She Became A Downfall Noble Lady-Chapter 41 - Qi Yourong is Unwilling

Chapter 41: Chapter 41 Qi Yourong is Unwilling

Chapter 41 -41 Qi Yourong is Unwilling

Qi Younian saw that Qi Yougui was always so angry and knew it wasn’t right, he opened his mouth and said, “Yourong, I brought big brother here…”

This second brother who had just returned not long before, Qi Yourong wasn’t afraid of him.

Greatly displeased, he interrupted Qi Younian’s words with a sneer, “Second brother, is this how you handle things? It’s such a small matter, and you felt it necessary to bring big brother here? Why don’t you just find a gong and call the whole village to come and watch our family’s spectacle?”

Qi Yougui, furious, looked around and, grabbing the broom for sweeping the Kang bed, threw it at him, “You scoundrel, siding with that vicious woman from another surname, harming the Qi family’s offspring, and you still think you’re right?”

Stubbornness also rose in Qi Yourong as he stated defiantly, “Big brother, how many years have we lived in this village? How many days has second brother been back? And you take his side to make things difficult for me, refusing to listen to my explanation. How have I harmed our own offspring? It’s just that the child is foolish and made a mistake, can’t parents even discipline anymore?”

Qi Yougui almost laughed out of anger, gesturing at him, “Come here, have a look, see how your daughter-in-law, playing the role of a stepmother, disciplines your grandson.”

He then called over Ye Xinyan, “Great Uncle’s hand lacks measure, Ye Zi, you come here, pull back the blanket and let this cur see how his family’s malicious stepmother disciplines the child.”

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Helpless, Qi Yourong stepped forward to check on the child sleeping in the corner of the Kang.

As he approached, he glared resentfully at Ye Xinyan. It was all because of this troublesome woman, with a mere servant in tow, not knowing her own weight. No matter how you looked at it, she was just an Abandoned Wife with nowhere to go; not knowing how to stay low, sooner or later she would be thrown into a pond.

His expression changed as he looked over the child’s exposed back and limbs and grumbled indignantly, “What a foolish woman, this is too heavy-handed.”

Qi Yougui was about to slam his hand on the table when Qi Younian quickly grabbed his arm, whispering, “Big brother, don’t get so angry; you might wake the child. The child has always been restless with me, and it was with great difficulty that he fell asleep. Let’s not scare him again.”

Qi Yougui, unable to maintain the courtesy due to a guest, got down from the Kang, still holding back his anger and called Qi Yourong, “Come, let’s talk in the inner room, so as not to disturb the child.”

Qi Younian nodded towards Ye Xinyan. She stepped forward, cleared the tea bowl and other items from the Kang table, and placed them on the Kang in the inner room. When she came out, she instinctively closed the door to the inner room.

She had already clearly explained the unspeakable part to Qi Yougui and had gained his approval; the rest would be left to Grandfather. Grandfather, having travelled far and wide and experienced many ups and downs, was worldly-wise. Dealing with such a small issue would be no trouble at all for him.

The next task for her was to think about how to take good care of this younger brother with Nanny Jin and, at the same time, manage to keep the household running.

There would be no chance for a midday nap today; it was early summer, and the task of rinsing and grinding rice into paste couldn’t be done too early, to prevent it from sitting too long and spoiling.

Ye Xinyan looked at the needlework in Nanny Jin’s hands; perhaps she could take on this task as well.

Nanny Jin, quietly advising her while altering clothes for the young master Qi Congming, said in a soft voice, “Don’t worry about me, there’s not much to do right now; you should go and rest on the Kang for a bit.”

Ye Xinyan shook her head, “Forget it, grandfather and Great Uncle are still discussing matters, and here I am taking a nap—it’s unseemly.”

In the room, one could faintly hear Qi Yougui’s scolding voice, “… to think you could even say that, is this how you teach a child, with such a heavy hand? Qi Dong’s Congwu is a year older than Congming, go take a look, does he have injuries as severe as these?”

Then came Qi Yourong’s defensive voice, “How can you compare the two? Congwu is bright and sensible, naturally, there is no need to lose my temper with him. Congming is foolish and doesn’t understand anything no matter how much you tell him; it’s inevitable that he makes people angry, and losing one’s temper in the moment is unavoidable.”

Faced with such blatant facts, yet he still had the audacity to be so defensive. Qi Yougui only then realized that this younger brother of his, nearly ten years his junior, was not only cowardly and irresponsible but also possessed such an unscrupulously thick-skinned nature.

“Alright, big brother, let’s not talk about the child’s injuries for now.” Qi Younian didn’t want to dwell on this matter and directly got to the point, “Yourong, since your household doesn’t seem to value this child much, and I, being old now and without someone to serve me after my death, why don’t you adopt the child out to me? I will raise him, and he won’t cause you and your daughter-in-law any more anger. What do you think?”

“Ah?” Qi Yourong’s brain was momentarily unable to make sense of it.

Qi Yougui spoke with finality, “Let’s settle it then. Ever since the third brother stepped in, he hasn’t stopped complaining about how the child is simple-minded, foolish, and clueless; since you despise him so much, just give him to your second brother. The child will have a reliable place to go, and your family will be spared the incessant dark and depressing atmosphere.”

Qi Yourong defended himself with a resentful face, “How is my household not peaceful? If it weren’t for Ye Zi, that ill-mannered servant sticking her nose into other people’s business, my family would be living quietly as usual, without all these messy troubles.”

Qi Yourong was annoyed and burdened by Qi Congming following the third branch of the family, yet when someone eagerly wanted to take someone from his household, he was reluctant.

The most troublesome was that boy Qi Liang, who treated his wife like a treasure. With this child around, Qi Yourong could offload a lot of work onto the Abandoned Wife, while she never had to worry about providing for his food and lodging; Madam Pang, that old woman servant, would definitely not want the child to leave.

If he made the decision to agree to the adoption, Madam Pang and Qi Liang would cause an uproar, and his wife would certainly side with Qi Liang. Would he still be able to live in peace then?

Qi Younian, disheartened by what he heard, couldn’t rebuke Qi Yourong like the eldest brother, only lowered his eyelids, and spoke softly, “So, the peace and quiet of your entire household is built upon the abuse of a child.”

“Are you deaf or something? It was just the child being too unruly, and Liangzi’s wife was a bit too harsh when disciplining him. People in a hurry might act inappropriately.”

Qi Younian looked at Qi Yougui, it seemed that arguing with a fellow like Yourong was pointless.

Following Ye Zi’s suggestion, if they couldn’t convince Qi Yourong, they would have to report Qi Congming’s injuries to the village head and the clan’s influential members, allowing He Quantai and the clansmen to exert pressure on him.

Another, simpler method was to settle the matter with Silver. However, giving Silver to the third branch must be done at the right opportunity. Otherwise, once the third branch knew that they could profit from Qi Congming, that greedy household would likely demand an exorbitant price.

Qi Yougui’s anger surged, and he pointed at Qi Yourong several times before speaking, “Qi Congming is your grandson, true, but he is also a descendant of the Qi family. This is not for you to decide, and certainly not for Liangzi’s vile wife. Now, you have two options, one is to agree amicably and adopt the child out to your second brother…”

Qi Yourong almost jumped up, “Big brother, are you trying to rob me of my family?”