Chapter 131 - Chapter 131: Training the Son-in-law (1/2)
Chapter 131: Training the Son-in-law
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The next day, Han Yu was originally planning to go hunting in the mountains, but in the end, he stayed home one more day because he couldn’t stop worrying about Su Wenyue. Seeing that Su Wenyue was eating more than usual, but considering it normal, especially after she explained she was just tired from yesterday and had craved something tasty after a long time, he felt much more at ease and busied himself with household affairs.
After the family separation, Su Wenyue thought about how to tidy up the home and create a relatively free space for herself. She didn’t want to be under the constant watchful eyes of her in-laws. Originally, she wanted to build a wall in front of the house but felt that it wasn’t a good idea. Not to mention, her father-in-law and mother-in-law would have opinions, and even the villagers might gossip, seeing the new wall and wondering if it was meant to keep out thieves or what?
After giving it more thought, Su Wenyue considered: why not just build a few new rooms? After all, their current abode was dilapidated and cramped. Xiao Xi had always lived in that cluttered room, and although she tidied it up very well, it was small, a bit damp and cold. Su Wenyue always felt it was unfair to Xiao Xi.
Building a few rooms wouldn’t cost much, especially in the countryside where there weren’t so many formalities. Even if the houses were built a bit nicer, it would only be several dozen taels of silver at most. They could definitely be better and more spacious than the Village Chief’s house. Moreover, Su Wenyue was thinking of the child in her womb. Although the child’s birth was more than eight months away, it was time to start planning. It didn’t matter if she lived in hardship, but she wanted to provide her child with better growing conditions. Remembering the hardships her son endured in her previous life, Su Wenyue’s heart ached.
Su Wenyue was a woman of action; once she thought of something, she wanted to act on it. However, she needed Han Yu’s agreement. She immediately shared her thoughts with Han Yu, expecting him to agree, but he unexpectedly refused. Su Wenyue felt somewhat depressed and couldn’t understand why Han Yu wouldn’t agree; Han Yu had been very obliging to her recently.
“Husband, why don’t you agree? Building a house is a good thing. We’re living too cramped as it is. Xiao Xi has been so loyal and willing to follow me, not afraid of hardship. I can’t stand to see her living in that small cluttered room forever, it’s too demeaning. Our family isn’t without means. I know you don’t want me to use my dowry, but we are husband and wife, a family. There’s no need to haggle over things. Husband, you’re a man of ability and ambition, and I believe that someday you will achieve great things. Besides, building a few rooms really won’t cost much silver.”
Even though Han Yu disagreed, Su Wenyue didn’t give up on the idea of building the house. After coming up with the plan, she found life under the watchful eyes of her husband’s family intolerable, where she could hardly do anything. She tried every means to persuade Han Yu, thinking that if he still refused, she would later bring up the child in her stomach, which should make Han Yu agree.
Han Yu’s reluctance to build a house wasn’t for the reasons Su Wenyue imagined. He was a person of firm resolve, and such a man wouldn’t be influenced by some gossiping tongues of the villagers.
If they were to settle in the village permanently, building a house would be fine. But he had other plans for his wife. If things went as he hoped, she wouldn’t stay in the village for long anyway, so there was no need to trouble themselves with building a house. Moreover, it wasn’t so easy to build a house; they needed to secure the materials first before work could begin. By that time, he probably wouldn’t be at home, and everything would need to be managed and arranged by his wife alone. She had always been raised tenderly, how could she understand such things? He was unwilling and worried to see her laboring so hard.