chapter 33: 033 noisy
translator: 549690339
âthis is my home too! who are you to tell me to get the hell out?â zhu wenjie roared.
âonce a daughter is married, sheâs as good as gone. go back to your in-laws!â lin qing, in a bad mood, didnât bother giving her any face.
when lin qing first got married, she had suffered quite a lot from this younger sister-in-law. she no longer wanted to put up with her.
now that granny zhu was sick and couldnât care for herself, it was a perfect opportunity to take zhu wenjie down a peg.
zhu wenjie was provoked, and having never attended much school and started working at an early age, she didnât know the principles of not resorting to violence. all she knew was that when she got bullied, she would fight back. with a âpehâ sound, she lunged at lin qing.
lin qing didnât back down either. upon hearing the commotion, madam zhou rushed out to see the two middle-aged women tussling on the floor like shrews, pulling hair, ripping clothes, and biting â using all kinds of ugly tactics.
madam zhou was shocked and dumbfounded.
upon recovering from the shock, she immediately went to pull the two apart. however, the two of them were too caught up in their fight and exchanged filthy words without giving an inch to one another.
âyou shameless woman, lin qing! no wonder my brother is keeping a mistress outside. with this sort of behavior, i doubt my brother would ever like you. just wait, youâll be replaced by his mistress sooner or later, and when youâre old and unwanted, no one will remember you.â zhu wenjie felt pleased and expected lin qing to go crazy. however, to her disappointment, lin qing didnât show any surprise or anger on her face, even though she was rather disheveled from the fight. the anger she displayed was directed at zhu wenjie, not because of what she had just said.
zhu wenjie was puzzled. did lin qing not hear her or just not understand?
on the other hand, zhu xiangxiang looked incredulous and angrily said, âaunt, what are you talking about?â
âyou think iâm just talking nonsense? the rumors have spread throughout the company, your dad is keeping a woman hidden away; thatâs been going on for a few months already. i hear he even takes her everywhere they go, like theyâre inseparable, with a very strong emotional connection. i guess it wonât be long before your mom will have to step down and make way.â
zhu wenjie didnât make baseless accusations. as zhu xiangxiang glanced at lin qing, she found that lin qing was unnaturally calm, so she couldnât help but blurts out: âmom .
lin qing coldly laughed, âi didnât know my husband was cheating on me, but you apparently know everything. â
zhu wenjie smugly said, âthe person my brother trusts the most now is zhou ping. not to mention the gossips in the company, zhou ping personally witnessed how affectionate my brother is to her. sheâs young, beautiful, and has a great figure; way better than you when you were young. sister-in-law, with you acting like a shrew, my brother will only despise you more. if you were nice to me, i might put in a good word for you with him, get him to give you more money and save your dignity. but now, itâs all too late.â
her expression was one of pure malicious glee.
lin qing listened to these heart-piercing words while her heart bled in agony, but her face showed no emotion.
it turned out that everyone knew about it while she was like a fool, kept in the dark.
âno need for you to get involved. you better take care of yourself first. madam zhou, see our guest out.â lin qing, exhausted, turned and headed upstairs.
âwhat right do you have to kick me out? iâll wait for my brother to come back, and iâll tell him how youâve been bullying me, and watch him beat you to death!â zhu wenjie plopped down on the sofa, folding her arms in a manner that screamed entitlement.
zhou bao surreptitiously approached zhu wenjie and whispered, âmom, does
uncle really have an affair?â
she took no joy in othersâ misfortune, feeling that lin qing was treated too unfairly. although aunt lin was fierce and never gave her a happy face, the greatest sorrow a woman could experience came from her husbandâs betrayal.
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she looked at zhu wenjie in confusion. her mother had also experienced the same, and at that time, she had cried until her eyes swelled up. but why, when it came to aunt lin, would her mother not only show no sympathy but also rub salt in the wounds?
the adult world was too complicated!
at 6 0âclock in the evening, ming jing came downstairs to check granny zhuâs pulse.
this was her second time coming downstairs today.
zhu wenjie hadnât seen her during lunch, and madam zhou didnât say anything when asked. she found it odd.
when she first met ming jing, she was bald, but now she wore a wig, with a noticeably different temperament. the moment zhu wenjie recognized her, she let out a cry, âso youâre at home. why didnât you open the door when i knocked for so long?â
without giving them another glance, she walked directly into granny zhuâs room.
zhu wenjie followed suit and saw ming jing skillfully checking granny zhuâs pulse. zhu wenjie had heard madam zhouâs account of the morningâs events and refused to believe that a little girl could be more capable than a large hospitalâs specialist.
âmiss ming jing, where did you learn medical skills?â
ming jing unwrapped her cloth bundle and picked up a silver needle. fearing that she would be distracted, madam zhou replied, âms. ming jingâs master is a renowned divine doctor, so naturally, she has inherited her true teachings.â
zhu wenjie laughed, âan old nun is a divine doctor? youâve got to be joking. be careful, my mother canât take too much trouble. if anything happens to her, i wonât let you off the hook.â
ming jing frowned, âbe quiet.â
at that moment, it seemed like the roomâs temperature dropped by ten degrees, feeling icy cold.
ming jingâs white fingers picked up the silver needle and quickly inserted it into granny zhuâs chest. her agile movements were so smooth that zhu wenjie involuntarily shuddered upon witnessing them.
after administering the needles, granny zhu slowly regained consciousness. seeing ming jing, she showed affection in her eyes and kindly said, âming jing, thank you for your efforts. i heard everything from madam zhou.â
ming jing tucked her in, âyouâre in good health, so you have no problem living to be a hundred years old. donât worry about anything else; iâm here.âo
granny zhuâs eyes moistened, âdonât be angry with your mother. sheâs not doing well either. sheâs just confused at the moment. once she suffers a bit, sheâll come to her senses. i hope you can still accept her by then.â
ming jing was silent for a moment, âyou shouldnât worry about that now. just get some rest.â
she instructed madam zhou a few more things before leaving the room.
âmom, do you really believe this girl? sheâs so young, so how could she possibly know how to treat illnesses? we should take you to the hospital.â zhu wenjie said to granny zhu.
granny zhu turned away, âgo back to your home and stop bothering me.â
zhu wenjie grumbled, âthis is my home too. why are you kicking me out?â
âyou think iâm deaf when you and your sister-in-law argued this afternoon? iâm telling you not to cause trouble at home. if your sister-in-lawâs not doing well, would you be better off? how did i give birth to such a brainless daughter like you?â granny zhu was fed up and couldnât bother arguing with her anymore so she asked madam zhou to kick her out.
âcousin ming jing, why are you hiding from me?â ming jing was about to go upstairs when she was blocked by zhou bao, who suddenly sprang out..