Chapter 132. Quarrel
The cost of two buns and mantou counts as non-refundable expenses. Lin Qing He didn't mind.
She told the little old lady that she'll come over to hold the transaction tomorrow. She ate on her own outside and returned to the guest house.
Zhou Qing Bai was already in the room when she came back. He was obviously relieved to see her coming back.
But still remained silent with a solemn face.
"I know this is my fault, but you also know that at that time I didn't have any feelings for you at all. I thought to give you three children was enough, so I went out of my mind." Lin Qing He explained.
Zhou Qing Bai's face became even darker.
"But then when you came back, I didn’t know when I started to feel that it was wonderful to marry you after interacting with each other day in, day out. Although you don't know to speak pleasing words and don’t come up with romantic things to make me happy, you have been quietly devoting yourself for the family and quietly shouldered the responsibilities of the family." Lin Qing He continued.
Zhou Qing Bai glanced at her.
"At that time, I didn't find myself falling in love with you. When you came back, I sent you to sleep next door. Feelings aren't things that won't be produced when I don't want them to be produced. Inevitably, I fell in love with you when I got along with you. When you said you wanted a daughter, I actually regretted it. I didn't know how to say it to you." Lin Qing He stared at him.
Zhou Qing Bai said: "Why didn't you tell me earlier?" (T/N: Anyone watch 90 days fiance? Doesn't this problem seem familiar?)
"I want to tell you earlier, but I can't say it out. I know how much you want a daughter, but I already did it. What else can I do? I'm silently looking forward to seeing if you have the ability to make the ligated me pregnant." Lin Qing He said.
Zhou Qing Bai's face was dark again.
Lin Qing He really thought like this. If he had the ability to impregnate her, who got ligation,, she would definitely give birth.
However, Zhou Qing Bai obviously didn't accept it.
So Lin Qing He began to apologize with her body.
Initially, Zhou Qing Bai wanted to ignore her as his anger hadn't disappeared, not even one bit.
But this woman really knew how to use techniques, so he couldn't hold it back and punished her fiercely in this way.
When he was done, he still appeared to be mad.
"There should be a limit, ok?" Lin Qinghe felt she made a huge sacrifice. And seeing that he wanted to continue to give attitude at her when he was finished, she won't agree.
She was the victim herself from beginning to end. It was because she liked him and loved him, she comforted him instead.
If he didn’t understand when to stop, then she'll be angry too. See who's more fierce then!
Zhou Qing Bai was pushed to the edge by her, and she actually used this tone!
He simply turned around.
Lin Qing He smiled: "Zhou Qing Bai, you gaining ability ah! I've been coaxing you for so long, and you still aren't toning it down. Then you should act more straightforward. What do you want? If you want to get a divorce or something, fine then. But let me tell you one thing first, I don’t want any of the three children. You can raise them yourself."
This was impossible. It was just scaring the man.
Zhou Qing Bai turned around and glared at her: "You want to divorce?"
"Isn't it what you want? I said I was wrong. And you still keep at it? I already regret it. After I fell in love with you, I regret it. So regretful that it can't be treated, do you know it?" Lin Qing He said .
"I don't think you have the mind of being in the wrong!" Zhou Qing Bai responded.
Lin Qing He was conscious that she was never patient and her patience was almost used now. She declared: "Go back and go through the formalities then. I can't have a baby with you anymore. You can go find a young and beautiful one to have a baby with you. As for the boys, let them choose who they want to be with. If they want to be with you, then I have nothing to say."
A good-tempered man like Zhou Qing Bai was nearly angered to death by her.
This woman wouldn't stop if she didn't enrage him to death!
Without speaking, he stared at Lin Qing He with a black face.
Lin Qing He threw an eye-roll at him and flipped over to sleep. The wolf tossed her so hard just now that she was so tired. And she had to coax him, no way.
If want to be angry, then be angry since she won't be angry anyway.
Zhou Qing Bai watched she drowsy off so heartlessly. It really made him so angry that he couldn't help but laugh.
Did he really such a conscience-less woman?
She decided on such a big matter on her own and won't allow him to be angry. After coaxing him for a bit, she ran out of patience.
What's more, she thought about getting a divorce and didn't even want the children!
Zhou Qing Bai felt he had a headache.
Seeing that the time wasn't early and it was past noon, Zhou Qing Bai said: "Get up and we're eating out."
