Shadow and Light: The Bride Who Clicks Her Way to Love-Chapter 419 - 432: She Has to Cross the Fire Basin Too?

Chapter 419: Chapter 432: She Has to Cross the Fire Basin Too?

At this moment, Lu Shifeng had already stepped through the door.

The servant holding Jue had reached the main door but was stopped by the butler.

The butler looked at the child with a smile and said, "Congratulations, Little Master Jue, on recovering from your illness and returning home healthy. Please step over this fire basin, leaving the sickness outside and bringing health inside!"

This is a custom of S City, and the elders stood by, watching peacefully.

The servant also knew the rules and, with a smile, followed the butler’s lead, reciting auspicious words while stepping over the fire basin with Jue.

Another servant holding Han also stepped over gently.

After Su Xingyu sent the two children inside, she sidestepped the fire basin and was about to enter the house.

However, she was abruptly stopped by Du Shuxian.

She nearly couldn’t halt her step in time and bumped into Du Shuxian, feeling a slight irritability rising within. She realized that this woman, who had always disliked her, was probably going to pick a fight. With effort, she contained her emotions and raised her pair of crystal-clear eyes to look at Du Shuxian, her voice cool and delicate, like a touch of mint on snowy ground: "What’s the matter?"

Du Shuxian particularly disliked Su Xingyu’s gaze, that indifferent look as if seeing through everything, sometimes just like her aloof son’s.

But when it’s on her son, it’s admirable; when it’s on this woman, it’s rather uncomfortable.

Du Shuxian scanned Su Xingyu imperiously and said, "Want to enter the house? You need to step over the fire basin."

Su Xingyu was almost amused and irritated—was she mistaken? Whose house was this exactly, since when did Du Shuxian get to make the decisions?

However, today was a great day with Han and Jue being discharged and coming home; she didn’t intend to argue with Du Shuxian, so she patiently said, "Mother, just now Lu Shifeng walked directly inside."

Why should she be treated differently?

But Du Shuxian insisted on differentiating: "He is a man, full of yang energy. You are a woman, and your body is full of yin energy. Don’t bring impurities from the hospital along. Su Xingyu, I’m telling you to cross the fire basin. Why all this hesitation? Would this elder harm you?"

Su Xingyu’s butterfly-like lashes fluttered softly, too uninterested to argue further with Du Shuxian. She raised her voice directly and called: "Lu Shifeng."

Lu Shifeng had initially taken the two children to the living room but turned around upon hearing Su Xingyu’s call. Seeing Du Shuxian blocking her from entering stunned him. Blaming himself for having left Xingyu behind in today’s situation, with the elders watching closely, he should have stayed by her side to ensure her safety.

While thinking this, he had already left the children and walked over.

Ignoring Du Shuxian, he went to Su Xingyu’s side and naturally took her hand: "Come in with me."

Leading her in with large strides.

Du Shuxian wanted to stop them, but restrained by Lu Shifeng’s presence, several times words came to her lips only to be swallowed back. For some reason, she was somewhat afraid of this son.

The old master and the old lady by the door also witnessed this scene, the old master’s face was expressionless, while the old lady nodded secretly, thinking perhaps the relationship between these two children wasn’t as bad as rumored after all? Maybe there was still a chance for things to turn around. From her heart, she very much hoped Su Xingyu would remain the Lu Family’s daughter-in-law, much better than that Zhuang Heng.

With various thoughts in mind, they all finally entered the living room.

The living room had been rearranged to connect with the dining room and small garden, decorated with colorful balloons, toys, and fragrant flowers and fruits spread throughout, full of celebration.

"Congratulations to Little Master Jue and Little Master Han on returning home." Mrs. Gui and the butler said cheerfully with their auspicious words.

The old master, old lady, and Du Shuxian took seats on the sofa under the servants’ service.

The old lady beckoned Su Xingyu with a smiling face: "Good child, come over and let me have a look. It’s been years, you’ve suffered quite a bit, haven’t you?"

Su Xingyu felt a sting in her nose, obediently walked over, squatted half-kneeling beside her, and called: "Grandma!"

The old lady touched her soft long hair with many sentiments: "Now that you’re back, don’t leave again. Let bygones be bygones, no one should bring them up again. Live well with Shifeng from now on."

"I..." Su Xingyu wanted to say that she and Lu Shifeng were not at all what they thought, couldn’t live well together, but upon seeing the faintly hopeful look in the old lady’s eyes, those disheartening words couldn’t come out.

Instead, Lu Shifeng responded: "Grandmother, rest assured, I will take good care of Xingyu."

The old lady looked up at him, toned down the amiable expression she had towards Su Xingyu, and said seriously: "Your stubborn temper needs to change. If it weren’t for you back then bullying Xingyu so insistently, things wouldn’t have turned out this way. Don’t behave like that in the future."

Lu Shifeng lowered his head and listened to the reprimand: "Yes."

In front of elders, he was always well-behaved, and this time truly listening to the old lady’s advice, determined to treat Su Xingyu well henceforth, his demeanor was more solemn than usual.

But, the old master sitting next to the old lady on the sofa was displeased.

His well-raised grandson, the pride of the Lu Family, unbeaten in the business world, how had he become ’stubborn, in need of change’ in the old lady’s words?

He dared not confront his beloved Aluo, so he put on a sterner face and said to Lu Shifeng: "You’re a grown man now, have your own judgment."

Lu Shifeng continued to keep his head bent: "Yes." One couldn’t tell if he had really taken it in.

The old master was going to say more when the old lady’s glance silenced him instantly.

The old lady turned to Su Xingyu, smiling cheerfully: "You brought a child back? He’s called Han, right? Bring him over for Grandma to see."

Su Xingyu smiled gently, thinking of her son, her heart filled with warmth.

She called Han over, softly telling the child: "Quickly call Great-Grandmother." Without much thought, she said it, realizing only afterward that Han was ostensibly Ouyang Yi’s son, wondering if the Lu Family’s elders would acknowledge this. She watched the old lady’s expression nervously, mind racing on how to help the child correct himself.

The old master’s and Du Shuxian’s expressions were not very pleasant.

But the old lady appeared oblivious, laughing as she pulled the child’s short chubby hand: "So well-behaved, come on, call me Great-Grandmother."

So despite the big opinions of the old master and Du Shuxian, they could only keep silent. Despite the Lu Family’s patriarch being the old master, his fear of the old lady was well-known, and except for major political and business matters, the real decision-maker in the Lu Family for other affairs was always the old lady.