The Lin Family's adobe house was not soundproof. Inside the room, Lin Feizhou could clearly hear Yue Hongmei's curses.
Just thinking about how his treasured wife had lived such a life during the months he was away made his heart ache dully!
"Ting Yue, why don't I take you away with me?"
As soon as he said this, He Tingyue couldn't help but freeze.
After all, in her previous life, Lin Feizhou had never mentioned taking her away…
Perhaps the shock on her face was too obvious, making Lin Feizhou clearly aware of his wife's distrust in him. He couldn't help but straighten his expression.
"I'm serious. I originally thought that since you're pregnant, having my parents take care of you would surely be better than suffering with me in the army. But I never expected…"
Lin Feizhou trailed off, unable to continue.
But He Tingyue understood what he meant.
She couldn't help but let out a bitter laugh in her heart.
If the events of her previous life hadn't happened, she would have happily followed Lin Feizhou away from this place. But now, she couldn't. How could she seek revenge if she left?
"Fei Zhou, I know you care about me, but I can't go with you. You're only a platoon leader now and don't yet have the qualifications for me to accompany you in the army. If I go, it might even affect your career.
Even though your parents take all the salary you send me every month, forbid me from eating at the table, and demand that I earn full work points, since I chose to marry you, these are all things I should bear…"
After saying this, she nestled happily into Lin Feizhou's arms, pretending not to notice his already livid expression.
"What do you mean, my parents take all the salary I give you? Didn't I write your name directly on the remittance slip?"
It wasn't as if he hadn't given money to his parents—he gave them a full ten yuan every month!
Even workers in town only earned a little over ten yuan a month, so ten yuan was already quite a lot.
As for He Tingyue, he gave her more than half of his salary every month—thirty-five yuan.
Apart from what he gave to his family, he only kept fifteen yuan for himself to live on.
He had thought it was enough to ensure his wife a stable life, but now He Tingyue was telling him she hadn't received a single cent of that money?
No wonder he felt she was excessively thin and looked terribly haggard when he first returned!
But what had his mother said?
She claimed He Tingyue was being overly delicate because of her pregnancy, unwilling to eat anything, which was why she had become so thin…
"Ting Yue, why are you so foolish… Why didn't you write to tell me!"
He Tingyue pretended not to see the heartache in the man's eyes, adding a heavy blow to his already guilty conscience.
"Fei Zhou, I'm not foolish. They are your parents, so they are my parents too. I'll listen to Mother and treat Chu Yu like my own sister. From now on, I won't hide any of the Cloth Coupons you give me—I'll give them all to her, okay?"
Listening to his wife's promise, Lin Feizhou felt his hands trembling with anger!
His parents were going too far!
Even if they didn't like Ting Yue, how could they give all the Cloth Coupons he had worked so hard to save to an outsider?!
"Ting Yue, you hold our Fubao and rest well. I'm going out for a while!"
After saying this, Lin Feizhou pushed the door open and walked out with a grim expression. Only then did He Tingyue let out a long sigh of relief.
She certainly knew what Lin Feizhou was going to do, and she also knew that because Lin Feizhou had been successfully promoted to platoon leader before his return this time, even Lin Laogen dared not truly offend this stepson.
After all, on the day Lin Feizhou returned, it was Secretary Cui from the town who personally arranged a car to bring him back, making everyone else in the village extremely envious!
How could someone as shrewd as Lin Laogen offend Lin Feizhou at such a time?
Sure enough, Chu Yu's tearful sobbing soon echoed from the courtyard, mixed with Yue Hongmei's curses!
These curses were naturally directed at her!
They were nothing more than calling her a vixen, a troublemaker who disrupted the family. In her previous life, her eardrums had grown calloused from hearing such words, so they didn’t affect her at all.
Still, she quietly covered Fubao’s little ears.
"Our Fubao doesn’t need to hear such foul language. Just grow up peacefully."
Although many things had been avoided in this life, He Tingyue still felt uneasy.
She wanted to find an opportunity to take Fubao to the town for a thorough check-up!
During the months of her pregnancy, her nutrition had indeed been inadequate, and she didn’t know if it had caused any harm to Little Lucky Treasure.
Lost in these thoughts, He Tingyue didn’t even realize when she fell asleep.
When she woke up, a kerosene lamp was already lit in the room.
Lin Feizhou was holding Little Lucky Treasure at the foot of the bed, feeding her milk powder.
Seeing this, He Tingyue couldn’t help but ask curiously, "Where did you get the kerosene lamp and milk powder?"
"The brothers in my regiment pooled their allowances to buy them for me before I came. Don’t worry, I’ve taken note of it. I’ll repay these favors!"
As he spoke, he proudly handed the milk bottle to his wife.
"Look, this milk bottle was given to me by our regiment commander. I heard it’s even an imported product!"
He Tingyue naturally recognized the brand of the milk bottle and knew it wasn’t cheap. It seemed Lin Feizhou had good relationships in the army.
"Since we owe them favors, when you have time, go up the mountain and bring back some mountain produce for them. But let’s replace the kerosene lamp with candles. The light is hurting my eyes right now."
Hearing his wife’s gentle words, Lin Feizhou felt warmth in his heart. He quickly replaced the kerosene lamp and was about to chat more with her when the door was abruptly pushed open from outside.
The next moment, Yue Hongmei stormed in, cursing loudly, clutching two coarse corn buns in her hand.
"I don’t know what sin I’ve committed! What kind of mother-in-law has to take care of her daughter-in-law during her confinement? You’re not giving birth—you’re treating me like your ancestor! Here, eat this, and be careful not to choke yourself!"
After saying this, she slammed a bowl of mushy, unrecognizable wild vegetable soup in front of He Tingyue.
The soup splashed out, scalding the back of He Tingyue’s hand until it turned red!
He Tingyue didn’t say a word, just silently looked at Lin Feizhou, her eyes red at the corners like morning dew in early spring, making him both heartbroken and dazed…
Lin Feizhou forcefully pushed the bowl of wild vegetable soup away and glared impatiently at Yue Hongmei. "Mother, didn’t I say that Tingyue needs to recuperate properly after giving birth? I asked you to stew some chicken soup for her!"
He had even arranged for someone to exchange for a chicken. How could his mother not do even this?!
Wait…
Lin Feizhou caught a faint whiff of meat in the air. Realizing what it meant, he pushed Yue Hongmei aside and hurried out!
When he saw the large pot of stewed chicken in front of Lin Laogen and the others in the kitchen—especially the massive chicken leg placed before Chu Yu—he finally couldn’t hold back any longer. With a sweep of his hand, he overturned the dining table in the main room!
“I bought the chicken! If my wife can’t eat it, then no one else gets to either!”