The husband I snatched halfway through his life is strange.

Chapter 537 Yao Yao's Diligence

As dawn broke and a thin mist veiled the newly awakened Zexian County, the first signs of life appeared.

Wisps of bluish-white smoke rose from the rooftops of each household, slowly unfurling in the cool air, sometimes swirling together, sometimes dispersing.

With a creak, the door was pushed open.

Yu Jingcheng came in from outside: "Are you still feeling unwell? I bought some steamed buns on the street. They're still warm."

Yu Niang sat half-reclined on the couch, her face slightly pale, but her eyes gentle. She sipped her brown sugar ginger tea slowly.

During those few days each month, it feels like there's a dull knife churning inside my lower abdomen.

She said softly, "Much better."

She can't eat right now either.

She glanced at the sky outside and prepared to get up: "Tomorrow is New Year's Eve, and Yao Yao has to go to pay her respects to Master Sun. I haven't prepared any New Year's gifts yet."

She carefully explained her plan to Yu Jingcheng.

"I'm thinking of paying next year's tuition fee along with the meal, and besides bringing a piece of salted venison from home, I also need to go outside to cut some fresh pork with a good balance of fat and lean meat, wrap it in red paper, and buy two jugs of wine."

"For desserts, prepare four kinds: rice cake, jujube cake, longan, and lotus seeds. They have auspicious meanings."

"Madam Sun doesn't have a good appetite, so I made some candied fruit last time. You should bring it along as well."

That’s not a small amount.

This is considered a generous gift in Zexian County.

Yu Niang is always reliable in her work, so Yu Jingcheng trusts her completely.

Yu Jingcheng stopped her from getting off the bed and tucked the blanket around her again.

"It's still early, lie down a little longer, there's no need to rush."

Yu Niang scolded, "Are you confused? Everyone will be busy tomorrow, no one will be setting up stalls, where will you buy from?"

"I don't care about anything else, but you have to get to the pork stall early, otherwise all the good ones will be gone."

Upon hearing this, Yu Jingcheng agreed.

"I've got it. I'll go buy it now."

Once everyone left, the room became quiet.

Yu Niang lay down for a while, then put on her clothes and prepared to go next door.

But the door was pushed open.

The little girl slipped in.

She was clearly still half asleep, rubbing her eyes as she headed straight for her.

"what happened?"

Yu Niang asked softly, "Was it a nightmare?"

Yao Yao kicked her shoes off, threw off the blanket, and rolled into her arms.

"Auntie."

“Mother is here.”

The little girl lay in her warm, cozy bed, like a cat with its claws tucked in.

Yao Yao took Yu Niang's hand and placed it on her back. She buried her head in Yu Niang's arms, her voice soft and sweet: "Mother, comfort me."

Yu Niang's eyes were filled with tenderness as she gently patted her back.

"Your father bought some steamed buns, would you like some?"

Yao Yao had just woken up and was still groggy: "No."

Yu Niang: "Have you done the homework the teacher assigned?"

"No."

Be confident.

Yu Niang: "Didn't I tell you, I have to go to the teacher's place tomorrow? He'll definitely check it."

The Yu family is like a dead pig that isn't afraid of boiling water.

“I haven’t been doing my homework for a day or two now, so the teacher should be used to it by now.”

Yu Niang: ...

Yao Yao was quite pleased with herself.

Seeing that Yu Niang remained silent, she did not forget to comfort her.

"Don't worry, Mother. Those who study with me can finish their homework, but they're not necessarily smarter than me."

Yu Niang: ...

She raised her hand and tapped Yaoyao's forehead.

"You."

“Your mother doesn’t expect you to be ambitious, but you should at least show an attitude towards studying.”

Yu Niang carefully instructed, "Master Sun cares a lot about you, so you must not let him down."

Yu Tingwan listened to her.

She made her stance clear.

The kind that's very serious.

