Rebirth: Contract Husband Falls in Love with Me-Chapter 515 - 263: Plotting the Return Home (Part 2)

Shi Fengming’s eyes instantly brightened. "Big brother..."

"You might as well give up on that idea!" Shi Fengju interrupted him without any politeness, "Don’t you know Uncle and Auntie’s temperament? Besides, that woman is not exactly a wallflower. If she really enters the mansion, wouldn’t it cause chaos with chickens flying and dogs jumping?"

"Qing’er, she wouldn’t do that! She’s not that kind of woman!" Shi Fengming immediately bristled like an angry cat and retorted as soon as he heard Shi Fengju belittling Su Qing’er.

Shi Fengju coldly said: "A good woman who incites you to press your Uncle and Auntie with threats of death? Would a good woman say such things?"

Shi Fengming found himself at a loss for words momentarily before saying, "If father and mother can’t tolerate her, should she just wait to die? She said those things out of desperation. She’s sincere towards me and reluctant to leave me. That’s the only reason she did it!"

"Sincere towards you? I doubt that!" Shi Fengju sneered slightly and asked him, "I remember you took 80,000 taels of silver when you left home. How much is left now? I guess not much? Otherwise, she wouldn’t be in a hurry to push you to return to the mansion!"

"Big brother!" Shi Fengming’s heart skipped a beat; he suddenly became somewhat anxious and spoke with a darkened expression, "Let’s just pretend we never met today! You may go back, big brother! Qing’er and I are not going back! I don’t believe I can’t make something of myself!"

Shi Fengming had even planned it all out. He would take Su Qing’er to settle in a small town, buy a house, and open a little shop. They might not be rich, but they could live without worries. It was just that Su Qing’er clamored to travel and enjoy the world, and he was naturally unwilling to go against her wishes. Therefore, they had been traveling around without settling down for the past two years.

What Shi Fengju said was true. The silver he brought was almost spent; out of the initial 80,000 taels, only about 14,000 taels remained. Although not a lot, it was not little either—it was enough to settle down in a small town. He thought that after another three to four years, when they had children, his parents would see the innocence of the kids and Su Qing’er’s loyalty in shared hardships; maybe then, they might change their minds and accept them.

This plan he was preparing to discuss with Su Qing’er, but he hadn’t managed to say it before Shi Fengju’s unreserved words deeply wounded him. He decided to speak frankly with Su Qing’er tonight. He believed she would agree with him.

Shi Fengju looked at him, remaining silent for a long while.

Xiaolian, who had gone to the kitchen in the front courtyard to boil water, and Su Qing’er, who was about to return after boiling the water, had made up her mind. No matter how much Shi Fengju mocked or treated her with indifference, she was determined to endure it with virtuous tolerance.

Being a man herself, if she could captivate Shi Fengming, how could Shi Fengju be exceptional? With her beauty and talent, as long as she behaved humbly and tenderly, Shi Fengju’s heart, which wasn’t made of stone, would eventually be moved by her! Once he started speaking highly of her, wouldn’t the Shi Mansion be within her reach? 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

To Su Qing’er’s surprise, it was easy to leave but hard to return. At the floral pendant gate, two old maids silently stepped forward, blocking her way.

Su Qing’er was slightly displeased, smiling and saying, "Please let me pass, grandmothers. The young master of the second house asked me to bring in the tea!"

One of them glanced at her coldly and emotionlessly said, "The young master has ordered that no one is to be disturbed. You may go back. There’s no need to bring it in!"

Su Qing’er was immediately irritated: These old maids are going too far!

"This place seems to be mine, don’t you think you are overstepping a little? Does your Shi family have no manners?"

The two old maids snorted with laughter, one of them said with a cold face, "Whether our Shi family has manners is not for you to comment on. Who are you to have a say? Is this your place? Did you buy it or are you renting it? What is your relationship to our young master of the second house that you dare to speak such words!"

Su Qing’er was furious but felt it improper to respond. If she were to seriously start trouble with the two old maids, it would ruin her image and ruin any chance of earning Shi Fengju’s favor. If she tried to force her way through, it would be better if the doorkeepers were the young male servants—as Shi Fengming’s woman, none of the servants would dare to touch her. However, these two old maids clearly wouldn’t let her succeed.

"I was being presumptuous! Please forgive me, grandmothers!" Su Qing’er forcefully swallowed her anger, instead bowing slightly to the two old maids. Seeing them still stretching their faces long and not even batting an eyelid, let alone giving her half a glance, she knew there was no room for turnaround. She managed a strained smile and turned to leave with Xiaolian.

In the house, Shi Fengju said after a long while: "I didn’t expect my younger brother to be so heartless. Don’t you care at all about how Uncle and Auntie are doing?"

Shi Fengming’s eyes showed a pained expression as he sighed, "Father and mother, of course, live well in the mansion. I’m the unfilial son. But if they could just accept Qing’er—"

"What kind of talk is that!" Shi Fengju suddenly became both angry and exasperated, "They accept this woman, and you will be filial to them, if they don’t, you won’t acknowledge them as your parents? If you really think so, you truly are an unfilial son! Auntie thinks of you every day, washing her face with tears and moping, especially on holidays. The maids and old maids of the second house are all walking on eggshells, fearing that any mistake will provoke Auntie’s ire. Her temper has only gotten worse, but towards you, she has never stopped thinking and caring about you! And Uncle, even though he always verbally lashes out and scolds you, doesn’t he also think of you? Whenever there is news about you, whether true or false, their yearning looks are unbearable to witness! Uncle used to enjoy going out to Qingzhou City to play with the local young masters, bird-walking and fish-fighting. Now he doesn’t even like to go out anymore, just fiddling around in his courtyard, all because he misses you! How can you be so cruel to them for the sake of Su Qing’er!"