The Bully General's Spiritual Husband

The aroma of food wafted through the Li family courtyard.

Ge Tian and the others who had been repairing Yin Baicai's house were not surprised by the fancy dishes on the table, since they ate them every day.

The others were stunned, including family members who had helped Yin Baicai's family repair their house along with Ge Tian and the others.

My husband (son) came back and said that there was plenty of meat at Cai Ge'er's house. I thought it was an exaggeration, but I never expected it to be true!

Even the villagers don't serve such a lavish feast with four meat dishes and four vegetable dishes!

Moreover, the meat dishes contain real meat, unlike some families that only have a few bits of meat scraps.

After everyone in the kitchen finished their work, Yin Baicai, as the head of the household, said to everyone, "Please don't be shy, everyone. Start eating. Everyone who came today is someone who thinks highly of me, Yin Baicai. I'll toast you all with tea instead of wine."

Yin Baicai dared not drink any more alcohol; it would be embarrassing if she made a fool of herself with so many people here today.

The people who came today were all on good terms with each other, and no one thought that it was out of line for a young man like Yin Baicai to say such things.

"Brother Cai, you ate really well on your house-raising day! We won't stand on ceremony."

Li Mo had reserved the seat next to Yin Baicai early on, and Huang Yuanyuan was sitting to his right.

Li Zhe sat at a table with the village chief and the others.

Yin Baicai was worried that it would be inconvenient for everyone to sit together, since the men ate quickly, so she let the children, women, and boys sit at the same table.

Even Zhou Yu, who is good friends with Tang Xiaoyan, came today, and she kept stealing glances at Yin Baicai.

She was puzzled: Xiao Yan always said that Cai Ge'er was a difficult person to deal with, but today, when she came with her mother to help, the Cai Ge'er she saw was completely different from what she described!

Yin Baicai sensed that Zhou Yu from Aunt Zhang's house was peeking at him, and thought to himself smugly: Could it be that my face has captivated this little girl? It seems that I am incredibly charming.

Huang Yuanyuan felt familiar with Li Mo in no time. She put a piece of meat on Li Mo's plate and said, "Little brother, eat quickly. The meat is delicious, even better than Grandma's."

Yin Baicai watched as Li Mo put the meat Huang Yuanyuan had picked up into his mouth, and only then did he feel relieved. He had thought that Xiao Mo wouldn't eat it.

After Li Mo finished the meat that Huang Yuanyuan had put on his plate, he put another piece on Huang Yuanyuan's plate and whispered, "Eat."

Yin Baicai and the others laughed as they watched the two little devils interact.

Zhang Cui asked Yin Baicai curiously, "Brother Cai, Wang Huanhua is spreading rumors everywhere that Xiao Mo can't speak properly. Isn't that right? That crazy woman just likes to talk nonsense."

"Xiao Mo can talk, but he doesn't talk much like his uncle."

After hearing what Yin Baicai said, everyone thought about it and realized that Li Zhe was indeed a man of few words, and it seemed that they rarely heard him speak to anyone.

The lively atmosphere at the Li family's house contrasted sharply with the somber mood at the Li Jiang family's house.

While they were having lunch, Wang Huanhua suddenly brought it up: "That ungrateful wretch Li Zhe, he never invites us relatives to the house ceremony, he only invites a bunch of outsiders."

Liu Xiaolian continued Wang Huanhua's words: "Mother, when I came back from washing clothes by the river, I heard the people who went to Shang Lizhe's house say that there was a lot of meat and vegetables!"

As soon as his mother mentioned meat, Li Xiaobao, who was eating with his head down, shouted, "Mom, I want to eat meat! Let's go to Uncle's house to eat meat!"

Li Jiang was already in a bad mood because he had been being talked about by the villagers recently, and then Yin Baicai's family didn't even invite him, their uncle, to the house for the roof-raising ceremony.

He was even more furious, after all, Yin Baicai and Li Zhe had that kind of relationship, and he was, after all, an elder.

Shouldn't an elder like him be invited to perform the sacrificial rites for something like raising the roof beam?

They actually asked that old codger Huang Zhong to preside over the meeting.

The more Li Jiang thought about it, the angrier he became. He slammed his chopsticks on the table and yelled, "What's all the noise about? Can't you even shut your mouths while eating?"

