Chapter 178: The Many Ways to Eat Radishes
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Sun Yiming’s face turned red with anger at her words.
“You still have the cheek to say that? Back then, you were the one who came to me and said that we were both people who had been abandoned by the world and that we should help each other. You were the one who was shameless enough to let me live in your house and sleep on your bed. If you want me to be honest, you’re just a piece of junk. You’re just lucky that you’re giving all that money to me. Do you think you’re worthy of me?”
Sun Yiming had experienced some unpleasant things during his marriage with Zhen Niang, and his words became more and more vicious.
And his skin became even thicker.
He was not afraid of getting hurt by her words.
He learned how to yell and hit Han Qiao in the past from his scoundrel friends. The way he blew up Zhen Niang now was also learned from his scoundrel friends.
He had no feelings for Zhen Niang, but after torturing Xiao Cui for the past few days, he couldn’t help but think of Han Qiao when he saw the servant’s hardworking appearance.
When the servant came to report that she didn’t want to serve Sun Yiming anymore earlier that day, Zhen Niang kept persuading her, so she followed her.
When Sun Yiming first saw Han Qiao, she almost couldn’t believe it. The same Han Qiao who he had once despised, humiliated and beaten. Yet now she stood before her with a radiant face and exuded a graceful and confident aura. Her beautiful face was filled with gentleness.
These were things he had never seen before.
He looked at her eloquence and his mind was buzzing. When he went up to her and said those words, he didn’t understand why he did that.
He only came back to his senses after being beaten up by a child and losing all his strength to fight back.
He had wasted all these days.
Why was he involving himself with a prostitute like Zhen Niang? He should have studied hard and taken the imperial examination again. With those memories in his mind, he would work harder and definitely not fail again.
A few words of kindness can warm three winters, but ill-intent words can pierce a person’s heart cold even in the sweltering summer.
Zhen Niang glared at Sun Yiming and was so angry that she couldn’t speak.
“Let’s divorce.” Sun Yiming said.
Zhen Niang sneered, “Even if we divorce, do you think you can marry Han Qiao back? You must be dreaming.”
Sun Yiming didn’t say much.
He knew that as long as he stood high enough, he could get what he wanted one day.
As for Zhen Niang, she was the kind of woman who was not worthy of living a good life with him.
“Before we separate, we have to settle the scores.”
“You do the math.”
Zhen Niang didn’t know how much money Sun Yiming had, nor did she know if he could make money by copying books.
“One hundred taels, 1 won’t argue with you.”
Sun Yiming sneered, “Ten taels of silver is the maximum. You dare to ask for an exorbitant price.”
“Ten taels it is. Give it to me.”
Zhen Niang didn’t want to be entangled with Sun Yiming either.
She had finally seen through this useless man. He was not reliable at all.
Sun Yiming turned around to take the silver and wrote a letter of reconciliation.
They did not go through the government office to get the marriage certificate, nor did they go through the traditional three matchmakers and six betrothal gifts. Nobody from the Sun family came and Zhen Niang’s family had long severed ties with her, so no one came to attend their wedding.
Their marriage was a child’s play. Now, their divorce was just two pieces of paper. They just needed to sign and press their fingerprints.
Zhen Niang skimmed the contract and signed her name gracefully.
The moment she held the divorce papers in her hand, Zhen Niang had mixed feelings.
Xiao Cui ran in and hugged Sun Yiming’s leg as she knelt down, “Master, please take this servant with you. This servant is already yours.”
Zhen Niang did not speak.
She didn’t care if there were more or less maids in the house. She could buy more whenever she had money.
She just wanted to see what Sun Yiming was going to do.
Sun Yiming gently kicked Xiao Cui away and began to pack his things.
He didn’t have many things. Most of them were brush, ink, paper, and inkstone. He didn’t have many clothes, shoes, and socks either. He only had two or three sets.
Sun Yiming’s hands paused.
He looked at Xiao Cui, who was kneeling on the ground and crying, and then at Zhen Niang, who had a dark expression on her face.
“How much silver does she cost?”
“Five taels.”
When Sun Yiming heard the price, he paused for a moment before going to get the money.
It was a simple and direct transaction.
From then on, Sun Yiming had one more bed-warming maid, Xiao Cui.
Xiao Cui was willing to go with Sun Yiming.
However, as the two of them stood on the street, Sun Yiming, who had no life experience, did not know where to go.
“Master, why don’t we rent a house to stay in first? You can just focus on studying while this servant can wash clothes and cook. I can also do some needlework. Master, if we work together, we will be able to live well.”
“Yes.”
Sun Yiming replied expressionlessly.
He brought Xiao Cui to Broker’s Shop to rent a courtyard and settle the accommodation.
Back in the Heng Manor, Han Qiao asked the kitchen to prepare a big pot of pork ribs and radish soup, cold radish, braised radish, radish cake, and fried radish balls.
She had thought of so many ways to eat the vegetable.
Most importantly, all the dishes she made turned out to be very delicious.
Even if Grandpa’s teeth weren’t good, he could still bite through them, so he ate a radish pancake in a few bites.
“We can also make shredded radish buns, shredded radish noodle soup, and shredded radish braised rice.”
“Then shall we make them tomorrow?” Grandpa asked.
“Let’s do it,” Han Qiao smiled and scooped a bowl of pork rib and radish soup for Heng Yi.
It was pork ribs and radish soup with a little salt and some chopped green onions. It was sweet and refreshing. She had eaten a lot that night.
Heng Yi never refused anything that Han Qiao gave him. He took it and ate it in big mouthfuls.
After the meal, he said to Han Qiao, “Do we also grow radishes in that manor?”
“We don’t need to grow them ourselves. I said on the street today that they can sell me any radishes they have in the future.”
After returning to the main courtyard, Han Qiao first tidied up before asking Duan Yue to call the children over.
The four children had different thoughts when they arrived.
Han Chi was somewhat proud. After all, he had defeated an adult today.
However, he was also a little terrified. That man was his mother’s former husband, his younger sisters’ biological father.
And he had voluntarily and unknowingly jumped to beat him up.
It was very awkward once he knew who that man was.
He avoided his sisters’ gaze and did not dare to look at them directly.
“Big Brother, you don’t have to feel guilty. We’re on your side,” Sun Ke whispered.
Han Chi patted Sun Ke’s head.
His youngest sister was innocent, kind, and very brave.
“Does your head hurt?”
“It doesn’t hurt.”
Han Chi still gave her a few head massages. “I think you should learn some martial arts. Don’t hit people with your head next time. What if you hit them sideways?”
“What will happen if you hit it sideways?” Sun Ke asked softly.
“If you hit it with too much force, your head will explode when you miss and hit the ground. The consequences will be very serious.”
Sun Ke was shocked.
Her eyes widened in disbelief and panic, “It can turn that bad?”
“Yes. So let me handle the next fight. You just need to stand by and watch.”
“What if you can’t win?”
“…” Han Chi was furious and huffed.
“I will practice martial arts well and become invincible in the future.”
Sun Ke immediately turned into a bootlicker and kept praising Han Chi.
Sun Xiu and Sun Yi followed the two from behind.
The two sisters were silent. Watching their two siblings’ antics, they couldn’t help but laugh.
“Sister, why do you think Mother called us over to say?”
“Probably to talk about what happened on the street today,” Sun Xiu paused for a moment before saying, “Compared to Big Brother and Ah-Ke, we are too weak and useless..”
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