please let me take it easy. I will obey you when I am better."
"Who are you kidding? Why didn't you say you had a stomachache when you were having sex with the boss? I think you think I'm too old. Well, now I'll let you taste how powerful I am! You stinky bitch!" Old man Chen cursed viciously, grabbed Chunniang's hair, and pressed her hard on the stove.
Chunniang screamed in pain, her body hitting the edge of the stove again and again. Her face turned pale with pain and she couldn't stop sobbing.
"Cry, cry loudly for me! Shameless bitch, I won't let you seduce my son!" Old man Chen took out all his anger that had been suppressed all day on Chunniang.
The two people who were immersed in it were unaware that there was a pair of eyes outside the window, watching this scene in shock.
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Liang Jinyu and Dani didn't come back until the afternoon.
As soon as I entered the yard and put my things down, I saw Wang come out with a long face, cursing: "Useless thing, doing a little work and then complaining about discomfort here and there, I think you just want to be lazy, and I thought you were a good person, but you are the same kind of people."
"What are you arguing about? Hurry up and move all the trees under the eaves. It's going to rain." Old man Chen scolded with a fierce face.
Wang turned around and saw Liang Jinyu. She immediately turned her gun around and said, "You're going to die! Where have you been for so long?"
Liang Jinyu ignored her and said to Old Man Chen, "Butcher Wang said he has to go to someone else's house tomorrow and probably won't be here until the morning of the day after tomorrow."
"I see. Go check on Chunniang. I don't know what's wrong with her now." Old man Chen said unhappily.
Wang sneered: "What's wrong with that? I think it's just a habit. Every daughter-in-law is just like mine, always eating and being lazy."
Liang Jinyu passed by her and asked with a sneer, "What did mother do today? Did she sweep the floor, cook, wash clothes, fetch water, or feed the pigs?"
"What's the matter? Are you going to question me? Who do you think you are to control me? I should enjoy my life at my age, otherwise why would I marry you? You are a bunch of ungrateful wolves. You eat and drink at my house, and you have the nerve to ask me?" Wang was so angry that she jumped up and down.
Liang Jinyu was too lazy to argue with her and went straight to the room.
Wang was still cursing outside, but after Old Man Chen yelled at her twice, she finally stopped.
In the room, Liang Jinyu looked at Chunniang who was sitting up with difficulty, and really didn't know what to say.
"I'm sorry for making you get scolded too." Chunniang apologized with pale lips.
Liang Jinyu thought for a moment and asked, "What's wrong with your daughter? What did the doctor say?"
Chunniang looked at her in surprise, then quickly lowered her head.
"I was born with this disease. When I get anxious, I can't breathe. Sometimes I cough so hard that I foam at the mouth. It gets worse in the winter. The doctor said it's called a cold cough and it's hard to cure."
"How old?"
"I'll be five on the third day of next month."
Chunniang's eyes were red, but she still smiled when she mentioned her daughter: "You haven't seen her. My daughter is very pretty. She takes after her father, with big eyes and a high nose bridge. She is well-behaved and smart."
Liang Jinyu pursed her lips, turned around and said, "Take a rest first, I'll go get you a pot of hot water."
"You know everything, right?" Chunniang looked straight at the muddy ground beneath her feet, her tears rolling down and hitting the back of her hands, boiling.