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Chapter 148: Chapter 149: Come Clean_1
"Wife, come over here, I’ll fan you, and the water is ready."
Tan Zhenghong smiled with his eyes nearly closed.
His wife was truly the best, no matter how he looked at her, far superior to that Xiao Biyu by miles!
Qiao Duo’er nodded and had only taken a few steps when she ran into an obstacle. She couldn’t help but ask, "Why did you throw your stuff here?"
Tan Zhenghong’s eyes darted around, trying to come up with an excuse.
He struggled to find one, but lying to his wife felt like a huge pressure.
The expression on his face, akin to one of constipation, made Qiao Duo’er see right through him. Was this fool actually trying to deceive her?
Quite bold, aren’t you!
Qiao Duo’er said irritably, "You better explain yourself honestly."
Tan Zhenghong pursed his lips, having no choice but to tell her about Zheng Shi’s visit that morning.
Qiao Duo’er gritted her teeth, kicked the bamboo basket outside, and just as Sun Erhu was about to enter, he dodged quickly, narrowly avoiding being hit by the basket.
Well, he’s just an unlucky child.
He decided to come back later to call them over to his elder sister’s house for dinner.
Qiao Duo’er couldn’t help but critique, "Look at the rotten peach blossom you’ve attracted, I’ve never seen anyone this shameless!"
As she grumbled, she already started taking out the herbs, better to keep them safe from prying eyes. She still remembered the pickling incident from last time.
Today, Qiao Duo’er’s haul was quite bountiful; now that her body was no longer weak, she ventured deeper into the mountains.
Deep in the mountains, she found a rather steep cliff, infrequently visited, which made it perfect for rock climbing training.
Clearly overestimating her own strength, she had to use all her might, as if she were nursing, just to reach the mountaintop.
But the hardship was not in vain, as there was a reward waiting for her at the top.
The reward was a mountain ginseng, twice as large as the one she had found last time.
Qiao Duo’er had no plans to sell the mountain ginseng; she intended to keep it to nourish her health.
Her frail body was still deficient in both energy and blood. Today, halfway up the climb, her vision suddenly darkened, and if she hadn’t grabbed a vine quickly, she might have ended up disabled.
Considering the ginseng’s sake, Qiao Duo’er temporarily put the matter of Xiao Biyu behind her.
She’d deal with that inconsiderate family when they came looking for trouble, one by one!
Before Qiao Duo’er could finish her meal, the Xiao Family arrived at her doorstep.
It was Xiao Dazhi and his three sons along with Zheng Shi, who, after entering, closed the Tan Family’s gate.
Usually, it’s the man’s family who visits the woman’s home for a proposal. If the woman’s side has an interest, it’s common to let a matchmaker subtly test the waters first.
But at her home... Not only did the daughter show up unannounced, but as her mother, she was also playing the fool. What would people think if they found out? They would laugh themselves to death!
It’s like acting as if their sixteen-year-old flower of a daughter couldn’t find a suitor.
"Tan Zhenghong, get out here, I’m going to kill you!"
Xiao Lingchuan stood in the yard and yelled.
Xiao Biyu had been slapped by Qiao Duo, and Zheng Shi got hit by a basket from Tan Zhenghong. How could they just swallow this disgrace?
Truthfully, they should have come to settle the accounts with them sooner, but they had been delayed by domestic affairs.
Such matters at their home were due to Xiao Biyu fighting with her sister-in-law after finding out that Tan Zhenghong didn’t wish to marry her, insisting that her misfortune was due to her sister-in-law’s ill-tongued curse.
The elder daughter-in-law of the Xiao Family was also wronged beyond measure; all she did was speak some bitter truth, and for that, she got beaten up.
If not for Xiao Lingchuan and her three children defending her, she might well have been beaten to death by Xiao Biyu.
At this moment, she was lying in bed, secretly cursing Xiao Biyu.
She hoped the brainless Xiao Biyu would marry Wang Ermazi from the village; old and ugly, there’s no one more suitable for her than him. 𝓃𝓸𝓿𝓹𝓾𝓫.𝓬ℴ𝓶
