Northeast: My Absurd Woman

Chapter 90 Can anyone endure hardship?

Lin Qiu, who had been listening to the noise outside the door, pushed the door open and came in angrily.

"Xiao Qiu, it's not that your uncle wants to take care of you, it's that your uncle doesn't want you to hurt anyone anymore."

You can do whatever you want, relying on your father-in-law's connections, without any regard for consequences.

Your father-in-law can also send anyone who touches you to prison.

But have you ever considered that others are innocent?

Everyone takes decades to grow up, from being born of parents to being raised by them.

Because of what you did, he's become a convict, and he'll have to live the rest of his life neither human nor ghost.

I know Zhang Changyao is in your room, and I'm afraid your father-in-law will become suspicious if he sees you two together.

Zhang Changyao is not like the young electrician who was always single.

He has a family and a wife to support; he can't go to jail.

Lu Shi didn't spoil his niece Lin Qiu, nor did he shy away from saying so in front of Zhang Changyao.

"Uncle, Zhang Changyao and I are truly in love, and I want to be with him."

"As long as Zhang Changyao is with me, I can divorce my wife and live a hard life with him." Lin Qiu said to Lu Shi, unconvinced.

"Xiao Qiu, do you know how to live a hard life? Can anyone endure a hard life?"

Ask Zhang Changyao now if he dares to marry you.

He's just a simpleton; he can't withstand your father-in-law's iron fist.

If you truly want what's best for him, cut ties completely and leave him a way out.

Lu Shi's voice softened considerably. He looked at the man who came out of the director's office and immediately pushed Lin Qiu out of the guardhouse.

"Uncle Lu, I'll head back now. I'll come see you again when I have time."

Seeing that the matter had been resolved, Zhang Changyao was about to push open the door and leave.

"Zhang Changyao, wait a while before you leave." Lu Shi grabbed Zhang Changyao's hand as he tried to open the door.

Lu Shi shoved Zhang Changyao into a corner, preventing him from showing his body, for fear that Lin Qiu's father-in-law would see him.

When Lin Qiu met her father-in-law, the two talked for a while.

Only after they entered the office together were Zhang Changyao allowed to leave.

"Uncle Lu, thank you for saving me. I didn't bring anything with me, so I can only bow to you."

Zhang Changyao turned around and bowed deeply to Lu Shishen as he left the room.

"Zhang Changyao, you're too honest, you can't see through people's hearts."

Xiao Qiu isn't a bad kid; she was just driven to that state by my materialistic older sister.

Don't come back to the granary after you leave. This place is a source of trouble for you.

Lu Shi gave Zhang Changyao a few more instructions before letting him leave.

After Lu Shi and Lin Qiu's conversation, Zhang Changyao's once fiery chest felt as cold as ice.

He was grateful to have met Lu Shi, a kind man who saved him at a crucial moment.

If it weren't for this old man arriving in time, I might already be in jail right now.

Lin Qiu is a terrifying woman. She knows that doing this will harm the man she's with, but she still does it regardless.

Zhang Changyao kept thinking about this the whole way, and the more he thought about it, the colder his back became.

As soon as I entered the village, I heard the sound of several people arguing.

He recognized one of the shrill voices as Yang Wuni's.

"You're not leaving this door today unless you trample me to death."

"Oh no, who is Wu Ni fighting with now? She's got a death wish."

Zhang Changyao quickened his pace and ran towards his home.

Just outside the gate, Yang Wuni stretched out her arms to block someone.

Behind this person were a chestnut horse and a foal that had grown to be half a person's height.

"Wu Ni, aren't these our chestnut horse and foal?"

When Zhang Changyao saw the chestnut horse, he understood what Yang Wuni meant by what she had just said.

Like Yang Wuni, she spread her arms wide to prevent the person in front of her from coming out of the door.

"What do you two mean? I'm just visiting my cousin."

My sister isn't home, and you won't let me leave? What kind of family is this?

The man in the courtyard looked to be in his forties, tall and thin, bald, with dark skin and a thin face.

They stared blankly at Yang Wuni and Zhang Changyao, who were preventing them from leaving the house.

"The horse you're leading belongs to my family; you stole my horse."

I'm going to take you and the horse to the town to report this to the police station.

Zhang Changyao pointed to the chestnut horse behind the man and told him the reason.

"You're quite the joker, young man. This horse belongs to my cousin."

My cousin and her husband came to my house and traded my two horses for my two donkeys.

Look, you see for yourself, it's these two ends in the yard.

The dark-skinned, thin man turned around and often gestured with his chin in the direction where the donkey was tied.

"How can you be so shameless? Who's so stupid as to trade two horses for two donkeys with you?"

How much are my chestnut horse and foal worth? How much are two donkeys worth?

"Either you leave the chestnut horse and the foal behind, or you come with us to the police station."

With Zhang Changyao backing her up, Yang Wuni tried to move forward, wanting to force the dark-skinned, thin man into the courtyard.

"Brother, you can't take advantage of us like this. At the very least, you have to make up the difference."

Two horses cost at least seven or eight hundred yuan, while two donkeys cost at most five or six hundred yuan.

"It's a difference of over two hundred, how about you give me one hundred and fifty yuan?"

Based on the dark-skinned, thin man's words, and what Zhai Qingming had seen, Zhang Changyao understood what was going on.

He felt that paying straight was too much of a loss, so he thought he could just ask the dark-skinned, thin man to make up the difference and that would be the end of it.

"Zhang Changyao, what are you saying? He stole our horse, we have to make him leave it behind."

Chestnut horses can't eat hard fodder; they won't be fed them.

Yang Wuni's eyes reddened; she didn't understand what Zhang Changyao meant.

But she could tell that Zhang Changyao wanted 150 yuan to let the man and horse go.

"Wu Ni, don't worry, listen to me, okay?"

You don't know what happened here; I'll tell you slowly tonight.

Zhang Changyao wiped away Yang Wuni's tears and pulled her behind him.

"I don't know either of you. Go find my cousin first."

The dark-skinned, thin man had lost his earlier toughness. From Yang Wuni's words, he understood the relationship between her and the chestnut horse.

"Wu Ni, go to the village to find Dad and Aunt Xiulan. I'll stay here and stop him from leaving."

Don't rush, walk slowly, be careful of your stomach.

Zhang Changyao turned around and instructed Yang Wuni, then took off his belt and tied the door shut.

"What are you two doing here instead of coming inside?"

Just as Yang Wuni was about to leave, she turned around and saw Zhang Kaiju and Zhao Xiulan, who reeked of alcohol.

"Father, Aunt Xiulan, you've come back just in time. Do you know this person in the yard?"

Zhang Changyao stepped aside, allowing the dark-skinned, thin man and Zhang Kaiju to come face to face.

"Erlinzi, what brings you here?" Zhao Xiulan broke out in a cold sweat when she saw the dark-skinned, thin man.

"Changyao, Wuni, this is your Aunt Xiulan's cousin, you should call him Uncle."

Zhang Kaiju immediately sobered up and went forward to introduce Zhang Changyao and Yang Wuni.

"Oh! They really are relatives. This time it's much easier to talk to them. Come on in!"

Zhang Changyao untied the belt that was securing the door, pushed the door open, and went inside.

"Stop right there! No one is allowed inside. Explain yourself right here in the yard."