The husband I snatched halfway through his life is strange.

Chapter 267 is a madwoman
The curtains were drawn.

Every now and then, one could hear a woman's helpless sobs.

Her body trembled slightly, her hands clinging to Wei Zhao's swollen chest, receiving his soft, persistent kisses.
Perhaps out of pity for her, Wei Zhao did not rush to give her everything at first.

Seeing that Yu Tingwan had adapted a little, he began to act more fiercely.

Yu Tingwan was very tired.

After an unknown amount of time, her face became unnaturally flushed, and she felt as if she were about to melt from the heat.

She was breathing heavily.

Wei Zhao carried the person to wipe them clean.

The night is particularly long.

The room was filled with alluring spring colors.

There were sobbing sounds outside, and a dark figure shrank in and pounded on the door in the alley.

After knocking on one door and receiving no response, he got impatient and went to knock on another.

"Who is it! So late at night."

Someone cursed.

"Hey, are you trying to get yourself killed?! Sneaking around in front of my house!"

"He looks delirious; he's a madman."

Voices outside gradually rose into the air.

After Yu Tingwan was cleaned up, she lay down on the bed, already extremely sleepy.

In her hazy state, she heard a commotion outside.

They couldn't even open their eyes.

"what happened?"

Wei Zhao soothed her slender back: "Don't worry about it."

Yu Tingwan prepared to continue sleeping.

The noise outside did not lessen.

"Where did this crazy woman come from? I've never seen her before."

"Hey, it looks like Xiang Si's family on Siyuan Street."

"Siyuan Street? The street up ahead? Zhou's wife, since you know her, go and bring her back. Otherwise, her family will be in a panic."

"I wouldn't dare, that madman bites."

The Zhou family's daughter-in-law pouted, unwilling to go through the trouble.

She found it extremely distasteful.

“This crazy woman runs away every few days, and her husband is probably used to it by now. If she weren’t so mentally unstable, I would suspect that she’s having an affair behind Xiang Si’s back.”

Yu Tingwan opened her eyes.

Wei Zhao: "Did I disturb you?"

Yu Tingwan struggled to get up: "I want to go take a look."

Wei Zhao:......

She had just begged him to hurry up, saying she wanted to sleep, but now she turned around and, despite being extremely sleepy, wanted to join in the fun.

outside the house.

The woman, who was being pointed at and whispered about by the crowd, was covered in filth, and her messy hair covered most of her face. When she saw that there were more people, she was afraid and tried to slip away with her head down.

The Zhou family's daughter-in-law said in a harsh tone, "Where are you going? Just stay put, your husband will be here soon."

The woman's path was blocked, so she could only retreat and eventually huddled in a corner.

Her hands, cracked and covered in chilblains, were oozing pus. She seemed oblivious to the unbearable itching, only shivering.

A creak.

A small crack has been opened in the courtyard across the street, which has been uninhabited for a long time.

Yu Tingwan's legs felt sore and weak, as if she couldn't find solid ground to stand on.

Hearing the sound, everyone turned to look at her.

Yu Tingwan paid no attention to it, her eyes fixed on the disheveled woman.

Frowning.

She had seen this woman when she first entered Wuyang City.

Someone carrying a lantern approached to take a look, but quickly covered their nose and backed away, clearly disgusted.

"She stinks, and there's a thick layer of dirt on her fingernails. I don't know how long she's been wearing this, and Xiang Si doesn't even wash her." Zhou's wife: "How can I wash her? Even if I do, this madwoman will just make a scene and get all dirty again."

"Xiang Si is a man who has to support his family and take care of his children. It's already a sign of consideration for our marital relationship that he didn't throw her, this burden, into the deep mountains. Where would he find the energy to deal with her?"

Before she could say anything more, someone appeared behind her.

Yu Tingwan said gently, "What you said is not right."

Zhou's daughter-in-law was stunned: "W-what's wrong?"

"Isn't supporting the family and taking care of the children what a husband should do?"

"What's so great about that?"

Zhou's daughter-in-law: ...

It's somewhat right, but it also seems wrong.

Yu Tingwan: "It's not easy to take care of someone like that in the family, and it's really hard work. It's impossible to be considerate in every aspect."

"But I did see a mother and daughter. The daughter went insane after something happened. Her marriage was called off, and the two of them depended on each other for survival. The mother managed everything at home, and to make a living, she also had to take care of a small plot of land outside. She was just as busy as anyone else."

"She couldn't keep her daughter under her watchful eye all the time, but every time I saw her, the girl was always impeccably clean."

Even if her clothes get dirty, as long as she doesn't roll around in the mud, her hair will still be neatly combed.

They'll also wear pretty headbands on top.

Yu Tingwan: "Not everyone can be like that mother, but..."

But the woman's hair was greasy and clumped with dirt.

I don't know how many months it's been since I last washed it.

She also met Xiang Si that time.

Although his clothes were patched, he dressed himself up quite well.

At least in Yu Tingwan's opinion, Xiang Si did not care enough about this woman.

Yu Tingwan said softly, "If he thinks that his wife, who has borne him children and survived a near-death experience, is a burden, then he is morally deficient."

Zhou's wife hurriedly said, "He didn't. But that's what everyone outside is saying."

Yu Tingwan wondered, "Since he didn't find it hard, why should outsiders feel sorry for him?"

Zhou's daughter-in-law: ...

It seems so.

“You don’t understand, Xiang Si is exceptionally considerate to his wife.”

She gave an example to Yu Tingwan.

The sound was loud, clearly requiring the approval of those around him.

"If there's anyone in this family who's not mentally sound, they're kept locked up at home to avoid any trouble."

"In earlier years, Xiang Si was also imprisoned. But this madman was something else; he smashed everything he could in the house and kept banging his head against the wall. Once, he smashed his face until it bled."

"Xiang Si had no choice but to chain her up in the yard, tying one end to the millstone to prevent her from running away, and the other end around the madwoman's neck like a dog. Now there were no walls to hold her back, and she couldn't run away, but that didn't work either. This madwoman wasn't afraid of being strangled to death at all; as long as she had the strength, she would run around wildly, and the chain around her neck was covered in blood."

After such an incident, not only was Xiang Si terrified, but the entire neighborhood was also left with lingering fears.

"Since then, I haven't dared to lock her up."

“They often run away when we don’t keep an eye on them, and we have to search for them everywhere every time.”

Upon hearing this, everyone echoed his sentiments.

"Oh, the man you're talking about is indeed quite good."

"If it were me, I would have divorced her long ago. Or I would have starved her for a few meals until she was too weak to cause any more trouble."

Someone asked, "Was she sick, which caused her to go crazy?"

Zhou's daughter-in-law waved her hand.

"Xiang Si's mind was already impaired when he brought the person back."

Yu Tingwan: ?

Not only did she fall silent, but everyone else quieted down.

"This……"

"I've never seen anyone choose to marry a mentally challenged woman over a perfectly healthy one."

Zhou's daughter-in-law: "Xiang Si is old and his family is poor."

She smiled and said in a nonchalant tone, "It's not like I'm marrying him."

"Don't let her current state of being so dirty that you can't even see her face, she's actually quite pretty."

"He can even recite poems; he's probably literate."