Chapter 972 Fleeing Famine? There's No Way to Escape (19)
The third picture is of a woman with braids. Xiaobao clearly put a lot of effort into drawing this woman. He drew facial features in circles. Although they are just circles and dots, you can still tell that they are facial features. She is wearing a skirt and he even drew shoes on her feet, if the dark blob is the shoes.
It's definitely her, no need to guess.
A little stick figure was nestled beside her, and Ning Yan understood that Xiao Bao was telling her that he missed her.
Ning Yan wanted to laugh when she read it, so she immediately picked up her pen and wrote back to Xiao Bao.
Her letter contained only two words: Xiao Bao.
Below is another painting. The first painting also depicts her and Xiaobao cuddling together, but she used a realistic style, making it immediately recognizable as the two of them in the painting.
The second picture is also of a riverside.
There were two stools and two fishing rods by the river, but she was all alone. She told Xiaobao that she would take him fishing again next time he came.
The third picture shows three people. She is standing in front, pulling Xiaobao behind her. Opposite her is a tall man, who is obviously Lu Chengwen. She is scolding Lu Chengwen in the picture.
Soon, the letter was handed over to the servant who delivered it and brought it back to the Lu residence. After opening the letter, Xiao Bao was so happy that he rolled around on the bed.
"My sister is indeed my best friend in the world; she's on my side."
"Sister, wait for me! In two more days I'll have another day off, and then I'll come find you!"
But my sister's paintings are so beautiful! He wants to learn to paint with her teacher too!
If the teacher doesn't know how, then his father can hire another teacher for him. Anyway, they have money!
After Xiao Bao fell asleep, the butler delivered the letter to Lu Chengwen.
Lu Chengwen read Xiao Bao's letter before sending it away, without understanding what the drawing was about at all.
But he could still understand Ning Yan's three paintings.
The main reason is that Ning Yan's painting skills are good, no, they are quite good; he estimates that even he himself is far inferior.
How could a farm girl have such good painting skills?
The first picture reminds me of Xiaobao.
The second picture is of her fishing. Goodness, she even took her son fishing!
The third painting finally got him painted, but the person in it was still arguing with him while standing with their hands on their hips.
For some reason, I feel a bit depressed.
He was clearly closest to Xiao Bao, but Xiao Bao completely betrayed him as soon as he met Ning Yan.
He even married a second wife for him, but in the end, his fiancée and son were as close as mother and son, and she completely abandoned him.
"Alright, send the letter back as is. Next time Xiaobao goes to the Ning family, send a clever servant to accompany him and have him report back truthfully what they said and did."
Butler Lu took the letter and bowed in agreement. It was a good thing that the young master and his stepmother had a good relationship. He didn't understand why the head of the family had such an expression.
"By the way, the young master wants to learn to paint, but his teacher isn't very good at it. Should we find another painting teacher for him?"
"Go ahead and let him learn if he's willing."
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Two days later, Xiao Bao's art teacher arrived. Now, in addition to recognizing, reciting, and writing characters, he also has an hour of art lessons every day. The little boy, who is not even four years old, has a very clear schedule for himself every day.
He studied diligently in class, wrote letters to Ning Yan whenever he had time, and would go to Ning's house to play with his sister on his days off.
Ning Yan often took him fishing, mushroom picking in the mountains, and occasionally they could catch pheasants and rabbits. They would also pick vegetables in the fields. Xiao Bao never wanted to go home after playing with them.
Lu Chengwen's gaze toward his son grew increasingly resentful.
He appeared once in their first letter, but then disappeared from the story.
His fiancée has never mentioned him even once!
Fortunately, the wedding date has arrived!
On November 16th, Ning Yan, wearing the bright red wedding dress sent by the Lu family, rode in a bridal sedan chair and married into the Lu family.
Although it was his second marriage, Lu Chengwen did not take the wedding lightly at all. Almost all the officials of Yuecheng were present. Those who did not come were simply because they did not have the status to receive an invitation.
After entertaining his guests, Lu Chengwen, the groom, was finally able to escape and return to his bridal chamber.
As soon as he entered the courtyard, Lu Chengwen heard voices coming from the bridal chamber.
"Sister, hurry up and eat, eat more, don't go hungry. They say getting married is very hard, the bride can't eat anything from the morning, you must be hungry."
"Hmm, have you eaten? Sit down and eat with your sister."
"Okay, okay, let's eat quickly, and then take these away so that Daddy won't see them."
Lu Chengwen gritted his teeth. This was truly his eldest son. Today was his wedding day, and the brat was not staying properly in his courtyard. What was he doing running into the bridal chamber?
Xiao Bao was picking up a piece of tender, stewed chicken to put in his sister's bowl when the door was pushed open, and his father strode in with his long legs.
Xiao Bao was so startled that he dropped the chicken on the table. After recognizing his father, he patted his chest and exclaimed, "You scared me to death! You scared me to death! Dad, why didn't you knock before coming in?"
Lu Chengwen's face darkened: "Do I need to knock to get back to my own room?"
"What do you mean 'your room'? This is my sister's room. You have to knock before you come in!"
The two servants inside the room exclaimed, "Good heavens! This is truly something! We've seen people turn against their own side before, but we've never seen anyone turn like this!"
When the new "bride" enters the house, the biological father becomes an outsider!
Lu Chengwen felt as if a sword had pierced his chest.
"Sister, don't worry about Father, let's eat quickly. My mother said that Father is the least caring person, and you can't count on him for anything."
Lu Chengwen was stabbed in the chest again!
Ning Yan looked up at Lu Chengwen with a smile.
When Lu Chengwen's eyes met hers, his heart warmed.
No, that's not right. The veil has already been lifted. Who lifted it?
Could it be that brat again?
If so, that brat is really going to get a beating.
Ning Yan withdrew her gaze and instructed the maid, "Bring another set of bowls and chopsticks. Master probably hasn't eaten yet either, let's eat together."
The servants hurried to get bowls and chopsticks. Lu Chengwen walked over, patted Xiaobao's head hard, and then sat down to the side. His wife was more reliable than his son.
Xiao Bao glared at his father with disdain, "Daddy, let's eat." Although he was joking, Xiao Bao still had the most basic manners.
"Okay, eat up."
Xiao Bao quickly picked up another piece of chicken with his chopsticks and put it into Ning Yan's bowl. "Sister, try it, this is delicious."
Lu Chengwen said, "Xiao Bao, you can't call me 'sister' anymore."
Xiao Bao's eyes lit up. "Mommy, Mommy, eat!"
Ning Yan also picked up a piece of meat and put it into Xiao Bao's bowl, saying, "Good son, you eat too."
"Mother! Mother, eat."
"Mmm, Xiao Bao, eat."
Lu Chengwen: No, no matter how much you call him, it's never his business, right?
So what if he gets caught in the trap?
Should I leave?
Leaving was out of the question. After finishing his meal, Lu Chengwen called the butler to take Xiaobao back to his courtyard. Xiaobao didn't want to; he wanted to sleep with his mother, since they hadn't slept together in a long time.
But when faced with his father's murderous gaze, he didn't dare to speak.
"Mother, I will come to have breakfast with you at Chenshi (7-9 AM) tomorrow morning."
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