Chapter 552: 552: Not being manly!
Joyful Motherhood in a Rural Family
âLet go of me! I want to go in and see Little Cui! Little Cui, Little Cui, answer me! Little Cuiâ¦â
He shouted loudly, startling Di Xuan who was sleeping in the outer room.
Di Xuanâs neck injury was severe, Xin Quan had almost broken his neckbones, so Old He had asked him to stay temporarily in the outer room to recuperate.
âShut up! Do you want Little Cui to live or not?â
Liu Sisi scolded him fiercely: âYouâre a grown man, canât you stay calm? Must you make everyone panic and disturb the patient?â
âI donât care, I just want my Little Cui to be safe and sound! Donât think I donât know, Little Cui ended up in there because of you!â
Ah-Bao cursed loudly and tried to rush towards Liu Sisi.
Liu Sisi was unusually silent.
Ah-Bao was right! It was her fault that Little Cui was hurt.
If she hadnât impulsively rushed to save Di Xuan, Xin Quan wouldnât have thrown her out. If she hadnât been thrown out, Little Cui wouldnât have had to sacrifice herself to save her, let alone fight with the governmental officeâs runners. And it wouldnât have escalated to such a serious situation!
As Di Ah-Bao continued to scold fiercely, he not only splashed water and stomped but also disrespected Liu Sisiâs ancestors for multiple generations.
Fortunately, Da Niu and Er Niu each held one of his arms to stop him from rushing over.
But his verbal abuse became even more vicious!
Taking favor from others made her feel indebted, especially when she owed such a great debt involving two lives. Liu Sisi humbled herself by keeping her head down, letting him continue cursing.
Di Ah-Bao didnât stop but became even more aggressive, kicking and struggling to break free. If not for Da Niu and Er Niu holding him back, he would have already pounced on Liu Sisi.
Liu Sisi tried to bear with it, but finally, she couldnât take it anymore!
âLittle brother, watch your language. Thereâs a saying âWhen you marry a chicken, follow the chicken; when you marry a dog, follow the dogâ. Since I, Liu Sisi, married into Di Family, arenât your ancestors also mine? If you continue to scold like this, outsiders may think youâre unhappy with our ancestors.â
These words from Liu Sisi infuriated Di Ah-Bao even more!
âLiu Sisi! Youâre just a new wife, stop acting so high and mighty! Youâre being too arrogantâ¦â
She hadnât been acting high and mighty, had she?
âAnd donât even think about trying to control Di Family! We have both old and young in our home, and itâll never be your turn to be the head! You think just because youâre a little clever, you can look down on everyone elseâ¦â
She didnât want to be the head of Di Family either; it was too much responsibility. She already had enough on her plate, and fewer issues would be better for her.
And she was dumb, not clever, all right?
If she were clever, would she let him scold her like this?
âIf Little Cui is fine, then everything will be fine. But if anything happens to her⦠Humph!â
If something did happen to Little Cui, her conscience would be tormented for a lifetime, and she wouldnât need him scolding her like this.
Liu Sisi pondered and sat down on a chair.
She was also a pregnant woman, and she hadnât closed her eyes for several days in a row, her body could hardly keep standing and she felt too weak.
She would have to fight many more battles tomorrow, and she mustnât collapse now!
Gently closing her eyes to rest, she let Di Ah-Baoâs curses sting her ears.
In the inner room, Little Cui faintly heard the angry shouting from outside.
She tried to move but felt her entire body completely devoid of strength, unable even to open her eyes, which should be a simple task.
A hoarse voice by her ear said, âDonât move! It took great effort for yours truly to pull you back from the gates of hell, so donât go barging in again! Youâll feel better after some sleep.â
Ms. Xin wanted to speak, but was unable to resist the darknessâs call and fell asleep once more.
In her sleep, the nightmares of her past returned to her dreams.
Old Heâs needles piercing her hands did not falter, his hand steady and accurate, without a single deviation.
The medicine pageboy brought in the boiled medical drink, and Old He looked over, instructing: âYou, call a family member from outside to come in and feed the medicine!â
âAlright, Old He.â
The medicine pageboy was somewhat surprised. In the past, Old He had never allowed relatives to enter during treatment. What happened today?
Surprised as he was, his footsteps did not slow, quickly leaving the inner room.
Di Ah-bao had stopped cursing since the medicine pageboy brought the medicine in, and at the moment, he had his neck stretched out, trying to look inside. As soon as the pageboy opened the door, he almost bumped into Di Ah-bao.
âYoung man, how is my sister-in-law?â
Liu Sisi was resting with her eyes closed, but she had already woken up when the medicine pageboy brought the medicine in. Seeing the pageboy come out, she hurriedly stepped forward to ask.
Di Ah-bao looked at Liu Sisi with dissatisfaction, anxiously asking, âLittle brother, how is my wife? Is she okay?â
âWhatâs all the fuss about? Your noise is disturbing the patient. Now someone has to feed the medicine to the patient. Whoâs going in?â
âIâll go.â âIâll go!â
Both voices rang out at once, and both heads glared at each other.
âGet out! Itâs all your fault that Little Cui is like this!â Di Ah-bao was furious.
Liu Sisi did not back down either: âYou go in? Are you sure youâll feed Little Cui her medicine once you go in, and not torment her?â
âI⦠â
Di Ah-bao said one word before he couldnât continue.
Truth be told, he had been spoiled by Ms. Zhao since he was young and further pampered by Ms. Xin after they married. He had never done the work of looking after a sick person!
After saying one word, he couldnât continue.
Liu Sisi didnât expect an answer from him. She turned to the medicine pageboy and said, âLittle brother, let me go in and feed her the medicine.â
The pageboy glanced at the group instead and shook his head: âConsidering your exhausted face and that youâre pregnant, you should rest well! If you keep going like this and collapse later, wouldnât that put more work on our Old Master to treat you? In my opinion, itâs better to let this Auntie help.â
The pageboy pointed to Nanny Hu, who was standing behind Liu Sisi.
Nanny Hu hurriedly came forward, patting her chest to guarantee, âDonât worry, young man. I, Granny Hu, have given birth to three children. I have plenty of experience. Just tell me what needs to be done.â
âVery well, come in quickly!â
It was only then that the pageboy withdrew his gaze.
Watching Granny Hu enter the inner room, Di Ah-bao tried to follow her in but was stopped by the medicine pageboy.
âHey hey, what are you doing pushing your way in? Canât you see theyâre trying to save the patient inside? Do you have any manners? Get out of the way!â
The medicine pageboy didnât leave any face for Di Ah-bao, âAre you even a man? Dithering like that, youâre just like a woman, how disgraceful!â