Liu: ≡￣﹏￣≡
She can't expect anything from him!
Sweet potatoes are a food that even the master family hasn't planted yet. If she brings sweet potatoes to the master family, giving some to them to eat and keeping some for them to grow, wouldn't she be making a great contribution to the master family? She might even get a raise on her monthly salary. Most importantly, she will definitely gain the master family's trust and respect more because of this.
Although she hadn't thought of that at the time, she was too busy to find out if her mother-in-law had really been granted the title of Ninth-Rank Confucian Scholar, since Lin Chaodong had already gone back and brought her things from home, why didn't he bring her some sweet potatoes?!
What use would lotus root be to her? No matter how delicious it is, can it compare to the usefulness of sweet potatoes? Sweet potatoes are a high-yield crop!
But now, it's no use saying anything. We can't exactly make Lin Chaodong go back to Linjiagou Village again, can we?
Thinking of this, Liu's eyes lit up.
It seems like it might not be a bad idea, huh?
But how can we persuade Lin Chaodong to agree?
Ah! I've got it!
"Honey, I have an idea."
Liu looked at Lin Chaodong with bright eyes, waiting for him to ask her more questions.
As expected, Lin Chaodong lived up to Liu's expectations. Looking at her round and plump face, he felt a pang of sadness and suddenly realized that Liu had suffered a lot in the years since she married him.
Unexpectedly, Liu Shi is now working as a wet nurse for someone else's maid and is living a better life than she did after marrying him. He was immediately overwhelmed with guilt, and at this moment, he would agree to anything Liu Shi asked without hesitation.
"What are your thoughts? Tell me!"
“Here’s what I’m thinking: my master’s family owns quite a bit of land, but they don’t grow sweet potatoes. I’m thinking that if we give them sweet potatoes, whether they eat them or keep them for seeds, it will be my contribution, and they should reward me. If they give me a lot of money, we can bring both children to live in the city!”
Of course, Liu's words weren't just to coax Lin Chaodong home to bring over the sweet potatoes. She genuinely missed her two children terribly at that moment, and the sudden surge of longing almost overwhelmed her. Tears streamed down her face, and she choked out as she continued:
"Brother Dong! Why don't you go back and bring a cartload of sweet potatoes to the master's family? They are all respectable people. As long as they accept our sweet potatoes, they can't possibly not give me a reward. Then I can bring the child over!"
Dong-ge! I really miss my child! This is the first time I've been separated from him for so long! He's so young! I wonder if he's lost weight, if he's crying and refusing to eat, if he's wanting to find his mother.
Lin Chaodong felt a pang of heartache seeing Liu Shi in tears. His heart ached, and he wished he could go home right now and bring Digua and the two children to the city.
However, when he heard Liu's concern about whether Dazhuang had lost weight, whether he was eating well, and whether he missed her, he suddenly felt calm.
Will Dazhuang starve himself to lose weight?
Dazhuang cries and refuses to eat properly?
Does Dazhuang cry and miss his mother?
Are you kidding me?! Is this question directed at his own son?
Thinking about Dazhuang's physique, the way he usually shows off his food, and his son's "cluck cluck cluck" laughter that sounds like a hen laying an egg, Liu's worries were completely unnecessary.
"Hua'er, don't worry, Dazhuang is being well taken care of by your mother at home! He's probably almost 20 pounds now, and he eats more than Xiaoman'er. He's happy every day, and he doesn't even have time to think about us!"
At this point, Lin Chaodong still harbored some resentment. His son didn't care at all who he was. During the few days he was at home, the reason his son looked for him every day was mainly to play games like being lifted up high and flying around.
Liu: (┯_┯)
That's heartbreaking!!!
Even Lin Chaodong felt a little resentful, let alone her own mother who had carried her for ten months!
When she heard Lin Chaodong's last words, Liu's heart broke. She wished she could run back to Linjiagou Village immediately and bring her eldest son back.
However, reason ultimately prevailed over emotion, and she is now the young lady's wet nurse.
Now that she couldn't muster any more emotion, Liu simply asked directly:
"Then, when will you go back again?"
Putting the children aside, the sweet potatoes should be brought over as soon as possible.
"Hua'er, the city is too far away. It's inconvenient to go back and forth, and it's not safe on the road. There are so many things to do at home. I can't keep running back and forth while neglecting my family matters. That would be just making a fuss!"
Besides, Mom has already bought the small courtyard we had our eye on before. I'm thinking that once we have some extra money, we'll bring Xiaoman'er and Dazhuang over, at the latest next year.
"You can focus on taking care of other people's children. We'll go home together for the New Year. By then, we should have saved up some money, and we can bring the children back with us."
Lin Chaodong was truly following the promises made by Liu step by step. Although it was three months later than expected, and although the children were currently in the village and could not live with them for the time being, Lin Chaodong firmly believed that things would get better and better.
Liu Shi: (???_??)
Don't be angry! Don't be angry!
That jerk doesn't understand her good intentions, why isn't she angry?!
"Lin Chaodong! I'm talking about the sweet potatoes! Not the children! I'm telling you to go back and bring a truckload of sweet potatoes over, don't you understand? Now, I'm asking you, when can you bring the sweet potatoes over to me?"
The lingering longing for her son that had been stirred within Liu was completely worn away by Lin Chaodong's repeated rejections. She couldn't understand whether this man was genuinely oblivious or just pretending, constantly making excuses!
Yeah, if this man understood what she meant, why would she need to play the emotional card with him? He's such a blockhead!
He didn't understand what she would encounter alone in the deep mansion, nor did he understand how she struggled in the backyard to gain her current position. His mind was always only on that small plot of land; he wouldn't try to help her gain a foothold in the backyard, he would only take and wait.
To be honest, if she hadn't lost two children with him, if she hadn't damaged her health and become infertile, she would be...
Whew... Whew...
Liu closed her eyes and took a deep breath.
There are some things she can't think about, not even have a thought about, otherwise, how can she go on living like this? She doesn't want to spend the rest of her life in agony.
Opening her eyes, she looked at Lin Chaodong, who seemed completely bewildered, and asked:
"When? Give me a definite answer."
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