Chapter 941: The Peasant Girl’s Splendid Manor
Chapter 941: Showing Affection and Growing Jealousy (2)
Old Madam Cui scolded, but deep down, she was more concerned about her grandson. After listening to her daughter, she picked up the letter again and looked it over. Seeing that her grandson had not mentioned when he would return, her anger flared up again: “Back then, I should have sent a strict teacher with him when he went south. If I had, he wouldn’t be so reckless even as an adult. When he comes back, I’ll have your older brother find a teacher to discipline him properly. Otherwise, he might only get worse.”
Knowing that her nephew had crossed her mother’s bottom line, Cui Qingrou smiled and said, “Mother, Xiao Qi is a good child, just a bit too simple-hearted. But that’s not a bad thing. If we left him in the south alone for more than ten years, anyone else would’ve likely held a grudge.”
“Xiao Qi is a kind-hearted and good child.” Old Madam Cui fully agreed with her daughter’s words, speaking with some pride.
When they had no choice but to send her grandson south years ago, she was worried that he might grow distant from the Cui family. But after all these years, he returned still willing to be close to her as his grandmother and showed great respect to his aunt and uncle, which showed he truly was a good person.
Though she thought this way, Old Madam Cui still hoped to find a teacher to properly guide her grandson—not just for his education but to teach him how to navigate the world and make his life smoother in the future.
Seeing that Old Madam Cui had calmed down a bit, Cui Qingrou hesitated for a moment before asking, “Mother, should we wait for Xiao Qi to come back on his own after he’s had enough fun, or should we continue searching?”
Without hesitation, Old Madam Cui answered, “Naturally, we should continue searching. If he’s doing well, let him play for a while longer. But if things are bad, bring him back immediately.”
Cui Qingrou thought this approach was fine, but the problems that still needed to be addressed were unavoidable. If no solutions were found, her willful nephew might run away from home again. This time, he was lucky not to meet any bad people, but who could guarantee the same for next time?
Thinking of this, Cui Qingrou cautiously suggested, “Mother, Xiao Qi’s age is the most rebellious. Right now, he’s focused on the girl he grew up with. If we firmly oppose this, he might want to be with her even more. Instead of that, why not let them be? We could bring the girl to the mansion. Maybe over time, his feelings for her will fade. It’s better than forcing them apart and having Xiao Qi hold on to her in his heart forever.”
Old Madam Cui’s expression changed slightly, and with a sigh of helplessness, she looked at her daughter: “You know Xiao Qi’s temperament. Although he’s still like a child, when he’s set on something, when has he ever changed his mind? I worry that if we bring that girl into the house, if she doesn’t understand the rules and ends up offending someone, it won’t be good for Xiao Qi—it will only harm him.”
It turned out that Old Madam Cui had once considered bringing the girl into the mansion, but after witnessing how Cui Ping’an had dared to oppose her for that girl and even ran away from home, she completely gave up on that idea.
After hearing this, Cui Qingrou immediately understood the implication in her mother’s words and frowned.
Xiao Qi had his grandmother to protect him. Even if Princess Fuyun had ill intentions toward him, she would still hesitate to take action against him openly. But that girl was Xiao Qi’s soft spot. If she was brought into the mansion, how could Princess Fuyun let someone who could strike at Xiao Qi go free?
They could protect Xiao Qi because he was the Cui family’s bloodline, the master of the Cui family. But what was that girl? Princess Fuyun could easily find an excuse to deal with her, and they wouldn’t even have a reason to stop her.
It seemed she also needed to talk to Xiao Qi more and help him understand his mother’s good intentions so he would have a better understanding in the future…
Meanwhile, Cui Ping’an, who was still struggling with a pile of logs at the Mo family’s house, was unaware of the complicated issues ahead. Seeing the increasing amount of firewood on the ground, a smile of happiness appeared on his face.
(End of this chapter)
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