Joyful Motherhood in a Rural Family

“Third Aunt…”

Di Cheng freed his hand from Xiao Feng’s grasp and walked over.

There was a trace of worry in his brow and eyes, and he forcefully shook off Xiao Feng who attempted to cling onto his arm.

Liu Sisi pretended not to see: “Di Cheng, did something happen? Tell Third Aunt, she might be able to help.”

“There’s nothing wrong, Third Aunt.” Di Cheng said earnestly.

“Why are you still claiming there’s nothing wrong? Di Cheng, what about the thing you promised me yesterday? Tell Third Aunt about it.” Xiao Feng at the side chimed in sweetly, echoing Di Cheng’s words.

“Di Cheng, what is Xiao Feng referring to?” Liu Sisi asked calmly, her face undisturbed.

Seeing Di Cheng clenching his teeth, Xiao Feng hastily interrupted: “Third Aunt, actually it’s nothing major, it’s just…”

“Xiao Feng, let Cheng’er speak first. After he has finished, it will be your turn.” Liu Sisi’s gaze was profound.

Xiao Feng was silenced by Liu Sisi’s words, she was forced to pause and swallow her words.

Only then did Liu Sisi smile, and turned to Di Cheng: “Cheng’er, you’re a grown man now, you need to be responsible for your actions. If you have anything to say, tell Third Aunt. As long as Third Aunt can do it, she will do it!”

These words were not only aimed at Di Cheng but also at Xiao Feng.

If Di Cheng voiced his wish today, Liu Sisi would naturally satisfy his request.

However, from then on, she would treat Di Cheng like any other nephew and would not give him any special treatment.

Xiao Feng’s eyes lit up! She stealthily thrust her hand to push Di Cheng.

But Di Cheng peeled off Xiao Feng’s hand and lumbered down in front of Liu Sisi with a serious face: “Third Aunt, I really don’t have any problems. There’s still a lot of work over there that I have not finished, I have to go get busy.”

After saying that he shrugged off Xiao Feng and left with a stern face.

“You! You…”

Xiao Feng pointed at Di Cheng’s receding back, too enraged to utter another word.

Liu Sisi glanced at Xiao Feng, then buried her head back into her account book, continuing to deal with her accounts.

Xiao Feng glared roundly at Liu Sisi, she didn’t expect that Di Cheng would actually ignore her words.

Looking at Liu Sisi busying herself with her work, she stormed over to Di Cheng and couldn’t help but snatch the feather duster from his hand and flung it forcefully to the ground.

“Why are you even bothering with cleaning! You get only a few coins per month, is it even worth your time! Anyway, my dad has secured that shop for me and it will open in three days. Whether you like it or not, you will have to go there. Humph!”

After saying that, she angrily spun around and left.

Di Cheng stood in place in silence, only after a while did he bend down to pick up the feather duster and continued meticulously dusting.

And that scene was naturally witnessed by Miao Cuihua and Liu Sisi.

Miao Cuihua was about to speak but was silenced by a glance from Liu Sisi, and she returned to her own work.

At noon, during a mealtime trip to Liu Zhi’er’s dumpling shop, Miao Cuihua could no longer hold herself back and started speaking.

“Sisi, lately, Xiao Feng has been pestering Di Cheng every day, saying his wages are too meager for a month. But I’m curious, I, Miao Cuihua, can eat so much, and you still pay me 100 copper coins for my wages, why do you only give Di Cheng so little?”

“Do you want to know why?”

Finally, Liu Sisi showed something other than her poker face, and with Miao Cuihua nodding repeatedly, Liu Sisi chuckled, “Hehe! I’m not going to tell you.”

After saying that, she directly returned to the small residence.

“Sisi, ah– why are you such a person?”

Behind her, the self-righteous grumbling of Miao Cuihua echoed.

She looked back at the hustle and bustle outside the residence and sighed.

How could Di Cheng’s wages be just a few coins of silver? Actually, it was Di Cheng himself who asked for it.

Initially, Ms. Wang spent 10 taels of silver to buy that residence from a family that had been wiped out by smallpox, and naturally, Liu Sisi would not allow Di Cheng to use that residence for his wedding. So, not far from Mrs. Wang’s residence, she spent another 120 taels of silver and bought the house they currently lived in for Di Cheng’s wedding room.

Di Cheng was stubborn and insisted on repaying this money to Third Aunt. Therefore, he voluntarily suggested that only a few coins of silver should be given to him for living expenses each month, and the rest of the silver should be kept to deduct the cost of the residence until it amounted to 120 taels of silver.

These reasons, if Di Cheng were to tell Xiao Feng himself, after all, she was his biological mother, and he naturally could not say it.

As a result, it led to Xiao Feng’s constant pressure on him.

But, would Di Cheng go after three days?

Liu Sisi gently touched her small earlobe, she was also looking forward to the final answer!

The next day, a servant brought an invitation. It was from Mrs. Ran, who said that the cherry blossoms in her wing courtyard had bloomed and specially invited Liu Sisi to attend a flower admiring banquet.

Although she told herself that Mrs. Su’s words the day before were false, upon receiving Mrs. Ran’s invitation, Liu Sisi could not help but was worried, so she took a carriage and went.

She wanted to meet this woman named Cailian.

After a careful dress-up, Liu Sisi looked completely new from head to toe. She did not want to look inferior to the woman named Cailian. After looking closely for imperfections, she called Ms. Gao and Xue Lan and they got on the carriage.

As expected, diligence pays off!

In the garden, Liu Sisi sat in the long pavilion, casually chatting with a few married women whom she wasn’t very familiar with.

The cherry blossoms around her were beautiful and vibrant, but at the moment, Liu Sisi was restless and not in the mood to appreciate them. Just when she was getting overly impatient, she heard Mrs. Su’s voice of surprise at the entrance.

“Sister-in-law, you are here too? Come here quickly, let’s sit down and chat! By the way, let me introduce you to a few honorable ladies.”

Following Mrs. Su’s gaze, the first thing that caught her eye was a skinny, dark woman with a triangular face. The married woman was not tall but had a loud voice; she argued with Mrs. Su as if they were quarrelling.

“Thanks, Little Sister. I specifically brought Cailian out today to see the world.”

The woman was talking, and as her body moved to look over this way, it revealed the face of the young girl who was originally hidden behind her.

Phrases like “face that could shame the moon,” and “a smile that could enchant anyone,” fit this girl perfectly!

She wore a light pink spring blouse and wore a complicated set of hairpins. Her eyebrows lightly painted, her lips red and luscious, the girl had an elegant appearance, and her big watery eyes were unspeakably pure and transcendent.

Even Liu Sisi, being a woman herself, couldn’t help but praise.

A woman of such beauty, not to mention a man, even her heart skipped a beat.