Chapter 454: Doing Good for Wife and Children
When their eyes met, the insight in the young man's eyes seemed to be able to penetrate people's hearts.
Tian Bao tried hard to keep her eyes fixed and not wander away, and said lightly, "My aunt was giving birth and scared me, so I bit her."
"Do you think I should believe it?" the young man asked, gnashing his teeth.
Scared?
She never trembled once when she was fighting against the Nine Kingdoms, so how could she be scared to the point of biting her mouth when her aunt gave birth to a baby?
Bai Yu didn't expect an answer, turned his head to the main room, opened his thin lips and pretended to call Su Grandma.
Tianbao slapped him so hard that he almost fainted, then left with a sullen face.
"..." Bai Yu held his head in his hands, covered in dust and dirt, following the girl back to the main room.
The elders in the main hall were busy in several groups, but they turned a blind eye to this and knew what was going on in their minds.
The kid must have been beaten by Tianbao again, what can they do?
The baby in the room cried twice, saying he was hungry. Liu Yuelan and He Daxiang immediately came in with rice soup to help, and the bearded man was driven out.
Tianbao couldn't stand the aggrieved and insightful look of his junior brother any more, so he followed him into the room to see his cousin.
The second time he saw her, Tian Bao still frowned with a hint of disgust, and scratched the little baby's tender face with his index finger, "Ugly."
"Pfft!" Liu Yuelan smiled teasingly, "All newborn babies are like this. When you were a child, your brothers also said you were ugly."
Xiao Mai Sui and Bing'er listened to the gossip with their eyes open.
Tianbao glanced at the two of them, then at his two cousins who had already started drinking. He compared his appearance to theirs and imagined what he would look like as a child. He frowned and even felt disgusted with himself.
Suddenly, there were a few more muffled laughs around.
"Tianbao, thank you for saving the lives of my three children and me." Su Xiuer had woken up, but her wound still hurt and she couldn't sit up. Her voice sounded weak and soft.
Tian Bao said sternly, "Aunt, it's awkward to thank someone like us. If my cousins don't behave in the future, I'll beat them up too. Don't get angry then."
Su Xiuer laughed again, and couldn't stop laughing, which made the wound hiss in pain. The laugh turned into a cry before it could even come out.
The bearded man in the main room was so anxious that he jumped up and rushed into the room.
He Daxiang held the baby in one hand and a spoon in the other, and was very rude to the person who rushed in, "Hey, I'm feeding the baby, what are you doing here, get out! Dad, take him away! He'll only cause trouble if he comes in! Xiu'er is fine!"
"How come you're okay? Xiu'er is crying out in pain—" the bearded man struggled.
"Doesn't it hurt to laugh?"
Both Su Da and Su Er came, and the scene from yesterday was repeated. The two men couldn't drag away the leader Hu.
Tian Bao lent a hand, lifted a corner of the door curtain and stuffed the three of them out through the gap in the curtain. "Uncle, if you come in again, I will spank my cousin."
With one move, he hit the weak spot, and the situation outside finally quieted down.
There was laughter all over the room.
The bearded man was dragged to sit next to the tea stove where the other men were sitting. He wiped his face fiercely and said, "What are you laughing at? I'm really scared this time. Damn it."
"You're such a loser." Du Buqin never missed an opportunity to make fun of others, waiting for the bearded man to be dissatisfied and fight back, engaging in a verbal battle.
Unexpectedly, this time the bearded man admitted it straightforwardly, "Yes, I'm a loser this time, I admit it. Before, I was alone, I lived if I could, and died if I couldn't. I was always prepared for failure in the underworld, but now it's different. I have a family to support, damn it, I've really become a shrinking man."
He lowered his head and spoke in silence. The laughter beside the tea stove gradually disappeared as he spoke.
Bai Kui patted his shoulder with his big hand, "It's a good thing to cherish your life because of the bond you have. In my opinion, this is what a real man should do and what he should take responsibility for."
Huo Ziheng curved his lips and smiled gently, "From what I heard, what has Ah Kuan decided?"
"Yes." The bearded man raised his head, his expression extremely serious. "I have made a decision. I won't go into details about what kind of person I was in the past. We are all old friends. You all know me well. I have done many evil things and have killed many people. I didn't think it was a big deal before, but Xiu'er had a difficult delivery yesterday, and I was really scared. I was afraid that the sins I had done would fall on her and the child. After Xiu'er is out of confinement, I plan to tear up the land lease contract in my hand. From now on, the land outside the city of exile will be reclaimed and taxed according to the laws of Dai Viet. From now on, I will focus on shipping and do legitimate business."
"You're not a big landlord anymore? You make a lot of money every year from the rented land."
"I'm done with this. I earn enough to support my family and provide them with food and clothing. There's nothing wrong with giving up the land in the outer city. Giving those tenant farmers a way to make a living is like accumulating merit for my wife and children."
Bai Xiaofeng raised an eyebrow and picked up the teapot to add more tea. "Big Beard, today, I, Bai Xiaofeng, will offer you a cup of tea instead of wine."
Du Buqin was the first to pick up the teacup, "Come on, have some tea!"
A few people who have been fighting for decades, a cup of tea, a word, no need to say more.
Old Man Su, the eldest Su and the second Su were also by the tea stove, drinking a few cups of warm tea with the others. The three of them had smiles on their faces and satisfaction in their eyes.
After finishing the tea, the conversation started. The bearded man cleared his throat and his face turned red for some unknown reason.
He nudged the old man sitting next to him with his elbow, tilted his head and whispered, "Old man, I know you have medicine. Give me some sterilization soup for men."
"Poof!" The old man couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of tea, which splashed all over the face of the moon-robed man opposite him who was caught off guard.
Tea dripped down the handsome face of the moon-robed man. He gritted his teeth and said, "Poison! No! Invasion!"
"Don't blame me for this. You should beat up the bearded guy! It's his fault for scaring the old man out of the blue!"
"I didn't see whether you scared me or not, I'm really disgusted, don't run!"
Seeing that the situation was not right, the old man immediately ran away, and the man in the moon robe flew after him with murderous intent.
After the two ran away, the others beside the tea stove finally let out the breath they had been holding.
Old Man Su looked at his son-in-law, curious, "What did you say to Du Lao?"
"..." The bearded man spoke unclearly, "I didn't say anything. I just asked him to get me some medicine."
"What medicine?"
"It's for nourishing the body, cough!"
Bai Kui smiled and said, "It's a sterilization soup, for men to drink."
His voice was not loud, but it was loud enough for everyone in the hall and the room to hear.
The bearded man's face twitched, and he cursed fiercely, gritting his teeth and grinning, "I haven't sparred with anyone in a long time. Master Bai, come on, let's go to the yard and have a sparring match!"
"Niannian Suisui seems to be full. Do you want to fight with me first or look after the child first?"
“…”
The bearded man rushed into the room angrily without a moment's hesitation.
There was another burst of laughter in the main room.
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