The Formidable Lady of the Poor Scholar’s Household

Chapter 6: So Direct

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Qian Sishui tried to change the way she said it. “I’ll copy books.”

This time, Shi Jinhua understood. It was indeed what he thought.

“You haven’t recovered yet. Have a good rest. We’ll talk about it when you’re better.” Otherwise, wouldn’t the money have been spent in vain?

“How lame.”

It was really boring. Apart from opening and closing her eyes, there was nothing else to do here.

“Oh, I forgot. It’s indeed boring for you to be alone at home. You can go to my room to read my books.” After thinking for a while, he realized that the books were all scientific studies. Girls probably didn’t like it. “I’ll borrow a few books for you to read another day. I can copy the books myself. Rest well. I can afford to support you.”

The sentence “I can support to raise you” was like a stone suddenly thrown into a calm sea, creating endless ripples.

The corners of Qian Sishui’s lips curled up into a smile. Shi Jinhua happened to see her when she raised her head, and his heart skipped a beat.

He couldn’t help but think inwardly, She looks so good when she smiles, just like a blooming flower in the spring.

He felt his heart pounding against his ribcage.

When it was time for dinner, Qian Sishui ate a bowl and a half of pork stewed vermicelli. Seeing that she liked it, her husband made a mental note.

After resting for a few more days, Qian Sishui could take care of herself. She was cleaning the courtyard and happened to be sitting in the courtyard that day when she saw a person hiding behind the door, peeking in from time to time.

When she saw that it was a woman and that no one else had entered, she couldn’t be bothered with the intruder. She continued rocking the rocking chair leisurely.

Shi Jinhua was the person that woman liked. If someone were to steal what was already hers, she had to find out who the culprit was! Besides, she was a good citizen. She was different from such a culprit like that.

“Hey!” Seeing that the woman in the courtyard was not looking at her, anger rose in her heart.

Qian Sishui opened her eyes and stared coldly at the woman outside the door.

“You’re the wife that Shi Jinhua bought?” What right did that woman have to snatch the man she liked!

“Yeah.” She was indeed the woman he had bought, but what did that have to do with the woman at the door?

Widow Yao felt a chill down her spine when Qian Sishui glared at her. Could a woman really have such eyes? There was no warmth in them at all.

“He’s the man I like!” After mustering her courage and shouting loudly, she ran away in fear and did not even dare to look back.

Only after running quite a distance did she turn to look at the entrance of Shi Jinhua’s house.

“Bah! Shameless b*tch!”

She stomped her feet disgruntledly, as if she was stepping on Qian Sishui.

“Hey! Isn’t this Sister Yao! Why are you lonely? Are you missing a man?” An old bachelor in the village, Old Wang, blocked Widow Yao’s path with a lecherous look.

His eyes swept back and forth before finally fixing on a certain spot on her chest.

“So what if I miss men? I wouldn’t find someone like you even if I wanted a man! You’re just a lecherous old man! Dream on!” He had better take a look at himself!

Widow Yao’s real name was Yao Xinxin, who had become a widow at a young age. Coupled with the fact that the man she liked was gone, she immediately expressed her rage at the bachelor in front of her.

“Aren’t you the same when it comes to Scholar Shi?” It wasn’t like she was the only one who could despise others! “Hua hasn’t even looked at you once, right? You’re already a withered flower, yet you’re still thinking about a young man! So what if I want to have you? Is it too much to ask for?”

Was it too much to ask for? The question was so reasonable that she couldn’t refute it.

When the bachelor saw that Widow Yao was stunned by his words, he could not help but be a little excited.

“Even if I fall for a ghost, I will never like you. I can smell a sour stench from afar when you’re around. It’s so disgusting that I feel like throwing up.”

As she spoke, she whipped her head around and left. Fighting with such a person would only ruin her reputation.

“Bah! B*tch!”

If he had a wife, there was no way he would have fancied her. Her butt was so small that she could not give birth to a son. What was the use of having her as a wife then?

