Chapter 491 - Chapter 491: Chapter 478: What a Pity (1/2)

Chapter 491: Chapter 478: What a Pity

Zhuang Jingye saw Zhuang Qingning off, “Hmm, you also think about it, see what’s the best way to handle it.”

“As always, if there’s somewhere you need us to help, don’t hesitate to ask, especially from my end…”

“I understand.” Zhuang Qingning cracked a smile, “Uncle Village Chief, you should go back, it’s windy outside.”

“It’s fine.” Zhuang Jingye escorted Zhuang Qingning half the street further before he turned back.

Mrs. Ye was peeling a cabbage at the doorstep. She casually threw the dry outer leaves into the duck pen for the ducks to eat.

The century egg workshop was doing good business, buying duck eggs from everywhere at a reasonable price. All households in Enji Village and the surrounding villages raised a lot of ducks, including Zhuang Jingye’s.

The ducks, waiting for their meal with their necks stretched out, scrambled to eat the cabbage leaves as soon as they fell on the ground.

“Qingning, she really is extraordinary,” Zhuang Jingye exclaimed, “I bet if this continues, her business will grow even more, and our Enji Village might be able to produce a talented person, too.”

“It’s just a pity that…”

Zhuang Jingye’s words trailed off into a sigh.

“What’s the pity? Are you lamenting that she’s a girl?” Mrs. Ye almost rolled her eyes skyward, assuming Zhuang Jingye was about to bemoan how girls were inferior to boys.

“Indeed it’s a pity she’s a girl.” Zhuang Jingye sighed again.

“Girls marry into new families while boys bring home daughters-in-law. If Qingning were a young man, her future wife would move into our village and help her manage her business.”

“But because Qingning is a girl, she’ll marry into another family. If her in-laws are open-minded, it’ll be fine. But if they stick rigidly to those outdated rules, shutting her away from the outside world, would that not suffocate her to death?”

Mrs. Ye was taken aback.

So that’s what Zhuang Jingye was worried about?

He was concerned that the promising Zhuang Qingning might be squandered in the future.

“That’s indeed the case…” A trace of worry passed over Mrs. Ye’s face, “Qingning is like a wild goose in the sky, flying high and looking far. But if she becomes caged…”

“Wait a minute, that’s not right…” Mrs. Ye suddenly slapped the cabbage in her hand.

“What’s not right?” Zhuang Jingye glanced at her.

“Think about it, with Qingning’s character, do you really think she’d willingly be caged? I bet she’d smash the cage in an instant, and make the cage maker regret it.”

Mrs. Ye twitched the corner of her mouth, “Besides, with Qingning’s judgement, do you think she would choose a shallow-minded family as her in-laws?”

“I think Qingning might end up finding herself a son-in-law instead. You can rest assured, she won’t be bullied.”

“Don’t you remember how she chased Mrs. Song with a kitchen knife over a dumpling? If someone wrongs her, won’t she just tear the roof off?”

“Yeah, how could I forget that?” Zhuang Jingye smacked his thigh and started laughing, “Who’d think this girl, who so readily grabs a kitchen knife, could be bullied?”

Everyone has been so peaceful lately, they’ve only seen the gentle side of Zhuang Qingning and almost forgot about her fiery temper.