Pampered By All In Different Planes

Chapter 95: Chapter 95: After Raising a Child and Getting Rich in That Era, the Delicate Beauty Was Spoiled Rotten 15

His attention, at that time, was entirely on the girl’s hand that had just held his.

Her palm was very warm; perhaps because she often did manual work, it was not very soft, but it was small—in his hand, her entire palm could be enveloped.

For a moment, Qin Lianqi became somewhat distracted.

“Teacher Qin! Teacher Qin?” Su Zhiruan shook her hand, trying to draw Qin Lianqi’s attention, and she asked with some concern, “What’s wrong? Are you not feeling well?”

“No,” Qin Lianqi saw that she withdrew her hand and immediately felt a wave of disappointment wash over him.

“I don’t want this money. Take it back to improve your family’s living conditions, and buy some nice food for yourself,” Qin Lianqi said, then out of the corner of his eye, he noticed Li Meihua standing to the side. It was as if he suddenly remembered something, so he asked, “Are we still having an extra lesson today?”

“Not today,” Su Zhiruan shook her head, still trying to stuff the money into Qin Lianqi’s hand, but he was very strong and easily covered her hand with his own, pushing both her hand and the money back into Su Zhiruan’s pocket.

Su Zhiruan could even clearly feel that Li Meihua, standing to the side, suddenly lit up with interest—the look in her eyes was not at all different from a group of aunties at the village head discussing gossip.

“Today, my mom and I came to pick up Zhishu and Zhixiao; it’s not good to keep them waiting too long,” Su Zhiruan shook her head, her gaze clear and bright as she lifted her head, “If Teacher Qin doesn’t mind the intrusion, I’ll continue to bother you from tomorrow.”

The girl’s gaze was too clear. Qin Lianqi took a step back, resuming his lazy demeanor, and nodded, “Alright, come find me tomorrow evening.”

His words were ambiguously flirtatious, and Su Zhiruan suddenly found her thoughts drifting.

And they were becoming more and more inappropriate as time went on…

This man, now looking so languid and detached, always dressed neatly with his tousled hair falling on his forehead, didn’t obscure his eyelashes—which she could clearly see were as thick and beautiful as feathers—along with his deep-set eyes.

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If he had that look… on a bed… what kind of scene would that be?

Su Zhiruan attempted to shake these improper thoughts from her head.

But it was of no use; she then remembered the system task, which required her to have children with the man before her, enveloped by an aura of coolness and indifference.

Su Zhiruan shook her head again. The original host of this body was only just sixteen years old, and even though at this age she could be betrothed or even married, she still felt it was perhaps a bit young.

Forget it, forget it. She would wait another couple of years before considering it.

Qin Lianqi didn’t say anything more, and after exchanging a few words with Li Meihua, he left the place.

The four of them returned home together under the setting sun.

Their shadows were drawn long and elongated.

It was a beautiful scene.

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But the laughter and cheerful chatter that accompanied them on the way dissipated as soon as they reached the doorway to their home.

From afar, upon spotting the person at the entrance, Su Zhiruan could clearly sense a change in the demeanors of the whole family.

Especially Li Meihua—she seemed to have turned pale all of a sudden, her entire complexion lacking color, with unfocused eyes.

Aside from her, the one with the biggest reaction was Zhixiao. The small cloth bag she carried nearly slipped from her grasp, dropping directly onto the ground.

“Is that… is that—” she murmured to herself, but her feet seemed to have taken root in the ground, unable to take even a single step forward.

“It’s her, your grandmother!” Li Meihua said with a downcast expression. It was as if she was speaking to the children but also to herself.

Su Zhiruan also recalled the information about her grandmother from the original host’s memories.

This old woman was the original host’s deadbeat father’s mother, a notorious villainous mother-in-law. There was a time when she came to stay in the village, and with her power alone, she made sure the entire Su Family Village remembered her.

The name the original host was given, was her idea. After the original host was born, she was subjected to various kinds of abuse and denigration. When Zhixiao was born, the grandmother worsened in her cruelty, treating the two girls with frequent beatings, verbal humiliation—it was non-stop.

The original host’s mother, Li Meihua, was also tormented miserably many times.

In the entire Su Family Village, anyone who wasn’t a sworn enemy of their family would always warn others to stay away from this old woman.

But who could have expected, she still came.

Su Zhiruan’s eyes sharpened, yet her face maintained a smiling appearance. With a feigned smile, she took the initiative to embrace Li Meihua and Zhixiao’s shoulders, “Let’s go. We will block the incoming soldiers with generals and stem the flow of water with soil. If there’s really a commotion, I’m here.”

Su Zhiruan’s words sounded light and easy. For some reason, they seemed magical, instantly easing the emotions of the two, one older and one younger.

“This time, I won’t let her come again!” Li Meihua cheered herself up. “I was forbearing before, all for the sake of your father’s face. I didn’t want to make a big fuss, but if she dares to lay hands on my children now, I will not let her off!”

Su Zhiruan smiled, “Good.”

The four of them went home together.

And at the entrance to their home, an old woman was sitting with her legs crossed. She had a gray towel wrapped around her head, and many people scurried away trembling upon seeing her.

“Yo! Li Meihua, have you and these three little bitches come strutting back?!”

Though she was old, her voice was lively, and she looked haughty and high-spirited, as if the four people in front of her were all her servants.

“How did you get here?” Li Meihua mustered the courage to ask, “Go back where you belong!”

“Yo-ho, feeling bold, aren’t we? Have you forgotten how I beat you before? It hasn’t been that long, and you’re already this arrogant. If I let you fly free, how could I manage?!” The old woman burst into a scathing tirade, stood up, took two steps forward, and began to viciously scold Li Meihua while pointing at her nose.

Neither Su Zhiruan nor the two children escaped the barrage of insults, “You two little sluts, two worthless pieces of trash! What’s this? Books? You’ve really outdone yourselves, haven’t you? Having money to spend on this rubbish, reading books? Such a waste of money. You’d be better off sold for cash early on. Really, there’s no good mother! All giving birth to little bastards!”

Su Zhiruan leisurely folded her arms, observing her, impressed for the first time by such a virtuoso of vitriol.

“What are you looking at! Never seen your grandmother before? Keep staring and I’ll gouge those eyeballs out. I was too kind-hearted back then. Should’ve just thrown you two onto the slope behind the house. All these years of eating for free, and when your real dad left, you didn’t even try to hold onto him, just following this cheap woman! Ignorant filth!” The grandmother raged on, making a move to slap Su Zhiruan and Zhixiao.

Zhixiao, who had psychological trauma from her, instinctively closed her eyes in fear and dared not look up.

In the nick of time, Su Zhiruan stretched out her hand, easily blocking the raised palm.

The young girl smiled lightly but her tone was not as gentle, “Finished with your tantrum?”

“If you are done, let me have a word. Do you have a problem with that?”