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

Chapter 312 Jealous

Watching Wei Jingyuan and Tao Qiuyi's figures gradually disappear into the bamboo forest, Huang Hao looked down at the rabbit he was carrying, then turned to look at his grandfather.

Grandpa was so worried about this that he barely ate any lunch. Huang Hao tried to persuade him, but to no avail, and could only sigh.

But he still had to persuade him. Huang Hao said, "Grandpa, if you ask me, you should just leave this matter alone. Let Comrade Tao decide how to settle things."

"Just like her?" The old Party Secretary glared at his grandson. "What kind of personality does she have? You've been dealing with her these past few days, have you really not noticed, or are you just pretending not to?"

"If we let her have her way, who knows what kind of trouble she might cause."

“If you don’t follow her lead, you can’t stop her from doing whatever she wants,” Huang Hao said frankly.

I just overheard Grandpa's brief conversation with Comrade Tao, and Comrade Tao has already indicated that this matter will not end well. To be honest, he also feels that this matter cannot be resolved peacefully.

Those people's behavior was too heinous. If they do it once, they'll do it again. If we let them off this time, they'll do it again next time.

Endless.

Seeing that his grandfather was so old and still had to worry about those people, Huang Hao hoped that Tao Qiuyi would not show any mercy to them.

"You..." The old Party Secretary was angry, but he knew in his heart that his grandson was telling the truth. He sighed and said, "This is not your business. Go home."

"And what about you, Grandpa?" Huang Hao asked.

“I’m going home too.” The old Party Secretary glared at his grandson, annoyed. “Come on, come on, hurry home and have your wife stew the wild rabbit. We’ll have wild rabbit meat tonight.”

Jingyuan and Tao Yatou still had some conscience; they had angered him quite a bit, yet they still knew to leave him a wild rabbit to nourish his body. Thinking this, the old Party Secretary felt the tightness in his chest dissipate a little.

He walked ahead first. The girl was clearly angry; this matter wouldn't be so easily resolved.

He's old, and he can't handle these troublesome things anymore.

That girl really caused some trouble; let the captain handle it.

“Grandpa, that’s how you should think.” Huang Hao followed happily, carrying the wild rabbit.

The old Party Secretary snorted and, as he walked, instructed his grandson, "I remember we still have some dried bamboo shoots from the first half of the year at home. Go home and take some to Jingyuan and the others."

“Okay, I’ll deliver it when I get home,” Huang Hao replied, weighing the rabbit in his hand and exclaiming, “This rabbit is really fat, it must weigh at least five or six pounds.”

"It's so cold, they can still catch pheasants and rabbits, that's amazing."

Hearing his grandson's envious words, the old Party Secretary stopped and turned around to glare at him, "What's the use of envying others? If you're so capable, go to the mountains and catch a pheasant or a rabbit yourself."

"I'm incompetent." Huang Hao immediately admitted defeat; he had that much self-awareness.

Seeing his grandson's useless appearance, the old Party Secretary was so angry that he wanted to hit him. "He who takes a man's money is bound to him, and he who eats a man's food is bound to him. You'd better put in more effort with that work."

"I know, Grandpa, don't worry," Huang Hao assured him.

The grandfather and grandson walked out of the bamboo forest while talking.

Meanwhile, Tao Qiuyi and Wei Jingyuan returned to the Wei family home, and the three teenagers ran out upon hearing the noise. They were overjoyed to see Wei Jingyuan returning with four pheasants and a rabbit.

As the head chef of the family, Pear asked Tao Qiuyi with bright eyes, "Sister-in-law, shall we eat pheasant or rabbit first?"

Thinking of Grandpa Tao and Han Ying who were on their deathbeds, Tao Qiuyi said, "Let's make soup with two pheasants today, and keep the remaining two pheasants and rabbit for the time being."

Xiao Huai went back into the house and brought out a basin of warm water, placing it on the ground. "Big brother, sister-in-law, there's hot water here."

"Thank you, Xiao Huai," Tao Qiuyi said with a smile, then went to wash her hands first. After handing the pheasant and rabbit to the three boys to handle, Wei Jingyuan also went to wash his hands. Once washed, he took Tao Qiuyi's hand and led her into the house.

The three teenagers watched their older brother and sister-in-law enter the house hand in hand, without feeling anything was amiss.

Stepping into the familiar and warm house, Tao Qiuyi felt much more comfortable. Home is definitely more comfortable… Thinking of the coldness in the bamboo house, she stopped.

"What's wrong?" She stopped walking, and Wei Jingyuan, who was holding her hand, also stopped.

Tao Qiuyi replied, "It's too cold in the bamboo house; it's not suitable for recuperating."

As a student of traditional Chinese medicine, Wei Jingyuan knew that the bamboo house was not suitable for recuperating. He thought for a moment and said, "We'll send two cotton quilts over tonight."

Looking at Wei Jingyuan with surprise, Tao Qiuyi nodded. This was the best solution at the moment.

Their room is warm, but it's impossible to bring the old man and Han Ying here to recuperate. Leaving aside whether their two rooms are big enough for them, the old man and Han Ying wouldn't agree to it.

The old man was willing to accept her help only because she left her things and then left, and he couldn't return them to her even if he wanted to.

Wei Jingyuan led her to the table, saying, "Come on, let's sit down and talk."

The two sat down facing each other at the table.

He flipped the bamboo cup that was upside down on the plate, picked up the thermos, and poured a cup of water. Wei Jingyuan placed it in front of Tao Qiuyi and said gently, "Drink some water first."

"Thank you." Tao Qiuyi picked up her water glass and took small sips.

Her thanks were polite, but Wei Jingyuan felt they carried a sense of distance. He said seriously, "Qiuqiu, we're a married couple who have a marriage certificate."

"So?" Tao Qiuyi looked at him with a puzzled expression.

“We are a legally recognized married couple, so you don’t need to be so polite to me.” After saying that, Wei Jingyuan poured himself a glass of water, and without even putting down the thermos, he picked up the glass and drank it down in a few gulps.

Then he poured another full cup before putting the thermos back in its place.

Tao Qiuyi carefully examined her behavior and couldn't find anything about herself that was polite to him.

On the mountain, if he wanted to rush ahead, she let him. Inside the bamboo house, her thoughtless words embarrassed Han Ying, and since she couldn't make amends, she simply left the cleanup to him.

In every single instance, how could I have been polite to him?

In conclusion, she wasn't polite to him.

"Wei Jingyuan, on what basis do you think I've been too polite to you?" Tao Qiuyi didn't refute that she hadn't been polite to him, but instead asked for the reason.

In her view, finding out where the problem lies is the fastest way to solve it.

“You just thanked me.” After saying that, Wei Jingyuan added, “Thanking someone is polite, courteous, and also a way of distancing yourself.”

Tao Qiuyi was stunned for a moment, then laughed in exasperation, "Who told you that saying thank you is polite, courteous, and also distant? Can't saying thank you twice be a sweet nothing?"

"No," Wei Jingyuan replied decisively. "You just thanked Xiao Huai outside, and then you turned around and thanked me. In your heart, am I the same as Xiao Huai?"

Tao Qiuyi was speechless.

In her heart, he and Xiao Huai were definitely different. She was so angry that she lost her mind, which is why she asked such a stupid question as, "Can't 'thank you' be a sweet nothing?"

Wait a minute, if we bring up Xiao Huai, could it be that he's... jealous?