Rebirth of a Farming Wife

Upon receiving news that Chen Li had not gone back, Han Yu was taken aback, somewhat surprised. If this woman hadn’t left, where had she been all this time without coming to the study room?

It was only when Han Yu received news that Chen Li had gone to Su Wenyue’s place that his face truly darkened. This woman had always been so presumptuous. Impatient with waiting, she actually went to see his daughter-in-law. With that woman’s neurotic personality, there was no telling what she might have said to his daughter-in-law.

Han Yu was so angry that he crushed the cup in his hand, causing the servants to worry. Every time their master encountered that woman named Chen Li, his temper would be particularly volatile. Look at a perfectly good teacup, now wasted like that.

“What are you all good for! Can’t you keep an eye on that woman, knowing she had gone to the Inner Courtyard and not coming promptly to report to me, you bunch of good-for-nothings!” Han Yu felt he had nowhere to vent his anger and cursed out loud, though he knew he was misdirecting his anger. Hence, he merely scolded the servants before hastily heading for the Inner Courtyard, suspecting that Chen Li went to his daughter-in-law’s place as a way to exact revenge on him. So much time had passed, anything could have happened.

“Madam, I never realized how kind you are. I’ve been so wrong to treat you with such an attitude just because of my own selfish thoughts. I’m truly sorry! Rest assured, I will never do it again. After what happened with Big Brother Liu, I’ve come to understand a lot of things. Han Yu is a truly good man, and such a good man is only worthy of being yours, Madam. I, Chen Li, have never had such luck.”

“Although Han Yu is indeed a good man, completely devoted to his wife, having someone like you, Madam, by his side still feels somewhat wasted. But what’s done is done; there’s no going back now. If Han Yu ever treats you poorly in the future, you must not put up with it. Women here are just poisoned by those social sermons, enduring everything passively, believing a husband is their everything, only knowing how to put up with their own grievances. That makes it way too cheap for those stinking men. Madam, let me tell you, if Han Yu ever treats you badly in the future, you should divorce him and take the child to live somewhere else. If your mother’s family won’t take you in, you can come live with me, and I’ll support you!” Chen Li rambled on without realizing the changing expressions of the servants around her. Where was it acceptable to incite their Madam to divorce the Master? This woman was truly bizarre.

Su Wenyue also felt that Chen Li was getting more and more outrageous, so she spoke to interrupt her, “Miss Chen, you should stop talking about these things. If my husband hears you, he might take issue with you.”

Chen Li, hearing Su Wenyue’s words, was utterly unconcerned, “What’s there to be afraid of? Let him take issue. He’s never had a nice face for me, anyway. Not long ago, he threw me out at the main gate, causing me to get lost in the garden. Not to mention his usual attitude towards me.”

“Oh? What kind of attitude is that?” Su Wenyue became rather curious about how Han Yu acted towards other women outside.

“What else can it be? Madam, let me tell you, you have no idea how outrageous your husband is. Every time he sees me, he scowls as if he has seen the plague. I’m a fine-looking young lady, cherished and pampered at home like a baby. Yet, he despises me like this, it makes me so angry when I think about it,” Chen Li said, gesticulating dramatically, her words so vivid that Su Wenyue couldn’t help but laugh.

“Really? That exaggerated? Our family Han Yu may be a bit colder in demeanor, somewhat unsentimental towards women, but other than that, he’s quite good. Did you perhaps do something to make him angry?” Su Wenyue actually relished seeing Han Yu treat other women this way. It didn’t matter if he was a bit harsh as long as it could scare away the riffraff from outside.

“Of course, it’s true. Would I lie to you, Madam? I’ve never encountered a man as despicable as this in my life. Among women, he probably only treats you somewhat better, Madam, since you are his daughter-in-law after all. As for other women, he barely even affords them a smile, always wearing a stern face as if someone owes him a fortune in silver. Even if Han Yu is quite handsome, very few women would dare to set their sights on him. But that’s probably for the best. Someone like Liu Xiu, who’s outwardly gentle and amiable to everyone but never truly cares, that kind of demeanor is even worse, unnecessarily leading to misunderstandings, and in the end, it’s all for nothing.”

Chen Li felt that by setting aside past grievances with Su Wenyue, the two had become friends. She spoke without reservation, initially talking about Han Yu but somehow the conversation shifted to Liu Xiu. Her words were direct and unreserved, expressing the thoughts in her heart, which made Su Wenyue break out in a sweat, thinking how reckless this girl was in speaking her mind without fearing the consequences.

Little did she know the thoughts in Chen Li’s mind; such a fairy-like figure wouldn’t stoop to gossip like those busybodies, so she spoke confidently, venting the frustrations that had been bottled up inside her for too long to Su Wenyue.

Seeing Chen Li like this, Su Wenyue was at first mistaken by her initial silence for feeling shy, hence why she didn’t speak much. After seeing her friendly demeanor, her words flowed out like a torrent, unstoppable, making Su Wenyue somewhat overwhelmed. And yet, this girl didn’t seem to understand when someone was trying to decline.

Su Wenyue had been listening to Chen Li for nearly an hour and pressed her temples feeling a headache, but it wouldn’t quite do to just throw her out as Han Yu had suggested—it would be too impolite. Instead, she decided to have someone go to the Front Courtyard to call Han Yu—it was a situation he had caused, so she felt he should deal with it himself.

Just as Su Wenyue’s messenger reached the doorway, she saw her Husband standing there, his face as dark as something awful, emitting an aura of fierce energy. It was likely that he had heard Chen Li’s outrageous words, which is why he was so angry. The messenger quickly bowed to greet Han Yu.

“Husband, you’ve arrived?” Su Wenyue, seeing that Han Yu had come, thought that she was finally going to be relieved and greeted him happily.

Rarely disregarding Su Wenyue, Han Yu strode directly into the room, grabbed Chen Li by the collar from behind, lifted her up, and walked out with large steps. He had intended to refrain from raising his hand against a woman, but Chen Li, with her problematic mind, had him at the end of his patience.