Chapter 93
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Zhao Yanlin apologized awkwardly and turned away. He did feel that he was wrong to say such words today and he should apologize, but he should not apologize in front of his husband, that would be too embarrassing!
"Please take care of her husband. I will help send him home tomorrow. I won't bother you anymore. I can't make it back in one day and it will delay your classes. I can also take two days off so that I can go home to see my mother." Yang Shiming said to Cheng Yeran apologetically.
Cheng Yeran felt that it was not easy to become famous for his poetry, as he also had to take care of Zhao Yanlin, his friend who was like a giant baby.
"Can you drive a car? If you can, I will lend you the car. If not, I will send you back." Cheng Yeran wanted to send them back not for Zhao Yanlin, but for Yang Shiming's sake. In addition, Lin Yu was really pitiful, so he wanted to send them back.
Yang Shiming wanted to say no, but they didn’t know how to drive, so he said, “Take your books with you, and I’ll give you extra lessons on the way.”
"Okay." Cheng Yeran felt that he had made a profit. Yang Shiming's lectures were better than the teacher's. He had made a lot of money by letting him give him private lessons these two days.
Cheng Yeran agreed immediately. "How many days should we be gone? I'll prepare.
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Where will you live after that? ”
"You can live in my house. I have some room, but the conditions are not very good." Yang Shiming was afraid that he would dislike it.
"My family's conditions weren't good before. When my husband and I first got married, we didn't even have a bed or quilt." Cheng Yeran actually felt a little nostalgic when he thought of those hard days.
Shen Yuntang, who was standing behind him, heard him say this and tugged at Cheng Yeran's sleeve with a red face, "What are you talking about?"
"I will ask for leave from the teacher for you when I go back, and we will come again early tomorrow morning." Yang Shiming said.
"There is one more thing. We want to draw three more paintings. The previous clothes can be made into women's clothing, plus a set of summer limited edition. Please draw them next time you have a day off." Cheng Yeran said in a pleading tone.
"Women's clothing?" Yang Shiming wanted to ask who to draw this time.
"Yuanbao wears it." Cheng Yeran winked at him. Only you can see it, he won't wear it out. This is a rare opportunity, you must come.
Yang Shiming coughed lightly and said, "I know. I'll come."
Cheng Yeran was a little excited when talking about business matters. "These two paintings of women's clothing are placed upstairs. They are only for the female customers who buy clothes. It's a bit of a waste of Brother Yang's painting skills. It would be great if we can maximize the profit. Brother Yang, why don't you draw two more printed versions of women's clothing? I will print them into cards and put them in the box."
After Cheng Yeran finished speaking, he thought this was a good idea. Moreover, one model was put in each box, and the cards were sealed. One had to buy soap to open the cards. If one wanted to collect both cards, it would depend on his luck. Both were too rare and too easy to draw. He even wanted to get a few more cards.
It’s just that time is tight now, so let’s just try it out in the first year to see the effect. Not everyone may like women’s clothing, so we can add new cards next year.
"Think more about studying." Yang Shiming reminded him.
"I know, I know. In this day and age, being a businessman is not as good as being an official." Cheng Yeran wanted to keep Yang Shiming at home for dinner, but Yang Shiming said that he had to go back quickly to ask for leave from his teacher, so he didn't stay for dinner.
In the evening, Lin Yu had dinner with them. When he saw how good the food was, with white rice, white flour buns, and meat and vegetables, he didn't dare to pick up his chopsticks.
It was already hard enough that they had taken him in for a night and had to send him home the next day, but he felt even worse that he had to eat a meal at their house.
"I'm not very hungry. I'd better go back to sleep first. I also brought some dry food..." he said cautiously.
"Eat it. We can't finish all this." Seeing him being so timid, Liu Ya remembered that she and her sister were the same when they first came to the county town. Her sister saw a table full of meat, vegetables and white flour buns. Every meal was like the same as what they ate during the Chinese New Year. She didn't dare to sit at the table to eat. She even said, "Am I worthy of eating this? Just give me some leftovers. I don't deserve to eat well."
