Chapter 5
Fengli and Shulan looked at Luo Chaoyan, who had been sitting by the window in a daze for a long time. They winked at each other, wanting the other to speak.
The girl maintained the same posture since she returned to her own yard from the ancestral hall. If it were any other day, I would have discussed with them what to eat.
Luo Chaoyan suddenly turned her head and stared at Fengli seriously and said, "Fengli, I want to learn how to dance with water!"
"Girl, you've said this countless times." Pineapple no longer believed it.
Luo Chaoyan's tense face suddenly became like a deflated ball. This is a psychological problem she developed in modern times - fear of water. When she was young, she followed her sisters in the orphanage to go fishing and accidentally fell into the sea and almost drowned. From then on, she felt fear whenever she saw the turbulent sea or lake.
"But, girl, if you could dance in the water, you wouldn't be bullied by the little devil." Pineapple said heartlessly.
Shu Lan rolled her eyes at her and said, "Don't be disrespectful, he is the young master of the Huo family."
"So what? Just because the Huo family is powerful, they can take people's lives lightly?" Fengli said unconvinced: "If I was there at the time, I would throw him into the lotus pond to see if he would bully our girl again!"
Fengli sighed and said, "Girl, I don't know what kind of fate you have with this little devil. He pushed you into the water, but his father saved you. This is too coincidental."
"That's not a coincidence!" Luo Chaoyan gritted her teeth and said, "He did it on purpose from the beginning to the end." She remembered his sinister expression when he was about to faint in the lotus pond. He said, "You don't want to be my stepmother, so I want you to be my stepmother!"
By the way, it seems that when he pushed her into the water, he had thought about asking his father to save her. In ancient times, private correspondence and giving handkerchiefs to each other could be considered as private transactions that violated etiquette, not to mention physical contact. You can forget about your innocence then.
OK! A five-year-old child was so cunning. She really underestimated him. He was not afraid that she would not survive long enough for his father to come and rescue her, thus ruining his plan.
Thinking of this, she felt upset again. Why should she be an honest person? She should have done as he wished and pretended to be a hypocritical and power-hungry woman to avoid this suffering.
"What?"
Shu Lan and the other were both stunned.
Fengli's face was full of disbelief: "Girl, you... you mean he fell in love with you and wanted you to be his stepmother, so he did all these things? No wonder his family sent someone to propose marriage the next morning!"
"This little devil is so mean. People say that the girl used such shameless means to marry into the Huo family. This is clearly a false accusation!"
"Girl, what are you going to do?" Shu Lan asked.
"What do you mean? I definitely won't marry her!" Fengli said angrily, "I'm already full of thoughts, so his father must be even more so. My girl has always been lazy, how can she live a peaceful life if she marries him?"
"But the eldest master certainly doesn't want to offend the Huo family, and the old lady certainly doesn't want to miss this marriage." Shu Lan looked at Luo Chaoyan, "Miss, the third master and his wife may not give in now, but the old lady is here. Filial piety has always been more important than anything else. You don't want to see the third master and the old lady falling out, do you?"
Luo Chaoyan had to admit that if she really refused, her parents would definitely give in to her, but the relationship between her father and grandmother would inevitably be strained. My father is open-minded and free-spirited. He seems heartless, but he actually cares a lot about my grandmother.
During the years of being exiled, her father would often tell her about how much his grandmother loved him. Every time there is a festival, if there is anything new and interesting, I will think of asking someone to bring it to my grandmother.
Of course she didn't want to embarrass her father, but she felt uncomfortable letting the little devil do what he wanted. Who can endure the pressure of forcing a cow to drink water?
In modern times, she has been busy making money and working hard, just wanting to save money to buy a house and have a place to live. She has never considered getting married because she has become accustomed to relying on herself for everything. So here, she has no expectations for marriage, and it is good enough for them to treat each other with respect.
Luo Chaoyan was still immersed in her own thoughts when she heard a maid's voice coming from outside the door.
"Girl, the two young masters of the Huo family are here."
What!
How dare that little devil come to my door? The anger in Luo Chaoyan's chest was rising at this moment. She looked at Fengli, and then remembered that this was the Luo Mansion. If something happened to this little devil here, there would be no peace in the mansion either.
So she asked Pineapple and the other two to help her put some white powder on her face and modify her makeup. When she saw her pale face in the mirror, she nodded with satisfaction.
The two men supported the "sick" her and walked into the living room.
Huo Rui didn't seem to be aware that he was a guest in the hall. He sat down on a chair and asked the maid to bring him tea.
Seeing him looking like he deserved a beating, Luo Chaoyan felt her teeth ache again.
“Ahem…”
She coughed gently, making it seem like she was very "sick".
Huo An, who was originally held by the wet nurse, got off the wet nurse as soon as he saw her, and jumped towards her, almost ruining her plan.
When he ran over, Pineapple pulled the clothes on his back and lifted him up.
Seeing this, the Huo family's nurse hurriedly shouted, "Girl, you will hurt our young master by doing this, let him go quickly."
Pineapple snorted coldly, "Yes, your young master is precious, so why don't you take him away quickly." Then, regardless of the baby's struggle, she lifted the baby directly into the nurse's arms.
The baby looked at Luo Chaoyan with some grievance: "Mother...!"
Huo Rui saw his brother's pitiful appearance. He glared at Fengli and said, "As expected, the servants are like their masters. There are no rules at all."
Luo Chaoyan sneered: "Of course it's not as good as your Huo family's tutor."
Huo Rui smiled when he heard her emphasize the word "tutor" particularly much, as if she wanted to bite him hard.
"Woman, judging from your full-throated voice, you are simply pretending to be sick!"
