Chapter 289: Can't Turn

Ah Liu, who was held in Grandpa Xia's arms, was very quiet the whole time, and did not cry just because Huaihua was crying.

Actually, A Liu can already speak, but he just doesn't like to talk. Most of the time he is always very quiet, with a pair of watery black eyes open, just looking at people quietly.

When people see the little appearance of this child, they can't help but feel a little distressed.

Seeing that Zhou was busy coaxing Huaihua, Old Man Xia paid attention for a while and then hurried to see A Liu.

Seeing that A Liu was just shivering a little but not crying, Grandpa Xia felt even more distressed and also hugged A Liu and walked around twice.

Fortunately, Huaihua didn't cry for too long. Zhou was really tired, and Huaihua miraculously smiled at Zhou and stretched out her little hand to touch Zhou's cheek.

Zhou smiled happily and easily revealed the fact that Xia Youtian and Jiang secretly arranged a marriage for Lihua:

"Alas, you are not young anymore, it's time for your parents to let go.

I only have one thing to say. Don’t just look at the manners of this family, their attitude towards you, how much dowry they offer, etc…

You also need to carefully check their character, livelihood, and family style.

If there are no serious problems, let Lihua marry him.

After all, this young lady is different from the young man.

If you marry the wrong person, your life will be ruined!

Even if our Xia family is not the kind of family that is so concerned about face that it would lead to suffering, we would not stop the child from coming back if she married the wrong person.

But no matter how capable we are, we can’t stop outsiders from gossiping, and we can’t replace the sadness in the children’s hearts!”

Zhou also thought of Xia Yujiao's matter and was moved.

If Xia Yujiao had been allowed to marry into the Xie family and get married to Xie Jiabao earlier, perhaps all the things that happened later would not have happened.

However, the world is like a game of chess, and life is unpredictable. Who knows which cloud will bring rain?

Even if Yujiao had been married to the Xie family early on, it might not have been possible to stop that beast Jin Yong.

What's more, since arriving in Jixiang County, I haven't heard any news from the Xie family for a long time...

Bohai County has changed its owner again.

Perhaps, the entire Xie family is in danger.

Beiguan Town has been plagued by wars in recent years. If Yujiao had married there earlier, she might have died in the war along with the Xie family.

Even the corpse cannot be found...

As Zhou thought about it, she became sad.

Xia Youtian and Jiang saw that Zhou was obviously in a bad mood, so they didn't dare to say much and just nodded in response.

In the end, it was Old Man Xia who waved his hand and asked them to go back, saying only that they should leave Huaihua behind and let the child stay with the old couple for a few more days, as if that would be a way of showing filial piety to them.

After Old Master Xia said this, no matter how much Jiang missed Huaihua, she couldn't bring herself to take the child back.

The couple said goodbye awkwardly and left the compound in a somewhat dejected manner.

Mr. Xia and Mrs. Zhou were so busy holding the two little girls, one quiet and one domineering, that they didn't pay any attention to the two of them and didn't even glance at them.

On the way, Xia Youtian kept comforting Jiang. At last, his mouth became dry, but Jiang still didn't respond.

Xia Youtian stopped anxiously, turned around to face Jiang, put his arms around Jiang's shoulders and said:

"My lady, please don't scare me!

Lihua has just found her husband, Daohua and Wulang are still unmarried, Linghua is still a little girl, Huaihua is only a little girl... If you collapse, what will happen to me and the children?"

Jiang finally came back to her senses, glanced at Xia Youtian, and said with a gloomy expression:

"I didn't collapse at all... I just couldn't get over it for a while, and I felt a little uncomfortable."

The reason why Jiang couldn't come around was not because of anything else, but precisely because of Zhou's attitude.

Xia Dalang's marriage was not arranged by the old couple, but Xia Dalang agreed to it outside, and then the headmaster's family came to propose marriage.

But Mr. Xia and Mrs. Zhou just felt extremely satisfied.

Zhou was even more busy organizing the banquet herself, wanting to make it a lively one.

Even though Lihua was a maid, she was the eldest daughter of the fourth room after all.

Wei Shiqi, chosen by Lihua Ding, is young and promising. He is also the godson of Eunuch Wei and has many capable brothers.

In fact, if you compare carefully, she is not much worse than the headmaster's youngest daughter, right?

I actually have to rely on the little girl Huaihua's face to get the old couple to not pursue the matter.

As for how to handle it, they didn't give any advice at all...

Although Zhou's last two words of advice could be considered as valuable advice, engagement was clearly a happy event, but she said it without hesitation, which was a bit unlucky.

Jiang couldn't help but feel that the old couple, especially Zhou, were still biased towards the eldest wife!

Although the eldest brother and his wife are both gone, the first wife's family can be said to be broken up.

But even if there is only Xia Dalang left in the first wife's house, the old couple's hearts are still with the first wife!

No matter how outstanding the fourth room's children were, the old couple would not take them seriously.

Look at how much business rice flowers have generated?

She did not forget to take care of her family members and was always filial to the old couple on a daily basis.

Without saying anything else, let me just say one thing - she never went to the slum empty-handed!

Wulang is such a good boy and he is also appreciated by the teacher in the Enlightenment School.

In recent years, he has received several "A+" grades in his studies! The paper written by Wu Lang was even posted by the teacher as a model for his classmates to see!

Linghua is a child who only knows how to eat. She follows Daohua every day and eats so much that she is almost as big as a pig! But she is also a successful person!

Now, he has become the disciple of Doctor Hu and started to learn medical skills!

Although it seems a little unusual for the young lady to learn medicine, it is still a skill after all.

Even in the future, her family and her in-laws will not let her show up in public to see outsiders, so if her family members have a headache or fever, they don’t have to see a doctor!

What a nice child!

What a great thing!

Our fourth child is so outstanding, how come you old couple can’t see it?

Although Jiang had some complaints in her heart, she unconsciously ignored the locust flowers.

She also knew that Huaihua was favored by Zhou, who held Huaihua in her arms every day and was reluctant to let her go. If she hadn't seen her for a few days, she would miss her so much that she would run to the fourth room to pick her up.

When she thought of the locust flowers, Jiang's expression finally returned to normal from that sad look. Xia Youtian also secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

The slum was not too far from where they lived, and the two chatted all the way, and although they walked slowly, they arrived soon.

The couple entered the yard and saw that it was quiet inside and outside the house, and they felt a little lonely.

These kids are all very restless and run outside all the time.

Lihua is going to do good deeds and we can't stop her.

Rice flowers are meant to make money, and this cannot be stopped.

Of course, Wulang's going to school is a serious matter.

Linghua went to learn a craft, and of course she should be supported.

…

The couple looked at each other and couldn't help but feel that the house was too quiet. But Jiang was not young anymore and Huaihua was still young, so it was not suitable for them to have another child at this time.

How about... planting some vegetables, feeding some chickens, and raising some pigs?

Good night, sweet dreams, see you tomorrow. ^_^

(End of this chapter)