Wang Huanhua and the others were so frightened that they didn't dare to breathe, fearing that Li Jiang might suddenly fly into a rage and overturn the table.

Li Jiang turned around and went back into the house without finishing his meal. Li Lin, who was left in the yard, complained to Wang Huanhua in a low voice: "Mother, why did you bring this up? Can't you see that my father is angry lately!"

Wang Huanhua glanced at the house and said, "How can you blame me? I'm just so angry. Why are people like Zhang Cui, who have absolutely no connection with Li Zhe, invited, while we, their relatives, aren't invited?"

Liu Xiaolian chimed in, "That's right."

Li Lin quickly finished his meal: "I'm done eating, you guys eat! I'm going out for a stroll."

Wang Huanhua watched Li Lin leave and asked Liu Xiaolian, "Tell me, what does Xiao Lin do every few days when he goes out for a stroll?"

Liu Xiaolian pouted: "Mom, how would I know? Last time I asked him, he yelled at me, so I didn't dare to ask again."

Wang Huanhua pouted: "No ambition."

Liu Xiaolian thought to herself with disdain, "I'm useless. Aren't you the same? You're terrified of your father-in-law."

However, Liu Xiaolian dared not say these words aloud, after all, she was also afraid of Wang Huanhua.

Li Xiaobao was so frightened by Li Jiang's shout that he didn't dare ask for meat anymore.

As she ate the vegetables in her bowl, she felt increasingly upset. Why could Li Mo eat meat while she couldn't? It seemed she needed to find some friends to give Li Mo a good beating.

Li Lin, who was out for a stroll, ended up walking towards Wutong Mountain.

As soon as I arrived at the wild bamboo forest, I saw a beautiful figure sitting with her back to me, and I smiled knowingly.

He rushed over and hugged Liu Tao tightly.

Liu Tao turned around and pushed Li Lin away, saying, "What are you doing? It wouldn't be good if someone saw us."

Li Lin whispered, "What are you afraid of? It's lunchtime now, who would come to this mountain? You little devil, I've missed you so much..."

Recently, Wan Ya has been giving Li Ben and his mother the cold shoulder.

She was filled with hatred; if it weren't for this mother and child, her child wouldn't have been lost.

Chen was heartbroken at losing her eldest grandson, and seeing Wan Ya looking at her with a half-dead expression, her anger flared up.

"You're still angry? I'm even angrier. You didn't even know you were pregnant. My grandson is gone, and you're partly responsible for that too."

Wan Ya sat on the stool without saying a word, not even lifting her eyelids, letting Chen scold her as she pleased.

Li Ben watched his mother and wife arguing, feeling very annoyed, and quickly finished his meal.

"Mom, I'm done eating. I'm going to go check on the fields."

Chen turned her head and said with a smile, "Son, the sun is scorching now. Let's go in the afternoon when it's a bit cooler."

"I'll go check on things now. You guys enjoy your meal!"

After Li Ben finished speaking, he walked out of the house as if he were fleeing.

Wan Ya watched Li Ben's departing figure and couldn't help but sneer. That's how it is; he runs away as soon as trouble comes his way.

How could I have married such a man? If he hadn't been so indifferent back then, letting his mother feed me medicine she'd found in who-knows-where.

How could my own child be lost? He is the murderer who killed my child.

Chen was tired of scolding and didn't want to see Wan Ya's cold face, so she put down her chopsticks and went back to her room.

"Wan Ya, remember to wash the dishes."

Wan Ya chewed the food in her mouth with a blank expression, her gaze as cold as a wooden doll.

Li Ben went out and arrived at Liu Tao's door. Seeing that there were no passersby, he meowed twice like a kitten, but no one came to open the door.

Thinking that the person was probably not at home, he staggered towards the edge of the fields.

At this moment, Liu Tao and Li Lin in the wild bamboo forest hurriedly put on their clothes.

Liu Tao whispered, "I'll go down the mountain first, you wait a while before you go down!"

Li Lin nodded with a satisfied look on his face: "I understand, you can go now."

Liu Tao smoothed her hair and walked down the mountain.

Li Lin watched Liu Tao's retreating figure with a lewd grin. This widowed man, a few years older than him, was quite something.

She's much better than my wife at home, who's always gossiping and chatting.