TGDW – Chapter 60 Hot Potato

The General's Delicious Wife Chapter 060: Hot Potato

Madam Sheng knew what was on her daughter's mind too. But previously when her son-in-law had wrecked a havoc at the Xue family, which was then made known to everyone in the village, the family had thoroughly lost their face, and so she had been expecting the Feng family to come and persuade her daughter to return home, which would then be good for the Xue family in regaining their face and reputation.

But seeing her daughter's ruddy cheeks that was just nourished, quickly losing her health again and darkening visibly, Madam Sheng felt the pain deeply in her heart, she gritted her teeth and said, "Fine, you should also stop worrying, let your Father loop up the cart and go take a look in town."

Xue Ping's eyes lit up instantly, and she hurriedly propped herself up, "Let Father bring some sticky rice bread from home. I don't know if Zhi Jun has come back. He likes that the most. And also the dried beans at home. Yong Yuan likes to eat stir-fried dried beans and meat, and... ..."

"All right, all right, you just don't worry about it, can't you be rest assured with Mother's arrangement!" Madam Sheng weighed the copper coins in her hand, "It just so happens that I've gained some money today, let your father buy two more jars of wine, bring a cut of meat over, and the clothes I made for Zhi Jun last time. This is the perfect season to wear them, bring everything together."

It was rare for Madam Sheng to be generous for once, but after she had said so, she felt a pinch just thinking about it.

But after changing her track of thoughts, her Son-in-law was now at a critical juncture concerning his future. Once he passed this examination, he would become a master with a talented scholar title. They had to hurry up and fixed the relationship before he finished the exam. Otherwise, if there was a gap in their status later, it would be even harder to communicate.

Thinking up to here, she stopped regretting on how the money would be spent, thinking that she would become the Mother-in-law of a master with a talented scholar title, that would be the first in the village. That kind of glory was not something that a little money could buy.

Madam Sheng immediately went to Xue Liang Ping and told him to go to their Son-in-law's house in town to have a look. Although he would not be able to say it directly, he could lower his posture and mend the relationship gently, and asked how the Son-in-law was doing at the same time.

But Xue Liang Ping did not want to go into town. Even though they were on the losing ground morally over their daughter's miscarriage, that was an accident. Feng Yong Yuan came to make a scene without any regards, and it made him a little disgruntled as a Father-in-law.

Now that Madam Sheng was telling him to take the initiative, going to their door with a big bag of gifts, he really could not pull down his face (Meaning: put down his pride) to do it.

Seeing him squatting at the door smoking from his tobacco pouch without saying a word, Madam Sheng was so furious that she kicked him from behind, scolding him angrily, "My daughter can't eat and can't sleep well every day. Asking you to make a trip is too difficult for you? Buckle up, loop up the cart and go!"

When it concerned his daughter, Xue Liang Ping suddenly lost his temper, knocking and shaking his tobacco pouch, he sighed, "Okay then, for the sake of my daughter, I will throw away this old face."

Xue Liang Ping went into town in the morning, but came back before noon rushing the cart, with a long face and cloudy expression.

Madam Sheng greeted him and asked, "Why did you come back so early? Are the In-laws and Zhi Jun back? Why didn't Son-in-law invite you to stay for lunch?"

"Eat a fart!" Xue Liang Ping entered the house with a black face and neck stiffened. "What's the matter?" Madam Sheng followed him inside, "How was the magistrate examination for Son-in-law? Can you say something!"

Xue Ping and Xue Qin heard voices in the room and stopped chatting, sticking their ears up to listen to the what was happening outside.

"Talk about what!" Xue Liang Ping sat angrily on the edge of the brick bed, grabbed his tobacco pouch, stuffed the tobacco in, and took a few puffs after lighting it.

Madam Sheng was so annoyed that she picked up the broom and beat him twice, saying, "Tell me what's going on, you are making me so anxious that I could die!"

Xue Liang Ping sighed and told her, "The In-laws are back, but I did not see Son-in-law and Zhi Jun at all. I was beaten out before I could enter the door, the wine jar was smashed, and the meat was thrown away. The clothes made for Zhi Jun were torn by her Mother-in-law and said that our family should never go to their door again. His family is going to divorce Da Ping!"

"What? What did you say?" Madam Sheng could not believe her ears.

"Sister, sister, what's wrong with you!" Xue Qin screamed from West wing house, "Father! Mother! Come quickly! Sister fainted!"

