Chapter 42 Tang Family

　”You’re saying you were the man who threw the matchmaker out?!” Wang Ying exclaimed.

      Although the door was closed, the people outside heard it, and their faces were no less surprised than Wang Ying inside. They thought it was incredible, but it turned out to be true. 

    They didn’t know what to say. Moreover, this man seemed to be from a wealthy family and brought gifts to the door. Was he proposing to marry Ming’ger?!

　　Tang Chunrong wanted to cover his face, why did his mother only listen to those unimportant words and forget the most important thing? The man who came wanted to propose marriage to his brother and wanted his mother to go with him to support his brother. He was stunned for a long time when he heard this and didn’t react.

　　Li Feng sat upright, his eyes straight ahead, but his palms on his legs were slightly sweaty. If Tang Chunming were here, he would tell these two that Li Feng was nervous and not to be deceived by his appearance.

　　Li Feng felt it was necessary to explain this matter clearly. Although he was not the kind of person who would speak ill of others behind their backs, he said sternly;

 “Please rest assured, mother-in-law, the matchmaker had bad intentions. The man he introduced not only had a child from his ex-husband but also had a troubled family. Moreover, the matchmaker did not come to propose marriage to Ming’ger, but to compete with Jinji Restaurant, which does business with Ming’ger. Even from an outsider’s perspective, I couldn’t let Ming’ger be humiliated.”

　　Tang Chunrong was both angry and moved when he heard this. He never thought that people outside Pingshan Village would bully his brother. For a moment, he felt that the man in front of him was very righteous.

 This was how he should deal with people with bad intentions. If it wasn’t for the wrong occasion, he would have wanted to shout, “Nice throw!”

　　Wang Ying felt like vomiting blood, the matchmaker did indeed have bad intentions and the marriage was not good. But don’t think that this man is honest just because he speaks so righteously.

   Only his silly son almost regards him as a benefactor, the fact is that he had set his eyes on Ming’ger and was afraid someone else would snatch away Ming’ger. He threw the matchmaker out of Ming Ge’er’s house in front of the villagers, which confirmed the rumor that he and Ming’ger had an affair. To be precise, he is the most cunning man.

　　But looking back at the gift he brought, for a countryman, it was considered a lot, from snacks, cloth, sugar, ten pounds of meat, and a complete set of four treasures of the study, which cost a lot of money. Although this man was a bit cunning, he was sincere. He knew the situation of his stepson, in the eyes of others, he wasn’t a suitable match for this man. How could a ger with two children easily marry into such a good family?

　　”Are you from Pingshan Village? Why haven’t I heard of you before?”

 Wang Ying did not make any statement but asked about the man’s background. He was not completely unaware of the details. Looking at his ferocious face, he knew he was the boy from the Li family in Pingshan Village who had just returned from the battlefield two years ago and had a dispute with his uncle’s family. 

   Although this man was rumored to be being cruel, Wang Ying found it amusing when he heard it. Was taking over his nephew’s house and land for nothing considered humane? 

    However, this man also had some means to be able to take all those things back, leaving his uncle’s family with no choice but to vent their anger by spreading rumors to ruin their nephew’s reputation.

　　”I just returned from the north at the beginning of the year. Pingshan Village is where my uncle lives. If you agree, they will host the proposal on my behalf.” Li Feng secretly clenched his fists.

    He was very nervous, but his eyes became more and more determined. He stared ahead and would never waver. “As for the rumors in Pingshan Village, you and brother-in-law please be rest assured that I will never let Ming’ger down. He is a good ger.”

　　Looking beyond the surface to the essence, if you have a little ger, you will probably be moved when you hear these words.

    Everything else is empty, living a down-to-earth life and caring for your ger is the most important thing: “Does this mean that my brother agrees? Then why did you come to our house? I don’t believe you don’t know the current relationship between our two families.”

　　”A’Rong…” Wang Ying used his eyes to stop his silly son from shouting, trying to disrupt him.

　　”Ming’ger values ​​his younger brother A’ Rong very much, I don’t want him to have any regrets. Besides, without the support of his mother’s family, Ming’ger will be disgraced.”

 “Although I don’t care, I don’t want others to say anything bad about Ming’ger. I would be very grateful to my mother-in-law and brother-in-law for taking the trouble to make this trip.” Li Feng said very solemnly.

　　This made Wang Ying feel better, if the man said that Ming’ger valued him, it would make him feel fake and uncomfortable. He was such a sensible person, so he waved his hand and said, “Okay, don’t say any more, Ming’ger has agreed to it, so we can’t decide for him. As long as he doesn’t regret it, it’s fine.’

