Chapter 24: Heart-Wrenching Words

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Madam Dong Wu never expected the situation in the room to be like this!

At first, her mouth was wide open in shock. After she realized what happened, she did not even have time to scold Dong Nuan. She rushed back to the bedstove to see how Dong Yao was doing.

Dong Yao had just been beaten up and was screaming in anger.

As soon as Madam Dong Wu went over, she was kicked by Dong Yao. Madam Dong Wu was unprepared and took two steps back before she stabilized herself.

Although Dong Nuan felt that Madam Dong Wu was annoying, in this society where filial piety was the most important thing, Dong Yao obviously knew that the person walking over was his mother, but he still dared to kick her. This child still deserved a beating!

He dared to kick her mother now. When he grew up, would he not destroy the entire family?

Thinking of this, Dong Nuan snorted coldly. She picked up the stick again and hit Dong Yao in the face. Dong Yao jumped up from his fetal position and jumped dozens of feet away.

Alright, ‘dozens of feet’ was a little bit of an exaggeration, but he was indeed running around. As he ran, he screamed and cursed.

The words coming out of his mouth were not very clean, so Dong Nuan slapped his mouth until both sides of his face were swollen. He was also beaten silly. In the end, he lay on the bed, looking defeated. Only then did Dong Nuan stop.

Madam Dong Wu was stunned the entire time. She did not even react.

When Dong Nuan stopped, Madam Dong Wu finally came back to her senses. The first thing she did was reach out and hit Dong Nuan, but she was rudely pushed away by Dong Nuan. “If Mom is feeling too energetic and has nowhere to release her energy, why don’t you think about how to send Dong Yao to school? With Dong Yao’s current attitude, do you think he can support you in your old age or send you off well?”

Madam Dong Wu’s face turned pale when she heard this. She instinctively retorted, “How can you say that about Lil Yao? He’s your biological younger brother. He still has to support you in the future. You only have one younger brother…”

“He even dared to kick his own mother. If we count on him, we might as well count on the chickens in the courtyard too. At least they can lay a few eggs.” When the bamboo spirit retorted, it was not polite at all.

‘I don’t care what you’re hiding, I’ll pull it all out!’

Madam Dong Wu’s face turned ashen, but she could not help but defend her own son. “Lil Yao was just unhappy for a moment. He’s a good child. You can’t…”

“If you can kick your own mother when you’re not happy, will you stab your father the next time you’re not happy?” Looking at Madam Dong Wu’s struggling appearance, Dong Nuan sneered.

Dong Yao was still hoping that his mother would stand up for him, but when he realized that his mother was no match for Dong Nuan, he lay flat and groaned, unwilling to even move.

Madam Dong Wu’s heart ached terribly, but she still cared about Dong Nuan’s marriage. Thinking of this, her expression became much uglier. “Lil Nuan, why are you so indiscreet? You’re so close to that Han guy. He’s a bad person! How can he compare to Scholar Liao next door? He’s fair-skinned and good at studying…”

Madam Dong Wu wanted to list many of Liao Mingkun’s merits, but before she could finish, she was rebuked by Dong Nuan. “Yes, yes, yes. He’s a scholar. Do you think he’ll like a village girl like me?”

Her words rendered Madam Dong Wu speechless. Call her stupid, but she was not completely stupid. There were still some things that she could understand.

Her radiant treasure needed to study and learn how to read, but her family could not afford to send so many children off. It would not be bad to learn from Liao Mingkun.

Since her precious egg could also get benefits, Madam Dong Wu was naturally willing. Even if it meant sacrificing her girl, so what?

She was just a worthless girl.

Besides, a girl would have to get married sooner or later. If Dong Nuan could marry Scholar Liao, it would be a blessing in disguise.

At the thought of this, Madam Dongwu felt a little more confident. She said, “A girl will have to get married sooner or later. Scholar Liao has such a good background. It’s a blessing that he’s taken a fancy to you. You should marry him and support him well in his studies. When he becomes successful in the future, won’t you benefit from it too? You can even take advantage of Lil Yao and…”

“Mother is too naive. Do you think he’ll still want me, a village girl, when he’s successful?” Dong Nuan’s words shattered Dong Wu’s beautiful imagination.

It was not that Madam Wu had not thought of this possibility, but did this possibility not come with a year of benefits?

“Doesn’t that mean that we’ll still get to enjoy a few years of happiness?” Madam Dong Wu added with a little lack of confidence.

Hearing that, Dong Nuan did not have any emotions when she heard such shameless words. She just smiled unintentionally. “Mom has considered asking Scholar Liao to teach Dong Yao how to read. Why haven’t you thought about it properly? He studies in the county all year round. Every month, he comes back for one day and returns for money. Don’t tell me you’re hoping that he will use this one day to teach Dong Yao how to read!”

At this point, Dong Nuan’s smile deepened. She continued. “Even if he’s willing, don’t you think that the head of the Liao family is willing? It’s not easy for the clan to produce a scholar. Do you think he will teach his own clan first or your worthless family branch?”

After saying this, Madam Dong Wu’s expression changed again and again. She seemed to want to say something and defend herself, but she did not know what to say.

Seeing her like this, Dong Nuan thought for a moment and said, “Also, Mother, you’re so silly. All the men in the family who didn’t go to school are counting on Scholar Liao to give them some pointers. We only have one Dong Yao, but in the end, we have to marry a girl. This isn’t a suitable deal. There are two in Eldest Uncle’s family who haven’t been enlightened either. Second Uncle’s family has three. Fourth Uncle’s family doesn’t count. Fifth Uncle’s sons are still young.”

At this point, Dong Nuan’s smile deepened. “If that’s the case, even if there’s an opportunity, it should be Eldest Uncle and Second Uncle’s families who get it. It’s a great loss for us.”

Upon hearing Dong Nuan’s words, Madam Dong Wu’s expression froze for a moment. After a long time, her eyes lit up as if she finally realized that she had been tricked!

This was not enough. Dong Nuan decided to add another round. “And look, I can do all the work at home and outside, but it depends on whether I’m willing to do it or not. I’m quite lucky now. I can pick apricots and peaches when I go up the mountain. The apricots are soft and tender, and the peaches are crisp and sweet. Mother, are you really going to let the Liao family take advantage of you without even getting a promise from them first?”

Dong Yao, who had been lying motionless on the bedstove for a long time, groaned loudly to remind everyone of his presence when he heard the word ‘peaches’ and ‘apricots’.

Dong Wu’s mind flashed. In an instant, she could not care about anything else but her precious egg!

“Oh my god, Lil Yao!” Madam Dong Wu rushed to the bed and carefully touched Dong Yao.

“Apricot, apricot, apricot, apricot, hehehe!” Although Dong Yao had been beaten up, he was still thinking about the apricot that he had not eaten.

Therefore, even if it hurt, he had to whine!