Northeast: My Absurd Woman

Chapter 119 Unable to Step Out of That Flooded Area

Lin Qiu's weak voice sounded like a thunderclap to Zhang Changyao.

He stared wide-eyed at Lin Qiu in his arms, as if he couldn't believe his ears.

His body began to tremble uncontrollably. He didn't believe in ghosts, but at that moment he thought it was a ghost speaking to him.

Lin Qiu's mouth was slightly open, and he tried to open and close it, but he could no longer make a sound.

Tears welled up in her eyes and rolled down, landing on the back of Zhang Changyao's hand.

"Lin Qiu... Lin Qiu... You're still alive... That's wonderful..."

I'll go get you some water right now, I'll be right there.

Zhang Changyao realized that it was Lin Qiu who had recovered and was talking to him.

He gently placed Lin Qiu on the stretcher and looked around the yard, wondering where to find water for Lin Qiu to drink.

Suddenly, his mind raced, and he pushed through the crowd into Lu Shi's guardhouse.

"Uncle Lu, Lin Qiu wants water. Lin Qiu isn't dead. She...she just spoke to me..."

Zhang Changyao had lost his composure and was frantically rummaging through the water glasses on the windowsill.

One of the cups spun around a few times before falling and hitting Zhang Changyao's instep.

The pain only lingered in my foot for a moment, without reaching my brain.

Zhang Changyao continued searching, oblivious to everything, his eyes fixed on the water.

"Changyao, slow down. Xiaoqiu's death has nothing to do with you."

You can't do that; you still have a wife and unborn children.

"Sit down, Uncle will get you a glass of water. Don't run around, Uncle knows what you're thinking right now."

Lu Shi stood up, and two tears fell from his red and swollen eyes.

He grabbed Zhang Changyao and tried to push him into his chair.

"Uncle Lu, I'm not crazy. Lin Qiu has really come back to life and really wants to drink water."

Zhang Changyao stood up straight instead of sitting down and continued looking for water. The smile on his face startled Lu Shi.

"Huh? Really? Changyao, here, here's some cooled boiled water, hurry up and take it."

Lu Shi panicked as well, clutching his water glass, and before Zhang Changyao could leave, he was already outside the door.

"My dear daughter, you really are destined to survive. It's all my fault for being so foolish; I almost buried you."

Your uncle brought you water, and your mother fed it to you. "Ah," open your mouth.

When Lin Qiuniang saw Lin Qiu move, she immediately knelt down beside her and helped her up.

"Mother-in-law, the ground is too cold. Quickly have someone carry Lin Qiu into my room. I have a big bed in my room."

Lin Qiu Gonggong, this slightly chubby, pot-bellied old man whose hair had been licked by a calf.

He also came over and bent down to check if Lin Qiu was alive or dead, then waved his hand to beckon his subordinates to carry the person into the house.

The sycophants immediately surrounded Lin Qiu and her father-in-law, ushering them into the director's office.

"Xiao Qiu, you naughty girl, you scared your mother to death."

If anything happens to you, your mother won't be able to live either.

"I'll bang my head against the wall and go with you, to protect you from the little devils in the underworld..."

Lin Qiuniang burst into tears, sobbing softly.

The onlookers were left bewildered, unable to comprehend Lin Qiuniang's bizarre actions.

"Uncle Lu, Lin Qiu came back to life, but her mother is crying instead. What's going on here?"

Like the onlookers, Zhang Changyao stared blankly at the departing people.

"Zhang Changyao, you're really stupid. This old woman is crying for Sister Lin Qiu to hear."

That's what you call knowing how to behave; outwardly respectable but inwardly shabby.

Yang Wuni crossed her arms and put her hands under her armpits to ease the pain.

"Changyao's wife, you're right, my sister is exactly that kind of person."

He shrugs his eyes upwards and fawns over those who are better than him like a grandson.

Those who are inferior to oneself are someone one wishes to trample underfoot and crush.

Xiao Qiu is her only daughter, and she doesn't care about the child's life or death, forcing her to compromise with her lecherous father-in-law.

If you hadn't arrived in time today, Xiao Qiu's life would have been in the hands of that heartless mother.

I have no idea what to do with this child once he comes back to life.

"Ugh! It would be better to be dead. At least then it would be over and done with, instead of suffering like this."

Lu Shi shook his head and entered the guardhouse, where he sat in a chair, lost in thought.

"Uncle Lu, Wu Ni and I will go back first. It seems that no one will do anything to Lin Qiu now."

Once Lin Qiu recovers, tell her that they can come and stay anytime the house is built.

Zhang Changyao sighed deeply, not wanting to wait any longer.

He knew in his heart that he had no right to do anything to Lin Qiu.

"Uncle Lu, tell Sister Lin Qiu that we don't need to wait for her to recover."

If she wants to stay at my house, I immediately have Zhang Changyao drive over to pick her up and take her to Zhangzhuang Village.

Who knows what kind of evil a mother might do to her while she's sick? It's better to leave sooner rather than later.

Yang Wuni peeked out from behind Zhang Changyao and gave Lu Shi some instructions with concern.

"Changyao, your wife is really kind-hearted. You mustn't mess around with her."

If you don't settle down and live a peaceful life, you'll really be letting down this good daughter.

Lu Shi spoke to Zhang Changyao with a veiled meaning, staring at Zhang Changyao with wide eyes.

Only Zhang Changyao and he could understand the meaning in his eyes.

"Uncle Lu, my silly wife is good to everyone."

I dare not let her down; I'm afraid God will strike me dead.

Zhang Changyao patted Yang Wuni's head and pulled her onto the donkey cart by one of her arms.

Lu Shi didn't come out to see him off; he was preoccupied with Lin Qiu's condition.

"Zhang Changyao, if you ask me, let's just take Sister Lin Qiu to our house."

"Don't let her mother and father-in-law take advantage of her illness and inability to move, and gang up on her again!"

The two men, driving a donkey cart, had already left the town.

Yang Wuni was still worried, so she poked Zhang Changyao in the back and said to him.

"Wu Ni, I know you're doing this for Lin Qiu's own good, not wanting her to be bullied."

However, you also need to understand our relationship with her; we have no right to do that.

Everyone has their own destiny. She ended up with a mother like that, just like you ended up with your father.

The only way to escape this situation is through death; you're lucky that you got married and changed your circumstances.

Lin Qiu's marriage was like falling into a swampy pit; the more she struggled, the deeper she sank.

She couldn't leave that puddled area because she had something weighing on her mind.

She couldn't leave Liao Zhi, the man who had paralyzed himself to save her.

Liao Zhi was like a rope binding her feet, tied with a pig's hoof knot.

The more you struggle, the tighter it grips; the more you try to break free, the more desperately it entangles you.

Zhang Changyao spoke in a language Yang Wuni couldn't understand, and sadly stroked the donkey's rump.

"Zhang Changyao, do you mean that Sister Lin Qiu can only die, or she can't leave that family?"

If that's the case, what if she comes to stay with us and dies here, causing us trouble?"

Yang Wuni nervously reached out and moved Zhang Changyao's head, making him look at her as he answered.

"Wu Ni, you don't need to worry about that. People who have died before won't die a second time."

If it weren't for this incident, I'm not sure if this would have happened.

We've already used other people's money to build this house; it's too late to back out now. Don't overthink it.

Zhang Changyao rubbed Yang Wuni's nose and then stuffed her hands under her armpits.

"Zhang Changyao, I'm starting to regret it. I wonder what Lin Qiu's man is like? Is he easy to please?"

"Don't let it be like what Sister Lin Qiu said, that you have a bad temper. What will we do then?"