Chapter 16 Jinjiang First Release Chapter 16 This vicious reputation is completely...
Yu Qingxi straightened his new clothes and was about to recite a book when he heard someone coming to look for him. He asked his classmate, "Did he tell me where he came from?"
The classmate said, "He said he's your family member. He seems to be your brother."
Yu Qingxi thought it was Yu Qingfa, so he went out without thinking, but he saw Yu Qinglong instead.
Yu Qinglong's clothes were covered in patches. If he weren't clean, he'd look like he'd crawled out of a beggar's den. Yu Qingxi felt embarrassed, but because he was surrounded by classmates, he tried his best to suppress his disgust and asked, "Why are you here?"
Yu Qinglong knew that the other person was actually younger than him, but he still called him affectionately: "Cousin, I have something to tell you. You have to save me."
Yu Qingxi frowned: "What are you talking about?"
Yu Qinglong called Yu Qingxi aside and said, "My third uncle wants to marry me to a family that sells steamed buns in this town. I heard that the family has a stupid brother who often beats people up. I'm really scared when I hear that. Fortunately, I remembered that you live nearby. If that family treats me badly, I will have no choice but to come to you for support. There are many people here, and you are educated, so you will definitely not ignore me, right, cousin?"
It's bullshit!
Yu Qingxi's face darkened when he heard about the bun seller and the silly brother. What kind of family is that? The man in that family is so small, not even as tall as Yu Qinglong's shoulders! And that silly brother yells all day long, and you can hear him from across the street. How can she have a good life if she marries a man like that?
Seeing Yu Qingxi getting increasingly annoyed the more he listened, Yu Qinglong added, "Perhaps Third Uncle thought that since you're nearby, you could look after me, so he suggested this family to me. Then, if I need anything, I can always come to you. He'll definitely think this is a good idea."
This is a joke!
Yu Qingxi asked, "Do your great uncle and great uncle agree?"
Yu Qinglong said, "If Grandma wants to do the same, I'm afraid I won't be able to object. She always listens to Third Uncle. Fortunately, you are here, cousin. It doesn't look far away, so it will be very convenient for me to come to you if I need anything."
Yu Qingxi thought to himself that this was not convenient!
His face was sullen. "That won't work. That family isn't a good one. If someone brings it up, you must get your uncle and the others to oppose it. Otherwise, you'll suffer."
Yu Qinglong said, "But grandma will definitely speak up for Third Uncle. Besides, if I marry into that bun-selling family, I might be able to eat big meat buns every day. And then I might even be able to give you, cousin, one or two. I was a little scared at first, but after meeting you, cousin, I'm not so scared anymore. Anyway, with your support, they won't dare to treat me badly."
Yu Qingxi saw that Yu Qinglong seemed to be really looking forward to this marriage, and bad guesses came to his mind one after another.
He didn't believe that his third uncle really wanted him to take care of Yu Qinglong nearby. It would be almost the same as letting Yu Qinglong destroy him!
The third wife had always been jealous of him being able to go to school, because Yu Qingfa was a reckless fool! And his grandmother had indeed provided a lot of financial support for his schooling, which the third wife was very dissatisfied with.
Yu Qingxi told Yu Qinglong, "Don't worry about this. I'll talk to grandma myself."
Yu Qinglong asked, "Ah? Are the meat buns going to be gone?"
Yu Qingxi snorted and quickly walked back to the school without saying anything more.
In the afternoon, Old Lady Yu was still waiting. The night before, the eldest wife and her family hadn't arrived, so at daybreak she urged her third daughter-in-law to go see what was going on with the eldest wife. When she returned, she said everyone in the eldest wife's family had gone out.
The neighbor said that he went to town early.
The old lady frowned and said, "Gui'er, are you sure you've made an appointment with Li Da?"
Yu Dagui said, "Don't worry, mother, everything is settled."
On the surface, it was addressed to Li Da, but in reality, it wasn't just for Li Da. That Li Er was a fool, he knew nothing, but he knew that girls and boys were good-looking. Yu Qinglong was marrying in to be shared by the two brothers. Li Da also heard that Yu Qinglong was tall and wanted to take the blame. Maybe Zhao Lao Si should be involved in this matter too. They often drank together, and he knew what kind of people they were. Wouldn't he skin the first wife's family when the time came? The second wife wouldn't be able to stay quiet either!
The more Yu Dagui thought about it, the more excited he became. He slowly touched the base of his left palm.
