Hu Laowu sneered, "The old man is right. Raising a son is a way to support yourself in your old age. You have found your eldest son, and there is a younger son at home. Your two sons should be responsible for your old age. My second brother's family doesn't need to give you money for your old age anymore."
Old Man Wang got anxious and shouted, "That won't work!"
Hu Laowu snorted coldly, "You said raising a son to take care of you in your old age. Your son should take care of you in your old age. If your daughter marries into another family, she will belong to that family."
Luo Yuan also said, "Uncle Wang's military pay is only one or two taels of silver per month, and he has to support his wife and children. Well, let him give you two hundred coins per month, that's the most he can give."
Old Man Wang said in disbelief, "What? How come Chengzi only gets one tael of silver a month?"
Wang Cheng snorted coldly, "I am just a horse feeder. I get so much military pay because I am old and the superiors take care of me. Other soldiers can't get so much. If you don't believe me, go ask the army."
Old Wang thought about it and realized that if he took Wang Cheng's pension money, his daughter might really ignore him. How could two hundred coins compare to two taels of silver? He burst into tears and said, "I'm not here to ask for money from Chengzi. His life is difficult, so don't give it. I just came to see him. I've been thinking about him for more than 20 years, and today I finally see him."
Seeing his expression, Wang Chengxian's heart, which had still been somewhat concerned about him, completely cooled down.
Hu Laowu frowned and said, "Old man, let's go. Brother Wang still needs to pack up and leave early tomorrow morning."
Luo Yuan also said, "Old man, you have had enough to eat and drink, let's go."
Old man Wang looked at Wang Cheng and said, "Chengzi, Dad doesn't want you to give him money for his old age. Dad doesn't have any other hobbies, he just likes to drink a little wine..."
Wang Cheng took out a tael of silver and handed it to him with a dull look on his face. "Use it to buy some wine."
Old man Wang took the silver happily and said, "Dad doesn't need you to give him money for retirement every month, but you can give him some wine money from time to time. It will sound good when others tell others about it, and it will also make you proud." He smiled at Wang and said, "My daughter, I haven't paid for the ox cart outside yet."
Several people sent Old Man Wang out. Wang paid for the ox cart and watched him leave. Only then did Hu Laowu return to the village.
Luo Yuan went to Luyuan again and gave Wang Cheng a gift of 100 taels of silver, of which 60 taels were given by the old Marquis Chu, 30 taels were given by Chen Afu, and 10 taels were given by the Luo family.
Wang Cheng and his companions will leave early tomorrow morning. By then, Chen Afu will not have gotten up yet, so he will ask Luo Yuan to send Cheng Yi to them in advance.
The reason why the Chu family treated Wang Cheng with such courtesy was not only because Wang Cheng was Chen Afu's uncle, but also because he was a hero in the court, but his military merits were snatched away by treacherous officials and he suffered grievances for more than ten years.
Wang Cheng was very grateful. He bowed and said politely, "Please ask Manager Luo to thank the old marquis for me. When I left Beijing, Mrs. Chu and Aunt Lin gave me a gift of 100 taels of silver, and now he has given me so much more. The Chu family has been so kind to me, and my family will never forget it. I will remember the kindness of my nephew for the rest of my life."
Seeing her daughter and her in-laws treating Wang Cheng so well, Wang was overjoyed. This was also a face-saving thing for herself.
Because Old Mrs. Chen was worried that her son would be blackmailed by Old Man Wang, she did not leave and stayed in the east room.
She looked through the window and saw that Luo Yuan had given Wang Cheng so much silver, and her eyes widened. My God, the Chu family gave Wang Cheng 160 taels of silver in one go.
Then she thought about what Wang Cheng and Wu had said a few days ago to thank Ah Fu, saying that Ah Fu had bought them a small courtyard in Dingzhou Prefecture. The old lady thought she had misheard. This uncle had never helped Ah Fu at all, but the Chen family had protected Ah Fu until he was fifteen years old. Ah Fu had never bought a house for himself, so how could he buy one for them? Today, it seems that buying a house is certain.
The small courtyard in Dingzhou Prefecture would cost at least a hundred taels, plus the silver given by her and the Chu family, and perhaps some more that were not mentioned, which would make three hundred taels, or even more.
Ah Fu has given Wang Cheng so much, wouldn’t Wu, his biological sister, give even more?
Looking at her second son who was smiling happily beside her, Mrs. Chen's eyes turned red with sadness.
Without comparison, she still felt that Ah Fu treated her and her eldest son well. But with this comparison, she felt that Ah Fu's heart was biased. Or rather, Wang's heart was biased, and it was probably because she asked Ah Fu to do so. The second son even helped his wife to hide it from them.
After Luo Yuan left, Wang Cheng and Wu went back to the east wing to pack their things, while Chen Ming and Wang went back to the upper room. Seeing the old lady wiping her tears with a handkerchief, she ignored them.
Chen Ming was shocked and asked, "What happened to you, mother? Who made you sad?"
Old Mrs. Chen cried, "Who else could it be? It's your wife."
Wang was startled and asked quickly, "What did you say, mother-in-law? If there is anything wrong with your daughter-in-law, please tell me."
Old Mrs. Chen said, "You are a wife of the Chen family, Chen Wangshi. Why are you so treacherous and trying to persuade Ah Fu to be partial to Wang Cheng? Ah Fu is a daughter of my Chen family, so she should be partial to our Chen family, not the Wang family which is a hat away. Why are you moving all your money and houses to the Wang family?"
Chen Ming and Wang Cheng knew that Luo Yuan had just given Wang Cheng money, and what he said to Wang Cheng was known by the old lady.
Chen Ming helped the old lady sit down, and then said to Wang, "Juan Niang, go help Chengzi pack his things. I will have a good talk with my mother."
After Wang left, Chen Ming said, "Mother, how could Juanniang and Ah Fu only care about Chengzi and not the Chen family?"
Then, he counted on his fingers how much Chen Ahfu had given to the eldest wife. The shares of the Yicheng Xinglong Restaurant were worth dozens of taels of silver a year, and he had to keep taking them. Ah Yu said that he would open a head office in the capital in the future, and he would get even more. The seeds that Ahfu gave to the eldest wife, she earned dozens of taels of silver for planting watermelons last year, and the winter wheat that was about to be harvested were all good seeds from the foreigners that Ahfu had given her. The shop opened by the eldest wife was sold at a fair price by Fuyunlai Company, and she didn't make a penny. And the things that were given on a regular basis...
How much does it cost when all these are added together?
And the third room, how much did they earn from the recipe that Ah Fu gave them for free?
The old lady snorted coldly, "We earned all this through hard work, not like Wang Cheng, who just gave us money and a house."
Chen Ming explained, "Wang Cheng is disabled, my wife is too ill to work, and the two children are still young..." He then said helplessly, "Mom, I am your biological son, so of course I will side with you and big brother, and I will never let you suffer. Ah Fu has given so much to the Chen family, and if we want to repay her, we have already done it. After all, she is not a biological member of our Chen family, and she is really heartbroken, and there is no way to coax her back. You should stop making arguments, and talk to big brother and sister-in-law about how to get closer to Ah Fu. This will only benefit you and the younger generation."
The old lady thought about it and realized that this was indeed the case. Especially Chen Ming's last few words frightened her even more.
She wiped away her tears and told Chen Ming, "If mother knew, she would tell your elder brother more. But don't let them know about giving Wang Cheng the money and house."
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