CHAPTER 347: CHAPTER 337: FERTILE WATER SHOULD NOT FLOW TO OUTSIDERS (1)

"Dad, what’s going on?" Li Xing’an walked over, completely baffled.

Prince Luling glanced at Li Yuzhu and Mu Yuanxiu, then glared fiercely at him, "You get over here, Yuzhu and Yuanxiu, stay behind!"

After speaking, he strode towards the North Courtyard Main House with hands behind his back.

"Oh, alright, Dad."

"Okay, Uncle Li."

Li Xing’an looked back at the two, his face full of exasperation, seeing Mu Yuanxiu so smug!

By the way, why did mother tell him to hide from the Chen Family people? Bringing Mu Yuanxiu to meet the Chen Family at this time would seal the marriage proposal, wouldn’t it?

Totally missing a good opportunity, honestly.

Li Xing’an followed his dad into the North Courtyard Main House.

As soon as he entered, a feather duster came flying at him.

He jumped aside, frightened, "Mom, that almost killed someone!"

Princess Consort Luling’s face was full of anger, "You rotten brat! Chatting up a big girl without a word! And without telling the family? I’ve nearly been saddled with a daughter-in-law!"

Li Xing’an cautiously picked up the feather duster, "Mom, what are you talking about? Saddled with a daughter-in-law, I don’t understand."

Prince Luling followed closely behind, kicking Li Xing’an’s calf, "Rotten brat, what’s going on with Miss Chen? Without our permission, you dare to chat her up?"

Li Xing’an was utterly confused, "No, Dad, Mom, where is this coming from?"

Princess Consort Luling said angrily, "Still not admitting? The Chen Family came just now, and the implication in their words is they want to ally with us!"

Li Xing’an scratched his head, "It can’t be me, right?"

Princess Consort Luling was gasping with anger, "How could it not be you? I am not so foolish that I can’t hear what they mean between the lines. They kept praising you, telling how suited you are to their daughter."

Li Xing’an was startled, "How did this come about? I don’t even like Chen Danan."

"You don’t like their daughter, why would they suddenly come to our house? Speak! Did you provoke their daughter when visiting the Chen Family?" Prince Luling grabbed the feather duster again, and hit Li Xing’an’s leg twice.

Li Xing’an jumped up again after being hit, "Dad, Mom, hey, you misunderstood, and the Chen Family misunderstood! When I was talking with Chen Danan, it’s not because I like her, it’s because I wanted to set her up."

Prince Luling stopped swinging the feather duster, squinting at him, "Set her up? With whom?"

Princess Consort Luling snorted coldly, "Who can you recognize as a good person?"

Li Xing’an quickly said, "There is someone, Mu Yuanxiu! I wanted to match Mu Yuanxiu with Chen Danan, but maybe it was when I was talking with Chen Danan, the Chen Family saw and misunderstood? Oh my, Chen Danan honestly! I told her, I wanted to introduce Mu Yuanxiu to her, didn’t she tell her grandpa and dad?"

"What? You arranged a match for Mu Yuanxiu? With Chen Danan? I’m going to beat you, rotten brat!" Princess Consort Luling snatched the feather duster from Prince Luling’s hand and hit Li Xing’an’s leg again, "Busybody of a brat!"

"Mom, is matchmaking wrong?" Li Xing’an was beaten, dodging here and there.

Yet his dad was blocking the doorway, not letting him escape, and egging on, "Hit well, dear wife, hit him hard for me! Hmph!"

Outside, Li Yuzhu heard the conversation between Li Xing’an and their parents, her face darkened in anger.

This mustn’t be her third brother!

"Mom, hit harder!" she huffed angrily.

Li Xing’an looked aggrieved, "Third Sister, why aren’t you helping me?"

"Why would I help you? Do something wrong and get helped? I’d be an accomplice then!" Li Yuzhu said, her face darkening, "Don’t do any matchmaking next time!"

"Is matchmaking called a bad deed?" Li Xing’an sighed.

"Go matchmaking for someone else, don’t match Mu Yuanxiu!" Li Yuzhu said with a dark face.

"With the Chen Family’s reputation, how could you suggest their daughter to Mu Yuanxiu? You rotten brat are truly wicked!" Princess Consort Luling swinging the feather duster without hesitation.

The lively "beating" in the Main House alarmed Chai Eying in the South Courtyard House.

She came over asking, "What’s going on? I could hear the sound from afar, ah, why are you hitting Third Brother?"

"Sister-in-law, save me, Dad and Mom are going to beat me to death, wuwuwu." Li Xing’an cried out for help.

"Mom, that’s enough, it’s so hot today, aren’t you afraid of getting overheated expending effort beating him?" Chai Eying smiled as she walked into the room.

Daughter-in-law came, so Princess Consort Luling put her hand down.

Li Xing’an took the opportunity to dash away.

