Chapter 39 - 39: Being Tricked by Someone

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“Husband, you’re really amazing, how did you do it?” Su Wenyue, too curious to hold back, asked as soon as she entered the room.

“I don’t understand what you’re saying. How did I do what?” Han Yu raised an eyebrow, speaking with a blank expression as if he didn’t understand what Su Wenyue was referring to.

Looking at Han Yu acting this way, Su Wenyue felt her teeth itch with irritation. This man was clearly doing it on purpose. He’d revealed such an expression during lunch as if to tell her he was the doer of the deed, and now he was pretending otherwise, teasing her.

In fact, Han Yu was indeed teasing Su Wenyue. For some reason, seeing Su Wenyue get angry and puffed up in frustration seemed incredibly adorable to him, which led to a somewhat mischievous side of him that liked to occasionally tease his wife a bit.

It was quite obvious to Su Wenyue as well. Although they hadn’t spent as much time together in this life as they had in her previous life — with just a month of marriage under their belts — due to Su Wenyue’s earnest efforts, the relationship between the newlywed couple wasn’t bad at all. Su Wenyue had gained a deeper understanding of Han Yu than ever before, which could count as somewhat familiar. Thus, she rather understood Han Yu’s mischievous side when it came to some matters. Although she didn’t grasp why, Han Yu just enjoyed it. Regarding Han Yu’s behavior, Su Wenyue felt both annoyed and helpless.

“Oh, Husband, you’re just feigning ignorance while being fully aware, aren’t you? I know it was you. Please just tell me how you managed it, come on, spill it! I’m really very curious.” Su Wenyue widened her eyes at Han Yu, her face full of a craving for knowledge. At this moment, her desire to know the ins and outs of the affair surpassed everything else. Without concern for Han Yu’s mischief, she tugged at his arm and asked – both coyly and stubbornly, oddly satisfying someone in another way, and so he didn’t keep her in suspense any longer.

Su Wenyue knew Han Yu was a man capable of great feats, but that was in serious matters and at court. However, she hadn’t expected to witness such a display applied to getting back at someone on her behalf — a rather pleasing surprise, indeed. Of course, she was even more curious about how Han Yu had accomplished it.

“Actually, it was nothing much, just got one of my mother’s old ladies involved, promised her some benefits and had her do a little something, nothing too difficult.” Han Yu gave a cough that seemed to mask something and spoke lightly, making it sound like it was quite easy.

Of course, Su Wenyue knew it wouldn’t be that simple. Just the matter of her mother-in-law’s acquaintance, offering some benefits seemed hardly sufficient. What if that old lady spilled the beans later on? Han Yu always tied up loose ends neatly in his affairs, leaving no trail behind, so he must have done something else. Besides, Mrs. Wang’s reaction at the time was also very abnormal. This woman was duplicitous, usually preferring to play the victim or feign weakness. Why would she talk back to her mother-in-law at a time that clearly disadvantaged her? It was all too illogical, and the suspicions were stacking up.

“Just like that? There’s nothing else you’re not telling me? How could it be so simple? What about Second Sister-in-law then? Why did she act so abnormally at the time?” Su Wenyue didn’t like to keep her questions to herself and was determined to get to the bottom of it, though Han Yu clearly didn’t plan on saying anything more.

“That’s really it. A simple plan, but as long as it’s effective, that’s all that matters. As for Second Sister-in-law, maybe she was just in a bad mood at the time. Speaking out of turn and offending mother naturally led to her misfortune,” Han Yu said irresponsibly. Su Wenyue wanted to ask more, but Han Yu had already closed his eyes.

“I’m tired, I’ll rest for a bit. I still have work to do in the afternoon. You should rest too.” Saying so, Han Yu’s arm reached out, and Su Wenyue lay down on the bed as well.

Su Wenyue didn’t want to sleep. After a few futile attempts to struggle and fearing that she might disturb Han Yu, she also closed her eyes and took a nap, not bothering Han Yu any further. Farmwork, after all, was laborious and required good rest. Su Wenyue was considerate of her husband and quickly fell asleep.

Hearing Su Wenyue’s steady breathing, Han Yu opened his eyes, his gaze lingering on her peaceful sleeping face for a moment before closing them again, thinking to himself that his wife could be quite obedient at times and knew how to take care of her husband.

There were some things Han Yu didn’t want to tell Su Wenyue, but it wasn’t for any particular reason. He just felt his wife was pure and kind and didn’t want her to be tainted by darkness. The old lady he mentioned actually had a weakness he was leveraging, so naturally, she wouldn’t dare leak anything. As for Mrs. Wang, it wasn’t just a coincidence. He had simply given her a pinch of a powder that induced temporary irritability. Such lowly tactics were not something Han Yu wanted Su Wenyue to know. His wife just needed to live a peaceful life with him, and he would protect her well, not needing to touch any of that filth.

With Mrs. Wang out of the picture to stir the pot, the Han Family lapsed into an unusual state of harmony and calm. After being reprimanded by Old Man Han, Han Lin didn’t dare to suggest picking up his daughter-in-law for the time being, looking dispirited every day. Mrs. Yang didn’t hesitate to scold him upon seeing Han Lin in such a state.

Mrs. Wang’s return to her mother’s family was not as smooth as she had envisioned. She had intended to seek support from her mother’s family and have them demand justice from the Han Family on her behalf. Little did she know that upon returning home, she’d find everything changed. The ox cart in the courtyard was gone, the two Fat Pigs that had been in the pigsty had vanished, leaving the yard desolate. Her father and mother sat there with worried looks, one puffing away on a dry cigarette, the other heaving sigh after sigh. They greeted her casually upon her arrival, and there was no sign of her elder brother and sister-in-law.

“Father, Mother, what’s happened here? Why has everything turned out like this? Why do you both look so worried – has something happened?” At that moment, Mrs. Wang set her own troubles aside, concerned first with the situation at home.

“Daughter, you don’t know, your elder brother, that good-for-nothing, has gotten himself addicted to gambling and not only gambled away the family’s money but also amassed a mountain of debt. We had to sell the livestock to pay it off, and your sister-in-law, furious, returned to her mother’s home. Your brother has also gone who knows where. What a disaster,” her father lamented.

Mrs. Wang was dumbfounded upon hearing this. She had been relying on her family to support her cause, not realizing that her mother’s family was now in such a state. The Wang family had once lived decently in the village, but now they were penniless and buried in debt.

“How is that possible? Elder Brother has always been so sensible, he’s not the kind to mess up like this.” n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

“How would we know what happened? When we ask your brother, he just says he was tricked by someone, and if we probe further, he refuses to tell us anything. Now we need to figure out how to repay the debts; otherwise, if those people come looking for him again, your brother will be in danger..”