Chapter 521 The Second Brother

How should I respond to that?

Song Chunxue looked at Xie Zheng, while Liu Chunshu lowered his head, covered his lips, and chuckled.

"It's getting late, Lord Xie, you should go back for dinner too."

Xie Zheng nodded. "Okay, you should go back early too."

He stood there and waved to Song Chunxue, watching her close the door before turning around.

Liu Chunshu sighed deeply.

Xie Zheng put his hands behind his back and brushed past him expressionlessly, saying, "Aren't you going back to eat? Aren't you afraid your wife won't leave you any food?"

Liu Chunshu followed behind him, saying, "No rush, I'll stay with you a little longer."

"..." Xie Zheng glanced at him.

"Sir, aren't you worried?" Liu Chunshu asked, puzzled. "I've been worried about you for years. Why do you have to hang yourself on one tree for so long? Why don't you go and ask again?"

"Mind your own business, go eat."

Lord Xie's cursing was too refined, and Liu Chunshu didn't take it to heart.

He jogged over to Xie Zheng's side and said, "If it really doesn't work out, let's just forget about it. There are plenty of fish in the sea. That girl from the other day was pretty good."

Xie Zheng felt like air was coming out of his ears!

"The one who'd been married twice, dressed like a fairy, and when she saw me, she'd tuck her arms between her legs and act all shy, then turn around and go to the next house and ask for twenty taels of silver?"

Xie Zheng lifted the hem of his robe and went up the steps, ordering in a deep voice, "Steward, drag him away."

The butler grabbed Liu Chunshu by the collar and dragged him down the steps.

"No, Uncle, aren't you worried? You have such a good status, and you're still so good-looking at your age. You're so much better than those corrupt officials who can have two babies in their belly. Don't you think it's a waste not to find someone you can connect with?"

The butler, expressionless, dragged him toward the backyard.

“You have a confidant, why don’t you go home sooner? If you keep meddling in the adults’ business, he might cut out your tongue.” The butler pushed him toward the backyard. “Go on, you’re not alone. You’re newlyweds, you don’t need anyone to warm your bed.”

Liu Chunshu blushed and scratched his head.

But he was still not giving up and turned to look at the butler.

"And what about you, Uncle Butler?" Liu Chunshu asked curiously. "They say you become like those you associate with, so why are you also following the adults and not getting married?"

The butler took a breath, kicked him irritably, closed the wooden door, and pulled up his dark sleeves. "Mind your own business!"

...

The neighbor's yard was bustling with activity, like sparrows whose nest had been disturbed.

His four sons, one daughter, and all his children were present.

Fortunately, there was a cook and a maid in the family who were quick and efficient at kneading and cutting noodles, so there was always enough noodles to eat.

The six children got together and stopped eating properly. They sat on the floor playing and, not satisfied with that, insisted on crawling under the table to play hide-and-seek, squealing and laughing with great joy.

No one can stop it.

With so many people, it's even more lively than Chinese New Year. Kids love excitement and want to shout it out when they get excited.

She saw the scene she didn't see when she was alive in her past life, but when she died, now as she eats noodles.

It seems that she had no regrets after her third son passed the imperial examination.

To Song Chunxue's own surprise, she remained calm.

Seeing that Lao Si was really annoyed with Tian Qi, he would follow Tian Qi wherever he went. He would help Tian Qi get water, and when Tian Qi brought in noodles, he would follow him to bring in pickled vegetables and squeeze in to chat. Song Chunxue couldn't help but laugh.

I wonder if he will keep a mistress outside the marriage after marrying Tian Qi.

If so, then it's true that a leopard can't change its spots.

If not, then it means that Tian Qi is the one destined for Lao Si.

Perhaps his connection with that girl from Ji County was to settle a grudge from a past life.

Everyone else was having a lively time, either taking care of their children or talking to their wives. Sanwa was feeding his daughter and occasionally took out a handkerchief to wipe her mouth. Mulan and Hongying came back from the kitchen and were made to sit down and eat.

Mulan was pregnant, but her mobility was not affected.

Song Chunxue ate two bowls of noodles, and looked at her second son, who was eating and drinking soup in silence, and couldn't help but feel curious.

"Why aren't you saying anything? Everyone else is married, and now you're the only one left." This was the most unexpected thing for Song Chunxue. Among her children, the second oldest got married the latest.

He has been working in the government office for almost three years, so getting married should be easy for him.

But he kept putting it off.

My senior brother said his ideal match was similar to that of the fourth brother, but it turns out he was wrong too.

Thinking of her senior brother, her gaze softened.

The second son looked around and said, "It's too noisy. If I get married later, I can have two more years of freedom. After marriage, there will never be an easy life again. Just thinking about firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, and tea gives me a headache."

Well, I guess this noisy scene scared the second son so much that he didn't want to get married.

"Do you know if Lin Chunjiao got married? Did she find a son-in-law to live with her family, or did she stay here?"

The second son's face was somber. After a long while, he said softly, "She stayed in a town near Jincheng and had two children. That man was also chosen by Lin Chuncheng from the military camp. He was short and fat, and his family only had ten acres of land. But not only did they not go to Jingzhou, they also brought their mother here to take care of Lin Chuncheng's children!"

At this point, Song Chunxue could already imagine how upset the second son must be.

Back then, the Lin siblings forced the second son to go to Jingzhou, even resorting to some dishonorable means, but their attitude was resolute.

Not only were the men they chose not very good, but Lin Chuncheng, such a proud man, could actually bear to let his sister marry such a man, who also came from a poor family.

It turns out they can back down too.

Song Chunxue looked at the second son with some heartache.

"Don't be sad. I know you still have some feelings for Lin Chunjiao, but she's married now. It's her business if she's willing to suffer with someone else. You should move on and find a prettier and more capable girl than her, so that she'll feel bad in the future."

She couldn't find a more suitable explanation than this.

The second son had been drinking and became somewhat agitated.

"Sanwa passed the imperial examination. If only I had studied less back then, he might have passed even earlier and could have stayed in the capital. In the future, our Jiang family will surely change the world."

As he spoke, the second son lowered his head and wiped the corner of his eye. "When I was a child, I only wanted to make something of myself. I never thought that I would be the one who worries my mother the most now. A job in the government looks respectable, but you have to be subservient to others and watch your face. Sometimes I feel like my life is really worthless..."

Song Chunxue frowned. "Who told you that?"

"Don't you still have Lord Xie looking after you in the capital?"

"Since you think being an official is too difficult, you can resign and leave. There are plenty of jobs in the world that can fill your stomach. Wouldn't it be better to do what the fourth brother does?"

Hearing this, Song Chunxue got angry.

The second son's idea is flawed.

In his previous life, he went to Jingzhou to become a live-in son-in-law. When his child was six or seven years old, he took him back to Lijiazhuang. Later, when his son grew up, he took him there once more. But by then, Sanwa's children were either married or studying.

Oh!

They are all her own grandsons, but none of them even know each other and have never had any contact with each other in their lives. Who would believe that?

"Second brother, tell me honestly, is it because I'm too biased towards the third brother?"

PS: Much better, much better. It was because the magnetic field was not right.