Joyful Motherhood in a Rural Family

Chapter 125 - 125: 123 Standoff Between the Strong: Di Yelei VS Nan Tianzong

“Pfft! You- well, fine. These are the chores I should have been doing anyway. My hands are injured, so it’s right that you wash them!” I’m not going to be polite with him!

Laughter slipped from Liu Sisi, revealing a set of tiny millet teeth. Her dimples became more visible as her eyebrows curved upwards.

“Fine! I wash, so I wash! Didn’t I also wash everyone’s clothes when you were sick?”

Di Yelei looked at her with a smile, an evident smugness behind his charismatic gesture.

Liu Sisi looked incomprehensibly at the clothesline under the eaves. Her face blushed furiously, making her look like a boiled prawn!

On the clothesline were tattered clothes fluttering in the wind. What else could they be but her bellyband?

Swiftly, Liu Sisi yanked the belly band off the line and spat towards Di Yelei, then she covered her face and ran into the house.

He, he, he had washed these most intimate items of hers?

This was too, too much!

As soon as the flush of her face subsided, she remembered it was Market Day today. She decided to visit the Gan Family and the bookstore.

After tidying up, Liu Sisi finally left the room.

“Sisi, are you going out?”

After stacking the chopped firewood into the room, Di Yelei saw her dressed as a boy and asked in surprise.

“Yes! Ye Lei, I work part-time at the bookstore and also serve as a female tutor in the Gan family. During my illness, I failed to notify them in advance, which I feel guilty about. Now that I am well, I ought to visit them. At the very least, I should inform them about what happened.”

Was she going to see that gentleman from the bookstore?

Di Yelei intuitively wanted to object, but remembering how Sisi had been upset about this issue last time, he swallowed his words. After thinking for a moment, he placed the last bundle of firewood into the kitchen.

“You’ve just recovered. You can’t be running around like this. Why don’t I accompany you?”

“Isn’t that quite inconvenient? The children are so small, it’s not good to leave them alone at home. I’m just going to give them a quick visit, then return immediately afterward.”

“No worries at all, the children are sensible and, anyway, the town isn’t far away. We can take the bull-cart and return home very quickly!”

Di Yelei said without allowing for any rebuttals.

There were bull-carts available for transportation once they crossed the river and reached the main road on Market Day. Considering the money she owed, Sisi usually walked to and from the small town. However, today, they decided to take the lush route and take the cart instead.

The bull-cart seemed slow, but was much faster than walking. It was capably quicker than using one’s own two legs. Once in the market, Liu Sisi headed straight for the bookstore.

Contrary to Liu Sisi’s expectations, there were not many customers in the bookstore today. Nan Tianzong, ever the gentleman, was engrossed in his book as if his soul had flown to the realm of gods, not concerning himself with his surroundings.

“Boss! Boss, wake up! Boss!”

She knocked twice on the counter to bring him back from his daydreaming.

The moment Nan Tianzong’s eyes met Liu Sisi’s silhouette, his eyes lit up! His heart pounding in excitement!

“Little Four, you’re here…”

He sat straight up from his chair but was struck into stupefaction the moment he saw Di Yelei.

Those eyes met, sparking a storm of untamed electricity!

Thunder roars and lightning flashes!

Both men glared at each other, neither willing to back down first!

Neither of the two men sported a better complexion than the other!

As a man, even with a single glance, Di Yelei could see that the man before him was not just the “boss” Liu Sisi had spoken of.

He held no fond feelings for this young master who wanted to snatch his wife!

He knitted his brows tightly together, the man definitely had ulterior motives for Sisi! His insincere and hypocritical gentleman-like appearance seriously turned his stomach!

“Huh? I thought you stopped coming to work? Why the sudden change of heart? You even came here. I thought you might be too happy to even think about returning and just ran away!”

Nan Tianzong retorted as he lazily took his seat back.

He was extremely worried for nothing, it seems the other party didn’t even care, which was truly ridiculous!

He couldn’t help but seethe with anger!

Knowing full well that she was a married woman, why did he become attracted to her! What’s more, she had no clue!

He, a young master from a noble family, has actually fallen this far.

His resentful gaze swept over Liu Sisi, only to inadvertently meet a pitch-black face! He quickly shifted his gaze and put on a perfect smile, raising an eyebrow at Di Yelei with a triumphant look!

“Boss, you misunderstood me. I’ve been sick for the past few days, with a persistent fever. I’m afraid I won’t be able to come to work for the next few days, so…”

Liu Sisi was completely oblivious to the silent competition between the two and hurriedly explained.

Di Yelei was not willing to show weakness. In a provocative manner, he lightly put his arm around Liu Sisi’s shoulder and whispered in her ear, “Sisi, who is this gentleman…?”

Although his words were brief, they did not hide the intimacy between the two.

Liu Sisi finally grasped the situation and lightly slapped her forehead, “Oh, I’m so absent-minded, I forgot to introduce you guys. This is the owner of the bookshop, Young Master Nan, and this is my husband, Di Yelei. You’ve met before, right?” She asked a bit hesitantly.

“Uncle Di is a hunter?”

Nan Tianzong suddenly laughed, flicking his folding fan elegantly as he swayed it before his chest. He dared to be so proud despite being a whole decade older than Sisi?

Di Yelei gave him an up and down look, then sneered, “Is Sir a businessman?”

Although this era did not prohibit businessmen per se, they were not qualified to take the examination. As a scholar who was also in business… he might as well be a hunter!

Indeed, as soon as Di Yelei said these words, Nan Tianzong’s face changed immediately.

He let out a cold snort, and put away the folding fan in his hand.

He turned to Liu Sisi, “If you’re injured, you should rest and recover, instead of running around. Or you might wear yourself down. Oh, by the way! I have a bottle of ‘flesh and jade dew liquid’ here, if you apply it to your wounds, not only will it hasten the healing process, but it also won’t leave a scar. You should keep it with you.”

As he spoke, Nan Tianzong took out a jade bottle from his pocket and handed it to Liu Sisi.

The jade bottle was crystal clear and smooth, it was clearly a valuable item. Given how precious the bottle containing the medicine was, one could only imagine how valuable the medicine inside was.

The moment Nan Tianzong took out the jade bottle, Di Yelei’s face changed!

He stared intently at the small jade bottle, wishing he could toss it out immediately. But when he thought of the wound in Liu Sisi’s palm, he hesitated.

“No, no need!”

Liu Sisi waved her hands, pushing the jade bottle back, “Boss, you are too kind. I don’t know how much this medicine is worth, but just by the looks of this jade bottle….It is not something I can afford to use. Boss, please take it back.”

No work, no pay, there are no free lunches under the sun!

Although Liu Sisi did not understand why Nan Tianzong suddenly decided to give her this ointment, she instinctively knew she couldn’t take it!