Chapter 234: Chapter 234: Xiao Zi Little Brother

It’s no surprise at all for the Qi Family that Qi Quanjin would say something like this.

However, they felt that the old man would surely scold him.

Yet, in reality, the old man not only didn’t scold him but calmly said, “Alright, go tell your wife, as long as she agrees for you to stay and take care of her, then I’ll arrange for someone else to do this task.”

This statement successfully shut Qi Quanjin up.

But Qi Quanjin still looked unconvinced.

After all, his wife had said that she most liked having him, her husband, to take care of her during confinement.

In the previous two childbed confinements, he had taken care of her well, so well that even his mother couldn’t pick any faults.

He was quite confident that he could avoid this errand.

However, that morning, everyone saw Qi Quanjin coming out of his three sons’ room looking disheveled.

Without even eating breakfast, he washed his face and started preparing to drive the cart to the city.

Seeing this, everyone understood what was going on; surely, the fourth wife had told him to go to the city.

They wanted to laugh but held it in.

Only when the convoy left the village did everyone burst into laughter.

Wang Daya laughed the loudest, “Old Fourth, only Meng Niang can handle him.”

Qu Laodi added, “Exactly, just look at him yesterday, he didn’t even listen to his father. Never thought that Meng Niang would deal with him, and just now, seeing him come out from Liulang’s room, it seems she made him sleep outside.”

The more they talked, the happier they laughed.

Mrs. Qi, who had come over temporarily last night to take care of her fourth daughter-in-law, came out to see everyone joking in the courtyard and immediately frowned, “What are you chattering about so early in the morning? Hurry up and get to work!”

Everyone shrunk their necks and quickly went about their own business.

Yi Meng inside the house looked on helplessly.

If it weren’t for last night her mother-in-law explaining the purpose of her father-in-law wanting to build a school, she wouldn’t agree to start on the house now either.

It’s already July, not far from the autumn harvest, and starting a school now would be a hassle when the harvest comes.

But mother-in-law said it’s to pave the way for Xiao Shiyi.

Anyway, first let the younger ones at home learn to read at the school, when Xiao Shiyi can start learning, the school will be established too, and there won’t be any errors by then.

Besides, finding a teacher isn’t something you can do as you please.

An old junior scholar can at most start from basics, but to teach more advanced lessons is evidently out of the question.

With a school and students, slowly they can find a teacher, and once they find someone suitable, they can settle this person right away.

Hearing the in-laws talk with such intent for their own youngest son, Yi Meng couldn’t bring herself to oppose it.

Yi Meng’s current pregnancy was smooth, and the birth went well too.

Even though sitting through childbirth during such hot days is tough, Yi Meng managed well with her own little space.

Laying awake, she sat on the kang drawing and sketching on paper.

If it’s to pave way for her own youngest son, as the mother, she couldn’t just stand by idly.

So, let’s start by designing the style of the school!

Yi Meng reminisced about the appearance of schools from her previous life, designing them in her mind, but nothing she drew felt satisfactory.

After all, theirs is merely a village school, quite different from the schools of later generations.

Just when she was feeling irritable, her young daughter ran in.

“Mom, Mom, Manbao wants to see Xiao Zi brother!”

Qi Manman, as soon as she entered the room, started climbing onto the kang.

Yi Meng quickly reached out to lift the child onto the kang too, then asked, “What Xiao Zi brother?”

“It’s Xiao Zi brother!”

Qi Manman got on the kang, kicked off her shoes, and climbed right up beside the small swaddle, “Xiao Zi brother, I’m Qi Manman, your sister!”

Xiao Zi brother?

This title confused Yi Meng greatly, “Manbao, tell Mom, why do you call him Xiao Zi brother?”

Qi Manman moved her gaze away from Qi Shiyi’s little face, looking towards her own mother, “Mom, brother is purple, that’s why he’s called Xiao Zi brother!”

“Huh?”

Yi Meng was taken aback, hurriedly observing her little son.

The milk-white little guy, asleep with his eyes shut, even bubbling a bit.

The fair and chubby little baby, how could he not be anything but heart-meltingly adorable?

Not a trace of purple at all.

Seeing her son was fine, Yi Meng exhaled a sigh of relief, pulling Qi Manman close gently saying, “Manbao, brother is now fair, not purple.”

“He is purple!”

Qi Manman raised her neck to correct her mother, “Brother is purple, Grandpa Qin is golden, Mr. Yin shines all over!”

“Manbao!”

Upon hearing her daughter’s description of the two doctors, a shiver ran through Yi Meng as she quickly stopped her little girl, “This mustn’t be talked about outside, understand?”

“Mom isn’t an outsider.”

Qi Manman earnestly said, “Mom, just like Grandpa and Grandma, are all Manbao’s family!”

“Yes, Mom, as well as Grandpa and Grandma, and your Dad are your family. But Manbao, you mustn’t speak of this again.”

Yi Meng suddenly understood what the purple meant regarding her son.

Her daughter is a child of the Heavenly Dao, able to see things ordinary mortals can’t.

Mr. Yin and Mr. Qin are very good people, who knows how many lives they’ve saved in this lifetime, so in her daughter’s eyes they glow golden, they shine.

But her little son is clearly too young to have saved anyone.

The reason for being purple…

Yi Meng thought of the saying “purple air comes from the east,” understanding its implication; suddenly it made sense why her father-in-law was suddenly insistent on building a school now, or setting a path for Xiao Shiyi.

The reason was in the little girl standing right before her.

Qi Manman didn’t understand why she shouldn’t say it, Xiao Zi brother, bathed in a halo of purple light, was truly a sight to behold!

Nevertheless, she was an obedient child, and since her mother told her not to say it, she didn’t.

“Mom, can I see Xiao Zi, no, can I see my little brother?”

Qi Manman eagerly looked at her mother.

Yi Meng nodded, feeling somewhat complicated.

Watching her little daughter leaning against her son’s side, swinging her little feet, Yi Meng didn’t know what else to say.

Forget it, no more words, better to focus on the school instead!

Qi Manman watched Xiao Zi brother for a while, found that he only knew to sleep, not even glancing her way, lost interest, and went closer to her mother, watching her write and draw on paper, then crumple it and throw it aside, she was puzzled once more.

“Mom, why throw it away? What are you drawing?”

Qi Manman tilted her head, looking at her mother, waiting for an answer.

Yi Meng smiled, ruffling her daughter’s hair, “Mom wants to design for the village’s school, to see how it could be made to look nice.”

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