In Love With My Fierce Farming Wife!
Chapter 892 - 897: Old Qin’s Embarrassment

Chapter 892: Chapter 897: Old Qin’s Embarrassment

"Why is Father working the fields at his age? Aren’t my elder brother and sister-in-law at home either?"

Mrs. Qin-Li lifted her eyelids slightly and then let them droop again, "They’ve both gone to the town to take on short-term jobs and haven’t returned."

"I see..."

Su Pan’er didn’t say much. She understood the characters of her elder brother and sister-in-law well; both were very filial and respectful towards their elders. The thought of them leaving to take on short-term jobs while leaving their parents was indeed quite surprising to her.

Mrs. Qin-Li did not continue the conversation, and Su Pan’er had nothing else to say. Yan Yan stood by Su Pan’er’s side, curiously gazing at the old granny in front of her without speaking.

Fortunately, it wasn’t too long before the sound of footsteps approached from outside the courtyard. Soon after, Old Qin appeared at the entrance of the main hall, carrying a shovel on his shoulder.

"The youngest son’s family is back!"

Old Qin’s face, crisscrossed with deep wrinkles, beamed like a chrysanthemum. He set the shovel aside and fixed his gaze upon Little Yanyan, chuckling foolishly, "Is this my eldest granddaughter? She’s grown so lovely and pretty, just like you!"

A sincere smile spread across Su Pan’er’s face as she led Yan Yan forward to pay their respects, "Your daughter-in-law pays respect to you, Father. And Yanyan, this is your grandfather; go and pay your respects."

Qin Yanyan advanced politely to greet him, "Yanyan pays her respects to Grandfather."

"Ah, good girl, good girl!"

Old Qin’s smile grew even wider, and he fumbled around his person for a long while, unable to find a suitable gift for their meeting, which left him somewhat embarrassed.

"Grandfather, what is that on your shoulder?"

With a familiarity beyond her years, Little Yanyan asked with squinted, smiling eyes, pointing to the Dry Smoking Bag.

"Oh, this? This is a Dry Tobacco Rod."

Old Qin took down the Dry Tobacco Rod to show Yanyan, and after a moment’s thought, he took it off and handed it to Yan Yan, "Right now, I don’t have anything of value on me, but you can play with this. Tomorrow, I’ll make up for it with a proper gift for you, okay?"

Su Pan’er was surprised!

Yan Yan, a girl, playing with a Dry Tobacco Rod... no matter how one looked at it, it seemed rather odd!

"Yanyan will keep it with her at all times as it’s Grandfather’s most cherished possession, isn’t it?"

However, Yan Yan received it cheerfully, examining it for a short while before taking off the auspicious knot hanging from the rod and handing the Dry Tobacco Rod back to her grandfather.

"Since it’s Grandfather’s favorite thing, Yanyan will take the auspicious knot as a gift from Grandfather, if that’s okay?"

Such a sensible child made Old Qin’s face bloom with joy!

He had unconsciously given it away, and only realized after regaining his composure that what he had offered was quite inappropriate. But since the words were already spoken, it would not have been good to take them back.

Seeing Yan Yan returning it on her own initiative relieved him, and he took it back, turning to Su Pan’er with a smile.

"Not only is this child clever, but she’s also generous. She’ll be fortunate. Youngest son’s family, you’ve raised her well." He then glanced toward Su Pan’er’s pregnant belly but ultimately chose not to ask.

"Don’t let her current obedience fool you; this child is actually quite tough," Su Pan’er said, a proud smile playing on her lips.

"Children should be a little rough around the edges; it’s for the best," said Old Qin jovially, turning his attention back to Mrs. Qin-Li, "What are you waiting for? The youngest son’s family has returned, and you don’t even think to make some refreshments? Be quick about it!"

Mrs. Qin-Li’s eyelids twitched twice, but she did not rise from her seat.

"What tea to brew, we don’t even have tea leaves at home."

"Then just boil some water," Old Qin’s face looked very unpleasant.

Mrs. Qin-Li dallied and didn’t leave the house after a long while.

"There’s no need, Father-in-law!"

Su Pan’er gave a look to Xiren behind her, and Xiren presented the gifts: "This time I came back in a hurry and couldn’t prepare gifts for everyone. These are my humble offerings, please accept them."

Xiren stepped forward and unfastened the bundle on her shoulder, revealing the gifts inside.

Originally, they had fled from Taohua Valley in a rush, taking nothing with them; Su Pan’er had obtained these gifts from Mrs. Su-Hua.

Mrs. Qin-Li’s eyes fell on the table, and instantly, she couldn’t look away!

The gifts Su Pan’er brought were all very practical, including a two-hundred-year-old ginseng, a box of pastries, a gold bracelet, and additionally, one hundred taels of silver. Mrs. Qin-Li’s eyes gleamed with greed, and forgetting Su Pan’er was there, she lunged forward and clutched the gifts to her chest.

Old Qin’s face reddened immediately!

He hastily coughed loudly, "Cough cough cough... Third son’s family, we live in the countryside, have land and food, these things you need, you can take them back for your use first."

Su Pan’er’s smiling eyes swept over Mrs. Qin-Li and saw Old Qin’s face turn the color of dark red, then she smiled.

"Qin Yi has always been grateful for Father-in-law’s careful upbringing over the years. My husband also shares these sentiments. Please don’t overthink it and accept them with pleasure."

Unable to refuse, Old Qin accepted them. He then inquired about Qin Yi’s recent situation.

Su Pan’er naturally reported only the good news, casually deflecting with some fluff. However, some news about Qin Yi had reached Luoyan Village. When Old Qin inquired, Su Pan’er answered what she could and concealed the matters that were difficult to explain.

After sitting for a short while longer, she began to rise while speaking, "I just came back last night, and I plan to visit the Clan Leader later, so I won’t stay much longer. Father-in-law, please take good care of yourself."

"You’re leaving just like that?"

Old Qin was surprised, but he still stood up, "How about I accompany you over there too?"

"There’s no need, Father-in-law, you rest," Su Pan’er declined his offer and after thinking for a moment, added a few more words of instruction: "Daughter-in-law sees that you are weak and exhausted; the farm work is neverending, please rest well when you need it. Your health is the most important. Please don’t overexert yourself again."

His face flushed with more embarrassment at her words, "Understood, understood..."

"Then, I shall take my leave first."

Su Pan’er bowed to the two of them. Little Yanyan imitated her, "Grandfather, Yan Yan will visit you again tomorrow."

"Good, good! My dear granddaughter, you must come," he said.

Although Su Pan’er didn’t allow him to send them off, he still escorted them to the gates. Watching Su Pan’er with her prominent belly leading Yan Yan away until they were out of sight, he stood there for a long time before sighing deeply and closing the door again.

Returning to the main room, he saw that all the items on the table had disappeared without a trace, which immediately infuriated him.

He stormed into the side room and caught Mrs. Qin-Li locking the upper garment closet: "What are you doing? Hurry up and bring everything out."

Mrs. Qin-Li fiercely guarded the closet, "Bring out what? These valuable items, why should they be left outside to catch a thief’s eye? In a couple of days, I’ll take a trip to the county city and deliver these to Wan’er, to make her happy."

With all these gifts, surely Wan’er would be over the moon.

Wan’er, her most beloved daughter...