Chapter 85: Even Tigresses Are Divided Into Country Ones

Fang Yuan said, “I’m a proper person. I wasn’t staring at people.”

Lu Chuan turned his head. Whether she was proper or not was not something said with the mouth.

Fang Yuan said, “What do you mean? I haven’t even picked on you yet, and aren’t you twisting things against me?”

Lu Chuan said, “Have you never disliked my build, or have you never praised the young fellows outside for having good builds?” Was that something she could argue away?

Fang Yuan was stunned into silence, then after a long while squeezed out one sentence. “I said they had sturdy builds and worked swiftly.”

Lu Chuan said nothing, and became even angrier. What else did she want to say?

What was wrong with praising his figure for being not bad? He had not exercised any less these past few days.

Fang Yuan hurriedly draped the shirt over Lu Chuan. “Put it on. It’s just the two of us. What are you taking off your clothes for?”

Lu Chuan said, “I won’t wear it. I took it off. Does looking at me displease you? When I wear it, you say I don’t look like a good person. If I don’t wear it, are you going to say I look like a hooligan?”

Fang Yuan was such a domineering person, yet she was really cornered by Lu Chuan. The key was that it seemed that really was the case.

Then Lu Chuan did not even eat, and left behind one sentence. “I forgot to tell you, this shirt of mine was also left over by someone else. It isn’t that I’m particular. It’s that I had no choice.”

Then he turned and left. When this scholar’s temper rose, why did he seem rather domineering too?

Fang Yuan had never known that one day, Lu Chuan would actually throw a temper at her. And she herself had actually failed to stand firm and failed to defend herself correctly.

Fang Yuan went darkly over to Wuhu’s side. “It’s all because of you. What were you saying about pretentious? I’m not pretentious, and now there’s someone pretentious.”

Father Lu said, “Second Brother’s wife, don’t be angry. Dad will help you teach him a lesson. A grown man getting angry with his wife, does he still have any face?”

Wuhu said, “No, Uncle Lu, let’s not meddle in this matter. Let the two of them sort it out. After all, neither of them is right.”

Father Lu even said, “Your mom and I are both old. We haven’t gone out into the world, don’t know how to dress up children, and didn’t have the conditions for it. If you think Lu Chuan dresses inappropriately, just tell him. Those clothes of his actually don’t fit either. There were many children at home, and we raised them roughly. We never specially made clothes for them.”

Hearing this, even Wuhu felt sour in his heart. He looked at Fang Yuan with a face full of blame.

Even if Fang Yuan was muddled, she knew that picking on how Lu Chuan dressed was a little wrong.

Fang Yuan said, “Dad, it’s fine. I was afraid he covered himself too much and would be hot.” This was the first time Fang Yuan had spoken tactfully, and even she herself felt uncomfortable.

But Father Lu believed it. “That’s good, that’s good. The two of you are outside. You know to feel sorry for him, and he knows to think of you and buy you clothes. That’s quite good. If you two quarrel a little, your mom and I can also feel at ease.”

This was over. Those words pierced the heart again. Lu Chuan had not even bought clothes for himself, but he bought clothes for Fang Yuan, and then was scolded like that.

The clothes Fang Yuan had bought for Lu Chuan, he had not even been willing to wear openly on the outside. Compared to that, Fang Yuan truly was in the wrong.

Ever since arriving at the Lu family, Fang Yuan had never done anything where she did not hold reason, so her back had always been straight and proud.

For the first time, she felt guilty. Fang Yuan was so angry that she kicked several stones, then said to Wuhu, “It’s all because of you. Why did you buy new clothes for no reason? If you hadn’t worn a shirt and showed off, would I have opened my mouth and talked nonsense?”

Wuhu said, “Isn’t the key point that you talked nonsense?”

Fang Yuan said, “What do I do?” She asked it so domineeringly.

Wuhu pointed at his own nose. “You’re asking me? How did I provoke this?”

Fang Yuan said, “Hurry up and think. We can’t owe people favours. My heart feels uncomfortable.”

Wuhu wanted to say, it was not he who felt uncomfortable. But Fang Yuan was already anxious.

Wuhu said, “How about you wear that dress and let Brother-in-law take a look?”

