Chapter 461 Everyone Has Their Own Ambition

Song Chunxue discovered that the third child, who had read books, was not so reserved. In front of Mulan, he seemed more like a child.

This made her, as the mother, feel a little uncomfortable.

But upon closer reflection, she felt a little envious.

At first, she and the father of her child were simply living together as a couple.

After reading the classics, Sanwa became much more generous. Unlike before, he didn't keep everything bottled up inside. He didn't get angry or throw tantrums on the surface, and he was always obedient.

She got up early this morning and had just finished making fried soybean oil buns. Thinking that Sanwa and his wife hadn't gotten up yet, she went to the door of the east room to call them to get up.

To her surprise, just as she was about to knock on the door, she heard the sounds of a young couple playfully fighting inside.

What made her want to bury her feet in the ground and escape was that she heard Sanwa whining.

Oh my god, he's being affectionate with Mulan.

This made the old widow Song Chunxue blush bright red, as if her feet were burning, and she tiptoed to the kitchen.

The fourth son came in from outside, yawning. "Mom, what's wrong? You look like you've seen a ghost. Did you run into Dad coming to see you?"

The fourth brother scooped hot water from the pot into the washbasin and said to himself, "The Cold Clothes Festival is coming soon. If my father hasn't been reincarnated yet, he should change into winter clothes. This year, I want to make him a pair of shoes."

Song Chunxue couldn't help but make a sarcastic remark, "Now you're being filial, huh? You know how to feel sorry for your deceased father. Have you saved up any money to buy paper money for him?"

"..." The fourth brother fell silent, rubbing his face vigorously and applying soap to try and make his face whiter.

When people came to propose marriage, they would first think of the third son, then mention the second son, and finally praise him for being tall.

He praised Sanwa and Erge to the skies, almost saying they were incredibly handsome, but when it came to him, he only said that Sanwa was tall.

That's infuriating.

"Why are you so quiet? You don't like doing housework, and you're unwilling to do any hard or tiring work. Do you think you can find a talent scout in Jincheng? Talent scouts are looking for thoroughbreds, not dung beetles like you who only move when pushed. Even if you meet a talent scout, you'll be too busy to care about anything else."

The fourth son gritted his teeth and didn't argue back, knowing that he had endured it for the past two days, but his mother finally couldn't take it anymore.

He went to the pot and ladled himself a bowl of egg drop soup. “I know you don’t like me again, so I got up early today to help my sister and brother-in-law in the fields.”

"Is that what you call helping? That's our own work. I'm making new clothes for your sister-in-law today, otherwise I'd like to go to the fields too. But you, all you do is try to cheat and shirk your responsibilities. You're not related to the God of Wealth, are you waiting for money to fall from the sky?"

"..." The fourth brother was on the verge of tears.

"If you're like this now, even if money falls from the sky, it will only harm you. You won't be able to handle wealth. Once you have some money, you'll become a foolish young master who only knows how to eat, drink, and have fun. When the money runs out, you'll only be fit to farm. Don't be too ambitious, and don't forget your roots."

The reason why Song Chunxue favored the third child and treated the second and fourth children so badly was because they had forgotten their roots.

It's true that they want to pursue a better future and become more successful, but after they returned home in glory, their words revealed a sense that he was never meant to be a farmer, but a rich man in the city.

Many successful children have come from Lijiazhuangzi, from the Li family, the Cheng family, and the Wang family. But none of them have forgotten their roots. No matter how troublesome it is, they are at least filial to their parents and help their brothers live better lives.

I still remember the eldest son of the Wang family. He was good at nothing. He was mediocre at farming. His family only had a water cellar that couldn't hold water, and they didn't have a water vat for making slurry, so they often had to borrow from other people. Their life was not good enough to be proud of.

But he had a good younger brother who, because of his love of studying, later got a decent official position in the county government. As the saying goes, "When one person achieves success, even his chickens and dogs rise in rank," and the older brother's children all left Li Family Village smoothly.

When the second son of the Wang family returned to his hometown, he was very approachable and never acted superior to the farmers.

But the second and fourth sons are far inferior to others.

“Mom, I’m going to work in the fields today too. Please don’t scold the fourth son. He’s the youngest and has never experienced hardship. He’s afraid of working in the fields.”

Song Chunxue glanced at the second son, ladled herself a bowl of soup, took a piece of steamed bun, and went to the north room.

I'm too lazy to talk to them, let them be.

She had been so focused on feeding them that she couldn't explain any profound truths, as she was largely illiterate.

Now that they've grown up, they each have their own ideas, and it would be impossible for them to be as obedient as the third child.

She might as well save her energy for meditation or practicing martial arts.

Sanwa went into the kitchen and ladled out two bowls of soup.

When he noticed that the fourth brother looked unwell, he knew that he had been scolded again.

"Didn't the Taoist priest ask for a prescription for Mother? Why hasn't he come yet?" the fourth son said aggrievedly. "I went up the mountain to find the Taoist priest at noon. What's the point of him hiding on the mountain all day? Mother has been in a bad mood these days and scolds me whenever she sees me."

The second son chuckled, "But what Mother said is true. Even if you don't earn money, you should still be diligent at home. Fold the quilts, wash the clothes, and keep an eye on things to do."

The fourth brother raised his chin and said, "You're just like me. At least I never thought about becoming a live-in son-in-law."

The third child almost dropped the soup in his hand and subconsciously looked at the second child.

The second brother chuckled twice. "So you're exposing my weaknesses, huh? Then go to Jincheng and don't come looking for me."

As soon as he said it, the fourth brother realized he had gone too far, but hearing what his second brother said, he wasn't shameless, so he picked up his bowl and followed the third brother.

"Hmph, fine, I won't look for him then. I'll go find Sanwa."

Sanwa walked to the door of the east room and found Lao Si following behind him.

What are you doing here?

The fourth brother coughed twice. "I've come to have breakfast with you guys. I can't eat without anyone to keep me company."

"..." Seeing the fourth brother step into the house first, the third brother felt a little helpless.

Mulan heard the coughing and had been standing to the side for a while.

"Sister-in-law, please sit down. I just came to have breakfast with you." The fourth brother put his bowl on the table, slurped up the soup, and ate his steamed bun in big mouthfuls.

Sanwa, fearing that he would be restless, insisted on bringing up the matchmaker girl who had been bothering him recently.

Fortunately, the fourth brother was only focused on eating and didn't say anything.

The third child went to school, and the fourth child went out with him to look for his sister.

Song Chunxue dressed neatly and respectably, and took Mulan to have new clothes made.

The huge yard was left with only the second son and two dogs that no one fed.

The two dogs stared at him for a long time, watching him eat slowly and deliberately, and kept licking their lips.

The second son sighed. In the three years he was in the army, the family had changed so much. After returning home, he felt that the people had changed, and the family had changed too.

He knew about Lin Chunjiao's situation, which made his mother very upset.

But he also had his unspeakable difficulties.

He leisurely fed the dog, washed the soup pot in the kitchen, and then locked the door before going to his sister's house.

My sister's house is lively and very clean. My eldest nephew has gone to school, and the two younger ones don't stick to him. He knows he's not as popular as his fourth brother.

But it's okay, he wasn't too sad. These past two days he's gone to the fields with his family to see where their land is and how well the medicinal herbs his mother planted are growing.

He had initially resolved never to return to farming, and he was determined to do it.

One must not make any mistakes when handling official duties at the Jincheng County government office.