Allure of a Country Maiden
Chapter 181 - 179: Chit-chat about Everyday Life

Chapter 181: Chapter 179: Chit-chat about Everyday Life

After meeting with all the managers, Xiao’er went to prepare New Year’s gifts for the families she had good relations with.

By dusk, Xiao’er and Mrs. Liu had personally prepared a lavish dinner, inviting Shen Chengzu’s family and the village chief’s family to express their gratitude for looking after their home while they were away.

After the meal, the village chief’s family left.

Shen Chengyao’s family stayed to chat.

Mrs. Lu had successfully given birth to a baby girl last month. Despite having a daughter, both husband and wife were very happy, finally completing their ’perfect’ family with a son and a daughter.

Mrs. Lu, who had recently completed her confinement, had a glowing complexion and looked even younger than before, a sign of a well-maintained confinement period.

"This little missy looks exactly like her auntie, she will definitely be a beauty when she grows up," Mrs. Liu said with a smile as she held Mrs. Lu’s daughter.

"Whether she’ll be a beauty, I don’t know, but I do think she looks like me. Her father insists she looks like him! Let’s have a vote. If she looks like her father, who would want her when she grows up, right?"

Everyone laughed.

Shen Chengzu was not pleased, "What’s wrong with looking like me? Xi’er has thick eyebrows and big eyes, just like mine. She will surely be handsome when she grows up!"

"I don’t want to argue with you, where does our daughter have thick eyebrows? You keep insisting she has thick eyebrows and big eyes. If her eyebrows really turn out thick due to your fateful remark, I won’t let you off the hook!" With her carefree life, Mrs. Lu had become more candid.

Shen Chengzu noticed that ever since his wife became pregnant again, her temper flared up more each day. Never mind, a true man wouldn’t argue with her.

"Uncle, auntie, it doesn’t matter what her eyebrows look like, as long as she is healthy and safe. Right, Xi’er?" Xiao’er held Xi’er’s little hand, playfully shaking it.

"Xiao’er knows what to say," Mrs. Lu laughed.

"Mommy, I, sister?" Xi’er pointed at Xi’er while in Shen Chengyao’s arms, and then pointed at herself.

Xi’er, who had grown up eating food from Xiao’er’s space, was much more precocious than her peers. At just over a year old, she was able to clearly express herself with gestures and words.

"Oh my, Xi’er is so smart. Yes, you have become a big sister now." Mrs. Lu was very happy to see that Xi’er could express herself so clearly at such a young age, and she planned to raise Xi’er in the same manner.

"Now that Xi’er is a big sister, she has to set a good example. She has to protect her younger sister, eat her meals properly, and not always cry. Otherwise, her younger sister will follow in her footsteps. Do you understand?" Xiao’er gently stroked Xi’er’s head which was wrapped in two small buns.

"Understand!" Xi’er nodded seriously. From now on, she would be a big sister, and she could play around every day like her sister Xiao’er.

"Good girl!" Xiao’er gave her a piece of milk candy made from the space kitchen. This was her favorite flavor.

However, if Xiao’er knew what the little girl was actually thinking, she might not want to give her any more candies. When did Xiao’er ever go out to play every day?

"Thank you!" Xi’er happily accepted the candy and skillfully peeled off the wrapper to start eating.

"Just have one piece for now. It’s your teething period, eating too much isn’t good for your teeth." Seeing that Xi’er had one candy in her mouth and was eyeing the candies on the table, Mrs. Liu quickly said.

Xi’er nodded her head, thinking to herself that she would eat one now and another one later.

"Xi’er seems much chubbier than Xi’er when she was born." Jinghao also held one of Xi’er’s little hands, emulating Xiao’er’s trick to tease her.

"That can’t be compared. When your mother was pregnant with Xi’er, we hadn’t separated from the family yet. At that time, we were hardly fed enough porridge, let alone rice. Xi’er is lucky to be born in good times," Mrs. Lu said, very thankful for leaving the family.

Her current good days were something she had never dared to dream of. The iron workshop business was thriving, and her husband was earning more silver than she could count.

Consequently, her own family also progressed. However, she only helped those relatives who deserved help. For those who were of no help, she assured them that she wouldn’t assist.

Days of fortune were hard to come by. Her family’s good days relied on the help from the third uncle’s family. The fact that the third uncle’s family were willing to help them was due to the trust they placed in her and her husband’s character, and they couldn’t let this trust be in vain.

Everyone fell silent at Mrs. Lu’s words, being reminiscent of the past when they lived under Mrs. Shen’s control, expressing sorrow and regret.

"She’s indeed fortunate.", Mrs. Liu laughed, lightening the mood.

"By the way, where are my parents?", Shen Chengzu asked.

Shen Chengyao and Mrs. Liu’s faces stiffened.

"Mother hurt the Sixth Prince, and they were both imprisoned." Eventually, Shen Chengyao spoke up.

"What? What will they do? How could she dare do this? That’s a prince!" His mother could act recklessly in their own home, but how did she manage to stir up such trouble in the Imperial Capital?

"Will they... will they be beheaded?" Mrs. Lu widened her eyes. Hurting the Sixth Prince would definitely cost them their heads, right?

Shen Chengzu stood up in fear, looking at Shen Chunyao.

"No," Shen Chunyao shook his head.

Only then did Shen Chengzu relax. Despite everything, they are still his parents.

"What exactly happened?"

Mrs. Liu explained the sequence of events, including the issues with Mrs. Lu and Shen Bao’er.

"Mother, how could she!" Shen Chengzu was shocked. Was his mother mad? Did she think that by causing trouble for the third uncle’s family, she’d be able to live a good life by relying on his elder brother? He was not reliable at all!

"From now on, we will cease all contact with both their families, it’s become too troublesome.", Shen Chengyao lamented.

"They got what they deserved! Isn’t there a saying that ’even a tiger does not eat its own cub’? She’s even more poisonous than a tiger! For her own benefit, she won’t hesitate to devour her own son." Mrs. Lu also wanted to cut ties with Shen Chengyao’s family. Now that her family was living comfortably, wouldn’t they be entangled with her own family when they return?

Thinking about this made Mrs. Lu ask anxiously, "When will they be released?"

"No specific date is given, but Aunt Rong mentioned that next year is the Emperor’s birthday, and a general amnesty will likely be granted to everyone. They should be released then."

Mrs. Lu: ...

They’d be released next year? That soon?

She gave Shen Chengzu a glance and shook her head secretly. What did it matter when they were released? Regardless, she wouldn’t allow anyone or anything to disrupt her current peace.

"Elder sister’s family hasn’t returned yet either!" Shen Chengzu frowned. His elder brother had been annoying him lately.

"When I was in the Imperial Capital, I saw Shen Bao’er alight from a carriage and enter a two-story house.," Xiao’er recalled and mentioned the scene.

Shen Bao’er had always wanted to climb up the social ladder, it seemed like she had succeeded.

In fact, Xiao’er heard from Xiao Fuzi that there were quite a few houses in that area where certain people kept their mistresses.

"How come you never mentioned this?" Mrs. Liu asked in surprise when she heard this.

"At that time, I was preparing to go to Qinghe County. When I got home, I forgot about it." Xiao’er didn’t often remember people who were not related to her.

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