Chapter 7: Conjecture
Shen Caisheng's palm was so big that Yuan Lingling's lower back felt hot.
When her eyes met his, Yuan Lingling felt even more embarrassed, and she quickly lowered her eyes and didn't look at him.
It made her seem like she was deliberately trying to scam me.
Fortunately, Shen Caisheng did not laugh at her this time. He gently pushed her with his palm and let her stand steadily. "Be careful." He said, "You take a rest, I'll go cook."
There was no trace of smile in that tone, as if everything just now was Yuan Lingling's illusion.
He turned around and coaxed the child gently, "Yuanyuan, play with your sister-in-law, Brother Caisheng will make you a delicious egg custard."
"Great!" Hou Yuan looked at him with sparkling eyes, clapped her hands, and watched Shen Caisheng go into the kitchen.
Suddenly, Yuan Lingling and her partner were the only ones left in the yard.
Yuan Lingling had a feeling that the child would be difficult to deal with, but since the other party was brought back by Shen Caisheng, she couldn't just ignore it. Moreover, she was already pregnant with the child, so she wouldn't be able to avoid it in the future, so she just treated it as advance practice.
"Yuanyuan, is your brother okay?" Yuan Lingling talked to him, planning to bring him some food later. As a child, who can resist the temptation of delicious food?
"My brother is in the hospital." Hou Yuan's expression was still as innocent as before, but he did not act cute and fawning like he did to Shen Caisheng and the others. However, he still answered Yuan Lingling's questions honestly.
Yuan Lingling paused. What kind of question was she asking? She would be upset if the child cried again, so she comforted him, "It's okay, brother will be better soon. Don't worry too much." As she spoke, she reached out to touch the child's head. It is said that physical contact can help two people build a close relationship more quickly.
But this time Hou Yuan still avoided her.
"I'm not worried. My brother was injured because he was trying to teach my cousin a lesson. He hurt himself with a knife."
Yuan Lingling didn't hide her surprise, "What did you say?"
The little man took a step towards Yuan Lingling, and frightened Yuan Lingling so much that she almost dared not move.
He pulled Yuan Lingling's hand and poked him in the stomach. "Just like this, my brother's stomach started bleeding and he collapsed and was hospitalized."
"Is what you said true?"
Yuan Lingling had no right to comment on what happened to the monkey, but how could such a thing be allowed to be seen by such a young child?
No wonder she felt that the child was mature beyond his years when she first saw him. Moreover, such a small radish head was actually filled with black sesame filling. It turned out that he had learned so many things in his daily life.
"Of course it's true. I saw it while hiding behind the door, hehe." The child smiled cutely with his white teeth showing, but Yuan Lingling couldn't smile at all.
Fortunately, the monkey didn't let him see it on purpose, otherwise Yuan Lingling would probably be disgusted to death.
She was very angry about this matter and was still in a bad mood until dinner time.
Because Chen Caisheng was thinking of bringing some food to the monkey, he made a simpler meal, just steamed eggs and winter melon and pork soup.
Seeing that Yuan Lingling had no appetite at all, Shen Caisheng tasted the tender and smooth meat slices he had made and couldn't help but start to doubt himself.
Is it really that unpalatable?
He looked at Hou Yuan again. The boy was obviously eating very happily, but his eyes kept glancing at Yuan Lingling from time to time.
Could it be that this kid is bullying others?
Yuan Lingling was thinking about the child and didn't notice the look in Shen Caisheng's eyes.
Just when she was distracted, Shen Caisheng's voice suddenly came to her ears.
"Not to your taste?"
He suddenly spoke and scared Yuan Lingling, and she lost her grip on the chopsticks and they fell to the ground.
Yuan Lingling stood up and prepared to pick up the chopsticks, but Shen Caisheng had already done it.
Judging from Yuan Lingling's expression, she must be hiding something.
Shen Caisheng took another pair of chopsticks from the chopstick cage beside him and gave them to her, "If you have anything to say, just tell me directly." When he was thinking about a problem, he would subconsciously tighten his expression so that people would not easily detect his emotions, making him look even colder.
Coming back to her senses, Yuan Lingling quickly took the chopsticks, picked up a piece of meat and put it in her mouth, denying, "No, it's delicious, I was just thinking about other things."
She didn't mean to say anything more. Shen Caisheng said "oh" and the two fell into silence again.
After a long while, he thought of what happened today, frowned slightly, and asked softly: "Do you still want the money from Xie Guanglian? If so, I will go to his brother to get it tomorrow."
He suddenly mentioned Xie Guanglian for no apparent reason, and Yuan Lingling's heart suddenly rose to her throat.
Then she thought of a question. Ever since the last time he found Xie Guanglian leaving the yard, he mentioned Xie Guanglian every time he came back. So, he had long concluded that there was something going on between him and Xie Guanglian, and he spared no effort to test him.
