Traveling through the 1970s: The young wife loves to make trouble

Chapter 111 Wei Jingyuan has changed

He actually refuted herself. Li Yuegui narrowed her eyes and stared at Wei Jingyuan.

Seeing that he had an expressionless face, his body straight, sitting on the stool by the door, without even looking at her, Li Yuegui gritted her teeth in hatred.

"Why can't you wear it? I saw you wearing your old cotton-padded jacket a few days ago. What's wrong with you not wearing it?" Without waiting for Wei Jingyuan to answer, Li Yuegui looked at Wei Laosan again.

"Look at that old cotton-padded jacket your uncle is wearing. It's really unwearable. The sleeves have been patched over and over again, and there are several holes on the sides."

"The cotton inside is so stiff after washing that it's not warm at all. Your third uncle isn't in good health either, and he's always shivering from the cold."

These words sounded so familiar that Wei Jingyuan twitched the corners of his mouth. In the past, when he came back to visit his family during holidays and wore a slightly newer military uniform, his third aunt would repeat these pitiful words.

Then, of course, it was grandma who made the decision and asked him to give the clothes to his third uncle.

Whenever he showed his reluctance, his grandmother would complain to his parents, scolding them for being incompetent and unable to take care of their family.

Seeing his parents' faces filled with shame, he had no choice but to give in. Two years ago, when he recovered from his injury, all the clothes and belongings he brought back were divided among his eldest and third uncles.

Pausing his thoughts, Wei Jingyuan laughed at himself, "The cotton-padded jacket Third Uncle is wearing now was issued to us by our army six years ago. I only wore it once. Grandma decided to give it to Third Uncle."

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the room's expression changed.

Grandpa Wei San and the old branch secretary were surprised, while Wei Lao Da and the team leader were astonished.

After a brief moment of shock, Li Hongying's eyes were filled with resentment. Zhou Mei was gloating over the misfortune. It seemed that Li Yuegui's usual tricks were useless against Wei Jingyuan.

Wei Laosan's face turned red and he glared at Li Yuegui.

Li Yuegui's expression was as ugly as if she had swallowed a fly, especially when she was glared at by her own man. Who was she doing this for? It was Wei Laosan.

In the past, when she said this, Wei Jingyuan would give his clothes to Wei Lao San. But today, Wei Jingyuan didn't buy it. Has Wei Jingyuan changed, or did her mother-in-law not speak up for her?
Li Yuegui looked at Li Hongying, and Li Hongying also glared at her, blaming her for being too talkative.

Li Yuegui felt depressed and glared at Wei Jingyuan fiercely.

Although she was angry at Li Yuegui for being too talkative, Li Hongying still felt sorry for her son and said, "Jingyuan, your third uncle is not in good health. You are young and healthy and you are not afraid of the cold. Give your new cotton-padded clothes to your third uncle."

Grandpa Wei San and the old branch secretary were stunned by Li Hongying's shameless words.

Boss Wei and Zhou Mei regretted not asking Li Yuegui for it first, otherwise the new cotton-padded jacket on Wei Jingyuan would have been for Boss Wei.

Wei Laosan and Li Yuegui smiled proudly, their mother still helped them.

Captain Wei Laosi looked at his mother disapprovingly, "Mom, if Third Brother wants to wear a new cotton-padded jacket, he should buy it himself. How can you let Jing Yuan give his own jacket to Third Brother?"

"What's wrong with me asking Jingyuan to give your third brother a new cotton-padded jacket?" Li Hongying said righteously, "Your third brother's family is in trouble, you know that."

"What about Jingyuan? When did Jingyuan wear a decent piece of clothing since he returned from the army?" Wei Laosi asked.

"He...you..." Li Hongying couldn't find the words to refute for a moment, and cursed: "You unfilial son, you are questioning your mother, why is my life so miserable, giving birth to such an unfilial son like you."

Wei Laosi was very angry at his mother's unreasonable behavior. He stood up and said, "Mom..."

"Fourth Uncle." Wei Jingyuan interrupted Wei Laosi calmly, looking at Li Hongying with a cold gaze. "Grandma, we have already separated."

Wei Jingyuan had long felt cold towards his grandmother, his eldest uncle's family, and his third uncle's family. Fortunately, he was wearing the clothes Tao Qiuyi had just bought for him, which kept him warm. Tao Qiuyi was right. Some people didn't need to be tolerated, because the more you pushed them, the more they would push themselves further.

Li Hongying looked at Wei Jingyuan in disbelief, as if she had seen a ghost.

They can fight back. Very good, very good. Grandpa Wei San and the old branch secretary looked at each other and saw surprise and satisfaction in each other's eyes.

The old branch secretary coughed lightly, reminding the Wei family that he, the outsider, was still around! If you don't restrain yourself, I'll spread the news that you guys teamed up to rob Jingyuan's cotton-padded jacket.

"Are you guys off topic?" the old branch secretary asked with a smile.

Grandpa Wei San also said: "If you don't want to solve the problem of the stolen money and tickets, I will go back first. I am old and it is uncomfortable to sit for too long. I want to go out and move around."

"That's right." The old branch secretary agreed.

The other members of the Wei family were all juniors and did not dare to say a word.

Li Hongying, Wei Sanye and the old branch secretary are of the same generation, but she is the victim. If Wei Sanye and the old branch secretary do not make a decision for her, she will not find anyone who can make a decision for her.

Even though she was so angry that her teeth were grinding, Li Hongying had to endure it. Her temper had been at an explosive stage since she found out her money and tickets had been stolen.

"Uncle San, look at what you said. You are not old, not at all. You and the old branch secretary are in your prime. Our village still relies on you two." Boss Wei smiled and tried to smooth things over. He stood up, picked up the kettle, and filled the two cups with water.

"It's cold, but I'm sorry to ask you two to come to our house because of our family matters. Have some hot tea and warm yourself up."

Zhou Mei also forced a smile, "Boss is right. We have so much money and tickets stolen this time. We still need you two to take charge of us youngsters."

She had so much money stolen that she just wanted to cry and couldn't laugh at all.

The couple lowered their attitude so much that Grandpa Wei San and the old Party Secretary could no longer talk about leaving.

"Okay, let's get back to the topic." Even if Third Grandpa Wei didn't want to get involved in this matter, he couldn't say it out loud. After all, they were family.

However, he really couldn't stand the behavior of Li Hongying and others.

The old branch secretary's idea is similar to that of Grandpa Wei San. He is not a family member of the Wei family, but he is the branch secretary. If something happens in the village, he, as the branch secretary, must solve it together with the team leader.

Seeing that Grandpa Wei San and the old Party Secretary had been persuaded, Li Hongying took a deep breath and got back to the point. "Our intention is still the same as before. Search Tao Qiuyi's body and the house she lives in."

The cycle came back again, and Grandpa Wei San and the old branch secretary sighed.

Before that, Li Hongying, her mother-in-law and daughter-in-law told the two of them and the team leader the amount of money stolen from their home, and also mentioned the suspects.

Li Hongying, her mother-in-law, and her daughter-in-law all agreed that Tao Qiuyi was the one who stole their money and tickets. Then, a big argument broke out in the room, and the two sides split into three.

On one side is Grandpa Wei San, who remains neutral.

On one side were Li Hongying, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, Wei Lao Da and Wei Lao San, who advocated searching Tao Qiuyi's body and the house where she lived.

On one side, Wei Jingyuan, the team leader, and the old branch secretary refused to search Tao Qiuyi, and asked Li Hongying, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, to produce evidence to prove that it was Tao Qiuyi who stole their money and tickets, and not just rely on suspicion.

(End of this chapter)