Chapter 100: Idle Talk

Moreover, she now has Jiang Xiaochao and a child in her belly.

Some people are destined to be just passersby. Zhong Jinghuai taught her many things during her youth. He was not only a good partner to her, but also like a teacher.

She is grateful to him. Even though they could not be together, she sincerely wishes that he could find a girl better than her.

That wouldn’t be difficult for him. There are too many girls better than her.

As for Jiang Han, he is her true husband now. They have the deepest connection with each other, and their lives are intertwined in every way, unlike the simple companionship they had when they were dating.

In these four years, no matter how fierce he was, he truly gave her the greatest tolerance, regardless of the reason.

Now, she also realizes that he is not like she imagined before.

He has been taking care of her for so long that she unconsciously depends on him.

People should be content. Her life now is much better than many others. If there is no reason to break it, she should be satisfied and live a good life.

Jiang Han hugged her tightly, snorted softly, and held her hand without speaking.

He was about to treat her like an ancestor, and she still wanted to run away! She was really tired of living! The words he used to scare her were not just empty words!

…

The next day, Hu Yao woke up and found that Jiang Han was no longer in bed.

The house was renovated with water pipes installed, making it much more convenient to use water than before.

But today, the road was being repaired, and the workers accidentally dug up the water pipe, causing a water outage.

Jiang Han went to the creek in the village to wash clothes…

This naturally caused a stir.

Except for some lonely people, no one had seen a man who was willing to wash clothes for his wife, let alone help her wash clothes!

The women washing clothes by the creek were so surprised that they forgot to wash their own clothes for a while.

Jiang Han was also speechless. He was a big man. It was fine for him to wash clothes for Hu Yao in private, but he couldn’t possibly move the washing to the outside for everyone to see.

If he had known that there would be a water outage today, he would have washed the clothes last night after taking a shower! He wouldn’t have to be a monkey show for everyone to see now!

If he hadn’t had to go out later, Hu Yao, that woman, would have been restless and would have washed the clothes even if she was pregnant. He wouldn’t have rushed out to be a monkey show for everyone to see!

What was the point of all this gossip from these nosy old women! Was it so strange for him to wash clothes for his own wife? It was a small, effortless task. No wonder Hu Yao didn’t like to hang out with them.

Jiang Han clicked his tongue.

Seeing his impatient expression, the young wives and aunts quickly returned to their own work.

Compared to the usual noisy gossip, it was unusually quiet today.

After Jiang Han left with the clothes, the women started talking again, but in a fragmented way.

For a moment, their hearts were filled with mixed emotions, sour and jealous, especially the young wives who were about the same age as Hu Yao.

Who would have thought that the fierce Jiang Han would wash clothes for his wife! And he was so skilled, clearly not a stranger to washing clothes!

He washed his wife and child’s clothes so naturally and without shame. No man could do that! Hu Yao was really capable! She was also so insensitive, how could she let her husband wash her clothes! It seemed that what Jiang Gui-Hua said was true, she was a lazy woman! She really thought she was special just because she was pregnant!

And Jiang Han actually spoiled her! He even washed her underwear! Wasn’t he afraid of bad luck!

“Chaochao, where did Daddy go?”

Hu Yao, who had just woken up, didn’t know what everyone was thinking about her. She went to the kitchen to prepare breakfast.

“Daddy went to wash clothes!” Jiang Xiaochao, with a tuft of hair sticking out, had just finished being pulled up by Jiang Han to peel potatoes and was now recovering.

Jiang Han was also carefree. He directly gave the knife to him, not worried that he would cut himself.

He wasn’t worried, but Hu Yao was. When she saw him sitting on a stool peeling potatoes, she quickly took the knife away and told him not to touch knives again.

Jiang Xiaochao said that he was very careful and would not cut himself, and the small knife Jiang Han gave him was not sharp.

But Hu Yao still took it away.

Hearing him say that Jiang Han went outside to wash clothes, Hu Yao paused. She could already guess what people would say about her later!

Her face flushed with embarrassment. She had told him many times that washing clothes wouldn’t wash away the child, but he didn’t believe her. He said she was clumsy and could even trip while walking. She was stupid before, but her limbs were strong. Now that her brain was better, her hands and feet were starting to be clumsy…

He always had a reason to say she was clumsy.

Hu Yao was annoyed and conflicted as she made breakfast. Soon, Jiang Han returned, carrying a bucket of water.

There wasn’t much water left in the water tank in the kitchen. Hu Yao had boiled porridge, and there wouldn’t be enough water to wash vegetables. It was just in time that he brought water back.

“Jiang Han, don’t wash my clothes for me anymore.” She hesitated and said seriously to him, before he could say anything, she continued, “You’re already busy enough. I can do this, and people will talk if they see you.”

“What are they going to say! Do I have less gossip to deal with?!” Jiang Han glared at her, then narrowed his eyes as if he had thought of something. “You didn’t say anything, did you?”

“You’re going around telling everyone that I beat you, Hu Yao?!”

“…” Hu Yao was silent, feeling guilty and avoiding his gaze. She was seriously concentrating on cutting potatoes.

She didn’t actually say it that many times, and she didn’t tell that many people. But somehow it spread more and more. Even though she later explained to everyone that he was very good to her and had never beaten her, they just took it as a face-saving lie and didn’t believe her at all.

Seeing her guilty and unable to deny it, Jiang Han snorted coldly. “You’re asking for trouble with Jiang Fu-Chao! Do you really want me to beat you?”

“I’m not…” Hu Yao didn’t know how to explain it. She was indeed at fault.

She was multitasking, and she accidentally cut her hand with the knife while holding the potato.

A sharp pain came, and she gasped, focusing her attention on her hand.

“What a fool! Why didn’t you just cut your hand off completely!” Jiang Han’s face was grim as he grabbed her hand. Seeing the blood-soaked fingers, he was speechless and disgusted.

“You dare tell Jiang Fuchao not to play with knives, you’re no better!” He pulled her out of the kitchen, wiped the blood off her hand, applied some powder, and tied it with a cloth strip.

The cut was quite deep, and Hu Yao belatedly felt the dull pain intensify.

Jiang Xiaochao’s face was scrunched up in worry, “Mommy got hurt, it hurts so much, Daddy is mean!”

Jiang Han kicked him away, telling him to go upstairs and stop bothering him.

Her hand was wrapped like a turnip, as if she’d really suffered a serious injury.

He was still scowling and scolding her, forbidding her from continuing to chop vegetables and cook.

Watching his back as he walked into the kitchen, an odd feeling washed over Hu Yao.

“Mommy, I’ll blow on it for you~” Jiang Xiaochao came closer again, his voice soft and sweet, imitating Jiang Han’s tone, looking serious, “Next time, don’t play with knives! It’s dangerous, you have to listen!”

Hu Yao snapped out of her thoughts and couldn’t help but chuckle, nodding in agreement, “Okay, Mommy got it.”