"Come home with me right away." Seeing his daughter fall, Jiang Dafeng stepped into the house and pulled Jiang Wan up.
He tugged at her sleeve.
I'm getting ready to take her home.
The girl lying on the bed was startled by his loud voice.
She clutched her stomach, intending to get up, but when she looked towards the bedside, the two had already left without looking back.
We arrived at the Jiang family's door.
Several elderly women were still sitting there chatting when they saw their son bring his granddaughter back, and Chen's expression turned sour.
Her face was gloomy.
He didn't say anything.
"Awan, remember what your father said. Don't belittle yourself in the future. You are my daughter. You are not allowed to work as a maid in other people's homes. Even your mother wouldn't let you massage her feet. You want to massage the feet of a complete stranger? What are you thinking? If your mother knew, wouldn't she be heartbroken? From now on, don't listen to anything your grandmother asks you to do. When your father isn't home, don't go out. Do you understand?"
Jiang Dafeng spoke while standing at the door.
The Chen family members heard it clearly.
"What do you mean? Do you think I made a mistake by giving birth to you and raising you? Is a little girl worth getting so angry about? Anyone who didn't know better would think you had two sons. Your sister-in-law gave me three grandsons, and they're not as arrogant as you! You're such a troublesome brat! The youngest is disobedient, the eldest is an ingrate, and there's a sickly child lying in the house. I must have been incredibly unlucky to have given birth to you. If I had known, I would have only raised your older brother, and saved so much food!"
Chen slapped her thigh and cursed.
She was crying and wailing at the same time.
Several neighbors quickly intervened to break up the fight.
Song also pretended to pull Chen's arm and said something.
"It's all my fault. I shouldn't have asked you for help. Don't let me cause any more trouble between you and your son. Otherwise, I'll really become a sinner. Alas, my life is so hard. My husband died young, and I finally managed to raise my son. Then I met that bastard Shen Jiading. My poor son is paralyzed in bed at such a young age. I've worked so hard for so many years, and my body has long since collapsed. My daughter-in-law is also heavily pregnant, which is very inconvenient. That's why I asked Sister Chen for help. She meant well. It's all my fault. If you want to scold someone, scold me."
Song grabbed the corner of her clothes and wiped away her tears, looking as if she were crying.
But her acting skills are terrible.
She couldn't squeeze out a single tear.
Song was so anxious that she dared not raise her head and could only wail.
Taking advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention, she spat on the corner of her clothes before raising her head with peace of mind.
Chen noticed that a large patch of her clothes was wet.
"It has nothing to do with you, Sister Song. I wanted to help you myself. Don't cry. Hey, what's going on here? Boss, boss, come out here—"
Chen stopped crying.
She grabbed Song's hand and called out to her eldest son into the house.
"What's wrong, Mom?"
Jiang Dayu walked out, still half asleep.
It looks like he just finished eating and fell asleep while resting.
No wonder Jiang Dafeng has been back for so long and I haven't seen him.
“The eldest brother is like a father. Your father is a coward. You, on his behalf, teach your brother a lesson! He... he actually pointed at Mother's nose and cursed her! Mother doesn't want to live anymore! Tell me, why did Mother give birth to this ungrateful wretch? He's brought trouble upon us! Mother just asked Wan'er to help out at your Aunt Song's house, and he curses at me like this! Mother doesn't want to live anymore—”
Ms. Chen was truly heartbroken.
She felt embarrassed by her son in public.
It made her lose face.
The boast she had just made was like a bucket of ice water, splashed all over her.
She acted as if she was going to die, pretending to bang her head against the wall.
It scared Jiang Dayu out of his drowsiness.
"Mom, Mom! Let's talk this out, don't be impulsive. My brother made a mistake, and I'm sure I have to discipline him. Dafeng! What did you do to me? I just asked Xiaowan to help the neighbors with some chores, why are you so angry? What, is your girl made of gold? She does plenty of chores at home too! If she's diligent and learns more, it'll be better for her to find a husband in the future. This morning you came to me with some nonsense, and I was already about to lose my temper. Now you're making a scene at home. Do you even want a peaceful life?"
When Jiang Dayu saw his mother trying to kill herself, his eyes turned bloodshot with rage.
Thinking back to what his younger brother said to him this morning.
Jiang Dayu threw a punch, which landed heavily on Jiang Dafeng's right cheek.
Jiang Dafeng did not dodge.
He took a punch.
Blood instantly appeared at the corner of his mouth.
Jiang Dayu was stunned; he hadn't expected his younger brother not to dodge. "You, how could you...?"
"You've already hit me, haven't you had enough of being the eldest brother? I'm telling you right now, I'm going to separate from the family! I'll stay in the house for a month, and next month I'll move out with Yun Shi and the children."
Jiang Dafeng wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth with the back of his hand.
He glanced at Chen Shi with a cold face and then spoke to Jiang Dayu.
"Separate the family?"
The Chen family has quieted down.
Upon hearing the words "separation of the family property," she jumped up from the stool.
"With parents alive, we won't separate the family! You're just ignoring the words passed down from generation to generation? Have I skimped on your food or drink? Just because this brat is helping your Aunt Song, you want to separate the family? What, is your girl so valuable? Can't I even order her around? Huh?"
Regardless of what Mr. Chen says.
Jiang Dafeng remained silent.
He pushed his daughter inside, telling her to go back inside and not come out.
"I'm talking to you, are you mute? Fine, fine, you want to split up the family, huh? Fine! Split up! Don't wait until next month, get out now! Take your precious gold nugget and get out!"
Ms. Chen pointed to the entrance of the alley.
She raised her head and glared at her youngest son.
It seemed like they wanted to see fear and regret on his face.
But she was disappointed.
Jiang Dafeng remained expressionless.
“You can move now, but give me two taels of silver from all the money I’ve earned over the years. The rest can be your and Dad’s retirement money. As for this house, give it to my elder brother. I don’t want it.”
Jiang Dafeng did some mental calculations.
He is twenty-seven years old this year.
He started doing odd jobs at the age of thirteen.
I worked there for fourteen years.
Even if you only earn two taels of silver a year, it's still more than twenty taels.
Moreover, in good years, he could earn nearly three taels of silver.
Therefore, it was more than twenty taels, no more than twenty taels.
Of this money, three taels were spent to marry Yun, plus the family's food and drink over the years. Jiang Dafeng only wanted two taels, which was not excessive.
He planned to use the money to rent a small room to stay in temporarily, and keep the rest for emergencies. Also, although the school provided three meals a day, breakfast and lunch could not be taken away.
Then the wife and children would have to cook for themselves, which would also be an expense.
Two ounces is barely enough, and it's something we can afford at home.
"What? You want money? You've drunk too much cat piss and don't know who you are anymore? How much silver have you, Jiang Dafeng, made? You dare ask me for money? Does your whole family live without spending money? Don't even mention asking, you still have to pay me back! I have no money. If you want to separate from the family, get out and don't stay at my house!"
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