That half-palm-long scar on his left hand is from a beating he received years ago from his eldest son. The pain nearly killed him, and even now his left hand is still a bit stiff. It was because his eldest son accused him of lying and not working in the fields. When the old man was still alive, he got so angry that he beat him up and nearly broke his hand. The second son was right there, but he didn't say a word to defend him!
I get so angry when I think about it.
Didn't people always say that Zhao Laosi was a worthless person? But Li Da was different. Selling buns required some popularity to sell well, so Li Da put on a decent front. Most people outside assumed he was okay except for his small stature and a silly brother. He even had a small fortune.
We can't say he's unjust this time, right?
As long as Yu Qinglong dared to object, he would say he was unfilial! The eldest wife was unfilial! As long as they insisted that it was for the sake of Yu Qingye's marriage, they would be right.
The old lady also planned so.
But she never expected that after waiting for a long time, the person from the first wife did not show up, but her own grandson did.
Yu Qingxi studied in town and only went home twice a month, on the first and fifteenth day of the month.
It wasn't even the appointed time yet, so Yu Dagui asked, "Qingxi, why are you back?"
Yu Qingxi looked at people with a look of disdain: "Uncle San, are you going to introduce Qinglong to the people at Li's bun shop? I don't agree with this!"
"You're just a junior, how can you say whether you agree or not?" Yu Dagui's face suddenly turned serious. "You guys from the Second Branch should stop interfering too much."
"Are we being too lenient? You told Qinglong about that family, and they're very close to my school. If Qinglong gets wronged and comes to me, should I, as his cousin, intervene or not? If I do, I'm afraid there's no end to this matter. If I don't, then what about my reputation? I'm not the only one in the school! If the teachers and students are watching, what future do I have?"
The old lady said, "Yu Qinglong dares!"
Yu Qingxi said, "Why wouldn't he dare? He's very brave now. He's already come to me today! He told me I'm his brother, and if he has troubles in town in the future, he can only come to me for help! So this will absolutely not work, and you guys shouldn't bother with his business anymore!"
After meeting Yu Qinglong today, he returned home and the teacher started asking him about it. His classmates also asked him about it. What was he supposed to say?!
Before leaving, Yu Qinglong shouted towards his school: "Brother! I'm counting on you from now on! You're my best brother!"
Damn it, this is almost killing him!
Now his classmates all know that he has a cousin who is as tall as a man, but looks weak and pitiful!
Yu Dafu said, "Mother, Qingxi is the most promising one in our family. Please don't make a mistake and ruin Qingxi's future."
The old lady knew the importance of this matter. She had spent a lot of money on this eldest grandson and was counting on him to bring honor to the family.
Hearing this, she also hesitated.
Yu Dagui saw that this was not going to work, and said angrily: "Mother, I have already responded to Zhao Laosi once. If I respond to Li Da again, what will I become? This matter must be done, no matter what! You are using your status to pressure the eldest wife, how dare they refuse this marriage?"
Li Dake said that if this matter succeeded, he would be rewarded with one or two taels of silver!
The old lady looked at her eldest grandson and asked, "Did Qinglong really come to see you?"
Yu Qingxi said, "How could it be a lie? It happened today. Otherwise, how could I have come back at this time? In short, Grandma, you can't let this happen. Otherwise, I won't be able to concentrate on my studies. I still have exams next year. His eldest wife can marry whoever she wants. Why do we have to interfere in this matter?"
Zhang Baodan said, "Qingxi, you're talking without any worries, but you're not the one who's going to get beaten!"
Yu Qingxi angrily said, "He was beaten because Qingfa was the first to do it! Besides, my uncle knows exactly what kind of person Zhao Laosi is. When he got rich, he went to town and hung out with shady people. How could he not get beaten if he was with such a person?!"
"Who are you calling dishonest?!" Yu Dagui got angry after hearing a younger generation repeatedly humiliating him. He suddenly stood up and said, "Yu Qingxi, don't think you can ride on the coattails of our Third House just because you studied for a few days!"
"Then you, the third branch, can influence the future of our Qingxi?!" Ye Meihua said, "I wonder which of you dares!"
"Alright! Stop arguing!" the old lady said. "Brothers are arguing like this. If you have the guts, go to the main room and argue!"
"Yes, go to the main room and make a scene!" Yu Dagui shouted, "I don't believe they dare to make a scene!"
"No!" Yu Qingxi said, "Grandma, are you trying to destroy me?!"
