Chapter 27 It’s all for her own good
For three consecutive days, Liu Fengyuan came to visit the Cao family.
On the first day, he brought the best medicine to Cao Wu, and on the second day, he gave gifts to everyone in the family.
Wang received a translucent green bracelet, Qian received a pair of pure gold mother-and-child bracelets, Cao Wen received a set of four treasures of the study, and Cao Wu received a pair of crutches.
The gifts were carefully prepared and very valuable. After he had delivered all the expensive cakes on the third day, Wang's eyes and nose were no longer the same when she looked at Chunxi again.
"Young Master Liu saved your elder brother's life and came to visit him every day, but you have a cold face without a smile and don't even offer him tea or water. Is this the etiquette you learned in the Wei family?"
"You can't even look down on a boy like this, do you really think you're some kind of celestial beauty?"
Before, Zhou Qin just said nice things, but Liu Fengyuan actually gave real benefits to the whole family.
Moreover, he looked at the cloths that Chunxi brought back from the Wei family. They were all excellent materials. He could help find someone to sell them, and the price was not lower than that of the sucker that Chunxi had found before who was willing to pay twice the market price.
The Liu family's financial resources are far greater than Chunxi's, so they will not take advantage of Chunxi. In the future, they can arrange for Cao Wu and Qian to work in the Liu family's shop. With the relationship between the two families, their wages will definitely not be low.
In the long run, this marriage is a sure win.
Matchmaker Zhang said that the competition for this marriage was fierce, so Wang was inevitably a little anxious and hoped that Chunxi would agree to it as soon as possible.
Cao Wu had heard from Wang that Master Liu wanted to marry his sister. He sternly retorted, "Master Liu has done me a favor, not Ah Xi. I am the one who should repay him. Why are you so angry with Ah Xi?"
Wang glared at Cao Wu fiercely: "Your leg is so badly injured, the most important thing now is to recover well. She is your sister, shouldn't she help you thank your benefactor?"
"No, Ah Xi has done enough for this family."
Cao Wu answered without hesitation, and then said, "Although Mr. Liu is a good person, he is going to Qingzhou for his wedding at the end of the month, and he may have to live in Qingzhou for a few years. My leg injury prevents me from going with Ah Xi. What if she gets bullied? I don't agree!"
Wang couldn't help but slap Cao Wu on the head. "Why don't you agree? Can you help her find a better husband than Master Liu?"
Cao Wu choked.
The people around him are rough old men who toil in the lumber workshop, all of them are marinated in the smell of sweat and feet. How can they compare to Master Liu?
Cao Wu fell silent, and Wang continued, "Your sister is not stupid. She was able to go from being a servant in the Wei family to being the personal maid of Young Master Wei. How could she let others bully her for nothing?"
In Wang's heart, Chunxi is a capable person.
Therefore, it didn't matter that all the money Chunxi had saved over the years belonged to her parents' family and no dowry was given. It also didn't matter that Chunxi was taken to Qingzhou alone and married thousands of miles away.
Cao Wu was tricked by Wang.
Of course he believed that Chunxi would not allow herself to be bullied, but he was still worried.
Why did he get injured at this time?
This way he won't be able to see Ah Xi get married with his own eyes.
Chunxi was also thinking about the same question.
She was not stunningly beautiful, and a bowl of sweet water was not enough to make Liu Fengyuan obsessed with her. However, Liu Fengyuan insisted on spending a lot of money to marry her, and even rushed to Qingzhou to get married. However, her eldest brother, the only one who could protect her, had injured his leg and could not go with him.
More importantly, Lord Shen was too busy with Ye Er's case, and she couldn't even find anyone to ask for help or discuss things with.
It was as if an invisible giant hand was pushing her away from Hanjing.
Was it the Wei family or the Xiao family that took action?
Chunxi refused to agree at all, and Wang became visibly angry. She either scolded Chunxi for being lazy and gluttonous, or cried about her miserable life of giving birth to a heartless daughter.
Chunxi turned a deaf ear to her, but Qian and Cao Wen were trembling with fear, fearing that if they did something wrong, Wang's anger would be transferred to them.
On the day of the beginning of summer, Wang cooked a large table of sumptuous dishes for the first time.
Qian and Cao Wen couldn't stop swallowing their saliva at the aroma of the meat, but they felt uneasy in their hearts.
Why did mom suddenly make so many delicious foods? Can’t we celebrate tomorrow?
Just as he was thinking, Cao Wu's annoyed voice came: "Today is Ah Xi's birthday. Why didn't mother remind me earlier? I forgot to prepare a gift."
A slave who has sold himself has no right to celebrate his birthday.
Chunxi didn't feel anything when she celebrated her birthday at home again after many years. She just looked at her mother one more time.
Wang Shi didn't scold her like she had done a few days ago. She just said coldly, "What are you looking at? I carried you for ten months and gave birth to you. Even if you've been away from home for a long time, I will always remember your birthday."
Wang said this as she brought longevity noodles from the kitchen.
Wang is very good at making noodles. A long noodle, white and chewy, is cooked in chicken soup, with a poached egg, a few tender cabbage leaves and green chopped green onions at the bottom, which is full of color, aroma and taste.
As Chunxi picked up the chopsticks, Wang recalled the past: "You have always loved to snatch things since you were little. You took advantage of your brother's love for you and always snatched your brother's longevity noodles to eat."
Cao Wu looked at Chunxi with a silly smile on his face: "I don't like eating noodles. From now on, I will give my longevity noodles to Ah Xi."
Wang changed the subject and talked about how Chunxi loved to wet the bed and cry when she was a child, which made her back ache and she lost a lot of weight before she even left the confinement period.
Cao Wu was reminded of his childhood memories and couldn't help but pour some wine and drink with Chunxi.
"I remember when Ah Xi was little and learned martial arts from her father, she was so good that even I couldn't beat her. The kids in the nearby streets had to recognize you as their queen."
Cao Wu did not think there was anything shameful about this, but rather felt quite proud of it.
The little girl who is invincible in several streets is his sister. His sister is very powerful.
Unfortunately, he failed to protect his sister. Such a powerful sister sold herself into the Wei family and went from being a powerful queen to a servile slave.
Not even qualified to celebrate a birthday.
After drinking a bowl of wine, Cao Wu burst into tears.
"Ah Xi, I'm sorry for you. It's all my fault for being useless. If I had brains and could make money, you wouldn't have to sell yourself into the Wei family as a slave. Ah Xi, I know you must have suffered a lot of grievances. Don't bear it anymore. Cry with me!"
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Chunxi didn't want to cry.
Before her eldest brother could rub his snot onto her clothes, she blocked his nose with a silk handkerchief.
Cao Wu was a tall and strong man, and the small handkerchief looked even smaller in his hands. However, he looked quite pitiful as he blew his nose with tears streaming down his face.
Qian couldn't help but feel red-eyed.
My husband and sister-in-law are so pitiful. I wish my father-in-law hadn't died in an accident.
Cao Wu cried for a while, drank a few bowls of wine, and soon fell unconscious on the table.
Seeing this, Chunxi finished the wine in the bowl and lay down on the table.
Wang and Qian first helped Cao Wu back to his room, and then carried Chunxi back to the house.
After covering herself with the quilt, Chunxi heard Wang's low, hoarse voice: "Axi, don't blame your mother. This is all for your own good."
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