Turning Antagonist to Protagonist: He is Both Soft and Fierce-Chapter 122 - 117: Sis-in-law, You Don’t Need to Pay Him Any Mind Either

Chapter 122: Chapter 117: Sis-in-law, You Don’t Need to Pay Him Any Mind Either

After eating the sticky rice cake, Song Tingfan took a piece of wood from his room into the main room, then went to get his tools, and began tinkering by the fireplace.

Lin Qiao watched him carve a small bird out of the piece of wood. He was skillful; while it wasn’t lifelike, it was immediately recognizable as a bird.

She stared in surprise at his profile, which was much more defined than before. His nose was quite straight, but not overly so. His skin wasn’t as sallow as before, though it wasn’t exactly fair either.

Her gaze finally landed on his eyes; there was a small mole beneath one, which she thought suited him well.

So handsome.

If he were in the entertainment industry, he would easily outshine all the male actors.

"Uncle, what are you making this for?"

Song Tingfan blew off the dust from the wooden bird and said happily, "For selling at the town during the festival; last year I made over ninety cents."

See, the villain is truly sensible.

However, Lin Qiao knew that the family was currently poor. As soon as the New Year came, even ignoring daily expenses, just Song Tingfan’s tuition would be a significant sum.

"Do you need any help?"

Song Tingfan shook his head with a "I can manage it myself" expression, "No need, sister-in-law, you can stay by the fire."

Song Rong took a seat next to him with a stool, picking up the carving knife to help refine the craftsmanship. Perhaps because he was older, he wasn’t as dexterous, carving slowly.

By the end of the day, they had made over a dozen or two dozen items, including birds, bamboo dragonflies, swords, and puppets.

Lin Qiao didn’t remain idle either. Song Tingfan had enlightened her that many people would come to town during the festival, so she could make some trinkets to sell.

Such as wreaths, horn clips, fairy sticks, and so on.

Song Qin helped her with it.

The four of them stayed indoors crafting for several days, only stopping on the last day of the year.

But they didn’t exactly rest, as they had to go to Song An’s house for the reunion lunch. Originally, the Li family also planned to have it at noon, but upon hearing that Song An was hosting lunch, they changed theirs to dinner instead. 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

When visiting for the meal, Lin Qiao specifically changed into a new jacket. The rose-red jacket made her skin look very fair. Song Tingfan’s eyes lit up, and he sincerely complimented, "Sister-in-law, you look very beautiful."

"Uncle, it’s not even the festival yet, and you’re trying to flatter me for a red envelope?" Lin Qiao tugged at her jacket, smiling as she playfully chided him.

Before Song Tingfan could respond, Song Qin chimed in, "Qiao’er looks genuinely beautiful in rose red."

"Really." Song Tingfan eagerly agreed, afraid that his sister-in-law would think he was lying.

Lin Qiao blinked playfully, "Then I’ll wear it every day from now on."

Just past 7 a.m., the four of them headed to Song An’s house, running into Niu Er, who was tricking children into giving him candy. He was saying nonchalantly, "Give me the candy to eat, and I’ll get you a bird later."

The kids in the village seemed to love birds; a boy’s eyes widened in happiness as he handed over the candy, "You give me a bird."

Niu Er took the candy and stuffed it into his mouth with a smack, "Haha, I was just fooling you; no birds in winter."

The boy was stunned, and when he realized it, he opened his mouth and wailed.

Lin Qiao twitched at the corners of her eyes; Niu Er was really shameless. At this moment, Niu Er also saw her, blowing a long, rogue whistle, "Widow Song, you look good today!"

Song Tingfan disliked the way he looked at his sister-in-law and without thinking, blocked Lin Qiao from view, glaring at Niu Er.

Not being able to see the widow, Niu Er was unhappy, "I say, little brother-in-law, you’re ruining my fate with your sister-in-law. You’ll face retribution."

