Reborn in the 1980s, remarried and followed a soldier, the ungrateful wretch cried with regret.

Chapter 229 Am I Smart?
"Her name is Ruan Hongfei. Originally, I thought she was pretty good-looking, and with my mom pressuring me to get married all the time, dating her would be fine."

"But then I thought about how our Qin family already had such a difficult daughter-in-law, so I can't marry another one like that. Wouldn't that turn our Qin family into a complete mess?"

Qin's mother: ...?
What a demanding daughter-in-law! Why don't you just name Lan Qingman directly?
Qin Wenshu spoke again: "You have to be very careful when choosing a wife. You can't just marry anyone. You can't end up like my older cousin. I should at least learn from Brother Wenhuo, right?"

“I told you, the wife I marry may not be as good as my sister-in-law Mingxue, but she can’t be a troublemaker, right?”

Qin's mother: ...?
You've gone on and on with all this rambling, can't you just get to the point?

"So, I didn't agree to date him back then. I ignored him for a few days and didn't reply to the matchmaker. Then I went to investigate, and guess what, Auntie?"

Qin's mother: ...?
How could she not know that Qin Wenshu had this habit of keeping people in suspense?

"What's wrong?" gave some response.

Qin Wenshu excitedly raised his voice, "Good heavens, luckily I did some research, and it turns out that Ruan Hongfei is actually Zhao Sisi's cousin. They are cousins, and their mothers are sisters."

"How could I possibly marry someone who's even associated with Zhao Sisi? Wouldn't that be asking for trouble?"

Qin's mother: ...?
"That's quite a coincidence. But have you told your mother about this?"

"Of course I have to say it, I'm firmly against it. My mom even said, 'What does it matter?' How can it not matter?"

"Later, I investigated this Ruan Hongfei, Auntie, and guess what?"

Qin's mother looked exasperated. "Stop making me guess, just tell me already."

This big young man can't even speak properly—what's wrong with him?

"That Qiao Hongfei was actually sent back by the performing arts troupe. We haven't found out the specific reason, but if she was sent back by the troupe, then there must be something wrong with her character. I don't want a troublemaking daughter-in-law like that." Qin's mother looked at him with some newfound respect.

"I never expected that you, who usually seem so careless and easygoing, would have such a meticulous side. It's truly rare."

Qin Wenshu: ? ...

No, Auntie, if you're going to praise someone—can't we just praise them properly? Why do you have to use words like "careless"?
He has so many outstanding qualities, and you only see these?
"So I refused, but I didn't expect that Ruan Hongfei would still pester me. She comes to see me every few days. My God, it's terrifying. This woman must have been eyeing me for a long time."

"Zhao Sisi and her cousins ​​are really something, why are they both keeping an eye on me? Luckily I'm smart, I quickly told Zhao Sisi about Ruan Hongfei harassing me—hehe, the two sisters started fighting. Now neither of them has time to come looking for me."

Qin's mother: ...?
This kid looks clueless, with clear-eyed stupidity—but he's surprisingly smart.

At least she's smarter than her eldest son.

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"Water, water..."

A particularly dry and weak voice rang out.

Fu Mingxue was reading a book when she heard the voice. She immediately put down her book and rushed to Qin Wenhuo's side.

"Qin Wenhuo, you're awake? Do you want some water? I'll get you some."

She dipped a cotton ball in the cooled boiled water and gently moistened Qin Wenhuo's chapped lips.

"The doctor said it needs to be moisturized like this—"

(End of this chapter)