79 Brothers and Sisters
Old Liu stared at Little Ah Yu, his eyes as sharp as an eagle’s.
Little Ah Yu was not afraid at all. She could feel that this grandfather looked fierce, but he was not scary at all.
Liu Shi was also very nervous. She stood at the door and did not dare to make a sound.
w.a.n.g Chuanman did not dare to speak. This was the second time he had seen his father-in-law.
The first time was when he married Liu Shi. At that time, Old Liu was lying on the bed with an expression as if he wanted to eat him up.
Moreover, w.a.n.g Chuanman felt that this old man gave him a similar feeling as his mother. When he stood in front of the other party, he did not dare to speak much.
“Is this your daughter?” Old Liu finally spoke.
Liu Shi’s heart skipped a beat. Her father had realized that something was wrong?
How could she answer him to smooth over this matter-
Without waiting for Liu Shi to speak, Old Liu shifted his gaze to w.a.n.g Chuanman, his eyes filled with disdain. “With your looks, how could you give birth to such a beautiful daughter? You must have burned a lot of incense in your previous life, right?”
w.a.n.g Chuanman: “…”
Wait, I’m not bad-looking either, right? Everyone from the villages around us said that I’m a handsome kid!
Facing his father-in-law’s forcing gaze, w.a.n.g Chuanman could only chuckle and did not dare to retort.
“Little sister, you’re back? Aiya, why are you standing at the door? Come in quickly. The hot water is ready!” At the critical moment, Liu Dashi appeared and pulled w.a.n.g Chuanman’s arm without any explanation. He even turned around to call out to Liu Shi.
Liu Shi and w.a.n.g Chuanman hurriedly followed in. Ah Yu saw her grandfather standing alone. After thinking for a moment, she stuffed her little hand into his palm.
Old Liu’s palm was especially rough, like sandpaper. When Little Ah Yu stuffed it into his hand, her palm trembled.
“What are you doing?!” Old Liu frowned and subconsciously wanted to shout. But when he saw such a little child, he was afraid that he would shout at her too hard and send her flying.
The shout came out a few tones lower.
“Grandpa, your house is so far away. Ah Yu picked flowers and wanted to give them to Grandpa and Grandma, but it’s too far. The flowers are all gone.”
Actually, Little Ah Yu had accidentally dropped it when she was asleep. Of course, w.a.n.g Chuanman and the other two were not in the mood to pick it up for her.
Old Liu snorted. “Who needs it?”
He held Little Ah Yu’s hand and slowly walked into the main room. Liu Dashi had already welcomed them to sit down.
As soon as Old Liu entered, w.a.n.g Chuanman, who had just sat down, immediately stood up and called out a little cautiously, “Father.”
Liu Shi also called out to him.
Little Ah Yu hurriedly ran towards Liu Shi and snuggled up to her.
“You still know that I’m your father? I thought that after you got married, you even changed your surname. The new year has already pa.s.sed, and you’re only here now. Is the road home paved with lava?”
Even in front of w.a.n.g Chuanman, Old Liu did not intend to give Liu Shi face.
Liu Shi’s eyes turned red when she heard the word “home”.
“It’s all my fault for not coming to see Father and Mother earlier.” Liu Shi lowered her head and wiped her tears, not daring to say anything.
Liu Dashi had already asked the kid at home to go out and call Liu Ershi back.
Soon, many people gathered in the central room.
There was the two brothers of the Liu family, two daughters-in-law, three grandsons, and two granddaughters.
The adults subconsciously looked at the basket, but the children looked at the new girl.
Liu Shi took out the things one by one. “Before the new year, the village suffered a snow disaster. The roads were all covered in snow and everyone was trapped in the village and couldn’t come out. After the new year, we were busy planting seeds and didn’t have the time to visit. Father, please don’t blame us.”
“This is what my mother-in-law asked me to bring back. The cloth is to make clothes for you, Father. There’s not much food here, so the meat is to nourish your bodies…”
When she took out the meat, everyone’s eyes widened.
They did not even get to eat meat during the new year!
They had already eaten all the food in the house. Half of the money was exchanged for food and the other half was used for Qin Shi’s treatment. They really did not have much money to buy meat.
“Do we lack these things? Take it back!” Old Liu ignored the disappointed expressions of the others and said coldly, “Do you think our Liu family can’t even compare to your Old w.a.n.g family?”
