Chapter 420: They Really Have a Clever Scheme

Hearing her son's loud and frantic words, she raised her head and gave him a withering look: "Every day, you have no sense of steadiness."

Although Liu Lidong was the son she had only after giving birth to two daughters, she was not someone who favored sons over daughters; all three children were equally important to her.

So her youngest son had no special privileges with her; just like his two older sisters, he got scolded when he deserved it and beaten when he deserved it: "Speak up, what's wrong?"

Liu Lidong glanced toward the courtyard gate, then leaned close to his mother's ear: "Grandpa and Grandma want to adopt Dongzi Ge over to Second Uncle."

Su Hongjuan stopped making the shoe, raised her hand, and scraped the awl against her scalp twice: "Who did you hear this from?"

Liu Lidong stepped back a pace, a hint of unease flashing across his face: "If I tell you, you can't hit me."

Seeing the guilty look in her son's eyes, Su Hongjuan knew the boy had done something wrong: "Speak up."

Liu Lidong put on a flattering expression: "I originally wanted to go check the chicken coop to see if there were any eggs, and I happened to overhear their conversation while passing by Grandpa and Grandma's room."

Upon hearing her son had gone to feel for eggs, Su Hongjuan threw down the half-finished shoe and the awl in her hands and stood up.

Thinking his mother was going to hit him, Liu Lidong quickly begged for mercy: "Mom, Mom, Mom, I was wrong, I won't dare do it again."

Instead, Su Hongjuan went straight to the doorway, looked outside to make sure no one was there, then turned back, grabbed her son's ear, and scolded in a low voice: "Do you have the heart of a bear and the gall of a leopard? The chickens weren't divided to us during the split of the family; if your grandma knew you stole her eggs to eat, she'd chase you all over the courtyard. How can you ever show your face again, you rascal?"

Liu Lidong naturally knew what he did was wrong: "After the split, besides Grandpa and Grandma eating the eggs themselves, they only gave them to Second Cousin Dong. I am also Grandpa and Grandma's grandson, and the youngest one at that; why shouldn't I get a share?"

He was so indignant that he secretly went to feel for one every now and then.

Hearing her son's words, Su Hongjuan blamed Old Lady Liu in her heart for being biased, but when the family split, the old lady had kept the chickens for herself, and since the eldest branch hadn't spoken up at the time, she naturally couldn't say much: "I've already agreed with the Yu family; in a few days, when they hatch some chicks, I'll go exchange for a few chicks to raise. There will be plenty of eggs for you then. From now on, don't go feeling for eggs in your grandma's chicken coop again, do you hear me?"

With his ear still in his mother's hand, he hurriedly nodded: "I know, I know."

Only then did Su Hongjuan let go.

Liu Lidong rubbed his ear, which hurt from being pinched: "I'm your own son; you were way too harsh."

Su Hongjuan gave him a withering look: "Precisely because you are my son, I can't let you run wild. Haven't you heard that stealing a needle when young leads to stealing gold when old? If I don't discipline you now, what will happen in the future?"

Hearing his mother start lecturing again, Liu Lidong immediately cowered.

Glancing sneakily at his mother, he asked: "Mom, do Big Uncle and the others know about the adoption matter?"

Su Hongjuan picked up the half-finished shoe again, took the awl, stabbed it into the shoe, deftly withdrew the awl, threaded the large needle, and pushed it through while pulling the thread: "Such a big matter, they must know."

Liu Lidong, lost in thought, forgot to rub his ear: "From what I heard Grandpa say, Second Uncle didn't agree."

Su Hongjuan snorted: "Even if Second Uncle agreed, your sister Liu Chuxue wouldn't agree. They really have a clever scheme."

Liu Lidong was still young: "What scheme?"

Su Hongjuan sounded somewhat impatient: "Go, go, go. This isn't something for a little brat like you to worry about."

Liu Lidong pouted: "Then I won't tell you anything I hear from now on. Hmph."