Switched Marriage: The Coddled Little Wife-Chapter 509: She’ll Beg You to Marry Her

Mrs. Zhang spat out a few mouthfuls of saliva in anger, no longer showing the previous look of being wronged. She made her way home, looking like she wanted to kill someone, fuming with rage.

As soon as she got to the front door, she ran into Li Dongmei coming out of the yard.

That radiant look on her face said it all about what she had just been doing.

Li Dongmei did not expect to run into Mrs. Zhang again and hurriedly walked past her with her head down after a quick greeting of "Auntie".

"Ptui, shameless hussy."

Mrs. Zhang spat another mouthful of saliva and upon entering the yard, she saw her son buckling his belt as he came out from the house.

Seeing his mother return, Zhang Wenbin immediately asked, "Mom, how did it go, how much money did you bring back?"

The mention of it fueled Mrs. Zhang’s anger, "Money, money, money, you only know to ask me for money. If you’re capable, why don’t you go find that damned girl? All you know is to bully your old mother, all of you are thankless wretches, what sins have I committed?"

"She didn’t give you any money?" Zhang Wenbin paused, "I’ll go ask for it myself."

And with that, he started to move outside.

"What’s there to ask for, she’s already gone. They’ve sold their house. I rushed and hustled just to intercept her at the bus station today, but still couldn’t stop her. I didn’t get a single penny, that dead girl, I knew she couldn’t be relied upon..."

The more Mrs. Zhang thought about it, the more aggrieved she felt and she started to sob.

It’s not like she’d ever been unfair to her children.

Back when the family was in trouble, she quickly cut ties with her daughter to avoid burdening her.

Worried about her daughter’s life in her in-laws’ house, she pushed Qin Juan’s job onto her.

Yet when their days were good, they would only occasionally come to visit her, their mother.

They’ve been back in An City for such a long time, but she hasn’t come to see her once.

Now she’s even cut ties so cleanly.

She truly doesn’t want to acknowledge her own mother anymore.

Mrs. Zhang had thought that since the family isn’t doing well, her daughter ought to help out.

The cold days are approaching, and she didn’t want to spend all day at home washing clothes and cooking for the two men, washing clothes in the winter is so cold.

She thought about going to stay with her daughter; that way, no one could gossip about her.

Now all of her plans had fallen through, she didn’t get the money, and there was nowhere for her to find peace.

Zhang Wenbin’s frown deepened, "She just left without a word? What about the job? That’s Qin Juan’s job. When she came back, I asked her for it and she was reluctant to give it up. Now that she’s gone, the job must still be there, right?"

"She sold the job," Mrs. Zhang cried even harder.

"Sold it?" Zhang Wenbin’s face also turned ugly, "What about the money from the sale? Didn’t you get it back?"

No need to ask, one look at Mrs. Zhang’s state and it was clear she hadn’t gotten it back.

"How did you tell me about this originally? When she came back, I said I’d talk to her and you stopped me. I already promised Dongmei that I would get her family a ’three rings and a shot’ dowry, what am I supposed to use to buy that ’three rings and a shot’ now? Her mother said no ’three rings and a shot’, no wedding."

He thought his mom could have easily got the money, so he had already boasted about it to Li Dongmei, and that’s also why Dongmei was especially passionate today, serving him very comfortably.

Thinking of being able to embrace his wife in bed every day, Zhang Wenbin was not as aloof as before and began to even look forward to it.

Now it’s good, he’s well aware of Old Mrs. Li’s character, and the matter of marrying a daughter-in-law is bound to be delayed.

Mrs. Zhang also wanted her son to marry Li Dongmei sooner, so she wouldn’t have to work anymore.

Her eyes spinning, she lowered her voice and said, "Can’t you knock her up first? If Old Mrs. Li sees her daughter with a belly, would she still stop it? By then, she’d be begging you to marry her."

Zhang Wenbin frowned deeply.

He had thought of this as well, but marrying a woman already pregnant would reflect poorly on his reputation.

Even if he knew the child in Li Dongmei’s belly was his, if premarital pregnancy got out, someone with a wagging tongue might suspect he’d stepped into an already arranged deal, raising someone else’s son.

Otherwise, why would Li Dongmei, a virgin, be involved with him, who is not stable in his job and has been divorced once?

He knew too well how those people gossiped.

Seeing him like this, Mrs. Zhang persuaded further, "Not only can we save the three carousels and a salute, but we should also ask them for an extra two hundred yuan for the bride price. Isn’t Li Dongmei’s brother a vegetable seller? I’ve heard selling vegetables can be quite profitable. If they don’t give us the money, we won’t marry her. I refuse to believe Old Mrs. Li could just watch her daughter’s belly grow day by day."

Zhang Wenbin’s eyes flickered, and he turned back into the house, "I’ll think about it some more."

.........

The Qin Family was well-liked in the village, and even though this was their second child, they hadn’t planned to make a fuss, but there were no shortage of neighbors who came uninvited.

Nowadays, the Qin Family lived comfortably, so they didn’t mind the expenses for the wine and dishes.

Right next to the village was a food station, and the family also sold cooked food. They had added a lot of chicken, fish, and meat at the last minute, making both the front and back yards lively.

Mr. Qin did some calculations and realized that nearly everyone in the village had come to his granddaughter’s full month celebration.

This was a huge show of face.

Even though they had been popular in the village before, they had never had such prestige.

Of course, this was all thanks to the younger daughter-in-law.

Mr. Qin couldn’t stop grinning, with several old pals calling him over for drinks. Even though Mrs. Qin tried to stop him, he ended up getting drunk.

Mrs. Qin, Qin Juan, and Lin Chuxia also kept greeting guests, and the banquet went on for most of the day.

Nowadays, the villagers helped with cooking and serving at family banquets, and the ones helping with serving and cleaning up were close neighbors and friends.

Despite the banquet covering many tables, the Qin Family hardly had to lift a finger, thanks to the multitude of helping hands.

In the afternoon when the feast was almost over, and things were almost cleaned up, Lin Chuxia suddenly realized that she hadn’t seen Qin Han for a good while.

"Big sister, have you seen big brother?"

Other things aside, he had to be present at the accounting table.

The accountant had been collecting money for the family all day, and it had to be handed over to the head of the family.

Today’s event was for Qin Han’s daughter’s full moon, so naturally, Qin Han was in charge.

Qin Juan glanced around, "It seems like he’s been gone for a while. Where could he go on such a joyous day? He couldn’t have gotten drunk and fallen asleep somewhere, could he?"

Lin Chuxia thought that made sense and went straight to find Zhang Guilan to have her take over the accounting table.

Just then, Qin Jianye came running from outside, shouting as he entered the yard, "Second grandma, my second uncle and my sixth uncle got into a fight."

Those villagers who were helping out also turned to look at Mrs. Qin.

Mrs. Qin was stunned, "Why are they fighting on such a joyous day? Da Wen didn’t even come to our house today."

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