CHAPTER 378: CHAPTER 362 COLLECTIVE SUNBATHING OF QUILTS (1)

Li Yuzhu said, "Don’t worry, we’re all in the same boat."

Li Lixing took a deep breath, steeled himself, and nodded. "Alright, I agree."

After Li Yuzhu left, Li Lixing started to prepare the water.

He found an old teapot, filled it with water, and hid it under the bed.

To avoid sleeping too deeply, he intentionally slept sideways.

The bed was small, and sleeping sideways wasn’t comfortable. His feet pressed against the wall, and his head hung over the edge. Sure enough, he woke up in the middle of the night.

When he rolled over, he hit his head on the edge of the bed, waking himself up from the pain.

Li Lixing quietly slipped off the bed, retrieved the teapot from under the bed, and walked towards the beds of Li Xing’an and Second Young Master Li.

He stealthily poured the water from the pot onto their beds.

After finishing, Li Lixing quietly returned, hid the teapot, and curled back into bed to sleep.

Whoosh—

Doing something bad really is nerve-wracking.

Fortunately, after doing the bad deed, he could sleep peacefully.

Thinking about getting a beautiful bedsheet, he felt delighted inside.

The next day, Li Lixing was startled awake by Li Jing’s loud laughter.

"Hahaha! Someone wet the bed! La la la, la la la—" Li Jing laughed loudly by his bed.

Oh, did Li Jing discover his two uncles wet the bed?

Li Lixing didn’t pay much attention and continued sleeping. Being too concerned would make him suspicious.

Seeing that he wasn’t waking up, Li Jing walked over and tugged his sleeve. "You wet the bed, you wet the bed!"

Being disturbed by Li Jing, he could wake up openly.

Li Lixing turned over and complained, "So what if I wet the bed, why are you bothering me?"

"Uncle Lixing, you wet the bed! Hahaha!" Li Jing pointed at his bed and laughed.

Li Lixing was startled; he wet the bed?

How could that be?

He hadn’t wet the bed since he was little!

His nurse used to say he was the best. He stopped wetting the bed as soon as he was weaned!

"Nonsense, I didn’t wet the bed!" Li Lixing glared at him.

"Then what’s with the wet mark on this bedsheet? Hahahaha! Uncle Lixing wet the bed, Second Uncle, Third Uncle, Uncle Lixing wet the bed!" Li Jing celebrated like he had received candy, bouncing around the room.

Li Xing’an and Second Young Master Li Xingsheng were busy pulling off their bedsheets, ignoring Li Jing.

Li Jing was too happy, running over to remind them, "Second Uncle, Third Uncle, go look, Uncle Lixing wet the bed!"

"We know, we know!" Li Xing’an said with a dark face. The little kid’s loud voice was annoying!

Li Jing blinked, "Hey, Third Uncle, why are you pulling off the bedsheet? Ah—, this is wet? Did you wet the bed?"

Li Xing’an, "..." Could the brat shut up!

"Second Brother is also changing the bedsheet, Jingjing, go see if he also wet the bed?" Li Lixing pointed to Second Young Master Li Xingsheng’s bed, slapping the bed and laughing.

Alright, wetting the bed together isn’t embarrassing!

Li Jing indeed ran to check Second Young Master Li Xingsheng’s bedsheet, but Li Xingsheng held it down, not letting him see.

He slipped and sat on the bedsheet.

Li Xing’an pulled him away, draped over Li Xingsheng’s bedsheet, and shook it open, "Jingjing, look, your Second Uncle wet the bed! It’s a huge spot!"

Second Young Master Li Xingsheng glared at Li Xing’an, and Li Xing’an patted Li Xingsheng’s shoulder, "Old Second, who hasn’t wet the bed? Mom said it’s nothing embarrassing."

Second Young Master coldly chuckled, "Right, who hasn’t wet the bed? Third Bro, enough nonsense, go wash your bedsheet."

Li Jing was delighted, kicking his little legs, running outside, "Aunt, Grandpa, Grandma, Second Uncle, Third Uncle, and Uncle Lixing all wet the bed, only I didn’t!"

He gleefully ran outside.

Li Xing’an dropped the bedsheet and chased after him, "Brat, come back; you’re not wearing shoes!"

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The happiest in the Li Family today was Li Jing. His gloomy mood from yesterday vanished, and he remained cheerful, telling everyone that his three uncles all wet the bed.

The Second Princess and Great Princess were all excited, seizing the three brothers to ask, "Really? Really? Did all of you wet the bed together?"

The Second Princess exclaimed, "Could wetting the bed be contagious? Yesterday it was Jingjing, today it’s the three of you?"

Li Xing’an, "..."

Second Young Master Li Xingsheng, "..."

Li Lixing, "..."

Seeing the three beds and three bed boards airing in front of their house, the two sisters were as excited as if they had found a treasure.

"You can’t laugh at Jingjing anymore; you are all in the same boat," Great Princess laughed.

"Hehe." Li Xing’an snorted.

Second Young Master darkened his face, "You should head to the market! If you dawdle, it will be noon."

Great Princess snapped back to reality, "I’ll grab my things and head out."

The Second Princess also ran back to get her things.

