BXBX NOVEL Chapter 109: Newlywed Drama 1
“Get out! Get out of here!”
The woman’s shrill screams echoed far and wide, startling the relatives living in the Jiang family house.
Immediately afterwards, Jiang Cheng, disheveled, was pushed out of the room. The door slammed shut behind him.
Jiang’s sister-in-law, clad in her gown, rushed out to investigate. Upon seeing her eldest son covered in blood, she screamed in terror. “Dacheng, what’s happened?”
Jiang Cheng, too mortified to find a hole to crawl into, pressed his hand against his forehead and murmurred, “Mother, please be quiet.” It was quite embarrassing.
His newly-wedded wife had smashed his head with a ceramic pillow, claiming she felt disgusted. If word of this event were to get out, he would surely be too ashamed to show his face again.
Jiang’s uncle also got up, seeing his son’s severe injuries, he quickly brought him into his own room and dashed off to find his younger brother for medication.
Yingbao and Dani were sleeping soundly, utterly ignorant of their cousin’s complicated wedding night and his bloody head.
The next day, the newlyweds were supposed to serve tea to the elders in the morning and take this opportunity to familiarize themselves with the family members.
However, the girl from the Chu family slept until well after sunrise and then languidly shuffled out of her nuptial chamber wearing her shoes.
Chu Man stood disheveled and disoriented under the eaves, looking all around and shouting loudly: “Brother! Uncle! Where have you all gone?”
When no one answered, she began to stomp her feet and cry: “Brother! Brother! Where are you?”
By this time, those who had accompanied the bride to her newlywed’s home had already returned after having breakfast.
If they stayed any longer, they would probably feel too embarrassed.
Chunn, Dani and Erni were just entering the courtyard and were taken aback at the sight of Chu Man’s disarray.
Upon entering from outside, the matriarch saw her new daughter-in-law crying while in disarray; she quickly rushed over to ask, “What’s wrong?”
Chu Man violently shook off her mother-in-law’s hand and screamed, “Don’t touch me!”
Jiang’s sister-in-law furrowed her eyebrows, suddenly suspecting that her new daughter-in-law might not be in her right mind.
Dani was displeased seeing her new sister-in-law shake off her mother, nonetheless, she stepped forward and asked, “Do you need help freshening up, I can guide you.”
After crying for a while, Chu Man suddenly turned around and went back into the room, took care of her business in the toilet behind the bed screen, then came out again.
She stopped crying now, with her chin raised high, she instructed Danli, “Help me comb my hair!”
Dani kept her feelings to herself and went inside to help her comb her hair.
Yingbao and Erni looked at each other in confusion, unable to figure out what was going on with Chu Man.
It didn’t seem like she was mentally ill, but her behavior was undoubtedly unusual.
Which new bride wouldn’t exercise some restraint upon arriving at her husband’s home? Yet she behaved as if she had been spoiled into an idiot, knowing nothing about anything.
“Ouch! Do you even know how to comb? You’re ripping off my hair! It doesn’t hurt, huh!”
Chu Man’s shrieks echoed from inside the room. It was unbearably ear-piercing.
Jiang’s sister-in-law’s brows furrowed even deeper and she turned around to go hang the laundry.
These were her son’s new clothes stained in blood, and she had soaked them with wood ash water early in the morning to cleanse them in the pond.
Her son was still unconscious now, and she couldn’t help but worry if his brain had been injured.
After much difficulty, Dani finally combed Chu Man’s hair and was hoping to style it into a married woman’s bun, but Chu Man refused.
Having no choice, she could only help her make a double bun as she requested.
After her hair was done, Chu Man asked Dani to help her dress.
Once she had put on her clothes, she stretched out her foot and asked Dani to help her put on her socks and shoes.
However, Dani didn’t entertain her this time and simply left the room.
Dani finally understood. This new sister-in-law wasn’t simple-minded; she was deliberately flexing her power to the Jiang family.
