My Clingy Wife

Chapter 11: Insubstantial

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Before Liu Baishan could speak, many people surrounded him and started talking, “Can this injury be cured?”

“Definitely, Didn’t he come back safely?” Shui Xian said as her heart skipped a beat. In her mind, she did not want to admit that her son’s injuries would not heal.

Liu Baishan glanced at the person who asked the question and had a guess in his heart. He interrupted his mother, “The military doctor has diagnosed me. It can’t be cured. It was already good enough that he could keep me alive. Moreover, this scar would become even uglier in the future. After all, it had not completely healed yet.”

The person who asked the question had an even worse expression. He said directly, “Let’s call it a day. This marriage is off!”

The person was wearing a long-sleeved gown that had been washed until it had turned white. She was in her thirties. Beside her was a young girl who was hiding behind the woman in fear. The young girl did not dare to look at Liu Baishan.

When Shui Xian heard the woman’s words, her expression turned even uglier. The woman had just said that she would agree to the engagement as long as Liu Baishan was fine. Then, the woman would set a date for the wedding. Earlier, the two families were chatting and laughing, but it ended differently after a while.

“Dear in-laws, didn’t we just agree on the engagement? The marriage was only short of the two children meeting. Why did you call it off?” Shui Xian asked as she forced a smile.

The woman sneered, “We did agree, but we also said that the groom must be in good health! You said that your son is an official and that he won’t go to the battlefield to fight. But now, look at his face. Is that a face that doesn’t fight? Although our family is poor, I can’t let my daughter suffer like this!”

If some families treated their daughters as bargaining chips, some really cared for their daughters. The woman’s daughter’s face turned pale when she saw Liu Baishan. The young girl then said that she would not marry Liu Baishan. As a mother, the woman could not bear to force her daughter to marry.

Shui Xian’s heart ached for her son. She still wants her son to get married. She said, “Shan was on the battlefield, so it’s inevitable that he gets injured. Isn’t he fine now?”

In fact, Shui Xian still could not bear to part with the engagement she found for her son. She looked at the young girl. The young girl had a round face and a large bottom. In Shui Xian’s opinion, the young girl would definitely be easy to bear children.

After Liu Baishan married the young girl, Shui Xian thought she would be a grandmother in a short time. Thus, Shui Xian really could not bear to part with this good daughter-in-law.

The woman laughed coldly, “You were very convincing. You said that your son was handsome and strong. Look at him now. I don’t think he has much strength, right? He’s so skinny, so insubstantial, tsk…”

Some unmarried girls did not quite understand what the woman meant, but those who were older understood immediately. They subconsciously glanced at Liu Boshan’s physique and finally shook their heads silently.

Yang Cailan, who was in the crowd, watched everyone’s movements and also took a look. She said, “It’s pretty good! He was tall, muscular, and very strong. He could even pull me out of the water alone.”

Yang Cailan was muttering softly, but one woman beside Yang Cailan heard it and immediately disagreed, “Young lady, you don’t understand. When we talk about insubstantial things, there are many meanings…There are some things that you will understand after you marry someone. Men couldn’t be too insubstantial.”

Yang Cailan still did not understand. She was wondering why the woman could not just say it directly. To Yang Cailan, Liu Baishan was so good that she wanted him. He would definitely be useful. Looking at the golden light, Yang Cailan wished she could hug it and consume it every day.

Yang Cailan put aside her thoughts. Shui Xian exploded in anger after the woman finished speaking. If word got out that Liu Baishan was useless, he would not be able to get married in the future. Some things, regardless of whether they were true or not, were guaranteed to be known by more than ten villages.

“Are you courting death? What are you trying to say here? I think your daughter is the one with the problem. She’s useless and her face is ugly,” said Shui Xian.

Shui Xian’s outburst caused the woman to panic. The woman thought, ‘How dare Shui Xian say that my daughter was not good-looking?’

Then, Shui Xian and the woman instantly started fighting.

Without her mother’s protection, the young girl faced Liu Baishan directly. She was so frightened that she shivered. She could not help but scream and quickly lowered her head.

Liu Baishan was speechless. He was very depressed. Even if his face was disfigured, it was because he had just crawled out of the gates of hell some time ago. His body was indeed very thin, but he was not weak at all. Of course, Liu Baishan could not say that out loud, and he was not going to say it out loud. When his mother fought with a woman, he could only look for his family.

However, when Liu Baishan saw that his sister and sister-in-law did not dare to stand up for him, he was instantly frustrated. He could not help but wonder if the women were going to watch his mother get beaten up instead of helping out.

“Dan Ruo, go and pull our mother away!” Liu Baishan was calling his little sister.

Dan Ruo immediately shook her head and said, “Shan, I don’t dare to. Mother and the woman are fighting so fiercely. I’m afraid of being beaten up!”

Because Dan Ruo was the youngest sister, she was born with a congenital deficiency when she was young. She had always had a weak personality and was decorative at home.