CHAPTER 87: CHAPTER 87: MRS. LI: DO NOT LOOK DOWN ON THE POOR YOUTH

"Short-sighted, only seeing that piece of meat in their mouth!"

"When my son marries that Miss Sheng from the Sheng family,..."

Mrs. Li fantasized about the wonderful life after Yuan Shougui married Sheng Xueyi, imagining herself holding her head high, and couldn’t help but grin.

She couldn’t be wrong.

That Miss Sheng was like a piece of fat meat sent to their mouths, a blessing from the heavens for her eldest.

As long as you’re a bit braver, just a bit braver!

Mrs. Li took a deep breath, calming her excited heart, and went to look at her eldest son lying on the kang in the partitioned room.

"Eldest!"

Entering the partition, seeing her eldest son lying on the kang looking pitiful, Mrs. Li couldn’t help but start crying. Her poor son, why did he end up with such a coward for a father?

"Mom, I’m fine, it’s just superficial injuries, I’ll be okay in a few days, don’t cry!"

Yuan Shougui quickly comforted her when he saw his mother in tears.

Yuan Pandi had indeed hit him hard, even breaking the willow sticks, but as Yuan Shougui said, they were only superficial wounds, not hurting his muscles or bones.

"Mom, please don’t cry, I promise I’ll never seek out that Miss Sheng again!"

Thinking his mother was worried he might be foolish again, Yuan Shougui quickly reassured her.

But upon hearing her eldest say this, Mrs. Li stopped crying and with a serious face, asked, "Eldest, tell me, do you really fancy that Miss Sheng?"

"I,..."

Yuan Shougui didn’t know how to answer this question.

That Miss Sheng was beautiful, someone he had never seen before. Moreover, she spoke nicely and was very gentle, like a little fairy.

But does this count as fancying?

Yuan Shougui wasn’t sure either.

However, he agreed with what his father taught him.

With his status, he really wasn’t a match for her.

Seeing her son’s hesitant expression, Mrs. Li thought it was because he was shy, and immediately said, "Eldest, if you really fancy that Miss Sheng, I’ll support you!"

"Ah...?!"

Upon hearing his mother’s words, Yuan Shougui was dumbfounded.

"Mom, what did you just say?"

Thinking he heard wrong, Yuan Shougui asked again, staring at his mother.

Mrs. Li looked at him and said earnestly, "I said if you really fancy that Miss Sheng, I’ll support you!"

"Sure, our family background isn’t as good as theirs, but so what?"

"Our Great Yin’s founder was once a cattle boy with not even a piece of land!"

"My son isn’t bad-looking. As long as you work hard, you might not be unworthy of that Miss Sheng in the future!"

"Fortunes change, don’t underestimate the young and poor!"

Mrs. Li’s words were powerful and resonated loudly.

Initially, beaten by Yuan Pandi with willow sticks, Yuan Shougui had decided not to provoke Sheng Xueyi again. But now, with his mother Mrs. Li’s encouragement, his not fully extinguished desire reignited.

After a while, Yuan Shougui looked at Mrs. Li, licked his lips, and said, "Mom, are you serious?"

"Of course, I’m serious!"

"But, dad..."

"Ignore your dad, just listen to me!"

Mrs. Li said firmly, "We’re all the same people, and that Miss Sheng is in a bit of trouble now, so our family in Shiqu Village isn’t that far off."

"Plus, your second and third uncles have joined the army, with dignitaries aiding them, the future won’t be bad."

"You’re their eldest nephew, believe in your mom, you’ve got this!"