Chapter 14 The number one scholar’s father is a charlatan who always wins in gambling!
Si Yuan, who had already returned to Li's mother with his son in his arms, had a slight flash in his eyes. His spiritual sense saw how Li Jingyuan taught the young male protagonist Li Changwen a lesson after he left.
Although Si Yuan seldom releases his spiritual sense over a large area in this ordinary small world, in order to ensure safety he will use his spiritual sense to cover a small area and observe the surrounding situation. This has become a habit he has developed in the Tiancang Realm.
After all, dangers are everywhere in the Tiancang Realm, and even though Si Yuan joined the Wangtian Immortal Sect and has an extraordinary status, he still encountered many dangers. Learning how to survive is a compulsory course for every strong person in the Tiancang Realm. Those who fail to learn it will not live to see the day when they become strong.
Si Yuan's good habit allowed him to use his spiritual sense to see what happened between Li Jingyuan and Li Changwen after he left, and he couldn't help but come up with a new plan in his mind.
If there is such a good opportunity to alienate the relationship between the male protagonist and his son, when will we seize it?
So Si Yuan held his son and said to Li Changwen's mother Tan: "My fourth brother and I found the child in the small garden outside. I don't know why your fourth brother hasn't brought little Changwen back yet. Fourth brother's wife, go and take a look."
Tan believed that she and Li Jingyuan were one and the same. She knew that Li Jingyuan had always looked down on his dandy brother Li Siyuan, and that Li Siyuan was not very friendly to her husband. The relationship between the two brothers was not very harmonious, so when she heard Siyuan's words, she subconsciously became alert, worried that something had happened to her husband and son, and stood up to apologize to Li's mother: "Mother, your daughter-in-law is going out to take a look."
Mother Li has always been indifferent to concubines and concubines. She nodded casually, then waved to Si Yuan with a smile on her face: "Hurry and let me hug Changqing."
Si Yuan held the child over. Mother Li took little Chang Qing and smiled lovingly, "Grandma's dear grandson, let grandma give you a good kiss."
Tan, who was ignored, felt unhappy, but did not dare to say anything. She quietly retreated and went to the small garden to look for her husband and son.
As soon as he arrived at the small garden, he heard Li Jingyuan's angry voice admonishing his son: "Don't you know you are wrong? Do you know you are wrong?"
The son Li Changwen's voice was trembling and confused: "I don't know what I did wrong, father, please tell me..."
But Li Jingyuan refused to tell him directly where he had done wrong, and asked him, a little kid, to figure it out, guess, and then admit his mistake himself.
Along with the sound of a branch whipping the child, Tan's face suddenly changed. She hurried over and saw Li Jingyuan raising his hand and whipping his son with a branch. She immediately rushed over and hugged her pitiful son who was kneeling on the ground. She looked at Li Jingyuan with tears in her eyes and asked, "Husband, Changwen is not even five years old yet. He is still so young. If he has done anything wrong, you can teach him slowly. Why do you hit him directly? It's so cold, and you still punish him to kneel on the ground. What if the cold air enters his body and he gets sick? We only have this one son!"
Tan had some difficulty in giving birth that year. Although she successfully gave birth to a son, Li Changwen, she suffered some injuries to her body and it was difficult for her to get pregnant again. Therefore, Li Changwen was most likely her only child in this life and her only hope for the rest of her life.
Tan always regarded her son Li Changwen as important as her life. She never scolded him, let alone beat him. She was a loving mother who doted on her child.
However, the more Tan doted on her son, the more Li Jingyuan felt that he should be a strict father, and he treated Li Changwen, his eldest son, very harshly.
Coupled with Si Yuan's provocation just now, Li Jingyuan was so angry that he actually punished his son by making him kneel down and whipping him.
Li Jingyuan had calmed down a bit when he saw his wife Tan coming over, and realized that his behavior was inappropriate. But when Tan spoke to defend her son, he felt that he was not wrong again: "A loving mother often spoils her son! This kid made a mistake, and I, as a father, didn't teach him and correct him in time, so he didn't know how to correct it. He will suffer a lot in the future..."
Li Jingyuan talked about a lot of great truths, but was finally defeated by a question from Tan: "What did Changwen do wrong?"
Li Jingyuan was speechless. How could he tell his wife about his shameful thoughts? He could only walk away in anger: "Ask this evil creature yourself!"
After Li Jingyuan left, Tan hugged her son with heartache and checked his injuries. Fortunately, it was cold and she was worried that her son would catch a cold, so she dressed him in thick clothes. The branches that Li Jingyuan broke were not thick either. After all, a weak scholar like him could not break them, so when they hit Li Changwen, it hurt a little, but did not leave any serious injuries.
What really made Li Changwen sad was his father's attitude towards him, which was in stark contrast to his third uncle's attitude towards his cousin Changqing. He was sad because his father did not love him.
Therefore, Li Changwen appeared listless and in a very low mood.
Tan asked gently and inducingly, "Chang Wen, what happened just now to make your father so angry?"
Li Changwen didn't know why his father was so angry, so he could only tell Tan what had just happened.
He is worthy of being the lucky male protagonist of this small world. He has been smart since he was a child and speaks in an orderly manner. He described the events and conversations between Si Yuan and his son and their father and son very clearly, without any bias in retelling the story incorrectly.
After hearing this, Tan had an idea in her mind. She had been married to Li Jingyuan for several years and had some understanding of the character of the man beside her. It was obvious that Li Jingyuan was envious of the close relationship between Li Siyuan and his son, and he was angry and took his anger out on his son.
Tan cursed Li Jingyuan in her heart. She couldn't spoil her son like her third brother, and she didn't allow her son to be envious. How abominable!