Li Jing ran to tell Prince Luling and his wife about it, and Princess Consort Luling laughed, "Oh, bedwetting is nothing uncommon; even uncles can wet the bed."

Li Jing’s pride was greatly comforted.

He happily ran to report to Chai Eying and Li Xingmao.

Chai Eying smiled and said, "So, does Jingjing still want to feel sad, thinking that only he wets the bed?"

"No, I don’t." Li Jing replied happily.

"You had a gloomy face all day yesterday. Now that you’re happy, it’s time to act like a big brother and play with your sister." Li Xingmao laughed and patted his head.

"Okay, I’ll go find Guoguo." Li Jing cheerfully went to look for Guoguo.

Today, the Great Princess and the Second Princess were going to the market to check on the shop. After having breakfast with the Second Young Master, they set off by carriage.

Li Yuzhu stayed home waiting for news, expecting the Zhao family from the county to find her. While having nothing to do, she read an ancient medical book in her bedroom and played with Guoguo.

Li Jing ran joyfully into the room, "Aunt, Aunt!"

The little guy was panting heavily from running.

Li Yuzhu put down her book and looked toward the door with a smile, "Jingjing."

Guoguo was sitting on a small stool, playing with a cloth doll made by the Great Princess, and cheerfully called out, "Brother."

"Aunt, I have a secret to tell you." Li Jing ran to Li Yuzhu and said mysteriously, widening his eyes.

The doll in Guoguo’s hand wasn’t enticing anymore; she immediately looked up at him seriously.

Li Yuzhu laughed and asked, "What secret?"

"Second Uncle, Third Uncle, and Uncle Lixing all wet the bed last night!" Li Jing said excitedly.

"Oh, haha." Guoguo laughed and clapped her hands.

Li Yuzhu feigned a surprised expression, "Oh, really? It seems like bedwetting isn’t that strange after all, there are others who do it too."

"Yes, there are three more people who wet the bed now." Li Jing said happily.

Li Yuzhu laughed with him for a while, then put on a serious face, "Jingjing, when you wet the bed, do you want everyone to know about it?"

Li Jing shook his head, "No, I don’t. Others would laugh at me."

"So, the uncles don’t want it either. Therefore, it’s enough for our family to know about the uncles’ bedwetting and not to mention it outside, okay?"

Li Jing blinked and nodded, "Okay."

Li Yuzhu pinched his little nose, "If you tell others about the uncles’ bedwetting, they will tell about yours too, which isn’t good."

Li Jing wasn’t slow and quickly understood, realizing that if he badmouthed the uncles, they’d say bad things about him in return, and he wouldn’t gain anything.

"I won’t tell outsiders." Li Jing said earnestly.

"Then, will Jingjing tell Brother Tian Lang?" Li Yuzhu asked again.

Li Jing frowned, thought for a moment, and said, "Brother Tian Lang knows about me wetting the bed, so can I tell him about the uncles?"

Li Yuzhu shook her head, "No, Brother Tian Lang knows about your bedwetting, but his parents don’t. If you tell Brother Tian Lang, what if his parents find out about the uncles? Then the uncles will tell about you, and more people will know about Jingjing’s bedwetting."

Li Jing got confused, but seeing Li Yuzhu’s serious expression, he guessed that it was a pretty serious matter.

In any case, what Aunt says is always right, so he decided to listen.

Li Jing didn’t ask further, saying, "I’ll listen to Aunt."

"Good boy, Jingjing." Li Yuzhu smiled, stroked his face, and handed him a toy, "Take this to play."

This was made by the Great Princess.

The handkerchiefs and sachets made by the Great Princess had reached their saturation point and weren’t selling well.

Li Yuzhu drew some cartoon designs and suggested she make some small cloth dolls for sale.

The handheld cloth dolls used scraps of fabric, piecing together several colored fabrics, filled with old cotton, and sewn with small buttons and fabric strips for decoration. They were simple to make, took less time than embroidering handkerchiefs and sachets, and the Great Princess was so skillful that she could make over twenty a day.

They sold for fifteen to fifty wen each.

They were very popular among children and very much in demand at the market.

"Okay, off you go to play." Li Jing ran off joyfully.

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After discovering that three uncles had also wet their beds, Li Jing’s pride was comforted.

It turns out that not only children wet the bed, but adults too. The shadow on his face cleared, and he was once again a lively and happy child.

As for Li Xing’an and the other two, being thick-skinned, after being teased by a few sisters about wetting the bed, they quickly put it behind them.

Li Lixing got what he wanted: cartoon-themed bed sheets and pillowcases.

The Li Family lived their days peacefully and quietly.

On the morning of the third day after Guoguo’s first birthday, Miss Chai came again, bringing gifts and requesting to see Li Xingmao and Chai Eying.

However, Li Xingmao, citing that Chai Eying was unwell, refused to meet her and didn’t let her enter.

Miss Chai waited for a long time at the entrance of the residence, but no one from the Li Family invited her in.

At this time, a strange carriage approached from afar and stopped in front of the Li Family’s residence.

A well-dressed woman in her thirties stepped out of the carriage.

The woman glanced at Miss Chai and asked, "May I ask, madam, is this the residence of the Li Family?"