Chapter 300 - Chapter 300: It’s A Pity There Were No “Ifs”
Chapter 300: It’s A Pity There Were No “Ifs”
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Wang Yuechu hesitated for a moment, but she still took the passbook and carefully put it in her pocket.
Li Xu wanted the three of them to stay for lunch, but Zhang Yao was worried about the children at home. She was afraid Wenwen would not have anything to eat after school, so she did not dare to stay.
At night, Li Xu and Zhang Kun talked about this matter.
Although she had promised Zhang Jun that she would not tell anyone else about this matter.
However, Zhang Kun was Zhang Yao’s elder brother. Even if she didn’t say it, Zhang Kun would know sooner or later.
What’s more, Zhang Kun was on Zhang Yao’s side, so he naturally wouldn’t tell Wei Zhenghao about this.
After Zhang Kun learned about this, he didn’t speak for long.
After a long silence, Zhang Kun sighed and said in a low voice, “Yaoyao is scared!”
He told Li Xu about the past in a low voice.
“Yaoyao is the only girl in the family, so my parents, I, and even the young Jun subconsciously protected her. That was why she had been soft-tempered since she was young and did not have much of a temper. Our whole family is afraid she’ll be bullied if she marries far away. So, my parents found her a partner in the surrounding villages.”
“Wei Zhenghao? Then your family’s judgment is really not that good.” Li Xu said in a low voice.
“It’s not him!” Zhang Kun laughed bitterly.
Zhang Kun sighed, “The one I had my eyes on was a young man from another village. Their parents were both young. Although they had seven siblings, their parents were doing small business outside, and their family had some wealth. Furthermore, with more siblings, they could help each other out. Not to mention that the man himself was quite capable, had a good temper, and his looks and height were a good match for Zhang Yao. Our family went to the village to ask around a few times, and everyone in the village praised their family.”
“Then why did she marry him in the end?” Li Xu asked curiously.
Thinking of this, Zhang Kun sighed again.
How good would it be if Yaoyao had married him back then?
She wouldn’t have suffered for so many years. Unfortunately, there were no ‘ifs’ in this world.
“Yaoyao doesn’t have a temper and doesn’t have her own opinions. Although she doesn’t have any feelings for that man, she’s willing to marry him. Our two families were about to get engaged at that time, but something happened, and Yaoyao had to marry Wei Zhenghao.”
Li Xu was a little surprised. What happened that made Zhang Yao marry Wei Zhenghao?
“There’s a small river to the west of our village. Do you know it?” Zhang Kun asked.
Li Xu nodded. “I know. We saw each other when we went out for a walk during the new year.”
“Don’t be fooled by the fact there’s no water in it during winter. When it’s the rainy season in summer, the water inside will be very deep.” Zhang Kun’s voice was very low.
“That summer, Yaoyao slipped and fell in when she passed by. She couldn’t swim and struggled for a long time. Luckily, Wei Zhenghao passed by and saved her.”
Li Xu was surprised. Wei Zhenghao had done such a good thing in the past?
“However, it was summer at that time, so she was wearing thin clothes. When Yaoyao was struggling in the water, a branch scratched her clothes. When she reached the shore, she was so scared she fainted again. Wei Zhenghao carried her and asked around whose girl she was so he could send her back.”
Li Xu could imagine the scene.
On a rainy day, Zhang Yao’s clothes were tattered as she was being held by a man.
The gossipmongers in the village would definitely wildly. Who knew if she really fell into the river or if she had done something shameful?
Even if she didn’t do it willingly, she had fainted. Who knew if that man had taken advantage of her?
“After that, the groom’s family came and tactfully called off the marriage. They felt Yaoyao was not clean. Ever since then, the matchmakers introduced Yaoyao to either remarried or single men. we really had no choice. At this moment, Wei Zhenghao sent someone to my door.”
Li Xu reached out her hand and gently patted Zhang Kun’s back, comforting him silently.
“Although Wei Zhenghao is a single parent, he has an older brother, and his family is a little poor. But his looks and height were fine. Before they got married, he had been quite good in front of others. My parents always thought he had a good temper. When they went to his village to ask, they also said he was quite good. After that, they got married in a daze, thinking it didn’t matter if they were poor. Their maternal family would support them. As long as the two of them were diligent enough, they would always be able to live a good life.”
Zhang Kun laughed bitterly. “Then I realized Wei Zhenghao’s family had two boys. They were not sick or hurt. They had nothing to spend money on. They were so poor because they were too lazy.”
Li Xu agreed with this statement.
“After getting married, Wei Zhenghao’s bad habits were exposed one by one. Not only was he lazy, but he also liked to take advantage of others. The most important thing was foolish filial piety. I remember there was a year when Yaoyao went home and cried. There was only a dozen yuan left at home to buy fertilizer. She was reluctant to spend it, so Wei Zhenghao secretly used it to buy meat for his mother.”
Zhang Kun shook his head and said in a low voice, “If Zhang Yao left this money at home, Wei Zhenghao might take it away one day to show his filial piety to his mother.”
“Wei Zhenghao isn’t being foolishly filial. It’s just in his heart, he and his mother are family,” Li Xu said.
It was precisely because he had been raised by a single parent since he was young that it was easier for him to develop such a mentality.
“No matter what, it’s great that Zhang Yao is doing well now. Wei Zhenghao had saved her life before, so she owed him a favor. If Wei Zhenghao could understand and live a good life with Zhang Yao, she wouldn’t be so guarded against him.”
Wei Zhenghao didn’t know Zhang Yao had put the money to Wang Yuechu. He thought Zhang Yao had paid off the loan, so he didn’t make a scene at home.
In the blink of an eye, the cucumbers in the ground had ripened.
At the beginning of December, the weather was already very cold, and all the greenhouses were covered with film.
After the last time, Wei Zhenghao had become a lot more diligent and often helped Zhang Yao with the work.
This time, Zhang Yao had sold the cucumber for four thousand yuan.
As usual, Zhang Yao and Zhang Jun went to the county to get the money from Li Xu.
Zhang Yao paid off the rest of the loan in one go.
There were still two thousand and six hundred yuan left. Zhang Yao had deposited two thousand yuan into the passbook and only kept six hundred yuan with her.
When she got home, Wei Zhenghao waited eagerly.
The pot was already filled with stewed pork ribs.
Zhang Yao’s lips twitched as she entered the room and called out to him, “Wei Zhenghao, come here, I have something to give you!”
Wei Zhenghao was excited when he heard this.
He had always been the one in charge of the money at home, so was Zhang Yao going to give him the money?
When he got the money, he had already thought of what to buy.
After entering the house, Zhang Yao took out three hundred yuan bills from her pocket and put them in Wei Zhenghao’s hand.
Wei Zhenghao quickly took it.
However, after waiting for a while, Zhang Yao didn’t do anything.
“What about the rest?” Wei Zhenghao was a little confused..