Chapter 10

Ning Jia trotted all the way back home. As soon as he entered the yard, he heard Old Mrs. Xu yelling at her two sons in the kitchen.

“Old Five and Old Six, you have to take care of the women in your own rooms. They haven’t been working all day, and no one knows where they went. It’s already dark, and the meal is almost ready, but there’s still no sign of them.”

Li Xu muttered: “Mom, why are you staring at Xiao Ye? She’s not feeling well today, and you blame me, okay?”

Old Mrs. Xu’s eyes almost popped out of her head. “I stared at her? Ask your sister-in-law, which one of them didn’t go through the same thing? You good-for-nothing, have you never seen a woman? If you keep going on like this, you’ll break ten kidneys!”

After talking about Li Xu, she changed the subject and went to Li Yao who was making a fire.

“And you. Why did I marry you off? How can you give birth to a child if you don’t even touch her every day? Are you expecting the child to pop out from a crack in a rock?”

Li Yao, who was burning a fire, was caught in the crossfire. He broke off a piece of dry firewood and threw it into the stove with an expressionless face: “Mom, don’t worry about my affairs. I have my own plans!”

“If I don’t worry about you, who will? Your father didn’t even have a grandson before he passed away. He couldn’t even close his eyes before he died. Do you still want to see me like this?”

Old Mrs. Xu became more and more excited as she spoke, and could not help but talk about her own “great achievements”: “Back then, I gave birth to ten children in one go, and seven of them were boys! Look at you now, even if you seven families were put together, you simply cannot give birth to a boy!”

Ning Jia listened carefully and pushed the door open and walked in.

She picked up the ladle and scooped a ladle of water from the water tank and handed it to Old Lady Xu: “Mom, after talking so much, are you thirsty?”

When Old Lady Xu saw Ning Jia coming back, her face drooped: “I don’t want to drink. I’m not thirsty.”

“Okay.” Ning Jia smiled and threw the ladle back into the jar. “I have two packets of effective sore medicine. I’ll bring them to you later.”

“I’m fine, why do I need medicine for my sores?” Old Mrs. Xu glared at her.

“You talk bad about others behind their backs, aren’t you afraid of getting a sore on your tongue? I prepared it for you in advance to show my filial piety!” Ning Jia chuckled.

“Sixth wife, I knew you were holding back your fart!” Old Mrs. Xu cursed angrily. Seeing that she had finally come back, she threw the spatula to her and said, “Cook.”

“Mom, I’m sorry, I don’t have time.” Ning Jia didn’t bother to pay attention to Old Lady Xu. She walked directly to Li Yao and tugged at his clothes. “Come out for a moment. I have something to tell you.”

Li Yao put down the fire stick and was about to go out with her.

“If you don’t cook when you come back, where are you going?” Old Mrs. Xu banged the spatula on the pot. She was displeased with this daughter-in-law.

Ning Jia smiled at her: “Li Yao and I will go give birth to your grandson right now!”

Old Mrs. Xu: “…”

Li Xu was stunned: “I never realized that my sister-in-law was so… so bold before.”

Li Yao’s pupils trembled twice, and he said in a deep voice: “Mom, I’ll be back soon.”

Coming out of the kitchen, Li Yao followed Ning Jia for a few steps. Seeing that she did not go into the house but walked out the door instead, he asked, “What do you have to tell me?”

Ning Jia blinked: “Come with me, you will know when you come.”

“All right.”

Ning Jia walked in front and Li Yao followed behind.

It was completely dark and the moon climbed up onto the branches.

Li Yao looked at the figure in front of him. The clothes were loose on her body, making her look even thinner, like a sapling that had not grown up.

Thin, she is really too thin!

Ning Jia noticed that someone was staring at her from behind. When she turned around, she happened to meet Li Yao’s pair of dark and deep eyes.

Ning Jia was startled and blurted out: “Why are you staring at me like that? It’s so scary!”

Li Yao quickly turned his gaze to the side: “Walk faster, it’s almost time to eat.”

“I’ll be there soon.”

