Chapter 52 - Chapter 52: Chapter 52: Profound Implications (2/2)
Of course, Su Wenyue didn’t forget about Han Yu beside her. While eating, she didn’t neglect to tear off another chicken leg and offer it to his mouth, “You eat too.”
“No need, I’ve already eaten. This one is for you,” Han Yu felt reassured by Su Wenyue’s gesture, but he didn’t eat, instead guiding the chicken leg to her mouth. A wild pheasant didn’t weigh much, and it was hardly enough for Su Wenyue alone. As for Han Yu, a big man, he could eat anything.
After finishing the roasted pheasant, Su Wenyue’s hands and mouth were dirty. Han Yu meticulously cleaned her up, hid the ‘evidence’, and opened the window to let in some fresh air. Now, even if someone entered at this point, they wouldn’t find a trace of their secret meal.
Sitting there, swinging her legs and watching Han Yu carefully covering their tracks, Su Wenyue suddenly burst into laughter, seemingly struck by a funny thought. Han Yu looked at her, and seeing her laughter uncontrollable, it grew even more intense.
“What are you laughing about? What’s so funny?” Han Yu, having finished his handiwork, walked over and picked her up to sit on his lap, seeing Su Wenyue’s apple cheeks flushed with laughter, he felt inexplicably satisfied and relaxed in a way he never had before.
After eating the roasted pheasant brought back by Han Yu, Su Wenyue hardly had an appetite for the bland dinner spread out before her. She ate a couple of bites, but Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Yang had specially boiled sugar eggs for her, turning Mrs. Liu green with envy. Mrs. Wang was pregnant and thus Mrs. Liu couldn’t voice any complaints.
Following the previous uproar at the Han family, Mrs. Wang knew her reputation was irredeemable, and perhaps succumbing to a sense of defeat, she had become much more brazen than before. She often traded barbs with Mrs. Liu now. Seeing her mother-in-law prepare sugar eggs, she didn’t hesitate to enjoy them. After all, it was for the child in her womb. She calmly ate, occasionally glancing at Su Wenyue, who seemed to lack appetite and smirked with sarcasm.
Su Wenyue noticed Mrs. Wang’s gaze on her but pretended ignorance, not giving her the time of day. She waited for everyone to finish eating before she could clean up, but unexpectedly, Mrs. Wang suddenly stood and knelt before her in front of the entire family.
Her heart skipped a beat, realizing she was in trouble. Mrs. Wang was really willing to go all-in, kneeling down to her just like that, naturally complicating the situation. Without guessing, Su Wenyue knew why Mrs. Wang did this and quickly pondered how to counter her ploy.
“Third Sister-in-law, what are you doing? Get up quickly. After all, you are my Third Sister-in-law, the elder among us. If you kneel to me so casually, I could lose years off my life. Even if you hate me, you don’t need to go this far! Father and Mother, please ask her to get up. I want to live a long life.” Su Wenyue was utterly serious, showing no sign of jest. She immediately moved aside, as if genuinely afraid of being cursed by Mrs. Wang’s actions.
Everyone was initially stunned by Mrs. Wang’s sudden move, and upon hearing Su Wenyue say that, they were even more bewildered, never having heard such a claim from her. Nonetheless, they quickly instructed Han Lin to help Mrs. Wang up.
Mrs. Liu was still wondering what trick Mrs. Wang intended to play when she heard Su Wenyue’s words and couldn’t help but laugh, “Third
Daughter-in-law, better get up quickly. Although I haven’t heard of this sort of thing causing a loss of years from the Fourth Daughter-in-law, you are still her elder sister-in-law; it’s inappropriate to kneel to her. However, if the Fourth Child becomes someone important enough to be bestowed an imperial edict, then you can kneil to her, and it won’t be too late..”