The husband I snatched halfway through his life is strange.

Chapter 269 I'm young, I really can't do it.

As this sarcastic remark fell...

Xiang Si, who always presented himself as a good husband, looked extremely unwell.

He never felt he was wrong.

"That's a rather harsh thing to say. It's none of other people's business what happens between my wife and me."

"What do you mean by going to jail? Don't try to scare people like this."

If the government were to arrest people, the jails would probably be full.

This kind of thing has long been the norm.

Can the government handle all of this?
The hunched-over Xiang Si clearly didn't want to stay there any longer and pulled the woman away.

Unfortunately, Yu Tingwan blocked the way.

Xiang Si didn't take her seriously at all, but Wei Zhao was standing next to Yu Tingwan.

Seeing that things were not going well, Zhou's wife quickly came over to smooth things over.

"Did you just move here? I haven't seen you much before."

"You're young, so you probably haven't experienced much. It's really nothing."

"If it weren't for Xiang Si, this madman would probably have nowhere to go and might have died in the famine. Now he's alive and well, has children, and has a family. Isn't that a good thing?"

"It's better to tear down a temple than to break up a marriage. If you interfere, that's not fair."

This has long been commonplace in impoverished areas and has become the norm.

Nobody thought it was wrong.

As long as it's not their own daughter who gets abducted, it's just something to talk about over tea.

When Xiang Si brought women into his house back then, many people praised him for his good fortune with women.
Although she is not in her right mind, she is still a woman, young and beautiful. Bringing her home can not only warm the bed, but also continue the family line.

Sure enough, she became pregnant within a few months.

The Zhou family's daughter-in-law assumed that this unfamiliar couple would stay in Wuyang City for a long time.

She reminded her in a low voice.

“You have a good heart, but such situations are not uncommon in Wuyang City. However, it’s just that this family has a madman. Those who are of sound mind may not adapt well after entering the family and may cause trouble, but after having children, they are all willing to live a good life.”

Yu Tingwan remained calm.

But then it suddenly felt absurd.

They've adapted and stopped making a fuss.

Or was it a compromise made by the mother for the sake of her child?
Or perhaps the world is particularly harsh on women, leaving them with nowhere to go and no way out, forcing them to face reality and grit their teeth and get through life.
"If you make a scene, you might offend a lot of people."

The Zhou family's daughter-in-law thought she was being kind.

"I'm afraid we won't have a peaceful life from now on."

Her words of advice seemed to awaken those around her from their reverie, and they all began to speak up.

"Yes. What kind of foolish thing is he doing so late at night? He's just young and hot-blooded, and he's suffering terribly because he thinks he's done a good deed and is standing up for this crazy woman."

"If the madwoman were clear-headed, she would probably be willing to follow Xiang Si."

They simply couldn't understand why Yu Tingwan, a complete stranger, was meddling in their affairs.

"Alright, it's not a big deal. Don't block the way, let them go back. They're all from Wuyang City, just across the street, we'll run into each other all the time."

Seeing that everyone was on his side, Xiang Si couldn't help but feel smug.

"That's it."

"There are still many reasonable people."

Yu Tingwan didn't look at him.

Her gaze lingered on the disheveled woman.

The woman's eyes were vacant as she sang a tune in a low, guttural voice.

Yu Tingwan had heard of it.

Her mother would sing to her whenever she was alive.

Yu Tingwan glanced at the crowd, and finally landed lightly on Zhou's wife.

Do you have a daughter?

"Yes, I have."

Yu Tingwan's tone was indifferent: "If one day, she were to be abducted by an older man with a lot of ulterior motives, and he took her virginity and had two children, could you not hold a grudge at all?"

Zhou's daughter-in-law choked: "Isn't that the same?"

"How is it different?"

"My daughter is not crazy."

"I'm going to marry her off to a good family in the future." She always said what she meant: "I wouldn't want someone like Xiang Si, who is old, ugly, and poor, as my son-in-law."

Xiang Si: ? ?

As soon as he finished speaking, the crowd burst into laughter.

Someone said loudly, "That's right. Although a daughter is not as valuable as half a finger of a son, she is still a piece of our flesh."

"Being old isn't a big deal, but being poor is. I'll find a good family for my daughter Sanya in the future, and the dowry money can help her brother get married. Only if she marries well can she help her brother."

A round-faced woman chimed in.

“I’m different. I had four sons, and it wasn’t easy for me to have a daughter. I love her terribly. If any bastard dares to make a move on her, I can beat that beast to death with a broom.”

As she spoke, she glanced at Xiang Si.

They quickly looked away, disgusted.

If the madwoman were her daughter, she would absolutely not let Xiang Si go.

She's going to cause trouble and make sure the entire Xiang family is in a state of turmoil.

Yu Tingwan said calmly, "Because this woman is someone you don't know, does that mean her suffering can be lessened?"

"So you deserve to be ruined because you're not thinking straight?"

"What benefits did Xiang Si offer you to make you aid and abet evil?"

"If one day this kind of thing happens to you, and you can advise yourselves as you do today, that suffering a loss is a blessing, then I will have no objections."

Yu Tingwan said gently, "I have to think highly of you. You think you're on a moral high ground, that you're not stupid, but your brains are full of mud. I'm young, I really can't do that."

"But if you can't, yet you take advantage of your age to laugh at my ignorance, stop me, and become my accomplices, aren't you ridiculous?"

The crowd fell silent.

"Human trafficking is common, and the government and its officials are all at fault, as are you. If such scoundrels exist in the world and are not stopped, they will only become rampant and a disaster."

Yu Tingwan raised her hand and pointed at the woman.

"Why are you all pretending to be blind? Anyone could become the next her."

The Zhou family's daughter-in-law was speechless for a moment.

I really wanted to point out that Yu Tingwan was wrong, but there wasn't a single flaw in her words.

It even overturned her ideas that she had held for many years.

The look in her eyes towards Xiang Si now held a disdain that she hadn't shown before.

"Xiang Si, you are indeed wrong."

Xiang Si: ? ?

He was furious.

The woman, whose wrist he was holding tightly, finally finished singing the song in a low, guttural voice.

She remained uninvolved, her lips moving as she spoke.

"go home."

"child."

"go home."

Xiang Si: "Go home what?"

He couldn't control his temper.

They set the fire on the woman.

It's all her!
It was because she suddenly ran here that this whole thing happened.

Just a woman.

Women are the least valuable!
He has cared for us for so many years; even if he hasn't done anything meritorious, he has certainly put in a lot of hard work.

Now, he's seen as a human trafficker by others.

It was as if he had committed an unforgivable crime.

What's wrong with him?

He couldn't afford the betrothal gifts, which is why he hadn't been able to get married.

She's not young anymore.

How could one not be tempted by a beautiful madwoman?

At that time, this madman went around asking everyone he met on the street if they had seen the child.

He said he was at home and took her there, thus luring her into the house.

His wife had a few moments of lucidity, each time looking at him with resentful eyes, as if she wanted to run away.

But for Xiang Si, it would be better if he remained mad.