1294: Keep It a Secret

Keep It a Secret

"It's just a few apples. If your brother finds out, won't he feel embarrassed? Don't tell me you want him to go around and return all the things to all of us? At most we'll lock our door in the future. As long as we lock the door when we're not in the room, she won't get a chance to steal anything," Wang Fang said.0

"It's just going to be hard on you. I have to get up early every morning to pick up the goods and can't help you with these things," Chi Ze said guiltily.

"It's fine. Then Hubby, you should earn more money for me to spend. I can take care of such household matters. You can stand up for me if it happens again!" Wang Fang said with a smile.

"No problem! Whoever dares to bully my wife, I'll kill that person!" Chi Ze said, pretending to be fierce. Wang Fang was so tickled that she laughed out loud. Their interaction was a stark contrast to what was going on in Huang Xu's family.

Huang Xu looked at Pu Tao in silence. He tried to recall what he had done last week. Every day, he went to learn how to stir-fry seeds in the backyard of the corn courtyard house. Li Gui had bought some raw seeds for them to try. Occasionally, he would go out with Chi Ze to buy pig offal. He spent the rest of his time with Pu Tao. Could it be that he had done something wrong?

"Hmph, you dare not admit it!" Pu Tao said mockingly.

"I'm by your side 24 hours a day. What have I done?" Huang Xu asked.

"You keep flirting with that little vixen called Qian'e! I already heard that she's not a decent woman! Do you really think I won't find out!" Pu Tao said.

Huang Xu took it very seriously. Qian'e was Qiao Mei's good friend and he could not let her reputation be ruined for no reason.

"When did I flirt with her? Don't spout nonsense if you don't have evidence! I've never even met Qian'e!" Huang Xu said.

"How dare you deny it! That slut lives in this backyard! How can it be that you've never met her before! I think you must have hooked up with her long ago!" Pu Tao said angrily.

Huang Xu could not hold himself back from rushing over to Pu Tao to give her a slap, yet he could not bear to do it when he was right in front of her. After all, she was still his wife and the mother of his children.

Pu Tao was always taking advantage of the fact that Huang Xu was soft-hearted. Many people had tried to persuade Huang Xu to get a divorce, but he refused to listen. Pu Tao also always tried to guilt-trip Huang Xu by mentioning the children.

"Huang Xu! How dare you hit me! You're bullying me because I don't have parents! I gave birth to a fat boy for your Huang family! How can you treat me like this! You're too much!" Pu Tao roared.

Everyone in the courtyard could hear her screaming about how Huang Xu wanted to hit her. Mao Hang and Chi Ze were worried about Huang Xu and stood at their respective room doors, looking in the direction of his room.

This was actually the first time the two of them had seen Huang Xu in such an awkward situation. The two of them did not know how to help with such family matters. Furthermore, they also had a lot going on in their own families, so they did not have time to stick their noses in someone else's issues.

It was common for a couple to bicker and quarrel. However, if Huang Xu hit her, then he would be in the wrong. As the heads of their family, they should give in to their womenfolk. They could not always be too harsh with their demands.

As the saying went, if a man doted on his wife, he would be rewarded with money and treasures. Having a virtuous wife at home was the best that any man could hope for.

"Should we go and take a look?" Mao Hang asked as he came to Chi Ze's room.

"Huang Xu is not one to use his fists. He's probably just too angry and is posturing. Don't you know him well enough? When we were still in the army, even if the veterans bullied him, he would not retaliate. He would only keep quiet," Chi Ze said darkly.

"Sigh… Fate makes fools of us. How did a nice guy like Huang Xu meet such a woman?" Mao Hang said resignedly.

"It's fate that decides which two people become a couple. It's not something that can be resolved with just a few words from us. Huang Xu is not a child, so let's not worry about it for now. If he really needs anything, we can talk about it later. Don't let Xia Zhe and the rest know about this, otherwise they will definitely be worried," Chi Ze said.

However, even if they managed to keep it a secret, there was still Zhou Shuang and Sun Juan living under the same roof! The two of them had already been very unhappy with Pu Tao for a while. Even though Pu Tao had stolen things from Wang Fang and Yang Mei, at the very least, their husbands were good buddies and they might be willing to let the matter rest.

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