Chapter 145 You Misunderstood Him

Sun seemed to be reborn, and no one knew how much torment she had endured that night.

Seeing Dabao come back safe and sound, my heart finally settled down.

"Dabao, your mother will take care of your father, so go get some sleep."

"I'm not sleepy." Chen Dabao looked at Sun's red and swollen eyes, feeling guilty. "Mom, I'm sorry for making you worry. It's all my fault. I won't let you worry anymore."

Sun shook her head. "I don't blame you. It's all my fault. I only thought about your uncle passing the imperial examination so that our family could benefit from it. I never considered your feelings. It's my fault."

After saying that, she looked at Chen Zhanliang lying on the bed with grievance and hesitated for a moment.

She pursed her lips, as if she had made a great decision, "Zhanliang, let's split up. I don't want to go through this again."

Hearing his mother say this, Chen Dabao's eyes were full of anticipation, "Dad, I agree with Mom. I don't want to get involved with the third branch. Let's separate from grandpa and grandma!"

"But..." Chen Zhanliang hesitated.

"Master, please stop complaining. You haven't figured it out yet, but our parents don't care about us at all."

Sun's eyes were red and her voice was choked.

"Last night, Dabao's life or death was unknown, but our mother was not anxious or panicked, as if nothing had happened.

You were injured, and she didn't even come to see you. How could you be reluctant to leave such a home?"

Chen Dabao quickly took over the conversation, "Yes, Dad, we can't carry the work for them anymore. Even if my third uncle really passes the imperial examination one day, our family won't benefit at all.

My grandparents are biased towards the third branch, and everyone can see that they only have my third uncle in their hearts. If we don't separate the family, who knows what will happen to us!"

Chen Zhanliang frowned and shook his head. After a long silence, he sighed, "Dabao, you misunderstood your grandfather. He has a sharp tongue but a soft heart.

You don't know how sad he was when he saw me falling off the cliff. He was so heartbroken and wailing.

When he heard that I had broken my leg, he was so distressed that he burst into tears and insisted on carrying me on his back.

No one could stop me, saying I was his son and he was worried about others carrying him.

Hearing this made my heart warm.

At that moment, I truly felt what fatherly love was, and my tears couldn't stop flowing.

He was quite old, and I was afraid that he would get hurt due to exhaustion, but he gritted his teeth and carried me for more than ten miles.

You tell me, if he didn’t care about me and didn’t have me as his son in his heart, could he have done such a touching thing?

So, I can't bring myself to say the word about dividing the family, for I'm afraid of hurting him."

Sun frowned when she heard this, "Boss, you are so confused. If someone treats you a little bit well, you will be so open-hearted. How have we been through these years? Have you forgotten?"

Outsiders are disgusted by this, but you are still stubborn and stubborn. If we don’t separate, who knows what our future will be like. We might even have to beg for food.”

Chen Dabao also spoke up, "Dad, haven't you given enough for my Third Uncle over the years? But not only is he ungrateful, he's even more oppressive towards us.

My grandparents are so greedy that they let my third uncle mess around. Our family is getting poorer and poorer. If one day we really can't eat, we won't have any way out."

Through last night's experience, Chen Zhanliang felt unprecedented fatherly love. That feeling made him satisfied and dependent.

From the moment I lay on Old Man Chen's back, I forgave all the past.

He shook his head vigorously, "Dabao, stop trying to persuade me. Although your uncle is a bit too much, your grandparents are my parents.

Even if they favor your third uncle, it is because they want our Chen family to succeed and place their hopes on your third uncle.

As long as your third uncle passes the imperial examination and becomes a scholar, our family's life will definitely improve, so this family must not be divided."

Chen Dabao looked helpless, "Dad, since you don't want to listen, just pretend I didn't say anything. But I'll be frank with you, Sister Qingqing has already agreed to let me work with her.

She said she would give me my wages, and that I would not give the money I earned to you, but would save it for myself.

"You said Qing Yatou wanted to pay you for your work?" Chen Zhanliang put on a nonchalant expression. "She only dug up a ginseng plant, sent Chen Han to school, and bought a few acres of land. I guess she doesn't have much money left. These words are just to comfort you."

"Sister Qingqing didn't lie to me. She said that after my leg injury healed, she would let me come back to her and she would arrange some work for me. The wages would be thirty cents a day, and if I did a good job, she would give me a bonus."

Thirty coins a day, nine hundred coins a month, and ten taels of silver a year. At this rate, it would be enough to pay the bride price for Dabao's marriage in three years.

Sun was shocked. "Dabao, are you telling the truth? Did Qing really agree to give you so much money?"

"Of course it's true."

Sun raised the corner of her mouth and said, "Dabao, you can't keep this money for yourself. You have to give it to me. I'll save it for you and find you a good marriage in a few years. Is that okay with you?"

"No, I won't marry." Chen Dabao refused without hesitation, "I want to save this money for my younger brother's education."

Sun's tone was a little anxious, "What's the point of studying? It can't be eaten. You can't lift anything with your hands or shoulders. You are just useless.

Our second child doesn't study, so I have to save this money to marry you off."

"Yes, mother is right." Chen Erbao nodded vigorously, "Brother, I will never study again. I don't need you to save money for me. There is nothing good about studying. I don't want to be like my third uncle.

I envy Chen Han not because I like studying, but because he went to college and there was no one to play with me, so I just said it casually because I thought it was boring.

Chen Dabao glared at him. "How can that be? Sister Qingqing said that studying isn't about getting a scholar, it's about making people wise."

Chen Erbao looked at Chen Dabao with confusion. In the past, his eldest brother disliked Sister Qingqing the most, saying that she was always crying like a little cat.

"Brother, are you sick? Why do you listen to Sister Qingqing so much?"

"Erbao, you don't know how brave Sister Qingqing is. She dares to fight hungry wolves and travel through the dark night. Moreover, she understands many principles."

Chen Dabao's eyes were full of admiration.

"Okay, you won't understand even if I tell you. Anyway, I'll be working with Sister Qingqing from now on, and I'll keep all the money I earn for Xiaohan's education. I won't give it to you, and I certainly won't spend a penny on my grandparents."

Seeing that he was so determined, Sun no longer forced him. Even if he gave it to her, if her parents-in-law asked for it, she would not be able to refuse. It would be better for her son to save it for himself.

"Okay, Mom doesn't want it, but since you've decided to follow your sister Qingqing, you must work hard and don't let her down."

Although Chen Zhanliang was a little skeptical that Chen Qingqing would pay Dabao, he thought that the girl was indeed capable. He said that his leg injury was not as painful after her treatment.

"Your mother is right. Work hard. It's good to learn more from your sister Qingqing no matter what."

Chen Dabao smiled and nodded, "Dad, Mom, don't worry, I will listen to her."

He couldn't wait to help Chen Qingqing...