Chapter 27: Stepbrother

Tang Yichen said calmly: "It's too early to talk about this now. As you can see, I still have a lot of things to deal with at home. I really don't have the energy to think about those things. Let's talk about the future later!"

When everyone heard Tang Yichen say this, they remembered the troubles in his family.

No matter how good Tang Yichen's conditions are, his father is a coward, his stepmother is restless, his family is poor, his younger brother and sister-in-law are not only young, but his younger brother is also a sickly child. If he really marries his relative's daughter to him, it will not be a marriage, but an enemy. Forget it, there is nothing good about being a scholar. Let's not talk about whether he can pass the exam. Even if he passes, the whole family will have to work together to support him. When he passes the exam, the whole family will be almost dragged down.

For example, Mr. Wang from the next village passed the imperial examination at the age of 40. He still did not give up and spent another ten years taking the imperial examinations. As a result, he failed the examinations after ten years and even his old wife was worn out to death.

After the villagers left, Tang Yichen walked into the yard and closed the door.

At this time, Tang Dafu was still sitting on the ground. When Tang Yichen came in, Tang Dafu lowered his head in shame, looking ashamed and embarrassed.

Tang Dafu has become more and more afraid of his eldest son in recent years. However, he rarely interferes with Tang Dafu's affairs and usually stays at private school. The two can still maintain a superficial parent-child relationship.

Tang Yichen walked over and picked up Tang Dafu.

Princess hug.

Qin Huiyin watched from the side with a strange expression, and turned her head away so that others would not see her distorted expression.

"What's wrong?" Li Taohua noticed her abnormality and asked.

Qin Huiyin shook her head gently, lowered her head and said, "Nothing, I'm just thinking about how to make this money."

The scene was so irritating that she was worried that she would not be able to control her laughter. If she suddenly laughed out loud in such a serious scene, the whole family would think she was mad.

"Tang Yichen, what do you think we should do?" Li Taohua immediately challenged Tang Yichen when Qin Huiyin mentioned the silver. "As the eldest son of the Tang family, you should share your father's worries."

Tang Yichen put Tang Dafu on a stool.

He sat down next to him and looked at Tang Dafu calmly: "You were in a coma for a few days after the accident. I was busy during that time, and I went back to the private school when I saw that you were not in danger. This was my negligence, my mistake. I should have figured out the whole story earlier and made preparations in advance, and I wouldn't be controlled by others like I am now."

Tang Dafu stared blankly at his eldest son in front of him.

He was only fourteen years old, but he was mature beyond his years. The dignity between his brows made his father feel as if he was being taught a lesson by his 'father'.

No, even when facing his own father, he had never been so cowardly.

Tang Yichen was in the voice change period, and his pretentious appearance made people feel strange. However, the Tang family had long been accustomed to looking for the eldest brother when they had problems, and they all looked as if it was natural for him to teach them a lesson.

"Dad, tell me in detail how you had an argument with someone, got injured, and borrowed money to treat your injury!" Tang Yichen said.

Tang Dafu glanced at Li Taohua and said guiltily, "I worked at Chen's Dyeing Factory. I was originally a temporary worker, but because I performed well, the manager promoted me to a formal worker. That day, I worked as usual, and Su Li, who worked with me, damaged the cloth that had just been dyed. I said a few words to him, and he started arguing with me. I don't know how we started fighting. I broke Su Li's head, and Su Li pushed me, and the wooden rack next to me fell on me and hit my leg."

"It was a mess at the time. I couldn't feel anything but pain... Later, the manager and Boss Chen came. They invited a doctor, who said that Su Li had injured his head and would become an idiot if he couldn't be cured. As for me, my leg was too badly injured, and I was weak and had lost too much blood. I had to use ginseng to prolong my life. Boss Chen asked me if I wanted to prolong my life, and of course I said yes. Boss Chen said it would cost fifty taels of silver. I was in so much pain and didn't want to die, so I did whatever they said. When the doctor was treating my leg, I was in so much pain that I almost fainted. They brought me something to drink, saying it was ginseng soup..."

Tang Yichen listened in silence. After listening to Tang Dafu's words, he said calmly, "I understand."

"How are you going to deal with it?" Li Taohua said, "If you had come back earlier, you would have seen how they forced us. They also forced my Yinyin to sign a document. If she doesn't pay fifty taels of silver within a month, she will be taken away by them. That old pervert is so old, but he still wants to get my daughter. Tang Yichen, this is your father's fault. Don't even think about getting my daughter into trouble."

"Since you married my father, you are his wife. Aren't you afraid that my father will be heartbroken if you cut off ties with him now?" Tang Yichen said coldly.

"I am marrying your father, but I agreed with him at the beginning that I can't stand hardship or grievance, and my daughter is the same. So if you have any trouble, don't look for me and my daughter. I married him with my daughter not to suffer with him." Li Taohua said confidently.

Tang Yichen looked at Tang Dafu with a sarcastic look, as if to say: This is the woman you have always wanted to marry.

Tang Dafu's face turned red.

He knew what kind of woman Li Taohua was before he married her. Ever since his leg injury, Li Taohua had never treated him well and even considered leaving him several times. He knew all this.

But he just fell in love with her.

He only hated himself for not being able to give her a good life.

She followed Song Yi at the beginning, but she didn't suffer any injustice. If Song Yi hadn't died, how could he have had his turn?

It's just that he is so useless and a drag on the family.

"There was a young fellow next to Chen Zhongyi. He was tall and thin. When he handed me the document today, I found that his handwriting was the same as that of Uncle Tang's IOU."

Tang Yichen looked at Qin Huiyin.

Qin Huiyin said: "If you want to find out the details, you can start with him."

"How do you know I want to get to the bottom of this?"

"You asked so many questions in detail. It's impossible that you are suddenly curious, right?" Qin Huiyin said, "If we want to solve this matter now, we can either work hard to make money and pay off the fifty taels of silver. Even if this is a trap, we have no other evidence to prove ourselves, so we can only admit it. Or we can find out the truth about this matter. Everything is a setup by Boss Chen. The fifty taels of silver is extortion and we don't have to pay it back. There is another possibility. After finding out the truth, Chen Zhongyi did pay fifty taels of silver, and the ginseng is indeed worth fifty taels of silver. Uncle Tang's injury also requires this ginseng, so we will compensate according to the price. But from what we have seen today, the third possibility is unlikely."

This was the first time that Tang Yichen looked at Qin Huiyin so seriously.

She is very calm.

Even though this matter involved her, she remained so calm, as if she was sure that it would not be a problem for her.