"Yangyang, what are you doing? Stop it right now!"
At that moment, Yangyang was on top of the little boy. Hearing Yang Chuxia speak, he looked back and said, "Mom, it was him who challenged me to a fight last time, weâre just keeping the appointment."
"Nonsense, how can you take a joke seriously? Get off him now, or Mom will get angry."
"Oh, then I wonât fight. Donât be mad, Mom, Iâm getting off right now." Yangyang was really afraid of Yang Chuxia getting angry. As soon as she said that, he hurriedly got off the other boy and even helped him up.
Then he asked, "Are you okay?"
"Iâm fine. Itâs just why didnât your mom let you keep fighting? I wanted to see how we compare."
On hearing this, Yang Chuxia couldnât help but cry and laugh. Oh, kid, how can you be so naive? That wasnât a comparison; you were clearly getting pinned down and beaten.
"Itâs okay, we can fight again next time." Yangyang just commented.
"Thatâs fine, then. So, do you think I got any stronger than last time?"
"I donât think so. I think you are still as weak as last time, not good at taking hits." Yangyang replied very honestly.
The Madam of the new County Magistrate, known as Madam Liu, listened to the conversation between the two children and felt the same as Yang Chuxia, also thinking that her own son was too simple-minded. Did he enjoy getting beaten up so much?
"Madam Liu, we meet again!"
"I didnât expect you to be Madam Ye!"
Madam Liu looked at Yang Chuxia with a somewhat strange expression on her face, obviously recalling the incident at the Mu Family last time.
At that time, she was wondering which familyâs madam it could be who didnât show her any courtesy, not even bothering to greet her, making her feel quite slighted.
It wasnât until today that she realized she was the wife of the Prefect, no wonder she hadnât taken the initiative to interact with her.
It had been known by her Old Master all along that a Prefect of Shandong was residing in Wangquan Town, but he couldnât understand why the latter hadnât assumed his post.
Her Old Master had suspected that the Prefect might have committed a crime and had been dismissed. She too had wanted to make an acquaintance sooner but didnât come due to this concern.
It wasnât until recently that she finally understood that he had not committed any crime but was only waiting for his child to be born, and right after the birth, he left for his post.
It was only after clearing up the misunderstanding that she had rushed to send a festive gift during the eighth month.
Her visit this time was to show her face at Yang Chuxiaâs place and also to bring a friendly message to Yang Chuxia.
After all, if you do a good deed, you have to tell people about it. Otherwise, isnât it as if it never happened?
"Yes, thatâs me. Please come inside!"
"Madam Ye, why didnât you go to the post with Lord Ye?" Madam Liu asked, half out of curiosity and half for confirmation.
"Isnât my brother about to get married? Weâll leave after his wedding."
"I see," Madam Liu said with a smile. Then she asked, "What day is the wedding fixed for? You know, our families almost became relatives."
Her elder cousinâs daughter had visited the Yang Family not long ago, but unfortunately, they ended up choosing a girl from the Zhang Family.
"Itâs set for the tenth day of the ninth month." Yang Chuxia didnât respond to the latter half of her statement.
"Then I must come to have a drink on the joyous occasion."
"It would be an honor for my brother if Madam Liu could come."
Upon entering the room, Yang Chuxia busied herself with inviting the guest to sit down.
"Hey, did your mom and mine know each other before?"
While the adults were warmly chatting, the two children huddled together and murmured. It was at this moment that the adults from both families confirmed that the so-called fight earlier was really just a friendly sparring.
"I donât think so." Yangyang had already forgotten about having seen this person at the Mu Familyâs place.