Chapter 248: Chapter 248

Li Xing’an stopped after walking about a hundred steps.

He turned his head and squinted his eyes at the little troublemaker, "I say, Li Lixing, Young Master Li? Do you want to keep making trouble? Do you want to mess things up?"

Li Lixing glanced at him, pursed his lips, and lowered his head without speaking.

Li Xing’an looked at him with his hands on his hips, "Let me tell you, your mother is very, very sick! If your mother falls seriously ill and passes away, do you know what the consequences are?"

Although he didn’t know what illness the County Magistrate’s Wife had, he could see from Li Yuzhu’s expression that the County Magistrate’s Wife’s condition was not optimistic.

It was the first time he saw Li Yuzhu look at a patient with such a worried expression.

Even when Miss Chai was seriously ill, he hadn’t seen Li Yuzhu so concerned.

It shows the severity of the illness.

Li Lixing looked up at him, shaking his head in confusion.

"If your mother passes away, you become a child without a mother. Your father will marry a stepmother, and if she has children, you’ll have no status at home; no one will care if you’ve eaten enough, if you’re cold, or give you any money. If you storm off outside, no one will bring you back home. Hmph, you might even die and no one would remember you," Li Xing’an said seriously, looking at him.

Li Lixing blinked, "Then why did your family still get a stepmother for Jingjing and Guoguo?"

Li Xing’an, "..." Oh, this kid learns by analogy!

He sneered, "Is it the same? Their stepmother is good to them, and their father is also good to them. They also have two uncles and three aunts; even without their mother, they live well!"

"And you! I heard you say before that your maternal grandfather is very old, you have no uncles, your grandparents have passed away, your uncle is far away, and your family has many children. When you visit, you can’t even win snacks against your cousins, and your aunt criticizes your picky eating. Obviously, your uncle’s family doesn’t treat you well."

"Your father is fiercer than your mother, he also has a concubine, and she’s also fierce to you. If your mother dies, they will only be harsher to you. How can you compare to Jingjing and Guoguo? You can’t!"

Li Lixing took a sharp breath; if this were true, he really couldn’t be without his mother?

He had even secretly cursed at his mother before, telling her to go die...

Because his mother always wanted him to study, to make something of himself, but he just wanted to play, he hated studying, hated learning rules.

Thinking of this, he began to feel scared.

"I’ll find a good doctor to cure her illness!" Li Lixing shouted loudly.

Li Xing’an sneered, "Even if she’s cured, it’s useless! Your habit of running away from home so often makes her constantly worry, even if she’s not sick, you’d drive her to death!"

"You don’t study, you argue with the teacher, you misbehave and oppose her, how can she not be angry? I suspect her illness is caused by your behavior!"

"It’s not me! You’re talking nonsense, you’re wronging me!" Li Lixing protested loudly, "She said she hasn’t felt well since the New Year."

"Of course it is!" Li Xing’an sneered, "Not feeling well won’t take her life, but worsening illness will! When she first arrived at my house, she was fine, but when she saw you, she got angry, her face grew long! From the time she entered until she fell ill, it was only a short while, this change is too fast, indicating the illness suddenly worsened. Say, isn’t it caused by your angering her? Her previous discomfort must have been caused by you too!"

Li Lixing couldn’t say a word in response, guilt showing on his face.

Li Xing’an laughed inwardly, not bad, not bad, the little kid listened. The source of thɪs content is Nove1Fire.net

"Alright, don’t be upset, my sister will take good care of her. But, you need to change your temperament, stop running away from home, and listen to her well. If she says something wrong, calmly remind her. If she does something wrong that upsets you, don’t argue with her, discuss it nicely and ask her to change. She’s your mother, how could she harm you?" Li Xing’an patted his shoulder, and added earnestly, "If you do as I say, and she takes her medicine and rests well, she can live until your son gets married."

Li Lixing’s face turned red.

He hadn’t even gotten married yet, how could it jump to his son’s wedding?

"Got it." He exhaled.

"Then go see your mother, apologize to her, make a vow to change your temper. While she’s sick these few days, stay by her side, serve tea, hand water, feed her medicine, until she gets better," Li Xing’an suggested to him, "Your filial piety will certainly help her recover quickly."

Li Lixing nodded seriously, "Okay."

"Go on, go on." Li Xing’an waved him off.

Li Lixing raised his sleeve, rubbed his eyes, and ran toward the County Magistrate’s Wife’s resting room.

Mu Yuanxiu was sitting outside the bedroom door keeping watch. Seeing him rush over with a serious expression, and then looking at Li Xing’an smiling triumphantly ahead, he suddenly understood, smiling knowingly.

