Suddenly, He Hongjuan lost her composure, not knowing what she was thinking, and ran off with a face full of shyness.
Watching his sister-in-law's retreating figure, and thinking back to her coy shyness just moments ago, Chen Erniu couldn't help but sigh to himself.
It was quite normal for his sister-in-law, who had been living alone for three years, to feel lonely and isolated.
It seemed that he must keep a proper distance from his sister-in-law in the future; otherwise, if anything really happened between them, wouldn't he be letting down his older brother, whom he had always respected?
If He Hongjuan knew what was going through Chen Erniu's mind, she would surely be so angry that she wouldn't cook for him for two days.
When your brother left, he said if he didn't come back after a long time, I should just marry you, you fool.
If you really respect your older brother, then obediently follow his arrangements and hurry up to take your sister-in-law to bed and carry on the Chen family lineage!
At the same time, just when Chen Erniu was pondering how to interact with He Hongjuan,
Han Meili also hurried to a deserted courtyard at the head of the village.
Very few in the village knew that this courtyard had long been bought by Chen Jianghe, specifically for his secret rendezvous with Han Meili.
No sooner had Han Meili stepped into the courtyard than Chen Jianghe's figure appeared at the entrance.
He looked around carefully, making sure no one was around, before he finally pushed the door open and entered.
Seeing Han Meili, Chen Jianghe's face lit up with delight, "Baby! I've missed you so much!"
As he spoke, he closed the door behind him with a backhand and leered as he pounced on her.
Han Meili had just sent him a message, asking him to meet at their usual place.
Usually, in the face of Chen Jianghe's advances, Han Meili would have teasingly flirted back.
But now, she was not in the mood for playfulness; instead, her face showed panic as she said, "Jianghe, Chen Erniu isn't dead, he came back this morning! And he said… he said he was going to expose us!"
Chen Jianghe was about to become handsy when he abruptly heard Han Meili's words and involuntarily paused in his actions.
"What, Chen Erniu is actually alive?" Chen Jianghe said, astonished.
Then his face turned ashen, "I saw him fall into Luo Niutang with my own eyes, and you know how bottomless Luo Niutang is!"
Han Meili snorted, "What's the use of me knowing? Anyway, this morning Chen Erniu was standing right in front of me alive and well, not to mention he slapped me."
With that, she spoke with a cry in her voice, showing how wronged she felt, "If it weren't for you, this idiot, screwing things up, would I have been slapped by that fool?"
However, Chen Jianghe was hardly in the mood to comfort her at this point.
He paced back and forth in the courtyard, anxious as if he were an ant on a hot pan.
"This is really bad! If that fool spills the beans about us and my wife finds out, we're done for!"
Every time Chen Jianghe brought up his wife, he turned into a spineless coward.
The sight was almost too much for Han Meili to bear.
If it weren't for the fact that she was already carrying Chen Jianghe's child, she would definitely break off all ties with this wretch once this mess was sorted out!
"Alright! Things haven't gotten that bad yet! I told Chen Erniu that as long as we return the 80,000 yuan dowry to him, he would keep quiet about this!" Han Meili said gravely.
Hearing this, Chen Jianghe was taken aback, "Give that idiot money, and he'll keep our secret?"
"Are you stupid? Of course, the money should be returned to He Hongjuan! Once He Hongjuan has the money, she will naturally keep Chen Erniu in check and ensure that he doesn't blab about us!" Han Meili glared at Chen Jianghe.
Chen Jianghe's eyes suddenly lit up.
He slapped his thigh hard, "Right! Let's do just that! I'm going to go home right now and steal my tigress wife's money!"
Han Meili was stunned for a moment, then looked at him incredulously, "You've spent all of the 80,000 yuan dowry money?"