Rebirth of a Farming Wife

“Really, is that truly what you think?” Han Yu still wore that smile that wasn’t quite a smile, but it was accompanied by a touch of skepticism, as if he didn’t quite believe Su Wenyue’s words.

“Of course that’s what I think. Why would you doubt that? I was just too angry just now, and besides, those weren’t my words. I was just carried away for a moment, so I imitated a few phrases. Why didn’t you make things clear earlier?” Su Wenyue was no fool; besides, her words were spoken in a fit of pique, meant to annoy Han Yu – although she did mean them to some extent at that moment, she would never admit it, especially since it was impractical.

“So now you’re blaming me? Then tell me, where did you hear those words?” Han Yu felt a tickling itch in his teeth. This little thing had learned to push the blame onto others, and he hadn’t guessed wrong – she had picked these words up from others.

“Where else could I have heard them? Just at noon today when our family hosted the villagers for lunch. I overheard that couple joking with each other, their conversation was quite amusing.” Su Wenyue said without any attempt to hide the truth.

“You never learn the good stuff, only picking up these pointless things. From now on, don’t ever say words like these again. I don’t want to hear them,” Han Yu warned as he tapped Su Wenyue’s forehead. It turned out that taking his daughter-in-law with him to Xinluo Town had been the right decision. If he had left her in the village as Mother suggested, who knew what kind of nonsense she would have learned from those ignorant village ladies.

“And if you hear it again, what will you do?” Su Wenyue muttered under her breath, dissatisfied. It was more of a rhetorical mumble – she didn’t expect Han Yu to hear it.

But Han Yu, with his keen hearing, caught it and looked at Su Wenyue leisurely, a devilish smile tugging at the corner of his mouth: “What do you think I could do to you? If you don’t believe me, we can try right now. After all, you don’t have anything to do tomorrow. You can just lie in the horse carriage and sleep.”

Su Wenyue’s face suddenly reddened. Despite being married for so long, she couldn’t change her shy nature, or perhaps it was only in front of Han Yu that she reacted like this. Embarrassed and annoyed, she pointed at Han Yu, wanting to scold him, but under his gaze, she truly didn’t dare because Han Yu’s words were far more than just a threat.

“Fine, I won’t say anything.” Su Wenyue finally choked out those few words. Sulking was useless; in certain matters, Han Yu absolutely dominated her, leaving no room for resistance. Thus, the wise adapt to circumstances – she endured.

Seeing his wife’s frustrated and pitiable appearance, Han Yu couldn’t help but adore her. He pinched her smooth and delicate cheek, which brought about a protest from his wife, and he laughed heartily.

“Jerk!” Su Wenyue fumed as she rubbed her slightly sore cheek, pinched by Han Yu. Her skin was delicate and bruised easily; she felt the pain from that pinch, surely leaving a red mark. Sometimes this man could be so vile, even deliberately provoking her anger – despicable!

With no one else in the room at the time, and the servants having tactfully left to stand by the door, Han Yu simply picked her up and carried her to the bed. After all, this was their bridal chamber from back then. It was rare for them to return, and revisiting old dreams wasn’t bad.

Su Wenyue felt a tragic mix of emotions. Such a beast, such a beast – she had already given in, how could she be someone who would submit so easily? Even though she knew her fate was sealed, she still ‘struggled at death’s door,’ but her feeble strength was no match, and in her anger, she bit down on Han Yu’s neck, which only excited him even more.

Han Yu’s eyes turned slightly red, clearly stimulated by his wife. He gave Su Wenyue a punishment slap on top: “Little thing, this is all your own doing!”

When Su Wenyue woke up, she found herself already in the horse carriage, wrapped in two thick layers of blankets by Han Yu, entirely cocooned so that not even a breath of air could pass through. She noticed that her clothes were changed, except for the coat, which must have been done by Han Yu. She was too exhausted to be aware of anything else.

Moving her sore body, Su Wenyue saw the servant girl attending to her in the horse carriage and didn’t have the heart to speak. She cursed Han Yu bitterly in her mind – too excessive, to deal with her this way all because of a few words. Was it really necessary? Or was it simply an excuse to ravage her? In his day-to-day life, Han Yu was indeed a man with perverse tastes, not at all the respectable figure he seemed to be on the surface.

“Madam, let me help you with your morning routine. The Master has kept your breakfast warm. It’s late, and you must be hungry,” said Shu Lan cheerfully as she saw that Su Wenyue was awake. The girl was very shrewd.

“How are the three little ones? Have they been causing any trouble being looked after by the Nanny?” The first thing Su Wenyue did was to ask about the three children, because Han Yu didn’t want to disturb Su Wenyue, so the three children and the Nanny were arranged in another carriage.

“They’re doing very well. The young master and the young miss came to see you with Master before we started. Seeing you sleeping peacefully, they were both very well-behaved and didn’t cry at all.”

Su Wenyue nodded. When it came to her three babies, she couldn’t help but smile: “All three are well-behaved, they usually don’t cry without a reason.”

As she spoke, her stomach grumbled a couple of times. Only then did she realize she was indeed hungry. After being tossed about by Han Yu and given the time of day, it was long past breakfast. With Shu Lan’s help, she washed up and had food heated on a charcoal stove in the carriage – it was warm and comforting. Just one bowl of soup seemed to relieve all her fatigue.

Han Yu entered the carriage after arranging some matters outside, and, seeing his wife sitting there obediently eating, his stern face softened with a touch of warmth. He was filled with a comforting sense of warmth and happiness.

“Wife, are you feeling alright? Do you enjoy the meal? I prepared everything according to your usual favorites,” he said.

As soon as Su Wenyue saw Han Yu, her face soured, and with a cold snort, she turned away, ignoring him. After such an ordeal, she wasn’t about to give him any attention. She didn’t owe him that much!

Han Yu, knowing he was in the wrong, touched his nose sheepishly. He hadn’t meant for last night to happen that way – it was all because the little thing stirred him up too much.