But in front of her son, Tan still spoke up for him: "Your father is probably angry that you are not as good as your cousin Changqing. If you study hard and perform better than your cousin Changqing, your father will naturally not be angry anymore."
Li Changwen nodded in confusion. Was this why his father was angry?
Tan carried Li Changwen back.
It just so happened that the birthday girl, Li's mother, was about to show up in the front yard to accept everyone's birthday wishes.
Tan lowered her presence and walked to Li Jingyuan's side and put her son down. Li Changwen walked silently beside his mother, holding her hand, but he couldn't help but secretly glance at little Changqing who was held in Si Yuan's arms.
The birthday banquet in the front yard was about to begin. After the birthday lady, Li's mother, showed up, the guests presented birthday gifts and congratulations one after another. As people who had separated from the family, Si Yuan's family of three could only be considered guests when they came to the Jingyuan Earl's Mansion. Only Li Chengyuan and his wife could entertain the guests as the hosts.
Si Yuan didn't care about these things. He asked the maid to take the three of them to find their seats and sit down to wait for the meal to start.
After Si Yuan sat down, on his right was little Changqing, and then his wife Yu Yan. They were not supposed to sit like this, but little Changqing wanted to sit between his parents, and Si Yuan, who doted on his child, agreed without hesitation.
Rules are not as important as his son's happiness. Si Yuan insisted on doing so, and the maid who arranged the seats did not dare to say anything.
However, the seat on Si Yuan's left was still empty, and he didn't ask who was sitting on his left.
As Si Yuan sat down, someone soon took the empty seat on his left. Si Yuan turned his head and saw that he looked familiar. It seemed to be Zhao Lin, the youngest son of the Duke of Weiguo? Once, Mr. Zhao Lin from the Duke of Weiguo's Mansion was invited to a dinner party by his friends, and Si Yuan also met him once.
Si Yuan did not speak to Zhao Lin. After all, there was a gap in their status. If he took the initiative to speak to him, it would be like flattering the other party. He was not interested in trying to please someone who did not show his affection for him. He just glanced at the other party and continued playing with his son.
Zhao Lin waited for a while but Si Yuan did not greet him. Finally, he could not help but take the initiative. He whispered to Si Yuan, "Mr. Li San, I have heard of your great name for a long time."
Although Si Yuan didn't want to fall in love with someone else, he understood the ways of the world and naturally wouldn't let someone fall in love with him. He smiled politely and nodded, saying, "Hello, Mr. Zhao San. I'm a dandy and even if I'm famous, I probably don't have a good reputation." He laughed at himself very frankly.
Zhao Lin is also the third child in the Duke of Weiguo's mansion, but unlike Li Siyuan, Zhao Lin's two older brothers are both legitimate brothers. The Duke of Weiguo's wife is a ruthless character. There is no illegitimate son in the mansion, only two illegitimate daughters.
When Zhao Lin heard Si Yuan's self-deprecating words, he carefully observed Si Yuan's expression and found that his expression was very calm and he was not ashamed at all. He immediately felt that this was the elegant demeanor of a master, and he admired him even more.
Zhao Lin lowered his voice and said, "Mr. Li San, I came to you to ask you to help me with a fortune-telling."
Si Yuan raised his eyebrows in surprise: "Fortune telling? What fortune telling? I don't know how to tell fortunes, I only know how to gamble."
Zhao Lin understood and immediately changed his words, "Oh, right, right, it's a bet. I'm here to make a bet with Mr. Li San. My eldest brother is about to leave Beijing for work, I wonder if his trip will go smoothly..."
Si Yuan was so bored that he took out three copper coins from his sleeve and tossed them around in his hands, saying nonchalantly, "Then I'll bet that Mr. Zhao will be able to turn danger into safety and return to Beijing alive."
The huge rock hanging in Zhao Lin's heart only fell halfway, and was still hanging in the air. He asked anxiously, "Mr. Li San, what do you mean by this? My elder brother can come back alive, but he will encounter danger on the way, right? Is the danger serious? Will it endanger my elder brother's health? How can we turn danger into safety?"
After all, Si Yuan's words "return to Beijing alive" sounded very bad. Zhao Lin felt that his elder brother could only save his life, and it was not certain whether he would lose any limbs.
Si Yuan put away the three copper coins, looked at Zhao Lin and smiled without saying a word.
Zhao Lin asked anxiously at first, but seeing Si Yuan's expression, he immediately understood and took out a stack of banknotes from his pocket and stuffed them into his pocket: "This is the gambling money."
Si Yuan put the banknote into his arms with a smile, then leaned over to Zhao Lin's ear and whispered a few words. Zhao Lin's expression changed from anxiety to surprise as he whispered.
After Si Yuan finished speaking, he sat up again and said with a calm smile: "I always win every bet. I will definitely win this bet!"
Zhao Lin smiled happily and said, "Young Master Li San will definitely win, he will definitely win!" He really hoped that Si Yuan would win this gamble that concerned his elder brother's safety.
At this time, Li Jingyuan, who came with his wife and children, saw that his seat was actually arranged near Si Yuan, and was occupied by a person who seemed to be very close to Si Yuan. As soon as he came over, he heard Si Yuan say that he would win every time he gambled and what Zhao Lin said.
Li Jingyuan thought the two were talking about gambling, so he said to Si Yuan with displeasure: "Third brother, if you want to go gambling with your friends, don't take my place. I can't stand these words. They pollute my ears."
Li Jingyuan thought that Zhao Lin was one of the bad friends that Li Siyuan had made, and he didn't even bother to look at Zhao Lin.
He only directed his criticism at Si Yuan, and loudly accused Si Yuan of bringing up the issue of gambling at his mother's birthday party, making himself look like a great gentleman.
Si Yuan: “…”
Zhao Lin: “…”
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