Xiao Wenjing couldn't help but start muttering to himself again.

"Chuan'er, you must never be henpecked. Let me tell you, you must never spoil a woman."

Xiao Jingchuan was truly exasperated with his father. Not only was he a scumbag himself, but he also wanted his son to act like a big shot.

Her husband was actually trying to sow discord between them! This made Mrs. Luo extremely angry and disappointed.

She had initially held onto a sliver of hope for her husband, but now she finds him even more hateful than those sharp-tongued women.

His son had just woken up, and he was already instigating his son to discipline his daughter-in-law. Is this something a father should do?

He's not afraid that his daughter-in-law won't support him when he gets old.

"Honey, keep your mouth shut. If Jingchuan's family hears this, they'll hate you to death."

"I dare to say it, I'm not afraid she'll hear it."

Xiao Wenjing snorted, showing utter disdain.

Xiao Jingchuan also disliked his father's behavior, which not only damaged the relationship between him and his wife but could also bring endless troubles and pain to the whole family.

"Chuan'er, I'm only doing this for your own good. Look at your mother, she's been corrupted by your wife." Xiao Wenjing became angrier the more he thought about it. If he had money, he really wanted to find his son a new wife.

That brat Shen Yunsheng is even more domineering than his youngest daughter. The day he returned, she insulted him in front of everyone. Among all the daughters-in-law in the surrounding villages, none are as disobedient and unfilial as her!

"Dad, you don't need to worry about our relationship."

Xiao Jingchuan impatiently interrupted his father, who had picked up a lot of bad habits from spending too much time with the old vile woman.

An uncontrollable anger welled up in Luo's heart, and she decided to have a serious talk with her husband to make him realize the seriousness of his mistake.

"Honey, what's wrong with you?" Mrs. Luo glared at her husband, her eyes filled with disappointment and anger. "Why are you trying to sow discord between my son and my daughter-in-law? What good does this do you?"

Xiao Wenjing was stunned. He hadn't expected his usually timid wife to question him so directly.

"I just... I just wanted to prevent Chuan'er from being bullied by his wife," Xiao Wenjing tried to explain.

"What kind of twisted logic is that?" Mrs. Luo interrupted her husband impatiently. "Husbands and wives should respect and support each other, not fight each other. What you're doing will only make this family more disharmonious."

The husband remained silent, so Luo continued, "To be honest, I really regret marrying you. Ask yourself honestly, have you treated us well all these years? Now that our son has finally come back, you want to ruin their marriage."

Xiao Wenjing was speechless. After pondering for a moment, he raised his head and said, "I'm sorry, I was wrong. I shouldn't have said those things to you."

Seeing that he admitted his mistake, Luo's attitude softened. "It's good that you know you were wrong. Don't do it again. Our family should live in harmony and not always have conflicts."

Watching his parents reconcile, Xiao Jingchuan breathed a sigh of relief. He decided to take better care of his parents in the future and make their family even happier and more harmonious.

“Dad, you must respect Mom from now on. If she were as heartless as the old lady, our family would have fallen apart long ago.”

Xiao Wenjing was a little annoyed. His wife had just given him a good scolding, and now even his son had come over to criticize him.

This made him feel extremely helpless and aggrieved.

"Honey, you've gone too far! You actually spoke ill of me to our son while I was away."

Xiao Wenjing stared wide-eyed, his face filled with disbelief.

As he spoke, he pointed at his wife as if she had done something terribly wrong.

"I didn't say anything bad about you!" Mrs. Luo felt wronged; she was just telling the truth.

"You still say no! Chuan'er already said so," Xiao Wenjing said angrily.

"Alright, stop arguing." Xiao Jingchuan quickly stopped the two of them. "Dad, Mom, don't be angry. Harmony in the family is the foundation of everything. Aren't you tired of arguing like this every day?"

Xiao Wenjing and Luo Shi exchanged a glance and remained silent.

“Father, please stop picking on my wife. She’s a good person,” Xiao Jingchuan said. “And Mother, please stop indulging Father. He can be quite unreasonable sometimes.”

Madam Luo nodded. "Chuan'er is right. I will no longer indulge your father."

Xiao Wenjing sneered, "You make it sound so nice, but who's really indulging whom?"

Her husband wouldn't let it go, and Luo was furious. At that moment, she sneered coldly, "You still have the nerve to say you indulge me? If it weren't for me supporting this family, you'd be no different from those lonely old people in the village."

Just as Xiao Wenjing was about to speak, his wife sneered again, "I'm so sorry to have married you. I not only have to bear your children, but also support your mother, your brother, and your nephew. And all the money you earn goes to supporting others. Count on your fingers how many sets of clothes you've bought for the children, how many snacks you've bought for them. Even the money for Chuan'er's wedding was earned by him. And you still have the nerve to say that you spoil me?"

Xiao Wenjing was speechless, knowing he was in the wrong, and didn't dare to refute it further.

He silently took his son's axe and began chopping at the tree branches.

Looking at her husband's thin back, Luo felt a pang of sorrow in her heart.

To save money for his brother-in-law's education, he couldn't even afford to buy him a decent set of clothes, and he ate whatever he could find.

Luo sighed softly and said to Xiao Jingchuan, "Son, that's just the kind of person your father is. Don't take it to heart."

Xiao Jingchuan nodded and comforted her, "Mother, I know. Don't be too sad. I will take good care of you in the future."

Mrs. Luo smiled with satisfaction, touched her son's hand and said, "Good child, I am content with what you said."

Xiao Wenjing hesitated for a long time before taking the initiative to ease the atmosphere.

"Chuan'er, what are your plans for the future? Are you going to join the army again?"

"I plan to rest for a while before considering it," Xiao Jingchuan casually replied, wanting to wait until things at home were settled before going back.

In fact, Xiao Wenjing hoped that his son would continue to serve in the army, preferably under the command of the Grand General Protector of the Nation.

"It's good to take a break for a while. You can use this time to have a child."

"Let's talk about having children later!" Xiao Jingchuan smiled bitterly to himself. Even if he wanted to have children, his wife needed to be willing to cooperate.

Mrs. Luo's face was full of worry when she thought about her youngest daughter's marriage.

Seeing that his mother was preoccupied, Xiao Jingchuan took the initiative to change the subject, "Mother, Wanqing and my wife are picking bamboo shoots in the southwest direction. Let's go and take a look."

Before Luo could answer her son, Xiao Wenjing coldly ordered, "Chuan'er, tell your wife to stop picking bamboo shoots. She'd be better off chopping two bundles of firewood than wasting her time."

Xiao Jingchuan gave a perfunctory reply and headed southwest with his mother.