CHAPTER 88: CHAPTER 88: RECIPROCITY

"Mom, what should I do?"

Yuan Shougui, encouraged by his mother, was very excited, but he had no idea how to marry Sheng Xueyi.

"What if Dad finds out and beats me again?"

Yuan Shougui was indeed moved, but he was more afraid of his father’s switch.

"You’re dumb!"

Mrs. Li raised her hand and gave her eldest son a thump. "Just make sure your dad doesn’t find out!"

"Mom, that’s easy for you to say!"

After a beating, Yuan Shougui was actually quite intimidated.

"How could I possibly keep it a secret?"

Every time Sheng Xueyi comes by the village, a bunch of kids gather around her. How could he approach without being noticed?

"I call you dumb, and you don’t admit it!"

Mrs. Li snorted, "Why can’t you take the initiative to go to the manor to find her?"

"Mom, what reason do I have to go see her?"

"Idiot, they’ve been sending you lots of pastries, don’t you know to return the favor?"

"Isn’t it what those scholars say, reciprocity?"

"That’s right, Mom, you’re really smart!"

Listening to Mrs. Li, Yuan Shougui’s eyes lit up immediately.

Unfortunately, right now he could only lie on the bed; his body wouldn’t allow him to immediately carry out his mother’s plan.

...

The Yuan Family was unaware of Mrs. Li and Yuan Shougui’s plans.

Even Mrs. Li’s pillow talk partner, Yuan Pandi, hadn’t realized Mrs. Li’s ambitious scheme. Yuan Pandi thought she had pointed everything out clearly and Mrs. Li would stop.

Yuan Bao was even more clueless about her aunt’s and cousin’s stubbornness.

However, even if she knew, there’s nothing she could do.

She had already done what she could.

But, as the saying goes, good advice falls on deaf ears.

If they considered her family, they would absolutely take her feelings into account. Given that she and Sheng Xueyi were already at odds, if these two still tried to get close to Sheng Xueyi, it only showed that she didn’t hold much presence in their hearts.

On the third morning after Yuan Shougui’s beating, Yuan Bao was waiting in the yard for You Cang to deliver a gift when she saw Yuan Shougui limping out of the house and towards the yard.

"Cousin, what are you up to?"

Though he said he wasn’t her cousin anymore, Yuan Bao felt it necessary to pretend.

After all, it’s just a question. It cost her nothing.

"None of your business!"

Yuan Shougui glared hatefully at Yuan Bao.

For Yuan Bao, his resentment ran very deep.

In his view, if it weren’t for Yuan Bao’s stubbornness and meddling, the family wouldn’t have such a poor impression of Xue’er.

Had the family held a better impression of Xue’er, he wouldn’t have been banned from contacting her and wouldn’t have received such a thrashing!

"Shougui! Is that how you talk to your cousin?"

Yuan Yindi, just coming out of the house, heard what Yuan Shougui said and immediately reprimanded him.

"Uncle!"

Seeing her uncle appear, Yuan Bao quickly transformed into a good little girl, happily waving.

"Jiaojiao, isn’t it cold sitting outside so early?"

"No, I’m not cold!"

Yuan Bao swung her arms, she was wrapped like a dumpling by her mother.

Cold? Not a chance.

While Yuan Bao and Yuan Yindi were chatting, Yuan Shougui silently attempted to step outside.

But Yuan Yindi shouted at him, "Yuan Shougui, stop right there!"