Fang Yuan glared with raised brows. “What does this have to do with that thing? I’m telling you to think of a way to coax someone.”

Wuhu’s heart felt stifled. “At the root of it, it’s because of this dress. Brother-in-law bought it, and you didn’t appreciate it. Isn’t it quite good for us to solve the problem from the root?”

Fang Yuan said, “No.”

Wuhu said, “That’s the only way. Otherwise, think for yourself.”

Fang Yuan said, “What kind of method is this? Wearing this thing, are you telling me to act like a vixen and seduce someone? Is that thinking of a way?”

Wuhu took a deep breath. “Brother-in-law, who bought this thing for you, wants you to act like a vixen and seduce him. That’s all there is to it.”

Fang Yuan said, “Bullshit.”

Fine, the brother and sister were about to fall out. Wuhu turned and left. She was someone who could not be reasoned with. She could think of a way herself.

If she wore the dress, there was no need to coax him. Brother-in-law would naturally understand Fang Yuan’s meaning of seeking peace.

Even if he were Zhuge Liang, he still could not withstand being saddled with Liu Adou.

Besides, she was his own younger sister, so Wuhu was too embarrassed to say that forget wearing a dress, even if Fang Yuan draped fox fur over herself, she still would not be a vixen. She would be a tigress.

Fang Yuan stared at the dress that had been kneaded into a ball, her face dark. Only when the sky had turned as dark as her face did she slap the dress twice to vent her anger, then changed into it.

She lowered her head and looked at the rubber shoes on her feet. Even if Fang Yuan had no sense of aesthetics, she knew this outfit did not match.

She muttered hatefully, “Isn’t this sick?”

Then she went out wearing the dress and rubber shoes.

When Wuhu saw this appearance, he almost sprayed out the water in his mouth. His thoughts were the same as Fang Yuan’s. What kind of hobby did Brother-in-law have? Wasn’t this sick?

And he had been wrong. Even if she was a tigress, she was a country tigress who had never seen the world.

Lu Chuan was sulking by himself at Father Lu’s side. Father Lu was scolding his son over there. “If she doesn’t care for new clothes, that means Fang Yuan knows how to live thriftily. What face are you throwing around? Go apologize to Fang Yuan.”

Then he continued, “Which sentence of Fang Yuan’s was wrong? A couple dressing up all flowery and putting on airs can’t earn money.”

Lu Chuan wanted some peace. He did not want to bother with anyone. The marriage had come just like that, and he had accepted it. He had worked hard to treat Fang Yuan well, moving closer to Fang Yuan bit by bit.

He wanted the affection between husband and wife to deepen a little. Where had he gone wrong?

It was fine if Fang Yuan did not cooperate, but what kind of attitude was that?

Even if his heart were boiling water, it would still be frozen over. If he still went up to her, would that not be cheap of him?

Then Fang Yuan opened the door and came in, wearing the dress he had picked and rubber shoes on her feet.

It did not look good, but Lu Chuan’s face still flushed from looking, and his eyes shone as he stared at Fang Yuan.

Lu Chuan instantly figured it out. He was not cheap, but he was very inexpensive. She had coaxed him just like that.

Father Lu had better judgment than Mother Lu. Seeing his daughter-in-law come over dressed like this, he put his hands behind his back and went off to chat with Wuhu.

Only the husband and wife were left. With a dark expression, Fang Yuan said to Lu Chuan, “I’m telling you, no matter what I wear, don’t expect me to pinch my throat and speak, and I won’t clamp a book under my armpit and grin stupidly at you either.”

Fang Yuan did not smile, so Lu Chuan smiled for her, and his smile was especially worthless.

Lu Chuan immediately leaned closer. “No need. You look pretty good like this. Wait for me. Don’t leave.” After saying that, he ran out.

Fang Yuan took a deep breath and thought to herself, This dog really does like this kind of thing.

Lu Chuan’s eyes had gone straight from looking. Don’t think she could not see it.

Then Lu Chuan returned like the wind, holding a pair of half high heels in his hand, and handed them to Fang Yuan. “Put these on.”

Fang Yuan glared. “Exactly how much money did you take from Dad?”

Lu Chuan was delighted. “There really isn’t any left. Put them on and try.”