Divorced by her husband's family and rejected by her own! She defiantly turned her life around

Liu Siyue slept soundly all night with her child in her arms, only to find her daughter lying next to her, hugging and chewing on a foot. She took the child's little foot out of her mouth and said, "You little rascal, do you like your little foot?"

"Get up, Mommy will take you to drink milk."

Liu Siyue carried the child out of the house and saw Ning Xiang and the others in the courtyard. "Master, you're awake. I've prepared the baby's milk."

"Bring it over here, I'll feed her."

"Yes, Master."

Ningxiang brought over the goat milk. "Master, why don't you go and have your breakfast first? I'll feed the little master."

"No need, let me feed him."

Liu Siyue fed Yao'er spoonful by spoonful. The little one was very active, twisting and turning in Liu Siyue's arms. She reached out and knocked the milk to her mouth, and the spoon fell to the ground.

Liu Siyue instinctively slapped Yao'er's hand, and Yao'er pouted in grievance and burst into tears.

Yun Chenxin rushed over and snatched the child away, saying, "Yao'er is so young, what does she know? Why are you hitting her?"

You can't take care of the child yourself, yet you blame the child.

Look, the child's hands are all red from clapping.

She tenderly blew on the baby's hand, saying, "Don't cry, Yao'er, Auntie will breastfeed you."

"I didn't mean to hit her, I just couldn't control my hand for a moment."

Yun Chenxin gently tapped Liu Siyue's forehead with her hand, "You, you've gotten so used to being a hands-off mother, just waiting for someone else to raise the child for you, and you just pick up a ready-made one."

Liu Siyue chuckled, "Who told me to have such a good mother, and so many wonderful aunts too?"

The servants were amused by Liu Siyue. Their mistress was so cute and mischievous. Life seemed exceptionally easy with such a mistress.

"Alright, Yao'er is in your care now. I'm going to have breakfast. Have you all eaten?"

"Master, we've all eaten."

Liu Siyue was having breakfast when Wang Zhilan arrived, bringing her son with her.

"Sister Liu is eating right now. Xi'er said she wants to come and formally pay her respects to you. These scholars are so stubborn."

Xu Jingxi stood in the courtyard, looking around as if searching for something.

"Please go sit in the living room first, I'll be there after I finish eating."

"Okay, then we'll wait for you in the living room."

The mother and son sat in the living room when Liu Ruxue's voice came from the courtyard, "When are we going to the shop?"

Upon hearing the voice, Wang Zhilan called out, "Miss Ruxue, come in quickly."

Liu Ruxue went in to greet Wang Zhilan and Xu Jingxi. She no longer called Wang "sister" but instead called Xu "Madam". Yesterday, when Xu introduced her, she called her Miss Ruxue instead of Sister Ruxue.

"Ru Xue greets Madam Xu and Young Master Xu."

"Come sit down, we'll go after your cousin finishes breakfast."

After finishing her breakfast, Liu Siyue returned to her room, found a set of fine writing brush, ink, paper, and inkstone, and then went to the living room.

Xu Jingxi immediately stood up. "Aunt, please take a seat."

As soon as Liu Siyue sat down, he bowed respectfully. Liu Siyue quickly stopped him, saying, "You don't need to do that."

"Aunt, listen to me, I have my reasons for bowing to you."

My first courtesy is to thank my aunt for her tolerance and understanding of my mother.

The second gesture was to thank my aunt for her understanding of my mother, which helped her to rediscover herself and get out of the quagmire of her relationship.

The third gesture was to thank my aunt for helping my mother find her purpose in life and the meaning of her existence, so that she would no longer feel lost.

I have been studying away from home for many years. As a son, I feel guilty for not being able to fulfill my filial duties to my mother. I understand the pain in my mother's heart, but I am powerless to help her.

Thanks to my mother having my aunt, a close confidante, she had someone to confide in about her troubles.

After Xu Jingxi finished speaking, he knelt down and kowtowed. Liu Siyue quickly stepped forward and pulled him up, saying, "This is too much of a gift; I really can't accept it."

