The Husband I Snatched Is Not Right!-Chapter 35: I’m Willing to Fill This Pit for You

Chapter 35: Chapter 35: I’m Willing to Fill This Pit for You

The night was deep, the moonlight cold and clear, spilling across the sky.

Tonight, Wei Shouzhong was on watch in Wei Zhao’s room.

Busy all day, even though her whole body was screaming with exhaustion, Hui Niang couldn’t fall asleep.

What happened during the day was really beyond her expectations.

No one knows how long it was before she turned over, put on her padded clothes, and walked out.

Like her, Wei Shouzhong also didn’t sleep.

Hui Niang gently pushed open the door and called Wei Shouzhong out.

The two spoke softly by the door.

Hui Niang: "What do you think?"

Wei Shouzhong: "I knew you couldn’t sit still."

"Same as before, the girls in the baby broker’s hands don’t need to worry about the in-laws. You know well what kind of person Wan Niang’s aunt is."

"Not to mention Mrs. Wang, just Wan Niang’s uncle. If he comes knocking, accusing us of tricking his daughter. His son is a scholar, respected in the village, and could easily rally people, causing trouble after trouble."

Hui Niang’s eyes dimmed.

She said softly, "But I just prefer Wan Niang. From the first glance, I liked her."

"Those girls are fine, but standing next to Wan Niang, they can’t compare at all."

As a mother, having a better choice, why would she willingly wrong her Lang?

"I also know that this would be wronging Wan Niang."

"By rights, with her appearance and character, a family like ours is not a match for her."

"If nothing happened to Lang, I’d still have the cheek to ask for her hand, but now with the family in such chaos, how dare I think of it."

"I shouldn’t hold her back."

But Wan Niang said she wanted to marry.

She said she liked having her as her mother-in-law.

She even said she wasn’t afraid of being a widow, even if Lang... she’d never regret it.

What determination that must take!

Hui Niang was both moved and shocked.

The courtyard was pitch-black, not a trace of light.

Wei Shouzhong suddenly asked,

"Why do you think Wan Niang suddenly wants to move out of the Hu Family?"

Hui Niang with certainty: "Naturally because Mrs. Wang went too far."

"But she’s put up with it for over a decade now, just about to reach marrying age, so what’s a few more days?"

Wei Shouzhong: "I was just thinking about it in the room."

"Wan Niang is resolute the marriage is her decision, indicating she doesn’t care if Hu Dazhu agrees or not."

Or rather... even if he doesn’t agree, Wan Niang won’t care.

She would even prefer never to see him again.

Everything was fine before, and Wan Niang was especially respectful to her uncle.

Wei Shouzhong looked at his wife, guessing: "Do you think... she might have learned about what happened back then."

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The next day.

Yu Tingwan did not know that her self-recommendation kept the couple up all night.

Anyway, she slept soundly.

Yu Tingwan was eagerly preparing to ask next door.

If they had made their decision!

As soon as she opened the door, she saw Granny Chen standing outside the old house, ready to knock.

Yu Tingwan frowned, "What is it?"

Granny Chen’s expression had changed from yesterday’s sternness to a smiling face.

"I’m looking for you, young lady. Why not invite me in to talk?"

Yu Tingwan was displeased.

Her resistance was plain on her face, with no intention of hiding.

"If you’ve come to persuade me to give up, I won’t agree."

"I’ve already made up my mind, and unless the Wei Family shakes their head, I won’t give in to anyone else."

She blocked the door with her body: "I advise you to stop wasting your time."

Granny Chen quickly said, "It’s not that."

Yu Tingwan sighed in relief, her expression relaxing.

"Then I really have nothing to say to you."

Just then, Granny Chen grabbed her arm.

Granny Chen discreetly looked Yu Tingwan over from head to toe, aside from those frostbitten hands, she was satisfied with everything. Her eyes sparkled.

Since returning yesterday, she’d been asking about Yu Tingwan, realizing she was at wit’s end and thought to marry into the Wei Family as a last resort.

Granny Chen was now very confident, seeing Yu Tingwan as a cash cow.

"Girl, with your looks, why stay in a desolate mountain village?"

"I feel it’s a pity, after all, that Wei family Lang is so weak, even if he recovers, he may not live long. You can’t be foolish."

Yu Tingwan was expressionless, knowing the nature of business, realizing she had become the target.

Granny Chen, seeing her silent, assumed she was listening.

"I know you look down on me for selling girls to brothels, but that’s their fate, sent by their parents into my hands."

Granny Chen: "But you’re not the same. I wouldn’t bear to do that to you."

"I sympathize with you, and wouldn’t send you to places filled with all sorts. If you come with me, wealth beyond measure awaits. After training you a bit and dressing you up, you’ll be in high demand among the rich sons in the Capital."

She awaited Yu Tingwan’s agreement.

Such a great offer, it was Yu Tingwan’s good fortune to chance upon her.

Marrying into the Wei Family, a copper coin divided in two, even struggling for food, rarely seeing meat for a meal. But becoming a concubine for a wealthy household would mean dining on meat every day, draped in gold and jewels.

Anyone would know what choice to make.

But someone came rushing out from the next door.

It was Hui Niang.

Her face was stern, and she struck Granny Chen with the broom she held.

"You evil old woman, trying to trick a good girl into becoming a concubine. What ill intent!"

Being a concubine isn’t easy! 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

Doesn’t the Dong Family have enough concubines? And what ends did they meet? If they fell out of favor, their lives were worth no more than grass, dying without a soul to claim their body.

Granny Chen grimaced from the blow, feeling immense pain.

Hui Niang took Yu Tingwan’s hand, leading her back: "Come, let’s sit at Auntie’s house. Don’t fall into her trap. If you really go with her, unfamiliar with everything, you’d be left to others’ mercy. What would a girl like you do then?"

Granny Chen, unwilling, was just about to follow when she saw a young man sitting in the Wei Family courtyard. His back was to her, making his face unclear, likely the Wei family son.

Considering this was indeed Xilin Village, Granny Chen had no choice but to leave, frustrated.

Once inside the Wei family home, Yu Tingwan looked at Hui Niang with bright eyes.

"Wan Niang, if Lang marries you, it’d be his great fortune."

"But I’m just afraid you’ll regret it. Life is so long..."

Yu Tingwan seriously- "I’ve truly thought it through."

"Alright, then Aunt will take you at your word."

She asked, "Have you had breakfast yet?"

Yu Tingwan shook her head.

"I’ll get you a bowl, and we can slowly talk about the rest later. We made sweet and soft sweet potato porridge today."

Hui Niang went into the kitchen, and Yu Tingwan smiled warmly.

She took a few steps over to Wei Zhao’s side.

Wei Zhao slowly looked up, meeting Yu Tingwan’s eyes.

Thinking that they were to become husband and wife, they ought to greet each other, Yu Tingwan cleared her throat.

"Surprised?"

Wei Zhao: ...

Yu Tingwan put her hands behind her back, finding him agreeable: "I’m willing to fill this pit of yours!"