Seeing that the woman at least knew her place, Liu Duo and the brothers stopped pressing the matter. They weren’t unreasonable.
They went back to washing their bed sheets and quilts. Ye Mo carried his basket, knife, and two bundles of firewood, and he placed them not too far away.
Then he walked over and confronted Ye Liu in an unfriendly tone, “Liu, tell me, when that bitch was bullying Liu Duo, why were you two just looking on and doing nothing?”
He had not forgotten that Ye Liu and Ye Ling just stood aside, not helping at all!
Ye Liu raised his brows at Ye Mo, who was indeed questioning him. He replied mischievously, “Yo, quite a temper you have there. You dare to accuse your own brother?”
“Yes, I do! Liu Duo is our wife, and we have to help when she’s bullied! What if she’s harmed?” Ye Mo got straight to the point, his hot temper rising.
Ye Liu plugged his ears. He found it funny, that Little Mo was right in front of him but still resorted to shouting. Had he perhaps swallowed a bomb?
People nearby heard them, and they prepared for a show. They hoped for a fight to break out. A fight between brothers would be rare and exciting. They had a close relationship, because they were brothers, so it would be fun to see their bonds break apart, even just a little.
“Mo, it’s not that we didn’t want to help. She didn’t want us to meddle. We’d help if she said she couldn’t manage,” Ye Ling plugged his ears too. It was his first time seeing Mo dare to raise his voice at Liu.
Even Liu Duo plugged her ears. “Mo, are you going crazy again? I’ve almost gone deaf! I told them to stay put, got it? Do you have any objections?”
Her affection for him had increased a good deal moments earlier, but now it was restored again to the way it once was.
“No, not at all! Whatever you say, Liu Duo, I have no objections,” Ye Mo heard her and his tone immediately took a one hundred and eighty degree shift. He became gentle and peaceful.
Liu Duo felt shivers down her spine. Since when had Ye Mo decided to become a lackey? Impulsive, hot-tempered, dominant, immature, which one was he exactly? He was not a woman, so why was he so ever-changing?
She rolled her eyes at him and continued helping the other two with the laundry.
“Let me do it, Liu Duo. You go ahead and rest. Look, you’re already sweating,” Ye Mo took the sheets from her hands as he continued to butter her up. He wouldn’t let her do more work.
Ye Liu snickered, “Hey, Little Mo, when have you ever cared so much for our Little Duo?”
“She’s my wife, so of course I care for her! Isn’t that what you said?” Ye Mo said, full of energy, as he scrubbed the bed sheet.
Ye Ling looked at Ye Mo and laughed in relief. At least he finally understood that he must love his wife, and not fight with her every day, knowing only how to annoy and anger her!
Liu Duo found it hard to adapt to this side of Ye Mo. She felt that she must be dreaming!
“Aiya, Little Mo. Look, Ling and I are sweating too. We are going to take a break. Can you be a dear and wash it once last time? We’re brothers, and we need your care too!”
Ye Liu winked at Ye Mo knowingly and placed all the bed sheets in front of him to be washed.
Liu Duo couldn’t hold back her giggling as she nodded in agreement, “That’s right. Liuzi, Ling, you guys can come and take a rest too. Little Mo is very hardworking. We’ll wait for him here, while he does the final washing. I’m sure he’s not tired.”
You want to help with the work? Fine, I’ll give you the chance to do everything! Haha…