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Chapter 182: The thorn pricking Madam Qiao (1)
“Alright.” Third Aunt said, feeling a little relieved. “Then I’m going!” She quietly slipped out the small door in the backyard and went to the vegetable garden.
The door slamming outside the courtyard became louder and louder over Madam Qiao and Lian Li’s shouts. Lian Fang Qing and Lian Che listened to them and then slowly opened the door.
“Are you deaf!? What took you so long to open the door!” No one had answered the door they had been calling at for so long and Madam Qiao, feeling suffocated, couldn’t help but complain.
“Why are you angry with children? They’re still young and ignorant, just teach them well in the future!” Lian Li snapped, glaring at Madam Qiao in warning.
In short, his meaning was: if the child didn’t have a tutor, how would he know better than to leave someone waiting at the door? This was the result of their lack of guidance from an elder!
Of course, Lian Li was not the type to be glamorous for the blind. The reason he said this at this moment was because of the small crowd forming outside the door looking for excitement, both adults and children.
Lian Li had said this for their benefit.
He wanted as many people as possible to watch the show! Later, he when he acted as their elder, what could anyone say?
It would be even better if that girl, Lian Fang Zhou, tried to make trouble!
The more trouble she caused, the more he could assume the posture of an elder and the more weight he would have in front of Zhang Li Zheng and the village elders! She was a big sister who was innocent and virtuous, they were the elder uncles and aunts, so they needed to take care of her!
Therefore, Lian Li allowed Madam Qiao to shout and attract onlookers. Anyways, Madam Qiao was just bluffing her temper. As long as everything went according to plan, it would be fine.
As long as they didn’t go overboard, it was okay to put on the face of a disappointed elder. Which younger generation did not have to respect their elders? Which kid had never been scolded and beaten by their elders? On the surface, this was justified.
After opening the door, Lian Li winked at Madam Qiao and her expression relaxed.
“Elder uncle, elder aunt…” Lian Fang Qing and Lian Che were a little timid and Lian Fang Qing hid behind Lian Che, twisting his shirt uncomfortable, her eyes casting Madan Qiao careful looks. She explained cautiously, “My third brother and I were feeding the cows in the backyard and really didn’t hear elder aunt calling at the door! We didn’t mean to keep you waiting! Oh, elder aunt, please don’t scold us, okay?”
Lian Fang Qing’s mouth was flat and she was crying pitifully.
Lian Che patted her shoulder, also looking timid.
Lian Li saw the two’s appearance, as if they couldn’t fight a chicken. This was not the first time the couple had come to their house and it was definitely not the first time Madam Qiao had screamed like this, how could their reactions be nothing like in the past? What were they up to?
“Okay, okay, your eldest aunt didn’t mean it, she’s just impatient! You two are good children, eh?” Lian Li secretly breathed a sigh of relief and put on a gentle and loving look.
Lian Fang Qing was still timid, looking frightened. Lian Che took a careful look at Lian Li and said, “Uncle is calling us ignorant?… we really didn’t…”
Lian Li’s face stiffened. Feeling that his patience was about to run out, he reluctantly smiled and said, “Uncle was just speaking casually! You are very obedient, very obedient!”
“Yes!” Lian Che smiled, holding Lian Fang Qing’s sleeve the side and saying cheerfully, “Uncle, aunt, come inside!”
Madam Qiao gave them a blank look, hummed silently, and then walked in with Lian Li.
Lian Fang Qing closed the courtyard door behind them.
Was that it?
Seeing that there was no excitement to watch, the crowd dispersed, secretly disappointed.
Everyone knew that since Lian Fang Zhou and the Yang family had split, the second branch of the Lian family had been in almost constant disagreement with the first branch, it was well known.
Seeing that Lian Fang Qing had shut the gates, Lian Li thought to himself: ‘such a pity!’
However, he couldn’t turn around and open the gate again.
Walking through the yard and under the eaves of the corridor, he stopped just a few steps from entering the house. Lian Che and Lian Fang Qing had suddenly stepped out to block them.
“What has uncle and aunt come to our house for?” Lian Che asked suddenly, raising his head.
Both Lian Li and Madam Qiao were taken aback.
“Where are your brother and sister? Of course, we are here to take them to Zhang Li Zheng’s house!” Madam Qiao said impatiently, her face dark.
“It must be a coincidence that eldest uncle and aunt are here now. My brother and sister are not home!” Lian Fang Qing said loudly, her smile to Madam Qiao more of a grimace. Her expression was sly and proud and there was none of the timidity from before.
“What are you talking about?!” Madam Qiao’s eyes widened and she shouted, “Not at home?!”
“Lower your voice!” Lian Li frowned and stared at the two children with a calm expression. “Why are they not home? Where did they go? Didn’t we say that we would go to visit Li Zheng this morning?”
Seeing Lian Fang Qing’s smug expression, Madam Qiao hated that she couldn’t tear her face to pieces. She smiled coldly when she heard her husband’s expression and said bitterly, voice harsh. “Do you even need to ask? Isn’t it obvious! That girl didn’t put your words in her eyes! They’re hiding deliberately!”
She snorted and added: “I thought it was strange that the bitch didn’t say a word last night! Turns out that she had decided to hide. Hmph, the monk can’t run from the temple! I’d like to see how long she can hide!”
Lian Li’s face was very ugly, and he was furious!
Yesterday, after his reasonable and well-founded remarks, Lian Fang Zhou hadn’t refuted a word. He had sneered secretly and had felt proud that he was upright and finally able to grab hold of her!
Unexpectedly, that little bitch actually dared to play such a hand!
But his wife was right, the monk really couldn’t run from the temple. Even if she was capable, she would have to return eventually.
Hmph, it seemed that this time she only has this little ability.
“Auntie, you are so smart!” Lian Fang Qing clapped her hands and smiled at Madam Qiao, saying: “My sister and second brother hid away! There is a plague in our house that wants to grab our property, of course they would hide outside the house!”
“What did you say?” Madam Qiao raised her hand furiously.
Lian Fang Qing shrank her head. “Oh!” she said, hiding behind Lian Che. She stuck out her tongue and smiled: “Originally, my third brother and I wanted to hide too but my sister and second brother said that we are still young. I am not the head of the family, anyways, so I don’t have to hide from uncle and aunt! Even if uncle and aunt pull us in front of Uncle Li Zheng, it’s useless!”
“You!” Madam Qiao shivered, her chest exploding with air.
Lian Li was also irritated by Lian Fang Qing’s blunt, brusque words and he secretly cursed his second brother that these little kids really weren’t a good thing! When they fell into his hands, let’s see how he taught them the rules!
TN: Guess who had to go out and find my horrible dog at 12:30 am in the middle of winter because someone hit a deer at the end of our driveway yesterday >_< She was whining at me like she had to pee so I, a naive fool apparently easily tricked by dogs, let her out. Sneaky!