" Tong'er it's great you are here, " said Qiu Bai he happily took the basket that Yu Tong brought for him, before turning to look at his daughter with a delicate and soft expression " Tong'er, can you please help your father? I want to harvest this wheat but my hand hurts so much that I can't even raise my arm anymore ."
Qiu Bai was great at talking and compared to Shen Li and the others, he was dainty and petite just like a cute little girl. If not for the bright vermilion lotus on his forehead many would have mistaken him as a woman - coupled with the fact that he never worked in the fields after marrying Yu Dong's aunt thus time was really good to him. With his frail figure that looked like it might get blown away with just a gust of wind, and those watery eyes that had a tint of redness made him look like a pitiful white rabbit, no one refused his plea.
If Qiu Bai was to pout his lips and softly coax his wife, even the resolute Aunty Yu had no other choice but to give in to his whims.
This was why Qiu Bai was able to get rid of Yu Dong's family with just a simple tactic as pillow talk.
Qiu Bai was used to having his ways, and he believed that as long as he swayed his tiny waist and pulled an extremely pitiful expression on which young or old women would have no choice but to fall for his antics. But this time the woman in front of him was his own daughter even though Qiu Bai didn't sway his hips and twist his waist like a seductress, Yu Tong still found his dewy eye look really nauseating.
She rolled her eyes and then looked at the field that wasn't even touched. The sickle was carelessly lying on the ground and even a single stalk of wheat was harvested and yet her father had the face to say that his hand was hurting after working in the fields?
What did he take her as? An idiot?
Her mother might be easy to flatter but she wasn't her mother. So Yu Tong simply took two steps back and sneered " Father, you have barely touched the wheat in the field. You haven't even started yet your hand already hurt? "
Qiu Bai wasn't easy to back down either, even though his daughter shredded his pretence to bits. He still kept smiling at her but if someone was to look carefully, they would see traces of being wronged in his eyes " but I have never worked in the fields. Tong 'er, you are a woman and you are much stronger than father, I'm nothing but a weak mer - how will I harvest this much wheat alone. Tong'er even your grandmother used to work in the fields, as her granddaughter you shouldn't shrink away from this little work "
Yu Tong heard what her father said and her expression turned a little complicated, she knew as the woman of their family she should be working in the fields instead of letting her father harvest them. But she was lazy as well! After being pampered by her mother and grandmother, Yu Tong's personality became warped.
She was extremely arrogant, conceited and self-centred. She was used to people bringing food to her mouth instead of her working for that food, in the beginning, her aunt used to hunt and bring a decent income to her family. Later on, her mother got a job in the town after she finished her education and Yu Dong married those three fuglies, so the job of household work fell on those three mers including Yu Dong's father.
With her aunt's income, they didn't have to worry about eating good meals either. But then her aunt passed away in an accident after a bear mauled her and her uncle in law too passed away because he couldn't bear the separation from his wife.
Ever since her aunt passed away, the financial condition at her house became tight. Her mother's salary was good but her brother who was studying to bring glory at home had a lot of expenses as well.
Yu Tong understood that if she wanted to eat good meals she needed to work but she was too lazy and couldn't bring herself to harvest this ten mus of land! Why should she be the one working in the fields while her brother only had to stay at home and wait for his meals? Why? Just because he was studying?
Yu Tong was regretting not agreeing to her mother's suggestion. When she was five her mother wanted to send her to school as well but Yu Tong found studying to be a headache and refused. And since she was the ' only daughter ' of her mother, her mother didn't force her either. But now Yu Tong was regretful if she knew that if she didn't study then she would have to work in the fields she would have studied even if her head exploded!
Suppressing her negative emotions, Yu Tong rubbed her forehead and closed her eyes in annoyance " Father, it's not like I don't want to work but you know that I haven't worked in the fields either. If I were to harvest these wheat stalks then I'm afraid I might ruin them in my negligence - these wheat stalks are our family's financial lifeline I can't afford to risk it and ruin the harvest "
Qiu Bai listened to his daughter ' nonsense ' calmly and not once did he doubt her words. After all, Yu Tong was his daughter, whatever she said or did was correct! Thus, he nodded his head in understanding then looked over to their family's wheat field and said " then what should we do? Your grandmother is old and your grandfather won't allow her to come to the field and harvest wheat. He is afraid that your grandmother might hurt her waist if she pushed herself to harvest it "
The responsibility of harvesting the crop belonged to grandmother Yu but a few months ago while sowing seeds she fell on her back and hurt her waist. Though she has long recovered and was moving around without any difficulty, Grandfather Yu was still worried that she might hurt herself again if she went to the fields again. So he ordered Qiu Bai to harvest it of course he could have helped but he was too ' lazy ' and ' afraid of labour ' so he simply used his authority as an elder and ordered Qiu Bai to do it.
