The husband I snatched halfway through his life is strange.

Chapter 228 The delicate little girl has grown into a graceful young lady.
The sky was dark, and two lanterns at the entrance cast a soft, warm glow. There were no pedestrians on the street, and the daytime hustle and bustle had gradually faded away.

The shock in my heart will burst forth.

She looked at the man's hand.

It was broad and long, with shallow scars on its surface.

Yu Tingwan's eyes welled up with tears, her nose felt dry, and her vision blurred.

For a moment, she couldn't distinguish between reality and illusion, fearing it was all a dream and that everything would be gone when she woke up.

She tried to raise her hand.

Before it could even reach Wei Zhao's palm, he swiftly and forcefully gripped it.

Yu Tingwan was led down from the carriage by him, followed him up a few steps, and then he pulled her across the threshold.

Pushing open the door, you are greeted by a screen wall. After going around the wall, the view suddenly opens up, revealing a lush courtyard with the faint fragrance of flowers.

The Yu family is not small.

The courtyard is spacious, and the main house has four guest rooms, a kitchen, and a storage room.

There is a flower bed on the right.

Yu Tingwan remembered that her mother loved to take care of these things.

She followed behind and helped him when she was young...

Yeah, it made things worse.

Hu Yuniang was weeding, and she was playing in the mud behind her.

Hu Yuniang was watering the plants when she slipped and fell. This older girl had delicate skin and minor abrasions on her arm.

She couldn't even stand properly, yet she had the nerve to sob and cry.

Hu Yuniang was terrified. She immediately dropped what she was doing and, without caring that the little girl was all dirty, picked her up.

"What happened? Did you fall and hurt yourself? Let your mother take a look."

She cried her heart out, becoming a little tearful cat.

"It's useless to look at it."

"Then let Mother blow it."

The little girl's voice was muffled; even in this state, she still couldn't resist sobbing and acting spoiled.

"She needs new clothes before she'll be alright."

Hu Yuniang's heart was broken. Forget about new clothes, she wouldn't give the little girl anything she wanted.

"Okay, Mother will make new clothes for Yaoyao."

Memories buried for years came flooding back.

Many projects have been shelved.

But when they returned to their hometown, they all turned upside down.

On the left is a grape trellis, where the family of three often sits to cool off on hot days.

Therefore, there are stone tables and benches, as well as swings there.

There was a time when a little girl sat on it and spoke sweetly to the tall man behind her, her voice filled with undisguised joy.

"Daddy, taller! Yaoyao wants to be even taller!"

"Be careful not to fall."

"Then Daddy, catch me! You only have one precious daughter, you have to keep a close eye on her."

Things have changed, but the people are gone.

But every little detail keeps replaying in my mind.

A loud crash came from next door, followed by curses.

"You can smash a basin of water like that. What's the point of having a wife like you? I've told you not to do any work, just stay inside and lie down. But you can't stand being idle. What, are you destined to be a workaholic?"

"It's alright if the basin falls, but you're four months pregnant. If something happens to the baby, how am I supposed to explain it to Sanlang?"

"They're such a worry."

"Wait, go to the kitchen and eat the eggs. Don't give them to Da Lang and Er Lang's children anymore. You think those are for you to cook? They're for the baby in your belly."

"Go away, go away! Just looking at you makes me angry. You're like a clay figure, you have no temper at all!" The woman scolded her third daughter-in-law. She turned around, picked up the washbasin from the ground, and glared at the people in the yard.

The children were so frightened that they hid.

She sneered, "So you know you're wrong now?"

"You guys are really something, managing to get her an egg every day for a whole month. No wonder she started bleeding a while ago; it turns out she wasn't eating well and was malnourished, and it all ended up in your stomachs."

"Is your family lacking in food or drink? Are you trying to take it from your aunt's mouth?"

The two daughters-in-law quickly stepped forward: "Mother, the child is ignorant, you..."

"Don't say the child is ignorant; I think it's the mother who doesn't know how to teach."

"Listen up, eldest daughter-in-law and second daughter-in-law! When you were pregnant, the house was never without eggs, wasn't it? Did I mistreat you? Now that the third daughter-in-law is pregnant, you're not happy? You're even making the child ask for more? Huh? Are you taking advantage of her being a new bride and feeling shy? If you want to live together, then live together. If not, then we should separate the family. That way, we won't have to scheme against each other and play tricks on each other right under my nose."

The insults never stopped.

The two daughters-in-law and the youngest were so frightened that they didn't dare to utter a sound.

Sure! Yu Tingwan dares to do it.

She said to Wei Zhao, "That's Aunt He from next door. She's fierce, but she's tough on the outside but soft on the inside, and she always tries to be fair."

She had three sons, none of whom were married when she left.

Another voice came from next door; it was someone trying to smooth things over.

"Alright, that's enough with the talk. Why make such a fuss over a few bites of food? If the kids want some, cook more tomorrow so they can have a taste. Our son is out there doing business, why are we dividing the family property?"

He then addressed his two daughters-in-law.

“Your mother is just angry. Go and get busy, cook the rice, eat it and get some rest.”

Everyone held their breath, and upon hearing this, they all breathed a sigh of relief.

Aunt He snorted and looked at her husband: "You're the only one who knows how to be a good person."

"Cook more. There are so many people in the family, so many mouths to feed. Can we afford to feed our half-grown children into poverty?"

Moreover.

There are always a few days each month when we buy meat, so the children will have meat in their bellies.

She wasn't the kind of cruel grandmother who would mistreat her grandchildren.

"Am I being petty about eggs? If they want some, they can just tell me, and I'll grit my teeth and cook them for them. We can't afford it in the long run, but if they eat them for a day or two, would I be stingy? Why would I need to ask my third brother's wife for more?"

"Keep your voice down, don't let the neighbors hear."

Aunt He spat out, "You're afraid of losing face, but I'm not. If they dare to do it, they should dare to admit it. Only when they're laughed at and realize their mistakes will they be able to live with integrity."

"Besides, the neighbors have all moved away."

“A few days ago I saw Grandma Li’s daughter-in-law coming and going, I don’t know which of her relatives was going to move in.”

Aunt He stopped scolding and began to sigh.

"I hope we can get along. The family that moved away was always gossiping and saying behind my back that I was mean-spirited and had a foul mouth. It's a good thing they left, otherwise I would have rolled up my sleeves, picked up a broom, and given them a good beating."

"Ideally, it should be like the Yu family."

"Yu Niang is so easy to talk to, and she's also very pretty. Every time she smiles, my heart melts."

“Jingcheng is not bad either. He looks fierce but doesn’t talk much, but he came to help when our family had a problem before.”

Aunt He's voice sounded older than it had been nine years ago.

But he's still the same person.

For a fleeting moment, the past and the present collide.

But that delicate little girl has grown into a graceful young woman.

The noise from next door reveals the most ordinary aspects of everyday life in the city.

Yu Tingwan's wavering heart gradually settled down.

Not a dream.

I'm really home.

The home Wei Zhao gave her.

Yu Tingwan wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, a faint smile appearing on her lips.