Chapter 325
"But I really don't like that girl." Duan Dawei said with a headache.
"What's the point of liking or not? As long as we can live together, that's enough. You liked your previous wife, but did she live a good life with you?" said Old Mrs. Tao.
Old Man Duan nodded again and agreed: "Yes, your grandma is right."
Seeing this, Duan's mother helped her son and said, "Dad, let Dad make the decision for himself. If he doesn't like it, forget it and introduce him to another girl."
Old Mrs. Tao snorted coldly: "I think he just doesn't like that girl because I introduced her to him!"
"No, I really don't..."
Duan Dawei tried to explain, but Old Man Duan interrupted him with an angry roar: "Whether you like it or not, you must continue to be with that girl!"
Old Man Duan had a very gloomy face and a loud voice, and his yelling made Duan Dawei and his mother tremble.
Caixia, not understanding what was going on, ran over and blocked Duan Dawei's way. Although she was afraid, she still looked directly at the old man Duan and summoned up the courage to say softly, "Great-grandfather, don't yell at Dad."
"Your father was disobedient and your great-grandfather taught him a lesson. What does it have to do with you?" Old Mrs. Tao said in a bad tone.
The veins on Old Man Duan's forehead were prominent, and it was obvious that he was very dissatisfied with Caixia's behavior.
Duan Dawei was about to pull Caixia behind him, but Old Man Duan had already pulled Caixia over and pushed her to the ground.
"You have no right to interrupt me when I'm talking!" Old Man Duan roared.
Caixia was pushed to the ground and started crying, not sure if it was because of the pain or because of Old Man Duan's yelling.
"You just cry, it's useless." Old Mrs. Tao rolled her eyes: "Dawei, you should quickly marry another wife and have more sons to add more people to the Duan family."
Old Man Duan was also fed up with Caixia's crying. He said to Duan Dawei, "You must get along with the girl your grandma introduced you to. When you get along well enough, you can get married!"
Old Mrs. Tao was very satisfied with what Old Man Duan said. She suppressed the corners of her mouth that wanted to turn up, and said softly to Old Man Duan, "Don't be angry, old man. Dawei is so filial, he will definitely listen to you."
Old Man Duan snorted coldly and went back to the house with Old Lady Tao.
Duan's mother and Duan Dawei helped Caixia up from the ground.
Caixia fell and her knees and wrists were scraped.
Mother Duan sighed: "I'll get some clean water and clean Caixia's wound."
Duan Dawei nodded and took Caixia to his room.
Duan's mother brought half a basin of cold water into Duan Dawei's room. Duan Dawei gestured to Duan's mother to close the door, and Duan's mother did so.
Duan's mother cleaned Caixia's wound. Duan Dawei lowered his voice and said to her, "Mom, I really don't like the girl that Old Lady Tao introduced me to. I don't want to be with her."
Duan's mother didn't say anything.
"Why does grandpa insist on me dating her? I see that grandpa wants me to marry that girl in the future. Zhao Yuan is actually quite good to us, except for her dirty deeds. If I want to get married, my new wife should be similar to Zhao Yuan. But that girl is really far worse than Zhao Yuan. Just because that girl was introduced by Old Lady Tao, I have to date her? I've never seen grandpa treat grandma so well before." Duan Dawei expressed all his dissatisfaction and unhappiness.
Mother Duan was silent for a long time before she spoke: "Your father was a filial son. He was very filial to your grandmother and grandfather since he was young, and he listened to them very much. When you were little, your father often taught you to be filial and to listen to adults. Your father passed away early, and when he left, he asked me to treat you well, to raise you, and to take good care of your grandfather and grandmother for him. You have a personality similar to mine and your father's, both of you are soft and gentle."
"Even before you were born, your grandfather was very powerful in the family. We had to obey him in everything. If he didn't like it, he would beat us with a stick. Your father was scolded by your grandfather many times, and I was scolded by your grandfather many times too. Over time, we were all afraid of your grandfather and didn't dare to talk back to him or disobey him."
"Now that your grandma is gone, your grandpa has married a new wife, and he listens to her in everything. If Old Lady Tao really wanted the best for us, I wouldn't say anything. I've endured it all my life anyway, and that's how it's going to be. But you're still young, and Caixia is young too. If Old Lady Tao isn't really doing this for us, and lets you marry a girl who treats you and Caixia badly, then your grandpa, Old Lady Tao, and that girl will team up to bully you, and you'll have a hard time."
"Mom, I actually think so too." Duan Dawei controlled his voice and whispered, "Before, because of grandma, we all suffered from grandpa. But grandma didn't get anything good. She passed away so painfully and undignifiedly. What makes me most angry is that it wasn't long after grandma passed away that grandpa married Old Lady Tao. I even suspect that grandpa and Old Lady Tao had a special relationship before grandma passed away. Now Old Lady Tao is always saying bad things about us in front of grandpa, and the key is that grandpa still listens to her and goes along with her."
"When grandma was around, at least grandpa never hit Caixia or us. But look at how many times Caixia has been beaten by Old Lady Tao since she came in. Grandpa knew about it but didn't say anything to her. If grandma were around, how could she let Caixia be beaten?"
Both Duan's mother and Duan Dawei miss Old Lady Duan infinitely.
After a moment of silence, Duan's mother said, "If you want to do something, as long as it's good for us and Caixia, I will support you. I have tried my best to take care of your grandma. As for your grandpa, I really can't fulfill your father's last wish. I don't know how to take care of him."
After hearing what Duan's mother said, Duan Dawei felt relieved.
They have been accustomed to being oppressed and enslaved by Old Man Duan, and their fear and obedience to him are deep-rooted. If they really want to rise up and resist, they need a lot of psychological preparation and courage.
Duan Dawei held his mother's hand and said, "Mom, I don't want to be like this anymore. I don't want Grandpa and Old Lady Tao to make all the decisions for me."
Duan's mother nodded, looked at Duan Dawei with a smile, and said softly: "Mom supports you."
…
Sunday.
As usual, Miao Xiaomei came to Ye Fuyue to review her books.
When they encounter something they don't understand, the two will communicate together - but most of the time Miao Xiaomei doesn't understand much, while Ye Fuyue seems to understand everything.
While the two were reading, Chen Guifeng and Aunt Donghong took Haohao and Ranran out to play.
But before long, Wu Qiaoer, Yu Tong and Yu Wanying came to find Ye Fuyue together.
"Hey, we came to review with you." Yu Tong raised the textbook in his hand.
"Okay, I'm reading a book too, let's review together." Ye Fuyue let them into the yard.
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