Chapter 372 - 215: Clean Up_3
Qian Yixiu cradled it with one hand and smacked its tiny bottom with the other, laughing, "I’ve been back for so long, and you didn’t even visit me in the main courtyard. I even brought you a gift, which I’ll give to you later."
Mother and the others were chatting upstairs for a while, and Cheng Yue, with teary eyes, spoke of her yearning feelings. Even the little boy Qian Yeejin, in a rather cheesy manner, said, "It’s not just Mother who cries because she misses her sister all the time; even Brother misses her desperately. In the future, no matter where Sister goes, Brother has to be by her side."
Except during meals, the little boy’s hand was always holding Qian Yixiu’s, making her palm sweaty. Qian Yixiu tried several times to shake him off, but seeing the boy’s unhappy look, she let him hold her hand.
The mothers chatted away until late before finally persuading Qian Yeejin to go back, and also asking him to take the gifts for Dashan and Tiaotiao back to the courtyard.
The next morning, Qian Sangui instructed Li Jinhu in such a way, asking him to go to the county to finish some tasks and then make a trip to the provincial city.
Dressed beautifully, Qian Yixiu, along with the equally sharp-looking Qian Yeejin, small basket-carrying Xiao Lei, and Zi Zhu, went to the main house.
At that moment, Qian Xiang was in the main house, trying to persuade Old Master Qian. She had only received the news of Old man Qian spraining his leg yesterday and had come here early this morning.
After listening to the old couple’s story, she was furious. Knowing the personalities of her sisters-in-law and realizing that her dad and Lady Tang had been influenced by Lady Wang, her straightforward nature, coupled with her anger, made her berate Master Qian, "Dad, why are you joining in the chaos again? How did Third Brother ever offend you that you seem intent on tormenting him to death?"
Old man Qian retorted angrily, "Nonsense, Sangui is the son I care about the most; how could I want to torment him to death?"
Qian Xiang said, "Don’t you know what kind of health Third Brother has? Even a strong wind could cause him problems. How could he withstand all this fuss you and Lady Tang are making? Humph, if you really torment Third Brother to death, would your life be any better afterward?"