Chapter 188: Chapter 188: A Well-Intentioned Concealment
"Don’t you ever learn?"
"What kind of family do we come from, and what kind do they come from? How many times have I talked to you about this?"
"Why can’t you ever remember?"
Yuan Pandi looked at Mrs. Li with frustration, "They’re not fools, they have land and houses, why would they marry Shougui? Do they think their life is too comfortable and want to come to our house to be a workhorse?"
"Wake up already!"
After laying out her reasoning, Yuan Pandi’s tone suddenly changed to a stern one, "Or do you think our life is too good, and you want to start throwing fits around the house like me and Lao Si?"
Hearing Yuan Pandi’s words, Mrs. Li’s expression changed.
"No, that’s not what I mean!"
"I’m just worried about our eldest son, I don’t mean anything else!"
"If you think it’s a bad idea, I won’t bring it up again!"
Remembering what had happened before with Yuan Zhaodi and Mrs. Xiao Li, Mrs. Li dared not say more.
And just as the two temporarily agreed, Yuan Yindi knocked and entered.
"Xiao Wu, is there something?"
Yuan Pandi, seeing Yuan Yindi coming, straightened up and gestured for him to sit on the kang and talk.
"Big brother, sister-in-law, I do have something to discuss!"
Yuan Yindi smiled, "I came to talk about the young man Shougui."
"Is it about Shougui, his fifth uncle?"
Upon hearing Yuan Yindi mention her eldest son, Mrs. Li became immediately excited and looked at Yuan Yindi anxiously.
"Sister-in-law, calm down and let me speak first!"
Yuan Yindi quickly said, "Firstly, Shougui’s fine, at least I haven’t heard anything!"
"That’s good, that’s good!"
Hearing her eldest son was fine, Mrs. Li completely relaxed, "So, Xiao Wu, what did you want to say about Shougui?"
With the assurance her son was okay, Mrs. Li was now willing to ask Yuan Yindi’s purpose.
"Sister-in-law, brother, we’ve been away from Shiqu Village for a few days now, don’t you want to go back and see?"
"Previously, that boy Shougui must have been blinded by his stubbornness. Now, having been alone in the village for some days, he might have already regretted it!"
"Father and Mother think that if Shougui has regretted it and knows he was wrong, you should bring him back!"
"Really?"
"Xiao Wu, you better not be lying to your sister-in-law!"
Mrs. Li became excited again.
Since leaving Shiqu Village, she hadn’t had a good night’s sleep, always thinking of her eldest son left behind in the village.
"Sister-in-law, would I dare to lie to you about this?"
Yuan Yindi smiled and looked at Yuan Pandi, saying, "Brother, Father means you and sister-in-law can go back and see, and if Shougui knows he’s wrong, bring him here."
"As for me, I borrowed some money and bought a small house in Yunyang City. In a few days, I’ll be taking Father and Mother there."
"Also, second sister-in-law and third sister-in-law might also have to go to the city. By then, second and third brother will be awarded military merits and titles, and will get a lot of land, and instead of renting it to outsiders, it’s better for our family to farm it ourselves!"
Yuan Yindi’s words seemed reasonable and logical.
At least, Yuan Pandi and Mrs. Li didn’t sense anything wrong.
But as Yuan Yindi finished speaking, he felt a bit uneasy. After all, he was essentially deceiving his eldest brother and sister-in-law.
But he had to do it.
He was genuinely afraid his sister-in-law would develop inappropriate thoughts.
His engagement with Ruan Wan was inherently unequal, and he didn’t want more chaos added to that imbalance.
For now, it’s a well-intentioned deception!