Chapter 491: Poor Chess Players
”Grandma, Mom, I saw a new cotton cloth in the fabric shop today, and it felt soft. I bought it back. If you have nothing else to do, try to sew a few baby clothes for your little golden grandson. Sewing nappies out of them is also fine.”
Liu Yusheng shouted while holding a large piece of cotton cloth.
Her grandma and mother, who were circling Fu Yuzheng in the hall, immediately smiled and said, “Bring it to me and let me have a look. If it is soft enough, we’ll sew some underwear. It may not be enough to have just a change like before. Baby clothes must be changed frequently to be clean.”
Fu Yuzheng held her forehead inwardly and groaned. During this time, the family really treats her like a porcelain doll that would shatter at the mere touch.
Nannan also joined in the fun, constantly adding things to the house.
The cotton cloth she bought alone could form a pile.
She always said it was fine and soft, when in fact, weren’t all cotton fabrics the same?
In spite of her helplessness, her heart was filled with happiness and warmth.
With Grandma Liu and her mother-in-law, she enjoyed the same treatment as a daughter.
They not only regarded her as their granddaughter-in-law and daughter-in-law, but also regarded her as their own child.
Treated equally.
Even Zhixia’s status was below her.
Liu Yusheng handed the cloth to her grandmother and mother, turned her head and squatted in front of her, staring at her belly. “Sister-in-law, your belly seems to have grown a little bigger today. Is it heavy?”
”…” Fu Yuzheng couldn’t help laughing. “How can it grow so fast? This is all due to food.”
”Did grandma and mother press you to drink chicken soup again?” Liu Yusheng covered her mouth and snickered.
Fu Yuzheng saw that the two elders were not paying attention, and lightly flicked her forehead. “Schadenfreude. When it’s your turn in the future, you’ll know what it’s like.”
”I’m still too young,” Liu Yusheng didn’t care at all. When dealing with her grandma and mother’s all-round stalking, she had a clever plan. “It’s been more than four months, and now your pregnancy is starting to show. In five months, your baby will be able to come out and meet me, the aunt.”
”There are still more than five months. We haven’t had a baby in our family for more than ten years. When the time comes, we will have a baby girl as cute as Nannan when she was young, and I will carry her for you.”
”Mother, let me do the carrying. Don’t underestimate a baby’s smallness. They grow up when blown by the wind, it won’t take long before you’re tired. You are older now, so can’t carry them,” Chen Xiulan said euphemistically, fighting for a place for herself .
When she gave birth to Nannan, she almost never brought her up by herself.
Now that it was her grandchild’s turn, it was time to let her have some fun, right?
”Why do you mean I’m getting old?” The grandma replied unhappily, “Look at me, my hair is not yet white. I have good teeth, a good appetite, can walk with the wind, and vigorous in spirit, so I can still take care of a baby. When I really can’t walk anymore, you can replace me. Yuzheng may give birth to another baby later. Why are you competing with me?”
”…”
Liu Yusheng and Fu Yuzheng pursed their lips and laughed together.
When it came to the topic of who would bring up the baby in the future, her grandmother and mother must argue about it a few times a day.
Loud and noisy, brimming with vigor.
Fu Yuzheng caressed her belly that has begun to show, and her eyes and brows radiated the love of a new mother. Her eyes were so soft that moisture almost dripped down.
The gloom of the past was no longer visible, and there was no longer an inferiority hidden in her heart.
She already has a family, a lover, a friend, and in a few months, the child in her belly would be born. She would have more blood relatives connected to herself and Zhixia.
This was life in perfection.
Liu Yusheng also smiled beside her with bent brows and eyes. Today’s Fu Yuzheng was truly reborn.
The female relatives here were in harmony, while Grandpa Liu and Liu Dalin in the flower hall were red-faced.
It was not easy for them to get together with their wives, but they were often driven aside. One or the two of them could only go and seek something fun on their own.
Feng Qingbai and Liu Zhixia taught them both to play chess.
As soon as they were enlightened, they became addicted to it, and had to play a few games when they were idle every day.
There was a pot of hot tea and two plates of peanuts next to them, and they could sit for a long time.
Every time they started, they must fight until they were both red in the face.
They were both poor chess players, and neither could be convinced by the other.
”Dad, can you stop regretting your move all the time? Don’t you know that you can’t change moves? Playing chess is also played with a gentleman’s style!” Seeing his father’s remorse again, Liu Dalin wiped his face hard. His chess plan was now in disorder.
”Why can’t I retract a chess move? I didn’t think carefully just now. I’m about to make a mistake, so shouldn’t I want to change it? Besides, it’s just the two of us here, so what’s the point of talking about being a gentleman or not?” Grandpa Liu stared at him and refused to admit that he was not a man of character.
”Dad, since you’re saying this, then can I retract a move too?”
”Retract, retract it, bring it on!”
The two directly retracted moves after moves until they were about to restart.
When Grandpa Liu saw that he was going to lose, his hand shook and the whole board game was disrupted.
Grandpa Liu got up and walked out with his hands on his back. “Aiya, it’s almost noon. I have to go to the vegetable field to fix it. Son, get up and go weeding! You don’t take care of your vegetable patch, and only loaf on your job every day!”
Liu Dalin, “…”
At times like this, he especially hoped that Axiu would be there.
To let his father see what it really meant to play chess.
To the end, kill decisively and outflank every trap. Retracting a false move was of no use.
Feng Qingbai, whom his father-in-law thought about, was still struggling with a bunch of memorials in the imperial study.
”Imperial Uncle, rumors are now increasingly going around the capital. Are you planning to keep it a secret from Aunt Liu?” Feng Mohan sat diagonally from Feng Qingbai.
”I’m afraid your Aunt Liu knew it long ago, and is hiding them from Grandpa and Grandma, so there’s no need to make them upset,” Feng Qingbai said lightly.
The Liu family in the capital kept circulating rumors, and has now created a sensation in the entire capital. Rumors have it that the Liu family in Xinghua Village was actually a branch of the Liu family in the capital.
Loads of evidence were also released.
For example, the ancestors of the Liu family in the capital had imperial physicians, and they first started out with medicine.
It just so happened that the Liu family in Xinghua Village produced a Little Divine Doctor. She brewed medicinal wine throughout Nanling, relying on her ancestral shade.
Almost all the achievements of the Liu family in Xinghua Village were attributed to the ancestors of the main branch, and some people believed in them.
There was no doubt that it wouldn’t be long before someone started to speak about letting the Liu family in Xinghua Village return to the main branch.
After that, someone in the courtroom would keep up with the development closely.
”Imperial Uncle, you absolutely must not let the Liu family succeed this time, or the foundation that Aunt Liu has worked so hard to build will be taken away.”
Looking at the younger man’s frown, Feng Qingbai raised his lips. “Worry about yourself first.”
”What should I worry about myself?”
As soon as the question was finished, an announcement came from outside the door, “Reporting to Your Majesty, Your Highness, Liu Cairen seeks audience outside the door.”
Feng Mohan’s face instantly turned distorted. “No, let them go back! I have said many times that you are not allowed to disturb me during office work. You will be severely punished next time!”
Inside, Feng Qingbai put away the memorial, put away the brush, and got up to leave.
”Where are you going, Uncle?”
”I’m going home for lunch.” Feng Qingbai raised his eyebrows, and his gaze softened a bit.
Feng Mohan immediately knew where his Imperial Uncle was going.
If he was returning to the King’s Manor, he would only say he was going back to the residence.
If he was going to the Liu Manor, where Aunt Liu was, he would say home.
Peek-Aboo 
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