The husband I snatched halfway through his life is strange.

Chapter 70 How can we boost others' morale while diminishing our own?

Regardless of anything else, there was a strange glint in Wei Shen's eyes for a moment when he said those words! It was as if he could do what he said and immediately have Old Man Zhou's head roll.

Even though he was very weak and had difficulty walking, the atmosphere of caring for her was unusually strong.

It would be a lie to say that I am not impressed.

She's been circling around Wei Shen these past few days, which shows that her efforts have paid off!
Wei Shen still held a place for his wife in his heart.

Yu Tingwan also sat up and said softly, "I am very pleased that you can do this."

But how could she dare let Wei Shen, that sickly fellow, go to Old Man Zhou to settle accounts? Before she even left the Wei family's house, she collapsed.

"But don't be stubborn."

You need to know your own limitations.

Don't overestimate your abilities.

Yu Tingwan didn't say this aloud, for fear of hurting Wei Zhao.

The girl smiled at him and said, "I appreciate your kind gesture."

Yu Tingwan looked at Wei Zhao's hand.

Broad, with long, slender fingers, the veins standing out prominently against his sickly pale skin.

Although he had been wielding weapons for years and his fingertips were calloused, there was no denying that his hands were very beautiful.

The girl looked down at herself again.

Her hands, roughened from years of housework, were also covered in chilblains, a stark contrast to her face.

Yu Tingwan took the ointment without hesitation.

"Actually, a young woman's reputation is the most important thing. Even if she is innocent but not yet defiled, it is still extremely shameful. In order not to be disliked by her husband's family, a woman dares not utter a single word about being bullied. When such a thing happens, most of the time she just accepts her bad luck."

Yu Tingwan threw the ointment to Wei Zhao.

"You apply it for me."

Wei Zhao did not move.

Yu Tingwan punched him.

The man looked up at her.

"Then why did you tell me?"

"I'm not the type to swallow my anger."

Yu Tingwan: "You and I are not an ordinary couple."

She said firmly, "I don't mind you, so how dare you mind minding me?"

Wei Zhao:......

No problem.

Yu Tingwan urged him to apply the ointment to his hands again.

"Besides, I wasn't wrong at all in this matter, but I'm the one who suffered and was the one who got hurt."

“I have acted uprightly and sat honestly, so why should I be treated like a rat or ant that cannot see the light of day, afraid to speak out?”

"Even if today's incident was just a false alarm, or even if something really happened, as long as I'm alive to get down the mountain, I'll risk everything and never let him get away with it."

He slowly opened the small medicine jar, scraped out some ointment, and applied it to the girl's frostbite.

Despite his seemingly perfunctory attitude, he's actually quite serious about these kinds of things.

"In this world, public opinion is a fearsome thing. Are you really willing to risk it all?"

Yu Tingwan asked in bewilderment, "Why not?"

“I can’t let it go. I can’t swallow this anger. It’s like there’s a thorn stuck in my throat, constantly reminding me and making me uncomfortable. Even so, why not just pull it out?”

"He's really messed with me!"

"As for what outsiders say, if I cared, I wouldn't have married you."

Don't think she doesn't know that the gossipy villagers are saying she's not smart enough and is eager to become a widow.

Wei Zhao listened to her words, his eyes lowered, seemingly lost in thought.

Just then, Hui Niang's voice came from outside.

"Wan Niang, are you awake? It's time for dinner."

Upon hearing this, Yu Tingwan stopped letting Wei Zhao wipe his hands and hurriedly got off the bed.

"Hey, here we come."

But Wei Zhao grabbed her arm.

Yu Tingwan turned around: "You're hungry too, aren't you?"

"Okay, wait here, I'll bring your food in first."

Wei Zhao did not let go.

He opened his mouth, as if speaking was difficult.

“If…” Wei Zhao’s voice was hoarse.

"What if you can't do anything about him?"

That's really hard to hear!
Yu Tingwan glared at him: "How can you boost others' morale and diminish my prestige?"

"I've tried, and if it doesn't work out, I'll accept it."

"If you back down when faced with trouble, those beasts will only become more aggressive. Why should the victims suffer while these bastards go unpunished? It's painful for our loved ones and joyful for our enemies. We can't just go and kill ourselves. I have no respect for people like that."

Wei Zhao murmured, "Look down on me?"

Yu Tingwan answered without hesitation: "Yes!"

Wei Zhao cleared his mind, his voice barely audible: "But what if you are guilty too?"

Yu Tingwan: ? ? ?

Do you want to hear what kind of question this is?

"How could I possibly be guilty!"

Yu Tingwan never wastes her time internally.

She was very unhappy: "Even if I am truly guilty, I will still punish him!"

"Only when I get my revenge will I feel at ease."

“What is a crime? Is it committing a crime, murder, or arson? But before, when I ate an extra grain of rice, Wang cursed me as a sinner. In my eyes, as long as you don’t do anything immoral, what’s wrong with that?”

Wei Zhao's mind was in turmoil, and her eyes flickered: "Then what do you plan to do?"

That was indeed what he wanted to ask.

Wei Zhao felt there was no need to go through all that trouble; he could just send the man to meet the King of Hell. Even if his health was failing, he was capable of killing Old Man Zhou.

Seeing that he rarely cared about anything, and that it was for her, Yu Tingwan felt a warmth in her heart.

The girl forgot about eating and decided to tell Wei Zhao about it.

"I have no evidence. If he refuses to admit it no matter what, reporting it to the authorities will be useless."

They were still quite rational.

Wei Zhao listened quietly.

Even if reporting it to the authorities would be useful, I wouldn't go.

Yu Tingwan frowned: "Our county magistrate here..."

She shook her head, her expression dark and unreadable.

"He was the one who tried Xiao Niang's case back then."

"There are witnesses and physical evidence, but he accepted the family's dirty money, beat up his uncle who went to report the case, and warned us not to cause trouble."

In recent years, in addition to arranging marriages for unmarried men and women in the nearby villages, Liu, the matchmaker, has also frequently traveled to the county.

The network of contacts I've built up is only getting bigger and bigger.

Besides, the Zhou family is quite wealthy.

Yu Tingwan couldn't afford to gamble and was unwilling to follow in Zhao Yong's footsteps.

"If I can't rely on others, I'll just stand up for myself."

Wei Zhao repeated her words in a low voice: "Give yourself justice?"

Is it really possible?

But why should he do that?
He's been acting strangely for a while now. Yu Tingwan didn't find it odd. Suddenly, a glint of light appeared in her eyes.

“I have dirt on him, just you wait and see. He’ll be in deep trouble in a few days.”

"I need to use this opportunity to vent my anger, and ideally, I should make him suffer a complete defeat before making a clean getaway."

Don't get yourself involved!
She talked quite a bit, and inevitably her mouth became dry.

But to boost her morale, the girl even made some harsh remarks.

"Let alone something as important as this, even if I were robbed of a single coin one day, I would dig three feet into the ground to find the thief and teach him a lesson."

Having said all that, Yu Tingwan signaled to Wei Zhao that he could let go.

But Wei Zhao did not.

He did not go to see Yu Tingwan.

Their gaze seemed unable to find any real substance.

"if……"

He heard himself ask, "What if the other party has immense power?"

Yu Tingwan: ?
Is Old Man Zhou wielding immense power?

She couldn't quite understand what Wei Shen was thinking.

The girl was casual and arrogant: "Then pull him down."

(End of this chapter)