This mission is crucial for earning merit; if I can't go, I'm doomed.
His own future is more important than his son's character.
Liu Dekai silently quickened his pace, and in the end, Mo Youyou and Zhang Cuihua even had to jog to keep up with his speed.
Yuan Yue was also worried after bringing Liu Shengrui home.
She has been married to Du Qingsong for several years, and her mother-in-law, Hu Huifang, has also moved in with her to join her in the military. However, she has not yet had children, so she has no experience in raising children.
"Xiao Rui, do you want something to eat?" Yuan Yue asked, taking out an apple from the house.
Liu Shengrui looked at the apple, nodded, then shook his head.
When he eats fruit at home, Zhang Cuihua always washes and cuts it for him and feeds it to him. But when she offers him a whole apple like this, he doesn't know where to begin.
"Huh? Does this mean you want to eat or not?" Yuan Yue was completely confused and had an even bigger headache. She regretted her impulsive decision to agree to Mo Youyou's request.
We have to wait for them to come back from their doctor's appointment, and I don't know how long that will take!
Fortunately, Hu Huifang, the mother-in-law, soon finished chatting with someone and returned home. She was quite startled to find an extra child in the house.
"Oh my, whose child is this?" The old woman patted her chest and stared intently at Liu Shengrui. "Isn't he from the Liu family next door? What's he doing in our house?"
Yuan Yue then told her about Mo Youyou's request for her to take care of the child.
Previously, the Liu family had a quarrel that woke them up in the middle of the night. Hu Huifang felt that this family was not easy to get along with, otherwise what could be so big that they would quarrel to this extent? But since people were injured, it would be unreasonable not to help.
"I'll do it, I have experience! I raised Qingsong!" the old woman said confidently.
“I asked him if he wanted an apple, but I don’t know what he meant. We don’t have any toys at home…” Yuan Yue was annoyed. Fortunately, she wasn’t alone and could discuss it with her mother-in-law.
"He's such a small child, you have to cut it up before feeding it to him," Hu Huifang reminded him.
"So that's how it is!"
Yuan Yue was a straightforward person, so she immediately started peeling the apple, cutting it into small pieces, and sticking them on with toothpicks.
"Here, you can eat now," Yuan Yue said.
Liu Shengrui indeed reached out and took a piece of apple, chewed it in his mouth, and seemed quite well-behaved, much easier to manage than Yuan Yue had imagined.
“I used to hear the aunties in the yard say that he was naughty and always bullied other children, but he changed his ways later…” Yuan Yue started chatting with her mother-in-law, talking about all sorts of trivial matters.
The Du family doesn't have children yet, so they don't have the awareness of taking care of them. They didn't put away the fruit knife they used to peel the apple after they finished using it; they just left it carelessly on the coffee table.
Liu Shengrui had never played with a fruit knife at home before, but now that he saw an opportunity, he immediately reached for it.
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were chatting enthusiastically when they caught a glimpse of this scene out of the corner of their eye and were terrified!
"Knife! Knife, knife, knife—" Hu Huifang screamed in terror.
Yuan Yue was also terrified. After all, she had agreed to babysit the child. What if Liu Shengrui injured himself while playing with a fruit knife? How could she explain it to them? Would they still be able to maintain a relationship with him? What if they thought she was the one who hurt the child?
I never imagined that something as simple as helping out would turn into such a complicated situation.
Yuan Yue deeply regretted it.
Right now, the priority is to resolve the knife issue and take the fruit knife away from Liu Shengrui.
"Xiao Rui, this is a knife, not a toy. Be a good boy and give it to me—"
Yuan Yue handled the situation reasonably well. Instead of shouting, she calmly instructed Liu Shengrui to return the knife and looked at her mother-in-law, signaling her not to yell.
"Mom, please don't do this. Don't scare him or upset him."
Hu Huifang was a sensible person, so she immediately covered her mouth, suppressing her exaggerated reaction, and just looked nervously at Liu Shengrui and the fruit knife in his hand.
"Xiao Rui, can I have it?" Yuan Yue continued gently, slowly reaching for the fruit knife, attempting to complete the handover.
Liu Shengrui was completely unaware of the implications of his actions. He was just looking at the knife and playing with it, so why were these two women making such a fuss and preventing him from playing with it?
But he insisted on playing!
Since he already has the knife, what he does with it is still up to him!
"Come on, Xiao Rui, give it to me." Seeing that Liu Shengrui hadn't reacted, Yuan Yue guessed the child was stunned and was about to reach for the knife—
"ah!"
Liu Shengrui suddenly stabbed Yuan Yue with a knife.
Everything happened in an instant, so fast that no one had time to react.
It was the glint of the blade that blinded Yuan Yue, who instinctively raised her hand, thus avoiding a serious cut. Even so, she still had a small gash on her arm.
"Yueyue, are you alright?!" The old woman, who had been able to control herself just moments before, was now truly terrified. She jumped up and grabbed Yuan Yue's hand. "Quick, let Mom see!"
Yuan Yue grimaced in pain. Although the wound wasn't deep, she had still been hurt and even bled.
"Mom, it's nothing, just a small cut," Yuan Yue said.
There's no need to go to the hospital. You can treat it yourself at home with some iodine and gauze. After all, this is a military family compound, where soldiers live. Everyone keeps some things for minor injuries at home.
Yuan Yue was mainly frightened. The biggest shock was psychological; after all, anyone would be terrified to see a knife pointed at them.
"We need to disinfect and bandage this quickly!" Hu Huifang exclaimed. She adored her daughter-in-law, Yuan Yue, and they always had a great relationship. She treated Yuan Yue like her own daughter.
"Don't rush, we'll do it later, we haven't brought the knife yet..."
Yuan Yue was worried about the knife, fearing something might happen to Liu Shengrui. After all, he was still a child, and no matter what, if anything went wrong, their family would have to take the blame.
She had to be extremely careful.
Although her husband was a deputy regimental commander and Liu Dekai was only a battalion commander, he also had a brigade commander father-in-law. Mo Youyou's spoiled nature was well-known, and Yuan Yue didn't want to cause trouble for her husband.
“But you…” Hu Huifang felt sorry for you.
"I'm really fine!" Yuan Yue said, turning to stare at Liu Shengrui. That one look chilled her to the bone.
The child, who was clearly only about three years old, was staring at the red mark on the blade and laughing, his eyes shining with laughter.
Yuan Yue: "..."
Is this really the reaction a three-year-old should have?
She felt that Liu Shengrui was particularly excited, especially when he saw the blood.
A chill ran down my spine.
This time, Yuan Yue gave up on verbal communication and friendly negotiation with Liu Shengrui. After the initial shock, she stared intently at Liu Shengrui and, upon discovering that he was engrossed in that touch of red, she disarmed him with her bare hands without hesitation, catching him completely off guard!
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