"Go eat by yourself. I'm annoyed just by seeing you." Lin Qing He drowsily mumbled a reply and it was particularly clear.
Zhou Qing Bai really felt his inside hurt. This cruel woman really didn't stop without stabbing him a few times.
Even so. Zhou Qing Bai still finished his meal and brought a share back for her.
It was just that Lin Qing He had eaten by herself, so she refused to eat what he brought back: "Eat it yourself, I can't afford to have your food."
Listen to this. Simply throwing a temper tantrum with him. It became his fault now.
"Get up and eat." Zhou Qing Bai said. No matter what, she mustn't starve herself. A quarrel was a quarrel, the stomach still had to be full.
"No appetite." Lin Qing He's voice had already begun to carry impatience.
Zhou Qing Bai never knew how to appease a woman, so he pursed his lips and stood by the bed watching her.
Lin Qing He continued to sleep on her own, letting this man think about it, whether she wanted her or her belly (a.k.a a child). So she ignored Zhou Qing Bai.
Zhou Qing Bai could only eat two servings on his own. It was only when he saw her let it cool and didn't eat it, did he eat it.
Lin Qing He slept until five o'clock in the evening before getting up and getting ready to eat out.
Zhou Qing Bai followed. Lin Qing He glanced at him: "Don't follow me!"
To not follow her, that can't do. Today he came back to see that she wasn’t there in the guest house. He didn't want to experience that panic again.
"You couple quarreled ah?" A ma'am of the guest house laughed when she saw them.
"Ma'am misunderstood. Why would we argue?" Lin Qing He smiled.
Zhou Qing Bai didn't speak.
The couple went out for dinner.
Although Zhou Qing Bai wasn't hungry, he still had a meal with her. Shepherd's purse dumplings tasted pretty good.
At this time, there was really no place to visit in the capital. After finishing, Lin Qing He wanted to go back to the guest house.
"Walk with me." Zhou Qing Bai sighed lightly.
Lin Qing He glanced at him. In the end, her heart softened, so she followed him. But seeing him remained silent after walking for a long time, Lin Qing He said, "Go by yourself!"
The cost of two buns and mantou counts as non-refundable expenses. Lin Qing He didn't mind.
She told the little old lady that she'll come over to hold the transaction tomorrow. She ate on her own outside and returned to the guest house.
Zhou Qing Bai was already in the room when she came back. He was obviously relieved to see her coming back.
But still remained silent with a solemn face.
"I know this is my fault, but you also know that at that time I didn't have any feelings for you at all. I thought to give you three children was enough, so I went out of my mind." Lin Qing He explained.
Zhou Qing Bai's face became even darker.
"But then when you came back, I didn’t know when I started to feel that it was wonderful to marry you after interacting with each other day in, day out. Although you don't know to speak pleasing words and don’t come up with romantic things to make me happy, you have been quietly devoting yourself for the family and quietly shouldered the responsibilities of the family." Lin Qing He continued.
Zhou Qing Bai glanced at her.
"At that time, I didn't find myself falling in love with you. When you came back, I sent you to sleep next door. Feelings aren't things that won't be produced when I don't want them to be produced. Inevitably, I fell in love with you when I got along with you. When you said you wanted a daughter, I actually regretted it. I didn't know how to say it to you." Lin Qing He stared at him.
Zhou Qing Bai said: "Why didn't you tell me earlier?" (T/N: Anyone watch 90 days fiance? Doesn't this problem seem familiar?)
"I want to tell you earlier, but I can't say it out. I know how much you want a daughter, but I already did it. What else can I do? I'm silently looking forward to seeing if you have the ability to make the ligated me pregnant." Lin Qing He said.
Zhou Qing Bai's face was dark again.
Lin Qing He really thought like this. If he had the ability to impregnate her, who got ligation,, she would definitely give birth.
However, Zhou Qing Bai obviously didn't accept it.
So Lin Qing He began to apologize with her body.
Initially, Zhou Qing Bai wanted to ignore her as his anger hadn't disappeared, not even one bit.
But this woman really knew how to use techniques, so he couldn't hold it back and punished her fiercely in this way.
When he was done, he still appeared to be mad.
"There should be a limit, ok?" Lin Qinghe felt she made a huge sacrifice. And seeing that he wanted to continue to give attitude at her when he was finished, she won't agree.
She was the victim herself from beginning to end. It was because she liked him and loved him, she comforted him instead.
