A Good Country Wife

Zhao Erhu had run out of options and blurted out his ill-considered plan in a moment of desperation.

Lin Yue was truly infuriated now. After going to great lengths to sabotage the plan, Zhao Erhu had actually come up with such a foolish idea. "Zhao Erhu, you’re really something, even coming up with this. Should I praise your cleverness? Or should I teach your eldest sister all our cooking methods?"

With a smile that didn’t reach her eyes, Lin Yue spoke, leaving Zhao Erhu unsure of her true meaning, prompting him to carefully suggest, "There’s no need to teach her everything, just one or two things will do. We still rely on these methods to make money. We can’t neglect our own family for the sake of my eldest sister."

"So, you do think about our family. I thought you only had your dear eldest sister in mind. You might as well give her this house too, since she’s the one closest to you. What am I and the children to you then? We might as well not be living this life, what’s the point?"

Seeing Lin Yue so angry, Zhao Erhu hugged her and said, "Niuniu, what are you talking about? You and the children are my top priority. You’re jabbing a knife right into my heart with those words."

"You have the nerve to say that. If you truly cared about me and the children, how could you come up with such a foolish idea? You know what kind of person Zhao Yunxiang is. She stayed at our place for one night and caused nothing but trouble, making everyone unhappy. Did you not see how she bullied me yesterday? You mustn’t care, right? If we go into business with her, I’ll be so angry that I’ll die just to your liking."

After being scolded by Lin Yue, Zhao Erhu’s mind cleared up quite a bit. "Alright, Niuniu, it’s my fault for not protecting you and letting you feel wronged. If you disagree with it, then forget about it. I didn’t really want to get involved, but she’s my eldest sister. She used to take care of me when we were young, and now she’s having such a hard time, I feel obligated to help. I’ll assist her this one last time, but I won’t interfere any more than that. After all, we must live on our own. But I wasn’t thinking thoroughly and didn’t consider your feelings enough. Please consider this a one-time foolish act and don’t hold it against me. Is that okay?"

"Are you really speaking from your heart?" Lin Yue wasn’t truly wanting to end their life together. Despite feeling uncomfortable, she could, putting herself in Zhao Erhu’s shoes, understand his actions. After all, Zhao Erhu did respect her opinions, despite some flaws, and by ancient standards, Zhao Erhu was quite a good man. Nobody’s perfect, and she couldn’t ask for too much.

"Of course, I’m sincere. In my heart, my wife is the most important. I wanted to help my eldest sister only to repay her kindness towards me. However, even so, I cannot allow my wife to be unhappy."