Chapter 237

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Chapter 237: Daughter’s Red

Liu Xiaowan deeply regretted it.

Children really can’t distinguish between the seriousness of things, while adults are more concerned about negative influences and face problems.

Without giving him a stern lesson, how can he establish himself here? How will the villagers view his family?

Bai’s elder flicked his sleeve and commanded, "Take her away!"

Liu Er was extremely scared, but still held onto the young boy tightly. The blood seeped from the wounds on her back, staining her clothes red.

But how strong can a child’s strength be? She was still pulled away by a few women and held in their arms.

Seeing the scars on the young boy’s back from the bamboo strikes, she cried uncontrollably.

The elder got tired from beating, and his palms went numb. Looking at the young boy who refused to yield, he put down the bamboo stick.

"You shall kneel here for the entire afternoon! No food for two days!"

Bai Wei released his clenched teeth and let out a deep breath.

At any rate, he managed to hold back. He was truly worried he couldn’t restrain himself and punch the old man, but out of gratitude for raising him, he restrained himself.

Compared to physical pain, adults find it more difficult to endure feelings of shame.

The main reason he didn’t tell the truth and protected Liu Xiaowan wasn’t because she stole martial arts techniques, but rather, it was unnecessary for the little girl to be punished.

He didn’t expect to be beaten so severely. In reality, all he had to do was lower his head, perhaps endure a punishment of kneeling for a while, and go apologize in person to resolve the situation.

It was also the result of him not willing to admit his mistake that things escalated to this point.

The weather can change in an instant. At noon, the sun was scorching, but after half an hour, it suddenly poured rain. The sudden change between hot and cold could give anyone a headache, fever, or cold. Bai Wei grumbled some obscenities.

Then, the rain above their heads was blocked.

Liu Xiaowan stood next to him, holding an umbrella with a mournful expression on her face.

"Mute, I’m sorry…" She rubbed her eyes. "I, I… I’m sorry."

Bai Wei loosened his hand that was tightly clenched into a fist. How could he blame a ten-year-old girl? He extended a finger and tapped her head. "Don’t rub your eyes, they’ll swell up the next day."

Liu Er cried even more joyfully, but she obediently stopped rubbing her eyes.

Then, she also knelt down on the wet ground, leaning against Bai Wei. "I’ll kneel with you."

"Suit yourself," Bai Wei knew that her stubborn personality surpassed his own. If he didn’t have a strong will, he would definitely be unable to contend with her.

The boy and girl knelt, soaked by the heavy rain and blown by the cold wind. After all, Liu Xiaowan had a weak physique and soon started shivering.

Bai Wei had no choice but to hold her hand, thinking about who could bring over a raincoat.

At this moment, a figure appeared before them—a middle-aged man with a stubbled beard. He crouched down and observed Bai Wei.

The middle-aged man clicked his tongue. "You want to learn martial arts?"

Bai Wei nodded. He vaguely remembered that this person was a relative of the Liu family, an elder from Xiaowan’s side.

"Uncle Liu," Liu Er said, lowering her head.

Uncle Liu continued to observe the young man and asked, "What will you do with martial arts?"

"Go out," Bai Wei replied. "Then do something significant."

"What kind of significant thing?"

"Being a chivalrous hero, or defending one’s home and country?" Bai Wei said uncertainly.

"Heh, a real young man… but not bad." The middle-aged man revealed a look of either mockery or envy, "I see that you have good aptitude and determination, and Xiaowan is also sticking to you. There’s no better choice for her."

"What?" Bai Wei didn’t understand what the other party meant.

"The sword technique you have in your hand, I wrote it," Uncle Liu said.

"I stole it, I’m sorry," Bai Wei said.

"Just by relying on the sword technique, you won’t achieve much progress," Uncle Liu asked straightforwardly, "Young man from the Bai family, do you want to learn martial arts from me?"

…

"So, Uncle Liu is indeed a master?" Chao Lu asked curiously.

"He is a master, he just never let anyone know," was the response.

"Does Woodenhead also learn martial arts from him?" Chao Lu asked.

"What else could he do? He couldn’t find another teacher. He started learning swordsmanship under Uncle Liu," the old woman said with a smile. "But they have three rules between them, and one of them is that he must continue his studies. So the Bai family won’t object to his martial arts practice."

"Did Woodenhead agree too?" Chao Lu asked.

"If it’s martial arts, of course, he would agree," was the response.

"What are the other two rules?" Chao Lu asked.

"Uncle Liu didn’t immediately say. If you want to know, you’ll have to keep reading," the old woman smiled, teasing with suspense.

