Chapter 175 Inexplicable
Since they are here, we have to treat them to a meal.
It would have been fine if Pan Fu wanted to scoop the whole bowl of meat into his own, but he actually hit Pan Liang's chopsticks with his chopsticks and refused to let him eat the meat. That was overbearing.
If this wasn't at home, would he even bully his own two children?
After lunch, they played in the yard. After a while, Xiang'er started crying. When they went out to see, they saw three boys fighting. Pan Liang and Lin'er said Pan Fu had hit Xiang'er, but Pan Fu denied it and said Pan Liang and Lin'er were bullying him.
He just arrived and something like this happened. How can we let him come here every day?
Liao was also a domineering person. When she heard what her son said, she got angry without even asking the reason. She went up to hit Pan Liang. Fortunately, I stopped her in time. The curses she gave were very vulgar and ugly, but Deng couldn't say anything.
The matter was finally settled with great difficulty. It was just a minor conflict caused by the children being ignorant. What was the big deal?
Seeing that both her mother and son were like this, it was even more impossible for Deng and Zhao Xiang to keep Pan Fu.
Deng said, "Sister Liao, this won't do. We're keeping Pan Liang because of Aunt Eleven's favor. Otherwise, no one would stay. This is against the rules."
Liao was anxious and said hurriedly, "Oh, Madam Zhao, our Fu'er and Pan Liang are brothers. They have a companion! Don't worry, we will provide him with rice and vegetables. He won't eat for free."
Zhao Liya laughed and said, "Are we just after the food? This is against the rules and we can't start this. I know that all the Pan family members in Bajiao Village are brothers. If we accept your children, other families will come and accept them too. Should we not accept them? If we don't accept them, won't we offend others? If we accept them, what will become of our family? When your children go to school, not only do they not charge tuition, they often give out pens, inkstones, and paper as rewards. They even give out an egg every three days. Isn't that enough? Do you want my Zhao family to be responsible for everyone's lunch? Go out and talk about it. Does this make sense?"
Liao's face was a little embarrassed and a little ashamed. She forced a smile and said, "How can this be the same? Our Fu'er and Pan Liang are brothers. How can others compare to them?"
Aunt Li Shiyi said, "They are cousins from the same great-grandfather. This kind of cousin relationship doesn't just exist in your family."
Liao's face darkened.
Zhao Liya said, "Please go ahead. Just pretend you never mentioned this."
Widow Qu also smiled and tried to persuade her, and eventually persuaded Liao to leave.
Liao left in anger.
Aunt Li Shiyi felt extremely guilty: "Look at what a mess this has caused—why, why don't you tell Liang'er not to come tomorrow? This is really, oh! I'm causing you so much trouble!"
Mrs. Deng laughed and said, "Aunt, please stop talking like that. This is someone else's fault. What does it have to do with you? Liang'er is a good kid, and the three of them play well together. Why not let him come?"
Zhao Liya also laughed and said, "That's right. If we drive Liang'er away for this, wouldn't those people be satisfied? Mother, it's a pity you didn't agree."
Mrs. Deng smiled and said, "I'm not ungrateful. How can I agree to anything so easily?"
Zhao Liya: "Ah, I was afraid that you would be embarrassed and unable to refuse!"
Everyone laughed when they heard this.
Aunt Li Shiyi didn't want to say anything bad about Liao behind her back, so she didn't mention it again, and no one else mentioned it either.
The wild vegetables brought back had to be processed quickly, so I started roasting fish and shrimps, blanching ferns, and peeling bamboo shoots.
Inevitably, we discussed how to cook dinner and what to eat.
Mrs. Deng smiled and said, "Mustard greens dumplings are the most delicious. Why don't you let me make the dough and we can have dumplings tonight. Mustard greens and egg dumplings."
Zhao Liya added, "There are also bamboo shoot, mushroom and bacon dumplings, leek and shrimp dumplings, and maybe some with sauerkraut and bacon."
With this calculation, there are four fillings, and everyone agrees.
I thought the matter was over, but unexpectedly, when Zhao Xiang brought the children back for lunch the next day, Pan Fu followed them silently.
Pan Liang was surprised and blurted out, "Cousin, where are you going?"
Pan Fu glared at him angrily: "I want to go to the master's house too! Why can you go but I can't?"
Zhao Xiang: “.”
Zhao Xiang couldn't force the person to leave. As a teacher, how could he drive away and scold a nine-year-old child? He couldn't do such a thing. He simply pretended not to hear the conversation and didn't even turn his head.
Zhao Xiang treated all children equally and taught them according to their aptitude. He did not look down on or deliberately be harsh on anyone. He had no opinion about Pan Fu, although he would value children with high talent and understanding more.
But what Pan Fu's parents did was too unkind.
What's this? Do they think they're too embarrassed to use force, so they just force their way through?
Zhao Xiang really wasn't used to this.
Do you really think that he, the former Minister of Rites, has no temper?
Seeing Pan Fu following again, Aunt Li Shiyi was so angry that her face turned pale.
But no matter what, lunch has to be eaten first.
Zhao Liya simply gave each child a portion of food, giving them the same amount without any bias.
Pan Fu wanted to snatch Pan Liang's things, but Zhao Liya stopped him.
Pan Fu was unwilling but didn't dare to, so he glared at Pan Liang. Pan Liang pouted unhappily. He didn't like this cousin at all and had liked bullying him since he was a child.
Fortunately, he has his own cousin who will help him. His cousin is already thirteen years old this year. He does not go to school like him, but he will go to school with his father and others every few days to learn to read and write for half a day.
Pan Liangxin said that when he returned home today, he would definitely complain to his parents.
After lunch, Aunt Li Shiyi went to Bajiaozhai.
This is intolerable. The Liao family has really gone too far! Aunt Li Shiyi knows this kind of person too well. Once they are thick-skinned, they will do anything. They don't care whether others are happy or not. They just take advantage of the fact that others are not as thick-skinned as her and can't bring themselves to argue with her.
Maybe he even brags about it behind my back.
Aunt Li Shiyi thought to herself, it doesn’t matter if I have to make a scene.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Xiang stopped Aunt Li Shiyi and said, "Aya, go to Bajiao Village and find the head of the village and the clan leader."
What good would it do for Aunt Li Shiyi to go? It would just cause a quarrel with the Liao family, and she might even be rebuked by the Liao family, who would accuse her of meddling in other people's affairs and being self-righteous.
Since the Liao family is so shameless as to not take my words seriously, don't blame me for not giving them face.
Zhao Liya nodded: "Don't worry, Dad, I will go."
Otherwise, wouldn't it be too pitiful and miserable for a husband to become as bad as her father?
Zhao Xiang nodded and took the children back to the school.
As soon as Zhao Xiang left, Zhao Liya and Hu Ling went out.
It's quite a small matter. Liao and the others had the audacity to order Pan Fu to follow them to Zhao's house. However, when Zhao Liya and Hu Ling entered Bajiaozhai, Liao was shocked when she saw them and ran away in a hurry without even saying hello.
(End of this chapter)
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