Chapter 640 What right do I have to be happy?
Zhang Dequan didn't want to waste any more words with Zhang Defu. If he didn't think that if Zhang Defu was not invited to such a big happy event, outsiders would gossip, he would not bother to care about this stupid guy.
"Alright, if you haven't done your job as a father well, then you haven't done it well. You're already a grown man, and no one will listen to you if you make excuses again.
Also, the day after tomorrow, you come to my house, take my ox cart, and we'll go to Yejia Village together.
Oh, and don't let your wife follow you. If she goes, the happy event will turn into a bad one."
Zhang Defu reluctantly agreed, "Okay then!"
Zhang Defu returned home and saw Tian Caihong still sleeping in bed. He kicked the bed three times and said, "You stinky woman, all you do is sleep all day long."
Tian Caihong jumped off the bed and glared at Zhang Defu unconvincedly, "How does my sleeping at home bother you? You went out to play cards, didn't you? What did I say, me?"
"You stinky bitch, you're still getting excited, I just said one thing to you, and you wait for me for the third time.
Look at your home, it’s such a mess, is there even room to plug your feet?
When Li Niang was here, the house was always clean and tidy."
Tian Caihong rolled her eyes and said, "She's fine, go find her!"
Zhang Defu admitted defeat, after all, everyone values their life.
Tian Caihong then remembered, "What does the headman want to see you about?"
"He asked me to go drinking the day after tomorrow?"
"The head of the village asked you to drink? Zhang Defu, the head of the village actually asked you to drink?
The sun won’t rise from the west, will it?
"Tian Caihong, why are you so surprised? Is it strange that he invites me to drink?
My son-in-law passed the imperial examination, and now there will be a lot of people in Jinshui Town inviting me to drink."
Tian Caihong fell flat on her face. If she hadn't been so flexible, she would have rolled over on the ground. After she struggled to get up, she grabbed Zhang Defu and asked, "Which of your sons-in-law passed the imperial examination?"
"Aren't you talking nonsense? Of course he's my son-in-law."
"Your son-in-law, you mean Zhang Juexia's man, he passed the imperial examination."
"Well, the village head came for this matter. He said that I am Jue Xia's biological father and the father-in-law of the Juren. If I don't go, it will definitely be embarrassing."
Tian Caihong still couldn't believe it, "How could he pass the imperial examination when he was fine?
It must be fake and a lie.
Yeah, that’s absolutely not true.”
Zhang Defu was in a very good mood, singing a little song, and didn't bother to pay attention to Tian Caihong, "I'm happy today, go buy two pounds of meat and a pound of wine, and let's have a good meal as a family to celebrate.
Also, take out my new clothes that I have been reluctant to wear. I have to wear them the day after tomorrow.
Oh right, don't go. You don't like them anyway, so don't make things difficult for each other."
After giving Tian Caihong some instructions, Zhang Defu went out humming a little tune.
He had to continue playing cards and share the great news of Ye Beixiu's success in the imperial examination with his brothers.
At first, when Zhang Defu said that his son-in-law had passed the imperial examination, those people didn't believe him.
Zhang Defu explained for a long time, until he pulled a few people together and said, "Why don't we go to the village head's house and ask him whether what I said is true or false."
Seeing that he didn't seem to be joking, these people believed what he said.
"Brother Defu, I never thought that you would become the father-in-law of a successful candidate.
From now on, the brothers will have to rely on you for protection."
"Sure, sure!"
"That day I saw the scholar parading through the streets of Jinshui Town wearing a large red flower. I never imagined he would be your son-in-law, Brother Defu.
Oh, yes, I remember now, the Juren finally went to Shengxia Embroidery Workshop.
But Shengxia Embroidery Workshop was opened by Defu’s daughter Juexia. I even snatched a few cents of wedding money at the door of Shengxia Embroidery Workshop that day!
When this happened, I didn't even think of Brother Defu.
Brother Defu, please don't blame me!"
"Nothing, don't think too much."
"Brother Defu is really nice. Logically speaking, with your current status, playing cards with us is a sign of looking up to us."
Several people spoke one after another, praising Zhang Defu to the extreme.
He enjoyed the admiration of the crowd and felt that being the father-in-law of a juren was a wonderful thing.
He patted his chest and said proudly, "Brothers, if you encounter any problems in the future, just come to me, your brother."
After saying this, he felt that with his current status, this small house could no longer satisfy him.
He had to let everyone in the village know that he was the father-in-law of a juren and that his son-in-law was also a juren.
Feeling a little stuffy in the house, he stood at the door to take a breath before walking into the village.
"Zhang Defu was just bragging to us and told us to come to him if we have any problems in the future. What he said is simply a joke.
His daughter doesn’t even acknowledge him.”
"That's true. On the day of his daughter's wedding, the father and daughter signed a letter severing their ties."
"But they are father and daughter after all. Even if the bones are broken, the tendons are still connected!"
"That's right. If I were Zhang Defu and found out that my son-in-law passed the imperial examination, I would have to rely on them regardless of whether they recognized me or not."
"Only a fool like Zhang Defu would treat someone else's daughter as his own!
You say your daughter and son-in-law are so nice, why don't you say a few soft words to them, and then help them with work when you have nothing to do on weekdays? How can a father and daughter still have worries overnight? Slowly, the relationship will ease up!"
"After all, it's his wife who's not good enough."
"Stop, this is not his wife's fault. Juexia is not her wife's biological daughter, but Zhang Defu is Juexia's biological father. How can it be the same?"
“That’s right!”
Zhang Defu heard every word these people said. He felt a chill in his heart and staggered forward.
Zhang Defu walked and thought that he was indeed a fool. Juexia was obviously his biological daughter, so why wasn't she close to him?
If I hadn't done something wrong, she wouldn't have just denied me as her father!
After all, I am sorry for my child. What else can I do?
They are obviously father and daughter!
He heard about the happy event of his son-in-law passing the imperial examination from other people's mouths. He really felt unworthy of being a father.
The more Zhang Defu thought about it, the less interested he became in showing off to the villagers that Ye Beixiu had passed the imperial examination.
However, the people in the village heard about this from Zhang Dequan, and when they saw Zhang Defu, they all congratulated him.
Zhang Defu forced a smile and smiled away with everyone.
"It's such a happy event, how can I not be happy to see Defu?"
"It's right that he's unhappy. He's not doing a good job as a father, so what right does he have to be happy?"
"You are right. I also think he has no right to be happy!
Ultimately, he's a terrible father."
"But then again, no matter how bad he is, he is still Juexia's biological father."
"What's wrong with being my biological father? I just like Jue Xia's personality. Even if he is my biological father, I won't acknowledge him if he does something wrong."
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