The Farm Girl’s Charismatic Fortune
Chapter 168 - 164 She Will Not Lose

Chapter 168: Chapter 164 She Will Not Lose

Master Liu lost his wife early, and he raised his two daughters alone, so he cautioned, "No matter if it’s true or not, better to be careful. Have a doctor check it out when the time comes. Alright, the wind is fierce outside, hurry inside."

Zhang Chengye put Xuanbao down, "Xuanbao, go play with your cousin. Uncle will help your aunt inside."

He was a bit anxious, the grocery store was too busy at the end of the year, and he was tired like a dog every day, falling asleep as soon as he hit the bed. They hadn’t indulged so unrestrainedly in a long time, and during these past two nights, he had been rather indulgent. He didn’t know if it might have harmed the baby.

Moreover, when Wenyao was pregnant with Mei, she had injured her body, which worried him even more.

Zhang Chengye carefully supported Liu Wenyao.

Liu Wenyao glanced at him irritably but didn’t refuse, "No need, I’m not made of paper."

She couldn’t help touching her abdomen, she had only felt a warm sensation in her lower belly recently and did not experience the faint aches of before. Did she really have it?

Zhang Chengye smiled, still supporting his wife.

The Liu family’s happiness for the New Year increased a few notches due to the bombshell Xuanbao dropped.

People of this dynasty, whether rich or poor, placed high importance on carrying on the family line, believing in the widely accepted notion that many children bring much happiness. They also didn’t practice birth control, bearing children continuously as long as there were no health issues, having as many as possible until they could no longer do so.

Hence, many people had eight or ten children, although not every one of them survived.

So everyone in the family was very happy at Wenyao’s pregnancy.

In the past, Madam Liu and Liu Wenyao would cook together on the second day of the New Year, but this year, the three men took over.

Master Liu brought out the chicken feather shuttlecocks he made for his grandchildren a few days earlier and let the children kick shuttlecocks in the courtyard.

Madam Liu took a few children to play shuttlecock in the small courtyard with Liu Wenyao.

Today, there were many children outside in the courtyard, most of them playing, and kicking shuttlecocks was the primary activity.

Yang Qiqi was the best at kicking shuttlecocks among these children, with several kids surrounding her, counting and cheering her on, "Eighty, eighty-one..."

"Wow, Qiqi is so amazing! Almost a hundred kicks!"

"Qiqi, you’re so skilled, how do you do that? Why can I only manage two kicks?"

"Qiqi is so awesome! She won! We’re going to lose our New Year’s money to her!"

...

Hearing everyone’s praise, Yang Qiqi felt proud, but she got carried away and the shuttlecock flew off with an overly hard kick.

However, she had already reached a hundred kicks, surpassing the other children.

"A hundred kicks! Exactly a hundred! Qiqi is so impressive!"

"I can only manage five at most! Qiqi is really amazing."

...

Ruo Xuan chimed in, "This is so simple, are a hundred kicks that impressive? I could do it!"

She could kick it a thousand times, ten thousand times, even a billion times; as long as she wanted to, she could keep the shuttlecock aloft indefinitely, kicking it until the end of time.

Zhang Lei said, "It is quite impressive. The best I’ve ever managed was just over a hundred kicks, and I’m a few years older than her."

Zhang Rui nodded, "I can only manage several tens of kicks in a row, I’ve never tried reaching a hundred!"

Zhang Mei said, "Cousin Xuanbao, it’s not easy. I can only manage at best five kicks, and often I can only do one or two!"

Ruo Xuan’s words were overheard by Yang Qiqi, who couldn’t help saying, "All you do is brag. You’ve never even played shuttlecock before, have you? Being able to kick it five times in a row would already make you amazing! A hundred times? Dream on!"

Ruo Xuan replied, "I’m not bragging. I’ve never played before, but it’s so easy, I could definitely kick it a thousand times or more!"

All the children present thought Xuanbao was bragging since they all found it very simple at first, only realizing it’s not so easy once they actually tried kicking it.