  “You decide on a date and send someone to bring a letter, we will definitely be there. But there is one thing. Ming’ger is still mourning for someone else, so you can’t be too extravagant and cause gossip.”

　　 He felt a little discomfort in his heart, that his words might be blunt. He didn’t know if the man would feel uncomfortable after hearing this. But he was not wrong. If he felt uncomfortable, then he should forget about the marriage, thinking of that little ger A-Lin, he still felt distressed. He hoped that A-Lin and his step-father would not have a strained relationship like him and Ming’ger.

　　”Thank you, mother-in-law. Ming’ger has the same opinion, once it’s settled, we’ll just invite a few close families to our house for dinner. We can talk about the rest after Ming’ger finishes his mourning period.”

    Li Feng didn’t feel uncomfortable, he did get to know Ming’ger after Zhao Dahu, and nothing he said could erase Zhao Dahu’s existence. Although he didn’t like this man’s behavior, he had no right to blame him.

　　Seeing that Li Feng’s expression didn’t change, Wang Ying couldn’t tell anything from his face. Wang Ying looked up to him. He still had some grudges against the previous husband of the family head.

    Even after the family head had passed away, the grudges didn’t stop. Who made that dead man still remember him^[1]TL’s note: Tang Chunming’s mother until his death? It would be strange if he could feel comfortable.

 He stood up and said, “Stay for breakfast before leaving, to avoid people outside talking. A’Rong, you stay with your Brother Li Feng, I’ll go to the kitchen to take a look.”

　　”Okay, mother.” Tang Chunrong wanted more than anything else.

　　Li Feng stayed at Tang’s house to have breakfast and then personally sent his brother-in-law to school before returning. In his opinion, his mother-in-law was easy to talk to.

    He did not say anything else after Ming’ger agreed, however, after he was done with his mother-in-law, his brother-in-law dared to ask him many questions. It seemed that he would not stop until he dug up his past, for fear that he would bully his brother.

　　Li Feng didn’t care, Ming’ger’s brother treated him like this because he cared about Ming’ger. After getting off the horse at the school, the brother-in-law said, “I will go see my brother after school.” Then he turned and ran into the school. Li Feng laughed in his heart, this kid might ask his brother again if he really wants to get engaged to him.

　　He specially sent generous gifts today in the hope of easing the relationship between Ming’ger and his stepmother, so that when Ming’ger gives birth to a child, his stepmother can come and take care of Ming’ger. After all, there are many things that a man like him does not know or is not convenient to do.

　　After Li Feng left Zhenshan Village, the Tang family’s front door became busy, and people kept coming to ask Wang Ying about his stepson.

   The words “throw the matchmaker out of the door” amazed the villagers who always fussed over trivial matters. They didn’t expect Ming’ger to find such a… tough guy when he was pregnant and in mourning! And when Li Feng came out before, the villagers who hadn’t left saw him.

 His appearance… really matched his image as a tough guy, he was really a fierce man. His cold eyes could make people’s legs weak. How can Ming’ger marry such a fierce man? Was he forced?

　　Wang Ying was amused when he heard what these people said, with his stepson’s current temper, no one could force him. Although he had only been to Pingshan Village once this year, his son often went there and often brought back some of his stepson’s deeds. He could tell from every little detail that his stepson had really changed.

　　Of course, they also saw the tall horse that Li Feng rode over and the gifts he brought. They all said that he had good taste, although this man was fierce, he was rich. They could live a good life following him in the future, look how generous he was. Who knows, the Tang family might also benefit from it in the future.

　　Wang Ying didn’t bother to care what these people said, if he took their words to heart, he would have had no time to live these years. Being angry with these people would make him die, he had already let it go.

　　When Li Feng arrived home, the three little ones were attending to the foal. To live up to such a high-sounding name as Jingfeng, the three little ones racked their brains and named the foal Tayun. Because it was still young, the nickname was Xiaoyun, they were so excited to call it Xiaoyun.

　　”Uncle Feng, I fed carrots to Xiaoyun and it ate it happily.” A-Lin rushed over excitedly, feeling that he had done something great.

　　Li Feng picked up A-Lin and glanced at Ming’ger who came out, with a smile in his eyes. A-Lin’s affectionate attitude towards him did not change at all, which showed that A-Lin did not mind the change in his status.

　　When Li Feng went to Zhenshan Village early in the morning, Tang Chunming had discussed Li Feng’s identity change with A-Lin before going to bed last night. To Tang Chunming’s surprise, A-Lin did not object and was even eager to let his Uncle Feng live in the house for a long time.

　　”Uncle Feng is better than Father, Uncle Feng will take A-Lin out to play. Uncle Feng will protect A-Lin and Mom…” Alin counted the advantages of his Uncle Feng on his fingers carefully.

