The beloved baby has a space

Chapter 78 Older Brother and Sister
Old Liu stared at Xiao Ayu, his eyes as sharp as an eagle's.

Little Ayu wasn't afraid at all. She could sense that although her grandfather looked fierce, he wasn't scary at all.

Liu was also very nervous; she stood at the door, not daring to utter a sound.

Wang Chuanman didn't dare to speak; this was only the second time he had met his father-in-law.

The first time was when he married Liu. At that time, Old Man Liu was lying in bed, and the expression on his face looked like he wanted to devour him.

Moreover, Wang Chuanman always felt that his father-in-law gave him a similar feeling to his mother; neither of them dared to say much when standing in front of the other.

"Is this your daughter?" Old Liu finally spoke.

Liu's heart skipped a beat. Had her father noticed something was wrong?
How can she answer this question in a way that defuses the situation?

Before Liu could speak, Old Man Liu shifted his gaze to Wang Chuanman, his eyes full of disdain: "With your ugly appearance, how could you give birth to such a beautiful daughter? You must have burned a lot of incense in your past life, right?"

Wang Chuanman: "..."

No, I'm not bad looking, am I? People say I'm the most handsome guy in the whole area!
Faced with his father-in-law's pressing gaze, Wang Chuanman could only chuckle and dared not utter a single word in rebuttal.

"Little sister, you're back? Oh dear, why are you standing at the door? Come in quickly, the hot water is all boiled!" At the crucial moment, Liu Dashi appeared, grabbed Wang Chuanman's arm without saying a word and pulled him into the house, while also turning to greet Liu Shi.

The Liu couple hurried inside. Little Ayu saw her grandfather standing alone, and after thinking for a moment, she put her little hand into his palm.

Old Liu's palms were particularly rough, like sandpaper. When Xiao Ayu stuffed his hand in his, his palm trembled.

"What are you doing?!" Old Liu frowned, instinctively wanting to shout, but seeing such a little child, he was afraid that his breath would be too strong and send her flying.

It was deliberately lowered by several notches.

"Grandpa, your home is so far away! Ayu picked some flowers to give to you and Grandma, but it's too far, and all the flowers are gone."

Actually, Xiao Ayu had it in her hand and accidentally dropped it while she was asleep. Of course, Wang Chuanman and the other man didn't have the time or inclination to pick it up.

Old Liu snorted coldly: "Who cares?"

He led Xiao Ayu by the hand and slowly walked into the main room, where Liu Dashi had already welcomed them and made them sit down.

As soon as Old Man Liu entered, Wang Chuanman, who had just sat down, immediately stood up and called out somewhat awkwardly, "Dad."

Liu called out to him as well.

Little Ayu ran to Liu Shi and snuggled up to her.

"You still remember I'm your father? I thought you'd changed your surname after you got married. The New Year is over, and you're only coming now? Was the road home too hot for your feet?"

Even in front of Wang Chuanman, Old Man Liu had no intention of giving Liu Shi any face.

When Liu heard the words "go home," her eyes welled up with tears.

"It's all my fault for being an unfilial daughter, for not coming to see my parents sooner." Liu lowered her head and wiped away her tears, not daring to say more.

Liu Dashi had already sent his servants out to call Liu Ershi back.

Soon, a lot of people gathered in the main room.

The Liu family consists of two brothers, two wives, three grandsons, and two granddaughters.

The adults all subconsciously looked at the basket on their backs, while the children looked at the new little baby.

Liu took out the items one by one: "Before the New Year, the village suffered a snow disaster, and everyone was trapped inside. After the New Year, we were busy with spring planting and didn't have time to visit our parents. Father, please don't blame us."

This is what my mother-in-law asked me to bring back. The fabric is for you, Dad, to make some clothes. We don't have much food, so the meat is for you to nourish your bodies…”

When the meat was taken out, everyone in the Liu family stared in disbelief.

They didn't even get to eat meat during the Chinese New Year!
They had eaten all the grain in the house, and used half of the money to buy more grain and the other half to treat Qin's illness. There was really no money left to buy meat.

"Do we need your little something? Take it back!" Ignoring the disappointed looks on the others' faces, Old Liu said coldly, "Do you think our Liu family is inferior to your Wang family?"

