The Husband I Snatched Is Not Right!-Chapter 29: Too Beautiful, Unsettling for the Home

Chapter 29: Chapter 29: Too Beautiful, Unsettling for the Home

Yu Tingwan swept the yard until near dusk, sweating all over from exhaustion.

Li Lian came over at this time.

Yu Tingwan’s mind was set in motion, and she quickly walked over: "Mother-in-law, is it time for a match again?"

Li Lian didn’t beat around the bush and said straight away: "I don’t have any suitable candidates there."

The light in Yu Tingwan’s eyes dimmed.

She dryly said: "Then hurry up."

Li Lian: ...

"How can this kind of thing be rushed?"

"My neighbor’s family is eager to propose a marriage, but the man lost his wife before and has two children; how could I introduce him to you?"

Yu Tingwan: ...

That’s true.

She didn’t have that kind of dedication and didn’t want to be a stepmother.

Li Lian: "There’s another one who hasn’t married, but he’s been talking to several girls before, and none of them worked out."

Yu Tingwan became interested: "Was it the guy’s problem?"

Li Lian shook her head.

"Not quite."

"That young man is quite good, steady, and hardworking, and he lives with just his widowed mother. His mother is known to be understanding and reasonable."

"The mother and son are both kind and generous. When I visited their home last time, they gave me a big handful of sunflower seeds."

Yu Tingwan was intrigued: "Then I think..."

Before she could finish, Li Lian sighed: "It’s just unlucky."

"The first girl he matched with drowned by accident, the second girl died of an illness, and the last one also had an accident, even though they had already set a wedding date."

Yu Tingwan slowly said: "Is that so? If he’s unlucky, I’m also unlucky; that makes it quite a match."

Li Lian: ...

She knew it!

Yu Tingwan: "I don’t believe in those things."

She smiled at Li Lian: "If anything really happens, I’m not afraid."

She was very confident: "Who curses who is not certain."

Li Lian widened her eyes: "What are you talking about? He has a reputation for being the killer of wives. After all that has happened, the girls around don’t even dare to talk to him."

"I know you have your own ideas; you’d just say it’s a coincidence and as long as the person is good, you don’t mind. But I definitely don’t dare to bring someone like that in front of you."

Li Lian was mindful of Yu Tingwan’s reputation, so she deliberately lowered her voice upon entering the courtyard.

Neighboring Hui Niang couldn’t hear, but Wei Zhao, who practiced martial arts, had much sharper hearing than ordinary people.

But he didn’t care about other people’s business.

Wei Zhao turned over to lie down, looking languid.

Hui Niang saw it and felt sad.

During these days together, Wei Zhao seemed to harbor thoughts of death. He wasn’t interested in anything, as if nothing could catch his eyes.

If urged to eat, he’d just take a few perfunctory bites. Without being nagged, he wouldn’t even bother to open his mouth.

After Xiaoniang left, she feared that Lang might also leave her.

Next door, Yu Tingwan knew that Li Lian was considering her. Seeing her adamant attitude, she asked bitterly, "Really can’t?"

"No."

Yu Tingwan was very upset.

"Is my standard too high?"

Li Lian: ...

No, your standards are already very low.

After all, it was due to Yu Tingwan’s background.

These days, Li Lian had been running around a lot for Yu Tingwan.

Li Lian’s status was respected, and she had always been decent, so the villagers from nearby were willing to give her some face.

She said the girl was good and capable of living a stable life. With her guarantee, those people were willing to believe.

Everything was going well initially.

But when they heard about the falling out between Yu Tingwan and Mrs. Wang, they became reluctant.

Who wouldn’t want to be in-laws with a scholar’s family?

Seeing Yu Tingwan move out, unwilling to reconcile, and Hu Dazhu not returning to take his niece back, it seemed they might not be in touch anymore. Who’d want to wade into troubled waters?

Li Lian couldn’t be too blunt, just said: "You look too stunning."

Yu Tingwan understood, softly: "I don’t seem like I’m from a proper family, and those wanting a wife are worried I won’t be content at home, is that it?"

She wasn’t angry and gently asked: "What did mother-in-law come over to tell me?"

This actually reminded Li Lian.

She slapped her thigh: "Look at me, talking about this made me forget the serious matter."

Yu Tingwan didn’t think anything could be more important than her matchmaking, but seeing the smile on Li Lian’s face fade, she thought it must be something very serious and held her breath.

Then got one sentence.

"Your sister-in-law gave birth last night."

Yu Tingwan: ???

That’s it?

"She said she fell last night and almost had a difficult labor."

"Your aunt was wailing like a banshee, it was the neighbor who heard the commotion and saw your sister-in-law bleeding underneath. Not daring to delay, they helped find the midwife." 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

She shook her head repeatedly: "Such a heavy rain last night, the path outside wasn’t easy to walk. Your Aunt Wu was in a hurry and even fell on the way."

By the time the midwife was brought to the Hu home, Aunt Wu was already soaked through.

"Your aunt didn’t even say thank you; instead, she blamed her for being slow and said if anything happened to the baby, she’d hold Aunt Wu accountable."

Yu Tingwan: ...

That’s something Mrs. Wang would do.

Li Lian: "It was chaos in the delivery room already. Although your Aunt Wu was furious, she couldn’t argue with her and didn’t stay to help in the end."

That was also Mrs. Wang’s own doing.

Without Yu Tingwan to boss around, the work of boiling water, cooking eggs for Mrs. Xiao to replenish her strength, all had to be done by Mrs. Wang herself.

When talking about this, Li Lian was very disdainful of Mrs. Wang.

It’s just that Mrs. Wang was good at giving birth and had a scholar as a son; otherwise, what made others look up to her?

"I heard the fetus was unstable; even the midwife had no solution, your aunt was shouting to save the baby, but fortunately, your sister-in-law pulled through in the end."

Yu Tingwan: ...

She thought Mrs. Xiao was probably infuriated by Mrs. Wang.

The person wasn’t even dead yet, and Mrs. Wang was already considering finding another wife for Hu Dalang.

Would Mrs. Xiao be happy about it? She’d be so angry she’d come back to life.

Li Lian revealed: "But a daughter was born."

Seeing that it’s a girl, Mrs. Wang immediately had a black face, scolding Mrs. Xiao as useless. Despite all the good food and drinks, she ended up giving birth to a worthless piece!

Once the midwife left, and since Mrs. Xiao had no milk yet, the baby was crying with hunger, but Mrs. Wang left the mother and daughter alone, didn’t even hold the child, just went back to her room.

Li Lian: "I’m telling you all this to remind you not to go near the Hu house in the coming days."

She advised: "Your aunt is muddle-headed, and there is no man in the house to take charge, so avoid it if you can; don’t give her a chance to take her anger out on you."

Yu Tingwan nodded: "Got it."

She’d be crazy to go back.

Li Lian found it very odd.

She had talked for so long, her mouth was dry, but the girl’s reaction was too calm, showing no hint of surprise.

She hadn’t asked a single question from start to finish.

"Something like this happened, why aren’t you concerned?"

Yu Tingwan was stunned.

"Why should I be concerned?"

She was puzzled: "It’s not like she gave birth for me."

This reason was unbeatable.

Li Lian: "Your sister-in-law wasn’t good to you, and now she’s suffered. Though it’s improper, if it were me, I’d at least feel satisfied."

Yu Tingwan couldn’t say, she had already celebrated in advance.

Under Li Lian’s suspicious gaze, Yu Tingwan made a very formal response.

She hesitated and squeezed out two words.

"Ha... ha?"