Chapter 50: Is Xiao Fu Bao Disliked? The Whole City Loves Me With Their Lives
Chapter 50: Nightmares in the Rain
Tian Cuihua felt that everything in her family had been going wrong lately!
She secretly consulted a fortune teller, who gave her some talisman papers to mix into water for drinking.
Her sons were reluctant to drink it, but Tian Cuihua forced them to.
After drinking the talisman water, Tian Cuihua felt a bit more reassured.
However, the next day, she tumbled down a hillside and ended up with a face full of blood.
The doctor said she was lucky; if the rock had been even a fraction more off, her right eye might have been blinded!
Because of this, Tian Cuihua stood in the yard, covering her eye, and cursed for half the day.
Then, the next day, Chen Dalang’s other leg was broken by intruders.
Tian Cuihua: ?
Tian Cuihua had quite a bit of silver.
Of course, their family earned a modest income from farming.
However, when Chen San-niang returned years ago, she had brought back a substantial amount.
Tian Cuihua had taken the money by theft and force, so it became hers.
There were over a thousand taels of silver, plus some jewelry that, if exchanged for silver, would amount to several hundred taels.
Over the years, Tian Cuihua had been reluctant to spend it.
This time, with all the trouble, she had lost a lot of money.
Tian Cuihua believed the talisman papers were ineffective.
She specifically went to the fortune teller’s house and scolded them for half the day.
That night, her youngest son had a high fever, nearly losing his life!
Feeling that everything was going wrong, Tian Cuihua went to Chen San-niang’s grave to curse.
Chen San-niang had died as an unmarried woman.
Naturally, she wasn’t allowed in her natal family’s cemetery.
Given the money, Chen Dalang and his wife had buried her in a simple mound in the back mountain.
Tian Cuihua nearly went to the wrong place.
In the end, she wasn’t even sure if she found the right spot.
But Tian Cuihua thought, as long as she expressed her anger, that’s enough.
She cursed Chen San-niang, her daughter, and the pair of unlucky women who, even in death, disturbed their family.
“While alive, they were always defeated by me, now they want to cause trouble?”
“Bah!”
“I’ll find an even better fortune teller and see how you ghosts deal with it!”
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Later that night, it began to rain.
The rain came quickly and heavily.
In no time, the outside was filled with the sound of raindrops.
With both legs injured, Chen Dalang could hardly move, and the doctor had them fixed with sticks.
The doctor said: If he didn’t want his legs to be permanently useless, he had to keep them still and not move around.
With his legs injured, Chen Dalang’s temper grew worse!
The dampness from the rainy weather made him even more uncomfortable and irritable.
In the middle of the night, Chen Dalang woke up his wife and children.
The family ended up in a huge argument on the kang.
After the heavy rain came thunder and lightning.
The sound of thunder jolted Sui Sui awake.
The little girl sat up abruptly, looking around in terror.
Sui Sui didn’t know what she was looking for.
She just felt a deep, instinctive fear.
Feng Xuanrui was also awakened by the thunder and initially tried to turn over and go back to sleep.
Hearing his sister making a noise, he opened his eyes groggily.
Seeing his sister huddled in the corner of the bed, Feng Xuanrui was startled and fully woke up.
He sat up and moved closer to Sui Sui, his voice slightly hoarse from just waking up: “Sister, what’s wrong?”
In the darkness, it was hard to see each other’s expressions.
But Feng Xuanrui could feel his sister trembling.
The little girl was shaking so violently that even the blanket was moving.
As soon as Feng Xuanrui approached, Sui Sui gently grabbed the corner of his clothes.
Feng Xuanrui assumed Sui Sui was afraid of the thunder.
He slowly moved closer, awkwardly but tenderly holding her, and gently patted her back: “Don’t be afraid, there’s brother here.”
Sui Sui’s initial fear turned into uncontrollable trembling.
When Feng Xuanrui comforted her, she finally broke down and clung to his neck, sobbing.
Feng Xuanrui’s eyes also grew a bit teary.
He thought, as her brother, he needed to be strong!
He kept patting Sui Sui’s back and held her gently.
Feng Xuanrui thought: His sister needed him, and he needed to be there for her!
He spoke some awkward comforting words while his actions remained gentle.
Dr. Liu, concerned about the thunder and the two children, got up and came over.
Qingshui, on night watch, heard the noise and, seeing there was nothing he could do, stood helplessly by the bed.
Seeing Dr. Liu, Qingshui felt like a savior had arrived!
He quickly walked over and whispered to Dr. Liu: “The young lady is scared of the thunder, and the young master is comforting her.”
Dr. Liu initially thought that it was normal for children to be scared of thunder.
But as he was about to speak, he suddenly paused.
At that moment, Dr. Liu remembered something.
It was mentioned in the investigation that Chen San-niang died on a stormy night.
It was also thunder and lightning, and at that time, Sui Sui had just turned three, an age of innocence and ignorance.
Although it was not long ago, Sui Sui likely didn’t remember it.
However, the memory of losing her mother on a stormy night must have left a deep impression on her young mind.
So, she was more afraid of stormy nights and thunder than other children.
Thinking of this, Dr. Liu felt a pang of sadness.
He thought: The Chen family is truly inhuman!
Even when Chen San-niang was alive, Sui Sui had lived a miserable life in the Chen family!
Yes, you resent the Duke of Jin leaving you and not taking you back to the capital.
But did you have to vent your anger on the man and the child?
Dr. Liu thought: Not everyone is the same, but the Chen siblings are really no different!
Besides finding satisfaction in bullying the weak, what else can they do?
Feng Xuanrui had tried to comfort Sui Sui for a long time, but she continued to sob.
Children sometimes become so distressed that nothing seems to comfort them.
Just as Feng Xuanrui was feeling helpless, Dr. Liu came in.
Seeing him, Feng Xuanrui’s tears began to flow uncontrollably.
But he didn’t let go of his sister, who was still clinging to his neck and crying softly.
Feng Xuanrui was even more worried: “Will my sister’s crying hurt her?”
The young boy’s voice was choked with emotion, showing his concern.
Dr. Liu probably understood that Sui Sui’s fear was deeply ingrained.
He shook his head at Feng Xuanrui and gently patted Sui Sui’s back.
Dr. Liu could have given Sui Sui a sedative to make her sleep immediately.
But that would only address the symptom, not the root of the problem.
Next time, during a rainy night, the child would still be scared and helpless.
So, he needed to comfort her properly.
To help her understand that a rainy night wasn’t so terrifying.
And that now she had many people who cared about her.
Sui Sui was no longer the lonely child without comfort.
Cute second update at 7 PM
Thanks to the lovely readers for the rewards and votes. Sui Sui sends her love～
(End of Chapter)
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