Chapter 136 - 130 Jianguo’s changes
Shou Jizu hurriedly ran out from the inner room, not giving it much thought, purely worried about the children’s safety. Walking mountain roads at night is extremely risky. Although Shou Jizu was a bit of a rascal, his heart wasn’t bad, and he was genuinely concerned that Tian Xinhua and the others might encounter mishaps on their nocturnal journey.
Of course, he was also angry that the kids ignored his words, but being an adult, he decided to be magnanimous and not stoop to arguing with children.
Shou Jizu truly lived up to his reputation as a scoundrel. Any other man who heard children speak of him in such a way would be so embarrassed, they’d hide away, perhaps even making a turnaround in life thereafter.
However, Shou Jizu, who had been accustomed to such words from a young age, his ears had developed an automatic immunity to them. Thus, the words of Tian Sisi and the others were like mere tickles to him; scratching them meant nothing, leaving no impact on him at all.
"Oh no, we can’t go back, it’s all my fault, my fault. Xinhua, Sisi, don’t blame your auntie. Come in and have some water. Man Lan, why haven’t you started cooking yet? Oh dear, they’ve even brought back game, Xinhua and the others are truly formidable!" Shou Jizu tried to make amends with a smile and smooth things over with kind words.
Tian Manlan also came to her senses, extremely upset, her tears started flowing. Tian Sisi felt overwhelmed again—why was it that every time this tactic was used? Who on earth did Tian Manlan take after? Bursting into tears at the slightest provocation.
Tian Xinhua had actually spoken deliberately just now. He had no intention of returning, not just because of safety issues, but also to save face for Tian Manlan. If they left without eating today, it would send a signal to the Shou family that Tian Manlan had fallen out with her maternal family, returning her life back to its previous state.
His acting was mainly to intimidate Shou Jizu, to express the Tian family’s strong dissatisfaction with him. However, he didn’t expect Shou Jizu to be as thick-skinned as a city wall, unaffected by young people speaking ill of him behind his back; Tian Xinhua had to admit his thick-skinned nature.