" You can ask Yu Dong to send her husbands to help us, " said Yu Tong with a casual shrug as if she was Yu Dong's mother and had complete control over her family even if she separated from their family " they are used to this kind of labour, they will do it in a jiffy. Why should we bother with it and ruin the harvest just let them do it "
Qiu Bai too thought that his daughter made sense and immediately agreed " you are right, how forgetful of me. They were the ones who helped your grandmother in harvesting the fields before so they must know how to do it properly, I almost made a mistake, ah! "
" Shen Chi! Ye Liu! Chen Mi! Are you all dead or are you pretending to be dead? I have knocked on your door yet you dare to not open it ?" Qiu Bai was used to being overbearing and unreasonable in front of Yu Dong's husbands. No matter how he treated these three bastards neither Yu Dong nor her wife said a word , so he wasn't worried about causing trouble . In his eyes as long as he wanted to take advantage of Shen Chi and the others , they were still members of his family . However , if their family hit a jackpot then these three good for nothing including that niece of his need to stay as far as possible from his family . In short, only he was allowed to take advantage of Yu Dong 's family, not the other way round !
Chen Mi who was sitting in his room pursed his lips and stayed silent , he knew that no matter what reason Qiu Bai , this uncle in law had , it wasn't any good . After staying for a year in the Yu family he knew how selfish and self-centred this Qiu Bai was , if he really opened the door then who knows what Qiu Bai might do . Maybe he might even snatch these new quilts and mattresses that his wife brought to their house . The more he thought about it the more he realised that opening the door was equivalent to letting Qiu Bai take advantage of his family , so tightly pursed his lips and didn't utter a word .
Chen Mi could withstand the continuous pounding and shouting but little bun couldn't , the poor child has just fallen asleep and before he could start dreaming of his milky dreams , he was woken up by Qiu Bai 's continuous knocking and cursing . Little bun unhappily scrunched up his face and started to brawl , his sobs were so loud that the entire house shook . Anyone who heard his pitiful sobs would have felt their heart melt , those sobs were full of anger and anguish , and no one would have dared to harden their hearts and bully the little child anymore .
But who was Qiu Bai , he was even more shameless than the most shameless man alive on the earth. When he heard little bun cry he didn't even stop to think that the child was crying because of him and he shouldn't continue to shout curses in front of Yu Dong 's house but instead, he raised his voice and rightfully scolded Chen Mi " You lazy bum! I knew you were hiding inside . Come out and open this door , don't even think about hiding from your uncle in law . Open the door and come with me now !"
Chen Mi brought Little bun in his arms and started rocking him , however with Qiu Bai shouting at his house 's door there was no way his son would be able to sleep . So , he lightly hummed a tune to stop Little bun from crying before walking to the door , though he walked out of his room , he didn't open the door instead he lightly answered Qiu Bai " Uncle in law , I can't come with you . My wife and brothers aren't home and Xiao Bo is too small to be left alone . I cannot leave the house empty either , so please come back when my wife returns "
Qiu Bai who was standing outside was shocked , this was the first time he heard the timid Chen Mi answering back . But after his initial shock faded , his anger reached a new peak and he started kicking on Yu Dong 's door " you hussy , to think your wings would harden after leaving the house . What do you think that just because our families are separated I can no longer control you ? Don't forget that I am still your uncle in law and my wife is your aunt ! Unless you divorce Yu Dong , you will still be a member of my family ! So hurry up and open the door don't make me force you , you bitch!"
" Qiu Bai , you need to calm down " An Xia the village head of the village couldn't help but lightly scold Qiu Bai . Even if she wanted to build a good relationship with Qiu Bai and his family because of his son Yu Cheng , she still need to stop Qiu Bai in case he did something offensive " you will break the door -"
" So what if I break it huh ?" snapped Qiu Bai as he continued stomping on Yu Dong 's door , with each kick the force and ferociousness behind it would increase . The door was already so old and because of Qiu Bai 's ferocity it started creaking and cracking " even if I break it so what ?"
" You will have to pay for a new door " a cool voice answered him , startled Qiu Bai turned around . Only to see , a heroic-looking woman walking towards him -her long ponytail was fluttering in wind , her sharp willow like eyebrows were scrunched up in irritation while her full red lips were pouting because of anger . Her eyes were full of blame as she looked at him , Qiu Bai who had never seen such a beautiful woman was stunned , he couldn't even say a word and lost all his steam at once .
" You ?"
" What? Did uncle in law forget me after not seeing me for six months ? I don't blame you it's a long time indeed ." said Yu Dong as she walked closer to Qiu Bai , she casually looked at the footprints and cracks on her door and frowned . The door was already so ugly and frail , with Qiu Bai stomping on it , Yu Dong was certain that this door wouldn't be able to hold on for long - when she thought about it , her eyebrows scrunched in frustration , she already had so many expenses and now this!
" You - you are Yu..Y...Yu Dong ?" Qiu Bai stuttered , Yu Tong indeed told him that Yu Dong have changed but he didn't take her seriously , in his eyes even if Yu Dong changed it was only a one day fluke . With her alcoholism and chain-smoking habit , it was impossible for her to stay away from such pleasures but contrary to his expectations Yu Dong who should have gone back to her previous ways was no longer the same , she was standing tall and upright .
Her eyes were no longer unfocused and glazed , instead, they shone like millions of stars . Her complexion was rosy while her strong figure incited every mer that walked past her house .
Qiu Bai clenched his hands when he got a good look . Yu Dong resembled her mother but she still had some features that were similar to her father , and since both father and mother Yu were beautiful - Yu Dong was much more good looking compared to Yu Tong and Yu Cheng .
Previously , her looks were easy to ignore because of her hooligan like behaviour but now that she was sober and clear - it was impossible to ignore !
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