If he didn’t understand when to stop, then she'll be angry too. See who's more fierce then!
Zhou Qing Bai was pushed to the edge by her, and she actually used this tone!
He simply turned around.
Lin Qing He smiled: "Zhou Qing Bai, you gaining ability ah! I've been coaxing you for so long, and you still aren't toning it down. Then you should act more straightforward. What do you want? If you want to get a divorce or something, fine then. But let me tell you one thing first, I don’t want any of the three children. You can raise them yourself."
This was impossible. It was just scaring the man.
Zhou Qing Bai turned around and glared at her: "You want to divorce?"
"Isn't it what you want? I said I was wrong. And you still keep at it? I already regret it. After I fell in love with you, I regret it. So regretful that it can't be treated, do you know it?" Lin Qing He said .
"I don't think you have the mind of being in the wrong!" Zhou Qing Bai responded.
Lin Qing He was conscious that she was never patient and her patience was almost used now. She declared: "Go back and go through the formalities then. I can't have a baby with you anymore. You can go find a young and beautiful one to have a baby with you. As for the boys, let them choose who they want to be with. If they want to be with you, then I have nothing to say."
A good-tempered man like Zhou Qing Bai was nearly angered to death by her.
This woman wouldn't stop if she didn't enrage him to death!
Without speaking, he stared at Lin Qing He with a black face.
Lin Qing He threw an eye-roll at him and flipped over to sleep. The wolf tossed her so hard just now that she was so tired. And she had to coax him, no way.
If want to be angry, then be angry since she won't be angry anyway.
Zhou Qing Bai watched she drowsy off so heartlessly. It really made him so angry that he couldn't help but laugh.
Did he really such a conscience-less woman?
She decided on such a big matter on her own and won't allow him to be angry. After coaxing him for a bit, she ran out of patience.
What's more, she thought about getting a divorce and didn't even want the children!
Zhou Qing Bai felt he had a headache.
Seeing that the time wasn't early and it was past noon, Zhou Qing Bai said: "Get up and we're eating out."
"Go eat by yourself. I'm annoyed just by seeing you." Lin Qing He drowsily mumbled a reply and it was particularly clear.
Zhou Qing Bai really felt his inside hurt. This cruel woman really didn't stop without stabbing him a few times.
Even so. Zhou Qing Bai still finished his meal and brought a share back for her.
It was just that Lin Qing He had eaten by herself, so she refused to eat what he brought back: "Eat it yourself, I can't afford to have your food."
Listen to this. Simply throwing a temper tantrum with him. It became his fault now.
"Get up and eat." Zhou Qing Bai said. No matter what, she mustn't starve herself. A quarrel was a quarrel, the stomach still had to be full.
"No appetite." Lin Qing He's voice had already begun to carry impatience.
Zhou Qing Bai never knew how to appease a woman, so he pursed his lips and stood by the bed watching her.
Lin Qing He continued to sleep on her own, letting this man think about it, whether she wanted her or her belly (a.k.a a child). So she ignored Zhou Qing Bai.
Zhou Qing Bai could only eat two servings on his own. It was only when he saw her let it cool and didn't eat it, did he eat it.
Lin Qing He slept until five o'clock in the evening before getting up and getting ready to eat out.
Zhou Qing Bai followed. Lin Qing He glanced at him: "Don't follow me!"
To not follow her, that can't do. Today he came back to see that she wasn’t there in the guest house. He didn't want to experience that panic again.
"You couple quarreled ah?" A ma'am of the guest house laughed when she saw them.
"Ma'am misunderstood. Why would we argue?" Lin Qing He smiled.
Zhou Qing Bai didn't speak.
The couple went out for dinner.
Although Zhou Qing Bai wasn't hungry, he still had a meal with her. Shepherd's purse dumplings tasted pretty good.
At this time, there was really no place to visit in the capital. After finishing, Lin Qing He wanted to go back to the guest house.
"Walk with me." Zhou Qing Bai sighed lightly.
Lin Qing He glanced at him. In the end, her heart softened, so she followed him. But seeing him remained silent after walking for a long time, Lin Qing He said, "Go by yourself!"
Is this really love? Her confession sounded like, "Your personality is that of a wooden log but you can provide for me so I love you."
