Chapter 258 – Raising A Son In The Cultivation World (part 10)
How the Yuan family, Yuan Dao, and Su Wanrong were doing were all things that Li Su did not pay attention to.
Immortal Stays was causing her a headache now.
She found that what Immortal Stays was most interested in was not the classic books, but books referring to immortals. He seemed to be very interested in cultivation.
Could it be that her son was also cultivating? Li Su had no interest in cultivating, nor did she have any opinion. After careful consideration, she did not object to letting Immortal Stays cultivate. After all, the lives of mortals were only a few decades and the pursuit of immortality was the dream of many.
It was just that God didn’t give her this golden finger, so she may not be able to help her son. It all depended on his own efforts.
However, Li Su could still help with some things within her power. She asked her subordinates to collect a lot of books about cultivation, materials, etc., and then pretended to inadvertently put them in the study so that Immortal Stays would see them.
On this day, Liu Qingwu finally appeared again. After his concubine, Mother Wan, gave birth to a daughter for him, she died. He was sluggish for a few days. Finally, Mrs. Liu-Xie shoved his crying daughter into his arms to cheer him up.
Liu Qingwu named his beloved daughter Mingzhu, and he loved her very much. His attitude was similar to that of his father with regards to Liu Qingyun, except that he didn’t raise her personally.
“Why is older brother here today?” Li Su asked with concern. She saw that he had lost a lot of weight.
“To see you and Immortal Stays. If Immortal Stays is willing, I want to take him back to stay for a few days and to see his younger sister.” Liu Qingwu had been thinking a lot these days. He was 40 and he did not know how long he would live. He had made arrangements for all the other children, even Little Seven. The only one left was Mingzhu. If he did not make arrangements for Mingzhu, how could he be worthy of Mother Wan?!
Liu Qingwu weighed things. He thought about all the children and nephews of his relatives and friends that were around the same age, but still thought that his nephew, Immortal Stays, would be the best candidate for his son-in-law. Although he knew that his younger sister was not very happy, he still wanted to work hard. Perhaps the young couple would be childhood sweethearts and he would be willing. By then, would his younger sister still be able to separate them then?
Li Su understood Liu Qingwu’s thoughts. “Okay, you can ask Immortal Stays yourself later. Coincidentally, I plan to inspect the property under my name and walk around. You can take Immortal Stays with you. I fear that he is young and can’t stand the bumpy road. If Immortal Stays is willing to go, I will naturally let him.”
Liu Qingwu smiled. “I’ll ask right away.”
But, Immortal Stays was reluctant to live in the Liu family’s house, which made Liu Qingwu unhappy. What was so good about a doll who could only cry and didn’t understand anything? He wanted to go out with his mother. Maybe he would meet the immortal again. Maybe he could be accepted as an apprentice by the immortal, just like the child from the Yuan family!
Liu Qingwu had an unhappy look on his face. “What kind of man are you, always sticking to your mother!” He thought Immortal Stays was reluctant to leave his mother.
Li Su held back a smile and tried persuading. “Okay, older brother, don’t be angry. If Immortal Stays is unwilling, then forget it.” When she said these words, Liu Qingwu’s expression turned even darker.
Li Su quickly said, “How about I take Immortal Stays home to stay for a few days when I come back? The children are still young.”
When Liu Qingwu heard the meaning of these words, he did not object to such an arrangement. His younger sister seemed to have understood the meaning of his words. His anger immediately turned into joy. “Okay, then it’s settled.”
Liu Qingwu thought about his daughter and hurried back.
Immortal Stays was a bit baffled. What happened to uncle? Uncle came and went in a hurry, and uncle’s emotions switched quickly, from anger to joy.
Li Su touched Immortal Stays’ hair. This kid’s intelligence was probably used for reading. He didn’t know anything else! With regards to how to navigate the world, the original owner was simply not the person to get advice from.
And the male lead, described in the book, was a person who was exquisite in all aspects and was very observant.
However, it was not a big issue to not know how to navigate the world. What’s more, they didn’t need to deal with the male lead again in the future. There was no need to make comparisons.
Since Immortal Stays was also going, there were more things to prepare. After half a month, the mother and son set off. The first stop was her fief Yongning County.
Yongning County was not big, and there was not much output. It was not as good as the fiefs of the imperial princesses. However, Li Su did not expect this output to help her much. This was more of a status symbol.
However, Yongning County had a lot of legends circulating about immortals. After Immortal Stays heard about it, he was very interested. Every day, he went to the fields to listen to the stories that those old people had accumulated after many years.
Seeing this, Li Su could only shake her head and go with him.
On the other hand, Jinzhu beside her was worried. “Young miss, does the young master also want to cultivate to become an immortal? What is the young miss going to do?”
Li Su was very calm. “Do I have to rely on a man to live?”
The maids, who were led by Jinzhu, thought about it carefully. Yes, their young miss had a lot of money and people, and was close to her own family, so there was no need to worry about that!
“Besides, Immortal Stays is a person and it’s normal for him to have his own preferences. Do I have to force him to do what I want for my own sake? Wouldn’t that be too selfish? Besides, it’s as difficult as the sky to cultivate to become an immortal. There are countless immortal practitioners, but how many people have truly become immortals? If Immortal Stays likes it, then I will just respect his preferences. Maybe when he grows up and really understands what immortality is, he will change his mind. But regardless, that is his choice. I respect any decision he makes!”
