CHAPTER 39: CHAPTER 39: CLEARLY EASY TO BULLY

Before leaving, the team leader kindly said to Xu Qinghuan, "Tomorrow, let someone accompany you to the county to check your injuries. If it’s serious, take a few days off."

Anyway, that educated youth Kong compensated Educated Youth Xu with a hundred bucks, so there’s no worry about Educated Youth Xu not having food to eat.

"Thank you, Team Leader!" Xu Qinghuan replied politely with a smile, her doe eyes curving beautifully.

The team leader’s wife was so fond of her that she couldn’t bear to let go of Xu Qinghuan’s hand, "A girl’s health is important. If you hit a critical spot, you must take good care of it. Don’t take it lightly. Make sure to go to the county tomorrow."

Xu Qinghuan thought to herself that she was a doctor, and in her past life, the Divine Doctor Xu was very sought after; appointments were scheduled six months in advance.

However, she decided to play it to the hilt, so she’ll still go to the county tomorrow. Given the limited medical techniques at the hospitals these days, at most they’ll just press a bit, it’s no trouble.

She could also take the opportunity to learn more about the county People’s Hospital, to see if there’s a chance for herself there.

After all, she’s not good at farm work, so it’s better not to make things difficult for herself.

"Thank you, Auntie, I will go!" Xu Qinghuan waved to the team leader’s wife, looking exceptionally well-behaved and adorable.

The team leader’s wife walked away, saying to the team leader, "Oh, this girl, she looks so easy to bully. Being in our village, how will she get by in the future? We’d better keep an eye on her, so she doesn’t get deceived."

The team leader was stunned for a moment, glancing at his silly wife, thinking, that girl looks sweet and innocent, but her mind is sharper than a sieve. With just a few words, she got a hundred bucks out of Educated Youth Kong, not to mention, she got everyone on her side.

If one doesn’t have some tact, who could achieve that!

After today’s events, anyone thinking of approaching her in the future would have to think twice, wouldn’t they?

This strategy was evidently to set an example, but his own wife was still so worried.

The team leader was worried at this point that his silly wife had already been completely beguiled by Educated Youth Xu, unable to find her way.

At home, it was dinner time when Jiang Xingmei came out of the back garden with a winnowing basket, asking, "Dad, Mom, what happened at the educated youths’ point? I saw the one complaining just now was the new educated youth, right?"

Jiang Xingye happened to walk into the courtyard and paused at these words.

"Oh my, I didn’t expect one of the new educated youths to be so bad. Educated Youth Xu, such a delicate educated youth, was struck by Educated Youth Kong with the kang table. Her body was bruised all over, it was terrifying. I told her to make sure to go to the county hospital tomorrow, afraid she might suffer long-term health issues!" the team leader’s wife said.

Jiang Xingye unconsciously clenched his fists, scoffing inwardly, thinking how she could be so foolish to get bullied like this upon arrival.

"Little Wu is here? Come eat at home. Later, let your aunt cut some bacon and stir-fry it for us. We’ll have a little drink," the team leader, upon seeing his nephew arrive, smiled broadly.

The team leader’s wife also turned around quickly, no longer bothering about Educated Youth Xu, warmly welcoming her nephew, being more affectionate than to a son, "Don’t leave once you’re here. I’ll cut some meat. Look at you, you’ve become a stick!"

"By the way, about that girl from the Liaozhong Team, what do you think? She’s such a good girl, and you still don’t fancy her? Are you planning to remain single forever?"

"Mm!" Jiang Xingye responded coldly.

Zhou Guiying suddenly tapped her nephew, not using much strength, "What do you mean ’mm’? If you dare talk about staying single again, I’ll have your uncle beat you!"

The team leader, sitting on the kang, glanced at his wife, reluctant himself to do it, said for her to do it, "Why don’t you beat him yourself?"

"If he were my own, I’d make sure he couldn’t sit up for six months!" Zhou Guiying said crossly.

The team leader nodded, "Yes, yes, you’re right not to hit him!"

Second daughter-in-law He Yuzhen came out from the house, looked disdainfully at Jiang Xingye, "Mom, your dear grandson said he wants to eat meat and asked if he could have a little more today!"

Zhou Guiying looked nervously at Jiang Xingye and her face darkened, "Would two slices of meat really be too much for him?"

He Yuzhen laughed, "Isn’t it because Little Wu came by, worried you’d give all the good stuff to Little Wu and forgot about your own grandson?"

Zhou Guiying’s eyebrows shot up. Just as she was about to speak, Jiang Xingye said, "I’m going to the county tomorrow."

"What are you going to the county for? Not going to work?" The team leader puzzledly asked but couldn’t bear to refuse his nephew, "If you must go, then go. There’s still some cornmeal. Take some with you."

The team leader knew, with the second daughter-in-law’s interference, his nephew definitely wouldn’t stay for dinner.

Zhou Guiying glared angrily at He Yuzhen, not because she couldn’t handle this erratic daughter-in-law, but because Little Wu didn’t want family disharmony because of her.

"No need!"

Zhou Guiying couldn’t let her nephew refuse; she went inside, scooped out two bowls of plain flour, cut a palm-sized piece of bacon, handed it to her nephew, and pushed him out, saying, "Be careful in the county, don’t go places you shouldn’t, or I’ll have your uncle beat you!"

Hearing this, Jiang Xingye looked at the flour and meat in his hand, pursed his lips, said "mm," turned, and left.

He Yuzhen was furious, having craved meat for a long time herself, hadn’t tasted it in three months. She was hoping one day the mother-in-law would bring out the bacon saved for over half a year. But now it all went to Jiang Xingye.

Unable to vent her frustration, she wanted to point out that her legitimate grandson was being neglected, while a nephew was prioritized all day long.

Now, they were almost lacking a palm-sized piece of bacon.

All together, there wasn’t much left in the house.

"Mom, why don’t we cut some more of that leftover bacon to eat?" He Yuzhen worried that in a few days she wouldn’t get even a bite.

"What do you mean eat? Are you rushing to reincarnate after finishing it?" Zhou Guiying crossly said, thinking if it wasn’t for this troublesome second daughter-in-law, would Little Wu choose not to stay at home?

Initially, because she was causing trouble and making insinuations all day long, Little Wu had no choice but to move out.

Every time she thought of that child living alone at the foot of the mountain, it unsettled her. Though she wasn’t a heartless mother-in-law, given she had grandsons, did she really want her second son to divorce this daughter-in-law?

If so, Little Wu would be troubled in his heart too.

The more Zhou Guiying thought, the more it pained her. She yelled at her second daughter-in-law, "What are you standing around for, waiting for me to cook and feed you?"

He Yuzhen was just lazy, relying on having two sons, often pressing down on the eldest sister-in-law, shouted, "Sister-in-law, time to cook!"

Zhou Guiying wouldn’t indulge her, "It’s your turn to cook, who are you shouting for?"

"Mom, I’m just taking care of your two golden grandsons. Our family depends on them to carry on the family line. Someday, the sister-in-law would have to rely on them to smash pots, right?"

Bam!

Zhou Guiying slammed the table, angrily said, "In the Jiang Family, grandsons and granddaughters are equally valued. Stop with the golden and silver grandsons, we have no throne to inherit. If you want your son to be a crown prince, you better get out!"