The family was in a frenzy all of a sudden.

After Xue Ping woke up, she cried and was throwing a tantrum to go home.

"How can you go back in your current state, go there and let them beat you out? Your Father cannot afford to lose as a person (Meaning: Lose his dignity)!" Xue Liang Ping was so furious that he threw away the tobacco pouch in his hand.

Xue Ping cried even more severely.

Madam Sheng was so angry that she kicked Xue Liang Ping out of the room, turned to sit on the brick bed, and persuaded her, "Your father is a person who cannot speak well, though his words are rough, his logic aren't. Besides, your body is not well enough, right now it is still cold outside from morning to night. If you catch a cold, it's not going to be a joke."

But Xue Ping would not listen to anything, she turned over and got up laboriously, pulled out a bundle cloth from the brick bed trunk, and began to pack her luggage indiscriminately.

It was useless for anyone in the family to persuade her, and in the end, there was no other way. Madam Sheng could only call Xue Liang Ping to loop up the cart again, then to take his two sons and send Xue Ping back together.

Xue Liang Ping was so angered by what happened in town today. In front of so many people, his gifts were smashed by his In-laws and he was reviled. Till this moment, his anger had not dissipated, and he resolutely refused to go again.

Madam Sheng scolded and scolded, she beat and beat. In the end, she was left without any choice with this stubborn old man. She could only turned around and went back to the house. She was so agitated that she was heaving strenuously, poking at Xue Ping's forehead, "I really owe you the old Xue family in my previous life. You are also the death of me, same as that Father of yours, all as stubborn as donkey, I cannot get him to move and I cannot persuade you!"

At last, Madam Sheng could only order Xue Li and Xue Yong to send Xue Ping back to town.

Naturally, the two brothers were unwilling, but they could not withstand Madam Sheng's tumult.

"Buckle up, loop up the cart and go, I cannot command your Father, could I still not command you both? You are planning to see me dead in my fury then it will be finished, won't it?"

Seeing Xue Yong's expression of displeasure, Madam Zhou got an idea as soon as her eyes rolled, she got close to Madam Sheng and whispered a few words in her ear.

Madam Sheng's eyes lit up suddenly, and she showed Madam Zhou an approving gaze.

The chickens were flying and the dogs were jumping, the main house was noisy and Qin Zheng was gloating, he laid near the window listening to the entertainment.

Xue Zhuang frowned at him distastefully and said, "Look at your virtues, which part of you hold any resemblance of being a soldier, you are about to become those long-tongued village women who like to spread rumors from the east to the west."

Qin Zheng hurriedly got down, sat down and laughed, "Brother, I was just listening to what's happening, and I am not going out, talking about it anywhere. How am I like the long-tongued village women?"

"You still have the cheek to laugh!" Xue Zhuang put down the woodcarving in his hand, "How many times have I told you that you must keep a low profile, whatever you say and whatever you do, you should first run it through in your brain. All is well for you? What was the racket like in the courtyard this morning?"

Qin Zheng scratched his head embarrassedly, begging for mercy, "Brother, I know I was wrong, and I should not have revealed my bottom-line (Meaning: whatever he has, all his playing cards) to others in a moment of anger."

Seeing that Xue Zhuang was only glancing at him faintly, and not saying anything more, Qin Zheng boldly added, "Actually, I couldn't get over my anger, Big Brother, you didn't know, that old Madam Sheng wanted me to go up to the mountains and be a lumberjack, isn't that the same as sending me to my death... ..."

Before the last note of his voice ended, Madam Sheng suddenly walked in without knocking on the door.

Qin Zheng thought he was caught saying bad things about other people and Madam Sheng was here to settle the grudge with him, he subconsciously straighten up and stood shielding in front of Xue Zhuang.

But Madam Sheng ignored him and spoke directly to Xue Zhuang, "Da Zhuang, isn't it time for you to go to the town for the follow-up session tomorrow, just in time for you to send Da Ping home on the way."

Qin Zheng raised his eyebrows when he heard this and defended angrily, "No one in the family is willing to go and you conveniently dump it on my Big Brother's head (Meaning: pushing the responsibility)?"

Madam Sheng rolled her eyes and said, "Your father just drove into town today, no matter what, shouldn't we let the animal to take a break, you were going to town tomorrow morning anyway, isn't it just an errand along your way!"

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Translator Notes:

Translated by YellowBean.