Farm Girl's Manor

Old Lady Cui scolded as she did, but her heart was filled with concern for her grandson. After listening to her daughter’s words, she picked up the letter again and read it over. Seeing that her grandson had not specified a date of return, her anger flared up once more, "Back then, I should have arranged for a strict tutor to accompany him to the South, so that now, as an adult, he wouldn’t be so recklessly bold. When he returns, have your elder brother find a tutor to properly discipline him; otherwise, I fear he will grow ever more unruly."

Knowing that her nephew had crossed her mother’s line this time, Cui Qingrou said with a smile, "Mother, Xiaoqi is a good child, just a bit too innocent. But there’s nothing wrong with that; had we left him alone in the South for over a decade, anyone else might have long since harbored resentment."

"Xiaoqi is a good-hearted and pure child," Old Lady Cui very much agreed with her daughter’s words, her tone not lacking pride.

It was with reluctance that she had sent her grandson to the South back then, worried that as he grew up, he might become estranged from the Cui family. To her surprise, years later, when he returned, he was still willing to be close to her, his grandmother, and showed great respect for his concerned aunt and uncle, which showed he really was commendable.

Although this was what she thought, Old Lady Cui still hoped to find a tutor to properly instruct her grandson, not for any other reason but to teach him how to conduct himself in society so that his future days would be easier.

Seeing Old Lady Cui brighten a little, Cui Qingrou hesitated for a moment before asking, "Mother, should we wait for Xiaoqi to have his fill of fun and return on his own, or continue the search?"

Without hesitation, Old Lady Cui said, "Naturally, we continue the search. If he’s doing well, let him have some fun for a few days; if not, bring him back immediately."