Call Me The Mother of Quick Transmigration

Chapter 67 – My Son is The Nine Thousandth (part 7)

Li Su smiled and took Li Yi Cheng by the shoulders. The two then returned to the main room. Auntie Zhang brought up some snacks and hot tea. The two sat down. Li Su smiled and took a sip of the tea. “I thought it was something bigger. This small thing is important to you?”

“It isn’t a trivial matter! Mother is the best. Nobody can look down on mother!” Li Yi Cheng said with a serious face.

Li Su was surprised. She then smiled. “Child. Your mother is not silver. Even if she was, silver is not everyone’s favourite. Some people like gold and some people like jewellery. It doesn’t matter if your foster father likes or dislikes me. That’s his business. What does it have to do with me? Anyway, I don’t like him very much. We are just in a cooperative relationship. You don’t need to take his attitude too seriously, okay?” It seemed that she had to think of a way to make money so that she had the ‘right’ to speak. Otherwise, she would always be ignored and it wouldn’t be good for the children’s psychological growth.

Li Yi Cheng lowered his head and thought for a long time before he nodded. “I know, mother! But mother, I will still work hard. I will let everyone look up to you! Nobody will dare to look down on you!”

After he finished speaking, he stood up, bent over, and arched his hands. He said solemnly, “Mother, your son will go back to the study to read.”

“Okay. Although you have to work hard, you should also pay attention to your body. Don’t exhaust yourself. While I hope that my son can be successful, I also hope that my son is healthy, safe, and happy!”

Li Yi Cheng nodded. “Don’t worry. Your son will practice riding and shooting every day.” Whenever his adoptive father saw him, his adoptive father said that he should work hard and get revenge as soon as possible. It was only his mother who would not force him to advance. She worried about him forgetting to eat or sleep and thereby harming his body.

Li Su nodded and watched Li Yi Cheng leave.

She then sat on the stool and thought about how to make money. She didn’t have a trustworthy person around her and she didn’t have much capital. As a woman, she couldn’t just casually show her face. Could she make clothes and open a clothing store? No! She doesn’t have anyone she trusts, nor does she have a suitable shop or market. In these times, large families had their own embroiderers and rarely bought clothes outside. As for food… Li Su didn’t know how to cook, but the original owner knew how to cook. However, the original owner’s cooking skills were average.

As she thought about it, she remembered why Jiang Zhi En came over. He gave some money. Yes, the play, Cutting the Beautiful Case, was very popular. As a result, the troupe made a lot of money and sent over 20 silver liang. This was Li Su’s first earnings in this world.

If she had it, she should continue to write. It was a time-killer and she could make extra money. This was the most suitable way for her to make money as a woman. However, she shouldn’t write scripts. If she did, then they still had to be rehearsed. Getting money in this way was too slow. She should write storybooks!

She had seen many bloody stories about men and women, so she could make up a lot of them.

Li Su made up her mind. She stood up and told Mother Qiu to look after Lu Xi. She then headed back to her room and prepared to write.

After 2 days, Li Su couldn’t stand it anymore. While she was eating breakfast, her hands shook. Li Yi Cheng saw this and put down the dishes. He then walked over to Li Su and took her hand. He rubbed it and said, worried, “Mother, what are you doing? Why are your wrists swollen?! Call the doctor to come take a look!”

Li Su laughed dumbly. She didn’t know that she was so useless. After only 2 days of writing, her wrists had swollen. She dearly missed computers, or even typewriters! “It’s not a big deal. This doesn’t need to get looked at by a doctor. I was just writing a script for two days, so my wrists swelled. I’m so useless.”

Li Su was also puzzled. After she had seen so many things, like a heroine travelling to the ancient times to start a business or open a school or start anything really. They could also easily pick up the fantastical martial arts. Why did she have to exert so much effort?! She didn’t do anything and already met with a scumbag and a eunuch!

After Li Yi Cheng listened to her, he sighed in relief. “So that’s what happened. You said it earlier, you dictate it and I write it.”

“That won’t do. You have a lot of homework. Mother shouldn’t delay you anymore. It’s okay. Mother will just write slowly,” said Li Su. She couldn’t write fast. In addition to getting tired trying to write calligraphy, it was also all in traditional Chinese. She didn’t know many traditional characters. Every time she lifted her pen, she had to think hard about what the traditional characters looked like. After 2 days, she had written less than 500 characters and her handwriting wasn’t great.

The road ahead was long and Li Su cried a bit in incompetence. She blamed this broken system for not giving her any useful abilities. Apart from her own memory, none of the skills from the other worlds could be brought to the next one. It made her seem like a complete waste. Apart from her strength, she couldn’t do anything. She couldn’t go to the streets and shovel dirt!

“Mother, don’t worry. I know you want to write a storybook and make some money. Then you’d have the power to speak and not be controlled by others. But, mother, don’t worry. You have a son! Just take care of yourself and younger sister. Your son will grow up soon. Your son will repay the kindness that foster father has shown us! You can rest assured,” Li Yi Cheng said seriously.

At the beginning, Li Yi Cheng thought that he and his mother were similar, both feeling uneasy when they faced his adoptive father’s thoughtfulness. Later, his foster father had a thorough talk with him. His foster father said that he was good to them. His foster father had a plan and wanted Li Yi Cheng to avenge him. Therefore, his foster father asked him to study hard and give back as soon as possible. But, this was not convenient to say to a woman. He didn’t want her to worry. His mother and younger sister only needed to be happy. For everything else, he could do it.

