Village Belle Chapter 103
Translated by Digitalian (ko-fi)
Chapter 103: Instigating Lin Sanzhu To Deceive Su Fu
Su Jinbao felt vaguely convinced by Su Tao’s words. He whispered, "But my mother will be beaten too."
"Go to your other grandma’s place if she gets beaten. There will be no one to work at home by then. That wretched old woman will definitely beg you to go back. She won't dare to beat you then."
Su Tao rolled her eyes at his frightened face and said, "Do you want to be beaten often?"
"No."
"That's it then. Milksop, give me a piece of cake."
Xie Yuntang quickly brought her the cake, not realizing that he was helping Sister Taozi to do something bad.
Sister Taozi was never wrong.
Su Tao handed the cake to Su Jinbao and said with a smile, "As long as you listen to me, I’ll give this to you and won't bully you."
Su Jinbao hesitated for a moment, but still ate it in one bite. Grandma was getting more and more stingy now, and she always refused to give him food.
After he swallowed the cake, he nodded quickly. "Okay." After saying that, he licked his fingers.
After getting a satisfactory reply, Su Tao smiled, but she didn’t forget to seek justice for Zhou Sheng and Zheng Duoyin. "I heard that you bullied them? Apologize to them! Don't bully them in the future."
Su Jinbao looked at Zhou Sheng and Zheng Duoyin, and reluctantly said, "I won't bully you in the future." With that, he took the bucket and left.
Zheng Duoyin heaved a sigh of relief and was very happy. "Big Sister, you were so awesome. Haha, I’ll catch crabs for you."
He took off his shoes by stepping on the heels, and then jumped into the ditch.
"I’ll catch crabs for Sister Taozi." Xie Yuntang took off his shoes and socks and went into the ditch.
Su Tao thought he wanted to play, so she didn't say anything. She merely felt that he couldn't stay there for long. She didn't join them and sat on the shore to bask in the sun.
The warm sunlight was somewhat comfortable.
Xie Yuntang was rather lucky. There was a crab on the first rock he found. He quickly grabbed it and said happily, flashing his teeth, "Sister Taozi, I caught it."
"That's amazing," Su Tao looked at his fair face and said perfunctorily with a smile.
Xie Yuntang didn't take note of the perfunctory tone and became even happier instead. He continued to look for crabs.
Not willing to be outdone, Zheng Duoyin ran to Xie Yuntang’s spot to look for crabs. He was determined to do better than Xie Yuntang. "Yuntang, I want to take this spot."
Zhou Sheng also went over. "I want this spot too."
Children were always so childishly competitive. Su Tao rolled her eyes at them.
……
Su Jinbao was quite something. When Su Tao went home after school in the evening, Lin Sanzhu told her that Mrs. Su-Jin had taken the two children back to her parents' home.
Lin Sanzhu was frowning. Since the eldest sister-in-law left, her mother-in-law would definitely make trouble for them. Thinking of this, her whole body ached.
Seeing this, Su Tao asked Xie Yuntang to sit in the main hall and wait for her. Then she pulled Lin Sanzhu into the house. "What are you afraid of? If that wretched old woman dares to come over, just run away. Don't be so honest and help her do work."
"It's easier said than done. What about your dad?" Lin Sanzhu sighed, not wanting to put Su Fu on the spot.
Su Tao rolled her eyes at her. "Mom, sometimes I think you’re smart, but you become stupid when it comes to the critical moment. If you pretend to be sick or something, why would Dad let you go there to work? He’ll only feel sorry for you."
"Dad is helping the Xie family with work now, so he can't go. I’ll be the only one left. I’ll drive that wretched old woman up the wall."
When Lin Sanzhu heard her say this, she instinctively felt that Su Tao was going to do something bad again. "Wretched girl, what are you going to do?"
Su Tao gritted her teeth and didn’t hide it from her at all. "I'm going to fight back."
