12dz Chapter 259 is finished.
Chapter 259 is finished.
"You're better? How come you're all better?" These were the thoughts in Zhang Wei's and Brother Li's minds at that moment.
Zhang Wei was getting anxious. Zhang Mei was better, but what would she do?
"Cousin, are you really better? Or is it just a last gasp before death?" Zhang Wei looked at her expectantly.
After hearing Zhang Wei's words, Brother Li's eyes unconsciously held a hint of expectation.
"How could that be? I'm completely cured! Look at me, I have energy now!" Zhang Mei casually picked up a wooden stool.
She was sick before, and the house was a mess. Now that she's better, she needs to get up and tidy up.
To everyone's surprise, her casual gesture caused Zhang Wei to break down in tears, crying, "Cousin, what am I going to do now that you're better? I don't want to go back to the mountains!"
She cried as she looked at Brother Li; she had already come to regard him as her future man.
Brother Li was also a little embarrassed at this moment. He originally thought that his wife would not live for many more days, and he was also somewhat tempted by his wife's cousin from her family.
After all, he knew perfectly well which one to choose: a vibrant young woman or a sickly, haggard woman.
He thought that after his wife died, the two of them could be together legitimately, but now that his wife is alive, what should he do?
Seeing Zhang Wei looking at him with tears in her eyes and a wronged expression, Brother Li felt a pang of sympathy.
He used to feel sorry for his wife when she was sick, but at this moment he felt resentment.
Zhang Mei, however, did not think so. She had originally thought she was going to die, so she had tacitly agreed to her cousin entering the family. But since her cousin was lucky enough to meet Lin Liuyi and come back to life, she was no longer willing to let her in.
This is her home, her man, her children!
She's perfectly fine and doesn't want anyone else in this house!
However, this was indeed a bit unfair to her cousin. Zhang Mei thought for a moment and said, "Weiwei, I didn't expect this either. Why don't you stay here for now? I'll ask one of the aunties in the village to introduce you to a place here, so you won't have to go back!"
Zhang Wei had no choice but to wipe away her tears and agree.
Brother Li was unhappy. Zhang Wei had always fawned over him and flattered him, but now that she was saying she wanted to marry someone else, he felt that something of his was going to be taken away from him.
However, while Zhang Mei was fine, he was still somewhat troubled.
During dinner, Zhang Mei had recovered, and the family should have been happy.
In the end, only Zhang Mei and the children were happy, while Zhang Wei was uneasy, and Brother Li was reluctant, worried, and irritable.
Brother Li tossed and turned in bed at night.
The next day, he quietly approached Zhang Wei and said, "Weiwei, actually I..."
"Brother Li, what's wrong?"
"I... I like you!" Brother Li said it with a heavy heart.
Zhang Wei's eyes widened, and she couldn't help but smile, but she quickly suppressed it: "But my cousin..."
After listening, Brother Li remained silent for a moment, then said, "Weiwei, I will handle this!"
Zhang Wei said shyly, "Brother Li, I believe you!"
In his excitement, Brother Li grabbed Zhang Wei's hand. Just as the ambiguous atmosphere between the two was rising, they heard Zhang Mei talking to someone else.
Suddenly, Brother Li released his hand, and Zhang Wei felt a deep sense of loss.
"Oh, Meizi, you can actually get out of bed now?" Aunt Hua next door was very surprised to see Zhang Mei walk out of the yard. Wasn't Meizi supposed to be dying?
These past few days she'd seen that cousin busy at Meizi's house. Did she not see through that so-called cousin's intentions? Wasn't she just waiting for Meizi to die so she could take her place?
Aunt Hua was quite dismissive of the matter, but because Mei Zi had two children to take care of, she pretended not to know.
"Yes, Aunt Hua, I felt much better after a good night's sleep!"
Zhang Mei didn't mention that she recovered after taking medicine. She was worried that someone would ask her what medicine she took, and then what would she say about Lin Liuyi's existence?
"Meizi, you're so lucky! It's truly a blessing from heaven!" Aunt Hua was happy for Zhang Mei, who was usually a good person.
"Yes! It's truly a blessing from heaven!" In her heart, Zhang Mei sincerely thanked Lin Liuyi once again.
"Meizi, you're all better now. What about your cousin?" Aunt Hua wanted to remind her, lest she recover and then have her house stolen.
"My cousin is here to take care of me, and I need your help, Auntie, to find her a good husband!" Zhang Mei knew what Aunt Hua meant, and that's when she made this request.
Aunt Hua thought about it and realized that her cousin Meizi was usually very efficient at her work and had tidied up Meizi's room neatly and cleanly. Putting aside everything else, she seemed to be a virtuous girl.
"I'm all better now. It's not good for Weiwei to stay in our house all the time. Please help me find her a good family, Auntie. As her older cousin, I'll definitely lend a hand!"
Aunt Hua understood immediately. Zhang Mei meant that now that she was better, it wouldn't be appropriate for her cousin to stay in her house any longer. She asked Aunt Hua to find her a good family for her cousin, and she would also give her cousin some financial assistance when she got married.
"Alright, I'll ask around for you later!" Aunt Hua was quite satisfied with Zhang Mei's actions. It was the right thing to do; Mei was all better now, so it was best to get rid of that cousin as soon as possible.
Hearing that her cousin had indeed asked her aunt to help her find a partner, Zhang Wei felt a little more at ease.
It doesn't matter who she marries, as long as she doesn't want to go back to that remote mountain village.
She was happiest during her stay at her cousin's house.
Because she can eat her fill without having to snatch food from her brothers, and her mother won't scold her as a brat. Here, her cousin's husband will speak to her gently, and even when her cousin is sick, he will persuade her to eat more.
As for taking care of the two little ones, she already has a whole bunch of siblings to take care of at home, and they still don't get enough to eat. It's nothing like here.
As for her cousin-in-law, Brother Li, she had a good impression of him. After all, he wasn't as serious as her father. He was always gentle and would tell her to eat more, ask if she was tired, and tell her to rest.
This was the first man in her life to treat her so well, so Zhang Wei felt it was normal for her to fall for her cousin-in-law.
Now that my cousin is better and has even promised to find me a good husband, let's just give him back to her.
Thinking of this, Zhang Wei said directly to him, "Brother-in-law, why don't we just forget about it? My cousin is all better now! You and she should just live a good life together!"
To everyone's surprise, Brother Li immediately became agitated upon hearing this, "Weiwei, but I like you! I'm grateful to your cousin, but our relationship is purely familial. I don't like her!"
Regardless of whether she liked it or not, Zhang Wei just wanted to never go back to that home in the remote mountain village, but when her cousin-in-law said that, she felt inexplicably happy.