[Mo Dao Zu Shi Fanfiction] I Raise A Ying in Yiling

The two men, who were supposed to be intimidated, were not fooled by Wei Chaoyan's exaggerated and clumsy performance. They looked at each other, and then, driven by evil intentions, they pounced on Wei Chaoyan, who was grinning mischievously, and knocked her to the ground. They then began to tickle her mercilessly.

Wei Chaoyan struggled desperately on the ground, trying to shake off the two mischievous little devils who were determined to get away with it. However, the two little ones, whom she had fed and pampered, were quite plump and heavy, heavier than a solid weight, and surprisingly strong despite their small size. The combined effect meant that no matter how hard Wei Chaoyan thrashed, she couldn't escape their clutches.

She could only laugh until tears streamed down her face, her body trembling from laughing so hard she begged for mercy repeatedly. Only when Wei Chaoyan raised the white flag and surrendered to Wei Ying and Qi Ye did they mercifully stop and let her go. Qingyan, who was watching from the sidelines, was still clapping and laughing in bewilderment.

After the chaotic fight ended, the three turned around embarrassed amidst Qingyan's innocent and adorable laughter, quickly tidying up their somewhat disheveled clothes. Once they were done, they nonchalantly ignored the childish brawl and sat back down at their desks, impeccably dressed and with impeccably upright expressions, to continue their unfinished conversation.

"Ahem!" Wei Chaoyan cleared her throat, which had been cracking from laughing, and said seriously, "Alright, since you've already decided to go to the private school after the New Year, while there's still plenty of time, your older sister will slowly teach you the new words that haven't been taught in the primers yet."

That's settled then: starting today, after your morning exercise and before lunch, your older sister will teach you new characters in the study; while your older sister prepares lunch, you two can rest and play games to relax; after lunch, we'll gather together to chat and digest, and around noon we'll take a nap together; around 1-3 pm when the nap ends, you two can review the characters you've learned before and practice writing the new characters you learned in the morning, while your older sister embroiders on the side.

As for Qingyan, she listened to our lessons in the morning and played with her toys by herself in the afternoon. Do you two think this arrangement is appropriate?

After carefully considering Wei Chaoyan's question, Wei Ying and Wei Chaoyan agreed, nodding in unison.

"Oh, it's almost the end of December now, and the New Year is just over a month away! We'll go back to Weicun on the first day of the first lunar month to pay our respects to our parents and wish our grandparents a Happy New Year in advance. We won't go back to town for New Year's Eve and New Year's Day."

"Okay! I'll listen to you, Sister!" Wei Ying and Qi Ye said at the same time.

"Alright, enough chit-chat, let's get started!"

Before long, the clear and energetic voices of a woman and a boy reading aloud could be heard from the study.

Time slips through your fingers like sand, and before you know it, it's already late afternoon. Wei Chaoyan cheerfully coaxed the three little ones to sleep, then, as usual, with her hair down, she put on her coat, picked up a lantern, and went to the study.

He placed a pot of hot tea and two teacups on the desk, then sat leisurely in his chair, slowly sipping and playing with a cup of tea, waiting for the person to arrive.

"Streamer, streamer, what are you doing?" Unable to contain their curiosity, netizens shouted.

"Oh dear, silly! The streamer must be waiting for Lady Yan! I wonder what the streamer wants to discuss with her so late at night?" Some clever netizens recalled the traces Wei Chaoyan had made near the Wei residence during the day, and remembered that she had contacted Lady Yan in the same way not long ago, so they understood that the streamer had an appointment with Lady Yan tonight.

"Yes, I've invited Aunt Yan over tonight. You'll find out what it's about in a bit," Wei Chaoyan said mysteriously without denying it.

After waiting for about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Lady Yan, wearing a black cloak, entered the Wei residence smoothly with the help of her subordinates. Standing outside the study, she waved for her subordinates to step back, then straightened her slightly askew cloak and casually stepped forward, knocking lightly on the door a few times to signal her arrival.

"Aunt Yan, come in." Wei Chaoyan opened the door and smiled as she let Madam Yan in.

After the two sat down, Wei Chaoyan poured a cup of warm tea for Yan Niangzi and said, "Aunt Yan, have a cup of hot tea to warm yourself up first."

Madam Yan didn't refuse and picked up her teacup to drink. After drinking half of it, she asked, "Ah Yan, why are you contacting me again so soon? Is something wrong?" Since receiving Wei Chaoyan's large package yesterday, Madam Yan had been extremely busy. She nervously hid the package and quickly relayed the information to her direct supervisor, requesting additional personnel to receive the materials. As for how her supervisor would arrange the materials after they were received, that was up to them.

"Aunt Yan," Wei Chaoyan said softly, as if remembering the stack of books and medicinal herbs, "did you forget something and forget to give it to me?"

"Huh? What?" For a moment, Lady Yan couldn't recall what she had forgotten.

"Aunt Yan, my purse is crying! It's been hungry for so long!"

"Oh!" Lady Yan suddenly realized that she had indeed forgotten to put some money in her package yesterday. However, "Is such a small matter worth you rushing over to me?"

“Of course not!” Wei Chaoyan said breathlessly. “Aunt Yan, I’m taking Aying and the others back to the village to pay respects to my parents on the first day of next month. If you have time, please come over. If you don’t have time, you can send someone.”

"Should I pay respects to A-Qing and Zhu-Zi on the first day of the lunar month?" Yan Niangzi murmured to herself. "I will go then! Come to think of it, it's been so long since they left and I haven't gone to see them off yet, which is really wrong of me. I wonder if A-Qing's spirit in the afterlife will resent me?"

Wei Chaoyan interrupted Yan Niangzi's sudden sentimentality with a black line on her face and forcibly changed the subject: "Aunt Yan, when you come, bring a few people who know how to repair tombs to help me out."