Chapter 17.1 - Secret Affair (1/2)

Translator: Superbulat

T/N: New year new arc! ⭐️

Arc 2: Uncle Song – Meticulous care (Chapter 17-30)

Baishui Village was surrounded by mountains and rivers with pleasant scenery. The villagers lived a peaceful and quiet life, plowing in the spring and harvesting in the autumn.

As the Dragon Boat Festival was approaching, and the wheat harvest was just around the corner, every household was busy and festive.

When Father Song looked at his five-mu wheat field 1 , he was overjoyed at the prospect of saving some dowry for his daughter when the wheat was harvested. After strolling around the field for a while, he turned around to return home happily in the direction of the sunset. The wheat field was about one kilometer away from the village. When he reached the entrance of the village, Father Song suddenly felt the urge to urinate, so he rushed into the small woods next to the East Pond, untied his belt, and fertilized an old poplar tree.

After peeing, Father Song gave it a good shake, tucked it back into his pants, and tied his belt.

While he was tying, he caught a glimpse of red from the corner of his eye.

Father Song looked over curiously and saw that behind a huge locust tree in the distance, a corner of a dress was exposed, pressing against a man’s blue robe. The two moved around, obviously hugging each other. Father Song grinned and didn’t give it much thought. Who hadn’t been young before? Didn’t he and his wife do it twice before in the woods?

Father Song was about to leave when he overheard the man exclaim, “Ah! Don’t bite, don’t bite! It’s hard to explain if someone sees this.”

Father Song’s legs couldn’t seem to move anymore. Why did the voice sound like his soon-to-be son-in-law’s?

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Since this was related to his daughter, Father Song tiptoed over, and when he was only a few steps away from the locust tree, he coughed and asked, “Who is there?”

Dong Minghua was startled. His body stiffened, and he was at loss for what to do. The woman in his arms had an idea. She quickly whispered a few words in his ear before pushing him out, then held her breath as she hid behind the tree, covering her face with her sleeve.

As a result, the soon-to-be father-in-law and son-in-law looked each other in the eyes.

Father Song was shaking with anger. “Who? Who is that vixen?” he asked while stepping forward to grab her.

Dong Minghua was totally stunned when he recognized who the person was, but after he saw Father Song’s actions, he had to overcome his momentary panic and stop the man. He pushed him back. “Please don’t be angry. It’s Minghua’s fault. I was the one who secretly asked Jinzhi out. If you must reprimand someone, please reprimand me. You can beat and scold me. Jinzhi, you go back first. I’ll persuade Father-in-Law!”

After a slight hesitation, the woman in the red dress bit her lip and ran out of the forest with her hands covering her face.

Pretending to be Dong Minghua’s fiancée was their plan, but they had never expected that it was Jinzhi’s father who discovered their affair!

Others may not notice, but how could Father Song not be able to tell if that was his own daughter’s figure or not? The vixen was running further and further away, while Dong Minghua was doing everything he could to stop him. Father Song slapped him. “You bastard, you said that you will only be good to Jinzhi for the rest of your life, but now you’re fooling around with a vixen behind her back! You are not worthy of her! Get lost!”

Dong Minghua was taken aback by the slap, and when he finally reacted, Father Song had already run for more than a dozen steps. The woman rarely left the house, so she couldn’t possibly outrun a farmer. If she was caught on the spot, her reputation would be completely ruined. Dong Minghua anxiously chased after him. He was about to grab his arm when Father Song stumbled and fell. Coincidentally, his head hit a stone, and blood oozed out in an instant.

“Father-in-Law!”

Dong Minghua knelt and flipped him over. When he saw the nasty wound, he immediately carried him on his back and ran to the village. “Please bear with it. Minghua will take you to Doctor Li’s place! You must hold on, Jinzhi…Jinzhi is still waiting for you…”

Father Song glared at him. “You…you are not worthy…not worthy to call…call my daughter’s name…”

As fear and guilt overwhelmed him, Dong Minghua’s tears streamed down. “Yes, Minghua is not worthy. You should focus on healing your wounds first. After you recovered, Minghua has no complaints even if you kill me!”

Father Song wanted to scold him some more, but he heard a woman crying in front of him, “ Biaoge 2 , why are you carrying him back? Is it because you want to bear the infamy of angering your soon-to-be father-in-law to death and also ruin my reputation?”

He turned his head strenuously and saw Dong Minghua’s cousin sister standing in the shadow of the tree, looking at Dong Minghua with immense sorrow and tears falling like rain.

Jiang Yuzhu, a young lady who had only been staying at the Dong house since February, was a cheap woman who couldn’t compare to Jinzhi except for her identity. Because of her, in just three months, Dong Minghua had forgotten about his childhood friendship with Jinzhi? Forgotten about his fiancée?

Father Song felt suffocated. He wanted to scold them both, but his body was convulsing all over, and he spewed out a mouthful of blood.

Because of the blood sprayed on his robe, Dong Minghua lost strength in his hands.

Father Song fell on his back to the ground. Like a dying fish, after a few struggles, he stopped moving…

Died but unable to rest in peace.

Dong Minghua fell to his knees, attempting to carry the old man again. Jiang Yuzhu hurriedly knelt beside him, sobbing and whispering in his ear. At first, Dong Minghua pushed her away angrily, but Jiang Yuzhu told him something that stunned him. The more Jiang Yuzhu spoke, the more aggrieved she was. In the end, Dong Minghua kowtowed three times towards the old man’s corpse, stood up stiffly, carried him to the stone that caused his death, and placed him lying down on his stomach.

He knelt, covered his face with his hands, and cried bitterly. There was self-blame, regret, loss, and other mixed feelings in his heart.

After crying with him for a while, Jiang Yuzhu slowly helped him stand up, grabbed his hand, and led him back.

Dong Minghua looked back at the figure of the old man lying in the bushes, until his figure was obscured by the trees, and he could no longer see…

亩 (Mu) is a Chinese unit of land measurement, 1 mu is approx. ⅙ acre. 5mu is around 0.83acre or 3359sqm. 表哥 (Cousin brother): Either son of father’s sister, or son of mother’s siblings. They have different surnames from the speaker. In ancient China, it was acceptable to marry a cousin, unless they are 堂兄妹 (children from father’s brother) in which their surnames are the same.