stingy landlady

Chapter 172 Li Shi Wants to Take a Concubine (1)

Seeing that Li was listening attentively, the third sister of the Li family continued:

"Dazhu isn't in the mood for that right now! He can't resist the entourage of people who want to get close to him! Your biggest problem is that you didn't have a son! Everyone with a family and business wants their son to inherit it! Letting someone else live off the family line is something that can only be done when you're old and frail and have no means of support!"

No man with any backbone would let himself be exploited and left without descendants! He's currently focused on his career, so help him find someone! Don't look for the young and beautiful ones, just find someone decent enough, someone who can have children! The main thing is that she can give you a son!

When the time comes, you can bring your son to raise. He'll be Dazhu's child, and Dazhu will definitely be coming to you all the time! He won't be blinded by a concubine!

If you go looking for a young and beautiful one, Da Zhu's soul will be completely bewitched, and you'll be crying and wailing!

Fourth Sister! Just do as Third Sister says! You can't go wrong! What if you have another son? Having many children and grandchildren is always a blessing!

On her way home, Li was distracted, constantly thinking about where to find a woman to have a son for Dazhu.

The maids in the house are all too young; the older ones are all married! Thinking about it, I conceived, Chunlan!

Li's face lit up with joy. Chunlan spent her days quietly cooking, keeping a low profile!

She's been married before, and she's fairly pretty, just average-looking! The main thing is, she's not a seductress; she's honest, easy to manipulate, and obedient! She's the one!

Dazhu noticed that Li was sometimes sad and sometimes laughing. When he asked her, she wouldn't say anything. He assumed she was crazy and stopped asking.

After returning home, Li went to the old house and discovered some shocking news! The third son had been keeping a concubine outside all along! He only brought her home now that she was pregnant! One wonders what Qian would think if she found out!

Fortunately, I listened to my third and fifth sisters today and took the initiative to help Dazhu find a concubine! If it were like my third brother, who just quietly brought a woman home, I would be furious!

Li was secretly relieved! She wished she had known this sooner and planned ahead! She then began to think about how to get Dazhu to agree to take Chunlan as a concubine!

Zhao, on the other hand, watched the situation unfold like a joke, circling around September.

"What a slender little body! What a lovely face! I love it! Third Brother is really amazing! Third Sister-in-law is going to have a good life! She'll have someone to serve the men and help pour tea and wash their feet!"

I can't possibly enjoy this kind of life! Only my third sister-in-law is lucky!

Upon returning to his own house, he said to Erzhu:

"Let me tell you, Erzhu! If you dare to have one outside and one at home like Lao San, you better hide them well! If I find out, I'll send you both to your graves with a bag of rat poison!"

"I've been a slave to your Wang family for so many years, bearing your children and taking care of your parents! I haven't wronged you in the slightest! You'd better keep your lower half in check, or you know what I'm capable of! I'm not afraid of trouble!"

Erzhu hurriedly waved his hand and said:

"Xiaofang! We've been married for ages, don't say things that hurt our feelings! How can I compare to Lao San? Besides, I don't have that ability! How am I supposed to support myself? I can't even support you as my only wife, what would happen if another one came along?"

The fourth son was very clever; he had spoken to Mrs. Sun early on:

"Honey! Let's live a good life together! We can't be like Third Brother, getting involved in all sorts of messy things! Don't worry! I don't have that many ulterior motives. My heart and soul are only for my wife! Hehe!"

Hearing her fourth son's words, Mrs. Sun felt comforted and sweet-hearted! She treated him even more gently!

The fifth brother, Wang Yiyun, was too busy with his own affairs to bother with these trivial matters! He was studying hard every day, as he was going to the Fucheng Academy after the New Year. If he wanted to get ahead, how could he do so without years of diligent study?

The children don't care at all; it's just another person in the family! Besides, the youngest son and his wife only see each other a few times a year, so it has no impact on the children whatsoever!

The three Gui sisters listened briefly and then busied themselves writing plans, buying fabric, cotton, and sewing supplies. They also had to copy several confidential documents to recruit people. The three sisters were incredibly busy!

That night, after Guiling had fallen asleep, Li hugged Dazhu and asked:

"Honey! Shall I take a concubine for you? In case I can't have a son, the son born to the concubine will have to call me 'Mother'! And when the concubine gives birth to a son, I'll bring him to you and raise him!"

Dazhu didn't react for a while. After he did, he gently pressed down on Li Shi and stared at her, saying:

"Are you really willing to let me take a concubine? We've been husband and wife for so many years! You really don't understand your husband!"

When did I ever say I wanted to take a concubine? I might not even be able to satisfy you with just one! If you wanted to find another one, wouldn't that be the death of your husband?!

"I can make you give me a son right now! A son born to someone else is nothing like a son born to you!"

The Li family suffered a complete defeat!

The next day, Li was still unwilling to give up and went to find Chunlan.

"Chunlan! What do you think of the master?"

Chunlan was puzzled, as she never spoke ill of others behind their backs, especially those in her master's household, whom she was always extremely cautious about.

"Madam! Master is so magnanimous! Master is kind-hearted and good-natured! Madam! This servant has never spoken a bad word about Master and Madam! Madam! Please don't send this servant away!"

"This servant will work diligently! I will not speak to anyone again! Talking to others only brings trouble! This servant knowingly violated this rule! From now on, this servant will keep my mouth shut and remain mute!"

Li found this uninteresting.

"No one is forcing you to be mute! Master is handsome and dashing! Master has a bright future! I want you to give Master a son and become his concubine! What do you say?"

However, now that I have a son, I'll be raising him! He'll be a young master from now on! You can't just come and get involved with him!

Chunlan quickly knelt down and kowtowed:

"Madam! This servant dares not covet Master! This servant is unlucky! I cannot obey Madam's orders and defile Master! Madam, please spare me! This servant has never thought of becoming Master's concubine!"

Li was left feeling awkward.

"Think about it carefully! I'm genuinely giving you a high regard! Don't be ungrateful! Humph!"

Li left with a flick of her sleeve, leaving Chunlan alone on the stove, feeling uneasy.

I don't know what to do. As a servant, I have no say in my life or death, let alone just being asked to give birth to a child for the mistress! But I am also a woman, with love and hate, how can I be manipulated like a puppet?

Usually, no one comes into the kitchen, and Chunlan sobbed to herself. The more she cried, the more aggrieved she felt, until finally she burst into loud sobs!

As fate would have it, Dazhu happened to be passing by when he heard such a sorrowful cry. Thinking something had happened, he rushed inside to check.

All that could be seen was a thin woman burying her head in her hands and weeping, which evoked pity in those who heard her.

Dazhu thought for a long time about what to name him, then asked:

"Chunlan! It's Chunlan! Why are you crying here? What happened?"

Chunlan stopped crying after a while. When she looked up and saw Dazhu, she quickly knelt down and kowtowed.

"Master! Please spare my life! I have been so rude!"

Dazhu was puzzled. Did he look that fierce? This woman came up to him begging for mercy right away?