Chapter 48 - 048 Second Brother Who Flicks Foreheads
Chapter 48: Chapter 048: Second Brother Who Flicks Foreheads
Chapter 48 -048: Second Brother Who Flicks Foreheads
Everyone watched as Bai Ruozhu pressed on the child’s chest, not knowing what she was doing.
When no one was paying attention, Bai Ruozhu quietly pressed a few acupuncture points.
Suddenly, the child let out a cry and spat out a mouthful of water.
His chest then started to move as he started to breathe again.
“Quickly look!
The child is breathing now!” shouted someone with sharp eyes.
The Zhu family’s daughter-in-law, who was closest to the child, immediately held him.
“Xi dandan, how are you doing?
Quickly tell your mom that you’re alright.”
Xi dandan, who had just escaped from the clutches of death, was scared half to death, and started crying.
However, due to his weak state after nearly drowning, his crying was feeble, accompanied by a continuous coughing sound.
He didn’t have the strength to talk.
“When Doctor Li arrives, let him prescribe some medicine for Xi dandan.
There should be no major issues now.” Bai Ruozhu’s tone was light.
Previously, given the dire state of the child, she didn’t have the leisure to fuss with the elderly daught of the Zhu family.
But now that the child was safe, recalling the words said by Zhu Jiapozi is really infuriating.
When others are kind enough to help, you unreasonably latch onto them and scold them fervently.
Even if others understand how much you love your grandson, they cannot comprehend your neurotic tendencies, can they?
When Zhu jiapozi saw that her grandson was awake, she cried out and rushed to snatch her grandson from her daughter-in-law, wailing, “My heart, my liver, what would I do if anything happened to you?” Then she forcefully shoved her daughter-in-law aside, “Get out of the way, you can’t even look after a child, what else can you do!”
The daughter-in-law of Zhu family, who was previously crying so much that her body had gone weak, almost fell to the ground when shoved.
This made Zhu Jiapozi even more displeased, “Whimpering and crying, do you really think you’re some kind of fine lady?”
When Zhu’s daughter-in-law was scolded publicly by her mother-in-law, her face turned red in an instant, but she didn’t dare to make a sound.
It looked like these kinds of scenarios were often played out.
Someone mumbled under their breath, “Zhu Jiapozi is truly domineering, blaming her daughter-in-law for not looking after the child, but isn’t this all her fault for spoiling him?
If her daughter-in-law even tries to discipline the child, she gets scolded.
This whole incident was caused because of her spoiling.”
Another person, a neighbor of Zhu family, chimed in, “Yes, yes.
I heard this morning Xi Dandan’s mother wouldn’t let him go out to play, but Zhu Jiapozi scolded her daughter-in-law and let Xi DanDan go.
Now she’s blaming her daughter-in-law.
What nonsense!”.
Bai Ruozhu could see how unlikable Zhu Jiapozi’s character was.
Seeing that the kid was fine, she turned to her elder brother, saying, “Brother, let’s go.”
Zhu Shucha came to his senses, fell to his knees in front of them, and knocked his head against the ground three times.
“I, Zhu Shucha, am not good with words, not sure what to say, but we’ll always remember your kindness!
Also, on behalf of my mother, I apologize to Miss Bai.
My mother is old, please don’t take her words to heart.” Zhu Shucha had wiped away his tears, but his eyes were still red and swollen.
It was obvious just how despairing he had been earlier.
Bai Ruozhu nodded slightly.
Zhu Jiapozi was unreasonable, but luckily her son was more understanding and not spoiled.
“Brother Zhu, please get up.
We’re all from the same village, no need for such formality.
We have other matters to attend to, so we’ll make a move first.” Zepei’s attitude towards Zhu Shucha had somewhat softened at this point.
Zhu’s daughter-in-law also followed suit and thanked both of them, her voice choking, “Thank you, both of you.
If not for you guys, our Xi Dandan might not have had much hope.”
As soon as she finished her words, Zhu Jiapozi suddenly rushed over and started hitting her, “You catastrophe, what nonsense are you spewing?
My precious grandson is fine.
He’s lucky and will live a long life, don’t you dare speak ill omens, or I’ll make my son divorce you!”
Zhu Shucha couldn’t bear to watch anymore.
He frowned and said, “Mother, the child’s mother didn’t mean anything else, there are many people watching.” After that, he lowered his voice, “Mother, you should also apologize to them.
The words you said earlier were really inappropriate.”
But Zhu Jiapozi acted as if she hadn’t heard anything.
She snorted and turned her head to the side, continuing to look at her grandson.
At this time, respecting one’s elders was paramount, so Zhu Shucha couldn’t say much more to his mother.
But the onlooking villagers weren’t afraid, and started saying that Zhu Jiapozi was really stubborn, venturing further into old age.
Bai Ruozhu was too lazy to watch Zhu Jiapozi any longer.
She followed her elder brother in silence, turning to leave.
The villagers opened a path for the siblings, many of them gave a thumbs up, saying the Bai siblings were good people.
The siblings went straight to the entrance of the village, found a donkey cart, and set off for the town.
“Brother, will we be late?” Bai Ruozhu worried, after all, her brother had agreed to meet with the high-ranking official at a specific time.
If they were late, it would make it difficult for her brother, and possibly leave a bad impression in his heart.
While the two were sitting on the donkey cart, given their close proximity, Bai Zepei suddenly raised his hand and flicked Bai Ruozhu’s brow.
She yelped, covering her forehead in pain and angrily looking at her brother.
How could he be so sneaky?
“Don’t frown, be careful that your child ends up grumpy.” Bai Zepei said this with a smile on his face as if flicking her made him very happy.
Bai Ruozhu stomped her feet, “Brother, don’t change the subject, I’m worried here.”
Bai Zepei started to laugh, “If I told you we were going to be late, would you have not saved the child?”
Without a second thought, Bai Ruozhu immediately replied, “Of course we have to save him!
Otherwise, I wouldn’t be able to live with myself.”
“That’s correct.
So what difference does it make if we’re late?” Zepei said with a profound expression.
But Bai Ruozhu had already figured out that they were indeed somewhat late.
She quickly told the driver, “Big Brother, please hurry up.
We’ll pay more!”
The driver saw that Bai Ruozhu was pregnant and very young, so he said with some worry, “I’m afraid of jolting you.
I can’t take that responsibility.”
“Big Brother, don’t mind her, this speed is fine.” Bai Zepei suddenly said.
“Alright, I’ll try to keep it as smooth as possible.” The driver was a warm-hearted man, and while he increased the speed a little, he made sure not to jolt too much.
Bai Ruozhu looked at her brother somewhat frustrated, not knowing what to say for a while.
It felt over-the-top to even apologize.
But suddenly, her brother raised his hand again.
Luckily, Bai Ruozhu had learned her lesson and quickly covered her forehead, “Why are you flicking me again!”
“Who told you to frown again, it makes you look ugly!” Bai Zepei choked back laughter and said.
His little sister’s hands were now plump, and watching her cover her forehead with both hands was very childlike, which reminded him of their childhood.
When his sister was born, he was quite young and didn’t have much memory.
When he got a little older, their mother would hold his sister and say that she was the prettiest child in the family.
He didn’t quite agree with that, but when his sister started wearing her hair in little braids, he truly thought she was indeed prettier than both him and his elder brother.