"Yes! I thought this would make Young Master Huo feel guilty, or at least feel ashamed for hurting others. I didn't expect that I had misjudged human nature. If this person is cold and indifferent, how can we expect him to have a conscience?"
Huo Rui said indifferently: "I am a good kid, how could I have the intention to harm others."
Fengli said angrily, "How dare you say it wasn't you who pushed my girl into the water?"
"You better be careful with your words, girl." Huo Ruiyu said, "Did anyone see me pushing her into the water? It was clearly a trick she used to marry my father."
"You're talking nonsense!" Fengli was furious. She suddenly looked up at him and pointed at him in disbelief: "It was you who pushed our girl into the water on purpose!"
"Do you have evidence?" Huo Rui said contemptuously.
Luo Chaoyan looked at him calmly and said, "What if I insist on not getting married?"
Huo Rui's face froze for a rare moment, and then he said in a teasing tone: "Why, are you thinking of spending the rest of your life in a temple?"
"Woman, it's your blessing to marry into my family. Don't be ungrateful. Besides, my father is handsome, how can he not be worthy of you? You are just so-so in appearance. If you don't like my father, who else can you like?"
Luo Chaoyan had really wanted to register her name in the temple. After a long time, when everyone had forgotten about it, she could just fly freely in the sky. But later she felt that this was not very realistic, so she gave up the idea.
"Why do you insist on me being your stepmother? What do you want?"
"An An likes you."
"Do I look like your mother?"
"Not like that!" Huo Rui said, "My mother is gentle, sophisticated and a lady from a noble family, not like you who is unruly like a wild girl."
Luo Chaoyan suppressed her urge to beat him up, and said patiently: "Then you can find one with your mother's temperament!" Why do you come to harm me?
"There is only one mother, no matter how much she resembles me, she is not her." Huo Rui said, "Others want to marry my father, but I won't let them. If you don't want to marry, I will insist that you be my stepmother."
As expected, you can't reason with this little devil, he is simply a mental patient! Luo Chaoyan is secretly plotting something.
She said, "How about we make a bet? If you lose, you let me go. If I lose, I will be willing to marry you."
Huo Rui thought about it seriously and nodded: "Okay!"
Luo Chaoyan said, "You can play Cuju, so you should have some basic knowledge of martial arts." The last time she saw him beating that woman, his technique was very obvious.
"I do know a little! What do you want to bet on?" Huo Rui admitted frankly.
"Badminton!" Luo Chaoyan asked Fengli to take out the badminton.
Huo Rui looked at the badminton racket in his hand and looked at her in confusion.
"Let's go to an open area."
Everyone went outside.
A rectangle was drawn on the open space with a boundary in the middle.
Luo Chaoyan asked Fengli to demonstrate the rules and playing methods to him.
"This is not fair!" Huo Rui's servant said, "This is obviously a game you play often. This is the first time our young master has seen it."
Luo Chaoyan was very confident and didn't feel like she was bullying a child at all: "I only know how to play this." If she treated the little devil as a child, she would be the one who would suffer.
The sports games played by people here are either Cuju or polo. She really couldn't play it. Cuju was similar to modern football. It consumed physical strength, endurance and agility. She couldn't play it well, let alone polo. She was lucky enough to be able to ride the horse steadily. So she appropriated this relatively easy modern sport.
It is called badminton, but it is a simple version. The racket is made of wood, and the strings are made of guitar strings. Badminton is made of a piece of cloth stuffed with cotton.
Fengli echoed, "How can this be unfair? Your little evil... young master can also fight, but our daughter is a boudoir lady who never steps out of the house. She only exercises and plays with this occasionally."
"Okay, but best of three. I want to change it to ten games," Huo Rui said.
Pineapple laughed secretly in her heart, humph! No matter how many games you play, the final result is only one - defeat. She had fought against the girl numerous times, and even though she was naturally strong, she had never been able to defeat the girl, so this little devil was certainly no match for her.
As for Luo Chaoyan, that was exactly what she wanted! I can't punish you in public, and I can't mess with you in secret. Wait, little devil, I'll let you taste the feeling of being bullied.
Shu Lan was the scorekeeper. She shouted, "The game begins!"
Luo Chaoyan served first, with a fast, accurate and fierce speed!
The ball flew past Huo Rui's cheek and then fell into the backcourt.
"One point for the girl!"
Huo Rui could feel the stinging pain on his cheek, and he knew that the woman must have done it on purpose.
Luo Chaoyan scored five goals in a row, and Huo Rui was beaten badly. The ball either brushed past his cheek or he dropped it to the ground in an attempt to intercept her ball. His cheeks had begun to turn red, and his hands and legs had multiple scratches.
"Mother...is...amazing!"
Little Huo An happily shouted to Luo Chaoyan in his nanny's arms.
Huo Rui felt a little heartbroken. He was treated terribly, but his silly brother was cheering for that damn woman. No, he couldn't let that woman get away with it. He gritted his teeth and got ready: "Come again!"
Luo Chaoyan showed no mercy at all. If she wanted to take revenge now, what else would she be waiting for?
As expected, after suffering so many losses, he did gain some experience. Huo Rui slowly figured out her schemes and gradually caught up with her tactics. But he is only a five-year-old child after all, and he is still at a disadvantage in terms of height.
The final result was ten to five, and Luo Chaoyan won.
Luo Chaoyan said: "You lost, I hope you can keep your promise!"
Huo Rui was not angry, he smiled happily: "Woman, I look forward to our competition next time."
"Let's go!"
As she watched him lead his men out of the courtyard, she had a bad feeling. What does he mean? Who will have a next time with him?
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
