Chapter 367 Half-siblings
After Li San Niang returned to the Li family, she couldn't resist the drowsiness. She said a few words to her mother and went straight back to her room to lie down and sleep.
This is practically an all-nighter; even the strongest person couldn't withstand such torment.
As Li San Niang got up and yawned as she came out of the house, before she even reached the main hall, she heard Li's mother speaking loudly and angrily: "...Hmph, what is this! Coming to bring us good news!"
"What's wrong, Mother? Why are you so angry?"
Even from this distance, I could hear my mother speaking.
Li San Niang stepped into the main hall and saw that everyone in the house was there. She glanced into the side hall and saw Lu Zhu'er and Xiao Si Lang playing together with the wooden toys that Li San Niang had bought before, with Bao Ya keeping them company.
Mother Li opened her mouth, then closed it again, looking at Li San Niang, truly unsure of what to say.
Seeing that Li's mother was hesitant to speak, Sister-in-law Li put on a stern face and said to Li San Niang, "The Wang family just came and brought red chicken eggs. They said that Wang Erlang's eldest son was born last night and came to our house to announce the good news."
"The servant from the Wang family was utterly unbearable to look at. His words implied that our Luzhu should step aside from now on and instead fawn over this newborn half-brother."
Li Ersao quickly added, her voice also tinged with anger.
Although Li Ersao was still somewhat jealous of Li Sanniang, she genuinely loved Luzhu'er, the young lady. After all, both Li Daxiong and Li Erxiong's families had sons, so they naturally cared about their young ladies.
Li San Niang was somewhat surprised, but after thinking about it, she felt that it should be so.
After all, when Li San Niang took Lu Zhu'er and Li Da Xiong and Li Er Xiong to the Wang family to pay New Year's respects yesterday, she had already noticed that Wu Niang's belly size was abnormal.
At the time, Li San Niang guessed that either this was not Wang Ziheng's child, or it was twins, which would explain why the belly of a woman carrying only one child could be about the same size as that of a woman who was not yet due to pregnancy.
"The Wang family didn't say how many children they had when they came?"
Sister-in-law Li was stunned. She hadn't thought of it when she was angry, but now that she heard Li San Niang's question, she remembered what Li San Niang had said yesterday.
"This...the person who came didn't say it was twins, they only said that the firstborn son was born."
Li's sister-in-law's face changed from anger to surprise, and then to a smile. "Then, according to what Third Sister said yesterday, this... I'm afraid it's not from the Wang family anymore!"
Li's mother was so angry just now, and her face was still showing displeasure, but she has calmed down now.
"Oh, they've had one! Oh my!"
Mother Li looked up at Li San Niang. Li San Niang walked closer and sat down on the chair next to Mother Li. With a knowing and carefree tone, she said, "Sigh, although she gave birth to one, it's possible that she took good care of herself during pregnancy, which is why the child grew so big."
It's not necessarily true that it's not Wang Ziheng's; I was just making a guess.
Regardless of whether it is true or not, at least for now, they are nominally Dewdrop's younger brother.
"Did you tell Dewdrop?"
Upon hearing this, Li's mother's initially pleased expression turned into displeasure.
"I haven't told her yet, so I have to tell you first?"
You can just mention it to Zhu'er when you turn around. She's such a little girl, she's not really related to her anyway.
Besides, who knows what will happen in the future?
Li's mother thought that the only smart one in the Wang family was Wang Dalang, but Wang Dalang was a young man after all, so he shouldn't be gossiping about his sister-in-law.
However, judging from the way Wang Pozi and Wang Ziheng acted, who knows what will happen in the future?
"Haha, Mother, Sister-in-law, there's no need to worry about the Wang family anymore."
Dewdrop, with us taking care of her, really doesn't need a father like that.
According to the contract, there are only two visits required per year, so it's fine.
