Chapter 74 My Fourth Uncle Isn’t Stupid

Chapter 74 My Fourth Uncle Isn't Stupid

Xingxing secretly glanced at Yu Siyang and saw that he hadn't spoken. She sighed to Xingxing and nodded towards Yu Siyang: "Little girl, is your fourth uncle really stupid?"

Xingxing widened her eyes and emphasized seriously, "My fourth uncle isn't stupid!"

Yu Siyang felt uneasy and didn't know what to say.

The young lady of the Xun family pursed her lips and stole another glance at Yu Siyang.

He's not stupid?

Then why doesn't he react?

Xingxing stopped fetching water, slid off the stool, walked up to the young lady of the Xun family, and said earnestly, "My fourth uncle is very skilled; he can make all sorts of things for us. Grasshoppers, little lambs, rabbits, horses... he can make them all! He's very talented!"

The young lady of the Xun family pursed her lips and said, "Those are just trivial skills; what's so impressive about them?"

After saying this, she stole another look at Yu Siyang.

Yu Siyang said, "I'm indeed not very skilled, and I make them slowly. I'll try to be faster in the future."

The young lady of the Xun family noticed that when Yu Siyang spoke, his expression had a childlike innocence, which was unusual.

But... Yu Siyang was delicate-looking and still a teenager. This innocence and immaturity mixed with his appearance made him different from other boys in the village.

The young lady of the Xun family couldn't help but look at Yu Siyang several more times.

Her face gradually turned red: "He's really stupid..."

Xingxing became agitated: "My fourth uncle isn't stupid!"

The young lady of the Xun family deliberately argued with Xingxing: "He clearly is!"

"He isn't!"

"He is!"

Xingxing was on the verge of tears.

Seeing Xingxing being teased by the young lady of the Xun family, Yu Siyang also became angry.

He walked up to Xingxing and picked her up: "Come on, Xingxing, let's go find Grandma."

"Okay." Xingxing responded with a hint of grievance and hugged Yu Siyang's neck.

The young lady of the Xun family saw Yu Siyang carrying Xingxing out the door and became anxious. Ignoring her limp, she hobbled after them: "Where are you going?"

Yu Siyang replied without turning back: "We're going home. Miss Xun, no need to see us off."

The young lady of the Xun family stood at the threshold, biting her lip in anger.

Wei Pozi and Xun's Mother were chatting about daily life in a corner of the yard. The more Xun's Mother talked, the more she liked Wei Pozi. If her daughter married into their family, it would be a good match.

It all depended on whether her daughter liked Yu Siyang...

Xun's Mother was happily lost in thought when she saw Yu Siyang carrying Xingxing out of the house.

Her daughter chased after them, but they didn't even turn back... It was clear that the conversation had gone badly.

Xun's Mother was stunned.

Not only Xun's Mother, but even Wei Pozi was confused.

She saw her usually good-tempered fourth son come out carrying Xingxing, his mouth tightly pursed. Her heart sank.

"What happened?"

Yu Siyang shook his head: "Mother, nothing... If there's nothing else, shall we go home?"

Wei Pozi's heart sank further.

Her son was usually very mild-mannered, and this was rare.

Without hesitation, Wei Pozi nodded.

Xun's Mother hesitantly asked: "Don't you want to stay a bit longer?"

Wei Pozi politely smiled: "No, it's quite far from here. We hired a mule cart earlier, and it wouldn't be right to keep them waiting."

Hearing that Wei Pozi had hired a mule cart, Xun's Mother realized their family must be well-off and became even more interested.

Xun's Mother gave her daughter an exasperated look and reluctantly sent Wei Pozi and the others off.

Once Wei Pozi and the others left, Xun's Mother hurriedly asked her daughter: "What happened? Didn't you like him? He's a fine young man, what's wrong with him?"

The young lady of the Xun family pouted: "Mother, that stupid boy is so dull, and their little girl is just as dull. I called him stupid, and the little girl argued with me!"

A mother knows her daughter best. Seeing this, Xun's Mother knew her daughter was interested.

She was overjoyed: "...In a couple of days, I'll have your cousin talk to them again."

The young lady of the Xun family turned and went back inside: "Whatever."

...

Old Xu saw Wei Pozi and the others return early and exclaimed, "Why did you come back so soon? Did it not work out?"

Wei Pozi ignored Old Xu and simply said, "Drive your cart!"

When they were away from the Eighteen Mile Inn, Wei Pozi began to ask Yu Siyang in detail about what had happened.

Yu Siyang didn’t know how to explain it to Wei Pozi. After some thought, he summarized, "It seems that the Xun family’s girl didn’t fancy me. She said I was a fool."

As he spoke, Yu Siyang reached out to touch Xingxing’s little head, "Xingxing got upset because of this."

Xingxing hurriedly defended, "That sister insisted that Fourth Uncle is a fool! Fourth Uncle is so capable, he’s not a fool at all!"

Wei Pozi immediately agreed, "Yes, Xingxing is right. Your Fourth Uncle is not a fool."

She looked at Yu Siyang, "Lao Si, don’t listen to others’ nonsense."

After a pause, she cautiously asked Yu Siyang, "...Apart from this, what did you think of the girl?"

Yu Siyang hesitated for a moment and asked Wei Pozi softly, "Mother, can I not get married? ...I don’t want to hold anyone back."

Hearing this, Wei Pozi almost shed tears. She held back her sadness and repeatedly said, "What do you mean by holding someone back? My youngest son is so good, how could that be holding someone back?"

Yu Siyang’s eyes were pure and innocent like a child’s. He smiled, "Mother, I know you worry about my future. I’ll be fine. I want to stay by your side and take care of you for the rest of my life."

How could a mother bear to hear such words?

Her heart felt both sour and heavy. She turned away to wipe away a tear, no longer mentioning marriage to Yu Siyang.

But Xingxing, seeing Wei Pozi’s red eyes, became anxious, "Grandma, don’t be sad. It’s all my fault; I shouldn’t have argued with that sister. I can go apologize to her!"

Wei Pozi hugged Xingxing tightly, "Apologize for what, dear granddaughter? You did nothing wrong."

Xingxing said anxiously, "Really?"

Yu Siyang also nodded, "It’s true. Xingxing did nothing wrong."

Xingxing looked at Wei Pozi, then at Yu Siyang, and finally felt relieved.

Wei Pozi brought Yu Siyang and Xingxing home. Bai Xiaofeng, seeing her mother-in-law’s face, knew the matter hadn’t worked out.

Bai Xiaofeng was good at reading faces, but Li Chunhua wasn’t. She bluntly asked, "Mother, how did Fourth Brother’s matter go?"

Wei Pozi glanced at Li Chunhua and tersely replied, "Didn’t work out."

Li Chunhua was somewhat surprised, "Didn’t work out? Why didn’t it work out? Did Fourth Brother not fancy the girl?"

Bai Xiaofeng almost pulled her eldest sister-in-law!

This simpleton, why is she still asking?!

However, in Li Chunhua’s mind, her younger brother Yu Siyang was handsome and had a good personality. If it didn’t work out, it must be because he didn’t fancy the girl.

It must be said that Li Chunhua’s thinking subtly pleased Wei Pozi.

Wei Pozi felt a bit better and hummed, "Didn’t work out means it didn’t work out. There’s no need for so many whys. Get back to your work quickly."

Li Chunhua didn’t dare to ask more and obediently responded before going back to her chores.