Chapter 712 - 080 Brotherly Rift_1
Lin Yuan pretended she was going to leave when Liu Zhiguang behind her pulled her back, pleading with a cry in his voice, "My little auntie, please don’t go. If you do, my backside is going to blossom again."
He clearly disagreed.
Liu Zhiguang hung his head low and squatted on the ground, hugging one knee and idly drawing lines back and forth in the snow in front of him, "Dad says there’s no point for us farm folks to learn martial arts, it’s neither food nor money. A little scuffle now and then is alright, but we should never take it seriously. Mom won’t let me practice either, saying I’m wasting time, accusing me of neglecting my duties for the sake of play."
"But it’s what I love! I can’t remember anything when I read, the teacher already said I’m not cut out for studying. But dad and mom are insisting that I read more. They said even if I can’t earn a title like my second brother, recognizing a few characters and finding a job in town that doesn’t require manual labor is still good."
Liu Zhiguang’s sighs followed one after another, and Lin Yuan felt a painful twinge in her heart. She could tell that her older cousin really loved martial arts; it was just difficult to get approval from his father and mother.
As Lin Yuan was pondering, Liu Zhiguang’s voice suddenly burst with joy right beside her ear, "Yuanyuan, mom and dad love you the most, can you please talk to them on my behalf, and get them to agree to let me study martial arts?"
"Ah? Me?" Lin Yuan pointed at herself with wide-eyed surprise.
"Yes, you. You’re so awesome, they’re bound to listen to you."
Confronted with Liu Zhiguang’s hopeful gaze, Lin Yuan wrinkled her little nose and gave a wry smile, thinking, Really?