A Good Country Wife

That way, Lin Yue could extricate herself and wouldn’t have to stand opposite to all of Zhao Erhu’s relatives. Zhao Erhu wouldn’t harbor bad thoughts toward her for dealing with Zhao Yunxiang, since it was Zhao Yunxiang who had gone too far, not her fault. Lin Yue was still amiable to the well-behaved relatives, like Zhao Dahuo and his wife, and actively helped them out.

This was currently the best approach. If Zhao Dahuo and his wife were as unreasonable as Zhao Yunxiang, she would have to think of another solution. However, it seemed that Zhao Dahuo and his wife were decent people. They might be weak and too honest, but they listened to her and Zhao Erhu’s advice and had room for improvement. With proper guidance, they could become a great elder brother and sister-in-law.

Honestly speaking, Lin Genfa, Zhao Erhu’s brother-in-law, was not a bad guy, being sensible and tactful. However, firstly, since he wasn’t a blood relative, it was uncertain whether he could be relied upon. Secondly, he was unfortunate enough to marry Zhao Yunxiang, a woman with muddled thoughts. Even if he wasn’t treated as a class enemy, he couldn’t be brought close.

"Sigh! It can only be this way. Although it hasn’t achieved the initial goal, life is much better than before. Dahu and I appreciate your couple’s good intentions, but after all, father-in-law is Dahu’s biological father. Dahu can’t completely ignore his thoughts. Otherwise, stirring up a fuss would just result in being labeled unfilial. If we are to divide the household, we can only wait until father-in-law has passed away. At that time, no one can hold us back. Until then, we will just have to endure," said Mrs. Liu with firm conviction, also representing Zhao Dahuo’s stance.

Seeing such a change in Zhao Dahuo, Lin Yue was genuinely happy for Mrs. Liu. She also understood that what Mrs. Liu said was indeed true. Zhao Erhu’s family circumstances were different at the beginning, so they managed to become an independent household. To put it bluntly, they were driven out. Even so, they had been exploited by Zhao Jingen and the Wei Family mother and son for so many years. As for Zhao Dahuo, being naturally weak and submissive, filial piety was like a deadly weight upon him.

In this regard, Lin Yue couldn’t help them much. If it weren’t for Zhao Erhu’s accident a while back, she wouldn’t have taken the opportunity to publicly dissociate from the people of the Zhao Family old house, and their family might not have been able to escape the Zhao Family old house’s entanglement. However, Lin Yue did offer Mrs. Liu several good ideas, teaching her a few tricks to deal with the Wei Family.

To Mrs. Liu, these were treasures. In her opinion, the methods taught by Lin Yue were definitely going to work, knowing that Wei had suffered several defeats at Lin Yue’s hands and had been sorted out by her. Erhu really married a capable sister-in-law. "These are really good strategies, thank you, sister-in-law. I was quite afraid I wouldn’t be able to handle the Wei mother and daughter-in-law on my own. From now on, if there’s anything you need, just tell me. Your sister-in-law will surely not hesitate," Mrs. Liu said.

"Sister-in-law, please don’t be like this. I’ve said it before, we are one family. It is right for us to help each other. Let’s not talk about such alienating matters," Lin Yue responded.

Meanwhile, Zhao Yunxiang, who Lin Yue thought was enjoying tea and pastries outside, was sneaking around near the door of her room, not expecting to be stopped by Dalang.

"Auntie, this is my parents’ room, you can’t enter," said Dalang.