"Are they looking for another item?" Chao Lu sighed helplessly. The story was good, but it was too easily fragmented. She propped her chin on her hand and said, "I would really like to see what it’s like when they play together. It must be very healing."

"Yes," the old woman said. "But in their eyes, these moments piled up are just ordinary days and don’t count as a story."

"If this is a story, shouldn’t there be some logical changes by this point?" Chao Lu asked curiously.

The old woman neither nodded nor shook her head, keeping the suspense and continued, "The next item: Daughter’s Red."

…

Once again seeing Liu Er , Liu Xiaowan had grown into a young woman.

In ancient times, the ages of fifteen to sixteen were the prime time for marriage. One moment, a girl would accidentally turn into a young woman from being a little girl.

Liu Er ‘s eyes and eyebrows had already become much more open. She used to be just a beautiful embryo, but now she was a famous and beautiful girl in the vicinity.

Chao Lu had a sense of gratification watching her grow up.

At this moment, Liu Xiaowan was no longer the girl who played with mud, wearing a dress and playing Cuju. She stood quietly under the willow tree, pretending to be reading a book, occasionally glancing at the other side not far away.

On the other side, a wooden figure and Uncle Liu were confronting each other.

The wooden figure was still a wooden figure. Chao Lu couldn’t recognize the facial features of the wooden figure at all and never knew whether this young man surnamed Bai was good-looking or not.

But Liu Xiaowan seemed to be completely absorbed in the appearance of the wooden figure, not even noticing the arrival of her older sister.

"Snap out of it," Chao Lu waved her hand.

"Ah!" Liu Er was startled, turned her head and patted her chest, saying, "It’s just you, big sister…you scared me."

"Lost in thought?" Chao Lu teased.

"No, I wasn’t." she blushed and denied, then nodded quietly, "Okay, I admit, just a little bit."

"So innocent." Chao Lu sighed, being in her twenties and never been in love, she had watched some TV dramas and romance comics, and considered herself knowledgeable about emotions.

"Even though he’s just a blockhead, he looks unexpectedly handsome when he’s focused." She stole another glance.

"You’ve been childhood friends for so many years, why are you blushing now?" Chao Lu asked curiously.

"W-well… it’s… an engagement proposal." Liu Xiaowan whispered, "My mother mentioned it, the Bai family is preparing for next month…"

Chao Lu blinked, it’s really a smooth sailing wedding.

Her thoughts were quite similar actually. She had just guessed that if it were a story, the setup was over and some twist would come. In romance comics, the biggest enemy of childhood sweethearts is the appearance of a beautiful girl. She guessed that the process might be a bit complicated, perhaps a plotline with a fox spirit causing a love triangle. But it turned out to be ShinRan, the couple directly locked in, without the messy business of Furuya Rei like in Detective Conan. That’s great.

Exactly, this matches the historical progression and basic circumstances.

Liu Xiaowan is intelligent and from a good family. Such a great girl, the matchmakers have hardly even come to inquire about her.

Because they grew up together, a perfect match. Sometimes, the latter is more important than the former.

Not only the Bai family and the Liu family, but everyone in the town thinks they are simply a perfectly matched couple.

Having matchmakers come knocking on their door… you could say they are a bit out of touch. It seems their emotional intelligence has left the matchmaking industry.

If the Bai family doesn’t hurry up and come to propose at the right time, tying the red strings of their fate, then they must have a screw loose.

Obviously, the people here have relatively normal IQs and for so many years, they have been good neighbors. There is no reason not to become in-laws.

They have both come to this point together.

Chao Lu once again skillfully showed an aunt-like smile. She would pat her head if she could, but Liu Er is no longer a little girl, otherwise Chao Lu would have hugged her and patted her head.

"Since you’re about to get married, why are you peeking here?" Chao Lu said, "Why not just go directly?"

"I don’t know what the blockhead is thinking."

"Is that important? Once the wedding ceremony is over and the quilt is covering you, who cares what he thinks?" Princess Chao Lu revealed her malicious side, "Are you going to retreat at the last moment and give him to someone else? Watch him marry someone else and have children?"

"No way! The blockhead is mine!" she immediately shouted, without a hint of hesitation, still a girl who knows her likes and dislikes.

"Wow~" Chao Lu said with satisfaction, "Then why hesitate?"

"I’m not hesitating." Liu Er covered her cheeks, "?," "I’m just feeling happy and a little shy… haven’t dared to see him recently."

"I have an idea," Chao Lu suggested, "Do you have any Daughter’s Red at home? Give Uncle Liu some wine, when he smells the Daughter’s Red, he will naturally understand and ask this wooden-head what he thinks."

"What a great idea!" Liu Xiaowan’s eyes brightened. "I’ll go right away!"