The Husband I Snatched Is Not Right!-Chapter 228: The Delicate Young Lady Now Stands Tall

Chapter 228: Chapter 228: The Delicate Young Lady Now Stands Tall

The sky was darkening, the two lanterns at the door casting a soft warm glow. The street was deserted, the daytime clamor had gradually faded away.

The shock in her heart was about to burst forth.

She looked at the man’s hand.

Wide, slender, with faint scars on the surface.

Mist gathered in Yu Tingwan’s eyes, her nose tingled, and her vision blurred.

For a moment, she couldn’t distinguish reality from dream, fearing it was all a dream and that everything would be gone upon waking.

She tried to raise her hand.

Before it could fall into Wei Zhao’s palm, he stepped forward and firmly grasped it.

Yu Tingwan was helped down from the carriage by him, followed him up a few steps, and was then pulled over the threshold.

Upon pushing open the door, they were met with a screen wall; rounding the wall, the view suddenly expanded, revealing a lush courtyard with faint floral scents.

The Yu Family was not small.

The yard was spacious, with four rooms including the main house and guest quarters, along with a kitchen and storage room, all fully equipped.

On the right side was a flower garden.

Yu Tingwan remembered, her mother loved tending to these the most.

As a child, she had helped her...

Well, made things more difficult.

When lady Yu weeded, she played with mud behind her.

When lady Yu watered the plants, she slipped and fell. At her young age, she had tender skin, and her arms would get slightly scraped.

Unable to stand steady herself, she had the audacity to cry noisily.

It scared lady Yu, who quickly dropped her work, ignored how dirty the little girl was, and picked her up.

"What happened, did you fall and hurt yourself? Let Mother have a look."

She cried miserably, becoming a little tear-streaked kitten.

"Looking won’t help."

"Then let Mother blow on it."

Even in that state, the little girl could not forget to sob and make demands.

"I also want new clothes, only then will Yaoyao be better."

Lady Yu’s heart nearly shattered; never mind new clothes, she would give anything the little girl asked for.

"Alright, Mother will make Yaoyao new clothes."

Those buried memories from years past surged forth.

Many had been put aside.

But returning to her hometown, they all came rushing back.

To the left, there was a trellis with grapevines, where during hot days, the family of three would often sit underneath for shade.

In that place, there was a stone table and stone benches, and even a swing.

There once was a young girl sitting on it, sweetly speaking to the tall figure behind her, her voice filled with irrepressible excitement.

"Daddy, higher, Yaoyao wants to go higher."

"Be careful not to fall."

"Then Daddy should catch me, right? You have only this precious daughter, so you have to watch her closely."

Things have changed, friends from the past are no longer here.

Yet every little memory replays in the mind.

A loud sound came from next door, followed by cursing.

"Spilling a basin of water, what’s the use of marrying a wife like you? I told you, don’t do any work, just rest inside. Yet you can’t sit still. What, feeling like you have to work now?"

"If the water basin breaks it doesn’t matter, but you’re four months pregnant, and if the child gets harmed, what do you want me to say to Sanlang?"

"Really worrisome."

"Wait, go to the kitchen and eat the eggs. From now on, don’t give them to Dalang or Erlang’s kids. Do you think they were made for you to eat? They’re for the little one in your belly."

"Go, go, go, just looking at you makes me angry, like a clay figure, no personality at all."

The woman scolded the third daughter-in-law relentlessly. Then, she picked up the basin from the ground, glaring at the yard’s occupants.

The children hid away in fear.

She sneered, "Now you realize your mistakes?"

"You really have some skill, coaxing her into getting an egg every day for a month straight. And I wondered why she bled a while ago, turns out it was because she wasn’t eating well, lacking nourishment, all going into your stomachs."

"Is the home so short of food, so short of drink, that you have to snatch from your aunt’s mouth?"

The two daughters-in-law hurried forward, "Mother, the children don’t know any better, please..."

"Don’t say the children don’t know better, I think it’s the mothers who can’t teach."

"Eldest and Second daughters-in-law, listen up, when you were pregnant, the family didn’t stop providing you with eggs, did it? Were you mistreated? Now the Third daughter-in-law is pregnant, and you’re not comfortable with it? Coaxing the children to ask for things? Huh? Taking advantage of her being a new daughter-in-law?"

The harsh scolding never stopped.

Scaring the two daughters-in-law and the younger ones into silence.

But! Yu Tingwan dared.

She said to Wei Zhao, "That’s Aunt He next door, she’s fierce but kind-hearted, everything she does is fair."

There were three sons in her family, none of whom were married when she left.

Another voice came from next door, trying to mediate.

"Alright, that’s enough, just a few mouthfuls of grain, is it worth all this fuss? If the children want to eat, just cook some more tomorrow, let them enjoy, aren’t the sons all doing business outside, why talk about dividing the household?"

He then spoke to the two daughters-in-law.

"Your mother is just angry, go finish your work, cook the meal, eat, and rest early."

Everyone dared not breathe a word, but hearing this, they all collectively sighed in relief.

Aunt He snorted, looking at her husband: "You’re always playing the good guy."

"Cook more, there are so many people and mouths at home. Can we afford it? Kids at that age eat a fortune from their fathers, can we shoulder that?"

Moreover.

Every month, the family would savor some meat, the kids had nutritious meals.

She wasn’t a malicious grandmother who would mistreat her grandchildren.

"Am I fussing over the eggs? If they wanted to eat, they could have just told me. I’d bite the bullet and cook it for them. Can’t sustain providing long-term, but a day or two wouldn’t make me stingy. Why seek out the third daughter-in-law?"

"Keep it down, don’t let the neighbors hear."

Aunt He spat: "You’re scared of losing face, I’m not. If they dared to do it, they should admit it. Getting mocked outside would make them realize their mistakes and live earnestly."

"Besides, the neighbors have moved away."

"Recently, I saw Granny Li’s daughter-in-law coming and going, not sure which relative is moving in."

Aunt He stopped scolding, beginning to reflect.

"Hopefully, they will be easy to get along with, unlike the ones who left who constantly gossiped, they even talked about my sharp tongue behind my back. Lucky they left, otherwise, I’d have rolled up my sleeves and taken a broom to them."

"It would be best if they’re like the Yu Family."

"Lady Yu was so easy to talk to, looked beautiful too. Every time she smiled, my heart would melt."

"Jingcheng was great too, he looked fierce and spoke little, but when something happened to our family, he came over to help."

Aunt He’s voice, unlike nine years ago, carried more traces of age.

But she was still the same person. 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

In that moment, past and present collided.

But that delicate little girl, had grown up beautifully.

The clamor next door encompassed the most ordinary bits of everyday life.

Yu Tingwan’s wandering heart settled slowly.

It wasn’t a dream.

She had really come home.

The home Wei Zhao gave her.

Yu Tingwan wiped the tears from the corner of her eyes, a subtle smile forming on her lips.