Chapter 92 – I Can Walk, Run, Jump, But I Don’t Roll
Old Woman Li thought Yan Xiaosi wasn’t willing to walk because he couldn’t see the path clearly. She reluctantly went back to Yan Xiaosi’s side and said, “If I had known that you were afraid of the dark, young master, I would have brought a lantern. The old lady’s condition is severe so now that there’s no time for me to go back and get a lantern. Young master, how about you hold onto my arm? I am very familiar with the village roads, I won’t let you stumble.”
She reached out her hand, only to find Yan Xiaosi still leaning motionless against the door frame. It was then she realized that Yan Xiaosi was not afraid of the dark; he just didn’t want to go to the Yan mansion to treat Madam Jiang.
Yan Xiaosi glanced at Li’s outstretched arm and said, “If you want me to treat the old lady Yan, it depends on how much Old Woman Li is willing to pay.”
At these words, Old Woman Li was dumbstruck.
Did Yan Xiaosi just ask for a medical fee? Was it her old age making her mishear?
“Old Woman Li, you heard me right. I do charge for treating patients. You go back to the Yan mansion first and ask the Old Woman Li. If he is willing to pay, and can afford it, I will then go with you to the Yan mansion to treat the old lady.”
This time, Old Woman Li heard clearly.
She was immediately furious and gritted her teeth, “Young master, do you realize what you’re saying? The old lady Yan is your biological grandmother, it’s unheard of for a grandson to charge his grandmother for treatment.”
“Biological grandmother, huh!”
Yan Xiaosi laughed coldly at Old Woman Li.
If the Yan family treated her as family, the original owner wouldn’t have been beaten to death by the Chen brothers, and she, a solitary soul from the 21st century, wouldn’t have had the opportunity to reincarnate.
“Old Woman Li, I advise you to hurry back and ask the Old Woman Li. If the old lady’s condition is delayed because you’re debating with me here, and the old lady passes away, I’m afraid the Old Woman Li won’t forgive you.”
Yan Xiaosi’s words gave Old Woman Li a jolt of fear.
Although Yan Xiaosi was a bit of a scoundrel, his words made sense.
After thinking about it, she glared at Yan Xiaosi dissatisfiedly, turned around, and hurriedly left in the darkness of the night.
Ms. Zhong, Yan Shuqin, Yan Shuxue, and Yan Shuyun waited anxiously in the room for a while until they finally saw Yan Xiaosi return.
Seeing Yan Xiaosi was unharmed and returning alone, Ms. Zhong’s heart relaxed slightly. She asked, “Xiaosi, has Old Woman Li left? What did she come here for?”
Yan Xiaosi walked into the room and took off her shoes. Afterwards, she sat on the wooden bed, moved next to Ms. Zhong and rested her head on her shoulder,replying, “The old lady of the Yan family fell ill. Doctor Ge said he couldn’t cure her. Old Woman Li came here to ask me to treat the old lady.”
“Your grandmother fell ill.”
Upon hearing that Madam Jiang fell ill, Ms. Zhong immediately looked worried. As she spoke, she was about to get off the bed to put on her shoes.
Although she was driven out by the Yan family, in the heart of this kind woman, Madam Jiang was still the mother of her deceased husband and the biological grandmother of her four children. She held grievances in her heart, but not hatred.
Seeing her getting off the bed, Yan Xiaosi reached out to stop her: “Mom, have you forgotten how the Yan family treated you?”
While putting on her shoes, Ms. Zhong answered, “Mom hasn’t forgotten. I was driven out of the Yan family and I hold grievances. But no matter what, she is your father’s mother, your biological grandmother. I’ll go to the Yan family to see her.”
Yan Xiaosi sighed softly in his heart.
If this kind woman knew that her true fourth daughter had been killed by the Chen brothers who were indulged by the Yan family, would she still say what she just said?
“Mother, we will go to the Yan family, but not now.”
After putting on her shoes, Ms. Zhong looked at her fourth daughter in confusion. “Xiaosi, when are we going then?”
Yan Xiaosi explained to Ms. Zhong, Yan Shuqin, and the others what she had just told Old Woman Li, “Mom, let’s wait a bit longer. Even if we have to go, let Old Woman Li come to invite us, beg us.”
Ms. Zhong didn’t object after hearing this.
Her daughters were the flesh and blood of the Yan family. Even if they were to go back, the Yan family’s servants should come to invite them.
So, the five women sat quietly in the room waiting for Old Woman Li to return. After a while, Old Woman Li came back carrying a lantern. She swaggered to the kitchen door, raised her eyebrows and yelled into the kitchen, “Young master, the old master orders you to hurry up and treat the old lady, or else… or else the old master won’t let you get off easy.”
Yan Xiaosi snorted coldly.
They were begging her to save Madam Jiang’s life, yet they were so arrogant. Did they think she, Yan Xiaosi, was easy to bully?
Old Woman Li’s words not only made Yan Xiaosi unhappy but also upset Ms. Zhong, Yan Shuqin, Yan Shuxue, and Yan Shuyun.
Earlier, Ms. Zhong was anxious to visit the Yan family to see Madam Jiang, but now she was less keen.
They were inviting her fourth daughter to treat the old lady with such an arrogant attitude. Her fourth daughter was driven out of the Yan family when she was just one year old. She didn’t owe the Yan family anything.
Ms. Zhong felt sad and said softly to Yan Xiaosi, “If you don’t want to go to the Yan family, mom won’t force you. After all, you don’t owe them anything.”
Yan Shuqin, Yan Shuxue, and Yan Shuyun all had hard looks on their faces, frowning, once again feeling disgusted with the Yan surname. If only they didn’t have the Yan surname, then their younger sister could wear women’s clothes and be a girl.
Yan Shuqin clenched her fist, “Xiaosi, that Old Woman Li is too hateful. You should ignore her.”
Yan Shuxue said, “Xiaosi, you should sleep and pretend you didn’t hear her.”
Yan Shuyun said, “If that Old Woman Li dares to barge in, Big Sister, Second Sister, and I will beat her up.”
Yan Xiaosi felt a warmth in her heart and glanced at her mother and three sisters, “Mom, Big Sister, Second Sister, Third Sister, we must go to the Yan family. This is such a good opportunity to rise back up, how can we miss it?”
“Old Woman Li, go back and tell Old Woman Li that I, Yan Xiaosi, can walk, jump, and run, but I can’t roll. If you refuse to leave and continue to make a racket outside my house, be careful I’ll come out, cut off your tongue and feed it to the dogs.”
The latter part of his words carried the pressure of a superior.
Old Woman Li was instantly taken aback, her heart trembling. Seeing that Yan Xiaosi didn’t come out, she didn’t dare to stay any longer and quickly turned to leave, carrying the lantern towards the direction of the Yan family mansion.
Old Woman Li and everyone in the room had been waiting for a long time, but again, only Old Woman Li returned.
“Old Woman Li, why are you the only one who came back again? Where is Yan Xiaosi?” Old Woman Li roared at Old Woman Li in rage, scaring her so much that her shoulders jerked.
She quickly replied, “In response to old master, the young master… the young master said he can walk, jump, and run, but he can’t roll. The young master also said, you have to personally go to the broken grass temple to invite him, only then will he agree to treat the old lady.”
Old Woman Li exaggerated her words, partly because she was upset with Yan Xiaosi and wanted to use Old Woman Li to vent her anger, and partly because she was afraid that she would fail to bring Yan Xiaosi back even if she went to the broken grass temple again.