After a while, w.a.n.g Chuanman had roughly figured out Old Liu’s mentality. At this moment, he was no longer so terrified, but he still smiled apologetically and said, “Father, you’re treating us like outsiders. This is our filial piety to you. We should have come at the beginning of the year, but we really couldn’t leave. My wife kept nagging at home saying that she wanted to come back. However, at that time, her body had yet to recover. I really didn’t dare to take the risk.”
When Old Liu heard this, he frowned deeply and looked at Liu Shi. “What’s wrong with you again?”
Liu Shi recalled that before the new year, she had a miscarriage and could not protect the child in her stomach.
If not for w.a.n.g Chuanman mentioning this, she would have forgotten about it.
During this period of time, her mind was focused on Ah Yu. Coupled with the fact that her body was recovering very well, she never thought about that matter again.
She was afraid that if she thought too much, she would run into a dead end.
w.a.n.g Chuanman told him about Liu Shi’s miscarriage.
“b.a.s.t.a.r.d! Is this how you take care of my daughter?!” Old Liu slapped the table with a loud bang.
Without thinking, w.a.n.g Chuanman knelt in front of Old Liu with red eyes. “Father, I didn’t take good care of her. Hit me!”
“No, don’t hit Father!” Little Ah Yu hugged w.a.n.g Chuanman’s head and looked at Old Liu. “Grandpa, hit me. I’m not afraid of pain.”
Old Liu did not hit anyone in the end, but after this incident, the few of them had something to talk about.
Old Liu grabbed w.a.n.g Chuanman and scolded him. w.a.n.g Chuanman nodded his head and did not retort.
w.a.n.g Chuanman took the opportunity to tell him about Little Ah Yu. He only said that the child was too weak and he was afraid that he could not take care of her, so he did not tell him.
This year, she looked better, so he brought her over to see her grandparents.
Old Liu snorted. “Of course you say it nicely. Who knows what tricks you have up your sleeve?” He believed these words.
Such things were naturally common in farmers’ families. Children were not easy to raise, and many died before the age of seven.
“Where’s Mother?” Liu Shi took the opportunity to ask Madam Yang.
“Mother hasn’t been in good health recently and is recuperating in the house. I’ll bring you over.” Madam Yang brought Liu Shi to visit Qin Shi, who was lying on the hospital bed.
Afraid that she would pa.s.s the illness to the child, Madam Yang pulled her daughter, Xing Hua, over. “The few of you, bring your sister out to play.”
Xing Hua was 10 years old this year and had long discovered this cute little cousin. She immediately nodded. “Mom, don’t worry. We’ll take good care of Sister.”
Little Ah Yu was worried. She held Liu Shi’s hand and instructed, “Mother, if Grandpa hits you, tell Ah Yu. Ah Yu will help you block it!”
She had already realized that as long as she stood in front of the adults, the adults would not be beaten up.
Therefore, she had to help block them in the future to prevent her father and mother from being beaten up.
Liu Shi patted her head. “Alright, thank you, Ah Yu.”
Among the few grandsons of the Liu family, the oldest, Goudan, was already 14 years old, but he was still at a playful age.
Everyone introduced themselves to Little Ah Yu and asked for her name.
Little Ah Yu did not remember the name the w.a.n.g Family had given her. She only knew that her name was Ah Yu.
“Sister Ah Yu has a nice name!” Goudan said firmly.
They had never heard of jade before. They didn’t know what it was, but they knew about dogs.
In any case, jade was definitely better than dogs!
The other siblings asked, “Big Brother, what are we bringing our sisters to play?”
Goudan looked at his beautiful little cousin, his eyes rolling. “Bring her around. Didn’t Mang Zi say that his sister is the best-looking? Now that we have a better-looking sister, let’s show them!”
Everyone thought of Mang Zi’s sister and looked at Little Ah Yu. They felt that it made sense.
However, just as they were halfway there, they were stopped by Little Ah Yu.
[Kid, someone fell into the well. Go and get the adults’ help!]
When they ran past a well, Meatball suddenly spoke.
Little Ah Yu was being carried by Goudan. When she heard Meatball’s words, she hurriedly tugged his ears.
“Big Brother Goudan, Big Brother Goudan, go over there.” Little Ah Yu pointed at the well. “Someone fell down.”