Of course, after some practice, managing a hundred kicks wasn’t that difficult, but definitely not something a three or four-year-old little girl like Ruo Xuan could achieve.

Upon hearing this, Yang Qiqi’s brother Yang Qiwei couldn’t help saying, "Braggart! Forget a thousand, if you can kick a hundred times, proving you’re ""better than my sister, I will stand on my head and eat shit!"

The other boys chimed in, "Yeah, if you’re better than Qiqi, I’ll stand on my head and eat shit too! If you can’t kick a hundred times, how about you stand on your head and eat shit?"

...

Ruo Xuan didn’t understand why they were interested in standing on their heads to eat shit; even if they were interested, she had no interest in watching them eat. It’s so stinky!

Pinching her nose and wrinkling her bun-like face, Ruo Xuan said, "No way! I’m not interested in watching you guys eat shit. It’s too stinky!"

For her, there was no benefit!

She clearly heard them saying earlier that they lost their New Year’s money to Yang Qiqi. Why should it now go to her playing standing on their heads to eat shit?

She definitely didn’t want that!

Yang Qiwei taunted, "You don’t dare! You’re afraid you won’t manage a hundred kicks and will have to eat shit, Braggart King!"

Ruo Xuan retorted, "I will surely win, it’s you who are going to eat! But I know you won’t do it when the time comes, and your parents won’t allow it either. That’s why I won’t compete with you! If I win, you give me your New Year’s money, then I’ll play!"

Yang Qiwei’s eyes rolled around as he accepted, "Fine, New Year’s money it is. If you win, all the red envelopes on me are yours! If I win, all the red envelopes on you are mine!"

Seeing Ruo Xuan pinching her nose, Yang Qiqi noticed a string of jade beads around her wrist and couldn’t help but say, "I’ll compete with you! If I win, you have to give me that jade bead bracelet on your wrist!"

Zhang Lei immediately said, "Who’s competing with you? Xuanbao won’t compete with you! Childish!"

Ruo Xuan glanced at the jade bracelet, appreciating the good taste.

It was a birthday gift from Divine Lord Xuanyuan on New Year’s Eve; each bead had a spell cast on it that could save her life in danger, and most importantly, it was engraved with different age stages of the Daylily flowers.

However, she was not going to lose, and Ruo Xuan simply nodded, "Alright! But what if you lose?"

Zhang Lei panicked, "Xuanbao! Don’t compete with her. She’s after your bracelet."

Zhang Rui also agreed, "Right! Xuanbao, let’s not compete with her, let’s just play by ourselves!"

Ruo Xuan patted her two cousins’ shoulders, "Don’t worry, I won’t lose."

Yang Qiqi, afraid that Ruo Xuan would back out, pointed to a gold locket she was wearing and said, "This is a gold locket my grandmother made for me. If I lose, I’ll give it to you!"

After all, she wasn’t going to lose!

Ruo Xuan declared, "Deal! It’s agreed!"

Hen Lan stepped forward just in time to hear the children’s conversation and immediately noticed that the string of jade beads Ruo Xuan was wearing was extraordinary and definitely not cheap.

At Treasure House, the most expensive string of mutton-fat jade beads cost five hundred silver, and it seemed nothing compared to the one Ruo Xuan had!

Her daughter loved playing shuttlecock and played every day; Ruo Xuan had only been walking for a few months and even said she had never played before, so her daughter was bound to win.

She quickly suggested, "Qiqi, you can’t do that. You kids should just play for fun, don’t bet such valuable stakes! If you win, the other kid’s parents might go back on their word!"

Upon hearing this, Madam Liu scoffed, "Hen Lan, you don’t need to pretend. Rest assured, even if you welch on the bet, I won’t! It’s just a bracelet; I’m not afraid to lose! Not like some people who don’t even have the silver to pay for a meal at Tianxiang Tower! If you’re worried, there are plenty of people here. We can have Xuanbao and your daughter hand over their stakes to someone else for safekeeping, and whoever wins later gets them!"