Chapter 261: Mingyue The Glutton (2)
The past Mo Beihan did not have the ruggedness of a farmer class, and instead had a natural noble air to him, had a cold front and was difficult to get along with. However… he definitely was not as scary as right now.
The current him exuded the power of a superior which frightened Ji Mingyue!
Oh my!
When did this fellow become so powerful?
This demeanor was simply even more powerful than her father. What… happened?
“What… do you want? Why are you looking at me with this expression? I… I…”
Mo Beihan’s tone was cold. “That is my fiancée. I will not be nice to anyone who speaks ill of her in front of me. You are not welcomed here. Get out quickly!”
Ji Mingyue’s eyes reddened at once.
Mo Beihan got along well with her elder brother and she also saw him frequently. She still thought that Mo Beihan treated her a little differently!
But now…
“You… I’m only concerned about you. Tell me, why did you get engaged? Did your family force you? You…”
“No!” Mo Beihan replied simply. “We grew up together since young. My mother and I are very satisfied with her. Understand?”
Ji Mingyue’s eyes turned even redder. “But… I like you too! We have known each other for so long…”
Mo Beihan had a stunned expression.
“You like me?” Mo Beihan was surprised.
Did this girl like him in the previous lifetime?
Mo Beihan recalled carefully but nothing came to his mind!
Ji Mingyue: …
After all this while, she liked him for so long and treated him differently from others but he did not even care?
Ji Mingyue felt so wronged that she wanted to cry and immediately bolted off!
Soon after she ran out, her eldest brother, Ji Mingzhe, rushed over.
“Younger sister, are you… all right?”
Ji Mingzhe looked at his younger sister cautiously. He could tell that she liked Mo Beihan from the start but he also knew that Mo Beihan did not take her sister to heart. The two of them were almost impossible.
Earlier on, he heard from his friend that Ji Mingyue learnt that Mo Beihan was already engaged and ran to his dormitory to look for him. Ji Mingzhe hurriedly chased over in fear that they would fall out.
One was his good friend while the other was his younger sister whom he doted on dearly. What would he do if the both of them fell out?
Ji Mingyue saw the worry in her brother’s eyes and immediately knew what he was worried about. Fortunately, she was not considered a disgrace.
Ji Mingyue looked up and to Ji Mingzhe’s surprise, there was no anger or tears on her face as he expected but instead, she was smiling.
“Eldest Brother, why are you here?”
Ji Mingzhe was taken aback.
“I… I… I…” Ji Mingzhe stuttered for so long and failed to form a sentence.
Ji Mingyue laughed. “Did you especially come to take a look because you saw that I ran to look for Elder Brother Mo so hurriedly and thought something happened?”
Ji Mingzhe nodded stiffly.
Ji Mingyue smiled and said, “It’s nothing! I suddenly heard that Elder Brother Mo got engaged so I went to ask him if it’s true!”
“Elder Brother Mo is still young and has a stone-cold front usually. His face is so emotionless and I originally thought that he would only have a partner very late in life! But he suddenly got engaged when he returned. Can I not be surprised? So I went to ask if it’s real or false.
“Elder Brother Mo is already engaged, but Eldest Brother, you haven’t found a partner! I’m anxious! I initially thought that you would definitely find someone before him! Ah, Eldest Brother! Look, Elder Brother Mo is already engaged. But when exactly are you giving me a sister-in-law?”
Ji Mingzhe: …
Chapter 262: Mingyue The Glutton (3)
“So… So you’re just shocked that Mo Beihan is suddenly engaged and only came to verify it?”
Ji Mingyue looked at him. “If not?”
Ji Mingzhe: …
Ji Mingzhe’s reaction was very fast too – after the surprise, he quickly returned to normal and said, “All right, you’ve verified it. He did indeed get engaged. Although I am quite surprised as well… he did find a partner before me!”
Ji Mingyue replied, “Why don’t you hurry and learn from him then?”
Ji Mingzhe responded, “I got it, I got it! I don’t wish to be single my whole life either, okay!”
The siblings headed home while chatting.
Those who were watching from the sidelines were surprised. Many of them knew that Ji Mingyue took a fancy to Mo Beihan but did not say it out explicitly. Now that Mo Beihan suddenly said he was engaged and Ji Mingyue rushed over once she heard the news, all of them thought that there would be a commotion!
No one expected this outcome.
Ji Mingzhe sent his younger sister all the way back home.
