In her previous life, Su Xiaotian had not spoken, and her grandfather Su Chuan had also remained silent. Su Manxiang became even more arrogant and caused a scene at her maiden home.
This life was truly different!
"Da Wa, Er Wa, escort your aunt out. Your aunt is a city person, and we country bumpkins can't afford to associate with her!" Grandpa Su made his decision without further ado.
Of the nine boys in the old Su family, only the third branch had a daughter, Su Xiaotian.
Not only the elders in the family, but even the nine brothers doted on and cherished their only sister daily, protecting her like a precious gem. How could they let her be wronged?
Everyone in the village knew that while one could provoke the nine Su brothers, Su Xiaotian was absolutely not to be trifled with!
Otherwise, her nine brothers would teach them a good lesson on how to behave.
The brothers, seeing their sister being bullied, had been holding back their anger. They had refrained from acting only because Su Manxiang was an elder.
Now that they had Grandpa Su's orders, they were unceremonious. They responded crisply, their voices a unified and resounding chorus!
Two teenagers, barely in their teens, darted to Su Manxiang's sides, grabbed her arms, and, ignoring her struggles, walked her towards the door.
"What do you two brats think you're doing? I'm your aunt!" Su Manxiang couldn't believe she was being treated this way at her maiden home!
The eldest Su son sneered.
Aunt? What was so great about being an aunt?
Who didn't have an aunt?
Besides, which aunt in the village was like her?
It was one thing to put on airs of superiority and arrogance, but she only knew how to take things from her maiden home to support her in-laws' family. She showed no respect to her brothers and sisters-in-law, and not a shred of affection for her nieces and nephews!
The two younger boys, seeing Su Manxiang being dragged out, exchanged glances with their clear, dark eyes. Without a word, they stepped forward, dragging the weeping Kang Meihua out with them.
"You can't do this! I'm a guest! If you bully me, my father won't let you off." Kang Meihua never expected to be thrown out as well.
Crying, she still remembered to remind them that she was a guest and of noble status!
"Dad, Mom, are you really going to disown me, your daughter, for a jinx?" Su Manxiang turned and shouted unwillingly.
"You're the jinx! Every time you come back, it's all about eating and taking. Haven't you ever brought anything for Mom and Dad? Today is the Dragon Boat Festival, did you bring a single zongzi?" Grandma Su said loudly, showing her daughter no face at all!
Su Xiaotian pounced into her grandmother's arms, unable to resist giving her grandmother a thumbs-up!
Such a grandmother was truly wonderful!
"Grandma, you're so good!" Su Xiaotian couldn't help but say.
"Ungrateful girl, isn't your Grandpa good too?" Grandpa Su, stroking his white goatee, teased his little granddaughter.
"Grandpa is good too, Dad, Mom, Eldest Uncle, Second Uncle, Eldest Aunt, Second Aunt are all good, and my brothers are good too!" Su Xiaotian said sweetly, not leaving out anyone in the family.
They were good to her, just as they had been in her previous life.
As the only girl in the family, her pampered status was extraordinary. Her brothers never said a harsh word to her, and she never had to lift a finger for any household chores, which led to her being spoiled.
She was pampered and indulged, her ten fingers never touching the water of daily life. By the time she got married, she still didn't know how to wash clothes or cook.
"What a sweet talker, Grandma's little darling!" Grandma Su subconsciously stroked Su Xiaotian's little face. Just then, Grandma Su's expression suddenly changed: "Sister Tian has a fever!"
"What?" Grandpa Su's face also changed.
Su Xiaotian's mother, Liang Xiu, quickly touched her daughter's forehead. The others also looked on with worried faces.
The harmonious atmosphere that had just settled vanished instantly.
"Quick, go get the doctor!" Grandma Su was the one who spoke.
The brothers who had just escorted Su Manxiang and her daughter out returned and immediately heard their grandmother say that Sister Tian had a fever. They immediately turned and ran to find the village barefoot doctor.
The younger ones in the house also hurried out and followed their brothers.
Su Xiaotian remembered that in her previous life, after Su Manxiang had made a scene and left, the atmosphere at home was not good. By the time her fever was discovered, it was already dinnertime.
At that time, Su Xiaotian, who had already been feverish for an hour, was completely delirious.
Fortunately, the village doctor was skilled, and she was saved, but she had to lie in bed for several days before recovering.
"I'll wash a cold water towel for Sister Tian and wipe her down first!" Second Aunt Qi Liangying hurried over with a wet towel and handed it to Liang Xiu.
Eldest Aunt also said, "I heard that rubbing with alcohol can reduce fever. I remember we still have some corn liquor at home."
"Let's wait until the doctor comes and examines her. We don't know if corn liquor can be used." At this critical moment, Grandpa Su acted as the stabilizing force.
After Liang Xiu wiped her daughter's hands and feet three times, the young men, dragging and pulling, brought the village barefoot doctor Li Mingcai to the courtyard.
The eldest, Su Yiming, was even carrying Li Mingcai's medical bag.
Eldest Aunt Wang Xianghua, seeing the old doctor gasping for breath and unable to speak, glared at the ignorant youngsters and quickly, with a fawning smile, invited Li Mingcai to sit in the main hall.
She then hastily poured a cup of water, asking the old doctor to drink it to catch his breath.
After several sips of water, the old doctor finally managed to catch his breath.
"Those brats almost killed this old man," the old doctor said, pounding his back.
"The boys were anxious, please forgive them." Wang Xianghua apologized repeatedly.
Li Mingcai could understand. When someone in the family is ill, it's natural to be anxious.
"Who is sick in the family? Why the rush?"
"Sister Tian fell into the water today and has a fever now. Please take a look," Grandpa Su said, his demeanor calm and composed.
Li Mingcai had heard about Su Xiaotian falling into the water, but he didn't know it was so serious.
However, perhaps the old Su family was overreacting.
The Su family had a bunch of boys, and it was difficult to finally have such a little daughter. The whole family cherished her like a precious gem and protected her meticulously.
"I'll go take a look!" Li Mingcai said and went into the adjoining room of the main hall.
Su Xiaotian's bedroom was in the adjoining room of the main hall. Although small, it was a private space.
There was a kang in the room, and at the head of the kang was a kang cabinet. On the cabinet sat an old, small chest.
The tiny figure lay on the kang, with Grandma Su and Liang Xiu sitting beside her, wiping her hands and feet.
In just a short while, Su Xiaotian's face had become abnormally red.
Li Mingcai saw that all the members of the old Su family had followed him in and were gathered around the little girl. He waved them away.
"Don't crowd around so much, the child will suffocate. Move aside, move aside!"
"You few, hurry out, don't block the way!" Grandma Su waved her grandsons out.
Although the half-grown boys were reluctant and wanted to stay by their sister's side, they knew the seriousness of the situation and could only retreat.
However, they still wanted to know their sister's condition as soon as possible. They all pressed their faces against the window, looking worriedly into the room through the cracks.
"It looks quite serious. How could such a delicate little girl have fallen into the water?" Li Mingcai muttered, and without waiting for the old Su family to answer, he took out a small pillow and began to feel her pulse.
The old Su family held their breath, waiting for the result, not daring to exhale.
After a long while, Li Mingcai withdrew his hand, his expression grave.