Rebirth: My Dear Little Wife Is So Scheming

Chapter 33: Chapter 33 Playing Hooligan Chapter 33: Chapter 33 Playing Hooligan Li Chunhua came back from the fields in the blistering noon heat! These days had been so tough, leaving her feeling incredibly frustrated and drained of energy, unable to muster any spirit.

But the farm work couldn’t be ignored—her family depended on it.

This month, Bai Song hadn’t sent money back yet.

And there was Bai Xiao’s university admission notice, which she worried about the most. That audacious girl would be over the moon if she actually got into university.

Under no circumstances could Bai Xiao be allowed to go to university and leave the village. Even if Bai Xiao turned out to be rotten, she had to wither on this very land—she absolutely couldn’t be allowed to leave.

Thinking over her plan, Li Chunhua took a detour to the main road and immediately spotted the figure of the postman Zhang Changgong. Her timing was perfect; who didn’t know that Zhang Changgong would be here at this time every day?

She hurried towards him, “Comrade Zhang, are there any letters or remittance slips for our family?” Having become quite familiar with the process over four years, the remittance slip was something Li Chunhua knew all too well.

Zhang Changgong shuffled through a stack of letters, spotted Bai Xiao’s name at a glance, and seeing the words “Admission Notice” on the envelope, he knew that Liupan Village had produced a university student.

“There’s an admission notice for your granddaughter Bai Xiao! But I haven’t seen a remittance slip this month,” he said with a smile as he slipped the letter into his green oversized pocket.

Li Chunhua’s outstretched hand fell flat, and she quickly blocked Zhang Changgong, “Comrade Zhang, just give me my granddaughter’s letter, it’s fine. I’m her grandmother, I’ll take it to her myself!”

Finally, a weight fell off her heart.

Zhang Changgong frowned and shook his head, “That won’t do. This is a university admission notice; it has to be handed over to the person concerned. No one else can collect it on their behalf; it’s registered mail! I must give it to Bai Xiao herself,” he remembered the favor Bai Xiao had asked of him.

“I’m her grandmother.”

“That won’t do! Registered mail has to be signed for by the person it’s addressed to,” Zhang Changgong said, as he prepared to ride off.

Li Chunhua suddenly grabbed the handlebars of Zhang Changgong’s bike with a grip so firm it was frightening.

Zhang Changgong nearly toppled over.

He quickly dismounted, “What are you doing? Don’t you know you could hurt someone? Are you out of your mind?” Zhang Changgong steadied his bicycle.

Li Chunhua quickly put on an apologetic smile, “Comrade Zhang, I’m just anxious! Have some sympathy for an old woman my age. I’m doing all this for my granddaughter. Don’t you see me here every day, checking with you? I’m her grandmother, I promise I’ll deliver it to her. We’re family; would I harm her?” She wouldn’t let Zhang Changgong enter the village today without getting that letter.

That damned girl must not be allowed to comfortably leave for the city.

Zhang Changgong frowned, trying to pry Li Chunhua’s hands off, “Why are you like this? I already told you, no matter who you are, it won’t work. The letter has to be signed for by Bai Xiao herself. If you keep making a fuss, I won’t be nice any longer. You’re obstructing my work, and that’s a serious matter,” he thought to himself, grateful that Bai Xiao had warned him beforehand. Otherwise, he might have actually handed the admission notice over to Li Chunhua, who, by the looks of it, did not seem inclined to give it to Bai Xiao.

Not to mention, he knew about the Bai Family’s recent sordid affairs.

This old Lady Bai was no pushover; she was unkind to her own granddaughter, one might even call it abuse. He definitely wouldn’t give her the letter.

“Are you going to give it to me, or not? If you don’t give it to me, I will…” Li Chunhua had not expected this stubborn old man to be impervious to her ways.

Zhang Changgong glared, “You will what? Step aside! I’m about to lose my patience!” He shoved Li Chunhua’s hand away, and just as he touched her hand, Li Chunhua reacted like a bristling hedgehog, seizing Zhang Changgong’s hand tightly.

“Zhang Changgong is harassing me! He’s harassing me!” Her sudden shout nearly caused him to fall over.

Desperate to break free from Li Chunhua’s grasp, he simply could not shake her off.

“What are you doing? What on earth are you doing?”

This hooliganism could be a big or a small crime, how had he ended up in such a mess with this shrewish woman?

This was nothing but trouble he had stirred up.

To be involved in such scandalous debts at his age, wasn’t this just courting death?

“Are you going to give it to me or not? If you don’t, I’ll scream, and by then it’ll be too late for you to give it to me even if you want to!” Li Chunhua clutched at Zhang Changgong’s hand, the old lady’s face was really red with shame, was it easy for her to be driven to this state?

“Let go, let go! I’ll give it to you, isn’t that enough?” Zhang Changgong was really out of options! Faced with such a shameless old woman, a shrew, even a decent man like himself could not subdue her.

Li Chunhua was half-doubtful, “Keep your word, give it to me now, and I’ll let you go!” She didn’t trust anyone, without that wretched girl’s admission notice in her hands, she would always feel unsettled.

Zhang Changgong was about to explode with anger, his eyes constantly scanning the entrance of the village, praying that no one would come over now.

If someone were to see him grappling with a widowed old woman here, no number of explanations could clear his name.

Who had he offended to deserve this?

“I’ll give it to you, but you have to let me get it out, don’t you? How can I take it out if you don’t let go of me?” Zhang Changgong really wished he could strangle the widow right in front of him.

Li Chunhua let go of one of Zhang Changgong’s hands, “I’m telling you, if you don’t give it to me, I’ll throw myself into your arms right now.” She wasn’t afraid of letting go of Zhang Changgong, after all, she could really do something like this.

Zhang Changgong twisted his eyebrows in anger and rummaged through his mail bag, Li Chunhua’s eyes fixed on him intently, afraid that he’d renege.

Zhang Changgong pulled out a bunch of letters, Li Chunhua tried to snatch them, but Zhang Changgong blocked her, “What are you doing? These aren’t all your family’s letters, don’t cause trouble, if you lose a single letter, you can’t bear the responsibility.”

Li Chunhua could only stand aside, sulking and waiting.

Zhang Changgong found Bai Xiao’s registered letter, feeling so wronged inside. He really owed this girl an apology; he had promised her he would deliver the letter to her door, but things had gotten to this point.

How could he not see through this at his age? Once the letter fell into Old Lady Bai’s hands, Bai Xiao could probably forget about attending college for the rest of her life.

Was he ruining a child’s life by doing this?

But what could he do?

Faced with such a completely shameless old woman, if she really made a scene by throwing tantrums and falsely accusing him, he would be powerless. He could not afford to lose his job; his whole family, young and old, depended on him to provide for them.

Bai Xiao, I’m sorry!

“Hand it over! What are you waiting for, for me to call for help?” Li Chunhua, seeing Zhang Changgong hesitate, lost her temper.

Zhang Changgong stretched out his hand, “You are Bai Xiao’s grandma, you must not harm this child!” He tried to make one last effort.

Li Chunhua snatched it away, “As if I don’t know I’m Bai Xiao’s grandma. Mind your own business when it comes to our family matters.” Holding the letter triumphantly, she stuffed it into her pocket and carried her hoe into the village.