Switched Marriage: The Coddled Little Wife

Chapter 299: Chapter 299: Isn’t This Mistreating Someone?

"Da Wen!"

Upon Qin Wen’s remarks, Mrs. Qin sharply reprimanded him.

Other statements could be overlooked, but the last sentence was a clear insult.

Although Lin Chuxia was married, she was still a woman and barely over 20.

She and her son lived separately, and she hadn’t spent more than a month with him since getting married, barely different from a maiden.

Qin Wen saying she was knowledgeable about breeding pigs was plain mockery.

Who would have expertise in that?

Don’t mention Lin Chuxia — even typical rural women, when the family sow is in heat, it’s the men who rush to take it to the breeding station.

Although Mr. Qin didn’t speak, his icy gaze clearly showed dissatisfaction towards Qin Wen.

Lin Chuxia’s face also darkened, she scoffed coldly, "Does it matter whether you approve or not? Didn’t the village chief tell you about my investment in the local pig farm? Is there a problem with me visiting my invested pig farm to check on things?"

Seeing Qin Wen’s face suddenly stiffen, Lin Chuxia knew he wasn’t aware of this.

"As for the rest, I invested in the pig farm and can manage it as I see fit without having to explain it to anyone."

Qin Wen’s face flushed red, struggling to eke out a sentence after a long pause.

"You can’t be so unreasonable. I am also trying to do something for our fellow villagers. Is this how you serve the best interests of Qin Family Village?"

"The elders and villagers of Qin Family Village need tangible benefits, not just your claim of serving them which alone doesn’t do any good."

"This is you twisting the facts. Now I see it clearly, you and Qin Yang are the same, always unable to see others succeed. Always pointing your fingers, even suppressing your own brothers. I, Qin Wen, must be blind; had I known the pig farm had your investment, I wouldn’t have gotten involved at all, good intentions taken for granted."

Qin Wen’s words truly left Mr. and Mrs. Qin at a loss for words.

They even looked speechless towards Lin Chuxia, fearing the daughter-in-law might have misunderstood something.

Were it not inappropriate for them as elders to bicker with someone younger, they’d really want to retort.

Their restraint didn’t mean Lin Chuxia held back.

Especially when he brought up Qin Yang, saying these things that she disliked.

"Sixth brother, I don’t understand your logic. Unable to see others do better than us? Do you think you perform better at work than Qin Yang? Or perhaps your salary is higher? Or is your household more prosperous? What exactly about you should make me jealous and suppress you?"

Qin Wen, stung by the retort, was red-faced and speechless.

No longer able to face the situation, he turned to leave.

Lin Chuxia called after him again, "Didn’t Sixth Brother say you brought excellent breeding pigs? I’ll notify the village chief shortly; let’s not slaughter the pigs for now. Just keep them, along with the ones bought from the breeding station. I want to see how your excellent pigs grow up—to avoid undermining your good intentions. Of course, if there’s an issue with the breeding pigs, the farm will seek accountability. Not to mention the waste of time and feed, but the eighty yuan paid for the pig must also be reimbursed."

With his steps paused, Qin Wen then quickly strode away, his footsteps hurried.

He really didn’t expect Lin Chuxia to invest in the village’s pig farm. With so many properties already, isn’t that enough for her?

During this time, he’s been carefully curry favor, just hoping to gain the village chief’s approval.

Qin Jiang can be the person in charge of the chicken farm, and he can be in charge of the pig farm. Even without the iron rice bowl of the Hardware Company, it wouldn’t be too much.

That breeding pig was also a connection he made with great effort, so how come when it comes to her...

Qin Wen’s steps suddenly halted.

If there really was something wrong with that pig...

Impossible, how could there be something wrong with it, he bought it for eighty yuan.

Just let her raise it, when it becomes a fully grown pig, let’s see what she says.

Finally, he made it home, where Ma Suyun was waiting for him, and she hadn’t even cooked dinner.

"How did it go? Did you talk to the fourth brother’s wife? What does she mean by this? Does she want to control everything, even involving herself in our business just because the village chief is good to us?"

Qin Wen picked up a cup on the table and drank some cold water to suppress the anger in his heart.

He coldly said, "She owns half of the village’s pig farm."

Ma Suyun continued to complain, "I knew she was no good, deliberately stirring up trouble between the brothers. If not for her, would we have fallen out with the eldest brother? Originally, Qin Jiang was in charge of the chicken farm in the village, and you would have taken over the pig farm. Nobody could say anything about you two brothers. She intentionally let the village chief suppress you and..."

She abruptly paused mid-sentence and turned to ask him.

Qin Wen really didn’t want to repeat what he’d just said, and his tone was even less pleasant, "Lin Chuxia, she has a share in the pig farm in the village. Knowing that I helped buy the breeding pig, she asked the village chief to buy a new one, just to keep me out of it."

"How could she be so malicious?" Ma Suyun suddenly stood up, "What does she want? Can’t she stand to see us doing well? Really, ’It’s not a family if they don’t enter the same door’, she and Qin Yang are the same, always wanting to stand out and get noticed, can’t bear to see others being capable. They’re just jealous of you, intentionally suppressing you."

Qin Wen hadn’t felt better until he mentioned Lin Chuxia’s sarcasm.

In his life, he hated nothing more than being compared to Qin Yang. Despite his hard work, in other people’s eyes, he was never as good as Qin Yang.

He thought that with Qin Yang working out of town, he would have escaped this curse, but today he ended up being scolded by Qin Yang’s wife.

He glanced at Ma Suyun’s stomach, "We’ve been married for such a long time, how come there’s still no news?"

Ma Suyun was momentarily taken aback; they were talking about Qin Yang, how did the topic switch to her?

"Who can be sure? You know as well that we’ve seen the doctor at the hospital, and they said I’m fine. They told us to let nature take its course and not to stress about it. Besides, the farm work is so heavy and tiring, you leave it all to me, how would I have any energy left for pregnancy?"

"That should have happened by now. Qin Wu’s wife goes to work every day, and she’s already expecting their second. We only married two years after them, work has slowed down these days, you should come back early to cook. We should eat dinner early and try harder."

Being surpassed in other areas was bearable, but he couldn’t lose to Qin Yang when it came to having children.

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After Qin Wen left, Mrs. Qin was still worried Lin Chuxia might be upset, "Don’t take what Da Wen said to heart, those were just angry words. He’s always been comparing himself with Yangyang, wanting to be better than him but always ending up not quite there. His resentment isn’t all directed at you."

"Mom, don’t worry, I’m fine. Even if he was targeting me, I’m not afraid. The facts are clear, what more can he do?"