Chapter 270: 270 verbal fights Chapter 270: 270 verbal fights Ye Jiu tugged the corner of his mouth and said, “Mom, let Dad come in. He’s getting old, and it’s much colder outside. If he stays out, he might fall ill tomorrow.”
“That old man lacks discipline.” He Room muttered, yet she neither agreed nor disagreed.
Ye Jiu understood that this meant she didn’t object to letting the person in.
Moreover, Ye Jiu had now realized one truth: in this household, only He Room could completely dominate Old Man Ye.
Getting up, Ye Jiu opened the door.
He had thought Old Man Ye would murmur a few words in anger, but surprisingly, he merely wore a sullen face and lay down on the other side of the Kang.
With the old man sulking alone, lying solitary on that end, he suddenly looked rather pitiable.
However, Ye Jiu didn’t want to go over and get rebuffed, so he decisively went back to the other end, joining He Room and Ye Qingzhi in lying down together.
Early in the morning, before dawn, Old Man Ye got out of bed and woke up both He Room and Ye Jiu.
He Room complained unhappily, “You old fool, creating trouble out of nothing, huh? Nagging so early in the morning, unhappy that you couldn’t sleep, and now none of us can either?”
With his face turning red, Old Man Ye retorted, “What nonsense are you spouting, old woman? There’s quite a few acres of land, and now that we’ve split the household, with the fourth brother not around, there’s so much work. Do you expect me to handle it all by myself if you don’t get up?”
He Room scoffed, “Don’t think I don’t know what you’re up to. You’re clearly just angry and can’t stand to see me comfortable, finding those self-righteous excuses.”
Shamed into a livid state by He Room, Old Man Ye said indignantly, “Then just say whether we’re still going to work the fields, do we even want to eat this year?”
Despite her tough words, He Room still obediently got up, “I’ve hustled all my life, followed you and never had a good day, and now in my old age, I still have to cater to you fools. Luckily, my daughter is capable, she blessed me with a few acres of land, but you still hold a grudge in your heart.”
Her words of grievance softened Old Man Ye’s heart.
After all, they had been a couple for so many years. Old Man Ye was inherently soft-hearted, a fact that even He Room knew; he never stayed angry for more than a day. Moreover, his guilt was stirred further by He Room’s mention of the past.
Sighing, Old Man Ye refrained from making trouble, simply explaining with frustration, “Hurry up and get up. Originally, I planned to hire a few people, but these days every household is busy, and it’s hard to find someone. The fourth hasn’t come back, and the eldest and the second also have their own fields to attend to. If we don’t get to our fields promptly, by Qiushou, we really will be starving.”
He Room understood this logic too well to genuinely take Old Man Ye’s advice, “I’m getting up now. What’s the task for today, you go get the farm tools ready.”
Old Man Ye then turned his eyes towards Ye Jiu, and He Room immediately became vigilant, “Let me tell you, old man, don’t think about exploiting our daughter. She’s still a child. Even if she goes down, she won’t be able to do much, and it’ll just be needless suffering.”
“I know your daughter is precious; dare I command her!” Old Man Ye was still resentful about Ye Jiu confronting him yesterday, so his tone inevitably carried a trace of grievance.
He Room sarcastically remarked, “She’s my daughter, so apparently she’s not your daughter.”