   Finally, he added, “Brother Da Mao and Brother Er Mao said that Uncle Feng will treat A-Lin better in the future.” A-Lin is becoming more and more talkative now. Looking at how fluently he speaks each sentence.

　　It turned out that the two bad boys had said something to A-Lin behind his back. This was something Tang Chunming had not expected, at first, he was afraid that someone in the village would deliberately say something bad about Li Feng to make A-Lin feel repulsive to Li Feng.

   Fortunately, although A-Lin had become much more cheerful and lively, he was still not willing to go out in the village. At most, he would play with Xiao Zhu from Uncle Zhao’s family.

　　I’m afraid that this incident with the foal has made the three children care more about their Uncle Feng. It was a coincidence that the horse was bought at the right time. Now even if someone says that Li Feng will treat his step-son harshly after becoming a step-father, he’s afraid others won’t listen.

　　”It’s all settled, I’ll go pick them up in person when the date is set. By the way, A Rong will be here in the evening. I’ll go catch some wild game and fish to add to the dinner.” Li Feng explained, leaving his nervous side deep in his heart.

　　”Well, I also guessed that he would come.” Tang Chunming smiled. He thought that the only reason he could wait until this time was because of his stepmother’s suppression.

　　In the evening, Tang Chunrong came as expected, but he didn’t expect that the situation he saw was different from what he thought. This man had actually entered his brother’s house and treated it as his own.

   Seeing such a scene with his own eyes, Tang Chunrong felt a surge of sourness in his heart. He had finally gotten close to his brother, but now he saw that his brother was about to be abducted by someone else.

　　He didn’t listen to the teacher’s lecture all day, his mind was on his brother and Li Feng, the more he thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong. He didn’t expect his brother to remarry so soon, even though he didn’t think his brother was bad, but in the eyes of others, he was widowed and had a child, so he couldn’t find a good family.

    So he always wanted to get good grades and support his brother so that he could re-marry into a good family in the future, but in the blink of an eye, his brother was going to be married to someone else again.

　　In his heart, his brother was literate, he was educated by both his brother and his father, he was more capable than men, and with all these advantages, he felt that Li Feng, a former soldier, was not worthy of his brother.

     In his opinion, this soldier was almost the same rough man as Zhao Dahu, so did he really know how to take care of his brother? With the previous example in mind, the more Tang Chunrong thought about it, the more worried he became. After finally waiting for school to finish, he hurried to Pingshan Village.

　　”Brother, is this really okay?” Tang Chunrong pulled his brother into the house and spoke away from Li Feng, “He won’t stay here at night, will he?” Then he would not agree to it.

　　”What are you thinking about?” Tang Chunming poked his brother’s forehead with his finger in annoyance. “He should go back to his own home at night. Besides, look at your brother’s current state, if he doesn’t do all the housework, who will?”

　　Tang Chunrong scratched his head, feeling distressed. His brother was now a wealthy man. Even if his brother wasn’t pregnant, he probably couldn’t handle all these things alone.

     It was a pity that he lived too far from his brother’s home and couldn’t take care of him. But after thinking about it, he felt unwilling: “Then he can leave after doing the work, but what’s the difference between now and living here?”

　　Tang Chunming chuckled and continued, “What can I do if he is so shameless as to refuse to leave?”

　　Tang Chunrong’s face darkened: “Brother, this guy is the kind of person you said who is thick-skinned and doesn’t care about other people’s gossip. It won’t work to use rumors to deal with such a person. Brother, did he force you?”

　　”Haha…” Tang Chunming couldn’t help himself, why was his younger brother so funny?

　　When Li Feng heard the unrestrained laughter outside, he rushed in without caring about the two brothers’ whispers, held him, and said with a little annoyance: “If you continue like this, your legs will cramp again, and your stomach will be uncomfortable. Why don’t you control yourself a little?” As he said that, he glanced at Tang Chunrong.

    What did his obedient brother-in-law say to make Ming Ge’er laugh like this? It was fine in the morning, but in the evening, the look in his brother-in-law’s eyes was a little strange.

　　Tang Chunrong was also panicking, not caring about being laughed at by his brother, and watched Li Feng carry his brother horizontally to the Kang, massaging some parts of his legs and waist.

   Tang Chunrong stared blankly and could do nothing, he had no idea what kind of situation a pregnant ger would have, and now he realized that laughing like this was not good for a pregnant ger.

　　”Brother, stop laughing, can’t I just stop talking?” Knowing that he had caused trouble, Tang Chunrong was so anxious that he had to compromise with his brother. It seemed that this man was a little different from his previous brother-in-law, and his nervous look was not fake.