Farm Tough Girl-Chapter 163 - 164 Happy Pulse_1
Chapter 163: Chapter 164: Happy Pulse_1
Chapter 163 -164: Happy Pulse_1
Li Qinghe pressed her lips tightly together, tears as large as beans rolling down her cheeks, standing there feeling like a helpless fool.
It was at this moment that Li Cheng’s voice rang out in the courtyard, “Qinghe, Qinghe, Yuanzhen.”
Qinghe quickly wiped the tears from her face and ran out to greet Li Cheng, “Brother, why have you come?”
It was already getting dark outside, and Li Cheng, being quite insensitive, naturally did not notice anything unusual about Li Qinghe’s demeanor. He smiled and held up two wild pheasants in his hand, “I went hunting in the mountains today and brought you some wild pheasant.”
Ever since Li Qinghe married into the Qiao family, Li Cheng would bring some game whenever he went hunting. But as one could imagine, all those delicacies ended up in the stomachs of the Qiao parents and Qiao Yuanzhen, and Qinghe hardly ever got a taste. However, Qinghe had never mentioned this to Li Cheng.
As he spoke, Li Cheng walked toward the house, “Where is your husband?”
Qinghe did not want Li Cheng to see the current situation, and the last thing she wanted was for this brother to worry about her. She tried to stop him, “Brother, just leave the things here and go back. Yuanzhen is reading his books right now, it would be best not to disturb him—”
Before she could finish her sentence, Madam Zhao’s sharp voice cut in, “Why tell your brother to go back? Just write the divorce paper and go back with your brother. There’s nothing left to talk about between us!”
Upon hearing this, Li Cheng’s face turned pale, “What’s going on?!”
Li Qinghe hung her head and said nothing more, while Madam Zhao was not afraid to make a scene and straightaway began shouting, “What’s going on? We are dissatisfied with this daughter-in-law; Yuanzhen wants a divorce. If you have any shame, sign the divorce paper quickly, otherwise, our Yuanzhen will directly write a letter of divorce!”
Li Cheng, angrily bulging veins on his forehead, glared at Madam Zhao and bellowed, “What’s wrong with my sister? Why do you say you will divorce as you please? Do you really think the Li family is so easy to bully?”
At the sight of Li Cheng like this, Madam Zhao was indeed a bit scared and shrank back, turning her gaze toward Qiao Yuanzhen inside the house.
Li Cheng strode directly into the house and said to Qiao Yuanzhen in a deep voice, “You’d better explain things clearly! As her brother, I know very well what kind of person my sister is. After being married into your Qiao family for so long, there is not a single reproachable thing she has done, inside or out. If you really divorce her without any clear reason, even if word gets out, it’s likely that it’s your Qiao family who would look bad. Everyone in the village knows my sister is virtuous and well-mannered. Do you really think the Qiao family gets the final say in everything?”
Qiao Yuanzhen pursed his lips, clearly at a loss for words. This whole affair was, in fact, indefensible for the Qiao family. Originally, he had no intention of divorcing his wife, as it would indeed be difficult to fabricate a reason to outsiders. Hence, he wanted to have a good talk with Qinghe and get her to agree to the divorce voluntarily. But, just as he thought things couldn’t get worse, Madam Zhao had to interfere. Now, to make matters worse, Li Cheng had inopportunely arrived.
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Li Qinghe glanced at Qiao Yuanzhen and then at her brother, who was so protective of her. It was as if she realized for the first time just how foolish her past willfulness had been.
“Brother,” Li Qinghe called out in a hoarse voice.
Li Cheng firmly stated, “Qinghe, rest assured, Brother will not let you suffer in vain. If the Qiao family does not provide an explanation, even if we have to take it to the Village Head, I’ll demand justice for you!”
Hearing Li Cheng’s intention to escalate the matter, Madam Zhao became anxious, “Ah, how can you be so shameless? The Qiao family simply doesn’t want this daughter-in-law anymore. If you had any sense, you would leave quietly. Why are you shamelessly clinging on here, asking for a rationale? Our Yuanzhen’s future is not like that of your hunter family; he’s going to pursue scholarly honours. Don’t ruin my son’s reputation for nothing!”
Li Cheng snorted with derision, “What’s wrong with being a hunter? Your scholar son, whose money does he use every day? He’s nothing but a poor, decrepit family, proud of a scholar’s title that’s useless. Yet you dare to disdain my sister? Then why didn’t I see you disdain the dowry worth more than a hundred taels of silver she brought? Instead, you accepted it without any qualms!”
Madam Zhao’s face turned shades of green and white, “Bah! A mere hundred taels of silver, and you think you’re the bee’s knees. Our Yuanzhen will be a high-ranking official one day, and silver will flow in like snowflakes. Do you really think we care about that? Clearly, you’re from a small household with no experience. How could you possibly compare to a prominent family? How could Yuanzhen be suited to someone like you, who can’t recognize a single character? Look at Miss Qin, now she’s what you call a lady from a noble family!”
At these words, Li Cheng’s face instantly turned dark, “What Miss Qin?!”
Madam Zhao quickly covered her mouth, realizing she’d spoken out of turn. Qiao Yuanzhen glared at Madam Zhao hatefully; truly an ignorant village woman, good for nothing but ruining things!
Li Qinghe cried out, “Brother, please don’t ask anymore.”
Li Cheng already had a good guess and was furious, his lungs about to explode. Qinghe was his only kin; he had never let her suffer the slightest grievance since they were children. Now seeing this mess, what kind of life had Qinghe been living in the Qiao family?!
Li Cheng clenched his fists tightly, glaring at Qiao Yuanzhen like a fierce wolf. Madam Zhao started to feel afraid— how strong was this hunter? Their whole family added together probably wouldn’t be able to beat him, “You, you, you, what are you going to do? You want to start a fight? Don’t you dare mess around! My son is Mr. Scholar, and with a single note, he could send you to the official authorities to rot in jail, believe it or not?”
Li Cheng’s fists crackled as he clenched them, his teeth clenched in anger, “To the authorities? That’s perfect. I’ll also go to the town and discuss how this Mr. Scholar abandoned his wife, all to climb up to a richer family. What kind of crime is that!”
With that said, he brandished his fists and swung them towards Qiao Yuanzhen. Qiao Yuanzhen, a weak scholar, had never been in a fight. How could he have known that Li Cheng really meant to strike?
Qiao Yuanzhen stood there, dumbstruck, not even knowing where to dodge.
But just at that moment, Madam Zhao shouted, “Qinghe fainted!”
Li Cheng was startled and quickly turned around, only to see Li Qinghe collapsed on the ground, her complexion ghastly pale.
Li Cheng’s heart constricted, and he immediately lifted Qinghe into his arms, patted her a few times to no response, and then just carried her off to see a doctor, not forgetting to warn Qiao Yuanzhen on his way out, “I’m telling you, this is not going to end so easily. The Li Family won’t be bullied so readily! If anything happens to my sister, I won’t let you off!”
Having said that, he carried Qinghe and strode out of the Qiao family’s home.
Li Cheng took Li Qinghe straight to Doctor Chen’s house in the village, fortunately, Doctor Chen hadn’t gone to bed yet.
Doctor Chen carefully took Li Qinghe’s pulse while Li Cheng watched anxiously on the side, yet he still didn’t dare to interrupt Doctor Chen.
Soon, he saw Doctor Chen stroking his beard and saying, “This pulse, it’s a happy pulse.”
“What?” Li Cheng’s eyes widened in astonishment.
