Chapter 157 - Chapter 157: Chapter 155: Lovesickness Turns to Ashes: The Past Can’t Be Chased (Part 2) (1/2)
Chapter 157: Chapter 155: Lovesickness Turns to Ashes: The Past Can’t Be Chased (Part 2)
The studious Xuan’er was seriously furrowing his brows as he practiced his characters.
Such a young age, he already bore a strong resemblance to Di Yelei, especially the way his brow furrowed, it was a perfect match.
“Yes, Dad even gave Xuan’er a test a couple of days ago. He praised me for studying so hard.”
A touch of joy flashed across Xuan’er’s face, and his cheeks were also suspiciously red.
“What did he test you on?”
“But… Dad said, no one should know.”
Xuan’er seemed a bit hesitant to speak.
Liu Sisi nodded, understandingly. Such matters are better off known by fewer people.
“Xuan’er, you’re such a good boy, remember not to tell anyone else, including Mom and anyone at all. Just keep this matter to yourself. If Dad asks you to help him with his writing, just help him and don’t ask questions, also don’t tell anyone else about it, okay?”
“Xuan’er understands.”
Xuan’er nodded seriously.
“Good boy…”
Liu Sisi gently stroked his head, pondering the possibilities.
Di Yelei said that he had asked Zuo Xingyu to capture Sun Ergou. Zuo Xingyu proposed a deal – for Di Yelei to do him a favour in return. However, Di Yelei did not say what the favour would be.
Now it seems that this favour might not be so simple!
She felt a bit worried and her mind kept wandering while copying the book, leading her to make some mistakes, which annoyed her.
When the sun was not so high, Di Ruoning appeared outside the courtyard door. With her were not only Yuan Mengbai but also Ms. Zhao.
“Where is Third Son’s family? Where did they go? Just because Third Child protects you all the time, you dare to laze around the courtyard all day and not go out! Aren’t you afraid that you might grow mouldy if you stayed for too long!”
Liu Sisi was not surprised. After all, every time Ms. Zhao came, she made a mess, which was not surprising.
“Mom, Sisi wants to go help in the fields. Unfortunately, when the family split up initially, Dad and Mom didn’t allocate any land to Ye Lei. Even if Sisi wants to harvest crops, there is no way to start. There’s no choice, even our three meals are bought from the market, and the silver money is flowing out continuously, alas!”
Only after speaking did Liu Sisi slowly put down the pen, glanced at the three of them, stood up and led Xuan’er to greet them.
“Little Sister and Brother-in-law came, why didn’t you call out for Sisi, at least to let Sisi get out to welcome you.”
Ms. Zhao glared at her, helped the pregnant Di Ruoning, directly bypassed her half-squatting figure, and sat down on the chair in the middle.
“You are our Di Family’s distinguished person. How could we dare to bother you to welcome us? Where is Ye Lei, why isn’t he out here? Isn’t he deliberately hiding because he saw me, his mother, is here?”
Liu Sisi gently laughed, “Mom, that’s not right of you to say so. Yesterday, Ye Lei said in the old house, it’s rare for Little Sister and Brother-in-law to come back home, thus we can’t be negligent. Therefore, he left for the hills first thing today, saying he would hunt some game for Little Sister and Brother-in-law as a welcome.”
Everyone paused. Indeed, Ye Lei said this yesterday. But everyone just listened then and didn’t think he would actually go up the mountain before dawn.
They each felt a moment of excitement in their hearts.
With the lack of money in the old house, she didn’t know how long the days of drinking coarse-grain porridge meal after meal would last. This was killing her!
Di Ruoning’s eyes suddenly spun around and she exclaimed, “Oh! My back, it’s getting really unbearable. Ms. Ma, please, hurry up and rub it for me.”
Ma, the maid they bought, hurried forward and carefully helped her rub her back.