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Chapter 256 – Raising A Son In The Cultivation World (part 8)
After having lunch, Liu Qingwu took a nap. When he woke up, he was a little anxious when he saw that his nephew was still lukewarm to him. This was his future son-in-law and he must have a good relationship with him that extended into childhood.
In order to make his nephew happy, Liu Qingwu said that he would take Immortal Stays to see people fishing.
Li Su was looking at the ledger and nodded after listening.
As a result, in less than a quarter of an hour, the two came back wet, surrounded by a group of people whose faces were pale with fright.
Li Su didn’t care about looking at the ledger anymore. She hurried over to greet them. “What happened?”
Before Liu Qingwu could explain, he was surrounded by people who took him to take a bath and change his clothes. Li Su and Jinzhu brought Immortal Stays to take a bath and change his clothes.
After the two of them got dressed and came out, they were given a few bowls of ginger soup. A doctor then looked at them and confirmed that they were all right. Li Su was relieved. Then, she let the group of people kneeling outside get up. One of them would be fined two months’ salary.
“Eldest brother, what happened?” Li Su asked angrily.
Liu Qingwu scratched his head a little in embarrassment. It turned out that he watched those farmers fishing and thought it would be fun to do. On a whim, he wanted to show off in front of his nephew, so he wanted to do it himself.
Immortal Stays thought it looked fun and was eager to try it next to him. Liu Qingwu threw the net together with Immortal Stays. They didn’t expect that they did not have the right strength or balance, so when the net was thrown out, they fell forward. The people next to them didn’t have time to react, so they could only watch helplessly as the uncle and nephew fell into the river.
Immediately, some people jumped into the river recklessly and rescued them, and some people took off their clothes and handed them over for Liu Qingwu and Immortal Stays to wear. However, Liu Qingwu thought that their clothes were not made of good material, and because of his good health at the time, he refused.
After Li Su found out what was going on, she sighed helplessly.
Liu Qingwu avoided her eyes and refused to look directly at Li Su.
“Eldest brother, you are not young anymore. Do you still think you are in your early twenties?” Li Su said helplessly.
Liu Qingwu laughed. “Qingyun, don’t tell your sister-in-law about this!” He wasn’t afraid, but just disliked his wife’s nagging.
Li Su glanced at him. “Do you think my sister-in-law is that stupid? How could my sister-in-law not know about such a big thing?”
Liu Qingwu looked back at the people who followed him. “Don’t worry. They wouldn’t dare to talk too much.”
However, Li Su noticed that Immortal Stays had been silent all this time. She feared that the child might have some trauma from the event, so she quickly hugged him and sat him on her lap. “Immortal Stays, what’s the matter? Are you afraid? Don’t be afraid. It’s all right.”
Immortal Stays was a smart child, but he was introverted and a little taciturn. From Li Su’s point of view, he may be autistic. Therefore, Li Su had always been concerned about his emotions and encouraged him to have more contact with the outside world. So far, the effect was still there.
Immortal Stays liked the outside world a lot.
Immortal Stays widened his eyes and told her slowly, “Im! Mor! Tal!”
“What?” Li Su was a little confused.
“Im, mor, tal,” Immortal Stays repeated.
When he fell into the water just now, he saw a woman with a human upper body and a fish lower body in the water. She was a very beautiful woman. The moment he fell into the water, he was scared and flustered. He struggled instinctively. But the woman swam to him and spat out a bead. The bead turned into a circle of light that surrounded him, and the feeling of suffocating disappeared. When someone held him and returned him to the surface, the halo disappeared and turned into a bead, which was then swallowed by the woman.
It was an immortal! He met a fairy!
Immortal Stays was very excited. He wanted to share with his mother how he met the immortal, but every time he opened his mouth, he couldn’t make a sound.
Liu Qingwu just thought Immortal Stays was scared and confused.
However, Li Su knew that Immortal Stays was not a rash child, and he should be able to speak. Did he really have a fortuitous encounter? However, shouldn’t that be the treatment that male lead should have? Was the script wrong?
That night, when Li Su coaxed Immortal Stays to sleep, Immortal Stays told Li Su again, “Im, mor, tal!”
Li Su said gently, “Mother knows. Did Immortal Stays meet an immortal? An immortal saved Immortal Stays, right?”
Immortal Stays didn’t expect his mother to believe his words, so he nodded excitedly, “Im, mortal.”
“Okay, because our Immortal Stays is a good boy, so the immortals will save Immortal Stays. In the future, when Immortal Stays has the ability, we must help others!” Li Su said softly.
Immortal Stays nodded, but there was only one thought in his mind. He also wanted to be an immortal, and when he became an immortal, he could help others. But, how could one become an immortal?
Immortal Stays decided to find the answer by himself.
So the next day, Immortal Stays took the initiative to learn to read. Li Su was a little surprised. How old was he? But Liu Qingwu was very happy. “Your mother is a famous and talented girl, and it is more than enough to teach you. When you are a little older, your uncle will ask for a famous teacher to come instruct you.”
Li Su also nodded. Of course, it was no problem to teach the child. It was just fine. Why did Immortal Stays suddenly ask to learn to read and write? This was too early!
When Liu Qingwu saw that she was worried, he said angrily, “This child is like you. We were all taught at the age of five, but you were the only one who started learning at the age of two. Although the words that we learned weren’t as comprehensive, it was good enough. Dad always praised you for your intelligence to us. Compared with you, we were not even as good as scum.”
After many years, Liu Qingwu’s memory of being crushed by his younger sister was still fresh.
Li Su thought about it and this was indeed the case. She could only smile awkwardly.
