Chapter 104 Coaxing Her Back
Aunt Liu walked up to Liu Ye with a smile: "Hehehe, Liu Ye, you know, the reason our family treated you that way before was because we thought you were stupid. If you had spoken up earlier and hadn't pretended to be stupid, how could our family have treated you like that? Hehehe, you're so pretty, your parents would have treated you like royalty, wouldn't they? Hehehe, you really can't blame us for this. Think about it, what parents in the world don't love their children? Right?"
“Oh dear, it’s so cold today. Why don’t you invite your second uncle and aunt, and your parents, to come inside and sit down? We’ve come all this way to see you, not because we’re worried about you or anything. Please don’t misunderstand. It’s just that many families in the village are out of food, and we were worried about you, so we came to see you.”
Aunt Liu gave Liu Laoda and his wife a wink, signaling them to quickly back down. Liu Laoda grabbed Liu Wangshi and pushed her in front of Liu Ye: "Weren't you complaining about missing your daughter at home? Why are you silent now that you see her?"
Madam Liu nodded awkwardly. She still couldn't quite believe that the beautiful Liu Ye could be the big idiot she had given birth to: "Well... Liu Ye, your mother missed you and came to see you... Are you alright?"
Liu Ye curled her lip in a sarcastic smile, clapping her left hand repeatedly with the wood-chopping knife in her right. "Of course I'm doing well," she said. "Since I left that beast's den, life has gotten better every day."
Upon hearing Liu Ye's admission, Aunt Liu Er excitedly pointed at Liu Ye and exclaimed, "You admit you're a big fool!"
Uncle Liu quickly added, "I heard that too. You admit you're a complete idiot, and you can't go back on your word!"
Lady Liu looked at Liu Ye in disbelief and said, "Are you really a big fool?"
Old Liu slowly walked up to Liu Ye and looked her up and down. She really was a big idiot, his daughter? This is truly a case of a bad bamboo shoot coming out of a bad one.
"You're such a fool! Then why did you pretend to be a fool? Why did you hide it from me and your mother!"
Liu Ye pointed her wood-chopping knife at Liu Laoda and said coldly, "Watch your mouth! Stop calling me 'mother'! I have no mother, let alone a father. You're all curious why I'm pretending to be stupid? Humph! Of course it's because you've treated me badly! You don't deserve to be parents. You treat me worse than pigs and dogs. At least pigs and dogs have a place to sleep and food to eat. How have you treated me? You make me sleep in a pigsty and don't give me any food! Don't you have any self-awareness?"
After hearing this, Boss Liu gritted his teeth in anger: "You really have been pretending to be stupid all along, you brat! Don't think that just because you got the letter of severance, you can get rid of us. You were born of us, raised by us, so it is only right that you take care of us. Get Bai Zilin out here. If he wants to marry you, he has to give us a dowry. Otherwise, you can forget about having a peaceful life!"
Aunt Liu was furious when she saw Liu Laoda making such a fuss again. She quickly pulled him aside and said, "Oh, brother, how can you talk like that? Don't keep talking about money. It hurts the child's feelings. Hehehe, Liu Ye, don't hold it against your father. You know he's not good with words. Alright, I know you're fine. I'm relieved that you're okay. We'll go back now and come see you again another day. Your grandparents miss you too, and your little sister Xiangxiang misses you too."
"We'll be going now. You should go inside quickly. It's quite cold today. Don't let your delicate skin get cold. Bai Zilin will be worried about you, hehehe..."
Aunt Liu gave Uncle Liu a wink, and Uncle Liu immediately understood what she meant. He grabbed Liu Laoda and hurried away, while Aunt Liu waved to Liu Ye and followed behind them.
Madam Liu looked at Liu Ye with a reluctant expression, as if she was very reluctant to part with her: "Ye, Mother is leaving now. I will come to see you another day..."
Liu Ye turned and went back into the courtyard, slamming the gate shut. This startled Liu Wangshi, but she was secretly delighted. It was wonderful! The big fool was Liu Ye, and the beautiful Liu Ye was actually her daughter. Now she had hope!
Looking at the high courtyard wall, the tall gate tower, and the beautiful five-room tiled house, she already had a plan in mind. She quickly caught up with Boss Liu and the others, and chatted with the three of them for a while.
Liu Ye returned to the house, put the wood-chopping knife into her spatial storage, added two pieces of firewood to the stove, and then slipped on her shoes and lay down on the kang (a heated brick bed). She had already severed ties with the Liu family. Even if they knew she was a silly girl, they couldn't do anything about it. They wouldn't give her what she wanted, and they certainly wouldn't give her money. As for them always bothering her, humph, she didn't care at all. She was quite bored anyway, so she treated it like watching a monkey show. Going to the zoo to see monkeys required an entrance fee, but this was free.
When Liu Laoda and his friends returned home and told them that Liu Ye had admitted to being a silly girl, the Liu family was in an uproar. The Liu sisters, Liu Yaya and Liu Qing, were furious: "That damned idiot! She actually tricked us!"
Liu Qing nudged Liu Ya: "Keep your voice down, we'll deal with her later!"
Aunt Liu repeated the plan they had discussed on the way. Old Man Liu thought for a moment and nodded: "I think it's fine. Let's do it your way. Let's coax that girl back first. We must not anger her, otherwise we will not get any benefits. The most important thing now is to coax her back."
Old Liu nodded dejectedly: "I know, Dad. I heard from the villagers that Bai Zilin made several hundred taels of silver hunting and is now the richest man in Erdaogou Village. But he doesn't seem to be home. I wonder where he's working."
At this moment, Aunt Liu said with a calculating look, "If we can win over Liu Ye, Bai Zilin will become our family's cash cow. Women are all soft-hearted, they're made of water. As long as everyone in our family treats Liu Ye well, she'll definitely soften one day. When our family has difficulties, like building a house or getting married, we can ask her for money, and she won't refuse. She can watch her brothers and sisters get married. Relationships are built over time, so we have to get along well with her."
Aunt Liu then looked at her daughter: "Xiangxiang, you three sisters should go visit your eldest sister these next few days. Speak to her sweetly, coax her a little. If you can win her over, you'll be rewarded handsomely."
Liu Xiangxiang nodded reluctantly: "I know, Mother!" She'd rather not coax the big idiot than Liu Ye would!
Liu Baozhu's eyes darted around and he said, "I'll go see my little sister sometime."
Liu Baotian said with a calculating look in his eyes, "Big brother, I'll go with you too. I was ignorant before and bullied big sister a lot. I'll go and apologize to her."
Old Man Liu nodded with a look of satisfaction: "Good, good, you are all sensible children. It's up to you to coax Liu Ye back."
After Old Man Liu finished speaking, he took out his money pouch from his pocket, took out two taels of silver and handed it to Aunt Liu: "Go buy a good piece of fabric, and two packs of... just buy two sets of good fabric. Food is expensive now, so forget about candy. Find an opportunity sometime, and you, your mother-in-law and sister-in-law, go to see Liu Ye, give her the things, and say some comforting words. Don't stay too long, and come back quickly when it's almost time. Don't let her find out that we are trying to curry favor with her. That girl has been corrupted by Bai Zilin and is very suspicious."
Aunt Liu happily took the silver and put it in her pocket: "I know, Father, you can rest assured that I will handle things well."
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