Rebirth of a Farming Wife

Su Wenyue’s face immediately grew cold when she heard Mrs. Yang’s words. She was not such a magnanimous woman. What Jiang Chunlan had done before could be left unsaid, but this time’s incident was a profound lesson for her, reminding her constantly not to underestimate anyone. Even someone as foolish as Jiang Chunlan, if driven to madness, could do things that would greatly harm her. Sometimes, people without brains could do things even more terrifying than those with brains.

Although she hadn’t been seriously injured this time and the wound had mostly healed, if she hadn’t reacted the way she did and intimidated those people at that moment, the consequences would have been unthinkable—either her reputation would have been completely ruined, or she would have met a tragic end. No one knew how scared and desperate she had been at that time. To this day, she remembered that feeling vividly, more frightening than being framed and beaten to death by the Mistress in her previous life. In her previous life, she had suffered much and had little expectation for life, but in this lifetime, her good days had just begun—how could she willingly accept this!

“Mother seems to have forgotten that if I hadn’t fought desperately last time, I wouldn’t be sitting here in good health. I estimate that by now, Mother would no longer have me as a daughter-in-law. Either I would have been driven to death or disgraced and sent back to my mother’s family. Compared to being righteously sent to the Government, what Jiang Chunlan has done is truly malevolent. After saying this, do you still expect me to plead for mercy for Jiang Chunlan? Does Mother have even the slightest consideration for me, your daughter-in-law?!”

Su Wenyue knew what kind of person her mother-in-law was. If she showed any sign of retreat or hesitation, her mother-in-law would take it for granted and make further demands. It was better to confront her angrily with a few questions, which would make her mother-in-law feel guilty and less inclined to say anymore.

Indeed, this was the case. Mrs. Yang herself felt that it was inappropriate to ask her daughter-in-law to plead for her niece, especially since her niece was clearly in the wrong. But since her son wouldn’t listen to her, she had no choice but to turn to her daughter-in-law. Now, seeing the look of anger, disappointment, and grievance on her daughter-in-law’s face and remembering the scene that day, she found herself unable to continue speaking.

“Lady Yue, don’t be angry. I have no other choice. After all, your aunt entrusted Chunlan to me before she left. And you weren’t seriously hurt, otherwise, I wouldn’t have said that. If you don’t want to, then never mind.” Mrs. Yang said this and, seeing that Su Wenyue had no intention of helping, left. She felt somewhat disheartened, as other daughters-in-law were always respectful in front of their mothers-in-law. She felt she had somewhat lost face as a mother-in-law.

Su Wenyue really became angry when she heard Mrs. Yang say this—what did she mean, ‘no big deal’? Although she knew that her mother-in-law didn’t mean it intentionally and was just thinking out of habit, she was still upset.

“Fourth child, where are you going?” Mrs. Yang went out and saw Han Yu harnessing the horse carriage, asking with an indifferent tone. Although Mrs. Yang usually favored this youngest son, her feelings had waned after he had taken his daughter-in-law’s side against her during this incident.

“Mother, I think Wenyue isn’t feeling well, so I’m going into The City to find a doctor for her,” Han Yu said. He too felt that his wife had been more lethargic lately and, after what Xiao Xi had told him, was even more concerned. He was eager to find a doctor to check on Su Wenyue.

Hearing this, Mrs. Yang’s expression became stern. She was even more displeased with Su Wenyue. The fourth child used to be so sensible; why was he now so attached to his wife? A man with big aspirations shouldn’t spend his days worrying about these trifles.

“I see her looking fine with no issues. Why waste silver going into The City to fetch a doctor? She’s getting too delicate! In a peasant family like ours, when we get a little sick, we endure it and it’ll pass. Look at who goes to The City to fetch a doctor for every little ailment. Besides, your wife isn’t suffering from anything serious; I see that her complexion is quite healthy. Fourth child, you can’t spoil your wife like this; you’ll end up spoiling her beyond all rules,” Mrs. Yang said earnestly, showing her dissatisfaction with her daughter-in-law in every word.

Even though the person in front of him was his birth mother, Han Yu felt uncomfortable hearing this. His mother’s words were unbalanced. He saw for himself how his wife treated his mother. After the robbery at home that injured her, his wife had not hesitated to take silver from her private savings to pay for her mother-in-law’s medical expenses.

And it wasn’t just that. His wife also bought tonics and stewed soups, which were the only reasons why his mother had recuperated so well. Now that the incident was over, it was one thing for his mother to forget her kindness, but when it came to his wife feeling unwell and fetching a doctor, his mother had those words to say. Not to mention that his wife did far more on a daily basis. Even he felt hurt by his mother’s words, let alone his wife.

Although Han Yu felt indignant for his wife, the woman in front of him was his birth mother, and the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law was never easy. Han Yu did not want to create more discord between them, so he tried to reply in a gentle voice.

“Mother, when Doctor Lin treated Wenyue last time, he stressed that if she felt unwell at all, I should immediately fetch him. The doctor wouldn’t have left such instructions without reason, we should listen to the doctor.”

“Fourth child, how can you be so foolish to believe what the doctor says? Your wife’s injuries were just minor, but he made it sound so serious. She lies in bed all day doing nothing, just like a rich lady. I think that doctor just wants to make more silver, that’s why he said that.”

Mrs. Yang was against Han Yu fetching a doctor, but Han Yu was adamant: “Mother…”

Han Yu wanted to say more, but Su Wenyue interrupted him. She had emerged from the room without him realizing and clearly had heard everything spoken before. Mrs. Yang felt momentarily embarrassed.

“Husband, I’m fine, there’s no discomfort. There’s no need for a doctor. Though I grew up pampered by my Father and Mother, I’m not that delicate. Mother-in-law is right, it’s just a minor injury. How could it be so serious? Moreover, it’s almost fully healed now, and we shouldn’t waste the silver!”

Su Wenyue spoke with a pleasant demeanor, but Mrs. Yang unmistakably heard a hint of sarcasm and coldness in her words. Her complexion became somewhat sheepish. She didn’t want to be the wicked mother-in-law but couldn’t help feeling angry, especially when her son seemed to forget his mother after getting a wife.

Han Yu knew his wife didn’t want to put him in a difficult position. He felt both guilty and gratified, but seeing that his wife indeed looked relatively healthy and not wanting to cause a rift with his mother at that moment, did not insist further. He thought that he would secretly invite the doctor when the opportunity arose, as he wouldn’t feel reassured otherwise. In his heart, his wife’s health was of utmost importance.

Su Hengxuan knew that Han Yu had caught Zhang Qing and Jiang Chunlan and made a special trip to the Han Family. But it wasn’t just for this matter. People from the Su Family had extensive connections; although the Government had not announced certain news yet, he had already received the information and had specifically come to discuss it with Han Yu.