When Liu Ya saw Lin Yu, she thought of Lu Wei, "Is this what everyone becomes after getting married? Men are really bad things. Getting married is like being cursed, making women and men neither human nor ghost. Their former spirit is also sucked away, and they only have their husbands in their hearts. Fortunately, I don't have to get married."
After what happened in the village, Liu Ya was completely disgusted with men. She went to the county town to earn her own money. She had two cents of silver every month to use as she pleased. She could eat whatever she wanted. If she felt lazy occasionally, she could rest at night. She didn't have to cook for men. It was so comfortable. She was happy at the thought that she could maintain such a life for the rest of her life.
Even if he didn't sign the agreement, he didn't plan to get married.
But this surprised Lin Yu. Lin Yu was also a very traditional guy. He had been instilled with many feudal ideas by his parents since he was a child. "How can you not get married? Who can you rely on if you don't get married?"
"Rely on myself. I earn my own money and spend it myself. I don't have to look at a man's face, nor do I have to listen to men dislike me, suppress me, and say bad things about me. What's so great about those men? They are self-righteous and think they are the best in the world. In fact, we are all human beings. If I could read and write since childhood, maybe I would be better than them." Liu Ya had secretly gone over and hid at the door to watch the fun. He saw Lin Yu's man making faces at Lin Yu and saying those words. If this happened to him, it would be too depressing. He was once again glad that he didn't have to get married.
Men like Cheng Yeran and Yuanbao were also scolded by Liu Ya, but they knew that Liu Ya was talking about people like Lu Wei's ex-husband and Zhao Yanlin, so they didn't take it personally and didn't get angry, and continued eating.
"Rely on yourself?" Lin Yu had never heard of any boy or girl who could rely on themselves. After they reach adulthood, they had to get married, otherwise their natal family would give them a cold shoulder and drive them out. They could not even set up their own home. A widow could live independently with her children, but unmarried girls and boys were not even eligible to buy a house, their names could not be written on the title deed, and they could not become the head of the household. All of this restricted the boys and girls, and getting married was their only way out.
"Why can't you rely on yourself? Look at me now, I'm living a good life." Liu Ya asked him, "Do you want to come to my house to work? Only when you have money can you be strong. Look at my sister-in-law who helps to pack soap. She said that she used to ask her husband for money. Every time she asked for money to buy something for the family, she would be ridiculed. But now she earns the most in the family. Her mother-in-law and husband dare not say a word against her, nor do they dare to despise her, because she is more capable than her husband."
Lin Yu thought about the way Shen Yuntang and Cheng Yeran interacted with each other that he had seen today. Cheng Yeran had never said a word of disdain for Shen Yuntang, and the two were still so loving. Even Zhao Yanlin looked at Shen Yuntang with some respect. When Zhao Yanlin was in the village, the person he looked down upon the most was Ge'er. He said that Ge'er knew nothing, was weak, had a stupid brain, could not read, and could not make money. He was a waste who needed to be supported by a man. It would be fine if he could be more handsome, but if he was not, he was a waste among wastes.
If he could also make money, would he also be respected by Zhao Yanlin?
But he only dared to think about this idea in his mind. He was timid and used to being oppressed at home, so he had no intention of resisting at all.
"My in-laws won't agree to this." Lin Yu didn't even dare to mention it, because he knew that his mother-in-law would not agree to him coming out. If he came out, who would do the housework at home?
"Whether a person lives a good life or not depends on his own choices. You must seize the opportunity when it is in front of you. No one will help you for your whole life," Liu Ya pointed at herself, "When my cousin asked me to come to the county town, I agreed immediately. At that time, I didn't know what I was going to do in the county town, and I didn't know whether my parents would agree. I only knew that this was a choice that would allow me to live a better life in the future."