First pretending to be insane, then prodding her in-laws step by step, and if all else fails, resorting to crying, making a scene, and throwing tantrums. All to show her in-laws that she was not to be trifled with.
Jiang’s sister-in-law hung up the laundry, and she eventually went to the kitchen to prepare two bowls of noodles, each topped with two puffy eggs. She asked her eldest daughter to deliver a bowl to their new daughter-in-law and herself carried the other bowl to her son.
After all, it was her first time entering their home, and Jiang’s sister-in-law was worried about letting her new daughter-in-law go hungry.
After finishing a bowl of noodles in front of her dressing table, Chu Man staggered out of her room.
She ignored her mother-in-law and the third aunt in the courtyard, her attention fixed on the silver locket hanging from Yingbao’s neck.
It was a birthday gift Chunniang had bought for her daughter this year and decided to let her wear it these past few days due to the recent family celebration. Relatives had come to visit, naturally, she would want her daughter to look her best for them.
Yingbao sensed Chu Man’s gaze, unafraid, she reciprocated.
Chu Man ambled forward, reaching for the silver locket around Yingbao’s neck.
Chunniang stepped forward, discreetly stopping her, “Dacheng’s wife, what are you trying to do?”
Chu Man smirked, ignoring the third aunt, turned around, and dashed back into her bridal chamber, not seen again after that.
Jiang’s eldest daughter-in-law sighed, told Chunniang, “You all can go.”
Originally, Chunniang visited here to show the newlywed respect. But this new bride didn’t even extend common courtesies.
Not even offering tea to her own mother-in-law today.
Well, sooner or later, every child must forge their own path, let her be.
Chunniang returned home with her daughter and second niece not long after, Dani soon dropped by as well.
They exchanged glances, none mentioning Chu Man.
“Yingbao, I’m thinking of growing an extra hundred golden ear mushrooms this year.”
Dani asked, “Do you have any extra spawns?”
Aside from her father’s spawn, the surplus was all given to her uncle’s family.
Even Dani’s spawn had been partially given away, it was demanded by relatives and she couldn’t say no.
Yingbao nodded, “Yes, but I don’t have much, if I give you a hundred, I won’t have any for my second sister.”
She still had twenty jars of ordinary golden ear mushroom spawns in her cave, she should be able to spare a hundred.
Dani generously said, “I don’t need it, I’ve already grown two hundred this year.” Any more, she’s worried she can’t handle. Her father grew five hundred this year.
Dani shyly smiled, thanked her younger sister.
The three sisters chatted for a while, then each went home.
Yingbao sat beside her mother watching her weave.
Chunniang was still using an old-fashioned local loom, difficult to operate and incapable of wide weaves.
She suddenly remembered a type of loom she had seen in her past life, not only was it fast, it made weaving easier.
“Mother, I heard there’s a type of loom in Prefecture City that’s easier to use, more efficient, and saves time. Why don’t we buy a couple and try it out.”
Chunniang laughed, “Silly child, Prefecture City is so far away, looms are heavy and bulky, even if we go, it won’t be easy to bring it back.”
Yingbao: “We can ask Zhou Mao, the steward, to help us. Furuifeng is a merchant group that does business everywhere, as long as we pay, they can bring goods back from anywhere.”
Chunniang nodded, “makes sense, let’s discuss this with Zhou steward next time we sell golden ear mushrooms.”
Anyway, they aren’t short on money, she wanted to see what the loom in Prefecture City looked like.
If indeed it was faster and more efficient, then wouldn’t they be hitting the jackpot.
While they were talking, there seemed to be activity in the courtyard.
Chunniang got up abruptly and went out to check.
A red figure, like a ghost, was standing at Yingbao’s window sneaking a peek inside.
Chunniang was furious, she sternly asked, “Niece-in-law, what are you doing?” No decent person would sneak around someone else’s house, let alone peep inside like a ghost.
This Chu Man was really something..