They worked around here and thus lived here. When they reached home, Ji Mingyue walked into the living room and could no longer hold her tears back anymore. Her eyes reddened instantly and tears trickled down her cheeks.
“Younger Sister…”
“Boohoo…” Ji Mingyue bawled loudly.
Shocked, Ji Mingzhe hurriedly rushed over to comfort her, “Younger Sister… Younger Sister! Don’t cry! I will find you a better man, all right? Uh… Don’t cry, all right…”
“Boohoo… Eldest Brother, why do you think Mo Beihan doesn’t like me? Am I not good? Boohoo…”
“No, no. My younger sister is the best! You’re intelligent, cute, kind and generous. It’s Mo Beihan’s loss that he doesn’t like you.”
Ji Mingyue cried even harder. “Boohoo… But I like him! Boohoo… Which part of me is not good? Why does he rather like a village bumpkin and not me? What’s good about a village girl? They’re ugly and wear old-fashioned clothes and speak so fiercely. What kind of taste does he have? Boohoo…”
Ji Mingzhe: …
His younger sister was really spoiled. Could she say such things?
Luckily, they were in their own house as they would get into trouble if they were outside and someone heard it.
“Alright, alright. Don’t cry anymore, all right? It’s Mo Beihan who doesn’t have any taste. I will find you an even better man next time, all right?”
Ji Mingyue was aggrieved. She was born into a good family, had four elder brothers and grew up while being doted on by everyone. Her life had always been smooth-sailing but unexpectedly, she faced a setback when it came to Mo Beihan. How upsetting!
Ji Mingzhe comforted her for quite some time. “Don’t cry anymore, all right? Your eyes will become swollen if you cry for long and you won’t be pretty then. You’re starving now, right? I’ll bring you to eat something, all right?”
Ji Mingyue still did not wish to give up so easily and said, “Eldest Brother, will Mo Beihan really marry that lady just like that? Won’t there be any unforeseen events? Do you think he will realize that that lady actually isn’t good after a period of time…”
“Mingyue!” Ji Mingzhe interrupted her. “No matter what Mo Beihan does, that is his own affair. Given my understanding of him, he will not easily change his decision since he has already decided on it.
“Such an important decision is not a joking matter.”
Ji Mingyue was about to break into tears again. “I… I just don’t want him… to… Uh… Eldest Brother, don’t you think that Mo Beihan is very different? I think that he is more outstanding and capable than most men. Why do you think he likes a village girl? This… is illogical!”
Ji Mingzhe sighed again. “Mingyue, there are many good ladies in the village as well. Not all of them are like those whom you saw before.”
Chapter 263: Mingyue The Glutton (4)
Ji Mingyue looked at her brother and was still unable to accept the fact.
In her memory, she had an extremely terrible impression of village ladies because of some people.
That distant cousin… Oh my, Ji Mingyue was getting the shudders just at the thought of that person!
Ji Mingyue looked at her eldest brother with a hurt expression. “I… He saved me before! I’ve always wanted to return the debt of saving my life and even thought that he treated me differently! In the end, he suddenly got engaged.”
Ji Mingzhe sighed. “He saved you because you are my younger sister. Furthermore, even if you’re a stranger, Beihan would still save you when he sees that you’re in danger. He does not expect you to return the favor. Now that he is engaged, that lady must be someone who he accepts. So, Mingyue, you must not make things difficult for your savior because that’s biting the hand that feeds you. Understand?”
Ji Mingyue was even more aggrieved. “I know. That’s why I acted like nothing happened when I came out just now. On one hand, it is to protect myself and on the other, I’m afraid it would affect him.”
“I… I just cannot accept it boohoo…”
“All right, all right!” Ji Mingzhe was not angry. In fact, he felt very sorry for this younger sister of his as anyone would be upset if someone they liked got engaged to someone else.
Watching his younger sister grow up, he was fully aware of her character. She was very good, really very good!
“All right. Don’t cry anymore. I will bring you to eat good food. It’s bad for your body to cry so much. I will bring you to nourish your body, all right?”
“Really?” There were still tears on Ji Mingyue’s eyelashes but her eyes lit up!
Ji Mingzhe’s lips twitched.
His younger sister was a glutton. No matter what major things happened, she would instantly be all right after a good meal!
Ji Mingzhe replied in a pampering tone, “Yes, really. I previously got some meat and I already handed it to the chef in the dining hall to make a whole air-dry chicken. All of it is for you!”
Ji Mingyue’s eyes brightened instantly!
