Divorce with three kids? I'll build a house and eat meat, driving my in-laws crazy.

Chapter 137 The Temperamental Young Master and His Loyal Servant

Nie Tianlei affirmed, "I have never seen a woman come to see a doctor accompanied by her husband and mother-in-law."

"Huh? Can't we go together?" The servant still didn't understand.

"Alright, you can go now." Nie Tianlei didn't want to say anything more.

When a woman seeks treatment for infertility, her mother-in-law usually accompanies her.

Mothers-in-law are all the same; they always blame their daughters-in-law, and every sentence they utter implies that their family line will end.

Although the woman didn't say anything on the surface, she certainly couldn't escape this mother-in-law rule.

As a man, the husband usually does not accompany her.

Many men are superstitious and believe that women's menstrual blood is unclean and will bring them bad luck, so they naturally avoid it.

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On his way home, Chu Xiu drove the oxcart, feeling sullen the whole way.

Li Ruru teased, "What? Still thinking about that nonsense of yours?"

Chu Xiu remained silent, his face filled with melancholy.

"What's wrong with you?" Li Ruru snatched the whip and stopped the oxcart.

“There are no outsiders here now, so you can tell me anything you need to say,” she said gently.

Chu Xiu sighed silently and said, "Godmother, I'm fine. Let's go home quickly."

"No, we won't go back today unless you tell us," Li Ruru insisted.

She really couldn't understand what a rich young master like him had to worry about, since he had plenty to eat and wear.

There's no problem that money can't solve. If it really can't be solved, then it's definitely because the money isn't enough.

Chu Xiu picked at his fingers. "If we don't go back, where will we stay? Where will we sleep?"

Li Ruru shrugged and said, "The world is so big, surely you can find a place to sleep? We can stay in an inn, sleep in an oxcart, or even sleep on the street."

Chu Xiu blinked and exclaimed, "Godmother, you have such a good attitude."

It was as if no difficulty could stir up any storm in front of her.

"Tell me quickly, what's troubling you?" Li Ruru asked sternly.

Seeing that she was a little angry, Chu Xiu whispered, "There are so many things to do."

"Then let's go through them one by one." Li Ruru was a little impatient at this moment, but she still spoke patiently.

Chu Xiu thought for a moment and said, "I heard someone break into our yard last night, I..."

“I know, it must be my two nephews. Now that the wall is higher, they can’t get in.”

“Uh…” Chu Xiu didn’t expect Li Ruru to know about this. He paused for a moment and then said, “I promised you that I would take the county exam, but after studying for a few days, I can’t concentrate at all.”

After saying that, he lowered his head in annoyance. A gentleman's word is his bond, but he was about to break it.

"That's it? If you can't understand it, then don't take the exam."

"What if Chen Jinbang passes the exam..."

"He won't pass the exam. Is there anything else?"

"And my cousin, if he gets into college, my dad will look down on me even more."

"Your cousin? Even if he gets into college, he's not your dad's son."

"Uh..." Chu Xiu was stunned by what she was said. His godmother's logic didn't seem to be wrong.

"You can't sleep at night because of these things?" Li Ruru was a little disappointed, thinking that he was hiding something about a girl.

They turned out to be just trivial matters.

"There's one more thing," Chu Xiu said after hesitating for a long time. "Two of those bandits were government officials."

"Huh? Really?" Li Ruru was shocked.

Chu Xiu nodded and told her what had happened at the yamen last time, "I'm sure those two yamen runners were bandits who robbed us. They were both missing teeth and were panting heavily, looking like they were in a lot of pain. They must have been injured in the chest."

Have you told anyone about this?

"No, I only told you today." Chu Xiu shook his head.

"I understand." Li Ruru patted his head. "Child, you're still young, you shouldn't think about so many things. If the sky falls, there are tall people to hold it up. You're not a little twisted dough stick, why are you so complicated all the time?" Li Ruru didn't expect that Chu Xiu, who seemed so carefree, actually had so many things on his mind.

She was pleased that he was willing to talk to her, but also a little disappointed that he hadn't thought about anything related to men and women.

He's a 15-year-old child, this shouldn't be happening.

Could it be...? Li Ruru suddenly thought of Xiao Wu.

Could it be that the two of them...

Oh, no wonder!

"Oh, I see," Li Ruru thought, feeling like she had discovered a big secret, and a smile involuntarily crept onto her face.

She's not old-fashioned; she has a very open-minded view on this.

One is a highly skilled pageboy, and the other is a wealthy young master who is powerless. They grew up together as childhood sweethearts.

Well... it's actually quite easy to ship them.

“Come on, I’ll take you somewhere.” Li Ruru raised her whip, turned around, and the two returned to the county town.

The oxcart stopped in front of the blacksmith's shop. She got off and asked, "Shopkeeper, how's the big knife I ordered last time?"

The shopkeeper said she needed to register, but she didn't know whether the magistrate had approved it after she registered.

The shopkeeper remembered her and said, "You've passed, that was pretty quick."

He then led the two into the inner room, pointing to the wall covered with knives and saying, "Choose whichever you like."

"You choose," Li Ruru said to Chu Xiu. "Once you've chosen, let Xiao Wu teach you a couple of self-defense moves."

It saves him from worrying about this and that all day long, which has made the child sick.

Practicing martial arts can improve his health and also help him pass the time, leaving him no time to think about other things.

"This one will do," Chu Xiu said, pointing to a soft sword.

He remembered that Master Fang had a sword like that, and it looked very impressive when he wielded it.

Li Ruru also chose one for Xiao Wu and Xiao Yishan, while short knives were more suitable for Chaochao and Peipei, who are girls.

The two returned to Chenjia Village just as lunchtime was approaching.

Chaochao and Peipei prepared a table full of dishes and were just waiting for them.

Upon seeing the truckload of sacks, Xiao Yishan and Xiao Wu both ran over to help unload them.

"Godmother, what is this?" Xiao Wu asked.

"Just move it, why ask so many questions?" Chu Xiu tapped his head and said irritably.

Xiao Wu touched his head, said nothing, and obediently unloaded the cargo.

He didn't know why the young master was so angry, but he knew he couldn't afford to walk into the line of fire.

Let's talk less and do more.

Li Ruru couldn't help but smile. Wasn't this just like the hot-tempered young master and his loyal servant?
One is willing to hit, and the other is willing to be hit; they're a perfect match.

Oh, so sweet, so delicious.

No wonder Chu Xiu said he didn't want to get married before; it turns out he already had someone he loved. Their love was something that couldn't be seen in the light of day and was not accepted by the world.

While eating melon, Li Ruru busied herself directing everyone to move the charcoal into the cave in the backyard.

"Mother, are we going to live here?" Chaochao asked, puzzled.

“This place is big, it’s just sitting empty anyway,” Li Ruru said, patting Qiqi’s head. “You stay here and keep an eye on things.”

"Woof woof~ Awooo!" Qiqi jumped around happily around a pile of things.

After moving the things, everyone sat around the big table to eat, and then teased Chu Xiu for being a sickly person.

As the sun set, everyone else was reading, but Li Ruru and Chu Xiu were lying on chairs basking in the sun.

A month passed leisurely like this, and by the end of the month, all the restaurants had settled their final payments on time.

Xiao Yishan and Xiao Wu carried back two large boxes, which were filled with silver.

The family huddled around the box, rubbing their hands excitedly. Peipei whispered, "Mom, how much money did we make?"

(End of this chapter)