In the afternoon, Li San Niang spent most of the afternoon playing with Lu Zhu'er's toys and telling her stories. As evening approached, she took her out to buy some baked buns and spent a lot of time with Lu Zhu'er.
After dinner, Li San Niang washed Lu Zhu'er's hands, face, and feet, then hugged her and whispered, "Zhu'er, your father sent someone to bring good news today."
Dewdrop looked up at Li Sanniang under the warm candlelight, her big eyes wide open, waiting for Li Sanniang to continue.
“Your father’s second wife gave birth to a son.”
This young man is Zhu'er's younger brother.
"Brother?"
Li San Niang nodded, "Yes, he is Lu Zhu'er's younger brother."
“Zhu’er has a little brother now, and he can blow bubbles.”
After hearing this, Li San Niang paused for a moment before realizing that Lu Zhu'er was referring to Xiao Wu Lang.
"Wulang is Zhu'er's younger brother, and the one your father gave birth to this time is also Zhu'er's younger brother."
It's nothing, your mother just wanted to let you know, that's enough.
"Go to sleep, shall I tell you another little story?"
The dewdrop nodded happily, "A long, long time ago, there was a mountain, and on the mountain was a temple, and in the temple lived an old monk..."
On the third day of the Lunar New Year, Li San Niang carefully reviewed the report again before taking the development report on the midwifery school that she had written in the past two days and going to find Fang Chengxian in the next courtyard.
He knocked on the door, and when Duoshou saw it was Li Sanniang, he greeted her with a smile: "Doctor Li is here?" He then turned to Fang Chengxian, who was still reading inside, and said: "Young master, Doctor Li is here."
After we sat down, Duoshou served us tea.
Li Sanniang glanced around and saw a charcoal brazier at Fang Chengxian's feet, and the window was ajar. Seeing that Fang Chengxian's complexion was not bad, she felt relieved.
“When I went to Shengpingfang for a free clinic before, they had a novel item there called a honeycomb briquette stove.”
I think that's a great way to keep warm; it produces less smoke, burns longer, and emits more heat.
"If you're interested, Young Master Fang, you could try to find someone there. You mustn't catch a cold."
Fang Chengxian smiled and agreed. Only then did Li Sanniang take out the follow-up development report of the midwifery school, which she had asked her sister-in-law to bind with needle and thread into a booklet. "Previously, Fang Chengxian said he wanted to donate money to my midwifery school. So, I rushed to finish writing this."
Li San Niang handed it over, and Duo Shou quickly took it and delivered it to Fang Chengxian.
Fang Chengxian held the not-so-thick booklet, somewhat surprised. He really hadn't expected that Li Sanniang would keep her word and actually write this report for him.
"This document outlines how my midwifery school will develop, its stages, what each stage entails, and how much initial investment is required to achieve these goals."
And what problems might arise later, and how to resolve them if problems occur.
I also wrote down some related things that I had some ideas about earlier.
Li San Niang straightened up and looked at Fang Chengxian: "To tell you the truth, Mr. Fang, this matter requires a lot of money to be invested in the early stages, and it will take a considerable amount of time. Three years is not enough, five years is not too many, and it may even take ten years to see initial results."
I suggest that you take a look at what I wrote first. If you still want to donate after reading it, just donate by month, or at most by year.
There's no need to do what I said that day—put the majority of my entire fortune into it.
Li Sanniang smiled and continued, "Young Master Fang, we can't guarantee you a lifespan like a normal person, but we certainly won't let you only live for a few years."
The important thing is that you relax and take care of yourself.
You'll have to put those other things aside.
Having said what needed to be said, Li San Niang gave a few more instructions and then withdrew.
Fang Chengxian, however, held the booklet, pondering what Li Sanniang had just said.
"My brother, well, forget it. I'm already in this state, why should I think about this anymore?"
Then, Fang Chengxian turned his attention to the booklet that Li Sanniang had carefully written, opened the cover, and began to read it carefully.
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