GNU Ch 118 Part 2 – To Hide Defects (II)

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At first, Old Madam Cheng was not very optimistic about Cheng Yujin’s marriage. When two calm and rational people were put together, no one would take the initiative to show emotions to the other. It was better to put a charming and innocent woman next to the Crown Prince, who surely would please him more. After all, men didn’t like women who were too smart. Like Huo Changyuan and Cheng Yumo, one was a formidable man, and the other was an innocent woman who knew nothing of the world. The man was the absolute authority, and the woman was relying wholeheartedly on the man, which was doing good for their relationship.

But who would have thought that the final result would be quite different?

Facts proved that smart people could live well anywhere. Two smart people put together only ended up twice as good. The so-called excellent men did not like smart and capable wives was merely a self-comfort of stupid people.

Cheng Yujin and the Crown Prince were very close to each other, and it was said that they had never quarreled once during their half a year of marriage. In contrast, Cheng Yumo couldn’t handle the difficult mother-in-law and insisted on relying on Huo Changyuan wholeheartedly, while Huo Changyuan himself too disdainful to understand the woman’s mind. It was like the relationship between a tree and a vine. No matter how weak the vine was, when she tightly wrapped herself around the tree, the tree would end up suffocating to death. Up to now, one was complaining that her husband had a change of heart and no longer cared about her like before the marriage, while the other secretly disliked his wife for being too clingy and dependant.

And they were still in front of the elders of the Cheng family. Since Huo Changyuan entered the hall, he had greeted Old Madam Cheng, Qingfu Junzhu, and Ruan-shi, bowed to Cheng Yujin respectfully, and treated the children of the Cheng and Xu family very kindly and patiently. He was a filial son-in-law, a respectful subject, and a gentle brother-in-law, but only towards his wife had he never said a word of greeting or showed a moment’s concern.

Compared with Li Chengjing’s attention to Cheng Yujin, Huo Changyuan’s performance was too indifferent. Cheng Yumo was clearly his wife, but he treated her worse than a stranger.

Old Madam Cheng sighed deeply. When Cheng Yumo got married, her eyes were bright and full of bravery, feeling that she was different from other women in the world. But in the end, she was just one of the countless similar women.

On the contrary, Cheng Yujin, who everyone unanimously thought to be too rigid, proved with practical actions that a truly capable person could do well wherever they were.