The Ugly Ger’s Farming Story

he side, watching Li Changfeng and his family leave without stopping.
Li Xiao’er gently tugged on Wang Lei’s hand, and Wang Lei understood the signal.
He immediately smiled and said to the old Li couple, “Father-in-law, mother-in-law, we also have to go.
I usually manage the shop alone. I’m worried my father wouldn’t be able to handle it by himself. I do not want to burden everyone with cooking.
We will head back first.”

“Yes, father, ama, if you’re free in the future, please come to our house to hang out.
We’ll leaving now.
The shop is busy these days.” Li Xiao’er stepped forward and said with a smile.

Li Ama and Old Man Li were very satisfied with Wang Lei as their son-in-law.
Knowing that Wang Lei had a business to run, naturally they couldn’t keep them much longer.

Hearing that the shop was busy, Li Ama hurriedly said: “Okay, then you go back and be careful on the way!”

“It’s alright, come back when you can to have a few drinks with us.” Old Man Li also calmed down and said to Wang Lei.

Wang Lei nodded repeatedly and bid farewell to the Li family before leaving with Li Xiao’er.

As soon as the guests left, Old Man Li’s countenance turned gloomy once more.
He said to Li Laosan, “You two should go back, your wife is pregnant now, so pay attention to his body.” Li Laosan thanked the old man and left with Wang Li.

Li Ama, who was on the side, also said to the Li Laosan’s wife, “yeah, you take care!”

At this time, Li Changfeng and Xu Qing, who have left already, were now with Wang Lei and Li Xiao’er.

“Second brother, do you think something happened at home, so the eldest brother talked about the separation?” Li Xiao’er sat on the cart and asked Li Changfeng.

Li Changfeng sneered and remarked, “Think about it.
You and I are no longer part of the Li family.
The remaining family members consist of three half-grown children and the lazy third brother.
With his wife now pregnant, don’t you think the heavy household work will fall on your eldest brother and his wife?”

Xu Qing recalled that when he arrived at the house, he saw young Da Niu carrying two heavy buckets of water all by himself.
Given his small body size, Xu Qing thought it wouldn’t have been easy for him.
“He’s still so young,” Xu Qing added.
“It seems like a lot to ask of a child.”

Even though Wang Lei had only recently married Li Xiao’er, he was already privy to affairs of the family’s situation.
It was clear that the matter of splitting up the family was not an easy one to resolve.
The third brother and the rest of the family remained silent during the whole conversation, while Wang Lei’s father-in-law was against the idea of splitting the family.
It seemed that the family would remain together for the foreseeable future.

“I don’t think it’s even remotely possible to split up this family.
Unless the third brother actively supports the idea, eldest brother should not even dream about it,” remarked Li Changfeng, who had a good understanding of the family’s character and could predict how this situation would unfold.

Xu Qing recalled sitting next to Eldest Li’s wife, who remained silent but his actions revealed his nervousness.
Although he obediently remained silent, Xu Qing could see the despair in his eyes.

Eldest Li was a kind and honest man who genuinely cared about his family.
However, his strong sense of filial piety made it difficult for him to take a stand against his third brother and other family members.
Despite his desire to protect his wife and children, he was unable to do much under the pressure of the rest of the family.
This posed a challenge for him to pursue the idea of separating from the family.

Wang Lei and Li Changfeng continued their conversation before going their separate ways and heading back to their respective homes.

Upon arriving home, Xu Qing washed his hands and remarked to Li Changfeng, who was assisting Tuan Tuan with urinating, “You were quite bold in your speech today!”

Li Changfeng was unfamiliar with the term and asked, “What does that mean, ‘bold’?”

After shaking off the water from his hands, Xu Qing furrowed his brow and pondered for a moment.
“How do you say it … it means very powerful and very cool.”

Although Li Changfeng was still not quite clear on the meaning of the word “bold,” he could tell from Xu Qing’s tone that it was an impressive statement.
“Of course,” he replied, “I don’t want to be seen as too obedient and honest.
I have to show that I’m capable of something.
Or else, do you really want me to leave Tuantuan there?”

“After all, the third Li’s wife is pregnant now, and Ama will probably want to keep Tuantuan close by.
But of course, I don’t want to leave Tuantuan there,” Xu Qing was aware that Li ama would take good care of Tuantuan and spoil him, but he simply didn’t want his son to be under the care of someone else.

Li Changfeng exclaimed, “Our Tuantuan was so well-behaved today! He’s such an amazing child.
Come on, give your father a kiss!” He then leaned towards Tuantuan’s face, leaving saliva on the little one’s cheek.
This caused Tuantuan to push Li Changfeng’s face away with his small hands.

Xu Qing felt a chill as he listened and said, “I’ll wash his pants.
You take him for a walk and prepare some fruit powder for him to eat.
He must be hungry now since it’s still early in the day.”

“Alright then.”

Thingyan: Thank you for all the comments and likes, especially Paranoid Kitten (づ๑•ᴗ•๑)づ♡ I apologize not being able to reply your comments.

To tell you my lovely readers the truth, I’ve been really busy lately and will be for the next 2-3 years.
Why? Coz I got accepted into a graduate medical program.
I don’t have much time to translate and when I have free time, I just want to relax and read others’ translations.

Currently, I’m on two-week break and will try to do some translations, so I can at least finish Ugly Ger.
I can’t promise how far I can go with translating meanwhile, but I will try my best … Sending love to all (づ￣ ³￣)づ