Joyful Motherhood in a Rural Family

Chapter 610: Clan Leader’s Calculations
 

Liu Sisi laughed instead of getting angry: “Good! These are your own words, everyone heard it!”

Having said that, she got up directly.

“Bai Han, how can you speak to Sisi like that? Today is the auspicious day for Sisi to come out of her confinement. As her older brother, how can you speak like that?”

On the side, Liu Quan spoke for the first time today, scolding Liu Baihan.

Liu Quan looked like a complete scholar, speaking rigidly. He looked at Liu Baihan with a “I can’t believe you are so hopeless” expression, obviously holding deep disdain for him.

“Sisi, your brother is just a bit sharp-tongued. He doesn’t really have any ill intentions. Since when does one come home from their mother’s house and leave without eating? Come in, your mom has prepared a lot of dishes you like, waiting for you.”

A hint of mockery flashed through Liu Sisi’s eyes. Her nominal father was still biased as usual towards Liu Baihan.

Well, who could blame him, since Liu Baihan was his only son!

The original owner of this body seemed domineering and fierce on the surface, but was actually delicate and sensitive at heart. Naturally, she felt wronged in her family. This is the reason why she was always at odds with Liu Quan and the others over the years. She wanted true love, but she never realized that she was not part of the Liu family. No matter how much she fought, she would never gain the respect she deserved!

Understanding all this, Liu Sisi couldn’t help but sigh. The original owner was indeed a silly girl, so foolishly adorable!

“A sister? I, Liu Baihan, don’t have such a sister!”

Liu Baihan held his head up high and said the words he had been enjoying since he was a child.

When Liu Baihan and his two nephews sent lanterns to Liu Sisi back then, it broke her heart.

Later, Ms. Yao slapped her face because of this matter. However, as her true identity slowly unraveled, Liu Sisi’s resentment towards Ms. Yao actually faded. People all have selfishness, and Ms. Yao was her aunt who raised her and gave her a chance to survive. She shouldn’t have expected anything more that didn’t belong to her.

After figuring all this out, her inner demons finally disappeared!

“That’s right, I don’t have a big brother like you!” If he were really her own brother, she would surely have cried to death!

“Liu Baihan! How can you treat your sister like this? Apologize to her right now!”

Just as Liu Sisi was about to leave on her own accord and the crowd hurriedly came forward to try and stop her, an old man was supported by someone and entered the Liu Family’s courtyard.

“Cla… Clan Leader…”

Liu Quan, Liu Baihan, and the rest of them were all stunned!

They never expected that this matter would have attracted the attention of the Liu Family’s clan leader.

Since last year, the Liu family’s clan leader had been seriously ill and rarely made any public appearances.

Before this, he went to the manor gate to welcome Liu Sisi and chatted with her briefly. He even proposed that Liu Sisi accompany him to the main hall of the Liu Family’s Mansion, but she refused.

Unexpectedly, he had come back at this moment.

The clan leader smiled at Liu Sisi, but when he turned his gaze to Liu Baihan, he couldn’t help but show a heavy disappointment!

Liu Sisi smiled sarcastically! She would never admit that she did it on purpose!

She deliberately didn’t go to the main hall because she knew that the clan leader wouldn’t let Liu Baihan and the others continue their nonsense, and she knew that the clan leader had something to ask her for. She purposely made the clan leader fall behind and let him see how his so-called descendants treated her. If he still wanted to threaten her, he should think about his own weight!

The clan leader’s eyes suddenly flashed fiercely: “Liu Baihan! Did you lose your education and manners? How can you speak to your sister like that?”

“I…”

Just as Liu Baihan wanted to retort, Liu Quan coughed softly and somehow managed to get him to hold back the rest of his words.

“Lord Clan Leader, please calm down. The children are just playing! Please, don’t get angry and hurt your body.”

Liu Quan tried hard to mediate the situation, and even gave Liu Baihan a signal.

Liu Baihan felt wronged, but he was a flexible person: “Hehe! Let me tell you, little sister! Your elder brother is a bit clumsy and not good with words. Sisi, you won’t be angry with me, right? Oh! Are these my three little nephews? Come, come, let me, their uncle, hold them…”

As he spoke, he reached out as if to hold the children.

The nanny, holding the children, instinctively shrank back, avoiding his outstretched hand, bringing about an awkward and standoffish atmosphere.

Liu Sisi’s face had a deep smile, looking indifferent at the scene right before her eyes.

Next to them, the cunning old clan leader, quickly scolded: “Bai Han! Is this how you act as an uncle? Clumsy and awkward, don’t you think you’ll scare the children? Step back!”

Then he turned back to Liu Sisi, and beckoned with a wrinkled smile: “Sisi! Don’t stand here, let’s go to the inner room and sit down! Please!”

Liu Sisi smiled kindly: “Please, Lord Clan Leader!”

Indeed, ginger still is the spiciest when it’s old!

There were no afterthoughts in the inner room. Liu Sisi was accompanied by Ms. Gao and Granny Hu, while the clan leader had an elder of the clan by his side and Liu Quan.

Fragrant tea and pastries arrived quickly, exceptionally delicate, clearly prepared in advance.

Everyone took their respective places, and Liu Sisi chatted casually with the clan leader about trivial matters from all corners of the world, occasionally joined by Liu Quan. The Clan Leader was a good conversationalist and very knowledgeable about practical matters. The two talked about things unrelated to their interests, naturally able to find common ground.

However, not long after, the topic of the clan leader changed: “Sisi, I heard that your grandson-in-law has been appointed as a Sixth-Rank Captain. Is that true?”

Liu Sisi smiled, and finally, it had come!

“Indeed, but this happened half a year ago. My Lord Clan Leader, you are only asking now…”

She squinted her eyes and smiled, making the old clan leader’s face turn slightly red. Who could blame him, as he had been bedridden with a severe illness and his information was severely lagging.

“Old man here has been bedridden, but has only recently recovered a bit. As soon as I got better, I hurried over.”

Contrary to expectations, the clan leader did not conceal his purpose: “I heard a while ago that Captain Di is going to do something practical for the people, including establishing an academy. Is it managed by your grandson’s wife now?”

Actually, speaking of generations, Liu Sisi should be the great-niece of the clan leader. By removing the great- part, the clan leader probably wanted to close the gap between their relationship.

The fertile land left by the ancestors has been been cultivated by the Liu family for generations. Although the family mainly focuses on farming and reading, their work on education and nurturing people is at the heart of this farming and reading family.

Some time ago, upon hearing that Lord Di was going to establish an academy, the clan leader’s mind started working on an idea.

The farming and reading family sounded nice, but not many people in the Liu family were still adhering to the ancestral teachings.