Chapter 207: She Wouldn’t Want to See Me Again

Chapter 207: She Wouldn’t Want to See Me Again

Meanwhile, Grandfather Liu had earlier discussed teaching with Yu Yongliu, and Yu Yongliu came over today.

While Grandfather Liu was a bit miffed that Yu Siyang didn’t appreciate his offer, he wouldn’t take that frustration out on his newly accepted student, Yu Yongliu.

Grandfather Liu sighed inwardly. If they couldn’t become in-laws, then so be it.

Yu Yongliu was certainly no ordinary person. Consider it doing a favor for Ah Wu.

Should Ah Wu encounter any trouble in the future, he hoped that Yu Yongliu, out of gratitude for the lessons, would lend her a hand. That would be enough.

Grandfather Liu took Yu Yongliu’s education seriously.

Yu Yongliu, like a sponge, soaked up every bit of knowledge that Grandfather Liu taught.

Grandfather Liu then increased the pace of the lessons.

And Yu Yongliu still kept up.

Grandfather Liu then increased the depth of the lessons.

And Yu Yongliu s-t-i-l-l kept up!

Grandfather Liu was astonished.

Although he could see Yu Yongliu’s talent, it was only when he personally taught him that he realized Yu Yongliu was a true genius!

Grandfather Liu was invigorated.

He hadn’t expected to find such talent in his later years.

Though secretly pleased with Yu Yongliu, outwardly, he grumbled that Yu Yongliu was just barely acceptable.

Then he assigned him a pile of homework.

Yu Yongliu didn’t even wrinkle his brow.

After the lesson, as Yu Yongliu was about to leave, Grandfather Liu called him back and coughed lightly. "...What does your family think about your fourth uncle’s marriage plans?"

Yu Yongliu: "..."

He lowered his eyes. "My family has always listened to my grandmother."

Grandfather Liu pondered thoughtfully.

"Sir, if there’s nothing else, may this student take his leave?" Yu Yongliu asked.

Grandfather Liu nodded and waved his hand. "Go on then."

Yu Yongliu bid farewell decisively and headed home.

By the time he returned from Grand Scholar Liu’s, it was still earlier than when the private school usually finished for the day.

Huai Geer and the others were still in school, and Xingxing had also returned to the countryside. At home, only Yu Sanbao and Yu Siyang were busy working at the shop.

When Yu Sanbao saw Yu Yongliu come back, he asked how things went with Grand Scholar Liu.

Yu Yongliu answered truthfully.

He noticed that Fourth Uncle had somehow appeared not far from him while he was speaking.

Yu Yongliu suddenly remembered something: “...By the way, I heard that one of the young mistresses from the Liu family is sick.”

Yu Sanbao hadn’t reacted yet, but Yu Siyang’s face went pale.

“Ah Wu is sick?!

“I don’t know,” Yu Yongliu shook his head honestly, “I only overheard two servants casually chatting when I was leaving. They said the medicine the young mistress is taking costs three taels of silver per dose, something they, as servants, could never afford.”

Yu Siyang was anxious and worried: “...In Ah Wu’s household, it must be her taking the medicine. It’s just her and her grandfather at home.”

He grabbed Yu Yongliu’s arm: “Liu Ge'er, can you ask tomorrow how Ah Wu is doing? Is it serious or not?”

Yu Yongliu said, “Ah,” hesitating, “If I ask about Ah Wu sister too abruptly, what if it damages her reputation?”

“That’s true...” Yu Siyang muttered, “You’re there to study, after all. It wouldn’t be proper for you to ask about a young mistress’s affairs. It wouldn’t be appropriate.”

Yu Siyang pressed his lips together, seemingly making up his mind.

“Third brother, please take care of things in the shop for the next few days,” Yu Siyang said, and was about to head out.

Yu Sanbao hurriedly grabbed his younger brother’s arm: “Hey, where are you going?”