Lin Yu lowered his head in deep thought, feeling very painful and struggling. He also wanted to change, but his inferiority complex told him that everything he did would be in vain. "Even if he came to work, he was still just a helper, still far from being a scholar husband..."
"He is a scholar, and you are the husband of a scholar. You two are one. He devalues you, which means he is worthless too." Cheng Yeran couldn't help but say, "He studies to take exams and become an official. That's his job. Your job is to get married. You have done your job very well, but he hasn't passed the exam yet and hasn't done it well. He is not as good as you."
"Eat." Shen Yuntang saw that Lin Yu looked unhappy and served him some rice. "We have to travel tomorrow, so eat more. After you eat, you will stay in the same room with Liu Ya tonight. There is another room that has not been cleaned up. It is a mess and there are no beddings. It is uninhabitable."
Liu Ya asked him, "You don't mind, do you?"
Lin Yu shook his head. “Why would I mind? Thank you.”
Liu Ya felt very disappointed with him when she saw him, and hoped to talk to him more in the evening to change his mindset.
Shen Yuntang originally thought that she was short of manpower, and it would be great if he could come to work here. However, Lin Yu was different from Liu Ya and the others. After all, Lin Yu was the husband of a scholar, and her husband was not a scholar yet. If Lin Yu helped him, she was afraid that Zhao Yanlin would think too much.
Originally, Zhao Yanlin felt that Cheng Yeran was meddling in his affairs. If they asked his husband to come over to work again, Zhao Yanlin was afraid that they would think that they looked down on his family, and the relationship between the two would only deteriorate.
He felt sorry for Lin Yu, but he still put Cheng Yeran first.
After Cheng Yeran and Shen Yuntang returned to their room together in the evening, Cheng Yeran asked him, "Are you worried about the quarrel between Zhao Yanlin and I, and you changed the subject during dinner just now?"
"Yeah." Shen Yuntang nodded. "Did I do something wrong in this matter? Am I meddling in other people's business?"
"No, being kind-hearted is your strength. Don't lose your strengths because of other people's attitudes. It's Zhao Yanlin who was wrong in this matter, and it has nothing to do with you." Cheng Yeran said.
"Every time I see people like Lin Yu, I want to save them, but I don't have that much ability, which makes me even more painful." Shen Yuntang had such an experience before, so he didn't want to see other boys or girls suffer the same pain.
"I'll talk to Zhao Yanlin tomorrow and ask him if he wants to send his husband over to work." Cheng Yeran felt that the reasons why Zhao Yanlin disliked Lin Yu could all be solved with a job. After working, Lin Yu would have an income, see the outside world, and practice how to deal with people. He would be reborn into a different person. It just depends on whether Zhao Yanlin will give Lin Yu this opportunity.
In fact, he wanted to persuade Lin Yu to divorce Zhao Yanlin, but judging from Lin Yu's expression, she didn't want to divorce. Even if they divorced, in this era
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There is no better man to be found, and the next one might be even worse. At least Zhao Yanlin did not commit domestic violence like her ex-cousin-law, who cut her cousin's neck with a knife and almost killed her.
The key is to help him grow up. It is better to rely on himself than on others. Once he has the ability, he will not care about Zhao Yanlin's suppression.
Moreover, he couldn't interfere in other people's emotional issues or say anything, as it would easily lead to resentment.
"But didn't you have a fight? He also said some harsh words to you. Don't put yourself in a difficult position just because I want to help Lin Yu." Although Shen Yuntang didn't know what Zhao Yanlin said to Cheng Yeran, he believed that it must be some harsh words that could have made Cheng Yeran so angry.
"He's just a teenager, and he has no emotional intelligence when he speaks. Give him another chance, and I'll ask him tomorrow. If he still has that attitude, I'll completely ignore him in the future." Cheng Yeran had never spoiled others before he traveled through time. If he didn't like someone, he would never give that person a chance. He still did it for Yang Shiming's sake, otherwise the relationship between the three of them would become very stiff, and it would be difficult for Yang Shiming to be caught in the middle.
