Chapter 447 It’s better to rely on yourself than on others
After leaving the Wu family,
Chen Zhanshan was so angry that he was gasping for breath. "What kind of person is this! He has no conscience at all. It really makes me so angry. I can never marry into the family of such a person."
Then he looked at Chen Feng and said, "Feng'er, it seems that Cuihua is not meant for you. We are too high to marry her."
Chen Feng felt uncomfortable at this time. He had already secretly decided to spend his life with Cuihua. He would not marry anyone else but her, and she would not marry anyone else but him. He thought the marriage was a foregone conclusion, but he did not expect Wu Shiren to make such an unreasonable request. Although he liked Cuihua, he would not bow his head and compromise with Wu Shiren for her.
He nodded and smiled casually, "Dad, don't worry, I know what to do."
"Okay, then you guys go back to the store! Your mother and I will go back first." Chen Zhanshan shook his head helplessly and got on the carriage.
Lin wanted to comfort Chen Feng, but she opened her mouth but didn't know what to say. She got into the car and said to Chen Qingqing, "Qing girl, persuade your brother. We will go back first."
"Okay, mother. Please walk slowly." Chen Qingqing watched the carriage go away, then turned back to look at Chen Feng and asked with a smile, "Brother, I will listen to you. As long as you nod and agree, I will give Wu Shiren the secret ingredients of our Ruyi Tower."
"No, we can't give it to him." Chen Feng refused without hesitation. "Wu Shiren has no bottom line. If we really give him the formula, he will do whatever it takes to bring down Ruyi Tower. I will never let that happen."
"Then your marriage with Sister Cuihua will be ruined."
"What is mine will not escape, what is not mine cannot be kept. I will do my best and leave the rest to fate. Let everything go with the flow!"
"Alright, big brother. I didn't expect you to be so Buddhist."
Chen Feng was stunned and said seriously, "What do you mean by 'Buddhism'? I didn't say I wanted to become a monk."
Chen Qingqing laughed out loud at his words. "No, big brother, that's not what I meant. The meaning of Buddhism is to go with the flow, let everything go, and pursue an attitude of inner peace."
"What a mess! I'm not as enlightened as you say. I just know that a forced melon won't be sweet, and a forced marriage won't be happy."
"You think so, but have you ever thought about Sister Cuihua and how she feels?"
"I, I know she's sad, but there's nothing I can do. Now I can only let nature take its course. Now I just hope Wu Shiren doesn't marry her to Wang Tianba." Chen Feng didn't want to talk about this topic anymore. "Okay, Qing girl, let's not talk about this anymore. Let's hurry back to the store. We might as well do some work with this time!"
"Okay, let's go." Chen Qingqing knew that he was feeling uncomfortable, so she stopped forcing him and walked towards Ruyi Tower.
Chen's old house,
Chen Zhancai did not sleep in, but got up early.
He had already made plans and would go to Liu Fengjiao to ask for some money to rent a house in the town.
He was not preparing for a place to stay to teach, but he did not want to stay at home for a moment.
As the saying goes, a short separation is better than a new marriage. The more anxious he was to go to bed at night, the more reluctant the old couple was to make room.
There were few serious words, just trivial matters.
He said you have to be more ambitious in the future. Your parents will depend on you to support them. You have to find a way to make money. In order to allow you to study, your family has to sell grain and land...
In the past, he would have turned his back on Chen Zhancai's nagging.
Now I can only listen patiently.
But he kept cursing in his heart, saying that old people are worthless, a burden and a nuisance.
There is no time to talk about anything, but they have to chat in the middle of the night, which makes him restless.
The old couple talked until their mouths were dry and then they slowly got out of bed.
Chen Zhancai suddenly became energetic and wanted to enjoy a short farewell, but he found that Ruhua was already snoring loudly.
After digging for a long time without any response, he was so angry that he kicked Ruhua twice but she still didn't wake up.
I had no choice but to calm myself down and fall asleep.
"Ruhua, hurry up and pack up, and come with me to town later." Chen Zhancai said to Ruhua who was folding the quilt.
"Okay, I'll make breakfast."
"What to cook? I still have a few coins in my pocket. Let's go to town and eat."
"What do mom and dad eat?" Ruhua asked.
Chen Zhancai was furious when he thought about how he hadn't had a good time last night. "They have arms and legs, they can eat whatever they want, why do you care what they do? Hurry up and pack up, we'll be leaving soon."
"It will be ready soon." Ruhua hurried to get up and wash.
Old Mrs. Chen had a rare full meal, so she was so full that she didn't sleep well the whole night. She got up early and ran to the toilet.
After finishing the work, Chen Zhancai walked out of the room with a cloth bag on his shoulder, as if he was going out.
"Son, where are you going?" Old Mrs. Chen hurried forward and asked.
Chen Zhancai said unhappily, "Didn't I say yesterday that we're going to town today?"
"Right, right, right. Look at my memory. I forget things the second I put them down. Please finish your meal before leaving!"
"No, you guys eat first!" Chen Zhancai shouted into the house, "Ruhua, have you finished cleaning up? You're so slow."
"I'm coming." Ruhua ran out hurriedly, "Let's go, husband."
When Mrs. Chen saw Ruhua carrying a large package, she was stunned. "Ruhua, where are you going?"
"Mom, Zhan Cai asked me to go to town with him. You and my dad need to take care of yourselves at home."
"What do you mean, you're not coming back!"
"Yes, Zhancai needs someone to take care of him when he goes to the town to teach. We will come back to see you in a few days." Ruhua explained with a smile.
Old Mrs. Chen’s head buzzed. If they all left, who would do the laundry, cooking, and other housework?
She looked at Chen Zhancai with an embarrassed look on her face, "Son, if you all leave, how will your father and I live?"
"Just live your life as you want. You're not acting as if you can't live without me."
"You're not my son. You know, I've never done any housework in my life. If you all leave, I won't be able to do all the housework!"
"Oh my dear mother, you are really getting more and more ignorant as you get older. What do you mean by incapable of doing something? I think you just don't want to do it." Chen Zhancai bluntly stated his position, "As the saying goes, if you rely on mountains, they will fall; if you rely on people, they will run away. It's better to rely on yourself than on others. If there are things you can do, do them yourself. Don't hold me back."
Old Mrs. Chen was stunned by these words. "Son, what do you mean by that? Don't you want to take care of me anymore?"
"I have nothing now, how can I take care of you? Just stay at home." After saying this, Chen Zhancai grabbed Ruhua and left.
Watching them leave the yard, Old Lady Chen felt very unhappy.
But then I thought, my son is right. He has nothing now, so why should he care about this old woman...
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