Chapter 69: Just Before Bedtime – The Daily Gossip Life of the Sickly Young Aunt in the Compound

Chapter 69: Just Before Bedtime - The Daily Gossip Life of the Sickly Young Aunt in the Compound

Just before bedtime, Lin Qing finally remembered what she had forgotten!

Lin Qing suddenly lifted her head from Cen Xi's embrace.

Cen Xi asked groggily, "Hmm? What's wrong?"

"I suddenly remembered there's something I haven't told you!" Lin Qing said with a hint of annoyance.

"What is it? Is it urgent?" Cen Xi also became slightly more awake.

"It's not that urgent!" Lin Qing shook her head.

"Then let's talk about it tomorrow!" Cen Xi lay back down.

"No, if we wait until tomorrow, I might forget again!" Lin Qing firmly disagreed. This is a great chance to share some gossip. If I wait until tomorrow, you might hear it from someone else, and then there would be no need for me to tell you!

"Go ahead, I'm listening." Cen Xi pulled Lin Qing back into his arms, gently stroking her back.

Lin Qing leaned against his chest and whispered, "Today, not only was there some excitement at your factory, but there were also some events in the compound!"

"Oh? What happened?" Hearing about the compound, Cen Xi suddenly became interested.

"This morning, Jiang Yang's former in-laws came over."

"Are you okay?" Cen Xi immediately felt uneasy, thinking they must have come to cause trouble.

Lin Qing lightly patted his arm and said coquettishly, "You've been back for so long. If something had happened, do you think I could have hidden it from you?"

"True, I was overthinking it!" Cen Xi realized.

Lin Qing continued, "Jiang Yang's former mother-in-law brought a few strong men with her."

"Were you scared?" Cen Xi asked anxiously.

"Just a little. At the time, I was lying on the recliner in the outer room reading comic books when I suddenly heard them making a lot of noise. Looking out the window, I was indeed a bit startled!" Lin Qing gestured with her fingers.

Cen Xi couldn't go back in time to be with her, so he could only continue to gently stroke her back to comfort her.

Lin Qing could sense his concern and quickly nuzzled into his chest, saying, "I was only a little scared. I didn't go out. When I saw so many people, I just hid in the room!"

"Mm, next time you encounter such a situation, do the same as today. Don't go out and meddle! We're not saints; we don't have the ability to help everyone. We just need to protect ourselves!" Cen Xi never expected his wife to be someone who loved helping others or being overly kind.

Without the ability to protect oneself, helping others could lead to trouble and might even backfire. Moreover, kind people often get taken advantage of. He didn't want his wife to be a pushover; he preferred her to be a bit more selfish.

"Mm." Lin Qing admitted that she wasn't the type who liked to help others, as Cen Xi had described. She was someone who avoided trouble and preferred to keep to herself.

"You know what? At that time, only Mother Jiang from the Jiang family came out to confront those people!"

After hearing this, Cen Xi suddenly thought of something and said, "Really? No wonder I thought Mother Jiang seemed so angry today!"

Lin Qing also recalled, "Hey, now that you mention it, I didn't realize it before! Indeed, when Mother Jiang was arguing with Mother Su tonight, she did seem quite angry!"

"And also, and also..." Lin Qing continued to explain the following events to him in detail.

Cen Xi's sleepiness was completely gone. "Qing Qing, are you serious? Did she really bring out a kitchen knife?"

"Yes, at the time, I was thinking, how could Jiang Da Sao, who was holding a kitchen knife, look so timid? You really can't judge a book by its cover!"

"That's too dangerous, resorting to violence and pulling out a kitchen knife!" Cen Xi frowned, thinking the courtyard wasn't very safe.

"If a frail woman like her doesn't use outside help, how could she possibly deal with several strong men on the other side?" Lin Qing didn't think much of it.

"I'm just worried that if we clash with her again, she might whip out a kitchen knife at the drop of a hat!" Cen Xi expressed his concern.

Lin Qing wasn't too worried, "Oh, what are you thinking? If she pulls out a kitchen knife, I'll just hit the deck before she does! Besides, who do you think should be more scared, us or the Jiang family?"

"..." Cen Xi thought about what he had just heard, that Jiang Da Sao even threatened Mother Jiang with a knife, demanding compensation and a split of the family property. Indeed, compared to them, the Jiang family should be more scared!

"And there's more, I haven't even told you the best part yet!" Lin Qing deliberately teased him.

"After they chased those people off, what else could there be?" Cen Xi's curiosity was piqued.

"Hehe, you wouldn't guess! In such a tense and thrilling situation outside, Jiang Yang and Lin Shu were actually hiding in their room, getting busy in broad daylight!!!"

"..." Cen Xi's pupils contracted, his eyes widened, and he opened his mouth, suddenly at a loss for words.

Finally, he stammered, "Are they even decent people?"

"Exactly, Jiang Yang is such a coward, a total coward. He was the only guy in the whole courtyard, and he stayed holed up in his room, not even showing his face!" At this point, Lin Qing had countless complaints.

Cen Xi was also quite angry upon hearing this. Is this even a man? He’s got no backbone. It was his former in-laws causing trouble, and instead of stepping up to resolve it, he left it to a bunch of old folks, women, and kids? And he hid in his room with his wife for daytime debauchery?

Lin Qing noticed her husband's anger and comforted him instead, "Hehe! Don't be mad, don't be mad! Mother Li and the others already came up with a plan to teach him a lesson."

"What way?" Cen Xi immediately asked curiously.

"Mother Li and the others didn't even eat lunch, they went out to trash Jiang Yang's reputation!"

"After half a day of fermentation, Jiang Yang's reputation as a total coward probably spread halfway across town by now! Hehe!" Speaking of this, Lin Qing was somewhat gleeful.

"Pfft~" Cen Xi laughed directly after hearing this, Mother Li and the others, they sure know how to handle things!

Like being a total coward, huh? Then let him be a total coward, known far and wide!

Cen Xi directly gave a thumbs up.

"I guess, tomorrow he might give Zhou Qin a run for his money!"

"Mm-hmm, I think so too."

"No wonder you insisted on telling me now, by tomorrow I might have heard it from someone else." Cen Xi finally realized why his wife had to tell him now.

"Exactly, if you heard it from someone else, I’d miss out on sharing the gossip with you!" Lin Qing said, yawning.

Now that the gossip’s out, she was getting sleepy again.

Cen Xi immediately noticed and gently patted her back, "If you’re tired, just go to sleep."

"Mmm~ Yeah~"