Northeast: My Absurd Woman

Chapter 164 Like catching pigs, women are forced to undergo sterilization.

Zhang Changyao, filled with fear and unease, tried to get down to stop Yang Deming from taking out the money.

Zhang Changyao feels back pain when he sees Zhang Kaiju, and his liver trembles so badly that his soul almost leaves his body when he sees Yang Deming.

"Third Uncle, Wang Fugui said this money is for me, I can do whatever I want, you don't need to pay it back."

Guan Yuxiu sat down next to Zhang Changyao and spoke to him in a soft voice.

"Yuxiu, that won't do. What Wang Fugui says is his business."

We must bring the money back; only then will you not be looked down upon in their household.

Uncle San isn't short of money; he still has those dried fruit and soybeans to sell.

Because of my medical treatment, your dowry money, Wang Fugui, was spent.

"If I make you lose face in your husband's family, your third aunt and I will regret it to death!"

Zhang Changyao spoke to Guan Yuxiu in a tone he had never used before, like an elder.

"Here you go, child, sixty-nine dollars, not a penny less."

Yang Deming took out the money, checked it, and handed it to Guan Yuxiu.

"Dad, I'll sell the corn kernels and pay Yuxiu back in a few days."

"Yuxiu won't be able to marry Wang Fugui for a while, there's still time." Zhang Changyao looked at Yang Deming apologetically.

"Yuxiu, take this. Don't listen to your third uncle. I'll pay it back to my father later when I have the money."

Yang Wuni grabbed the money from Yang Deming's hand and stuffed it into Guan Yuxiu's shirt pocket.

Guan Lin and Li Yue'e were busy inside and out, piling all the packages from the donkey cart into a corner of the house.

The colorful packages were piled up like a small mountain, half a person high.

"Wu Ni, Dr. Qiu ordered these for us, and they all smell delicious." Zhang Changyao looked at the mountain of packages with a proud expression.

"Second sister-in-law, why don't you and Yuxiu open it and see what's inside?"

Yang Wuni, holding the child, moved closer to Liao Zhi.

Make room so everyone can see what's inside the package.

Unable to contain his curiosity, Yang Deshan walked around Liao Zhi's feet, waiting to see Li Yue'e and Yu Xiu open the package.

No one can resist the allure of guessing through blind boxes.

"Wu Ni, look, we have clothes, pants, sweaters, jackets, everything."

"Look at the clothes they don't wear; they're a hundred times better than what we're wearing."

Li Yue'e picked up a piece of clothing and stuck it to her body.

"Second sister-in-law, pick out a set for each child and modify it."

"Yuxiu, do you see if there are any clothes that you and your grandma can wear?"

Yang Wuni, holding the child and unable to free her hands, directed Li Yue'e and Guan Yuxiu.

Li Yue'e didn't stand on ceremony and picked out her favorite clothes from the pile.

"It's almost perfect. Doctor Qiu specifically said it was for Wu Ni."

Guan Lin, feeling embarrassed, nudged Li Yue'e in the lower back.

"Alright, alright, that's enough."

Li Yue'e then realized what was happening, gave an embarrassed grin, and said with a half-smile.

Guan Yuxiu didn't touch her clothes, but helped Zhang Shuhua push open the door and walk out.

Li Yue'e had no desire to continue arguing with Guan Lin.

Clutching a stack of clothes, he followed Zhang Shuhua out of the house with a smug look on his face.

Guan Lin pointed to the anti-inflammatory medicine on the kang (a heated brick bed), indicating that Zhang Changyao should remember to take the medicine.

After that, he clung to Li Yue'e like a puppy, insisting on helping her carry her clothes.

"Dad, sit on the kang (heated brick bed) and it'll be warm; the stool on the floor is cold."

Uncle, what's going on with these two old ladies fighting like this?

Zhang Changyao got up, touched the temperature of the kang (a heated brick bed), and nudged Yang Deming to sit on it.

