Chapter 16

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

“It doesn’t matter if Chen Ji hits me or not. What’s important is that you have to compensate me for the blanket,” Chu Wei said immediately after she had figured it out.

Zhao Jinli nodded and said, “Don’t worry, I will definitely compensate you. To express my apologies, I will make two sets of new bedding for you tomorrow.”

Chu Wei rolled her eyes and said, “I won’t trouble you. Just compensate me directly. Sixty for the blankets and forty for the mattress. Pay me a total of a hundred. I’ll go to the county city tomorrow to make it myself.”

Zhao Jinli’s expression froze and immediately collapsed. She braced herself and said, “Alright, so be it. Our family can still afford to compensate you. However, Chen Ji has a bad temper. I’m just afraid that he will come back and give you a harsh beating.”

“You don’t have to worry. Just give me 100 dollars!” Chu Wei smiled and reached out her hand.

Zhao Jinli gritted her teeth and slowly took out a hundred dollars from her pocket and placed it in Chu Wei’s hand. She secretly cursed in her heart and wished that Chen Ji would immediately come home and beat Chu Wei until she couldn’t get off the bed for half a month.

After Chu Wei has been beaten up, she might give up on the idea of going to the capital with the army. Only by staying behind could she take care of her mother-in-law. Hence, the payment was worth it.

“Chu Wei, are you home? I passed by the river just now and saw a man in a green military uniform. He was a little far away and I didn’t see his face clearly. I guess your Chen Ji is back.” Suddenly, Aunt Gu pushed open the door and shouted.

Walking along the river meant that Chen Ji was walking home from a small path. Without waiting for Chu Wei to come back to her senses, Chen Hu and Zhao Jinli rushed out together. Many neighbors also came out to watch the commotion. Even the female protagonist, Ding Shujuan, threw down the wine shop and ran over.

Ding Shujuan was very excited. The first male supporting character that she had created at the tip of her pen had appeared. She wanted to see with her own eyes what kind of person he was. There was another reason. As the first male supporting character, Chen Ji was going to be a high-ranking general in the military. Her two talented stepchildren still needed to rely on his support.

After her blind date with Li Wenfeng, she was not very satisfied with the male lead that she had created. Until now, she still could not accept it completely. Therefore, she was very curious about this supporting actor and speculated that he would not be as outstanding as what was written in the book.

The neat fence was covered with winter melon vines and beautiful yellow flowers that faced the sun and grew wildly. There was a string of young gourds hanging on the gate of the courtyard. During this season, it was lush and green. Under Chu Wei’s care, her small courtyard was not the biggest and best in the entire town, but it was the neatest and most beautiful.

Ding Shujuan hurried over and hid in a corner to look at Chu Wei’s house. Coincidentally, she bumped into Aunt Gu and asked, “Aunt Gu, is Chen Ji back?”

Aunt Gu frowned slightly and looked at her strangely. She did not know why she, who was about to get married, came to join in the fun. However, she still looked towards the river not far away.

“He took the small road by the river. He’ll be there in a while.” After saying that, Aunt Gu started watching from the side.

She shifted her gaze to the river. There was a muddy path, and an army-green figure was walking slowly through the drizzle. Along the way, the figure passed by various farmlands, forming a very striking scenery.

Staring at the figure, everyone seemed to have forgotten to breathe.

After asking for a hundred yuan from Zhao Jinli, Chu Wei carried her second daughter, Chen Ying, out of the small courtyard. Although it was already June, Peach Blossom Town was a small town in the mountains. The weather was not hot, and it would still be cold at night without a blanket. If Chen Ji did not come back, there would still be enough blankets. However, if he came back, someone in the house would have to suffer from the cold.

It was drizzling, and in order to avoid getting mud in her pants, Chu Wei carried Chen Ying on the main road. She passed by the school, turned a few street corners, and crossed the road from the town’s largest crossroad. However, she was almost hit by a car. Chu Wei did not know any brand and only saw a red flag standing on the hood of the car.

Clang! The car door was slammed shut and another young man in military green got out of the car.

The young man walked like the wind. He walked past Chu Wei and entered the alley. Chen Ying leaned on her shoulder and looked at the young man curiously. She asked, “Mom, isn’t that guy in the green military uniform my dad?”

“Don’t you look at photos every day? Can’t you recognize your father?” Chu Wei smiled.

Although she didn’t know about military ranks, a car like that wasn’t something that someone at Chen Ji’s level could afford. Moreover, that young man had tender skin and was well-dressed. He didn’t look like he came back from the front line at all. Furthermore, Aunt Gu said that Chen Ji came back from a small road by the river.

After taking a few glances at the car, Chu Wei guessed that the man who went on a blind date with Ding Shujuan must have sent someone to pick her up..