Chapter 1282 - 2: The Foolish Son of the Landlord (Part 2)
Chapter 1282: Chapter 2: The Foolish Son of the Landlord (Part 2)
Later, Liu Buwen no longer objected to his son’s decision to support those relatives. At first, he thought his son was foolish, but then he realized that not all the relatives who came seeking help were assisted by his son. It seemed he had his own standards. The following year, some of the relatives who had been helped by his son would come and offer something in return, like homegrown fruits or goods from stores they started with the borrowed money.
Humph, say my son is foolish, my son is not foolish at all! My son is extremely smart! Liu Buwen definitely knew what people said about his son outside, saying he was the foolish son of a landlord. But in fact, the son was anything but foolish. Anyway, he was too lazy to argue with those actual fools.
One day, Liu Yujin finished his classes, bought a sugar-coated hawthorn on a stick from a roadside vendor, and walked home eating it. On the way, he encountered the neighbor’s child who was eagerly looking at the hawthorn in his hand, so he took a piece off for the child. The child cheered, took the hawthorn, shouted a loud thank you to Young Master Liu, and dashed off.
Slowly, he made his way home, overhearing people whispering by the roadside.
"So foolish, that child had been waiting here early just to eat his hawthorn." A vendor aunt whispered to those nearby.
"Shush, keep your voice down."
Liu Yujin pretended not to hear, quickly finished the remaining hawthorn in his hand, and went home.
Upon returning home, the housekeeper greeted him and said, "Young master, the master wants you to hurry to the main hall; there’s a guest."
"Oh, who is it?" Liu Yujin first headed to the washbasin to clean his hands before heading to the main hall.
"You’ll know when you get there, seems to be a distant relative of the mistress." The housekeeper gestured excitedly, "Young master, it’s the first time I’ve seen such a beautiful lady in all these years."
"Really?" Liu Yujin casually replied, then walked to the main hall and saw an ethereal beauty sitting there, with his father and mother talking to her, laughing uncontrollably. Dad always had a smiling face, but there was a lot of fake smiles. Today, he was genuinely laughing. As for mom, often she was stern-faced. Usually, her smiles didn’t show teeth, but today there were eight visible teeth!
Amazing, who exactly is this girl?
"Yujin, you’re back, quick, come meet your Great Aunt." Mrs. Liu beckoned to Liu Yujin.
Liu Yujin thought he had misheard.
"Why are you standing there dumbfounded? Hurry and come meet your Great Aunt!" Mr. Liu saw his son stunned and couldn’t help but scold.
This time Liu Yujin was sure he hadn’t misheard.
Great Aunt?
This woman who looks younger than him, he actually has to call her Great Aunt?
Then what should he call his mom?
Aunt?
Is she his grandmother’s sister?
But he hadn’t heard grandmother had a sister.
"Great Aunt?" Liu Yujin walked over bewilderedly, tentatively calling out.
"Good boy." Tianmiao showed a kind smile, then pulled out a red envelope, "Come here, Great Aunt came hastily this time and didn’t buy you a gift, you can take this and buy something yourself."
Liu Yujin’s eyes widened.
Great Aunt looked smaller than him, yet showing a kind smile and pulling out a red envelope for a junior was making Liu Yujin feel dizzy.
"Why are you in a daze! Whatever Great Aunt gives you, take it." Mrs. Liu scolded Liu Yujin, then turned to Tianmiao with a smile, "Aunt, please don’t be upset, sometimes this child is just a bit slow."
"Not at all, this child’s very good." Tianmiao smiled kindly again.
Like in a dream, Liu Yujin accepted the red envelope.