ReplyDeleteNot that he's better. Does he love her or her belly is spot on. Such a big decision she decided on her own but he also decided to retire instead of that desk job they were going to offer. I wonder how much that pays vs being a village farmer? Did he choose pride over providing the best for his family?
I totally agree with you.. I really like her attitude but her arguments are a bit off... Rather than "what's done is done, why are you still mad", it would have been much better if she engraved it within him on how tolling to the body it is being pregnant. On all 3 previous times, he was not beside her when she was experiencing the difficulty. Now he is back and wants to "see" the difficulty when she no longer wants to.
DeleteIt is selfish of him to not understand the burden and assume everything is unicorns and rainbows just because everything seems so perfect right now. 🤷♀️
I don't know about love, but I think she really does like him, and romantically at that. First, she does find him attractive, she likes that he's responsible (and hands her the purse strings, heh). She might be reluctant to have too much sex because it tires her the next day, but she's not reluctant about the sex itself in the first place. Even that bit is something I'm chalking up to the traditional outlook in c-novels that a woman can't be too obviously interested in sex (Madonna-whore dichotomy strikes again, I guess). So yeah, that one's pretty solid.
DeleteOn the other hand, he's still a product of his era. Women have been getting pregnant and giving birth through the ages, his education is also just so-so like almost everyone in the village. He probably had never thought that there was anything unusual about women getting pregnant and popping 4-8 kids.
I can actually accept the misunderstanding, though, as it's still plausibly in-character for her. She might be getting too comfortable with him and his thoughtfulness in their daily life that she's treating him as a modern guy in this case--that is, she thought it should've been obvious how much risk she's taking every time she gets pregnant and what a heavy burden it is on her body.
After this long chapters, we've known that ZQB isn't the type who can sit still doing desk work. He not only prefer physical works, he simply has too much energy in himself that he can't sit still. He also didn't have eloquence which is needed in bureaucracy career. It's not necessarily about his pride, but more about chosing which job he could do better while not being a drag/burden for other people.
Deletewell, forgive her is not easy task
ReplyDeleteHonestly, the foremost reason why she was so flippant was first, she wasn't the one who ligated herself in the first place, it was the original owner and also, she also doesn't really care that much if she gets pregnant or nah, because she already has three sons
ReplyDeleteI feel bad for both of them.
ReplyDeleteShe wasn't the one who got the tubes tied and didn't even know about it for months after arriving... but she's got to take responsibility for it anyway. She feels no guilt because she wasn't in the wrong, but she still has to apologize and appease others. That's just frustrating!
He was lied to about something important from someone he trusted. If this surgery had been done for health reasons, I think he could have understood. But this was a big decision done without getting his input and then made a fool of because she lied about it for so long.
If she's at fault for anything, it's for not being sincere enough in her apology. What she said was TECHNICALLY true, but was so heartless it's clear she's not actually sorry. Of course he's mad! I'd be mad too! Her coaxing skills are horrible, lol.
But, and this is the thing, it's inline with her personality to be this way. If she really truly thought she'd done something wrong, the apology would have been way more heartfelt. But since she's not sorry and it's not her fault, she's already doing a lot of conceding by apologizing this much.
For those above who question whether she loves him, I think she does love him. But consider the time period. She makes everything from scratch and he's doing manual labor. Try raising 3 kids without machines to do all the washing for you and see when you have the time to be lovely-dovey. They live in a place where HOLDING HANDS could get them SENT TO JAIL. Try going on a date when you can't stand too close together and have to carry a marriage license so the police don't arrest you and see how romantic it is! It's not right? Even if you love someone, it'd be hard to show it.
And, to top it all off, he's got the EQ of a rock. He only knows how to show affection in a very traditional way: provision and sex. Beyond that he's absolutely clueless lol
very balanced with good points
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DeleteСамый адекватный коммент на всю эту ситуацию. Но всё-таки здесь болешь виноват он. Она и так пашет, а он ещё рожать требует.
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DeleteA VOICE OF REASON! I BOW TO YOU!
Thanks for the chapter. I am not sure if she knows the meaning of love because part of that is compromise, and that is not really her thing. She is more calculating as her temperament. She loves her life right now, a life given to her by the body's original owner and the writer of the novel; but as usual she is petty about what is her fault instead of fighting for her family. This can also go back with to her mother in law incident, based on her previous behavior, but since it was not her she took offense and punished her mother in law.