Everyone was sitting on the kang (a heated brick bed), and only then did he remember to ask what had happened.

"Zhang Changyao, your stepmother is coming to propose marriage. She's afraid that if you die, Wu Ni will marry someone else."

She wanted to give her good-for-nothing son a wife, a big house, and a son for free.

Her aunt wouldn't tolerate her, so she went up and slapped her hard across the face.

It's fortunate your father arrived in time, otherwise your aunt and second sister-in-law would have been there.

They stuffed Zhao Xiulan into the cave and used her as a place to heat the kang (a traditional heated bed).

What you're seeing is the second round; the match hasn't been decided yet.

Liao Zhi, who had been holding back his words, finally got a chance to speak.

"Ding, ding, ding," it kept going off like a machine gun.

"Even if I die, Wu Ni won't have a chance to give birth to a child in the stable."

Zhao Xiulan didn't even take off the soles of her shoes to look at her own face and that of Ma Pengsheng.

You're shameless! Go smell your own ass.

"Not only do you not care about your own disgusting, but you also come out and disgust others." Zhang Changyao was so angry that he cursed.

"So men have to live well."

Don't wait until you're still alive before someone comes knocking on your door, eyeing your wife and your family business.

Liao Zhi teased Zhang Changyao with a smile, and Zhang Changyao angrily poked the sole of his foot.

"Liao Zhi, you're conscious now. Your toes twitched a few times."

Liao Zhi's toes twitched involuntarily a few times, which excited Zhang Changyao so much that he thought Liao Zhi was about to recover.

"Stay calm, stay calm, Zhang Changyao, keep this up and don't get agitated."

Liao Zhi poured cold water on Zhang Changyao, telling him to shut up.

"Deshan, haven't you always wanted to find a living person to practice your acupuncture techniques?"

Look at this kid, what a great practice tool for him.

He didn't feel any pain, nor did he cry out; he didn't even know if the acupuncture points were being needled or not.

With him, you won't have to wake me up by pricking me while I'm sleeping.

Yang Deming, as if it were a treasure, poked Liao Zhi's legs and stomach with his finger.

"Yang Deming, don't take my kindness for granted. Didn't I fix your leg pain by applying a splint?"

Yang Deshan, feeling humiliated, argued with Yang Deming in anger.

"Deshan, am I being ungrateful for your kindness? You left me unable to move for a week, why didn't you say anything?"

"If I weren't a bit of a martial artist, this 180-pound bag would be in your hands."

"Yang Deming, if you're afraid of getting pricked, why are you still sleeping in the same room as me? If you're so capable, why don't you move out?"

Yang Deshan's face was red to his neck, and he spoke with anger.

"Deshan, do you really think I want to roll around on the same kang with you?"

If it weren't for the kids kicking me while they were sleeping, lying down in different positions.

"I haven't slept with you for a long time." Yang Deming retorted.

The two of them argued back and forth, getting into a huge fight.

"Zhang Changyao, does Wen Da still stand by being my son?"

Liao Zhi abruptly interrupted the two of them and asked Zhang Changyao a question.

"Huh?" Zhang Changyao didn't know how to answer for a moment, and looked at Yang Wuni.

Wenda? He had long forgotten the name he had given his son.

"It counts. What Liao Zhi and Zhang Changyao said counts."

"When you get old, Liao Wenda will take care of you in your old age and see you off in your final days."

Yang Wuni was afraid that Zhang Changyao would change his mind and hurt Liao Zhi's feelings.

Quickly and readily agree to his request, giving him a reason to live.

"Zhang Changyao, don't think I'll take your son for nothing."

Write me a letter in a few days, then take it to my childhood friend in town.

He will then issue you a certificate that allows you to have as many children as you want.

Consider this my way of repaying you for the favor of giving me a son.

"What kind of certificate is so effective? Are you sure it'll work to arrest women for sterilization like pigs under the family planning policy?"