The girl frowned: "I'm really worried about myself tomorrow."

Urged on by Yu Niang, she reluctantly got up and started studying.

After washing up and eating a meat bun, Yao Yao sat down at the desk that Yu Jingcheng had personally made for her.

He twirled the pen in his hand.

She fell into deep thought.

Let Yao Yao think about what homework the teacher assigned!
She couldn't think of it.

Oh.

Because she didn't listen. After much agonizing thought, Yao Yao decided to go to the next alley to ask her classmate Wang Zhousheng.

The beads hanging from her waist jingled as she walked. Aunt He, heavily pregnant, who was returning from washing clothes by the river, only felt a gust of wind pass by.

The little girl ran past her.

"Where is this child in such a hurry to go?"

Just as she was wondering what was going on, she saw her mother-in-law standing by the door, staring intently at her with a sharp and sarcastic look.

"You lazy bum!"

"Does it take that long to wash clothes? They must have been out having fun and lost track of time."

"Are you going to dump all the housework on me? Did I marry you just to be used like an animal?"

Aunt He's face darkened: "My daughter-in-law made breakfast and swept the floor before leaving home. Mother-in-law, why don't you calculate what time it is? Do you expect me, this beast, to have three heads and six arms?"

"you--"

The old woman was so angry that she lost all reason and tried to hit her with a broom.

"Yo."

A tiny little thing popped out.

Yao Yao turned back and forth, blinking her eyes: "Has that old hag gone mad again?"

"Last time, Aunt He's baby was lost because of your beating."

"Is this what the Master meant by good things coming in pairs?"

The old woman was reminded of something and quickly threw down the broom.

Yao Yao walked over and touched Aunt He's belly.

A childish, babyish voice.

"Remember, it was your grandmother who didn't want you, not your mother."

"It's not that your family can't afford to eat or support your family. It's just that your grandmother is a notorious vicious woman."

Old Woman He: ? ? ?
"you!"

She was so angry she wanted to hit Yao Yao.

"What are you doing!"

Yu Jingcheng, who had forgotten to bring his silver, came over and saw this scene. He shouted and rushed over.

He was a member of a security escort agency, with a muscular physique and intimidating fists.

The old woman was so frightened that she backed away repeatedly.

"No... I didn't touch her."

"She insulted me first!"

Old Mrs. He said angrily, "I was disciplining my daughter-in-law, and she actually interfered!"

"Master Yu, you should really keep an eye on your daughter. She's still so young..."

Yu Jingcheng found it annoying.

"I'll scold you if I want, so what?"

Don't you owe it?

"At your age, why are you still arguing with the kids?"

Yao Yao: "I know!"

"This is what Confucius meant by relying on one's age and seniority!"

Yu Jingcheng: !!!

He looked at Yao Yao and said, "Your studies weren't in vain."

They can now speak in four-word phrases.

Yu Jingcheng glanced at Old Woman He, his tone turning cold.

"She's pregnant, and she's a member of the He family. She should act like an elder."

As an outsider, he shouldn't meddle too much in other people's affairs.

Yu Jingcheng then spoke to Yao Yao as if no one was around.

"Didn't Father tell you to stay away from this old woman?"

Yu Jingcheng picked Yao Yao up directly.

"Let's go home with Father."

"I'm looking for Wang Zhousheng."

Yu Jingcheng frowned: "Why are you looking for that kid?"

He didn't like Wang Zhousheng.

The Wang family had previously visited to express their intention to arrange a marriage between their children.

Yao Yao obediently replied, "Ask about homework."

Yu Jingcheng's brows relaxed.

Wang Zhousheng did very well on the last exam.

Yu Jingcheng didn't stop him: "Then go early and come back early."

"If there's anything you don't understand, let that kid teach you."

"I'll come back once I've asked around."

"Don't play with him."

This is a typical case of someone trying to freeload.

Yao Yao nodded emphatically.

She knows!