Shen Dongsheng returned to Shenjia Village last night. He had been detained at the police station for more than half a month, but because of his good behavior and repeated promises not to commit the crime again, the police station released him.
Because he had no money in his pocket, he had no choice but to walk there.
On his way back, he walked and looked at the familiar yet unfamiliar scenery along the way.
It feels familiar because I've walked this path for half my life, but it feels strange because after leaving the police station, I always feel like everyone on the street looks down on me.
It feels like everyone is talking about me.
He longed to go home immediately, lock himself in his room, and not see a single person.
How did his perfectly good family turn out like this? This was a question that Shen Dongsheng had thought about for a long time but could never understand.
It was past 7 p.m. when he got home. Most of the villagers were having dinner at home, so no one saw Shen Dongsheng with his hunched back.
Having barely evaded a few guard dogs, Shen Dongsheng stood at his own door, wanting to knock but hesitating and putting it down.
I wonder if my mother and nephew will look down on me.
As he mustered his courage to knock on the door, he realized it wasn't locked.
"Mother, I'm back!"
The once bustling Shen family home was now extremely quiet. Shen Dongsheng was puzzled; where was his second brother, Shen Qiusheng, and his nephew was nowhere to be seen either.
"Mother, Qiusheng, Guangzong?"
In the quiet courtyard, there was no response except for his own voice.
Old Mrs. Shen, who was inside the house, finally recognized her eldest son's voice and couldn't help but choke up.
"Boss, boss, is that you back?"
"My dearest, I've had such a miserable life!"
Shen Dongsheng, who thought no one was home, was terrified when he suddenly heard such a shrill wail coming from inside the house.
After a long pause, he tentatively asked in a low voice, "Mother?"
Grandma Shen struggled to get out of bed and stumbled to open the door to her room.
"Mom, why do you look so old?!"
Old Mrs. Shen looked nothing like she did a month ago, before Shen Dongsheng was arrested by the police station. Now, she was emaciated, her hair had turned quite white, and her once fleshy face now only had a pair of triangular eyes that were unpleasant to look at.
"Boss, you're finally back! If you hadn't come back, you would have gone to my grave to look for me!"
It has to be said that Old Mrs. Shen's feelings were genuine; Shen Dongsheng was heartbroken to see his mother in this state.
He immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed several times.
"Mother, it is your unfilial son who has not taken good care of you."
Grandma Shen didn't have time to say he was useless now, after all, of her three sons, only this one listened to her and was still by her side.
"Eldest brother, your second brother is heartless and doesn't care whether I live or die."
"You need to think of something quickly, our family can't stay so desolate."
"Your third brother didn't really want to sell that money-losing girl, but that little bitch Fu Wan just likes to make a mountain out of a molehill, and got the police to arrest your third brother again."
At this point, Old Mrs. Shen's expression turned ferocious. She simply couldn't walk far now, otherwise she would have wanted to tear Fu Wan's face to shreds.
That was her most beloved youngest son. Not only did she ruin his job, but now she can't even see him anymore.
Shen Dongsheng frowned. "Third brother went and kidnapped Lingling? How could he do such a thing? She's his own niece!"
"He's still your own brother!"
Old Mrs. Shen slapped Shen Dongsheng across the face. "It's good that you're back. Go to Fu Family Village tomorrow and teach that bitch a lesson, or she'll really think I'm afraid of her?"
"no!"
Seeing that Old Mrs. Shen was about to slap him again, Shen Dongsheng stood up and said, "Mother, I want to remarry Awan. When the family planning policy is no longer so strict, I will let her secretly have a son."
"What?! You're still hung up on that bitch?!"
Old Mrs. Shen was so angry that the veins on her face bulged, while Shen Dongsheng's expression was somewhat ambiguous.
"Mother, wouldn't it be better to let her come back and serve you again? Look at this house, it's in such a state. No one does the laundry or cooks. What will I eat when I come back from working? Who would want to marry me then?"
"Women, they all need to hear nice things. I'll kneel down and apologize to her tomorrow, I don't believe she'll still be able to keep her composure."
Grandma Shen felt there was some truth to what she said, but she still felt somewhat resentful.
“When she comes back, you have to give me all the money she earned from her recent sea voyages! I’ve heard from others that she’s had good luck on her sea voyages and always has a lot of fish to her name.”
"Take the money to the police station and see if you can pull some strings to get your third brother out."
Shen Dongsheng lowered his head and did not respond. He had heard from the police officer who had detained him that if his family compensated Fu Wan with fifty yuan, he would not have to stay in the police station for a month. Now, his third brother had only been in there for a short time, and his mother was already nagging about getting him out.
For the first time, Shen Dongsheng, who always listened to Old Madam Shen, felt dissatisfied.
So the next morning, Shen Dongsheng borrowed a cart, saying he was taking Old Lady Shen to see a doctor, but in reality he was pushing Old Lady Shen along to Fu Family Village.
When Fu Wan and Ye Xiaocui arrived, a large crowd had already gathered at the entrance of Old Master Fu's house.
Old Fu went out with the village chief early this morning to handle matters related to the homestead, and he hasn't returned yet.
Ye Lin and Fu Ming and Fu Liang went to work in the fields, so at this time there was only a group of villagers watching the excitement and protecting Fu Laoda's family.
The old lady from Fu Hong's house next door was standing nearby, and she spat on Shen Dongsheng, who was kneeling at the door of Old Master Fu's house.
"Pah! You ex-convict, what are you doing at their doorstep again?"
"Yeah, here we go again. Didn't we learn our lesson from last time?"
"Tsk tsk, Old Mrs. Shen looks much worse than last time. She's so thin she doesn't even look like herself anymore."
Shen Dongsheng saw that even after kneeling for a long time, the gate of Old Master Fu's courtyard was still tightly closed.
"Wan, Wan! I've come to take you home!"
"Ring ring, Daddy's here to take you home!"
Fu Wan was disgusted by him even in the crowd, so she picked up a clod of dirt from the ground and threw it at him.
"Shut your stinking mouth and stop yelling!"
Ye Xiaocui and Wang Xiuer stood on either side of Fu Wan, while Jiang Chunlan ran off to inform her son and Fu Ming.
Fu Wan looked around but didn't see Fu Ling or Fu Yun. She guessed they had gone out to play with the children and weren't here to watch the excitement.
She breathed a sigh of relief. If Fu Ling had seen Shen Dongsheng running over, she would probably have had nightmares again.
After all, Shen Dongsheng and Shen Guoliang look about 70% alike.
"Ah Wan, I was wrong, I was really wrong! Please forgive me! Come back with me!"
Shen Dongsheng gritted his teeth and actually kowtowed to Fu Wankuang.
Fu Wan wouldn't tolerate him. Moral blackmail? Sorry, but she could be completely unethical with him!
She simply picked up the broom next to her and hit it.
"Get the hell out of here!"
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