Jingxi said that if Auntie can accept it, then she can accept it. In my heart, you are my own auntie, and I will be as filial to you as I am to my mother.

Liu Siyue was utterly ashamed. She hadn't done anything, so why was she being treated with such a heavy gift as a sign of filial piety? She couldn't bear it.

Wang Zhilan's eyes were red. She hadn't expected her son to know everything. "Xi'er, I'm so sorry."

"Mother, it is your son's fault for being incompetent and failing to persuade Father properly, causing you to suffer injustice."

Now that his mother and father have put aside their past grievances and are living happily, this is what their son most wanted to see.

Liu Ruxue, who was listening from the side, was completely confused. What was going on here?

Liu Siyue thought to herself, "They've given me such a grand gesture; it seems a bit too shabby for me to offer them just a set of writing brush, ink, paper, and inkstone."

She stood up. "Sister Wang, Jingxi, please sit here for a while. I'll be right back."

She returned to her room and immediately entered her spatial dimension. What should she send as a gift?

Oh right, isn't he going to take the college entrance exam this year? I'll give him a "smooth sailing" ornament.

She browsed through the crafts section and finally settled on a crystal sailboat that seemed to be sailing smoothly.

Hey, this is pretty good, high-end and classy. If I kowtow to him and give him such an expensive gift, he won't lose out. I hope this kid is true to his word, hahaha.

Liu Siyue found a box with carved patterns made of sandalwood. She examined the box and found that it had no obvious markings or anything special about it.

These things were taken from the four young masters of Lingshui. When the box was opened, there was a jade Buddha inside.

The jade Buddha was huge, wrapped in yellow silk. She took the jade Buddha out, put the crystal sailboat inside, wrapped it in yellow silk, and then left the house with the box.

After Liu Siyue left, Wang Zhilan and Liu Ruxue chatted casually, while Xu Jingxi occasionally stole glances at Liu Ruxue.

Liu Ruxue noticed a gaze that kept looking at her, and when she realized it, she unconsciously looked over as well.

Their eyes met, and she felt her heart race. Her face flushed red to the roots of her ears, and she quickly looked away, lowering her head.

Xu Jingxi was no better off; his face flushed red instantly. He quickly turned his head away, afraid that his mother would notice something amiss, and placed his right hand on his chest, trying to calm himself down.

He calmed himself down, turned around, and said, "Mother, I'm a little tired from studying. I want to rest today and go to the shop with you to watch the baker make pastries."

"I also want to try the cake my mother talked about, what does it taste like?"

"Okay, take a good rest when you're tired from reading. When you go to the prefectural city, bring some for your grandparents too."

Your grandma loves sweets, so I asked Chef Yao to make some extra sweet treats for her to take with her.

Xu Jingxi was overjoyed, as he would be able to see Ruxue all day.

Liu Siyue came in carrying a box and sat back down. "Jingxi, since you've called me 'Aunt' so formally, I'll accept you as my nephew. This is a gift from your aunt. Open it and see if you like it."

"Your nephew thanks you, Aunt."

Xu Jingxi took the box with both hands and slowly opened it. The moment he unveiled the yellow silk cloth, his eyes widened and his mouth opened so wide it could fit a walnut.

Seeing her son's surprised expression, Wang Zhilan wondered what she had put inside that could elicit such a reaction from him.

She got up to look, and was so surprised she couldn't close her mouth. "Sister Liu, this gift is too precious, we can't accept it!"

"Aunt, as long as our friendship remains, you don't need to send such an expensive gift. This is a treasure that money can't buy, and I can't accept it."

"I won't take back what I give away. Look at what I gave you."

You are about to take the provincial examination. Your aunt wishes you all the best and hopes you pass with flying colors.

Xu Jingxi carefully took the sailboat out of the box and placed it on the table. It was simply a masterpiece, a priceless treasure, and its meaning was so auspicious: smooth sailing.