"How can that be!" the old lady said, "Third brother, sit down first! Do you really want to go just because I said that? None of you can go to the eldest wife again. Qingxi is right, his exam is the top priority."
"Why?"
"Just because I'm your mother!" The old lady said gloomily, "No one wants this little bastard anyway. If he doesn't get married, just let him die at home! I wonder if Qingye can't marry the Bai family's boy. How can Qinglong have the nerve to stay at home all this time?"
"But I've already made an agreement with Mr. Li. What am I supposed to do? If you really don't let me do this, then you have to give me two taels of silver."
"Two taels of silver? Why do you need so much?" Ye Meihua refused to accept it when she heard it.
"Li Da promised Qinglong that if this matter was completed, he would give me one tael of silver. Now because your second branch has lost this silver, I have to pay money to apologize to Li Da. So you have to make up for it, right?"
"impossible!"
"Then I have to do this!"
"If you dare to do that, I'll never let you go!"
"That's enough!" The old lady pressed her head, looking very angry. "Second brother's family, what the third brother said is not unreasonable. But two taels of silver is too much. You go and get five hundred coins and give it to the third brother. Before next year's Qingxi exam, no one should interfere with the affairs of the first wife. After the exam, I will find his family and settle the accounts!"
Yu Dagui was not satisfied with the result that half of his one tael of silver was lost for no reason and he was not able to vent his anger.
But the one who was even more dissatisfied was Yu Qingfa who never said a word.
He hadn't said a word since Yu Qingxi came back. It was the same back then, as long as something touched Yu Qingxi, he would always have to give in.
But why?
Yu Qingfa watched his mother accept the five hundred coins given by his second aunt, and secretly memorized where his mother hid the money.
He knew that if he wanted to take revenge, he couldn't rely on this family at all, so there was no need to count on them anymore.
Everyone is busy with his own ideas.
That day, Yu Qinglong woke up early as usual. Since no one from the second or third wife had come, he knew his trip to town had been worthwhile, so he picked up his bucket and headed out as usual.
The eldest brother said: "Let's go, I will accompany you."
Yu Qinglong said, "No need, big brother, I can choose it myself."
It was difficult at first, but the more he picked, the more skilled he became. Here, he had to keep himself busy, only in this way could he forget the convenience of his previous life and the things of his previous life, and then these hard and lonely days would not be so unbearable.
Yu Qingjia still insisted on accompanying her. He was worried that yesterday's incident would displease the second and third wives again.
The two brothers went to the village well together again.
At this moment, there were still two families fetching water. When they saw the two brothers, one of them was Zhang Wangshi, who lived across from the Yu family's old house. "Brother Qinglong, I heard you went to town to cause trouble at the Li family's steamed bun shop?"
Yu Qingjia said unhappily, "It's not true. Who spread it?"
Yu Qinglong didn't refute it, because he knew without a doubt that the words came from the old lady. He looked directly at Zhang Wangshi and asked, "Auntie Zhang, do you think I look like that kind of person?"
Zhang Wangshi felt a sudden gust of cold air rushing down her spine. She shivered and said awkwardly, "Of course not."
Yu Qinglong helped her take the bucket down, gently placed it on a stone, and said with a smile, "I think so too."
Zhang Wang picked up the bucket and walked away quickly, her heart pounding as she walked.
From that day on, the rumor spread in the village. They said that Yu Qinglong was so shocked by the Wang family's divorce that he became different from before. His eyes were fierce and he was not afraid of anything.
Some people said that Li Da didn't dare to propose marriage because he knew that Yu Qinglong was a vicious person. He was small and was afraid that Yu Qinglong would slap him to death.
Yu Qinglong went to town a couple of days ago and nearly beat Li Er to a pulp. Now Yu Qinglong is so powerful that even the dogs in the village avoid him.
What’s strange is that someone actually saw a dog turn around and run away when it saw Yu Qinglong.
In reality, they had only added some powder that even dogs disliked. Yu Qinglong, the man involved, was very satisfied with the result.
This is exactly the effect he wants. It would be best if no one would dare to come to his house to propose marriage in the future, so that he can study with peace of mind.
In the future, he can practice medicine for the rest of his life to support himself and help his family at the same time.
As for marriage, it's impossible within the next three to five years. It would be better for him to die than to be slept with by a stranger.
The author has something to say:
----------------------
Fang Shu: Husband, I am not a stranger [pitiful][shy]
Yu Qinglong: I only found out about it later.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