The more Widow Yao thought about it, the angrier she became. Just as she was walking with her head lowered, she saw Shi Jinhua walking over from the village entrance. She immediately panicked and quickly tidied her clothes, revealing a smile on her face.

“Shi Jinhua!” She called out his name and stood in his way.

The young man had no other choice but to stop. He took a step back and kept his distance. “Hello, Sister-in-law Yao Yao.”

When Yao Xinxin heard the word “Sister-in-law Yao”, her whole body started to hurt.

“I heard you have a wife?” She asked in a dejected tone, her eyes drooping.

Shi Jinhua was puzzled. What did it have to do with this woman whether he had a wife or not?

“Indeed. Her name is Qian Sishui. Please take care of her in the future, Sister-in-law Yao.”

Slightly embarrassed, she stuttered, “Don’t you know of my feelings for you?”

Shi Jinhua was innocently implicated. “No… What do you mean?” Was this woman crazy?

“I like you.” Yao Xinxin looked at Shi Jinhua shyly.

It was like a bolt out of the blue.

“I’m sorry, Sister-in-law Yao. I don’t like you.” Did she have nothing better to do?

“Is it because of that woman? Am I not better than her? At least I’m a good citizen!” Why didn’t Shi JInhua like her?

The gentleness on his face quickly changed into nothing but coldness as he said frostily, “It doesn’t matter who she is. What’s important is that she’s my wife! And the only person that I like is my wife!”

With that, he strutted away without even sparing the widow a second glance.

Looking at Shi Jinhua’s back, Yao Xinxin’s heart ached so much that tears streamed down her face.

“Oh, Widow Yao, your mother-in-law has been looking everywhere for you.”

Yao Xinxin felt as though all energy had been drained out of her body. Was she going to be a widow for the rest of her life?

“Ok, I got it.”

After she left, a bachelor suddenly appeared from the bushes. “Pfft, how shameless! You’re still thinking of seducing Shi Jinhua?”

Hmph, one day you’ll beg me to take you in, he thought to himself.

When Shi Jinhua returned home and saw that his wife was not in the courtyard, he hurriedly ran to the room to look for her. There was no one in the room either.

Shi Jinhua couldn’t help but panic. Don’t tell me she’s already gone? But I guess that it’s good that she’s gone. She doesn’t belong here anyway.

A sense of despair came over him. He sat on the rocking chair that Qian Sishui often sat on and closed his eyes.

“What’s that?” There was a thick smell of smoke. He opened his eyes and glanced into the smoking kitchen.

Frightened, he leaped up from the chair. Just then, someone covered in soot appeared from the midst of the thick smoke.

The two of them bumped into each other. It was Qian Sishui! The woman was caught up in a whooping cough.

“Cough cough…”

She had never known that it would be so difficult to start a fire. Although she had strong survival skills in the wild, she had never used the primitive method to start a fire. As a result, the kitchen had almost been sacrificed.

As the couple bumped into each other, Qian Sishui was nearly sent flying. Fortunately, Shi Jinhua pulled the woman back in time.

“The kitchen is on fire!” Shi Jinhua shouted as he picked Qian Sishui up and ran.

“Stand there and don’t move. I’ll go take a look at it.”

Shi Jinhua ran into the kitchen with a bucket of water. When the neighbors saw the smoke, they quickly ran over with buckets of water, shouting, “Put out the fire. Quick, put out the fire.”

By the time they ran into Shi Jinhua’s courtyard, the young man had already put out the fire.

“That was close. Only the firewood beside the stove was burnt.” As he spoke, he stopped the person who was about to enter.

“It’s fine. I’ve already put it out,” Shi Jinhua said. “You scared me to death! Why did you get up all of a sudden?”

Auntie Wan patted her chest and looked at Qian Sishui, who was standing at the door. This girl’s hair was burnt, and she looked like a refugee.

Then, all the villagers reminded Shi Jinhua to be careful in the future and not burn down the house.