He must have gone to the cornfield and seen Song Fei and Qin Feng doing that thing.
Qin Jian’s face darkened instantly upon hearing that his young wife was the object of a fool’s attentions. Pointing at the dirt path beneath his feet, he commanded, "You, go home now!"
The fool was afraid of Qin Jian and, hearing Qin Jian tell him to leave, Wang Er the Fool shivered and was about to go.
"Wait!" An Hao tugged at Qin Jian’s hand, "Did you catch that? Don’t let him go; let him come with us. Perhaps he can be of help later on."
"You have a point," Qin Jian’s expression softened, "Then let Wang Genqiang come with us."
An Hao, seeing the terror change Wang Genqiang’s face, felt a deep pity for him. Softening her tone, she said to him, "Wang Genqiang, don’t be scared! I need your help. Will you come with me?"
Wang Er the Fool, catching the gentleness in An Hao’s eyes, felt his fear dissipate. Clapping his hands happily, he called out, "Willing! Gen Erqiang is willing!"
"Good. Then it’s a bit of trouble for you!" An Hao smiled and waved at him, "Let’s go to Song Fei’s house."
"Alright! Alright!" Wang Er the Fool was so excited he was about to pounce on An Hao to grab her hand, but seeing Qin Jian’s gloomy face, he instantly lost his nerve. He looked at An Hao with grievance and obediently stood beside Qin Jian, following the couple.
An Hao and Qin Jian, with Wang Er the Fool in tow, arrived at the Song family’s place, which was bustling with activity.
Song Fei’s mother, Li Zengqiao, was warmly leading a girl towards the house, "Cuiling, it’s chilly on the road, isn’t it? Come inside and sit down!"
"Auntie, I heard from the folks in our village who came here for the market yesterday that someone beat you up? My mom got really anxious when she heard and asked me to come over and check on you right away. Are you alright?" Liu Cuiling had a way with words.
"It was the work of a shrew from our village, hitting me with a mallet and splitting open my head. I got several stitches! It was quite painful, I lay in bed all day. Now that I see you’ve come, my head feels instantly half as painful," Li Zengqiao chatted away on her own.
"Auntie, what are you saying, can I cure headaches?" Liu Cuiling said with a laugh.
"Of course! Why not! Auntie really adores you. You come and all my ailments vanish," Li Zengqiao replied cheerfully.
It seemed that the future daughter-in-law had come to visit Li Zengqiao, timing it not just early but perfectly. An Hao hadn’t expected to hit the nail right on the head simply by arriving!
Since everyone was present, it was time to have a proper discussion about today’s matters!
As the two were in the middle of their lively conversation, An Hao raised her voice and called out, "Auntie Li! How’s your head feeling?"
Li Zengqiao was just lifting the curtain to go inside when she turned her head and saw Qin Jian and his wife in the courtyard, with Wang Er the Fool following behind them.
Instantly, the smile disappeared from Li Zengqiao’s face as if it had never been there, and her face turned as black as if smeared with soot, "Oh, I thought who it might be! It’s the Qin family’s young master and his wife. Oh, wrong! Now he’s the son of a ’Commander’! What brings you to my home?"
"There’s something, I need to talk to you about," Qin Jian said, looking at her with an icy expression.
"Talk? About what? About how Li Junping made my head bleed?" Li Zengqiao brought it up angrily, glaring at Qin Jian with bulging eyes, "I have nothing to discuss with you! Leave! We don’t welcome people from the Qin family here!"