Joyful Motherhood in a Rural Family

Di Yelei also came out and glanced up at the elderly Mr. Di’s room.

“Dad had a few drinks and went to bed early. Come and eat. Brother Zhang will be here later,” Liu Sisi said while setting out bowls and chopsticks.

“Zhang Peng is coming so late? It seems to be snowing outside again. Does he have something going on?” Di Yelei said in surprise, picking up the bamboo chopsticks as he spoke.

Liu Sisi also sat down, picked up the bamboo chopsticks, and first served YingEr and Da Mao some food. Only then did she pick up her own bowl and quickly eat, taking advantage of the gaps between chewing to attend to the two children on either side of her.

Now that the New Year had passed, YingEr was already five years old and could feed herself, but Liu Sisi still liked to help her pick out some easy-to-chew meat and bones.

As for Da Mao, who was next to her, the child was younger than YingEr but particularly protective of his food.

Before each meal, he always piled a heap of delicious food into his bowl, stacking it into a small mountain peak before starting to eat.

Moreover, he always had to eat until his belly was round before he would put down his bowl and chopsticks. He always dropped rice from the corners of his mouth as he ate, and despite Liu Sisi’s attempts to correct him, he remained unchanged.

It really made Liu Sisi’s head hurt!

In the end, Di Yelei came up with a solution, filling a small bowl separately with Da Mao’s favorite food and setting it before him, with the rice and meat in separate bowls, which improved the situation slightly.

Di Yelei ate silently, only looking at Liu Sisi, who was feeding YingEr, after putting down his bowl and chopsticks.

“Is your eldest brother really sent by your father-in-law and mother-in-law today? We had someone beat him up. Will there be any problems?”

What he really wanted to ask was whether his father-in-law would be angry about this, but he couldn’t quite bring himself to say it.

“What could happen? If he really cared about me, his sister, he wouldn’t have disregarded those three lanterns or been so focused on money…” Liu Sisi’s voice trailed off as she spoke.

During the New Year, a married daughter’s family would send her lanterns, naturally praying for her to add more lanterns and members to her family. But he actually sent three broken lanterns!

Just based on this alone, no one would blame them for beating him half dead and even more so considering what happened afterward…

Di Yelei reached out and held her hand, silently comforting her, “Don’t be upset. Fortunately, you’re married now. Getting angry with such a person will only hurt yourself. Even if you die from anger, he won’t care about you at all.”

“I understand,” Liu Sisi replied softly. She resentfully thought of the original body’s dead end due to such an animal.

However, just wait and see!

She had plenty of time to slowly teach that person a lesson! She would definitely make him repay every debt he owed!

Wiping away her tears secretly, she continued feeding YingEr, taking care of the wolf-like Da Mao, and suddenly remembered something.

“By the way, a couple of days ago, I heard from Di Cheng that a big customer came to the bookstore yesterday to buy the four treasures of the study for a teacher at the village school. So, he casually asked, the village school starts on the sixteenth. Today is the eleventh and tomorrow is the twelfth. I think I’ll take Xuan’er to the school to sign up tomorrow.”

These words suddenly made Di Xuan, who had been silent on the side, widen his eyes, and his whole body tensed up instantly.

Di Yelei looked at Di Xuan and was silent for a moment: “The registration for the village school is not urgent, it is still possible to register after the eighteenth.”

Liu Sisi shook her head: “No! I thought about it, and I want to send Xuan’er to study under Elder Mr. Xu’s name!”

These words made both Di Xuan and Di Yelei raise their heads in surprise, looking at her incredulously.

“Why suddenly want to send Xuan’er under Elder Mr. Xu’s name? I heard that his teaching is very strict, and he doesn’t easily accept students. Plus, Xuan’er is too young, and it’s really inconvenient for him to come and go, isn’t it?” Di Yelei frowned.

The village school in the small town was founded by Elder Mr. Xu, and almost all the students in the small town wanted to be taken under Elder Mr. Xu’s wing.

That’s why, when Liu Sisi mentioned Elder Mr. Xu, Di Yelei showed a look of both hope and concern.

“I know, so I plan to let Xuan’er sign up for the village school first. If he can gain Elder Mr. Xu’s favor and be taken under his wing, that would be the best. If not, it’s good for him to study with his peers.”

Liu Sisi had clearly considered this for a long time: “In addition, I plan to rent a shop with a small courtyard in the small town. That way, we can not only run our own shop, but also save Xuan’er the daily commute. The most important thing is that my body is still early in my pregnancy, and I can move around without any problem. But when the time comes, it will be inconvenient to go to the county city.”

What’s most important is that she felt uncomfortable with Little Cui watching her every move!

Now there is a legitimate excuse to move to the small town and get away from the other side’s sight- why not take advantage of it!

“Will dad be willing to move to the small town? That’s still uncertain,” Di Yelei was unsure.

“I will talk to you and Xuan’er first to see if you think it’s feasible. If you agree, I’ll talk to my father-in-law about it. Once we move to the small town, we will still do our best to take care of him and make sure he has a comfortable life. Besides, the small town is not far from the Upper Village. From now on, we can come back here to rest on holidays and fulfill my father-in-law’s wish, right?”

Di Yelei thought for a moment, looked at Di Xuan, and saw the excitement in his eyes. He patted his shoulder.

“The village school will accept students even if they don’t have a foundation. But to enter Elder Mr. Xu’s door, it is said that you need to pass an assessment to be admitted. Xuan’er has only been learning for these few days… can he pass?” Di Yelei’s words were hesitant.

Liu Sisi’s heart was also hesitant. Although she had taught Di Xuan a lot of content, she was teaching him based on the teaching methods of her later life and using the textbooks here. Whether he could pass the exam, she didn’t have a hundred percent certainty, but she felt there was a fifty percent chance.

“Who knows what the criteria are for Elder Mr. Xu to choose his students?”

Liu Sisi thought for a moment and said, “How about this? I have to bring the account book to the county tomorrow, so why not take Xuan’er with me? If he passes Elder Mr. Xu’s assessment, that would be even better. If not, we’ll just sign up for the village school. What do you think?”

As they spoke, both of their gazes fell on Di Xuan: “Xuan’er, are you confident about passing the assessment?”

“Mom! I am confident that I can pass! But…”

Di Xuan hesitated: “But Zhang Yun and I promised to go to school together this year. If I pass the exam, what will happen to Zhang Yun?”