“What are you still waiting for? Quickly go!”
Afterward, she bulled Ji Mingzhe through toward the dining hall.
In the dining hall, the chef had already cooked the chicken for Ji Mingzhe. Ji Mingzhe contained them in a lunch box and headed home.
Their house was not far away from the dining hall and the journey to and fro the dining hall did not take much time.
When he reached home, Ji Mingyue saw the bright red braised chicken and all her despair was converted into appetite as she gobbled everything up.
She did not even have any staples and continuously stuffed herself with chicken meat.
“Woo! Brother, this chicken is really nice! Eldest Brother is still the best. Mo Beihan, that heartless fellow. I liked him for so long but that scumbag did not even take it to heart. Boohoo, I want to eat a few more pieces!”
Ji Mingzhe: …
Ji Mingyue stuffed her mouth with so much food that her cheeks were puffed up and covered with oil. Ji Mingzhe watched her from the opposite side and the more he watched, the more he found her adorable.
In reality, he knew that his younger sister and Mo Beihan were not really suitable. However, even he had to admit that Mo Beihan attracted many girls: He was good-looking, capable, had a good temper and did not have any bad habits. It was no wonder that his younger sister would have feelings for such an outstanding man like him.
Moreover, he was her lifesaver.
All Ji Mingzhe hoped for was that his younger sister could forget all about this, meet her own destiny in the future and continue to live a carefree life.
Meanwhile, the Qing River Brigade.
The sky had already darkened when Gu Qingyao returned from the Mo family’s house. She returned into her room and entered the interspace to do some work for a while before taking a good rest.
The next afternoon, people from the Li family went to the leader Wang Mingtao’s house. Something happened to Li Dahai!
Chapter 264: Young Aunt’s Words (1)
When Li Dahai came over yesterday, the sky was already darkening. It took about two hours to walk from the Poplar Brigade to Qing River Brigade and there was still a blizzard yesterday which made it even more difficult to walk.
Li Dahai must have walked in the dark when he returned.
But it was not to the extent that he would reach home too late.
However, Li Dahai did not return yesterday night.
The Li family was not too concerned about it and never thought that something would happen to Li Dahai. Nie Jiao, the third daughter-in-law, even said that Li Dahai was persuaded by Gu Yunshuang to stay in the landlord family as a son-in-law.
She even scolded Gu Yunshuang for putting on the attitude of a landlord missy – her mother-in-law was so sick but Gu Yunshuang did not return to serve her and is even enjoying life in her maiden family’s house.
The past Nie Jiao behaved like a missy and spoke softly. But after the drastic changes, she was about to become a shrew.
Life in the Li family drew anger.
Everyone in the Poplar Brigade knew that the Li family was full of weirdos and what kind of life that Gu Yunshuang led in the Li family. Now, after they chased Gu Yunshuang out of the house and she had divorced Li Dahai, they have no one to serve them anymore and are actually so shameless to say such things here! Only they can say such things!
Everyone ignored Nie Jiao. After yelling for a while and venting her anger, the matter was put to a temporary stop.
That night, Li Dahai did not return and the people in the Li family slept as normal.
The second day, Li Dahai still had not returned and no one looked for him either.
Eventually, in the afternoon, some passerby saw that Li Dahai fell down a hill and was shouting for help!
The passerby happened to be from the Poplar Brigade and was shocked to see Li Dahai.
When he went over to take a closer look, he realized that Li Dahai hurt his legs and simply could not move them. Looking at his state, he seemed to have crawled for a distance but did not make it far as his legs probably hurt too much.
Furthermore, his entire face was red from the cold and his hands were swollen.
That person was appalled. “Dahai? What are you doing here? When did you fall? Oh god!”
Li Dahai stayed in the snowy field for an entire night and another morning passed. He was exhausted, starving and freezing and was about to faint.
“Save… save me. I have been here… since yesterday night!”
That person’s eyes widened.
Yesterday night?
Didn’t those people from the Li family say that Li Dahai was spending the night at the Gu family? They even said that he went to enjoy life as the son-in-law of a landlord family.
So it turned out that Li Dahai came back yesterday night but fell down here and did not return home?
This Li family… none of them came to look for him. Seriously…
Thinking of the Li family’s circumstance, that person looked at Li Dahai with an expression that Li Dahai could not fathom.
Ultimately, this person carried Li Dahai back to the Li family’s house. When the Li family saw that Li Dahai broke his leg, they immediately thought of asking the Gu family for medical fees as it was the Gu family who did not take good care of Li Dahai and caused him to return at night and thus fall on his way back.
