When Han Yong returned home, he was not surprised when he saw that the door had been locked. He sighed and went to sleep in the shed. He did not want to quarrel with Xu Yuanshu, as he knew that the woman wouldn’t listen to reasoning at all. She had her own little schemes, and he couldn’t get along with her no matter what. However, just as he was about to enter the shed, his neighbour walked over and questioned, "Ah Yong, are you sleeping in the shed again? What is up with your wife? You work your arse off the entire day, and she and her family live off your money, yet she shows attitude to you?"

The man next to the neighbour laughed and took the mickey out of Han Yong. "Well, it’s his fault. He doesn’t know how to control his woman. Her entire family lives off his money, and yet he continues to bow his head in front of her. Just slap her straight, and she won’t do it again. If you let a woman like her ride on your head, you wouldn’t even know what she is doing behind your back."

This man had seen Xu Yuanshu sneaking off in the afternoon many times; he did not know where the woman went, but he did know that the direction where she went was often the house of widowers and those good-for-nothing men who did nothing but harass women all day long in the village. A decent woman would never go looking for those men.

Certainly, the reason the woman went to look for those men was nothing good, but he couldn’t say it outright. Anyway, a woman like Xu Yuanshu deserved to be beaten. She was using the money of her husband to raise her family, even going so far as to cheat on him, and yet she did not know how to treat him right. She even dared to show her attitude in front of Han Yong.

Even if the man didn’t have a close relationship with Han Yong, he felt indignant on his behalf. If it were his wife who dared to do so many things, he would have beaten and divorced her long ago.

Han Yong narrowed his eyes. He had a feeling that the man knew something but wasn’t telling him. He pursed his lips and smiled. "Thank you for your teaching, brother. I will keep these words in my heart." It seemed like he had given Xu Yuansha a lot of freedom. She was now doing something behind his back, which made everyone laugh at him.

If Han Yong wanted, he could find the truth out and make a fuss, but he was also a sly man. He knew from the evasive words of the man that there was no evidence. Very well, he would first collect the evidence and then deal with Xu Yuanshu.

* 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

"Han Yong, are you even a man?"

The next morning, when Xu Yuanshu did not see the washing machine, she was so angry that her entire face turned red. She looked at the empty space where she had been dreaming of putting the new washing machine and then turned to look at her husband. Her mother was right. This kind of man was useless. He couldn’t even get her a washing machine.

"Whether I am a man or not, you should know it best, right? After all, you kept insisting that I made you pregnant after just one time." Han Yong picked up a piece of bread and buttered it. Taking a bite of it, he turned to look at the little brat who was playing on the floor. "If I were not a man, whose evil seed did you bring into my house?"

Xu Yuanshu was speechless. What was she supposed to say after that? Was she still going to insist that her husband was not a man? If he was not a man, then who was Han Zhicheng? A bastard? She couldn’t admit that! Xu Yuanshu was angry enough to hit Han Yong, but she couldn’t say anything to him. She simply said to him, "Don’t try to change the subject. Did I not ask you to bring the washing machine home? I clearly told you that your sister does not need it. Compared to her, I need it more. Why couldn’t you bring it with you?"

Han Yong was amused. He arched a brow and said, "Do you think I have the authority to move the washing machine? I have never done anything for my family. Every penny that I make, you take it to your parents. I have never been filial to my parents and caring toward my siblings. Do you think they will have even the slightest bit of feelings for me?"

Han Yong thought that Xu Yuanshu really knew how to act superior. She took everything at home and brought it back to her parents, but whenever his family received something good, she wanted a share of the piece of the pie; if they did not give it to her, then they were bullying her. She really knew how to make a benefit out of his family without giving anything in return.

Xu Yuanshu clenched her fists. "Are you blaming me? In the end, isn’t it your fault that you cannot earn enough money? If you had earned enough, then I would have shared the money with your family as well. In the end it is you who is incompetent Han Yong; don’t go blaming me—"

Slap!

Xu Yuanshu, who was still blabbering, was stunned when she was slapped. She raised her hand and touched the cheek that was stinging before looking at Han Yong in a daze. "You—you hit me?"

"Yes, I hit you." Han Yong sneered. "You think just because I have restrained my temper, I have changed my spots? Xu Yuanshu, I am telling you. You better restrain this attitude of yours in front of me. I am the one bringing in the money and feeding you and your family of leeches. You better start acting properly for me."