novelraw Chapter 354 - 343 She Dares to Bully Guoguo, I Will Punish Her by Letting Her Bask in the Sun (1)
Chapter 354 - 343 She Dares to Bully Guoguo, I Will Punish Her by Letting Her Bask in the Sun (1)
She awkwardly laughed and changed the topic, "Come, come, eat up quickly, the food won’t taste good when it gets cold."
Chai Eying was taking care of Li Jing’s meal, and Li Lixing, having returned home after many days, found everything fresh and new. Neither of them noticed the County Magistrate’s Wife’s tone and expression.
Only Li Yuzhu, while eating, kept observing the County Magistrate’s Wife.
She noticed that the County Magistrate’s Wife was eating absent-mindedly.
However, she took great care in feeding Guoguo.
After lunch, the County Magistrate’s Wife called a maid to escort Li Yuzhu and Chai Eying to rest.
They went to the guest room where Li Yuzhu had once stayed in the manor.
Both of them were arranged by Chun’er to bathe and change clothes, after which Chai Eying rested in the guest room with the two children, while Li Yuzhu took two printed books and followed Li Lixing to report to the County Magistrate.
Li Lixing chatted as he walked, telling the story of meeting Miss Chai by the city gate, "Heh heh, she dared to scold Guoguo, so I had someone stop her. She’s probably still sitting by the city gate enjoying the sun! Hahaha! She dared to bully Guoguo, so I punished her by making her bask in the sun!"
Seeing his smug expression, Li Yuzhu’s mouth twitched.
Li Lixing, huh, even dared to plot against Miss Chai!
She patted Li Lixing on the shoulder, "Well done, no wonder Guoguo calls you Uncle."
"Of course, as an uncle, I have to protect my niece, right?" Li Lixing patted his chest, "With me around, nobody can bully Guoguo and Jingjing."
Li Lixing was only seven years older than Jingjing, and nine years older than Guoguo.
When the other members of the Li Family were busy with their own matters, Li Lixing would bring the two little ones to play around the house.
Guoguo could walk with support at ten months old, thanks to Li Lixing.
Li Lixing would push a small wooden toy cart in front, while Guoguo was held by an adult’s hand, chasing after him.
After a few days of chasing, Guoguo plucked up the courage to walk on their own.
Now, although still a bit unsteady, Guoguo could take a hundred steps without needing adult support.
Li Yuzhu praised Li Lixing, making him feel elated.
"By the way, Li Lixing." Li Yuzhu looked around to ensure nobody was near before she whispered, "Don’t just care about Guoguo and Jingjing, you should also care about your mother."
Li Lixing blinked, "My mother? I care about her, when I returned this time, I brought her a gift."
When he went out with Li Xing’an, he found a pair of colorful wild chicks in the swamp in front of the Li Family’s house.
Upon returning home, he put the two wild chicks in a basket, keeping them under the flowers in the County Magistrate’s Wife’s courtyard.
Li Yuzhu knew about this.
She said, "But your mother is an adult. Wild chicks can only make her smile occasionally but cannot erase the worry in her heart."
"Does she have worries?" Li Lixing blinked again, "How come I don’t know?"
"She does, I noticed it." Li Yuzhu said, "When I last saw her, although her body was just recovering and still weak, her spirit was great, and her eyes were filled with laughter. This time when I saw her, though her health seemed better, her spirit was low, her expression melancholic, and her smile forced."
Li Lixing was surprised, "Does mother really have something on her mind?"
Li Yuzhu said, "I will go with Sister-in-law to visit relatives later and might stay at her relative’s house for a few days. In these days, stay more with your mother in the manor and subtly find out why she is unhappy."
When the County Magistrate’s Wife saw the two children, she immediately gifted them with valuable silver necklaces.
As for her and Chai Eying’s visit, they only presented ordinary country gifts, a pair of wild turtles, and some nourishing wild mushrooms.
These foods, which were hard to come by and were considered luxury items in the modern world, were rather cheap in ancient times, where wild game and wild mushrooms could be found everywhere.
The values were not at all equivalent.
The County Magistrate’s Wife showed great love for her family, and she should reciprocate this affection.
Through several persuasive talks from Li Yuzhu, Li Lixing became very sensible.
Upon hearing that his mother had concerns, Li Lixing immediately said, "Okay, when I return later, I’ll start finding out."
"Remember, after finding out, don’t disturb your mother. Wait until I come back, and then tell me in detail," Li Yuzhu reminded him again.
The County Magistrate’s Wife likely didn’t want to discuss things further, nor did she want her son to spread the matters around.
"Got it," Li Lixing replied seriously.
They arrived at the County Magistrate’s study.
When not working, the County Magistrate liked to read official documents, read books, practice calligraphy, or chat about poetry and current affairs with guests in the study.
When Li Yuzhu and Li Lixing went there, they unexpectedly found another concubine of the County Magistrate in the study.
And they were the only two in the study.