After much discussion, the Li family were afraid that the Gu family would not admit it even if they went up to their doorstep. Thus, they decided to go straight to the Qing River Brigade’s leader, Wang Mingtao. Afterward, the brothers of the Li family simply carried Li Dahai straight to Wang Mingtao’s house.
Li Dahai was pitiful though. He had not eaten a single thing since yesterday and was out in the snowfield for an entire night which almost caused him to freeze to death. When he returned home, he was carried to the Qing River Brigade before he could even take a sip of warm water and no one ever thought of looking for a doctor to treat him.
Many people from the Li family came and in such an open and imposing manner. It was clear that they were ill-intentioned. After the people from the Qing River Brigade learnt of the news, many went to Wang Mingtao’s house to see what was happening.
In the end, when they heard what the people of the Li family said, they were all dumbfounded by that family’s shamelessness!
Chapter 265: Young Aunt’s Words (2)
The eldest son of the Li family, Li Dajiang, sat on a stool in Wang Mingtao’s house and spoke to Wang Mingtao as though it was a given, “Leader, you must be a judge in this matter. Dahai only looked for his wife and did not do anything overboard but the Gu family actually beat him up to this state. This is too much.
“This is not a small matter. They must be punished severely and pay the medical bills as well. My Dahai suffered such serious injuries. You must not forget the medical bills.”
Wang Mingtao was an intelligent person and looking at the situation before him, of course he knew what was happening.
Gu Yunshuang has been bullied by the Li family for so many years and was eventually chased out. Afterward, the brothers of the Gu family returned and went to the Li family with Gu Yunshuang to ask for a divorce and cut all relations with them.
This was not a secret in the Qing River Brigade.
Many people still lamented about the Gu family’s foolishness for actually wanting back a married daughter and even raising their granddaughter in their family.
But there were some who admired the Gu family for emphasizing on familial ties, especially some women who were extremely touched to see that there were such maiden families around.
Wang Mingtao was aware that Li Dahai recently came to look for Gu Yunshuang and he was also clear of the Gu family’s attitude.
He had some understanding of those people in the Gu family and if not for the restriction in the current generation, the Gu family would definitely not be in this state now.
Wang Mingtao took a sip of tea at his own pace and said, “You said that Li Dahai is in this state because the Gus beat him up?”
“Of course!”
Li Dajiang replied with affirmation.
“Nonsense. In the evening yesterday, I clearly saw Li Dahai leaving our brigade by himself. He was perfectly fine at that time, and the Gu family did not even hit him.”
Li Dajiang just finished speaking but someone from the Qing River Brigade retorted him immediately.
Many of the people in this generation were still very pure and someone indeed saw Li Dahai leaving yesterday. Although the Gu family was a landlord family and had a bad class status, people would still stand out to defend them when they see that the Gu family is accused.
Chen Goudan, who had already changed his name to Chen Feng, said with flickering eyes, “I also feel that the Gu family will not hit people. I am right at the foot of the mountain. If Uncle Dahai was hit by the Gu family yesterday, we would definitely be able to hear some noise. But there were no strange noises at all yesterday so it’s impossible for the Gu family to have hit him.
“It can’t be possible for someone to remain silent when beaten up to this state, right? Our entire brigade should be able to hear his screams instead.”
Chen Goudan had already changed his name during the new year. He never had a formal name since the start and people had been calling him “Goudan” “Goudan” since young.
Now that he was living alone, he changed his name straight away.
Feng for Fengli*!
*Fengli translates to sharp in English
Everyone looked at him when he spoke.
Everyone in this brigade was extremely familiar with this child. He was once a scrawny boy who worked endlessly day and night and lived a tough life in his uncle’s family. He and his younger sister did not die from starvation only because they had been relying on the food that some kind people in the brigade gave them frequently.
Years ago, he moved out and lived alone with his younger sister.
Over a few short months, he grew taller and became slightly chubbier. Even his younger sister looked more like a human now!
Chen Feng looked at the way that everyone was looking at him and was increasingly thankful to the Gu family.
Over this period of time, Gu Qingyao had been taking care of them secretly. Otherwise, the food allocated from the Chen family was simply insufficient.
Everyone pondered after what he said and many agreed with him.
“That’s right. We did not even hear any noise yesterday. How can the Gu family possibly hit him? Does Li Dahai not know how to call for help when he’s beaten up to this state?”