The husband I snatched halfway through his life is strange.

Chapter 113 Look at my mouth, it really knows how to offend people.

A look of disdain flashed in Hu Dalang's eyes.

But thinking that Xiao Xu was about to give birth, which would be his first child, Hu Dalang was filled with anticipation.

Seeing his father's worried expression, he reassured him, "However, no matter how fierce they are, it's just petty squabbles between women. They wouldn't dare to go all out. How could they possibly eat your stepmother? At most, my cousin will suffer a little. What family doesn't have its conflicts and rifts? This family doesn't really have any grudges that last overnight. You can rest assured about that, Father."

Hu Dazhu's gaze was deep and somber.

But that's not how it's said.

He was absolutely unwilling to let his stepmother suffer any mistreatment or hardship.

Even a stepmother shouldn't live under someone else's roof.

She should remain as radiant as ever.

Over the years, for his stepmother's sake, he had beaten and verbally abused Wang, but...

His gaze toward Hu Dalang was filled with an indescribable sense of suppressed emotion.

Hu Dalang felt a chill run down his spine under his gaze: "Wh...what's wrong? Did my son say something wrong?"

Hu Dazhu hesitated, then swallowed his words.

He sighed, stopped mentioning Yu Tingwan, and instead began to reprimand Hu Dalang.

"Don't have any inappropriate thoughts about your wife."

“Your mother is not very bright. All she does is cheat and be cunning all day long. Don’t listen to her instigation and get the idea of ​​divorcing your wife.”

“Your wife may have her shortcomings, and she may not be the most beautiful, but since she came into the family, she has been incredibly good to you. She also gave birth to your child. Even if she hasn’t done anything particularly meritorious, she has certainly worked hard. Our family absolutely cannot have a heartless and ungrateful person!”

"Don't let her occasional petty calculations fool you; she's decisive when it comes to important matters. Over the years, the family has spared no expense and tightened their belts to support her son's education, yet she's never complained. That shows she's a good person."

Hu Dalang fell silent.

That makes perfect sense.

As the sister-in-law, Madam Xu also hoped that Erlang would make something of himself.

Suddenly, Hu Dalang's gaze fixed on a spot where he saw a familiar face.

His eyes lit up, and he ran over quickly.

"Aunt Shi."

Widow Shi had just finished seeing her son off when she saw the Hu family father and son, and couldn't help but roll her eyes.

Hu Dalang didn't mind, and his smile deepened: "What a coincidence, I can see my aunt here."

"That sounds interesting. I was about to think that this road was built by your Hu family and that no one else could walk on it."

Widow Shi's attitude was very bad.

She glanced at you up and down: "The roads are all reopened, why aren't you going back yet?"

There's a surprise when you get back!

Hu Dazhu was unaware of the implied meaning in his words.

He was indeed eager to return home.

"Well, Erlang had something to do and got delayed."

He straightened his back: "You must have heard about what happened at the Zexian post station. Erlang's tutor was helping out outside the post station, and since he wanted to promote Erlang, he brought him along as well."

If you can become a familiar face to someone important, that would be a great thing, let alone catching the eye of that important person.

"After the innkeeper learned about this, he said that Erlang was doing a good deed, so he gave them a discount of more than half the price of their accommodation."

"That's why I've been leaving early and returning late these days."

How could Hu Dazhu not be proud?

If word gets out, Erlang will be considered to have done something for the Fifth Prince.

Widow Shi only wanted to show off her own son; she had no interest in listening to others show off their sons!

It's just running errands and helping with writing, what's so special about that?

Her face darkened: "You called me over just to talk about this?"

"What, you want me to flatter you?"

Hu Dazhu choked up.

He didn't have that thought.

However, once Yaozu is mentioned, he can't stop talking about it.

After her husband died, this widow became exceptionally mean and spoke in a way that was unpleasant to hear.

But Hu Dazhu admired her greatly.

How easy is it for a woman to not remarry, to care for her parents-in-law until their death, and to raise her son to adulthood?
"No, no, no, you misunderstood."

"It's because I haven't been back for a long time, and I really miss home, so I wanted to ask you about it."

Widow Shi narrowed her eyes and gave a meaningful "oh".

Who are you asking about?

Hu Dalang hurriedly asked, "Auntie, has my wife given birth yet?"

"gave birth."

Widow Shi clicked her tongue.

"I gave birth to a money-losing child for you."

After saying that, she ignored the grim expressions on the faces of the Hu father and son and added insincerely.

"Look at my mouth, it really knows how to offend people."

She waved her hand and said to Hu Dalang, "I didn't call her that, your mother and I learned it from her."

"Oh dear, every time I pass by your door, I can hear her spitting out filth."

"He's still a member of your Hu family, after all. I heard that child has never been full since birth. Your wife has no breast milk, so the poor child doesn't even have the strength to cry."

"Your wife has a bad reputation and is a terrible person. She's got a lot of problems. She's just given birth and is weak. She's not getting enough nutrition, so how can you expect her to breastfeed the baby?"

Hu Dalang looked nervous.

It would be a lie to say he wasn't disappointed, but this was his first child. He valued it highly.

"Doesn't my mother care?"

"If you don't have enough breast milk, drink some fish soup to help with lactation. If that doesn't work, try getting goat milk. You can't let your child go hungry."

"Yes, manage it."

Widow Shi said sarcastically, "Your wife wants to buy goat milk, but she controls the money tightly and isn't willing to spend a single penny."

"Your wife talked back once and got beaten up. Your mother dragged her straight from the bed to the floor. I heard she was holding the baby at the time, and if she hadn't been protecting the baby so tightly, something terrible might have happened."

"She had no choice but to cook some thick porridge for the child, but your mother scolded her for wasting food."

"Your neighbor, Aunt Wu, couldn't stand it anymore and knocked on your door, but she was kicked out. Your mother scolded her for being a busybody."

“The village head reprimanded you, but your mother just let it go in one ear and out the other.”

Widow Shi twitched the corners of her mouth, feeling much more at ease: "Anyone who didn't know better would think there was another famine. Your family, too, can spend so much money on your son's education without batting an eye. How much can such a small child eat?"

"It's a terrible thing to be born into your family."

Hu Dalang's eyes immediately turned red.

He clenched his fists, unwilling to believe it.

His mother is indeed a snob, but... but those are his children.

The child is still so young.

He felt like he was suffering just hearing about it.

Hu Dalang: "Where's my stepmother?"

He grasped at this straw as if it were his only hope.

“My stepmother is a good person. With her around, she will definitely take care of things…”

Before she finished speaking, Widow Shi's expression became even stranger.

"How dare you mention her?"

"The girl couldn't make a living, so she gritted her teeth and got married. She's with her husband's family now, so why should she worry about all the messy affairs of your Hu family?"

When Widow Shi saw that Hu Dalang was about to cry, her tone softened.

"When will you go back?"

"I'm afraid it'll be too late, and your premature daughter will starve to death."

Every time Widow Shi said a word, Hu Dazhu's face would darken by ten percent.

In the end, it became as black as ink.

He was breathing heavily, his eyes wide with anger.

I almost lost my balance and swayed three times.

Hu Dalang quickly helped him up.

"father."

Hu Dazhu's hands trembled violently; he felt an urge to kill Wang Shi.

The two words seemed to be squeezed out from between his teeth.

"go home!"

(End of this chapter)