Joyful Motherhood in a Rural Family

Chapter 325: Cost

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In the guest room, the faint smile at the corner of Liu Sisi’s mouth never faded.

“Stop hanging the word ‘rendezvous’ on your lips all the time, what sort of proper woman speaks like that? Aren’t you afraid it will ruin your boudoir reputation?”

Zuo Xingyu with a dogmatic look on his face.

“Ha! A proper woman? What does a woman mean in your eyes, Zuo Xingyu?”

The color on Liu Sisi’s face changed, with a gloomy look: “Zuo Xingyu! Since you backed out of our marriage, stay away from me!Think as far away as you can and get away from me! Don’t approach me irritatingly. This would prevent me from having unnecessary imaginations and misunderstandings about you! I, Liu Sisi, don’t want to see your disgusting face!”

Anyway, she had long torn her face, didn’t care about this anymore.

“You!… You’re simply unreasonable!”

Zuo Xingyu evidently didn’t expect Liu Sisi’s attitude to be so hardline!

“The unreasonable one is you! What do you, Zuo Xingyu, take me, Liu Sisi, for? A prostitute that you can beckon and dismiss as you please? Let me tell you, Zuo Xingyu, I, Liu Sisi, don’t owe you anything! I don’t know what you’ve been feeding Ye Lei, but if you are still a man! Let’s part on good terms, don’t bother me anymore!”

“Liu Sisi! Who do you think you are? You are nothing more than a woman I, Zuo Xingyu, don’t want!”

With a dark face, he roared out a sentence and turned to walk towards the door.

“Stop!”

A cold voice came from behind him.

Zuo Xingyu didn’t turn around: “Why? You want to apologize? Unfortunately, I, Zuo Xingyu, won’t accept!”

“Cut it off! I say Zuo Xingyu, it’s better not to think too highly of oneself!”

Liu Sisi propped her arm on the table, with a lazy look on her face: “I’m trying to tell you that there are countless pairs of eyes staring at this place outside the door. You can go out, but please, exit the same way you came in. Don’t ruin my boudoir reputation, Liu Sisi!” She returned his words back.

“Liu Sisi! You…good! Indeed good!”

Zuo Xingyu turned back abruptly, with a vivid myriad of expressions on his face.

Liu Sisi also found it strange inwardly, it turned out that so many different expressions could appear on a person’s face.

“Don’t bother about my matters, you should better manage yourself! Don’t think that just because your head is still on your neck, you can rest easy!”

Once Zuo Xingyu finished, he turned and walked behind the screen.

“One’s destiny is determined by heaven and I, Liu Sisi, have always been open-minded.”

Liu Sisi didn’t get angry and picked up a tangerine from the table and began to peel it: “But you, Xingyu, you seem to come and go freely today, but the next time you appear before me, have a good think about what price you want to pay before coming!”

She, Liu Sisi, was a weak person, but the weak also had their own dignity.

The footfall behind the screen seemed to pause for a moment, then a faint sound of footsteps started again, quickly disappearing without a trace.

It seemed that the other party took her words to heart?

Liu Sisi pulled out a slice of tangerine and put it in her mouth.

Zuo Xingyu must have had something on mind to visit her today. She had a feeling that he would come again.

But the next time…

Just for the matter that he had called off their engagement, it was worth for her, Liu Sisi, to collect some interest, right?

However, was the sudden words from Zuo Xingyu just now a sign that he was also in the know?

Liu Sisi felt as though she had fallen into a giant vortex, the others around her were all awake, but she alone, at the center of this whirlwind, felt powerless to escape.

Strains of string and woodwind music continually flowed in from outside the window, the boisterous noise was not blocked by the layered courtyard walls, but constantly came in from outside.

As she was thinking, a knocking sound came in from outside the door.

“Come in.” She intuitively said.

The door opened, and two women dressed as maids came in: “Miss, Madam Gan Senior sent us to check if you have rested enough? The guests outside are ready for the feast. Madam Gan Senior sent us to serve you.”

Liu Sisi laughed lightly: “I’m already fine, thank you both for your hard work.”

The two supported Liu Sisi as they walked, although she had indeed sprained her foot and could walk, she made an effort to lean most of her weight on the two maids to make her situation appear more serious.

As soon as they exited the arch gate, they saw Prefecture Princess Luo walking from the other side.

“Miss Liu, how are you? Thirteen was just planning to find you for a chat. How is your injury? Would you like Thirteen to arrange a soft sedan chair for you?” Thirteenth Luo’s crisp voice echoed.

Liu Sisi, moved by her words, replied with a light laugh: “Prefecture Princess Luo, you’re taking it too seriously. Sisi is just a countrywoman, of low status, my injury is almost healed. Hearing from the string music, it seems like the feast is about to start, and I’m rushing over!”

“Miss Liu, you must take your time. There won’t be any exquisite food at the Chrysanthemum Appreciation Banquet, so it’s no harm to go there slowly. Just make sure not to add injury to the wound, that would be terrible.”

As a scent drifted over, Thirteenth Luo walked beside her, accompanying her as she walked slowly.

“Certainly.”

Liu Sisi responded with a cordial smile as she and Thirteenth Luo slowly moved forward.

She could still remember her first encounter with Thirteenth Luo. Liu Sisi initially found her notorious, but her impression of the young Prefecture Princess changed significantly after their few meetings, and a sense of goodwill spontaneously emerged.

Arriving at the banquet, they found that it was already in full swing. It was truly a full house with a lively, popular atmosphere.

In the front hall, countless tables and chairs were arranged separately by screens, male and female guests settled separately.

On the stage, music from string and wind instruments never ceased to entertain. Dancers pranced and sang on the stage for everyone’s enjoyment.

With the support of two maidens, Liu Sisi walked into the banquet. Her seat was arranged next to Old Madam Gan, and on the other side was YingEr.

Seeing YingEr there as well, Liu Sisi’s mood unexpectedly lifted, and a smile returned to her face once more.

“Grandmother! Mrs. Su, how are you?”

Liu Sisi greeted everyone with a smile before she settled down.

As soon as she was seated, YingEr beside her gently tugged at her sleeve, “Mom! Where have you been? YingEr couldn’t find you?”

“Mother accidentally twisted her foot just now, so she went to rest for a while. By the way, where is your brother?”

“He’s with dad.” YingEr replied, her face sour as she spoke.

The banquet was filled with laughter and joy, everyone was enjoying themselves.

Liu Sisi silently ate her meal without savoring the taste, occasionally caring for YingEr’s meal next to her. Until she had eaten her fill and the dishes were replaced with tea and refreshments, she continued to quietly listen to the conversations of everyone around her.

In the midst of everyone’s conversation, Mrs. Su suddenly changed the topic, focusing her attention on Liu Sisi.

“Miss from Liu Family, I heard recently that you encountered danger on Black Dragon Mountain. That you and your husband were chased by dozens of mountain bandits, but miraculously survived. Is that true?”

Her words immediately drew countless eyes to focus on her.