The maids were all surprised at Li Su’s words. They obeyed orders. After hearing the words, they nodded. “Young miss is right. Young miss is awesome!”
Li Su smiled. This was also a truth she understood after transmigrating many times. The child was not an extension of the parents. Children were their own person and they had the right to choose their own lives. Parents could not dictate their lives, claiming that it was for their own good.
While Immortal Stays followed Li Su to search for any traces of immortals, Su Wanrong also discovered Yuan Ye’s brilliance and rejoiced.
Because of Li Su’s few words, Yuan Dao had a quarrel with Su Wanrong. Since Su Wanrong had Yuan Ye, she had been negligent with the eldest son Yuan Shou. Yuan Shou ended up suffering from a cold. At this time, Mrs. Li gave birth to another son who looked like Yuan Dao, so she was favoured. As soon as Mrs. Li shed a few tears, Yuan Dao actually took Yuan Shou back to Mrs. Li’s courtyard and let him be raised by Mrs. Li.
Su Wanrong had no objection to this. She just didn’t want an illegitimate son to occupy the status of the eldest son. Yuan Dao’s move was also considered as being in line with her intentions. Although Yuan Shou was still recorded under her name in the family records, it didn’t matter if they got along. She could be free of him.
Yuan Dao took away her stewardship and handed it over to Mother Yuan.
Although Su Wanrong felt distressed, she silently accepted it. Since seeing Mrs. Liu that day, she knew that she had done something wrong. She had been so impatient! The original situation was good. But, because of her impatience, the situation evolved into what it was now. It was one wrong step, just one wrong step. In the future, she could only keep a low profile and slowly reverse the situation.
Fortunately, she still had a son and she still had hope.
Therefore, Su Wanrong had always been very quiet. Apart from paying her respects to Mother Yuan, she had been staying in West Garden to teach Yuan Ye carefully. She read to Yuan Ye every day, never repeating anything.
One day, she was negligent and read a book that she had read the day before. She hadn’t noticed it herself, but Yuan Ye shook his head and made a few sounds.
Su Wanrong looked at him blankly. Yuan Ye pointed to the cover of the book, and shook his head again.
Only then did Su Wanrong realise that she had read this book before. She put down the Book of Songs in surprise and picked up Yuan Ye. “A-Ye, are you telling your mother that she has read those books to you? Do you remember them all? Say something!”
Yuan Ye thought about it and nodded. “Yes!”
Su Wanrong was overjoyed. “That’s great!” She knew that she had such a god-defying artifact. How could she be at a disadvantage all the time? Sure enough, her son had a background and God treated her well!
Su Wanrong was very excited, but instead of telling Yuan Dao the good news immediately, she calmed down and formulated a series of education plans for Yuan Ye. She needed to live up to God’s love for her and her son’s talent. She would surely teach a good son.
All her hopes are on Yuan Ye.
Su Wanrong hugged Yuan Ye. “A-Ye, you are your mother’s hope. You must strive for success. Mother only has you.”
Yuan Ye leaned on Su Wanrong’s shoulder meekly and touched Su Wanrong’s face with his small hand.
Su Wanrong almost cried. Was her son feeling sorry for her? Her suffering, even a child could see it, right? But, the man who should feel sorry for her the most was with another woman at this time…
Su Wanrong wiped away her tears. Her husband would return. Her husband would change his mind, and everything she wanted would come true in the end. It definitely would.
Time flew by and another year passed.
On this day, Yuan Dao walked around the manor. A life mourning for his father at home didn’t seem to be as difficult as he imagined. He had nothing to do but to read books and occasionally joke with his concubine. The days passed like this.
Yuan Dao passed by West Garden by chance. When he saw an apricot flower sticking out, he suddenly felt that he hadn’t set foot in West Garden for a long time.
He stopped to watch it for a long time, and suddenly heard the sound of a child reading a book in West Garden. He listened carefully for a long time, and heard the Three Character Classic being recited from beginning to end, word by word!
Only then did he remember that he and Su Wanrong still had a son. How old was he this year? Was he so smart? Yuan Shou seemed to be a year older than him, and he could only recite a dozen sentences after stumbling a lot.
Yuan Dao thought of this and finally pushed open the door of West Garden.
That night, it was logical to rest in West Garden.
After the couple made love, Yuan Dao put his arms around Su Wanrong’s smooth shoulders. “I’ve wronged you these days.” He had indeed neglected Wanrong these days, but to his satisfaction, Su Wanrong not only did not blame others, but also educated her child so well. He saw that he did not have any resentment, She was always thoughtful and gentle.
This reminded Yuan Dao of Liu Qingyun. If she had half of Wanrong’s self-restraint and tenderness, who knew what would have happened between them.
Su Wanrong leaned on Yuan Dao’s chest gently. “If husband said this, then this concubine will not be wronged.”
Yuan Dao was even more satisfied after hearing this. Thinking of the joy of what they did just now, he couldn’t help but feel a little moved. He turned over and pressed Su Wanrong under him.
Su Wanrong was a little shy in her gentleness, and she tactfully accepted.