Chapter 174 - Chapter 174: Chapter 172: Di Ruoning’s Madness (1/2)
Chapter 174: Chapter 172: Di Ruoning’s Madness
After having their fill of food and drink, Liu Sisi took YingEr to the well near the courtyard and drew half a bucket of water, carefully washing YingEr’s little hands.
“Mom, when you were cooking earlier, I passed by the wing room and overheard grandmother and aunt talking about you,” YingEr said softly.
“Oh? What did they say?”
Liu Sisi also didn’t seem to care as she took out a handkerchief and carefully wiped YingEr’s little hands dry.
“I heard aunt say that on August 15th, she is going to make you look good. Mom, how is aunt going to make you look good? Is she going to buy you new clothes?” YingEr asked curiously, blinking her shining big eyes.
Looking good on August 15th?
Now there wasn’t much time until August 15th. What were they planning? Liu Sisi frowned.
“It’s nothing! YingEr, be good and stick close to me. When your dad is done eating, we’ll go home. Make sure not to get lost, understand?”
She instinctively wanted to avoid the people near the old house.
“I understand, Mom,” YingEr nodded vigorously.
As they were talking, Di Ruoning came out of the house coughing lightly, seeming to have caught a cold. She glanced at Liu Sisi and hesitated for a moment before letting out a cold snort and heading towards the west wing room where she was temporarily staying.
“Wait! Little Sister,” Liu Sisi called out to her.
“What is it?” she didn’t turn back.
“I want to know, how did I marry into the Di family? Were you involved in this?”
Liu Family’s Mansion was close to the county, and there was quite a distance from the Upper Village. People usually wanted to climb higher in social status, and even if her parents wanted to marry their daughter off according to tradition, they should have chosen someone with a higher status. How did they end up marrying Liu Sisi to this remote Upper Village?
“Oh? You actually want to know this?”
Di Ruoning’s eyes flickered as she turned back. Could it be that Liu Sisi had truly lost her memory of the past?
“You should ask your dear big brother and big sister-in-law about this. I heard someone offered 50 taels of silver to buy you, but your mother refused. That’s why they married you far away! But who would want someone like you… In the end, they chose my Third Brother, a man destined to bring misfortune to his wife and children, but unexpectedly, it turned out to be a blessing for you.”
It really was a blessing! Di Yelei was indeed good to her, good enough to make her jealous!
Di Ruoning’s face twisted more and more, and under the flickering torchlight in the courtyard at night, YingEr instinctively hid behind Liu Sisi: “Mom, I’m scared…”
“Don’t be scared, YingEr, be good! Mom is here,” she whispered reassuringly to YingEr while contemplating in her heart. Combining Di Ruoning’s words from the afternoon, it seemed that the person who offered the silver must have been Zhang Shixin’s first wife?
The plan to borrow a knife to kill was not bad. It not only allowed her to successfully get married, but also, even if Zhang Shixin wanted to investigate, he couldn’t blame her and could only accept the silent loss.
What a great calculation!
However, as for her so-called dear brother and sister-in-law… one must eat one bite at a time, and settle accounts one by one, slowly. There’s no hurry!
“Liu Sisi, do you know what I admire most about you?”
Di Ruoning sneered, “What I admire most about you is that even though you’ve done all sorts of bad things, you can still stand there like nothing happened, with a calm expression. That innocent and pure face of yours is just disgusting!”
Liu Sisi’s mouth twitched! She didn’t even know what had happened in the past, okay?
“In front of you, do I need to pretend like nothing happened? What benefits can you give me?”