The Prime Minister’s Little Wife

Chapter 61: A Bigger Scheme

Xu Honghua, having thought of a perfect plan, was in high spirits and decided to wander around the new house again, hoping to chat more with Brother Xiao and deepen their relationship.

She had completely forgotten that the man had called her crazy and wanted nothing to do with her.

Over at the new house, everyone was busy with their own tasks, and no one paid attention to Xu Honghua’s whereabouts.

Xu Zhizhi was busy cooking and cleaning at the old house. Xiao Jingheng had already sent word earlier in the morning, so they hadn’t waited for them to have breakfast together.

Xu Honghua had arrived late and didn’t know about this, so she was left sulking and suffering in silence.

Now, after waiting for a long time at the new house and still not seeing the three of them, she was feeling frustrated when she spotted Xu Daniu.

Xu Daniu was having a hard time. In the past, his family was poor, and no one would talk to him no matter where he went. Everyone ignored him.

But today, something was different. He wasn’t stupid—he knew exactly what was going on, but he was still young, only fourteen years old!

Early in the morning, Wang Erya, the younger sister of his cousin’s wife, had taken out a handkerchief to wipe his sweat, startling him.

At first, he didn’t think much of it. He just felt that since he was older now, he shouldn’t get too close to girls, so he avoided her.

But then several other Wang family girls came over to talk to him and wipe his sweat…

“How dare you hit me? Even my mother has never hit me! Who do you think you are? You’re bullying me too much! I don’t want to live anymore… Wuwuwu…” Li Xiaomao cried and threatened to run into a wall.

Li Ermao, panicking, grabbed her: “Xiaomao, listen to me. Let’s go find Auntie.”

“How dare you push me? Who do you think you are? If I don’t hit you now, when will I?” Wang Erya said angrily.

“I’ll call my aunt to kick you out, you shameless brat! Brother Daniu is mine!” Li Xiaomao cried as she spoke.

Xu Honghua, seeing this, was delighted and quickly walked over. “What’s going on here?”

Li Xiaomao didn’t know Xu Honghua. Seeing another pretty girl approach, she assumed she was also here to compete for Brother Daniu.

“None of your business. Go away.”

“Oh? Who do you think you are? This is my uncle’s house. You’re telling me to leave? Are you crazy?” Xu Honghua, already full of pent-up anger, found an outlet.

Wang Erya had always admired Xu Honghua. They were born in the same year, but while Wang Erya had to work in the fields every day, cut grass for the pigs, and chop firewood, Xu Honghua only had to do embroidery at home and never had to work.

Seeing Xu Honghua approach, Wang Erya quickly said:

“Honghua, you be the judge. I was just wiping Brother Daniu’s sweat when this shameless girl came out of nowhere and pushed me to the ground.”

Xu Honghua thought to herself, *I just used that trick earlier.*

She pretended to be impartial and asked, “What did Brother Daniu say?”

She had already noticed that while Erya wasn’t particularly pretty, the other girl was even uglier. She wanted to know who Brother Daniu would side with.

Wang Sanya, standing nearby, said, “Brother Daniu didn’t say anything. My second cousin got up and slapped her right away!”

Xu Honghua was extremely disappointed. These idiots! Didn’t they know how to act weak in front of a man?!

She conveniently forgot that her own attempt at acting weak had resulted in being called a crazy woman.

“You, it was your fault for pushing Erya first. So Erya hitting you isn’t wrong. Stop making a scene here,” Xu Honghua said, feeling she had to say something fair since she was here.

“Who do you think you are? Just because you say that shameless brat isn’t wrong doesn’t make it true! I’ll call my aunt to kick you out!” Li Xiaomao said angrily.

In her mind, her aunt had always listened to her grandparents, uncles, and parents.

Li Xiaomao was the daughter of the third son of the Li family. Her father was the favorite of her grandparents, so she and her siblings held a higher status in the Li family.

She was usually quite spoiled and willful in the Li family and the village, which was why she dared to push Wang Erya when she saw her getting close to Xu Daniu.

Yesterday, when she saw her aunt’s big house, the endless supply of buns, and the abundance of meat, she was envious. Especially when she saw the handsome Brother Daniu.

She secretly thought that if she could marry Brother Daniu, it would be perfect.

Yesterday, her family had almost had a falling out with her aunt’s family, and her aunt had nearly been divorced. She had been too scared to find a chance to talk to Brother Daniu.

Last night, after returning home, her grandparents had warned the whole family not to entertain any wild ideas. Although she hadn’t given up, without her parents’ support, there was nothing she could do.

But early this morning, her cousin Ermao had secretly brought her to her aunt’s house, telling her to take the initiative with Brother Daniu.

She had initially thought Ermao also liked Brother Daniu, but since her cousin wasn’t as pretty as her, she felt safe coming along. But on the way, Ermao had said to her:

“Xiaomao, you’re the prettiest girl in our Li family. Brother Daniu is not only good-looking now, but his family also has a big house. Brother Daniu is younger than me, so I’m not a good match for him. That’s why I’m risking a beating from our grandparents to bring you to Auntie’s house. When you marry Brother Daniu, you’ll have to take care of me, your cousin!”

She had agreed with this. After all, how could her cousin Ermao ever be a match for Brother Daniu?

Little did Li Xiaomao know that Li Ermao had a bigger scheme in mind!

All these thoughts flashed through her mind in an instant.

Xu Honghua laughed at her threat: “Your aunt will kick me out? Go ahead and call her! Let’s see who gets kicked out!”

Xu Honghua, influenced by her mother, had always looked down on her aunt and cousin. She had never spoken to her aunt before and never visited their house during the New Year. They rarely saw each other.

Over the past two months, although she had often come to her uncle’s house to freeload meals, it didn’t mean her opinion of them had changed. She still looked down on them.

To put it bluntly, Xu Honghua was truly a selfish person, spoiled by her parents. She just hadn’t encountered a situation that would reveal her true nature.

“Ermao, go get Auntie. I want to see how you shameless people will…?”

“Heh~”

Xu Honghua sneered. She had heard from her mother yesterday that her uncle wanted to divorce her aunt. Today, she would just add fuel to the fire…

*Slap! Slap! Slap!*

Three crisp, loud sounds echoed through the courtyard.

Before Li Xiaomao could finish her sentence, she was slapped three times by Xu Honghua. In the blink of an eye, her face swelled up like a pig’s.

She stood there dumbfounded for a moment, like a wooden statue, before suddenly snapping out of it and lunging at Xu Honghua, grabbing her hair and yanking hard.

Although Li Xiaomao lived a slightly better life than her cousins, she still had to work every day and was strong from labor.

Xu Honghua, on the other hand, had never done any manual work. The difference in strength was too great…

“I’ll kill you, you bitch! How dare you hit me?” Li Xiaomao cursed as she hit Xu Honghua, trying to scratch her beautiful face.

(End of Chapter)