Yu Siyang said dryly, “...I’m worried about Ah Wu. I’ll go keep an eye on her house. She enjoys going out, so if she’s feeling better, she’ll surely come out.”

Yu Sanbao was dumbfounded: “Fourth, what are you—”

Yu Siyang said seriously, “I won’t let Ah Wu see me. I’ll just keep an eye on her from a distance... Last time, I made her angry, and she definitely doesn’t want to see me.”

“...” Yu Sanbao slapped his forehead, speechless.

Seeing that Yu Sanbao wasn’t holding him back anymore, Yu Siyang dashed out in a flash.

Yu Sanbao was left speechless, watching Yu Yongliu still standing there.

He waved his hand to shoo the boy away: “Kid, don’t follow your Fourth Uncle’s example. Go inside and rest. You’ve been studying all day; give your brain a break.”

“No need, Third Uncle, I’ll work on the assignments the teacher gave us,” Yu Yongliu said, “And Xingxing’s copybooks are almost finished. I’ll write some more for her.”

Yu Sanbao watched as his third nephew entered the inner courtyard.

Alone in the shop, he sighed softly.

Suddenly, he really missed his wife, Su Rouer.

...

At that moment, Su Rouer was chasing Ju Geer all around the courtyard.

Until now, the Yu family hadn’t had a baby as young as Bang Geer—Xingxing had been over three years old when she came, no longer an infant—Ju Geer, not understanding boundaries, had taken a small orange and sneaked into the second household’s rooms to feed Bang Geer.

The orange was almost in Bang Geer’s mouth!

Fortunately, Bai Xiaofeng had noticed in time and stopped him.

Even so, everyone had been scared out of their wits.

Su Rouer grabbed the shoe sole she was working on and chased after Ju Geer, giving him a few swats on the backside. Ju Geer screamed and ran fast.

Xingxing stood under the eaves, her little face serious.

Just now, Wei Pozi had also told her that Bang Geer was still too young, and apart from milk, he couldn’t have anything else, otherwise it might cost Bang Geer his life.

Xingxing felt that Ju Geer really needed a good spanking to teach him a lesson.

Su Rouer, being an adult, quickly managed to grab Ju Geer.

Su Rouer immediately pulled down her son’s pants and started swinging the sole of her shoe at his butt.

Ju Geer wailed like a banshee.

Xingxing’s originally stern little face gradually showed a bit of sympathy.

…Ju Geer’s cries were too pitiful!

Like clockwork, Bang Geer also started wailing loudly.

It was a beautiful day, and Bai Xiaofeng was in the yard, holding Bang Geer and trying to calm him, though she felt a mix of amusement and frustration as she tried to persuade Su Rouer, “Alright, he’s learned his lesson. He just needs to know better next time.”

She was taken aback.

In the past, Su Rouer wouldn’t even raise a finger to Ju Geer.

The fact that she could now directly pull down his pants and start beating him was not only because Ju Geer had become more mischievous, but also because Su Rouer has toughened up.

Su Rouer was sweating from the exertion of the spanking.

She wiped the sweat from her forehead with her sleeve, “The harder the spanking, the longer the lesson sticks.”

After saying that, Su Rouer gave Ju Geer a few more swats on the butt.

Noticing her son's bottom was already bright red, Su Rouer finally let Ju Geer go.

Ju Geer covered his butt, crying his eyes out. In the end, Xingxing gave him two pieces of her saved pine seed candy, which finally got Ju Geer to stop crying.

"Mom is so tough." Ju Geer muttered with the candy in his mouth.

Su Rouer's keen ears picked it up. "What did you just say?"

Ju Geer jumped and quickly replied, "Mom, I said you're so pretty!"

Su Rouer gave a cold smile.

Laughter filled the courtyard.

Wei Pozi smiled, thinking how much she enjoyed life these days.

Right then, Zhou Wuniang from the village dropped by for a visit.