When Ning Jia brought Li Yao to the vicinity of the educated youth site, Li Chuan was almost driven crazy by An Ye.

“Fifth sister-in-law, have I done anything against the will of heaven and earth? Why are you so persistent?”

An Ye snorted coldly: “There are only so many good things in the house, and you secretly gave them all to her. Don’t say I won’t give up. Ask your other brothers and sisters-in-law if they agree?”

Li Yao saw what Li Chuan was holding in his hand at a glance, and after listening to the conversation between the two, he roughly understood a little bit.

“Xiaochuan, where did this come from?”

When Li Chuan saw that his sixth brother had arrived, he knew that today’s matter was over.

“Mom… Mom gave it to me. Brother, Xiaoxi is not feeling well. She left her hometown and came to our village. She has no relatives to take care of her. I just wanted to show my concern…”

“Are you so concerned about me just because I’m not feeling well? I never saw you being so concerned about me when your sixth brother was not feeling well.” Ning Jia took the opportunity to fan the flames.

“I’ve already eaten this peach cake.” An Ye picked up a piece and looked at it carefully several times, then shouted, “I was wondering why it looked so familiar. Wasn’t this what my third brother brought back for the old lady?”

Ning Jia added, “Zhao Di’er wanted to eat the peach cakes so much that he almost cried, but the old lady was reluctant to give him a piece. It turns out they are all here!”

Li Yao’s face turned a little ugly, and his lips were pursed into a straight line.

“Sixth sister-in-law, you can’t blame me for this. My mother gave it to me, so I took it.” Li Chuan was anxious and his tone changed.

This thing became a hot potato in his hand. It was not good to give it away, and it was not good to take it back. He had no idea what to do.

Seeing this, Lin Xiaoxi hurriedly said, “Xiaochuan, thank you and your aunt for your kindness. I can’t take this thing. Please take it back.”

Li Chuan was embarrassed: “Xiao Xi, I…”

Lin Xiaoxi looked sympathetic: “It’s okay, I know you have me in your heart. Go back and thank Auntie for me! You should go back soon, I have to go eat.”

“Xiaoxi, you are such a nice person. I was right about you.” Li Chuan was deeply moved.

I thought that the wife I had found was beautiful, knowledgeable, and considerate. Look what the sixth brother found.

Lin Xiaoxi smiled at him gently, but her expression changed the moment she turned and left.

She clenched her fists, wishing she could bite Ning Jia hard twice.

She ruined all the good things!

After Lin Xiaoxi left, Li Chuan breathed a sigh of relief, but when he met his sixth brother’s gaze, his heart couldn’t help but tighten again.

Li Yao asked coldly: “When did mom give it to you?”

Li Chuan trembled: “At that moment…”

“Did mom give it to you on her own initiative?”

“Of course.”

“The old lady is really biased! Look at what we are eating, and she even secretly stuffed food into Lin Xiaoxi’s mouth! The daughters-in-law in the city are more popular than those in the countryside!” After An Ye finished speaking, he gave Ning Jia a look and directly grabbed the food, “I don’t care, I have to take something to eat!”

An Ye grabbed two pieces of peach cake and a steamed bun and turned away.

“You gave it to her, so you can’t not give it to me. I want the rest!” Ning Jia reached out to take the thing.

Li Chuan hurriedly defended: “No, I have to take it back to mom.”

Ning Jia smiled at him: “If you take it back now, the whole family will know that the old lady favors you. If you give me the rest, I can keep it a secret for you.”

Li Chuan looked at Li Yao hesitantly: “Sixth Brother…”

Please take care of your wife, she is almost becoming a bandit!

“You decide for yourself.” Li Yao said with a cold face, turned around and left.

“Give it? Or not?”

Li Chuan was helpless: “Give it to me! Sixth sister-in-law, you better keep your mouth shut!”

“I promise not to tell.” Ning Jia took the things and left happily.

Li Chuan felt frustrated and didn’t want to go with them, so he changed his route.

Ning Jia saw Li Yao striding back with his head down, and knew that he must be in a bad mood.

She curled her lips and took a few quick steps to catch up: “Li Yao, wait for me.”