Is he looking for an opportunity to kill with one blow?
He thought for only a moment, "Of course we have to take it back. This is our money. If we don't take it back, will it be a bargain for him? Or is it because you two have a good relationship and are too embarrassed to take it back?"
Yuan Lingling took the initiative and looked at him with pursed lips. Her beautiful eyes were as clear as autumn water. Even though Shen Caisheng had seen a lot of the world in recent years, his eyes flickered a little when he looked into her eyes.
"No, I'll ask for it tomorrow." Shen Caisheng turned around and continued eating, forgetting what he wanted to say for a moment.
Yuan Lingling also withdrew her gaze from him. She wanted to talk to him, but she was worried that if she said too much, she would make more mistakes and die sooner, so she lowered her head silently.
At this moment, Hou Yuan, who had been eating quietly, suddenly picked up a piece of meat and put it into Yuan Lingling's bowl.
"Sister Lingling, eat it. Don't dislike Yuanyuan."
Yuan Lingling looked up in surprise, "Who said I don't like you?"
Did someone say something nonsense in front of the child?
Anger rose in her heart. She hated people who took advantage of children without moral bottom line. How could this child encounter this again and again? Thinking of this, she slowed down her tone and said, "It's just the first time for sister-in-law to get along with such a well-behaved child. I'm a little uncomfortable with it."
These words were meant to comfort the child, and were also said to Shen Caisheng. He couldn't be allowed to doubt himself because of a child's words.
"Does sister-in-law like Yuanyuan?"
Yuan Lingling suppressed her confusion, curved her eyes, and smiled, "Of course, sister-in-law likes obedient children."
"Yuanyuan is very obedient." Hou Yuan sat up straight.
She didn't know if it was because of her preconceived ideas, but seeing Yuanyuan paying so much attention to her words and expressions, Yuan Lingling felt more pity for the child.
Even adults would be scared when seeing a monkey being injured, let alone such a young child?
If he doesn't feel scared, it would be even more terrifying, because it means that the child has already regarded such things as normal in his inherent impression.
Yuan Lingling looked at the child for a few more times and thought that she couldn't just ignore the child.
"Can I talk to you alone?" She put down her chopsticks and turned to look at Shen Caisheng.
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After dinner, Yuan Lingling and her husband sent the child to the Ma family next door.
"We are going to the store to buy some things. Please help us look after the children, Auntie."
Yang Ying's eyes swept between the two people, and then she showed an expression that showed she understood everything.
"Don't worry, I have watched this child grow up since he was young, you guys go quickly."
She didn't say anything, but the look in her eyes made it easy for people to sense her teasing.
Yuan Lingling's ears felt a little hot, but she still pretended to be calm. They were already husband and wife, and if she continued to be shy, people would definitely laugh at her. As the saying goes, as long as you are not embarrassed, others will be embarrassed.
Sure enough, Shen Caisheng coughed twice awkwardly, patted Yuan Lingling's arm gently, and said, "Let's go."
He still looked cold on the surface, but the slight redness on the tips of his ears made Yuan Lingling's lips curl up. She immediately stopped feeling embarrassed. She responded with a smile and followed him out of the Ma family's courtyard.
Worried that the other party might not have any patience with her, Yuan Lingling wanted to get straight to the point after she went out, but she backed off when she was about to open her mouth.
How could she, an outsider, know about this kind of thing?
Will she be locked up early if she knows too much?
The scene of the dark little room flashed through Yuan Lingling's mind. She felt her throat tighten and she felt unwell all over.
"What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"
In the past few years, Shen Caisheng has also developed the ability to observe people's words and expressions. He clearly saw that Yuan Lingling was in a good mood just now, but now she suddenly hesitated to speak. It was really strange.
Yuanyuan’s matter shouldn’t be so difficult to talk about, right? Could it be the Xie family?
"Just tell me what you want to say. I will definitely help if I can..." When Shen Caisheng said this, his gaze fell from top to bottom on Yuan Lingling's eyes and he saw her eyelashes trembling.
Seeing this, Shen Caisheng suddenly felt panic in his heart. He didn't know why he was panicking, and he didn't show it on the surface. He coughed lightly again and didn't say anything else, but waited for Yuan Lingling's answer.
Yuan Lingling struggled in her heart. After thinking for a while, she still couldn't say it directly. She just asked: "Um...what happened to the monkey? Can you tell me?"
"I heard that he was stabbed. What serious matter was there? Why would someone resort to knife-wielding?"
Shen Caisheng didn't understand why she asked this. She never asked about Monkey and the others before. But when he turned around and met Yuan Lingling's eyes, he pursed his lips.
Her eyes were clear, and she really wanted to know.
You've been struggling for so long just to ask this?
"It's a small matter. I just got hurt accidentally during the argument." He said calmly.
Hearing this, Yuan Lingling lowered her eyes and her heart sank.
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