After Li Su had taught Immortal Stays for a few days, she found that Immortal Stays was a really talented kid. He never forgot anything. It was said that the male protagonist’s aptitude was better than Immortal Stays’, so what kind of aptitude must the male lead have?!
Li Su was a little curious. If there was a chance in the future, she really wanted to see the male lead.
A few months later, Su Wanrong finally gave birth to a son. No immortals came this time. However, Su Wanrong’s second daughter, who was accepted as an apprentice by an immortal, came on a crane. She gifted an elixir, said a lot of things, and then left.
Yuan Dao was still hesitating, but Su Wanrong immediately fed the elixir to her son. Yuan Dao frowned when he saw it. “Wanrong, what are you doing?”
“What’s wrong? Didn’t Ru’er say that this elixir was prepared for my son? It can clean the arteries and purge the marrow of any poison.” The reason why Su Wanrong was so eager was because Father Yuan was also ill. She was afraid that Yuan Dao would propose giving the immortal medicine to Father Yuan, so she gave it to her son.
However, Su Wanrong went too far this time. He said angrily, “An immortal has come to the Yuan family again. What if this information is passed to His Majesty? I don’t know His Majesty will think about our Yuan family. The last time was just them taking Ru’er. This was not surprising since your ancestors also gave birth to an immortal. But this time, an elixir was actually given. The first time you have an elixir, you don’t want to dedicate it to His Majesty, but to give it to a child. What is your motive? What will His Majesty think of our Yuan family? Don’t you understand that we may be innocent in this, but still considered guilty of hiding such a valuable object?”
Su Wanrong felt like a bowl of cold water had been thrown on her head. “Then, what should I do now? No, when Ru’er comes back next time, I’ll ask Ru’er to give me another elixir!”
“Ignorant! Stupid!” Yuan Dao’s face turned pale. It was at this time that he could see the difference between an aristocratic girl and an ordinary girl. If Qingyun was still here, she would definitely not be so confused. “What kind of person do you think our family is? Can our family call the immortals to come and go as we please? Do you want to kill the Yuan family?”
Su Wanrong’s face turned pale. The immortal gave medicine, so wasn’t this a good thing? It indicated that her son had a good background! Why was it a sin in the eyes of her husband?
Yuan Dao didn’t care what Su Wanrong was thinking. He was busy ordering people that today’s events were not to leave the house. Unfortunately, it was too late. Yuli and Yuhu had already spread the matter as early as when Yuan Ru rode a crane in. At this time, rumours had long overtaken the entire Jade Capital.
Yuan Dao learned that the news had been leaked. He sat down in his chair.
Su Wanrong was sitting on the bed in a daze, holding her son she had won with great difficulty. She listened to the screams of Yuli and Yuhu coming from outside the window, but she did not dare say a word.
“Madam! Madam, save me! Madam!”
Su Wanrong’s face was pale and she was shivering in the quilt!
Liu Qingwu took this as a joke and told Li Su. “Look! Yuan Dao’s career has stopped here. The Yuan family, huh! I have never seen such stupidity before. What kind of virtue and ability can the Yuan family have to have immortals be so willing to repeatedly visit them? Could it be that the Yuan family was the immortals’ back garden? His Majesty is the ordained Son of Heaven! Even if immortals come to the world, they should go to the imperial family!”
Li Su also laughed. In the last life, Yuan Ru also returned on a crane. Although Liu Qingyun was terminally ill, she immediately blocked the news and asked the Liu family to help. Therefore, this matter did not leak out and blow up. It wasn’t until many years later, when Yuan Ye cultivated did the Yuan family make this public.
“Okay, as for the Yuan family, we can just watch from the sidelines. We can leave the rest alone,” Li Su said.
Liu Qingwu was very happy now. They started selling snowflake candy and immediately attracted everyone’s attention. The sugar factory had made a lot of profit in the past few months.
However, the matter of the Yuan family also reminded Liu Qingwu of something.
“Qingyun, eldest brother has something to discuss with you,” Liu Qingwu said. “It’s about the sugar mill.”
Li Su immediately understood what Liu Qingwu meant. “Big brother wants to dedicate the sugar mill to His Majesty? If older brothers are fine with it, I will listen to you.”
“Younger sister is good! This matter is a good thing for our Liu family and you, younger sister. Maybe you can earn a life and a title appointment with the sugar mill!” Liu Qingwu laughed. Yes, for a family like them, money was something outside the body. Fame and fortune were the most important things.
“Then thank you, eldest brother, for taking the trouble to plan for your younger sister!” Li Su laughed.
“This is what family should do.” Liu Qingwu waved his hand.
A few days later, Liu Qingwu shared the production method of snowflake candy of the Liu family and dedicated it to His Majesty, only saying that it was a birthday gift for His Majesty.
HIs Majesty was really happy. Money was a trivial matter. The key was that the Liu family’s heart that was dedicated to being a minister made His Majesty even happier. Compared with the Yuan family, he was much more loyal and wiser.
His Majesty would naturally not take advantage of the people, but the Liu family insisted on offering it. Therefore, His Majesty had to accept the recipe symbolically. But, he returned the sugar mill to the Liu family and authorised the Liu family to continue to make snowflake candy.
His Majesty originally planned to reward Liu Qingwu with a title, but Liu Qingwu said that his late father left some last words before his death. His late father said that the brothers were all ignorant and virtuous people, and they could live in peace in this life, so they must never enter the court as an official.”
After hearing this, His Majesty became increasingly more grateful for the benevolence, righteousness, and honesty of his mentor, as well as the filial piety of the children of the Liu family. He heard that the youngest daughter of the Liu family was the most favored by his mentor, and now was at home. It was decreed that Liu Qingyun would be conferred the title of County Princess and the head of Yongning County. She would be known as the County Princess of Yongning.