After a while, Wang Chuanman roughly understood Old Man Liu's mindset. He was no longer so apprehensive, but he still smiled and said, "Father, you're being too polite. This is our way of showing our respect to you. We should have come at the beginning of the year, but we just couldn't get away. Wan Niang kept saying she wanted to come back, but at that time, Wan Niang hadn't fully recovered, and I really didn't dare to take the risk."

Upon hearing this, Old Man Liu frowned deeply and looked at Liu Shi: "What's wrong with you now?" Liu Shi recalled that before the New Year, she had miscarried and was unable to keep the baby in her womb.

If Wang Chuanman hadn't brought it up, she would have forgotten about it herself.

During this time, she focused all her attention on Ayu, and since her health had recovered well, she didn't think about that matter anymore.

The worst thing is that if you think too much, you'll get stuck on a rut.

Wang Chuanman recounted the story of Liu's miscarriage.

"You bastard! Is this how you take care of my daughter?!" Old Liu slammed his hand on the table, making a loud "bang".

Without a second thought, Wang Chuanman knelt down in front of Old Man Liu, his eyes red: "Father, it's my fault for not taking good care of Wan Niang, please hit me!"

"No, don't hit Daddy!" Little Ayu hugged Wang Chuanman's head and looked at Old Man Liu. "Grandpa, hit Ayu, Ayu isn't afraid of pain."

Old Liu didn't actually finish the fight, but after this incident, the group had something to talk about.

Old Liu gave Wang Chuanman a good scolding, but Wang Chuanman just kept nodding and didn't say a word in rebuttal.

Wang Chuanman took the opportunity to tell them about Xiao Ayu, only saying that the child was too weak at birth and he was afraid he wouldn't be able to raise her, so he simply didn't tell them.

I only brought her over to meet my maternal grandparents this year because she looked healthier.

Old Liu sneered, "Of course you're just saying nice things, who knows what tricks you're up to?" But he believed him.

In farming families, this kind of thing is common. Children are not easy to raise after birth, and they often die before the age of seven.

"Where is Mother?" Liu asked her sister-in-law, Yang, taking the opportunity to ask.

“Mother hasn’t been feeling well lately and is resting in her room. I’ll take you there.” Madam Yang led Madam Liu to visit Madam Qin, who was lying in bed.

Fearing that she might pass on her illness to her child, Yang pulled her daughter Xinghua aside and said, "You all, take your little sister out to play."

Xinghua is 10 years old this year. She noticed her cute little cousin early on and immediately nodded: "Mom, don't worry, we will take good care of our little sister."

Little Ayu was worried, so she held Liu's hand and said, "Mom, if Grandpa hits you, tell Ayu, and Ayu will protect you!"

She's figured it out: as long as she stands in front of the adults, they won't get beaten.

Therefore, she would help shield her father and mother from the beatings from now on.

Mrs. Liu patted her head: "Okay, thank you, Ayu."

Old Liu's grandsons, the eldest of whom, Gou Dan, is already 14 years old, is still at an age where he can have fun.

Everyone introduced themselves to Xiao Ayu and asked her name.

Little Ayu doesn't remember the formal name given to her by the Wang family; she only knows that her name is Ayu.

"Ayu's name is beautiful!" Gou Dan said confidently.

They had never heard of Yu and didn't know what it was, but Gou and the others did.

Anyway, jade is definitely better than a dog!
The other younger siblings asked, "Big brother, what should we do with our little sister?"

Dog Egg looked at his pretty little cousin, his eyes darting around: "Take her for a walk. Didn't Mangzi say his sister was the prettiest? Now that we have an even prettier sister, let's show her off!"

When everyone thought of Mangzi's younger sister and then looked at Xiao Ayu, they realized it made perfect sense.

But when they had only run halfway there, Xiao Ayu called them to stop.

"Honey, someone has fallen into the well! Quick, go get an adult to help!"

As they ran past a well, Tuanzi suddenly spoke up.

Little Ayu was being carried on Gou Dan's back when she heard Tuanzi's words and quickly tugged at his ear.

"Brother Gou Dan, Brother Gou Dan, go over there." Little A Yu pointed to the well. "Someone fell in!"

(End of this chapter)