novelraw Chapter 46 A little kid who's not even as tall as three blocks of tofu
Chapter 46 A little kid who's not even as tall as three blocks of tofu
When Zhao Xiulan saw Zhang Changyao enter the room, she released her grip on Zhang Kaiju.
He threw his pants to Zhang Changyao, stretched out his legs, and let him put them on for him.
"Aunt Xiulan, you're so old, can you please stop doing this?"
I'm not a child anymore; this is improper of us.
Don't take advantage of my father's kindness to you and act recklessly in this family.
Everyone has their limits; if someone is bullied to a certain extent, they will fight back.
Zhang Changyao pulled up Zhao Xiulan's pants, letting her rub her breasts against his shoulders, his heart unmoved.
He helped her fasten the buttons on the side of her pants and was about to leave.
"Changyao, Aunt Xiulan is scared. Stay here with me until your father calms down before you leave."
Zhao Xiulan hugged Zhang Changyao from behind, her shirt slipping down and pressing her bare skin against Zhang Changyao's back.
"Aunt Xiulan, this is disrespectful to your elders. If you continue like this, I will look down on you."
"Disrespecting the elderly by using something as a cushion—you surely know that, right?"
Zhang Changyao struggled to break free, but dared not turn around to look at Zhao Xiulan.
Yang Wuni's insults are now proving useful to him.
"Changyao, I don't care what you say, I'm just scared and I won't let you leave."
Zhao Xiulan stuck to Zhang Changyao's back like a plaster.
"Get off the bed! If you keep doing this, I'll... I'll throw you to the ground."
Having no other choice, Zhang Changyao angrily tried to drag Zhao Xiulan to the ground.
"Zhang Changyao, Dad's still here, how dare you talk to Aunt Xiulan like that?"
Just as the two were at an impasse, Yang Wuni pushed open the door and walked in.
She saw that Zhang Kaiju had regained consciousness and was looking up at Zhang Changyao and Zhao Xiulan.
He immediately stepped forward and pinched Zhang Changyao's face.
Zhang Kaiju wasn't angry; he watched like an outsider, which made Yang Wuni realize that things weren't so simple.
"Yang Wuni, why are you so late? Aunt Xiulan is scared, why don't you keep her company for a while?"
Zhang Changyao shrugged his shoulders a few times and tossed Zhao Xiulan, who was wrapped around him, onto the kang (a heated brick bed).
Then, without looking back, he pushed open the door and walked out of the room.
"Aunt Xiulan, why aren't you wearing any clothes? It's not worth getting cold in the middle of winter."
Yang Wuni picked up the clothes from the kang (a heated brick bed) and helped Zhao Xiulan, who looked completely indifferent, put them on.
After buttoning her clothes, he smoothed out her messy hair.
It's like treating an immature old child.
"Wu Ni, you and Chang Yao are so sensible. Aunt Xiu Lan will be counting on you two to take care of me in my old age."
Zhao Xiulan changed her usual expression and looked at Yang Wuni seriously.
"Aunt Xiulan, isn't it only natural for Zhang Changyao and me to take care of you in your old age?"
He's tired from work, so don't make him suffer. If you need anything, just call me.
Before Yang Wuni could finish speaking, she had already walked out of the house.
After returning home, she relayed Zhao Xiulan's words to Zhang Changyao.
"Wu Ni, are you implying that my father and Zhao Xiulan are testing us?"
Zhang Changyao frowned, unable to figure out what was going on.
"Zhang Changyao, no matter what Zhao Xiulan's purpose is, it's best to avoid contact with people like her."
I don't think your father and his wife are any good people. You shouldn't go into their house by yourself anymore.
Even one's own mother wouldn't act like this in front of her son.
He's eight hundred years old, and he still uses those two droopy sacs to seduce others.
She herself doesn't seem to mind how shabby she looks, but I'm embarrassed for her.
She even had the audacity to ask me to take care of her in her old age, without even taking a look at her own shame.
Yang Wuni gets angry whenever she thinks of Zhao Xiulan naked.
He kept cursing and swearing for a while before finally stopping.
Zhang Changyao didn't care about her; as long as she didn't scold Zhang Kaiju, she could scold anyone else.
Early in the morning, Zhang Changyao braved the wind to go to the grain depot, but he hadn't gone more than a few steps.
Then they saw Guan Lin driving a donkey cart with Guan Shuyun in tow.
Neither of them spoke; they both pouted and stared at each other with the whites of their eyes.
"Changyao, get in the car." Guan Shuyun patted the car side panel next to her.
"Second brother, eldest sister, what are you two doing up so early?"
Zhang Changyao sensed that the atmosphere was off, so he tried to start a conversation about it.
"What else can I do? I'm just a fish in a basin, a chicken on a cutting board, a donkey tied to a trough."
Guan Shuyun's words were barbed, and she glared at Guan Lin with a sidelong glance.
"Sis, I don't understand your analogy at all. It's so convoluted."
This isn't like you at all; you've completely confused me.
Zhang Changyao put his hands in his sleeves and tucked his feet under Guan Shuyun's mattress.
"What are you talking about? I've lived my twenties for nothing."
I weigh over 100 pounds, and I can't even say for myself what I'm weighing.
Your aunt asked me to go on a blind date, saying that the man was honest and quiet.
They also said that the man had no flaws, except for his feet.
After all that talk, isn't he just a cripple?
Guan Shuyun spat and glared at Guan Lin.
"Sis, it's not like your aunt forced you to go on that blind date, it's not like your second brother forced you. Why are you glaring at him?"
Zhang Changyao wanted to speak up for Guan Lin, so he nudged Guan Shuyun with his elbow.
"Pah! He's not my second brother. He's not as good to me as you are."
He only listened to my mother. If she told him to die, he had to go and dig the grave for me.
Guan Shuyun became even angrier after hearing Zhang Changyao's words.
"Changyao, don't pay attention to your older sister, she's a madwoman right now."
She was so focused on following that Hu Xiao, and she didn't know what kind of bewitching drug that little bean chubby had given her.
It's not even as tall as three blocks of tofu when it stands there, and it sways in the wind.
How can such a small kid support his wife and children?
And then there's his crazy mother; who knows when she might have a relapse and kill you.
Then you'll understand that your mother and we are doing this for your own good.
Guan Lin, without turning around, started to get angry, looking at Guan Shuyun with a disappointed expression.
"Second brother, even if I don't marry Hu Xiao, I can't marry a cripple, can I?"
Mother has been persuaded by others, shouldn't you say a few words of justice for me?
Hu Xiao is small in stature, but he's perfectly formed.
I may not be the most attractive, but surely I don't need to find someone with a defect?
Look at Yang Wuni, she was heavily pregnant, yet she still managed to find such a good man as Changyao.
Why can't I be like her, choosing someone good-looking, not bald, and not blind?
Guan Shuyun kicked Guan Lin, asking him to judge the situation.
"Little sister, what you said makes sense, but I don't know if you'll have that kind of good fortune."
If it weren't for her fifth uncle's muddle-headedness, Yang Wuni wouldn't have been able to find a man like Changyao even if she searched with a lantern.
"Or you could wait a few more years and see if you can find a family where the man is good-looking but the father is a simpleton."
Guan Lin laughed as he spoke, which angered Guan Shuyun so much that she kicked him again.
"Second brother, older sister, what you two said doesn't sound very nice."
Why do I feel like you two are making fun of me?