The old man had actually explained it to Mr. Tang a long time ago, but no one believed him at all.
Tang An's face turned pale and red, and he stiffened his neck and defended himself, "The situation at that time forced us to do so, and we had no choice. Besides, we have always been thinking about our father. He is just angry now, and he will definitely forgive us."
Tangning quickly echoed, "That's right! This is all about our Tang family affairs. You two are jumping around so happily. You must be after my father's money and house."
"Tsk!" Su Xiangqiu clicked her tongue twice, "You are indeed an ungrateful bastard with a rotten heart and lung. You have bad intentions, but you think everyone is like you. If people like you were in our village, we would drown you with our spit. We won't allow you to be so arrogant here."
Su Xiangqiu glanced at them with disdain, her tone becoming more and more contemptuous, "We country folks all know that when we visit our elders, we always buy some nutritional supplements. You all came empty-handed. I don't think you are being filial to your elders. You are more like begging for food."
As he spoke, he shook his head and clicked his tongue even louder.
Su Xiangqiu's words were rough but true. When she said this, many people laughed out loud. Someone joked, "If the old man had known that he would raise such children, he would have drowned in the toilet a long time ago."
A dull "creak" sound was heard, and the tightly closed vermilion lacquered solid wood door was opened from the inside.
Mr. Tang leaned half of his body out of the door and said to Ana Shen, “Come in!”
Tang An and Tang Ning were delighted to see their father and quickly walked over to him, "Dad, you finally agreed to see us. I knew you still loved us. We really know we were wrong."
As he spoke, Tang An pulled his eldest son who was hiding behind his wife over and said, "Dad, look, this is Jingfu, do you still remember him? He is the eldest grandson of our Tang family, and you gave him his name."
Tangning was not to be outdone and grabbed her son, "Call me grandpa now."
Mr. Tang looked at them expressionlessly, as if he was looking at a stranger, and fixed his eyes on Shen Nanqing and others behind them. He said in a deep voice: "Shen Nanqing, come in."
The door was blocked by the Tang family, and Shen Nanqing had to push them away if he wanted to get in.
Su Xiangqiu is very familiar with this matter!
She was often very energetic when working on the farm, so she pushed the man aside without saying a word. Seeing Tang Ning wanted to scold him, she took the initiative to speak, "What are you looking at? Good dogs don't block the road. The owner wants us to come in."
"Dad! Are you just going to watch others bully your daughter like this?" Tangning said to Mr. Tang with a look of grievance on her face.
Mr. Tang ignored her. After his eyes stayed on Su Xiangqiu for a few seconds, he ordered, "Remember to close the door after you enter. Do not let in irrelevant people without my order."
After saying that, Mr. Tang turned and left.
Su Xiangqiu blinked her big watery eyes and looked at Ana Shen in confusion.
Ana Shen smiled and said, “Why are you standing there like an idiot? Didn’t you hear what I said?”
Su Xiangqiu nodded belatedly. She stood guard at the door like a door god, stopping anyone from the Tang family who wanted to enter. After Shen Nanqing and her sister entered, she immediately closed the door.
The people from the Tang family who were at the door looked at each other, stunned where they were, unable to react for a moment.
The Tang family's ancestral home has three courtyards. After entering the front yard, the three people's eyes were instantly caught by an old osmanthus tree.
This sweet-scented osmanthus tree can be seen from a long time ago. Its trunk is thick and solid, and its lush branches and leaves are like a giant umbrella, casting large patches of mottled shadows on the ground.
Mr. Tang was sitting on a stone bench under a tree. A half-played Go game was placed on the stone table, and a pot of brewed tea was placed next to it.
Seeing this scene, Shen Nanqing looked at Mr. Tang with admiration. What a guy, his son and daughter were making a fuss at the door, but he could still calm down and play chess and drink tea. This concentration is really not something that ordinary people can do.
After Mr. Tang settled the white piece in his hand, he asked Ana Shen, “Do you know how to play chess?”
Ana Shen shook her head. She only knew how to play Gobang.
"What a pity, your uncle is a very good chess player." Mr. Tang sighed and pointed at the stone bench and said, "Sit anywhere you want."
Su Xiangqiu was like Granny Liu entering the Grand View Garden, her eyes wide open, her face full of shock that she couldn't hide, thinking how come this courtyard was so beautiful, she would work here in the future, this was too happy...
Mr. Tang glanced at Su Xiangqiu who was standing there stupidly and asked, "What do you know?"
Seeing that her sister didn't hear what Mr. Tang said at all and was still immersed in the beautiful scenery, Su Xiangqin hurriedly tugged at her sleeve.
"Sister, this is so grand!" Su Xiangqiu exclaimed.
Su Xiangqin froze for a moment, then shouted in a low voice, "Mr. Tang is asking you a question!"
Su Xiangqin was skeptical about this job at first, but when she met Mr. Tang, her worries were instantly eliminated. Although the old man was wearing washed-out clothes with patches, his calm temperament was still evident in his every move.
Such a person can be seen as an important figure at first glance, and people cannot help but underestimate him.
Shen Nanqing said that he was a good person, but he had a bad temper. Thinking of what happened at the door, she could understand it very well.
Su Xiangqiu came back to her senses, "Ah! What did you just say, old man!"
Mr. Tang repeated in a flat tone, "What do you know?"
"Washing clothes, cooking, harvesting wheat, planting rice, and feeding livestock." Su Xiangqiu is fearless like a newborn calf, and her words are full of confidence.
Mr. Tang nodded slightly, "Just now I heard that you are very eloquent, but how about your strength? Is it very strong?"
“Ah!!!” Su Xiangqiu opened her mouth slightly, then pursed her lips tightly and looked at Shen Nanqing for help.
Shen Nanqing smiled knowingly. She didn't expect that the swearing skills that Su Xiangqiu learned in the village would come in handy at this moment. Sometimes being too cultured is not a good thing. When encountering such a thing that cannot be explained clearly, you should use the way of a country woman and fight poison with poison.
"Why are you looking at her? The person who paid you the salary is me." Elder Tang frowned slightly, "From now on, you only need to listen to me. You don't have to care about what others say. Those people before didn't know the priorities."
Su Xiangqin's eyes lit up when she heard this. What Mr. Tang meant was that he wanted to keep her sister. He didn't even need to investigate and decided so easily!
She couldn't quite believe it. Su Xiangqin thought that someone like Mr. Tang would look for someone mature and steady.
Su Xiangqin looked at Shen Nanqing, and seeing Shen Nanqing nodded, she felt relieved. Her sister might learn the truth by following such a person!
Obviously! Su Xiangqiu didn't grasp the point at all. Her fingers were almost twisted into knots. She hesitantly explained, "I usually... don't curse."
"You scolded me pretty well, keep it up." Old Master Tang took a sip of his teacup, "If anyone wants to cause trouble again, just scold me back. Don't be polite."
"Okay!" Su Xiangqiu nodded. She looked at Mr. Tang secretly and asked doubtfully, "They treated you so badly, aren't you angry?"
The "they" here obviously refers to Tang An and Tang Ning.
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