"My sister-in-law has nothing to do with you," Song Tingfan said angrily.

"Not now, but in the future, little brother-in-law, I’ll be your brother-in-law then, bringing you good things..."

Niu Er’s words were cut short by something hitting his head, causing him to cry out instantly, "Ouch!" Without needing to look, he knew who it was, "Dad, why are you hitting me?" He turned, dissatisfied, to glare at the person at the courtyard gate.

"I could kill you; tricking Tie Dan out of his candy again! Aren’t you ashamed?"

Old Man Niu hopped over on one foot, picking up a shoe, then said to Song Tingfan, "Tingfan, next time with someone like this, don’t bother speaking. Just hit with a stick, and if you can’t fight, tell me."

Niu Er couldn’t believe it, "Dad, am I your biological son?"

"Whose son?" Old Man Niu didn’t hesitate before giving him a smack on the head.

With his rascal behavior, he still hoped to marry Widow Song? Even if he wanted to marry the freckled girl from the next village, they’d refuse!

Lin Qiao tugged at Song Tingfan and then pointed at Old Man Niu before leaving.

A little way along, Lin Qiao saw that Song Tingfan still had his lips pressed tightly together, so she smiled, "Uncle, why are you so upset?"

Song Tingfan had an exceptionally serious expression, "I don’t like him."

Very much dislike him.

Even more than he disliked Tie Dan.

Truly a child’s temperament, Lin Qiao patted him on the back, "If you don’t like him, just ignore him in the future."

She added at the end, "Sister-in-law doesn’t like him either."

No matter his thoughts, as long as the villain didn’t like him, she didn’t either.

Hearing her say she didn’t like Niu Er, Song Tingfan felt a lot better, "Okay, I won’t bother with him, and sister-in-law shouldn’t either."

"Alright, we won’t bother with him together," Lin Qiao nodded.

Behind them, Song Qin and Song Rong exchanged a glance, both smiling.

Song Qin whispered, "Don’t you think Niu Niu acts like a child in front of Qiao’er?"

"Mm, that’s good," Song Rong nodded.

They arrived at Song An’s house just after 7:15 a.m. Song Mei and Song Hao helped Song Qin and Song Rong to sit in the main room, then invited Song Tingfan and Lin Qiao to sit as well.

Song Mei went to the room to fetch some festival food for them to snack on.

Song Tingfan grabbed some dried peanuts, shelling them for Song Qin and Song Rong, then shelling some for Lin Qiao, which he held in front of her, indicating she should eat.

Lin Qiao reached out, took, and ate them. Remembering something, she turned to Song Hao, "Cousin, have you set the date for the wedding?"

A few days ago, Song Hao got engaged to He Jiao, the daughter of the He family’s third son.

This was considered a very good match; the He family ran a small business and was well-off. Many families hoped to make such a match.

Of course, the bride price for the girl was quite substantial; it was said to be five taels of silver, a pair of chickens, and two bolts of red cloth.

Many families were unwilling to give such a high price, thinking one or two taels of silver was enough for a bride.

Don’t be fooled by how mean Mrs. Song could be to outsiders; she was genuinely good to her family.

Song Hao looked slightly shy, "It’s set for the third of May."

"Congratulations, cousin," Lin Qiao sincerely said.

Song Mei, familiar with her, sat beside her with a smile, sharing stories about her big brother, "Sister-in-law, let me tell you, I saw my brother giving gifts to Ms. Jiao’er."

"After giving the gifts, his face was all red and dark."

"Song Mei!" Song Hao was both shy and angry.

Song Mei was unafraid, "Brother, don’t be shy, we’re all family."

Song Hao’s face turned as Song Mei described, blushing deeply, and he left the main room quickly in embarrassment.

Everyone in the main room laughed.

In Song Hao, Lin Qiao saw glimpses of Song Tingfan; Song Tingfan also blushed like this.

Inwardly, she clicked her tongue twice; they were indeed family.