kvmb Chapter 514: Rescue for Brother
Chapter 514: Rescue for Brother
Chapter 514: Rescue for Brother
"Sir, Uncle Qiu and his men are bringing food again."
At the Li family in Qile City, An Ge entered the study and reported to Li Yunye.
"They are indeed thoughtful, but what else did they say?" Li Yunye put down the account book in his hand and smiled happily.
"Just like in previous years, we are here to thank you for your support during the New Year." Ange continued.
Li Yunye nodded slightly without saying anything else. He just turned his eyes and stared out the window in a daze: Time flies so fast. Before I knew it, my father had been gone for more than two years.
Old Man Qiu and others who came to deliver food to the Li family were all poor people who had been helped by Li Xingyuan during his lifetime. After taking over the Li family, Li Yunye did not interrupt his father's good deeds, and still asked Ange to send some food, clothing or silver at the end of each year. There is give and there is gain, and these people who have received favors from the Li family know how to repay the kindness.
"Anything else?" There was silence in the study for a moment. Li Yunye came to his senses and saw An Ge still waiting in front of him, as if he wanted to say something but hesitated, so he frowned and asked.
"Just now...I saw Madam going to Liangyuan." An Ge replied.
"What? What was mother doing in Liangyuan? Brother Muliang has just recovered from his cold and she is going to keep pestering him again?" Upon hearing this, Li Yunye immediately stood up and ran out of the study, unable to help complaining.
"Don't worry, sir. Madam may have gone to visit Master Mu Liang." An Ge followed closely and advised in a low voice.
Li Yunye understood what An Ge meant. No matter what his mother said to Brother Mu Liang, he had to respond calmly and not let the matter be known to everyone.
"It was Liang'er who should have gone to the Plum Garden to pay his respects to his adoptive mother, but instead he made her make the trip herself." In Liang Garden, Mu Liang stood respectfully in front of Madam Li and bowed.
"You sit down too." Mrs. Li remained calm and just pointed to the chair opposite her and said softly.
Mu Liang breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Madam Li's tone towards him today was not as cold as in the previous times, and slowly sat down.
"Are you feeling better?" Mrs. Li glanced at Mu Liang's slightly haggard face and asked with concern.
"I'm fine now. Thank you, stepmother, for your concern." Mu Liang added more tea for Madam Li and said with a smile.
"I don't have anything important to do today. I just came to see you. After all, you are my child, and as a mother, I am naturally concerned about you." Mrs. Li rubbed the handkerchief in her hand tightly and smiled faintly.
"My stepmother cares about me, and I am very grateful." Mu Liang lowered his eyes and still smiled.
"The three-year mourning period is about to end. After the mourning period is over, your adoptive father's affairs will be completed. Next, I will have to worry about your marriage. Since you are the elder brother and you are already old, you should have married a wife and lived with him in a proper manner, so as to set an example for your younger brother." Mrs. Li sighed softly before speaking again.
"Liang'er understands what stepmother said." Mu Liang's eyes darkened slightly and he nodded in response.
"You must know Mr. Wang from Yuzhenzhai in the city, right? His daughter is still unmarried and will be twenty next year. I heard that Miss Wang once met you, but I didn't expect that she still misses you. The other day, the Wang family sent someone to ask about your..."
"Mother, why are you here?" Before Madam Li could finish her words, Li Yunye suddenly rushed in and bowed to her in surprise. Without waiting for Madam Li to respond, he turned to Mu Liang and said, "There is an urgent matter in the dyeing workshop that needs our help. Is Brother Mu Liang okay?"
"I'm fine, but..."
"Mother, we have to go to the dyeing workshop quickly. We'll talk about it when we come back!" Li Yunye said to Mrs. Li in a hurry, and then pulled Mu Liang out.
Watching the two brothers leave, although Mrs. Li was dissatisfied, she could not say anything. She could only look worried, shake her head and sigh.
"I heard that the daughter of Mr. Wang, the boss of Yuzhenzhai, is fierce and domineering, just like a she-devil. How can anyone live a peaceful life if he marries her? I don't know what her mother was thinking to let such a woman enter the Li family?" As the carriage left the Li family, Li Yunye, who was full of anger, couldn't help but complain.
"After all, I have no choice at my age." Seeing his angry look, Mu Liang was moved but he no longer tried to coax him like before. Instead, he lowered his eyes and smiled bitterly. He said this but he had no plans to get married and have children in his life. If he wanted to fulfill his stepmother's wish, he didn't need to make his brother embarrassed. It didn't matter who he married.
"What? Do you really want to marry your mother just because she asked you to?" Hearing his sworn brother's self-destructive words, Li Yunye became even angrier. He threw himself on Mu Liang without caring about anything, grabbed his collar and questioned him.
"He's outside, stop making trouble." Mu Liang was shocked and hurriedly pulled the curtain of the car, then turned to Li Yunye who was on top of him and said helplessly.
"Are you really going to marry that Miss Wang?" Li Yunye immediately came to his senses, shyly stood up and separated from Mu Liang, and asked dejectedly after he calmed down.
Thinking about her brother Mu Liang getting married and having children, Jiang Siyao's heart felt like it was being cut by a knife, but she still had some rationality. She couldn't and dared not break this window paper with her own hands. She was afraid that she would lose her brother Mu Liang because of this.
"I don't want to get married, nor do I want to disobey my stepmother, and I don't want to..."
Mu Liang did not say anything else but just lowered his eyes and sighed sadly again. The car fell into silence for a while. Li Yunye understood the dilemma of Mu Liang's brother. He did not want to marry someone he did not love against his will and live in agony, but the kindness of the Li family weighed on his heart and he could not disobey his mother's words.
"If you don't want to marry, I will go and persuade my mother." The carriage slowly left the city. Li Yunye hesitated for a moment before continuing.
"You can't have an argument with my stepmother because of me again." Mu Liang looked at his brother and shook his head. Although he didn't know the truth of the last time the mother and son quarreled, he guessed a little bit.
Li Yunye was speechless. He just glared at Mu Liang angrily and turned away, ignoring him.
"What happened in the dyeing workshop?" Mu Liang couldn't help laughing, and returned to his usual demeanor and asked his brother with a smile.
"Why are you pretending? Can't you see that I was lying to my mother just to help you out?" Li Yunye turned his eyes and glared at him.
"Thank you, brother Yunye." Mu Liang couldn't help but smile lovingly as he looked at his brother.
"What? Now the second in command of the famous Li in Jiangnan can only express his gratitude with words?" Li Yunye curled his lips and stretched out his palm facing upwards in front of Mu Liang.
"Okay, I'll give it to you when I get back, miser!" Mu Liang patted his palm lightly and said with a smile.
"Brother Muliang, how about you make another offer and I can convince mother for you?"
"Where are we going now?" Mu Liang did not respond to his brother's words, but looked out the window and asked curiously.
"It's rare for me to get out with Brother Muliang, why don't we go enjoy the spring?" Seeing that his brother-in-law changed the subject, Li Yunye had to give up.
"You can play in peace after coming out in such a hurry?"
"Why worry about Ange at home? Can you not spoil the fun?"
"it is good!"