Chapter 438 No Friendship

Chen Zhancai was so embarrassed that he wanted to bury his head in his crotch. "Mom, please stop talking. Let's go home quickly."

"Son, don't be impatient. It's better to make some things clear as soon as possible, otherwise some people will be like sticky plasters that you can't get rid of in the future."

As she spoke, Old Lady Chen snorted coldly and looked at Chen Zhanshan.

"I didn't realize you were such a mean person who flatters the powerful and puts the weak down. When you knew that the third son passed the imperial examination, you rushed to show your goodwill to him. Even though my son came back in your carriage, you were just trying to curry favor with my son. I won't be associated with you.

I'm going to make this clear today: if you want to take advantage of our talent, that's just daydreaming. It's best not to even think about it, understand?"

Chen Zhanshan was a little amused and wanted to tell the old woman what Chen Zhancai had done in Ningjing so that she could know the character of her most beloved son.

But he couldn't. Not to mention that he had already promised Chen Zhancai, even if he hadn't agreed, he couldn't do such a thing as exposing others' shortcomings in front of so many villagers.

"Don't worry, even if I were to beg for food, I wouldn't come to your doorstep."

"Hmph, remember what you said. Our two families will never have anything to do with each other again. Just wait for the consequences."

Old Mrs. Chen had lost herself in thought and reached the point of being arrogant. She pointed at Chen Qingqing and threatened her.

"And you, damned girl, don't take advantage of your little money and think you have no idea of ​​your own worth. Sooner or later, I will make you lose all your hair and cry and beg me on your knees."

Seeing Old Lady Chen barking and biting like a mad dog, Chen Qingqing retorted without hesitation, "Okay, if you have the guts, come on, I'll be waiting."

The onlookers all thought that Chen Zhancai had passed the imperial examination, so that was why Old Lady Chen was so arrogant.

Seeing that Chen Qingqing was not afraid at all, they all felt worried for her.

Dalongzi's wife tugged at her clothes and whispered, "Qing girl, now that Zhancai has passed the imperial examination, you must not offend him, or you will get into trouble."

The sixth son's wife also quickly echoed, "Yes, Qing girl is an official after all, and we ordinary people can't afford to offend her."

Chen Qingqing's eyes were stern. "There's nothing to be afraid of. Even if her son passed the imperial examination, this damn old woman shouldn't say bad things and cause trouble for no reason."

"You dare to call me a dead old woman, you dead girl? I think you are looking for death." Old Mrs. Chen was so angry that her whole body was shaking. "Zhancai, listen up, she called your mother a name, punish her immediately."

Chen Zhancai hung his head and said nothing. His face flushed with anger and he really wanted to shut Old Lady Chen's mouth.

Chen Zhanshan couldn't stand it anymore and glared at Chen Zhancai angrily, "Chen Zhancai, take care of your mother and stop embarrassing yourself here."

Upon hearing this, Old Lady Chen immediately put her hands on her waist and acted as if she was about to quarrel. "Chen Zhanshan, you damned ungrateful bastard, how dare you talk to my son like that? I'm telling you, my son is a successful candidate in the imperial examination. If you dare to yell at him again, I'll have him punish you and send you to jail."

Chen Zhanshan was so angry that he laughed, "Chen Zhancai, it's already this time, and you still don't tell the truth."

"This..." Chen Zhancai hesitated, his face turning pale and blue. So many people were looking at him. How could he bring himself to say how embarrassing it would be if he failed the exam?

Seeing her son was silent, Mrs. Chen thought he was too embarrassed to say anything.

She didn't care about that. In her mind, her third son had passed the imperial examination, and now was the time for her to establish her authority in the village.

She gritted her teeth and glared at Chen Zhanshan, "Tell me the truth, you ungrateful bastard! Kneel down and kowtow to me and admit your mistake, otherwise this matter will not end."

Seeing that Old Lady Chen was getting more and more excessive, Chen Zhancai was so anxious that he jumped up and down and had to beg for mercy.

"Mom, please stop making a fuss, okay? Let's go home quickly."

"Why go home? I can't get over this anger in my heart."

Chen Zhancai was so anxious that he kept hitting his head. He knew that if he didn't tell the truth, his mother might do something excessive. He hurried to the front of Old Lady Chen and said in a low voice,

"Mom, please calm down. Your son didn't pass the imperial examination this time, so please stop talking!"

These words were like a bolt from the blue, and all of a sudden, Mrs. Chen was stunned. She stood there in a daze.

It took her a while to recover. She asked again in disbelief, "What did you just say? You didn't pass the imperial examination?"

Chen Zhancai nodded, "Yes, I didn't win."

"Then why didn't you say so earlier?"

"I wanted to tell you, but you didn't even give me a chance!"

"Oh my God!" At this time, Old Mrs. Chen wanted to die. She let you bully others by taking advantage of your power and make you feel proud. You pretended to be a coward without knowing the truth. Now, you are really pushing the mill with your bare buttocks, going around in circles in disgrace.

Chen Qingqing didn't want to have anything to do with the people in the old house, so she took Chen Zhanshan's arm and called Dabao and Sun to walk home.

Seeing this, the villagers who had just not known the truth began to murmur.

"Oh my! I was so scared just now! I thought her son really passed the imperial examination. It turned out to be a false alarm!"

"That's right, I was completely stunned by that shout, and I almost fell to my knees and kowtowed. Luckily I didn't kneel down, or I would have made a fool of myself."

"That's right. Old Mrs. Chen's bossy manner is really scary. If you don't know her, you would really think her son is a high-ranking official."

"Luckily, I didn't win. As the saying goes, villains become arrogant when they succeed. If they really had gained power, they would definitely bully others. We would be in trouble for the rest of our lives!"

Although the voices of the crowd were small, they still reached the ears of Old Lady Chen.

She wanted to argue, but when she opened her mouth, no words came out.

At this time, Old Man Chen came over from a distance carrying a bamboo basket.

He left home early in the morning, not to go into the mountains to dig wild vegetables, but to steal some unripe old corn from a field far away from home, in order to roast it for his wife.

He saw from afar a large group of people gathered at the village entrance. Afraid of being discovered, he pulled some weeds from the roadside and put them in a bamboo basket as he walked.

Seeing that everything was safe, he entered the village.

When he saw Chen Zhancai standing in the crowd, he thought his son had returned after passing the imperial examination, and these people were trying to curry favor with him.

He did not bother to ask any more questions, and threw the bamboo basket aside. He hurriedly separated the crowd, tears in his eyes, and excitedly grabbed Chen Zhancai's arm.

"Son, you're finally back. Dad has been waiting for you so long. Our family's hard times are finally over."

"Dad, why are you here too? Let's talk nicely and don't cry." Chen Zhancai stamped his feet anxiously. What was going on? Just when one person was quiet, another one came to make trouble.

Old man Chen smiled and wiped away his tears. "You kid, you're making it seem like Dad can't come. I'm not crying, I'm crying tears of joy. I'm so happy!"

"What a joke!" Old Mrs. Chen didn't want to embarrass herself any more, so she gritted her teeth and cursed, "Get out of here, stop embarrassing yourself here."

"What are you doing, old woman?" Old man Chen was stunned by the scolding and his anger rose immediately. "I have provoked you, and you open your mouth and scold me. Only you can be happy, and I can't be happy with you!"

"Fuck your mother's head, get back here!"

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