MTL - My Stepmother is Soft and Charming

Chapter 14 Meeting the elder sister-in-law

She is known as Snow Lady. She is only fourteen years old now, and she is still in the boudoir.

 She threw herself into Shang Ji's arms with a sudden movement, crying very aggrievedly.

 “Brother Six! I thought you would never come back.”

Seeing her like this, sister-in-law Liu couldn't help but blush, and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief.

 But his face looked a little more sincere and calm than in Yunjin Courtyard just now.

Du Jingyi stood aside silently. At this time, it was not for her to get in and talk nonsense.

On the contrary, when he and his sister-in-law Liu glanced at each other, they both saw a look of inquiry in each other's eyes.

 It's just that some words were difficult to say in front of Shang Ji, so both of them suppressed what they were thinking.

Shang Ji patted his sister's back, silently comforting her.

Since he was ten years old, he has joined the military camp with his grandfather's family. For more than ten years, he has been fighting in the flames of war with swords, guns, and halberds.

 There are rarely such moments of stability.

 Hence, even though he loved his sister who was much younger than him, he didn't know what to say or what to do.

You can only use your broad shoulders to resist all evil thoughts from outside for them.

 After a moment, he softened his tone and said.

"Sixth brother is back. He won't leave this time. I will protect you and get married."

The eighth young lady, Xue Niang, is now fourteen years old. Although she lost her mother when she was young, she still has a sister-in-law who is like her mother.

Sister-in-law Liu has always been by her side to take care of her over the years, so she is not lacking in love.

Hearing his sixth brother speak like this, he immediately blushed, covered his head deeper, and muttered.

“Brother Six, you are making fun of me! I won’t play with you anymore.”

After saying that, he punched him in the chest several times.

The appearance of such a coquettish daughter reminded Du Jingyi of many things.

 Before she got married, she would act like a spoiled child with her father at home. Now, the father and daughter have not seen each other for a long time.

　　It is really a fleeting moment.

Without paying attention, he chuckled.

This sound attracted the attention of both Shang Ji and Xue Niang.

Du Jingyi looked back at the brother and sister with some embarrassment, and was about to explain when he saw Xue Niang coming over with a bright face, and said to Du Jingyi calmly and generously.

“Sixth sister-in-law is so powerful that she talks to second sister-in-law until her face turns red and she can’t answer her words. It’s so satisfying!”

The little girl is so "hateful of evil", she is really Shang Ji's biological sister.

 “Haha, the eighth sister is laughing.”

Du Jingyi is not very close to his elder sister-in-law Liu and his eighth sister Xue Niang, so it is better to stop talking about some things.

 In this high-end compound, she just wants to live in peace and stability, and does not want to cause trouble.

 Therefore, she did not accept what Xue Niang said and express her position.

On the other hand, it was Xue Niang, who didn’t know whether she didn’t understand or did it on purpose, but she took Du Jingyi’s arm intimately and said.

"Second sister-in-law is the most annoying person. She is always mean to sister-in-law Heping'er. I am stupid and I can't speak to her every time I want to retaliate. Now that I see how powerful sixth sister-in-law is, I must accept you as my teacher and learn from her. That’s a lot of lip service.”

 Then he made a fist and waved it several times in the air.

“Next time, if she bullies my sister-in-law without restraint, I will scold her and cry!”

 She looked like she was determined to avenge herself, which gave her sister-in-law Liu a headache, but she also felt relieved.

 After all, he is the one who took care of his grown-up child, so of course he is happy that he would protect her in this way.

　　It’s just that, as a daughter, why do you always cause these verbal disputes?

 Hence, she said with a straight face. “Snow lady, don’t be presumptuous.”

 Du Jingyi noticed when she scolded him like this.

Xue Niang beside her just muttered, but Shang Zhiping, who was standing next to his sister-in-law Liu, trembled.

That look made me very scared.

Although Du Jingyi didn't show it on his face, he felt bad in his heart.

How could the eldest grandson of the dignified Duke be so cowardly?

It's just a rebuke from a woman, how could he be startled?

Not only Du Jingyi saw it, but also Shang Ji next to him, and he immediately frowned.

The way he stood with his hands behind his hands, he unconsciously exuded a lot of coldness.

Shang Zhiping, who was nearly thirteen years old, probably felt everyone's gaze, and lowered his head.

Hands grabbed the sides of his clothes, showing a nervous and frightened look.

When his sister-in-law Liu saw this, she quickly pulled him behind her.

　　Obviously her son is almost a head taller than her, but at this moment he is still like when he was a child, hiding behind his mother, seeking stability.

 Seeing this, Shang Ji's eyebrows became even more angry, and he opened his mouth to say something.

 In the end, Du Jingyi quietly tugged her sleeves beside her, and then she took over the conversation.

He had a kind expression on his face, but when he spoke, he was facing his sister-in-law, Mrs. Liu.

"The general said last night that he would bring me back tomorrow, but I don't know how to prepare this gift. My sister-in-law has been here for a long time, and she is the most trustworthy person of our couple. I also asked my sister-in-law to help me prepare a gift list. yes."

 When she said this, she completely diverted the conversation away.

 It relieved the embarrassment of sister-in-law Liu and nephew Shang Zhiping.

 Hearing what he said had nothing to do with him, Shang Zhiping visibly relaxed a lot.

Sister-in-law Liu is also very grateful.

So, after taking a look at Du Jingyi, he didn't say anything false and just started preaching.

“You send someone to send the order to Fuqiuyuan, and I will give you some advice.”

 “In that case, thank you very much, sister-in-law.”

Du Jingyi's attitude was polite, and his sister-in-law Liu didn't make any fuss over Qiao's elders.

It's just that the atmosphere here was a bit silent, so sister-in-law Liu didn't want to stay any longer, so she opened her mouth again and spoke.

“Xue Niang still needs to go back to learn Nuhong, and Ping’er still hasn’t finished studying her calligraphy, so I’ll take them back first. Now that the sixth brother is back, you and your sister can live happily together.”

 “Sister-in-law…”

Shang Ji opened his mouth and wanted to say something more, but was interrupted by his sister-in-law Liu, who pulled the two of them away.

Xue Niang was a little reluctant, but Shang Zhiping never raised his head again from the beginning to the end.

 Looking at him like this, Shang Ji's eyes were both angry and heartbroken.

 After he and Du Jingyi were the only ones left in the room, he smashed a brocade-red vase with tangled branches and flowers with a single punch.

 The pieces of porcelain were broken all over the floor.

It also frightened Yingying and Lizhu who were waiting beside Du Jingyi.

Du Jingyi frowned, knowing that her husband was angry, but she had only been with him for a day, and it was hard for her to open her mouth to persuade him too much.

The reason why he pulled his sleeves just now was just a reaction of feeling sorry for his sister-in-law, Mrs. Liu, who was protecting her son.

 She still knows how difficult it is for a widowed woman in the back house.

 Especially, he also brought an "eye-catching" eldest grandson.

 (End of this chapter)