He deliberately blocked Li Lixing, "Your mother is sick and needs rest, don’t disturb her."

Li Lixing pouted, looking as if he was about to cry, "I’m going to apologize to my mother, I’ll come right out after I’m done."

Mu Yuanxiu raised an eyebrow slightly, "Apologize? Isn’t it just to say something to upset her?"

"Of course not, I... I’ll promise her I won’t upset her anymore." Tears rolled from Li Lixing’s eyes, and he wiped them away with his sleeve.

"Alright, you may go in then." Mu Yuanxiu released him.

Li Lixing pushed open the door and entered the bedroom.

The cloth curtain in the middle of the room hung down, covering the bed.

Behind the curtain, Li Yuzhu was speaking.

Li Lixing stood outside the curtain and called out, "Mother, I’m coming in to see you."

His voice carried a sobbing tone.

Just now, when Li Xing’an called to say something to Li Lixing, Li Yuzhu heard it. She could guess what had happened and said, "County Magistrate’s Wife, let him in."

"Come in, Ah Xing." The County Magistrate’s Wife’s voice was gentle.

Li Lixing lifted the curtain and walked in.

On the bed, the County Magistrate’s Wife, lips pale, face tired, leaned against the headboard. Seeing her son walk in, she barely managed a smile.

"I’m sorry, Mother, I know I was wrong." Li Lixing walked to the bedside and knelt down.

The County Magistrate’s Wife was startled, "Ah Xing?"

"I shouldn’t always make you angry, I won’t run away from home again." Li Lixing said and started sobbing, "Mother, I promise! I won’t argue with the teacher anymore, nor will I hit the nursemaids and maids, or throw Father’s things."

The two maids in the room looked at each other in surprise.

The County Magistrate’s Wife’s lips trembled, and tears rolled down.

She both cried and laughed, reaching out to Li Lixing, "Good, good, my good son, you know your mistakes, you are still a good son to me, now get up, don’t kneel."

Li Lixing lifted his sleeve to wipe away tears, walked over to hug his mother, and started crying loudly.

The County Magistrate’s Wife cried too.

Crying even made the corners of the two maids’ eyes red, and they followed suit, wiping their tears.

Li Yuzhu got up and said, "I will go bring some soup for the madam, this illness can’t be too full or too hungry. The madam came here after a long journey on a carriage today and didn’t eat on the way, that’s what triggered the illness. After taking the medicine and supplementing with some soup, her strength will be fully restored."

The County Magistrate’s Wife was crying, and her maid thanked her on her behalf.

Li Yuzhu left the bedroom and closed the door softly as she went.

The County Magistrate’s Wife was quite grateful, thinking to herself this girl is so tactful.

Once the door closed, she immediately asked her son, "Have they treated you well? What have you been doing here?"

Li Lixing spoke truthfully.

When he mentioned not wanting to memorize books, leading to being punished to sweep the floor and water the vegetable seedlings in the field, the younger maid furrowed her brow, while the elder maid smiled knowingly.

The County Magistrate’s Wife also sighed in relief.

It seems the Li Family’s household instruction is good, having thoroughly changed his nature, not memorizing books is punished by sweeping the floor and doing farm work, this approach is not wrong at all.

It’s only natural for adults to punish mischievous children.

Moreover, such a small punishment is nothing.

If it weren’t for the worry that her son would leave home, estranging the father-son relationship, she really wanted her son to continue staying here so the Li Family could teach him well.

After all, her son turned rebellious because her husband spoiled him.

Whenever she wanted him to study, demanding stricter discipline, her husband always blamed her for being harsh on their son, forbidding her to be strict, so gradually, when their son grew up, she couldn’t control him anymore.

Now that her son’s nature has changed, the stone weighing on her heart has dropped to the ground.

As long as she lives a few more years and her son becomes successful, what havoc could a concubine raise?

The County Magistrate’s Wife fell ill, and Princess Consort Luling brought the princely heir and their family of three to visit as well.

Upon learning that the princely heir is Miss Chai’s fiancé and that their wedding is in a few days, the County Magistrate’s Wife was even more surprised.

This family is willing to marry Miss Chai whom no one dared to marry, it shows that Miss Chai’s illness has greatly improved, she is just like a normal person now.

Miss Li has completely cured Miss Chai’s illness.

Otherwise, even though the eldest son of the Li Family, young and handsome, no matter how poor his family background, he wouldn’t need to marry a wife with a short life to bring bad luck to the family, would he?

Thinking that Miss Chai is greatly improved, the County Magistrate’s Wife felt more confident about her own recovery.