ReplyDeleteMFC has a choice, accept this life with all the baggage good/bad that comes with it or make a clean break with them if she can't. Also, someone mentioned she should play up the harshness of pregnancy, since she has never experienced I think it would be hard for her to passionately argue it, and it would come across flat. What she needs to do is to give Husband time and space, because if he does leave her and takes the kids how can she survive in this life. She has plans but they take years to realize.
Wow.. Ok..
ReplyDeleteAlmost forgot, thanks for translating this for us. It's one of the few novels that, even with the MC's cheat/golden finger (extradimensional storage in Lin Qing He's case), the MC is still not overpowered because of it and the story still continues in a somewhat realistic way.
ReplyDeleteI also love the people's characterisation here. Her in-laws just want the best for their youngest son, but they're not automatically meddling and domineering in his household either though they're sometimes swayed by other people. The people in the story have their positive character traits as well as flaws just like normal people do, and in that way made the stumbling, misunderstandings and arguments they have much more believable and not just done for drama (looking at you, pure revenge-driven or dogblood-driven stories).
Basically, take all my likes ;)
Hey also agree with you on her golden finger. That's true initially I was turned off by this space because I read a previous novel that had a storage full of medicine that was infinite *rolls eyes* hahaha but this is just like a big backpack
DeleteI know it's not her fault for being ligated but I don't like how she apologize, she's like "I use my body and coax you so you should forgive me" it's nasty but that's my impression on her response, she sound not sincere. Does she think their issue is small so she will be forgiven in a day?
ReplyDeleteIt is a small issue. He's in the wrong here honestly. He can feel frustrated or angry by the truth but in no way should she feel sorry over a decision made by the original host based on her circumstances.
DeleteLol I really love it how the readers are discussing this novel. So far, this is the only novel I've read where there are paragraphs rooting and bashing the MCs. Anywho, thanks for the hard work! I love how down to earth this novel is!
ReplyDeleteThe husband is useless...
ReplyDeleteHe's not making the children and was not there for the three births not pregnancy, yet has the nerve to say that she's in the wrong for ligating herself...
If she doesn't want to have anymore kids it's not a problem because you already have three, you won't be pushing them out either.
Yeah she only just told you but it's not like she took years to tell you this either. Istg...
Wow this was so lukewarm, idk ... Like yeah she fucked him when he didn't really deserve him but she didn't completely give in and made her stance clear, kinda anyways .....
ReplyDeleteI have to say I really don't like the romance in this series I don't like the dude at all, I hate this silent and useless type that suffers silently from Chinese stories.
Welp if she doesn't give in I'll continue.
It's not her fault really indeed he was away and just came to bang her and leave her pregnant all alone, what type of woman can take that so much, I'd be okay if she helped him realize that but no, also she really doesn't want to have another kid so just say it, what bullshit Id do it for him even if I don't want to, I know relationships are about compromise but 3 kids are enough you fucking poor peasent piece of shit.
its just that its not the type of love we read in sappy romance novels but it is love,. in their own form
ReplyDeleteО, я рада, что Цин Хэ даёт отпор, а не просто пресмыкается перед мужем. Цин Хэ и так ведёт себя намного лучше, чем первоначальная владелица тела.
ReplyDeleteLove is not “always perfect”
ReplyDeleteBoth of them aware
As comments above me said,
Pride, lust, sloth, greed, envy, gluttony, wrath ( I don’t see this one much though)
I really don't care if mc didn't personally do the ligation. But she led him on for months until he had self doubt. Didn't confess until they had already travelled to the capital for a hospital check up. It's really not fair how she doesn't let him process and show his emotions which are very valid.
ReplyDeleteTbh if MC was a man, we would call her scum. I.e she demands he work outside & do chores inside. Imagine a 50/50 warrior demanding your paycheck but still expecting you to be a domesticated wife.
In this instance I don't agree with LQH.
ReplyDeleteWe can see her POV so we understand, plus we have the same moden mindset as her, but imagine ZQB's POV.
He was born and raised in the 50s (Year 1971 and he's 27 in the beginning of this novel, so he was born around 1940/1?). His concepts, ideology, his thinking is in the 60s, so this issue is pretty big for him. And the fact that he didn't explode verbally on her is already showing how much grace he's giving.
He just wants space to think and be coaxed a little bit. But alas, LQH's MBTI must be T 🤣
Also, her form of coaxing is sex instead of a heart to heart talk? Ghurl.