The husband I snatched halfway through his life is strange.

Chapter 33 I...I can make him happy
Hui Niang kept sizing up the five girls.

Ah Lang is good-looking, and she is looking for a beautiful girl so that their children will be good-looking too.

But... how could she hope that Ah Lang could carry on the family line when he was half-dead?

It's only because Yu Tingwan didn't know what she was thinking that she would definitely have complained.

—Your son is not in good health, but he was very quick to take off her clothes.

Granny Chen glared at her and scolded, "What are you all standing there for? Are you all mute? Why don't you tell the girl the truth about yourselves?"

"Following her is better than following me."

The girls' hearts skipped a beat; how could they not know that Granny Chen never did anything that didn't make a profit?

Granny Chen was quite a celebrity in the north, making a living by this kind of business and never showing any mercy.

Those with good fortune might be sold to wealthy families as maids. Although they were servants and had to live at the mercy of their masters, they wouldn't have to worry about food and clothing. Those with bad fortune would be sent to brothels to work as prostitutes. Losing their chastity and being trampled on by thousands was a minor matter; contracting a sexually transmitted disease was the real tragedy.

The girl closest to Hui Niang was the first to understand and saw Hui Niang as her lifeline, so she knelt down in front of Hui Niang.

“My name is Zhao Di, and I can do any kind of work.”

"Auntie, please take me. I'll do anything for you, even be your slave."

Yu Tingwan stood at the door, looking into the distance.

The other person was dressed in tattered clothes, looked thin, and had messy hair. His face was covered in dust, as if he hadn't washed it for days, and he looked like a refugee.

Hui Niang was so frightened that she quickly helped the person up.

"No way! Everyone has parents, you..."

Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by the girl's crying.

“My brother was getting married, but we couldn’t raise enough money. We thought we could arrange a marriage between the two families, but my sister-in-law’s brother thought I wasn’t good-looking. My mother scolded me for being a burden to my brother and sold me off. She never cared whether I lived or died.”

Her crying snapped the girls around her out of their daze, and they jostled to get in front of Hui Niang.

The girl with a bitter expression said, "Auntie, look at me. I don't eat much and I'm very frugal. I'd like to come and be your daughter-in-law."

Yu Tingwan looked at the girls, then turned to look at the person lying in the room.

Wei Shen must have heard it.

But he doesn't seem to care whether the person he'll be sleeping with in the future is round or flat.

Hui Niang's eyes were swirling with emotion.

When a person lacks ability, even compassion is useless.

Who isn't suffering in this world?
Doesn't she suffer?
Doesn't the stepmother next door suffer too?
The misfortunes these people suffered were not caused by Hui Niang; she could not possibly use all her savings to redeem them.

Hui Niang sighed: "But I only have one son, so I can only buy one person."

She was open and honest, revealing all her secrets so that these girls would know what was going on.

“My son’s father should have told you about his condition. He’s staying indoors now, not wanting to talk to anyone, not following the doctor’s orders, and his temper is strange. He’s weak and needs someone to take care of him. As long as his father and I are alive, we will keep giving him the medicine. You should know how difficult it is to have a sick person in the family. But who knows what will happen to Ah Lang in the future?”

“If I were to choose one of you to buy, she would be my daughter-in-law. Even though she is bought, there is no question of her being superior or inferior. I am not a wicked mother-in-law.”

“There’s nothing to do at home. My husband and I take care of things in the fields, so my daughter-in-law doesn’t need to worry about it.”

In Xilin Village, which newlywed woman doesn't go to work in the fields with a hoe as soon as she enters the house?
Hui Niang, as the mother-in-law, could have easily stayed home and kept an eye on Wei Zhao, while her daughter-in-law went over there.

But she didn't.

“Normally at home, I cook, and my daughter-in-law eats whatever we eat, so she won’t go hungry. But if we’re really busy with spring planting, then my daughter-in-law will have to cook.”

The girls were stunned.

Whose daughter-in-law receives this kind of treatment?
Is Hui Niang trying to trick them?

But that's not right either. After all, it's all up to Granny Chen to decide the buying and selling, and they have no say in it. There's really no need for Hui Niang to say these things just to deceive them.

Yu Tingwan stood to the side, frowning with envy. Wei Shen's wife would be able to eat delicious pig intestines as soon as she entered the house.

She's never eaten it before!
Hui Niang continued, "Being a wife in the Wei family isn't easy either. Let me make this clear: if I neglect my husband and cause him any trouble, I will show no mercy!"

Yu Tingwan heard Hui Niang say, "After you marry into the family, your job is to take care of A Lang. He's quiet by nature, but you have to talk to him. After you've prepared his medicine, you have to watch him drink it."

"When the weather gets nice, we must take him outside to get some sunshine."

"By the way, keep knives, scissors, and other such items away from him, and don't let him touch them."

Hui Niang was meticulous: "Make sure you clean Ah Lang up properly. I will wash the clothes he took off. Whether it's washing one piece of clothing or two, it's still washing. If you don't want to wash your clothes, you can throw them to me. It's no problem."

She is efficient and doesn't like to fuss over such things.

Yu Tingwan seemed to be deep in thought.

Isn't being a daughter-in-law in the Wei family a bit too leisurely?

Wei Shen is ill, and his words are sometimes unpleasant to hear, but he is generous.

Yu Tingwan couldn't help but feel melancholy.

If Wei Shen were to get married, he would definitely stop throwing eggs at her.

It's a pity that Granny Chen doesn't sell men, otherwise she could have learned to find a son-in-law.

Yu Tingwan: ...

Oh, I almost forgot, she's poor.

Even if I had them, I couldn't afford them.

Hui Niang's words stunned all the girls.

They didn't even want to see what Wei Shen looked like.

Everyone jostled each other, crowding around Hui Niang.

"Auntie, Auntie, I'm a great cook. Don't even mention spring plowing, just leave the kitchen to me. You can order me around as much as you want."

“Auntie, I’m the best at taking care of patients. I took care of someone in the family when they were sick before. I’m sure I can take good care of Wei Alang too.”

"Auntie, the fortune teller said I'm good at conceiving. I'll definitely give Wei Alang a big, healthy son."

Hui Niang was never a harsh person.

She added, "I know you see this as a lifeline now; who would normally be willing to marry a sickly man? Think it through before you talk to me."

“I know it’s unfair to my daughter-in-law, but once she marries into the family, I will treat her like my own daughter.”

Yu Tingwan's eyes widened suddenly.

My...daughter?

These words surprised Granny Chen.

Who have she met all these years traveling around the country? And who has ever gotten away with anything good from her?

Granny Chen could tell whether the person opposite her was a human or a ghost just by looking at her eyes.

The Wei couple are honest and kind people.

She put down her tea and wiped her mouth with a handkerchief: "That's the good fortune of these girls."

Just then, Hui Niang's arm was tugged by Yu Tingwan, who had run over in a fit of rage.

Yu Tingwan looked at her with bright eyes.

She wanted to say that she could cook too.

It's barely edible.

She wanted to say that she had also cared for patients.

But... back then, she fed the sick Wang Shi medicine spoonful by spoonful, and Wang Shi almost died from the care she gave her.

Yu Tingwan's lips opened and closed, closed and opened again.

Finally, utterly deflated, she said dryly, "I... I can make Wei Shen happy?"

(End of this chapter)