Unlimited Resources: Raising a Minister with a Space Supermarket-Chapter 447 - 411: Getting Promoted Isn’t as Easy as You Think

Once Mrs. Li spoke, the woman standing behind her immediately replied in a low voice, "Mother, the child is asleep!"

"What hour is it, and still sleeping? Go bring him out!" Mrs. Li said irritably.

"Mother, last night Sheng’er was restless and wouldn’t sleep well. He only fell asleep when it was almost dawn!" The woman mustered the courage to explain.

"I told you to bring him out, so bring him out. There will be plenty of time to sleep after the guests leave!" The old lady snapped.

The woman behind Mrs. Li seemed very afraid of her. Seeing Mrs. Li angry, she dared not say more and walked out with small steps to get the child.

Yu Xiaolian glanced at Mrs. Wu, who nodded, and Yu Xiaolian understood that the woman who went to get the child was Li Mingtan’s concubine.

What kind of family is this, still keeping concubines, it’s really worrying!

"Lian’er, after we’ve seen the child, come to Auntie’s... to Sister-in-law’s room, and we’ll have a heartfelt chat!"

Mrs. Wu also knew that with many people in the living room, it was inconvenient to talk.

Soon the concubine came to the living room holding the drowsy son. Mrs. Li took the child and happily showed him to Yu Xiaolian.

"This child really looks like my brother Li!" Yu Xiaolian casually flattered.

"Of course, whose root he resembles!" Mrs. Li said proudly!

"I heard this child is being raised under your sister’s name? Sister, you must teach him well, don’t let him pick up bad habits." Yu Xiaolian, after looking at the child, turned to Mrs. Wu.

Mrs. Wu sensed the implication in Yu Xiaolian’s words and responded cooperatively, "It’s just a formality, he has been raised by his biological mother all along. The old lady said she wants to teach him personally, so there’s no need for me to worry!"

Though nominally her son, the child was not affectionate with her at all. Since he could talk, he called her ’Mother’ only a few times, just as she had only held him a few times. The old lady, afraid she might harm her little grandson, never permitted the child to be close to her.

"A child must be raised by a knowledgeable and sensible mother like you. Otherwise, wouldn’t it just waste the talents of such a gifted woman!" Yu Xiaolian said with a smile, glancing at the expression of the old lady Li.

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Li quickly replied, "The child is still young, it’s too early to talk about teaching and upbringing. When he grows older, his father will naturally teach him personally.

This little boy is like a blank piece of paper. Let him learn the wrong things from sweet-talking and malicious people, and that would really be a problem!"

When Mrs. Li spoke, her eyes were on Mrs. Wu, and the provocation in her eyes was blatant and unrestrained, which left Mrs. Wu fuming.

Li Mingtan immediately picked up on the tension between his wife and mother, quickly suggesting, "Changxia, why don’t you take Xiaolian to your room to talk?"

Mrs. Wu flicked her handkerchief, glared at Li Mingtan fiercely, and then took Yu Xiaolian to her room.

Once Mrs. Wu and Yu Xiaolian left, Li Mingtan immediately reproached his mother, "Mother, it’s one thing for you to argue usually, but with guests present today, how could you not mind the occasion?"

Mrs. Li, having just vented on Mrs. Wu, was in quite a good mood, and hearing her son criticize her, she rolled her eyes and said, "Isn’t it just the kid from next door? He’s not one of your proper colleagues, what should I be afraid of? 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

Besides, I’ve seen her and Mrs. Wu whispering to each other, as if they were talking bad about me."

Li Mingtan was quite helpless, "Mother, although Yu Xiaolian is not my colleague at the Hanlin Academy, she is also a proper seventh-rank official, someone who can speak before the Emperor and Father Ge. Making a scene so indiscriminately is a disgrace for me!"

Mrs. Li turned around and tossed her grandson to his biological mother, saying irritably, "You become an official and now you’re ashamed of your mother, is that it? Don’t forget, when the family was struggling, scrimping on every penny, it was your father and I, along with your three brothers, who supported you through your studies. Now you’ve succeeded, and after just a few good days, you start despising me?

I know, is it that Wu again talking to you about separating households? Have you lost your conscience, actually listening to her and planning to chase your parents and brothers away?"

Faced with his mother’s unrepentant and unreasonable behavior, Li Mingtan snapped, "It’s true that you supported my studies, but I haven’t spent the family’s money since I was sixteen."