Li Zhengguo and Tian Jing returned to the main hall.
Tian Jing's decisive handling of the Tian family members made Brother Wang laugh heartily, "Good, good, Brother Zhengguo, you married such a capable wife. Uncle Li will be at peace if he knew."
Li Zhengguo loved hearing others praise his Tian Tian. "Yes, I am very lucky. I also have to thank Brother Wang and Hong Wei for coming to support us. We've troubled you."
"What are you saying? With the relationship between our two families, do we need to be so polite?" Brother Wang beckoned to Wang Hongwei, "The matter is settled, we are leaving."
"Stay for dinner?" Li Zhengguo invited them.
"Next time. You should discuss how to handle the aftermath of the Tian family's affairs. I suspect they won't give up just yet."
After Brother Wang and his son left, Li Min came out from the east room. She hugged Tian Jing tightly, "Sister-in-law, thank you for defending me."
"Nonsense, you are my sister-in-law. If something happened to you, wouldn't I lose face?"
Li Min... Her sister-in-law was all bark and no bite.
Li Mother urged her daughter, "Hurry up and go cook."
Tian Jing wanted to go back to get the chicken soup, but Li Zhengguo stopped her, "Don't bother. Be careful lately. There are definitely many people watching us, not just those few bugs at the foot of the mountain."
Bugs? Tian Jing wanted to laugh. It was quite apt, especially for Zhang Fangcao.
"Alright then, we'll just dig for wild vegetables. Grandpa Chen also eats a lot of wild vegetables, which is good."
The Tian family had left. Chen Suozhu, who had been forcibly driven away by Li Mother, ran over. In his eyes, he saw no one but, "Minmin, are you alright?"
Li Min gave him a playful glare, "I hid in the east room and didn't come out, what could happen?" Sudan Novel Network
Chen Suozhu was captivated by her glare and took a long time to come back to his senses. He then foolishly said, "Minmin, you've gotten fairer recently, and your skin has improved too."
Li Min blushed shyly, "You silly."
"Hahaha."
Tian Jing laughed heartily. Seeing Li Min like this was rare. However, with someone as simple and honest as Chen Suozhu around, Li Min would probably be like this often in the future.
Li Mother also couldn't help but smile. She pushed her daughter into the east room and said to Chen Suozhu, "You two go in and talk."
"Thank you, Auntie."
Chen Suozhu happily entered the east room and half-closed the door.
Li Zhengguo glanced at his mother, was this sending a sheep into the tiger's mouth?
Li Mother pretended not to see it. "I'll sit in the main hall for a while. You and Tian Tian can go back to your room too."
Tian Jing would not agree to her mother-in-law sitting in the main hall and catching a cold. "Mother-in-law, let's sit in the west room. Li Zhengguo, go light the fire."
Tian Tian called him Li Zhengguo again. He remembered this and would settle the score tonight.
Unaware of the 'impending disaster,' Tian Jing sat with her mother-in-law on the warm kangs, knitting yarn that had been taken down these past two days.
She wanted to knit one for Li Zhengguo. Otherwise, if Li Min knitted it, it would probably take until the year of the monkey.
Now that Chen Suozhu was also involved, Li Min had even less time.
It was better for her to knit the one for herself and Li Zhengguo. She had nothing to do in the winter.
Soon, Tian Jing had knitted three to four inches. Li Mother was dazzled by her daughter-in-law's speed.
"Tian Tian, you knit sweaters so quickly, why did you ask Minmin to knit one?"
"I don't like knitting. I have to sit for half the day. If I hadn't been inconvenienced from going up the mountain these past two days, I wouldn't be bored enough to knit to pass the time."
Bringing up this topic, Li Mother directly asked, "So, will the Tian family send more people?"
"Definitely, but when they come and who comes, I don't know. Next time, Mother-in-law, don't bother. Just lock them outside the yard and tell them to wait outside the gate."
"Uh, okay."
Before dinner, Tian Jing's sweater had reached half a foot long. After dinner, she intended to continue knitting, but Li Zhengguo forcibly took it away.
"Don't strain your eyes. Knit during the day. I'll go fetch water for you."
With her sweater taken away, Tian Jing naturally rested. She was tired from knitting.
After being comfortably taken care of and nestled into bed, she finally understood why her sweater was taken away.
She was kissed again and again, forced to call him 'ge' repeatedly. Angrily, she hit him, "Is it over yet?"
"Not over."
Li Zhengguo replied while kissing the corner of her lips, "Tian Tian, the trailing sound when you call me 'ge' is very nice. I can't get enough of it."
"I've had enough."
"Had enough?"
Li Zhengguo's eyes turned dark. "Is it having enough of calling me 'ge'? Or having enough of calling me?"
Tian Jing was exasperated, "You are too sensitive. Not enough, never enough, alright?"
"Never enough, then keep calling me 'ge'."
Tian Jing... If she knocked this person out, would she finally have some peace?
How could Li Zhengguo not see Tian Jing's conflicted expression?
After a forceful kiss, he held her tightly, "No fighting me."
Tian Jing pushed him away. Was he trying to strangle her?
"I find you becoming more and more domineering. You say no to this and no to that."
Li Zhengguo was startled. "Do you dislike it?"
"It's not that I dislike it, it's just a bit restrictive."
Li Zhengguo silently warned himself that he must change. He absolutely could not make Tian Tian dislike him.
The next day was Laba Festival. Don't expect Laba porridge. They had to diligently dig for wild vegetables. Li Zhengguo naturally had to accompany them. Li Aiguo could no longer hold back his concern and didn't want to let Tian Tian go out alone again.
Chen Suozhu was left to sort through a pile of wooden boards.
Not long after arriving at the foot of the mountain, Tian Jing encountered the person she had been anticipating.
Li Zhengguo's face darkened. How could he have forgotten this woman?
He quickly looked at Tian Tian. He saw his Tian Tian raise an eyebrow at him, looking like she was enjoying the show. He really wanted to hug and kiss his mischievous Tian Tian, what should he do?
"Hello, you are Tian Jing, right?" The woman used the oldest and most effective pick-up line.
Tian Jing flashed her most beautiful smile, "Hello, do you know me?"
"No, but just by looking at your appearance..."
"Oh?" Tian Jing raised her hand and touched her face. "What's wrong with my appearance? I didn't steal or rob. My parents gave it to me, and I grew into it. Fortunately, I didn't turn out ugly."
Tian Jing's gaze fell on the woman's face.
On the woman's right cheek, extending to her temple, was a black birthmark. It looked terrifying and very ugly.
The woman's complexion changed slightly. Zhang Fangcao didn't lie to her. This Tian Jing's mouth was indeed poisonous. She told herself to endure. "Tian Jing, shall we dig for wild vegetables together?"
"Who are you? I don't know you."
The woman's smile remained unchanged. "My name is Fang Qiuhong."
"And then?"
Fang Qiuhong was confused. "What?"
"Whose daughter-in-law are you? I've been here for over a month. I wouldn't dare say I know all the young wives in Kushan, but I certainly know there isn't anyone with your appearance."
Li Zhengguo quickly lowered his head. His Tian Tian was indeed mischievous.
Fang Qiuhong's face turned ugly, making her look quite ferocious. "Tian Jing, are you mocking me?"
"I'm not," Tian Jing said with an innocent expression. "Am I not speaking the truth? Aren't you talking like this too? I thought you were used to speaking this way?"
"By the way, Kushan is so poor, why did you marry in? Your clothing doesn't seem bad."