In addition, Shen Yuntang also wanted to help Lin Yu, but was troubled by his lack of ability. He wanted to solve Shen Yuntang's troubles.
The next morning, Shen Yuntang put several large food boxes in Cheng Yeran's car. "There are meals and dry food in them. There is no vegetable soup. They are not afraid of the bumpy ride. They are enough for you to eat today. There are some dry food and snacks in this bag, as well as sausages and pickles. You can eat them when you come back."
"And this one." Shen Yuntang took out another bundle, "There are sausages and some soaps in it. When you visit your classmates, give them these as gifts."
"You're so thoughtful." Cheng Yeran really wanted to kiss Shen Yuntang. It was good to have a wife who could think of and do a lot of things for him.
While the two of them were talking, Yang Shiming and Zhao Yanlin came over. Zhao Yanlin saw that Shen Yuntang was so well prepared and felt jealous of Cheng Yeran.
If he could find a husband like this, he would love him well, but his husband is timid and can't speak. When he meets people, he shrinks back timidly and always hunches his back and lowers his head, not being presentable.
"Let's go." Cheng Yeran pulled the car out and asked them all to sit down. After getting in the car, he waved to Shen Yuntang with a gleaming look in his eyes.
Originally, he wanted to spend the whole day with his wife after the exam, but now so much trouble has happened and it will take several days for him to come back.
However, Yang Shiming helped him so much on a daily basis, so he should just repay Yang Shiming a little. Otherwise, he would never be able to repay this kindness.
They were all silent along the way. Later, Yang Shiming said he wanted to ask Cheng Yeran about his studies. He asked Cheng Yeran in a question-and-answer format, giving him questions and asking him to orally give the answers.
This made him more nervous than the exam, but he answered fairly well. If there were any weak points, Yang Shiming would remind him and give him answers.
Maybe it’s because I’ve changed to a different environment, so studying is easier than usual.
The three of them had to take a detour to get to Zhao Yanlin's village. The steep mountain road was a shortcut that people took because it was too far to walk. If they were driving, they had to take a main road, which was a longer detour, but it would still be much faster than walking.
By noon, they had already traveled half the distance. Cheng Yeran parked the car under a big tree on the side of the road, opened the lunch box and asked everyone to eat together.
The meal Shen Yuntang prepared was very sumptuous. Knowing that the men had big appetites, he prepared twenty steamed buns.
The dishes include fried spare ribs, braised beef and pig ears, because Cheng Yeran likes to eat pig ears. There is also a cold dish, which is made by shredded vegetables with seasonings in a jar. When eating, just pour the seasoning into the dish.
In addition to meals, there are also snacks. The snacks are glutinous rice dumplings filled with red bean filling and sprinkled with bean powder.
After Cheng Yeran opened the lunch box, he felt that he was not here to be a driver to take people home. He was clearly out for a picnic. If Shen Yuntang had not been busy with the family business, he would have wanted to bring Shen Yuntang out with him.
"Your husband is so thoughtful." Although Zhao Yanlin still felt awkward and wanted to apologize to Cheng Yeran and repair their relationship, he didn't know how to start. He was too embarrassed to speak because there were so many people around. He wanted to talk to him and find a way to save face.
But Cheng Yeran didn't want to pay any attention to him at all, and Lin Yu beside him was also very embarrassed.
Yang Shiming, who was standing by, said to him, "You reap what you sow. You don't want to pay but want to get something in return? How can such a good thing happen in the world? I saw Cheng Yeran helping his husband with work on his days off. He didn't mind the dirt or the tiredness. He was also considerate of his husband in every way on weekdays. If you can do this, you will envy other people's husbands."
"Isn't your husband a good man? He comes all the way here to bring you food and money. If it were me, I would be so touched." Cheng Yeran couldn't even think about it. He would be so heartbroken to let Shen Yuntang walk such a steep mountain road for a whole day to come to the county town to find him. Maybe he would even slap himself a few times. It was all his fault for making his wife so tired.
