CHAPTER 204: CHAPTER 204: THE MUDDY CHILD UNRECOGNIZABLE

This is the truth.

There are naturally good mothers-in-law just as there are bad ones, but bad ones are more common than good ones.

Wen’s mother...

Just from the usual interactions and the feeling she gives, she seems to fall into the category of good fortune.

"Can I stop cooking when we go back?"

"Yes, you can."

Tomorrow, I’ll send a telegram to my mom, asking her to clean a room for Chichi and reminding her not to let Chichi do chores.

However, as far as he understands his mom, "Mom won’t want you to work either."

"Why?"

"You didn’t work much even before we got married; now that we’re married, it’s even more unlikely she’ll let you work."

Saying this, he sighed, "Afraid you’d leave; before we were together, mom would write to me every so often, scolding me for being useless, that I can’t even get her a daughter-in-law. After knowing we were together, she worried you’d think poorly of me and not stay with me. The letters came even more often, all telling me to treat you well."

This was something Yi Chichi didn’t know, "Where are the letters?"

"In the drawer under the desk."

"I’ll go have a look."

"Alright."

Once she looked, Yi Chichi realized her mother-in-law was indeed a funny person.

The letters Wen Shi received could make someone die laughing.

The start of each letter was always about the situation at home.

She mentioned her days in Kao Shan Village are quite peaceful, saying Aunt Ma and others care for her well, and her greatest hobby daily is listening to their gossip while working.

She spoke of a daughter-in-law in the village who is dumb and scatterbrained but always pretends to be clever while thinking everyone else is foolish.

This referred to Shao Yun, the third daughter-in-law of the party secretary’s family, who likes to act clever and has caused quite a few jokes.

Then followed a scolding of Wen Shi for being useless and unable to find a girlfriend.

She said she was getting old and might depart this world tomorrow, and asked her son if he could let her see him marry before she closes her eyes.

She didn’t even dare think about having kids.

She advised Wen Shi to marry a virtuous woman, saying character is more important than looks.

Of course, heroes have trouble resisting beautiful women; she actually likes the beautiful ones too, because it’s pleasing to the eye.

If possible, she hopes Wen Shi can find someone beautiful with good character.

At the end of the letter, she said: Upon reflection, life is like honey, mixing sweetness with bitterness, wishing her son’s life only has sweetness without bitterness.

So, hurry and get married...

Yi Chichi read letter after letter, finding all of them were creatively urging Wen Shi to marry.

Until one telegram, the content changed.

The content wasn’t anything else, but it said she had her eyes on Yi Chichi, asking Wen Shi what he thought, and if she’s alright, he should take initiative.

Then Wen Shi really took the initiative, sent her a telegram proposing a relationship, and followed with money and tickets, asking her to buy stamps and stationery, calling it communication expenses.

He didn’t want her to suffer any losses.

After that, Wen’s mother’s letters talked about how to win a girl’s heart...

"Isn’t my mom amazing?"

Suddenly, Yi Chichi was enveloped in the shadow and fell into a man’s broad, sweaty embrace without realizing it.

His hot breath sprayed beside her ear, causing a tickle.

She rubbed her ear, "Yes, I’ve got more confidence in getting along well with her."

"You, you’re always overthinking; wait and see, mom will definitely treat you better than she treats me."

"That’s great; in the future, mom and I will be on one side, and you’ll be on the other. If you piss me off someday, I’ll take mom and leave you."

Wen Shi, good heavens, others have bad mother-in-law relationships but good spousal ones, leaving sons caught in a bind.

His wife was actually thinking about taking mom away, leaving him.

Does that make sense?

"Comrade Yi Chichi, I think you need to face reality: the person by your side until you’re old is me, not mom."

"No worries, good mothers-in-law are rare; once you snag one, you must hold on tight. Men are different; if they’re bad, you can replace them."

Her mouth acted faster than her brain, blurting out.

"Replace men if they’re bad?"

Very well, he’d let her know men aren’t easily replaceable.

Her waist tightened, and amid swirling dizziness, the two switched positions.

With her back against the hard bamboo mat, Yi Chichi instinctively tried to push him away, "...What are you doing?"

"Teaching you whether men can be replaced."

His deep eyes and dangerous tone.

Yi Chichi surrendered immediately, cleverly acting obedient, "How about we pretend you didn’t hear what I just said?"

How can one be so naive? Words once spoken are difficult to take back; pretending not to hear it is impossible.

He chuckled lightly, "What do you think?"

His broad hand grasped her slender wrist, and unable to break free, Yi Chichi watched his face slowly lean closer, stubbornly saying, "Petty."

"Thank you for the compliment; it’s an honor."

"I wasn’t complimenting you."

Yi Chichi was furious, Wen Shi’s voice was slightly hoarse, "It’s dark; time to bathe."

Can that bath go well?

No.

But there was no choice; without medication and needles, Yi Chichi’s two hands couldn’t overcome his strength.

Resigned, she just lay down and gave up.

Then, it was frantic at midnight, but peaceful sleep after.

Yi Chichi slept deeply, and wasn’t woken until noon when Wen Shi returned with lunch.

"Dear, time to get up."

"...What time is it?"

"It’s past 11, getting up?"

"Yes."

After brushing and washing and drinking half a glass of water, Yi Chichi finally came to her senses, entering a cheerful meal time.

Wen Shi sat to the side, watching her eat, "Slow down, careful not to choke."

"Okay."

After a full meal, she felt rejuvenated and said she felt comfortable.

Wen Shi glanced at her but said nothing.

Yi Chichi rinsed her mouth and saw him tidying up the dishes, asking, "Are you going back to the camp?"

"Yes."

He was busy, just taking advantage of lunch break to come over.

"You entertain yourself, and after work in the evening, I’ll accompany you to the beach."

He sealed up the cleaned lunchbox, gave a reminder, then headed back to work.

Yi Chichi watched him leave, took a stroll around the yard, went inside to do some boxing for digestion, then brought out tools and went into work mode.

There weren’t many days left before returning, so she needed to finish the embroidery and find Ning Jiandong to deliver the work for the final payment.

Also to see what’s up with Liu Lan’s Spring Bunting.

Splitting threads, threading the needle, embroidering a kingfisher’s feathers one stitch at a time on the silk. Immersed in work, she didn’t feel the passage of time, until the kids in the yard finished school.

Then, a loud crying was heard.

The crying was heart-wrenching and grief-stricken.

Yi Chichi was startled, put down the needle and thread, and went to the door to look outside, seeing a little mud-covered figure crying and shedding mud as it approached.

"??? Yuan Chu?"

The voice and height seemed familiar, but the unrecognizable appearance made her hesitate.

"Auntie, auntie sob sob..."

Little Lin Yuanchu, upon hearing, looked over and politely called out while continuing to cry.

Yi Chichi immediately laughed, quickly moving to the gate to ask him, "What happened to you?"

"Sobs... got hit... sobs... pushed into the mud puddle... sobs..."

The little kid was extremely aggrieved, sobbing while complaining.

He tried to wipe his tears with his hand, but having a mud-covered face, it only left an emptiness.