Upon hearing this, Chen Jianghe's face turned sheepish.
He forced a laugh and explained,
"Heh heh, just so happened two buddies called me to hang out in the county town, and I got a bit too generous!"
After his explanation, seeing that Han Meili was about to explode, he hurriedly embraced her and gave her a fierce kiss.
"Baby! Wait here for my good news, I'll be back soon!"
Chen Jianghe hurried off, leaving Han Meili stomping her feet in frustration.
Meanwhile, at Chen Erniu's home.
He Hongjuan sat at the dining table, watching Chen Erniu wolfing down his food, and couldn't help but worry.
With Han Meili gone, they were now left with nothing, both people and money gone. What should she do next?
The high-interest loan from Wang Tian also needed to be repaid in a few days, or their family wouldn't be able to withstand the retaliation!
Seeing the worry in He Hongjuan's eyes, Chen Erniu thought for a moment and then said, "Sister-in-law, the bad woman said, pay back the money!"
He Hongjuan's eyes lit up, "Erniu, are you saying that Han Meili is willing to return the eighty thousand yuan dowry to us?"
Chen Erniu nodded, "If the bad woman doesn't pay back, beat her belly's baby!"
"Beat the baby..."
He Hongjuan found it funny and was about to remind Chen Erniu that he must not hit the child in Han Meili's belly.
But all of a sudden, she thought of something!
Han Meili was carrying Chen Jianghe's baby. If she spread this news, would Chen Jianghe's wife let this adulterous couple off the hook?
One could imagine that to keep the secret, Han Meili would definitely willingly return the dowry money!
Having worked out all the angles, He Hongjuan's worries turned to joy, and she looked at Chen Erniu with increasingly tender eyes.
"Erniu, it's a good thing you're here, otherwise your sister-in-law really wouldn't know what to do. You're so good to me, I was thinking..."
Watching his sister-in-law's gaze turn more and more passionate, Chen Erniu thought, this isn't good.
He definitely couldn't give his sister-in-law the chance to get close at this moment.
He hastily finished his meal in a few bites, and stood up abruptly in front of He Hongjuan's surprised expression.
"Uncle Lei is telling stories, Erniu wants to listen!"
After saying this, Chen Erniu grinned at He Hongjuan and dashed out of the house.
The Uncle Lei he mentioned was the janitor of Chenjiawan Village's elementary school, over sixty years old and very kind, one of the few people in the village who was willing to treat Chen Erniu well.
In the past, when Chen Erniu was foolish, he often played at Uncle Lei's place, watching him play chess and listening to his stories.
Watching the energetic Chen Erniu run out the door, He Hongjuan could only reveal a wry smile.
Facing such a blockhead, she didn't know how long it would take before she could bear Chen Erniu a chubby little son!
It wasn't until Chen Erniu was out of the house that he breathed a sigh of relief.
Lucky he was quick to seize the opportunity, otherwise his sister-in-law would definitely say that she wanted to have his child again!
If it had been before, perhaps he would have foolishly agreed.
Now that he had regained his senses, he couldn't stand by and watch his sister-in-law do something wrong.
Forget it, better to go hide at Uncle Lei's for a while, and come back after his sister-in-law's idea has faded.
He walked briskly towards the school, and when he encountered villagers on the road, Chen Erniu still put on his usual honest and silly demeanor.
Normally, there would certainly be people who came up to tease him or even mess with him in public.
But not today.
When those busybodies in the village saw Chen Erniu, they all jumped in fright, almost wishing they could take a detour just to avoid him.
Everyone in the village already knew about Wang Tian causing a stir at Chen Erniu's house that morning.
The scene of Chen Erniu picking up a knife and angrily charging forward threatening to kill Wang Tian had been hot gossip throughout the village.
The villagers then realized that the Chen Erniu, whom they usually took for granted and toyed with, could actually take up a knife in desperate straits!
Seems like... a fool committing murder is not punishable by law, right?
Nobody knew who had spread these words.
In any case, those who found pleasure in bullying Chen Erniu were now afraid of him, terrified he might stab them to death.
And if Chen Erniu did kill them, he wouldn't even have to suffer jail time; who could they complain to about it?
Though Chen Erniu didn't know why these people no longer dared to bully him as before, he couldn't be happier about it.
He reached the school gate, chuckling, and just as he arrived near the janitor's room and was about to knock,
at that moment, he suddenly heard a faint humming sound coming from inside the janitor's room!