Moreover, Lin Yu arrived in the morning that day. Arriving so early meant that he had set out the night before. It was so dark that one would be afraid of encountering ghosts or wild beasts if traveling with others. His husband had rushed over in the middle of the night for him, but he still had this attitude. The more he thought about it, the more angry he became. He wanted to kick him out of the car.
Zhao Yanlin lowered his head. Everyone was scolding him like this. Was he really wrong? But he really didn't like Lin Yu, and the two of them were just making do with their life together.
He was still young when he married Lin Yu, and all household affairs were decided by his mother, so his opinion had no say.
His mother told him that she had arranged a marriage for him, but he got married without even meeting his husband. He only saw what his husband looked like on the wedding night. How could he like him?
He didn't want to say these words out loud, for fear of making Cheng Yeran angry and abandoning him halfway. It was such a long way, and his shoes would be worn out if he walked back. Every time he came to the county town to study, his family would hire a car to take him there, or let him follow other people's cars in the village into the city. He had never walked there by himself once.
Thinking of this, he looked at Lin Yu. Lin Yu had walked over. He was just a boy, so fragile, why did he join in the fun? Couldn't he tell his parents that it was too far and too tiring and he couldn't come?
Didn't he know that the academy provided meals and sent some eggs and salted duck eggs? These things weren't good stuff, so was it necessary to send them specially? He also got himself into a lot of trouble. If he hadn't come over, he wouldn't have quarreled with Cheng Yeran, and their relationship wouldn't have become so strained.
Lin Yu also spoke up for Zhao Yanlin: "He wasn't like this before. He was very nice to me when he was at home. Maybe it's because I came out to study and we haven't seen each other for too long, so we're not familiar with each other anymore..."
What Lin Yu said about being nice to him at home was when they had just gotten married.
Before getting married, Zhao Yanlin was still looking forward to what her husband would look like, whether he would be very handsome and gentle, but after meeting him, she felt that he was a little ordinary. But at that time, Lin Yu was neither hunched over nor lowered her head. She was still very confident and cheerful. It was only after he despised her for a long time that she became the inferior person she is now and no longer looks good.
Although he was a little disappointed that Lin Yu was not a handsome guy at that time, he had just gotten married and was feeling fresh, so he was considerate and caring towards Lin Yu. However, he got tired of her after only three months of marriage, and things were getting worse and worse. Coincidentally, a coachman in the village married a handsome man at that time.
The coachman was older than him and could not read. He was a scholar, so how could he marry a husband not as good as others? Later, when someone in the village married a handsome man, he would compare him with his own husband. He was envious of others and resented Lin Yu at the same time, because it was Lin Yu who ruined more opportunities and possibilities for him.
After entering the academy, he realized that many people did not get married so early. Cheng Yeran also got married at the age of eighteen. If he had married a few years later, he would not have married Lin Yu, but a husband like Shen Yuntang.
He was lost in his own memories when he suddenly heard Cheng Yeran calling him. He looked up at Cheng Yeran and asked, "What's the matter?"
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Come with me over there and take a walk to help digest the food. "Cheng Yeran didn't want to say it in front of Lin Yu, fearing that Lin Yu would be hurt again.
Zhao Yanlin just happened to want to find an opportunity to apologize to him in private, but he didn't expect Cheng Yeran to take the initiative to speak.
He hurriedly caught up with Cheng Yeran, and the two of them entered the woods nearby. He stopped only after he was sure that the people over there couldn't hear them talking.
In the end, before Cheng Yeran could say anything, Zhao Yanlin started crying and hugged Cheng Yeran.
He cried pitifully and apologized to him, saying that he shouldn't have spoken to him like that yesterday, and if Cheng Yeran didn't forgive him, he would not let go.
Cheng Yeran pulled him twice and found that he was quite strong.
He was speechless. Isn't crying and showing weakness his way of doing things? How did he learn it?
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