Chapter 915 He chickened out
Song Chunxue instinctively wanted to slap the back of his head, but she managed to hold back.
Instead, he gently placed his palm on the back of his head, and it was unclear where the smell of alcohol came from.
That's just the kind of person the boss is. The more you distance yourself from him and ignore him, the more flustered he becomes and the more he tries to please you.
Just like hiring a geomancer was a rash decision on his part, thinking he could turn things around for her, he kept Xu Jiao around because he felt he had the ability to protect others.
That's all the simple thing he could think of for the time being.
People can't teach people, but they can learn from experience.
What harm is there in letting him suffer a setback?
"Boss, since you're still willing to listen to my lecture, I'll explain it to you in detail. Don't think I'm being long-winded."
The eldest son nodded vigorously, "Yes, yes, Mother, please speak, I'm listening. I've also prepared wine for you, and Da Hong has been preparing snacks to go with it, just waiting for you to say that."
“If I hadn’t had a couple of drinks, I wouldn’t even dare to cry in front of my mother, sob sob…” The eldest brother grabbed Song Chunxue’s hair and cried very sadly. “Sometimes I even wonder if you suddenly stopped loving me and that you were switched with someone else at birth.”
"..." Song Chunxue suspected that her boss might have been guided by some expert.
He didn't know his boss's personality yet. He seemed easy to manipulate, but actually, he was more stubborn than anyone else.
Making him admit his mistakes is more painful than death, let alone making him cry.
After all, he's the eldest of several children. He's always been aloof and difficult to deal with in front of his younger brothers. Even when he knows he's wrong, he's as stubborn as iron, and the more you scold him, the more defiant he becomes.
However, Song Chunxue didn't expose him for the time being, and let him obediently go and serve the wine and dishes.
After a few rounds of drinks, the eldest brother finally admitted with a blush and a smile that it was Li Dazui who gave him the idea.
He didn't want to try it in the first place; he would never do something like crying and wailing.
But the thought of Xu Jiao crying and cursing in front of her, and how she could still give her handkerchiefs and money in a good mood, and gently bring them together, made Jiang Yeming feel sad and want to cry.
He felt wronged and couldn't understand why his own mother could be so kind and gentle to others, yet so distant and estranged from him.
As he thought about it, he couldn't stop crying.
Moreover, he found that it felt so good to cry, just like when he was a child, after crying, nothing seemed to matter anymore.
So he simply cried his heart out.
No wonder tears are a woman's weapon; they're a very mysterious thing.
Even with the influence of alcohol, the eldest brother didn't say the last sentence.
He pushed the plate on the table, crossed his legs, and laughed like a silly little fool.
"Mom, try this I made, cold pig's head salad. I specially stored it in the water cellar, waiting for you to come back. If you don't come before Qingming Festival, we'll finish it. Hehe, I accidentally put in too much vinegar, try it and see if it's sour?"
I haven't had fried pork head meat for years, and I'm really craving it.
Pork head meat is not as fatty as pork hock meat.
To reduce the oiliness, the food is chopped while still hot after cooking, then mixed with seasonings and salt, placed in a cloth bag, and weighed down on a cutting board with a heavy object like a large stone. A lot of oil will be extracted overnight.
But that was very troublesome, and Song Chunxue had only done it two or three times.
Moreover, she wasn't as strong as a man at the time, so she couldn't carry heavy things. Even though she made a lot of oil, it was still a bit greasy when she ate it.
But the one pressed by the eldest brother was very different; it had almost no oil.
“What did you use to press it? There’s not much oil left,” Song Chunxue said with a smile. “I remember you didn’t used to make these things often. Sometimes when Chen Feng wasn’t around, the steamed buns weren’t cooked through.”
"Huh?" The eldest brother scratched the back of his head, completely puzzled. He didn't remember ever doing this.
However, Chen Feng is very sharp-tongued and will scold people if they do something slightly wrong, so he doesn't like to go to the kitchen.
"Sigh, Da Hong has a good temperament and speaks more gently, unlike Chen Feng, who is like a firecracker all day long. If she is slightly unhappy or her words do not touch people's hearts, she will nag and nag, smashing pots and pans with a deafening noise. I dare not go to the kitchen, for fear of offending the Kitchen God."
The eldest brother took a sip of his drink and said to himself, "But sometimes I still miss her. I heard she's not doing very well these days."
"..." Song Chunxue, who had been grinning from ear to ear, immediately stopped laughing and pushed his forehead. "You just never learn. If I find out that you've been secretly caring for her and helping her out, and causing any trouble, I'll break your legs!"
The eldest son filled Song Chunxue's cup with wine. "Mother, I know, but don't worry, I won't cause any trouble. Her husband thinks it's only right for me to give Chen Feng money, so I stopped giving it to her."
He sighed deeply, "But every time I see Huan'er, he seems like a completely different person, which reminds me of Chen Feng's lawless behavior when he was around."
“A child with a mother is a treasure, a child without a mother is a weed. Huan’er is a weed now. No matter how much I favor him, he won’t smile.”
That's true, Song Chunxue felt a little uneasy.
She was the one who arranged for Chen Feng to divorce her.
Is the child blaming her?
Song Chunxue tentatively asked, "Do you want to bring her back? Do you regret divorcing her back then?"
"Of course not!" The eldest brother leaned back, raising his voice, "Whoever regrets it is a coward! I only regret not divorcing her sooner. It would have been better if I hadn't married her. Compared to her, Dafeng is so much better—gentle, considerate, hardworking, and most importantly, young!"
"..." Song Chunxue rolled her eyes at him, "I think the last sentence is your favorite."
"Hehe," the eldest brother scratched his head sheepishly, "Thanks to you, I was able to marry a young wife."
Song Chunxue raised her hand and slapped his face, "Stop talking nonsense! If I hadn't been so angry that time, I wouldn't care about your business. You could have just been bullied by Chen Feng for the rest of your life, since you wouldn't have wanted to!"
"No, no, no, I'm not reluctant to part with it. Mother, don't talk nonsense. Da Hong won't be happy if she hears it."
"Oh, you really dote on Da Hong. But don't yell at her. She just gave birth not long ago, so don't let her do any heavy work. It's best if she goes home and cooks the meals."
“Then I…” the eldest brother glanced at her, “then why would I marry her? The work in the fields is tiring enough.”
"Who asked you to have so many children!" Song Chunxue slapped his head again. "You'd better be careful in the future, don't have any more. Do you think Da Hong likes taking care of Chen Feng's children? If you treat her better, she'll take her anger out on the kids, believe it or not?"
"She dares!"
“She doesn’t dare, but she’s in a bad mood. If she doesn’t care about them, you can only watch helplessly.” Song Chunxue pinched his ear. “Harmony in the family brings prosperity. Don’t let Chen Feng leave and you become like her. Da Hong has a good temper, but she’s not someone you can bully.”
“If you push your luck, I’ll let her take her own child to Jincheng. You can stay here and take care of your child with Chen Fengsheng, and everyone will have peace and quiet.”
"..." The eldest son immediately wilted. "Mother, I'll be careful. I'll have someone else do the work in the fields this year. Anyway, the money you gave me is enough."
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