Chapter 9: A Couple’s Quarrel Ends in Reconciliation

“Let’s get a divorce!”

Yu Miaomiao said calmly, “Maybe now isn’t the time, and you spent a fortune marrying me. Let’s wait until Shen Mingzhu returns. When she comes back, we’ll divorce, and then you can marry her.”

Mu Jingyuan’s legs went weak.

Divorce? His second son’s wife was asking for a divorce?

They’d only been married a few days!

There was no precedent for divorce in the entire Chahe Village! This wife, acquired at great expense, was truly extraordinary.

Mu Jingyun never expected Yu Miaomiao to want a divorce!

Just because his sister-in-law mentioned Shen Mingzhu, she wanted a divorce?

Her jealousy was so intense, did she perhaps love him?

Mu Jingyun looked at Yu Miaomiao suspiciously, but her expression was calm, her eyes devoid of any ripples.

Mu Jingyun suddenly laughed, “Wife, you’re too cute.”

Yu Miaomiao: You’re the cute one! The whole family are little cuties!

“Wife, don’t be angry. Mingzhu is the past, you are my present and future.” Mu Jingyun climbed back onto the bed, hugging Yu Miaomiao and kissing her, “You look so beautiful when you’re jealous.”

Yu Miaomiao:………

Jealous my foot! I’m serious!

“Wife, wife…” Mu Jingyun called out in a cloying tone, his hands wandering, “What divorce? I spent all my savings to marry you, I can’t bear to leave…”

“Besides, my wife is fragrant and soft, I want to die in your arms every day…”

The love talk of the 1980s wasn’t the most eloquent, but it was definitely heart-stirring.

Yu Miaomiao blushed and tried to push him away, but she didn’t have the strength. Pushing and shoving, she ended up being pinned down by him.

“Mu Jingyun…”

“Be good, call me husband.”

“…”

“Third sister-in-law calls it so sweetly, you should learn from her.”

“Husband…”

“Ah! Dying in your arms is worth it.”

Mu Jingyun exclaimed excitedly, followed by the creaking of the bed frame.

Mu Jingyuan breathed a sigh of relief, turning back to his room to scold Li Lan: “This is all your fault!”

“What did I do?”

“Why did you mention Shen Mingzhu? Now, the second son’s wife wants a divorce!”

Li Lan shuddered: “Oh no!”

She only heard Yu Miao mention divorce in her sleep during the afternoon nap, thinking it was just nonsense. Now, it was real!

“The second son gave one hundred and eighty-eight yuan as a bride price. Adding the wedding banquet and clothes, it’s almost three hundred yuan. If they really divorce, all that money will be wasted!”

“Then, what do we do now?”

Li Lan asked in panic, never expecting her words to cause such a big commotion.

Mu Jingyuan said, “The second son has temporarily appeased his wife.”

“Phew——” Li Lan relaxed, a sheen of sweat on her back.

“You better watch yourself, if this happens again, I’m not done with you!” Mu Jingyuan took off his shoes and went to bed, ignoring Li Lan.

“Why are you yelling at me? You scared the child, and I’m not done with you either! If it weren’t for trying to get more things for your son, would I have clashed with her? Look at how they’ve charmed our parents! Sweet mouths, delicious food, and even making ice powder, they’re almost surpassing me…”

Li Lan grumbled angrily, Mu Jingyuan ignored her and fell fast asleep.

He only wanted peace at home, a warm family, and didn’t understand Li Lan’s calculations.

Fingers aren’t all the same length, and there are no impartial parents-in-law in the world. So, since marrying into the Mu family, she had always tried to please her in-laws.

As the only daughter-in-law in the Mu family, she had enjoyed preferential treatment for the past two years.

Everyone indulged her except her mother-in-law.

She did the lightest work, wore the best clothes, and ate the best food.

But as soon as the second and third sons married, things changed! Her position in the Mu family was precarious.

Mu Jingyuan, however, lacked a sense of crisis and couldn’t help.

Li Lan’s grievances were still unresolved when Mu Jingyuan started snoring.

Why did the second and third sons know how to coax their wives, but she married a blockhead?

————The next morning, Yu Miaomiao was washing the bedsheets again.

Su Tang watched her and wanted to laugh, “Buy a new set of bedsheets!”

“No money.” Yu Miaomiao rolled her eyes.

The previous times, she was the one being pampered. Last night, Mu Jingyun was like a bull, almost killing her.

Her back and waist ached, and she still had to wash the bedsheets—if she didn’t wash and dry them early, she wouldn’t have bedsheets to sleep on tonight!

“I have some.” Su Tang took out a stack of money.

Yu Miaomiao was shocked, “Did you steal the third brother’s savings?”

“No, he gave it to me.” Su Tang grinned, “Sister, I think I’ve succeeded.”

“???”

“I confirmed last night that Mu Jingzhou didn’t act suspiciously like in the original story. As long as I don’t cause trouble, he won’t send me to a mental hospital.”

Yu Miaomiao was silent for a moment, then whispered, “I also found out that Mu Jingyun isn’t that heartless.”

“What do you mean?”

“I threatened divorce last night. He wouldn’t agree. He even said Shen Mingzhu was the past, and I am his present and future.”

The two sisters looked at each other, their eyes sparkling.

The plot was really being changed by them!

“Let’s live a good life for now, but don’t give your heart away.”

“Right! After all, we are just supporting characters. We will always be overshadowed by Shen Mingzhu’s protagonist halo.”

“Don’t fall in love, save as much private money as possible. When Shen Mingzhu comes back, we’ll make a grand exit! And kick them out!”

“…”

The two women planned together, full of hope.

It was time to go to work. Old Man Mu came out of the dilapidated shed where he kept his tools and said, “Second son’s wife, the ice powder yesterday was delicious, make some more today.”

Mu Jingyun followed, “Don’t bring it to the field, we’ll drink it when we get back.”

Old Man Mu glared at him, “Don’t drink while working, what’s the point of drinking when we get back? Drink it in the field.”

Bringing it to the field every day would let everyone in the ten miles know that Old Man Mu’s wife, acquired at great expense, was both virtuous and capable! The money was well spent!

“Sending it back and forth is troublesome, it’s better to drink it at home.” Mu Jingzhou agreed.

Old Man Mu:………

Two against one, he couldn’t suppress them.

Old Lady Mu also liked the ice powder. Sweet and refreshing, it melted in the mouth, making her feel refreshed all over.

But she didn’t like her daughters-in-law going to the fields—not working but showing off, what was that?

Moreover, her two daughters-in-law were indeed the most beautiful women in Chahe Village, and they were too eye-catching standing on the field ridge.

“Sending it back and forth is too troublesome, drink it at home!”

Old Lady Mu made the final decision, which suited the two brothers.

Old Man Mu was unhappy, but he couldn’t object.

After they left, Yu Miaomiao’s bedsheets were washed and hung out to dry. After wiping her hands, she and Su Tang prepared to go to town.

Today was her return visit, and Mu Jingyun gave her ten yuan to buy things. But she didn’t plan to buy gifts, she wanted to buy bedsheets!

Old Yu favored sons over daughters, always thinking about selling his daughter to get money to marry his son, she didn’t deserve her efforts.

It was ten kilometers from Chahe Village to the county town, walking was impossible. So, they went to ask the village chief to borrow a bicycle.

The village chief was named Gao Ming, and he was the nephew of Old Lady Gao next door.

Although the Mu and Gao families were not on good terms, Gao Ming was a reasonable man. Two beautiful new brides came to borrow a bicycle, and he readily lent it to them.