Northeast: My Absurd Woman

Chapter 122 A spirited horse is easy to tame, but a tough muscle is hard to control.

Zhang Changyao looked up at the newly gathered stack of firewood, a little worried.

"Zhang Changyao, let me tell you, you're just scaring yourself."

His house has no windows, or is it that his woodpile can be stuffed into his pocket?

What he can do, others can do too. You're afraid of him, and he's afraid of you.

If you manage to subdue someone like that once, he will respect you for the rest of his life.

A few years ago, a chubby girl in our village and a few others ganged up on my niece.

I waited for her on the road when she came back from going out at night.

He struck her on the back of the head with a stick and knocked her down instantly.

Then they tied her to a tree with strips of cloth, pinching her thighs until they were black and purple.

She walked with her legs apart for half a month before she recovered. Even so, she didn't dare tell her mother, afraid that I would punish her again.

Even now, no one knows that I pinched her.

Yang Wuni said smugly, making Zhang Changyao squeeze his legs together.

"Wu Ni, don't be like this in the future. You should learn from Lin Qiu. She's so much better when she's quiet and gentle."

You're not bad-looking, but the way you came up to me was pretty intimidating.

Zhang Changyao threw down a sentence, tied on an apron, and went to the outer room to start a fire and cook.

"Hmph! He was clearly bullied, yet he's still lecturing others."

"In the countryside, just like you, there have to be someone who dares to shit on your neck." Yang Wuni muttered under her breath, defiant.

Zhang Changyao was cooking in the outer room when he heard Yang Wuni's dissatisfaction, but he just smiled and shook his head.

After feeding Yang Wuni, Zhang Changyao settled her into bed before going to Guan Lin's house.

"Changyao, you've finally arrived! Your second brother and I were so worried about you."

When Wang Fugui came to propose marriage, we didn't dare to agree directly. We waited for Yuxiu's reply so we could tell her.

The child neither said yes nor no, he just kept quiet.

She cries if you ask too many questions, and she cries all day long; no one can comfort her.

When Li Yue'e saw Zhang Changyao enter the room, she quickly got up to make room for him.

"Second sister-in-law, what do you and my second brother mean? Wang Fugui is no good."

He came to my house to show off today, but Wu Ni chased him away with a kitchen knife.

You should think carefully before arranging Yuxiu's engagement. Don't push her into a fire pit again.

Zhang Changyao looked at Guan Lin, who was bowing his head and remaining silent, wanting to know his opinion.

"Changyao, I know what you're saying. It's just that in this village right here, there are hardly any decent families."

Wang Fugui may be a bit of a scoundrel, but he's quite capable when it comes to work.

We're not saying that Yuxiu will become rich and powerful by marrying him, but at least she'll be able to eat her fill and won't suffer from the cold.

Wang Fugui had always admired Yuxiu, so he figured he couldn't treat her badly.

Guan Lin breathed a sigh of relief and praised Wang Fugui.

"Second brother, do you mean that you and your sister-in-law have no objections?"

Now all that's left is for Yuxiu to nod, is that what you mean?

Zhang Changyao asked the questions again, wanting to have a clear understanding of the situation.

"Yes! Changyao, Yuxiu listens to you the most, so please ask her what she thinks for me." Guan Lin looked at Zhang Changyao sincerely.

"Second Brother, I have another question. If Yuxiu disagrees, can you respect her opinion?"

Just as Zhang Changyao was about to open the door to the west room where the children lived, he stopped and turned back to ask Guan Lin.

"Changyao, it's not that your second brother is materialistic, but in our rural area, which family doesn't want their child to marry into a wealthy family?"

Yuxiu is still young and inexperienced, so she doesn't know how difficult life is.

If she disagrees, you should help your second brother persuade her.

She'll thank you when things get better for her later.

Guan Lin clasped his hands together, making a gesture of supplication to Zhang Changyao.

Zhang Changyao was quite helpless, but he had no choice but to go to the west room.

The room was a chaotic mess of children on the kang (heated brick bed), some wrestling and playing together, others quietly picking at their toes.

There were two chugalaha, and two others picking their noses and staring at Zhang Changyao.

"Third Uncle, did my father tell you that Wang Fugui is a good person?"

They were trying to force my older sister to marry that good-for-nothing Wang Fugui.

When Guan Yutian saw that the person who came in was Zhang Changyao, he quickly got up.

Zhang Changyao did not respond to Guan Yutian's words, but patted Guan Yuxiu, who was lying there facing the wall.

"Third Uncle."

Yu Xiu turned around and saw that it was Zhang Changyao, so she sat up and greeted him.

"Yuxiu, tell your third uncle what you mean. If you agree, just say you agree. If you don't agree, don't force yourself."

Your father and mother have old-fashioned ideas, and you can't listen to them all.

After you get married, you'll be the one living with him; whether you enjoy happiness or suffer, you'll be the one to bear it.

If you don't agree to marry Wang Fugui, your third uncle will speak to your parents on your behalf.

Zhang Changyao did not force Guan Yuxiu to make a decision, as he felt that the traditional system of arranged marriages was outdated.

"Third Uncle, it's not that I don't want to tell you, I really don't know."

Wang Fugui is usually very nice to me and doesn't bully me.

He was too mean to others and was hated in the village.

I'm afraid that after I marry him, he'll treat me the same way he treats everyone else.

I am a timid person and I don't know how to argue with others.

Third Uncle, what am I supposed to do if that happens?

After Guan Yuxiu finished speaking, she lowered her head and picked at her fingernails, tears falling "plop plop" from her long hair.

"Yuxiu, do you mean you want to marry Wang Fugui?"

"You mean you're afraid he'll treat you badly in the future?" Zhang Changyao lowered his head and looked at Guan Yuxiu's face.

"Mmm!" A blush rose on Guan Yuxiu's fair, round face.

Her round eyes blinked a few times, and she pouted her little mouth and hummed in agreement.

"Yuxiu, that makes things easier. Don't agree too readily."

Let's temper his character by cutting him with a dull knife.

Your third aunt said that people with Wang Fugui's temper...

If you manage to control him once, he'll listen to you for the rest of his life.

Zhang Changyao taught Guan Yuxiu how to subdue Wang Fugui, a method he had just learned.

"Third Uncle, I don't know how. Can you teach me how to subdue Wang Fugui?"

Guan Yuxiu thought Zhang Changyao's words made sense, so she looked up and asked him for advice.

"Yuxiu, this third uncle has no experience. You'll have to ask my third aunt."

She just subdued Wang Fugui and is now gloating at home.

Go ask her tomorrow, and have your third aunt teach you all her "fallacies and heresies."

After clarifying the matter, Zhang Changyao returned to the east room to report back to Guan Lin.

"Changyao, you're really amazing. All the kids in our family listen to you."

Can Wu Ni's method really subdue Wang Fugui? Our Yu Xiu doesn't have Wu Ni's abilities.

This child is too honest; he has a hard time even talking to others.

Li Yue'e was more worried than happy. Yuxiu was her own flesh and blood, and no one loved her daughter as much as she did.

"Second sister-in-law, let me ask you, can a war break out between a person with a bad temper and a person who can be stabbed with an awl without drawing blood?"

If two people really have a falling out, is it the person with the bad temper who gets angry?

Or is it the slow-paced person who doesn't say a word for ages when they're angry?

Have you ever seen someone with a short temper beat someone up just because they are slow?

"A spirited horse is easy to tame, but a tough, muscular one is harder to manage—that's the point."