Looking at Su Tao who was still a child, Lin Sanzhu was speechless. "..."
She poked at Su Tao’s forehead. "You sure are gutsy!"
Su Tao smiled and held her hand as she whined, "As long as you help me, I’ll be fine. I'm not afraid as long as you help me."
Lin Sanzhu snorted. "I thought you weren't afraid of anything. I don’t care what you do. I don't know anyway. I don't know even if your dad asks."
"Mom, you’re so smart." Su Tao kissed her.
Lin Sanzhu wiped her face with feigned disgust. "Wretched girl, that’s so dirty. You’re really not shy at all!"
Su Tao winked. "It can’t be helped that I like you, Mom. I’m off. Remember to tell Dad that you’re sick!" Then she ran out in a hurry.
Lin Sanzhu in the kitchen touched her face, and finally couldn't help but smile. Wretched girl had a glib tongue.
……
At night, Su Fu came back from work and heard Lin Sanzhu coughing. He became a little anxious. "What's wrong? Why are you coughing?"
"I’m fine. Maybe I caught a cold." Lin Sanzhu still felt a little guilty. Lately, that wretched girl had taught her to deceive Su Fu several times.
But if truth be told, it worked quite well.
Su Fu quickly took the handkerchief from her hand. "You should go back to your room and rest. I’ll get the physician here tomorrow morning."
"No need. Why get the physician to come? It’s so expensive. I’ll be fine in a few days."
Lin Sanzhu waved her hand quickly, and then realized that she spoke too hastily, so she "coughed".
"You should see one even if it's expensive. You're feeling sick. Sanzhu, don't worry about the money. We should spend money when necessary." Su Fu quickly washed up and pushed her into the house to rest.
After Lin Sanzhu got on the bed, she hugged Su Fu and said softly, "Fuzi, I'm fine. Don't seek the physician. Taozi’s birthday is around the corner. I want to save some money to buy her a floral dress. That girl has never had new clothes for her birthday."
Hearing this, Su Fu was silent for a moment. "We have to buy the clothes but you have to see the physician too."
Lin Sanzhu was lost for words. "..."
"Fuzi, I won't see a physician. Say no more. I'll be angry if you say more. If I don't get better in a few days, I’ll see a physician."
Su Fu felt bad about it. Sanzhu was frugal for the family’s sake. He sighed. "If you don't get better in a few days, you must see a physician."
Lin Sanzhu finally heaved a sigh of relief. "Okay."
The next day, before dawn, the west side of the village became lively.
"Open the door for me! Open the door now! If you don't open the door, I'll hack you with a knife." Mrs. Su-Qian's loud voice resounded at the door of Su Tao's house.
Lin Sanzhu and Su Fu were startled. When they realized who it was, Lin Sanzhu coughed several times in fear. Su Fu rubbed her back.
He brought her some water before opening the door.
He looked at Mrs. Su-Qian. Although he didn't like this mother of his, he still said good-naturedly, "Mom, what's the matter?"
"What do you think? There's no one to do the housework. Your eldest sister-in-law, that bitch, took the children back to her parents' home!" Mrs. Su-Qian's saliva flew all over the place.
Su Fu frowned at her words. "Why did Eldest Sister-in-law leave? Tell Brother to bring her back."
"Why bring her back? I’m glad to see her leave! You’ll come to work from now on!" Mrs. Su-Qian put her hands on her hips. She looked ferocious, without any shred of politeness.
Su Fu pursed his lips and said, "Mom, there’s no one available at home. I have to work for the Xie family. Sanzhu caught a cold yesterday and hasn't seen a physician yet."
"Why bother to see a physician? Lin Sanzhu, come out and work," Mrs. Su-Qian yelled across the house.
Su Fu's expression darkened. He didn't let Mrs. Su-Qian in. He stretched out his hand to stop her and said, "Mom, Sanzhu is really not feeling well. She has been worrying about the family these days..."
Before he finished speaking, he was slapped on the face.