Li Su sighed. “Son, mother may be dragging you down.”

“Mother, how could you drag me down?! You and younger sister are the most important people to me. As long as you and younger sister are doing well, then your son will feel at ease. Just write scripts in the future and call on me to help practice my calligraphy,” Li Yi Cheng said with a smile.

Li Su nodded with a wry smile. At present, this might be the only way to go. “Did you find a literate servant girl for your mother?”

Li Yi Cheng thought for a while. “That’s fine. But, you need to take your time finding a candidate. Mother, don’t worry.”

Li Su smiled. “Okay, eat quickly. Don’t waste time.”

Li Yi Cheng was grateful. “Mother, you must not write today. When your son is finished studying for the day, then I can write for you.”

“Okay!” Li Su said, resigned.

After sending Li Yi Cheng off, Li Lu Xi woke up. She pestered Li Su to have breakfast together, so Li Su had to eat half a bowl of pumpkin porridge and a few crystal dumplings with her daughter.

After eating breakfast, Li Su played with her daughter for a while. She then helped her practice walking. Her back was sore. After she finally coaxed her daughter to sleep, Li Su took a break.

Xiao Que Er volunteered to come forward and massage her back. The host’s family was kind to others and didn’t beat or scold others, so Xiao Que Er had a lot of courage. Li Su shook her head. “It’s okay. I’ll just take a break. Are you full? If you aren’t, then let your mother get you something to eat. Only when you are full can you grow up.” She was not used to being served, especially not by a girl who was only 5-6 years old.

Xiao Que Er smiled, embarrassed. “Mother said not to let me eat more.”

Li Su smiled. “Just tell her what I said and let your mother get you something to eat. How old are you? How can you grow without eating? Go!”

Xiao Que Er went down happily.

Li Su leaned on the couch and looked at the clouds through the window as she thought. Perhaps her previous lives had been too easy. She had been careless and had won in one move through force alone. What happened to Wen Cai Er had made her feel frustrated for the first time. This time she faced a similar feeling. This was the first time she was admitting her incompetence.

But she wouldn’t admit defeat so easily. So what if she didn’t know how to write? She just didn’t know traditional characters, so couldn’t she just learn them? She was only 25 years old this year. She was still young and had lots of time!

When she thought about it like this, Li Su jumped up. She needed to improve this body before planning anything because it was too weak!

The original woman used to be a traditional woman who regarded her husband highly and guarded her house and children all day. There were only a few places she visited, therefore her physique wasn’t good and she often got sick.

Li Su walked to the bookcase and took out a pen and paper. She had to practice her calligraphy if she wanted to integrate into this era. The characters she had written previously were extremely ugly.

Li Su made a study plan. She got up at 6am, walked for half an hour, did some exercises, then ate breakfast with her son. She studied words in the morning and practiced them in the afternoon. Lu Xi wasn’t so small anymore, so she could start learning as well. The two of them could progress together!

When her son came back in the evening, he could check her homework.

This way, Li Su could not just learn but also improve her relationship with her children.

Li Su took down a picture of a lotus under the moon off the wall and put up her study plan. She nodded in satisfaction.

According to her plan, she should practice calligraphy in the afternoon. But now, Li Su thought about it. It was past 3pm and there were no copy books. It wasn’t easy for her to rush to Li Yi Cheng’s study. Although he was a child, he was still a boy. Li Su had to pay attention to this detail. She would wait for Li Yi Cheng to return tonight and talk about it then.

“Madam, the young miss is awake and looking for you,” Mother Qiu said as she stood outside the door with Li Lu Xi in her arms.

“Mother! Mother!” Li Lu Xi exclaimed.

Li Su suddenly smiled. “Quickly, bring Lu Xi in.” It was better to practice yoga with her daughter in the afternoon!

Li Yi Cheng walked to the main room where his mother was with a bottle of ointment in his hands.

Li Yi Cheng had stopped and was listening to his mother and younger sister. He couldn’t help but laugh before walking in.

Mother Qiu and Xiao Que Er were also there and didn’t notice when Li Yi Cheng arrived.

“Mother, Lu Xi, what are you doing?” Li Yi Cheng stepped in. He saw the quilt on the floor. Li Lu Xi was playing on it while Li Su smiled and watched.

Xiao Que Er quickly dropped her smile and stood aside when she saw Li Yi Cheng come in. She was only 1 year younger than the young master, but she was afraid of him. The madam and the young miss were so kind, but the young master was… Xiao Que Er was young and didn’t have a large vocabulary. She didn’t know how to describe it. In short, he was scary.

When Li Su saw this, she smiled. “It’s nothing. I’m having fun with your younger sister. Lu Xi’s body is too weak, so she has to move around. However, it is windy outside and can only move around in the house.” Actually, she originally wanted to do yoga with Li Lu Xi, but Li Lu Xi was mischievous. As soon as Li Lu Xi saw her, Li Lu Xi threw herself at her. She was afraid of squashing her daughter, so she gave up and the two of them started playing.

Li Yi Cheng stepped forward and picked up his younger sister. As he was now riding and shooting with his master, his arm strength had improved. “She is a bit thinner, so I’ll have to make up for her!”

Li Su stood up at this time. Mother Qiu put away the quilt.