Northeast: My Absurd Woman

Chapter 104 My Wife's Greed is So Strong

Zhang Changyao told Hou Liping about things happening at the town's school.

Hou Liping listened intently, unable to imagine what Lin Qiu looked like in Zhang Changyao's words.

She had nothing to say to Zhang Changyao, afraid he would call her unsophisticated.

She deliberately stole her older sister's hairband and clothes to make herself look more mature.

Zhang Changyao couldn't see the change in Hou Liping, and angrily pulled off her hairband and stuffed it into his shirt pocket.

Until one day, Zhang Changyao and Lin Qiu's relationship broke down.

After her fruitless adventures, Hou Liping returned to Zhangzhuang and realized that Zhang Changyao and she had grown up.

Zhang Changyao got a girlfriend, but then his girlfriend's mother gave him a good scolding.

She felt terrible; she couldn't believe that Zhang Changyao would be seeing another girl behind her back.

Hou Liping had met Zhang Changyao in the grove. After hearing his heartfelt words, she went home and cried on the kang (a heated brick bed) for a long time.

She didn't have the courage to tell Zhang Changyao that she liked him; she was afraid of losing him.

Even so, the two of them still talked about everything when they met.

Their meetings only had to stop when Zhang Changyao and Zheng Meizhi got together.

One night, she followed Zhang Changyao to the grove.

She wanted to know if Zhang Changyao and Zheng Meizhi were chatting in the grove like she and he were.

When she saw Zhang Changyao and Zheng Meizhi take off their clothes, piled up together, panting heavily.

She then truly realized that she had truly lost all ownership of this man.

Hou Liping no longer hoped that Zhang Changyao would ask her to meet in the grove again.

She resolutely agreed to the marriage her parents had chosen for her and got married.

Zhang Changyao only found out that Hou Liping liked him after hearing from Hou Liping's older sister.

But once it's missed, it's missed; there's no going back.

Like Hou Liping, Zhang Changyao would inquire about any information about the other party.

Zhang Changyao was preoccupied and forgot to watch where he was going, accidentally bumping into a gatepost.

"Zhang Changyao, where have you been? Have you lost your mind? Why are you struggling with that gatepost?"

Yang Wuni, who was picking up medicinal herbs in the yard, heard Zhang Changyao bump into the doorpost and looked up to laugh at him.

"Wu Ni, where did you put the old hen that Hou Da Yanjing gave you?"

Zhang Changyao saw that there was only a rope left on the gate of the courtyard, so he asked Yang Wuni.

"An old hen? What old hen? I didn't see one!"

Yang Wuni became nervous and untied the rope to search the yard.

The two of them searched the house, inside and out, and even looked for the mouse hole three times, but they couldn't find the old hen.

"Changyao, Wuni, come and have some chicken when it's cooked."

Your Aunt Xiulan has been complaining about having no taste in her mouth these past few days, so you should buy the old hen.

Now it seems you are a hundred times better than her own son.

Zhang Kaiju pushed open the door, carrying a still-steaming washbasin, and said to Zhang Changyao and Yang Wuni.

"Dad, you mean you killed the old hen that Hou Big Eyes brought to our house?"

Zhang Changyao thought he had misheard, so he leaned over to ask Zhang Kaiju.

"What's the point of keeping an old hen if you're not going to eat it? It'll end up in soup sooner or later. It's a waste of food to keep it!"

Zhang Kaiju emptied the chicken feathers from the laundry tub into the backyard, and when he returned, he said something indifferent.

"Dad, that old hen is still laying eggs. It's such a waste to kill it."

Zhang Changyao said weakly, turned around, pried off a piece of plaster from the wall, and threw it on the ground.

"What's the pity? It's in your stomach, not fed to a dog."

Why don't you go inside now and revive it?

Zhang Kaiju turned the laundry basin upside down against the wall, went inside, and slammed the door shut.

"They're so greedy they're even eyeing the old hen that lays eggs."

Zhang Changyao had no choice but to keep punching the garden wall.

"Zhang Changyao, it's your own hand. You can hurt yourself without others knowing."

Even wives who keep men are greedy; otherwise, they wouldn't sleep with other men just for a bite to eat.

Let's just pretend that Hou Da Yan didn't give our hen any eyes, that way we won't be angry.

"It's fine if your dad and Aunt Xiulan ate it, as long as they don't choke on the chicken bones."

Yang Wuni spoke loudly towards Zhang Kaiju's room.

"It's true what they say, you can guard against a thief in your own house, but it's hard to guard against one's own. What a waste of a laying hen."

I was thinking I could save up dozens of eggs while you were in postpartum confinement, but now it seems I'll have to hatch a few chicks first.

Hmph! We can't raise anything in this yard.

There's a fox spirit in the yard; she won't let you have any living creatures.

Yang Wuni spoke to Zhao Xiulan in a sarcastic tone, but Zhao Xiulan didn't care at all.

The aroma of chicken in the room had already made her dizzy; she had no interest in listening to what Yang Wuni was saying.

For the first time ever, Yang Wuni cooked cornmeal and soybean rice.

She used the dandelion, which was too tough to chew, to stew potatoes.

The two of them ate the bitter-tasting food, too angry to say a word.

"My son, I've brought you two half a bowl of stewed hen and potatoes."

Wu Ni is pregnant; she needs to eat nutritious food.

Zhang Kaiju pushed open the door and came in without saying hello.

He placed a small half-bowl of chicken stew with potatoes on their dining table, then turned and left.

"Father, I don't..."

Before Yang Wuni could speak, Zhang Changyao covered her mouth.

Zhang Kaiju paused for a moment, then opened the door and went out.

"Zhang Changyao, why are you covering it up? You're not letting me tell you." Yang Wuni stared at Zhang Changyao with wide eyes.

"Wu Ni, are you stupid? If you don't eat it, won't it just benefit Zhao Xiulan?"

You should be angry when you need to be, and you should be patient when you shouldn't be.

"Wouldn't it be foolish to leave the stewed chicken uneaten and eat bitter herbs instead?"

Zhang Changyao picked out a piece of chicken from the potatoes, held it up, and waited for Yang Wuni to open her mouth.

Yang Wuni was unhappy, but she still opened her mouth.

He held the whole piece of chicken in his mouth, reluctant to take it out and bite into it.

"Wu Ni, I'm just asking you, doesn't this meat smell delicious? Isn't it better for us to eat than to feed that bitch Zhao Xiulan?"

Zhang Changyao looked at Yang Wuni, who was enjoying herself, and his eyes crinkled with laughter.

"Hmm! My husband earned this through matchmaking, how could it not taste good?"

Most of them were angered by Zhao Xiulan's foul mouth and nasty remarks.

Yang Wuni spat out the chicken, tore it apart bit by bit, chewed slowly, and savored the taste.

"Wow! This smells so good!" Zhai Qingming pushed open the door and smacked his lips as he looked at the chicken.

"Qingming, come on, use my chopsticks to eat a few bites of chicken."

Zhang Changyao rinsed his chopsticks with water from a large tea mug and handed them to Zhai Qingming.

"Changyao, I didn't bring the kids, why are you eating chicken?"

Men are destined for simple meals and can just enjoy the scent of their wives' pregnancies.

I just came from Hou Jiu's house; I need to talk to you about something.

I heard that one of your old flames gave you some money to build a house. Is that true?

You can't hire anyone else to build your house. We're best friends, how about I give you a discount?

Zhai Qingming acted impulsively and spoke without thinking.

"Zhai Qingming, your old flame is paying you? Who told you that? Was it Hou Jiu?"