Chapter 16 - 16 Chapter 16: Petty Mind (2/2)
Han Yu was completely at a loss seeing Su Wenyue’s entirely improper attitude. Training a good daughter-in-law wasn’t something that could be achieved overnight; it required slow and steady discipline. It was only then that Han Yu realized the topic had drifted too far off course, although it was he who had first led it astray. The initial discussion about the mistake Su Wenyue made hadn’t been resolved yet!
“Forget it, I won’t talk about this with you now. Let’s get back to the main point. Tell me, since you’ve admitted your wrongdoing, what do you plan to do? Don’t think you can get away with it by dragging the topic off track!”
“What do you mean, ‘what to do’? I’ve already told you the truth. You should be encouraging me; otherwise, next time, I won’t dare tell you the truth again. Besides, I know I was wrong, and I won’t make the same mistake in the future. How about I make a new pair of shoes for Father-in-law and Mother-in-law again? But you can’t sell me out and talk about this.”
Although Su Wenyue’s reasoning was skewed, it did make some sense, and Han Yu felt his daughter-in-law deserved some encouragement for being frank with him. So he decided to let Su Wenyue off temporarily, “I’ll keep this matter a secret. As for making new shoes for your father and mother, there’s no need. My mother may not have learned embroidery, and her embroidery may not be as good as yours, but her needle and thread skills are the result of decades of practice. The shoes she makes are comfortable and durable, we don’t need yours. Just remember to handmake all my clothes from now on.”
Once he had brought Su Wenyue into his domain and accepted this creature called wife who belonged completely to him, Han Yu’s possessiveness was very strong, even his birth mother had to understand her place. But he spoke with his typical disdain.
Su Wenyue, hearing Han Yu say this, knew that the matter was past and without significant repercussions; she felt relieved and her thoughts turned to other things. Smelling the odd scent in the air, she frowned in disgust, “Yuck, won’t you go take a bath quickly? The smell of sweat on you is nauseating.”
As Su Wenyue spoke, she pinched her little nose and waved her handkerchief with disgust as if trying to drive away the unpleasant smell in the air, another little gesture that made Han Yu’s teeth itch with irritation.
Han Yu bit his teeth; this little daughter-in-law, given an inch, would take a mile, and even dared to dislike her own man—it was simply asking for a lesson! Han Yu, always acting swiftly and decisively, grabbed Su Wenyue and covered her talkative little mouth with his own, kissing her hard. If it weren’t for the fact that he really was dirty and knew his wife liked cleanliness, he definitely wouldn’t have let Su Wenyue go so easily.
Su Wenyue was fuming inside. She was already a bit of a clean freak, and this filthy man, content with his own dirtiness, had now implicated her, which was unbearable! The thing she most detested was this; when she was with that man before, she never allowed him to touch her there, as saliva is so dirty.
Finally released by Han Yu, Su Wenyue’s first action was to wipe her mouth with her handkerchief, much to Han Yu’s annoyance. If it weren’t for the fact that it was getting late, he would have taught Su Wenyue a much harder lesson. This little daughter-in-law needed to be disciplined! But since she was already his wife, she wasn’t going anywhere. She could wait for him; he didn’t believe he couldn’t handle one little girl, especially one who thought she could look down on him!
Han Yu was a very confident man, which sometimes translated into a touch of arrogance and vanity in certain matters. Usually, it was he who looked down on others; when had it ever been his turn to be looked down upon, especially by his own daughter-in-law? Han Yu decisively became petty.