"That little rascal!" Prince Luling scolded.

Chai Eying took the feather duster from Princess Consort Luling’s hand and helped her sit down, "Mom, what on earth happened? What got you both so angry?"

Anyway, it couldn’t be hidden for long, so Princess Consort Luling explained, "What’s happening... the ’good deeds’ he did!"

Princess Consort Luling told Chai Eying about the mix-up caused by Li Xing’an.

"People like the Chen Family are not to be trifled with. And yet, he went and made them misunderstand. Luckily, Yuanxiu found an excuse to persuade them to leave. Otherwise, the Chen Family would have clung to us," Princess Consort Luling said indignantly.

The Chen Family is notorious for being domineering and unreasonable in the nearby villages.

Chai Eying had also heard about it. She said, "Third brother indeed needs to be criticized, but he’s already been hit. He should have learned his lesson."

"He better remember it!" Princess Consort Luling said vehemently.

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Li Xing’an walked towards his house, looking dejected.

At that moment, someone called to him, "Third brother! Stop right there!"

Li Xing’an turned around, "Oh, it’s third sister."

Earlier, when Li Xing’an dashed out of the main house in a hurry, he hadn’t seen Li Yuzhu hiding outside the door.

After he exited the house, Li Yuzhu followed him all the way.

When he was far from the North Courtyard Main House, only then did Li Yuzhu call out to him.

"Li Xing’an!" Li Yuzhu walked over with a dark expression, holding a stick as she sternly warned him, "If you try matchmaking for Mu Yuanxiu again, I will cut ties with you!"

She struck the stick hard on the ground.

Li Xing’an frowned, "Third sister, are you helping Mu Yuanxiu too?"

Li Yuzhu squinted, "He’s always helped our family, so of course I’m helping him. Besides!" She paused, "You should know, the fertile water should not flow to outsiders."

"What fertile water?" Li Xing’an didn’t understand.

"Stupid! Anyway, you’re not allowed to matchmake for him again!" Li Yuzhu said sternly once again.

Li Xing’an snorted coldly, "He’s not getting married, keeping an eye on you!"

Li Yuzhu chuckled angrily, "Is it that serious?"

"Of course, targeting little girls at such a young age, what will he be like when he grows up?" Li Xing’an rolled his eyes.

Li Yuzhu was amused, "He’s more sensible than you."

Li Xing’an sighed in grievance, "Third sister, you always praise him; you’ve never praised me."

"Alright, alright, I’ll praise you. Third brother is the best third brother, but Mu Yuanxiu is my best friend. So, can’t you two get along peacefully?" Li Yuzhu said again, "If you treat him better, you’ll be the best third brother."

Li Xing’an raised an eyebrow, "What? You want me to get along with him peacefully?"

"If you’re unwilling, then I’ll follow second brother when I go out," Li Yuzhu turned and walked away.

"Third sister, come back!" Li Xing’an said despondently, "Alright, I won’t go against him anymore."

Li Yuzhu smiled and walked back, patting him on the shoulder, "That’s more like it, third brother is the best third brother again."

Not far away, in a corner near the wall, stood Mu Yuanxiu.

He watched this brother-and-sister duo, quietly curling the corner of his lip.

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The Chen father and son returned home and immediately called Chen Danan over for questioning.

Looking at her serious-looking foster father and grandfather, Chen Danan felt very nervous. She had been taking good care of her sister and foster mother, and her sister was sleeping well today, crying less compared to the previous days. Why were they calling her for a scolding?

"Dad, Grandpa, what... what’s the matter?" Chen Danan asked carefully.

Old Chen put his hands behind his back and looked at his son, "Eldest, you ask."

Staring at his adopted daughter, Chen Lao Da’s brows were tightly knitted. Although this child had been brought up from a collateral relative’s family and had been raised in his house for just three years, he had no children and had long treated Da Nuan as his own.

He naturally worried about his adopted daughter’s marriage.

"Dan Nuan, I’m asking you, have you been frequently associating with Third Young Master Li, brother of Miss Li?"

Chen Danan was taken aback by the question, "No, Dad, why say that? He’s only been to our house twice with his sister, and besides inviting him to meals, I hardly spoke with him."

"Really? Dan Nuan, you weren’t truthful. Yesterday afternoon, before meal time, you were talking with him," Chen Lao Da said with a somber face.

Chen Danan exclaimed, "Dad, he was asking me something, which shouldn’t count as associating."

"Asking something? What was it?" Chen Lao Da frowned, had he misunderstood?

Chen Danan sheepishly replied, "He wanted to matchmake for me, saying there was a good lad in his village, but don’t worry Dad, I didn’t agree. After refusing him, afraid he’d bring it up again, yesterday when they were leaving and Dad asked me to see him and his sister off, I didn’t go."

Old Chen slapped his leg, "Look at the misunderstanding this caused."