Chapter 31 Chapter 31 See Clearly
"Zhen'er, Qiao'er, come here."
Kang He saw Chen go to the kitchen, waved to the two maids, and called her into the house.
He fished out two pieces of candy cakes from his pocket, put them in his palms and handed them to the two girls.
Zhen'er pursed her lips and didn't dare to take it. Qiao'er took the cake and gave a piece to Zhen'er.
"Brother, I think you want to know about my aunt."
Kang He smiled and said, "You are the smart one, little girl. Brother-in-law seems to have something that mother and your elder brother won't tell. You two should tell Brother-in-law, so that he can know what kind of person this aunt is."
Zhen'er pursed her lips and whispered, "Mother won't let me talk about my aunt. She'll be mad if she finds out."
Qiao'er snorted and said, "Brother-in-law is not a stranger. Aunt only comes when big brother is not at home, and always takes food and drinks. Mother keeps some cakes and candied fruits in the cupboard, and the two cousins never leave without filling their bellies. On weekdays, mother is reluctant to give us food, but she always gives food and drinks to the cousins."
After hearing Qiao'er's complaints, Zhen'er fell silent.
Qiao'er said to Kanghe, "These two cousins are the most mischievous. We were told not to enter big brother's room, but they still sneaked in and turned big brother's room upside down.
Just then, my eldest brother came back from the mountains and brought my two cousins to my aunt. My aunt even beat my cousins in front of me, looking very stern, but then she turned around and hated my eldest brother.
"Every time my aunt came, she'd hold my mother hostage for a long time, wiping away her tears and saying she felt sorry for her, that she was a second wife, that our family wasn't well off, and that she had a domineering stepbrother like my eldest brother who didn't respect or show filial piety to her."
Every time she came back, she would say some words to show her sympathy for Chen's suffering. Chen didn't feel it was that hard at first, but she was also saddened by her sister-in-law's sincere heartache. They always cried together, like such miserable sisters.
After saying so many heart-wrenching words, the sister-in-law said that Chen had little luck in having children and had no one to rely on. If she gave birth to a child in the Fan family, Father Fan and the entire Fan family would certainly look up to her, and no one would dare to be angry with her.
Even the overbearing Fan Jing had no choice but to respect her.
Qiao'er was very clever and continued, "After saying all this, my aunt is going to start promoting her, my uncle, and my two cousins."
The little girl imitated her aunt, pretending to wipe her eyes, then took Zhen'er's hand beside her and began to imitate her words: "Sister, my life is already like this, you can't let me die, right? I have to think of other ways to live a good life."
"Although I don't have any biological children, my two nephews are still my darlings. You treat them so well now. I often tell the children about their hard work. I will teach them to be filial to you when they grow up. My nephews are my support. No one dares to look down on me!"
After Qiao'er finished learning, she said to Kanghe, "Aunt always repeats these words every time she comes back. My sister and I know what she's going to say next just by listening to them."
Zhen'er nodded and whispered, "Mother loves to hear these things, and she takes them to heart."
"That's right. Mother was afraid of being bullied at home, so she listened to my aunt's sweet talk and gave me a lot of things every time."
Qiao Erduo said unhappily, "Take this time for example. I really saw Mother packing a big bag of the dried rice noodles that we worked so hard to make for my aunt, along with a big square of konjac tofu and a square of bacon. It would have been fine if she just gave them some food, but Mother also gave each of my cousins fifty coins!"
Kang He's eyes couldn't help but move: "So much?"
Qiao'er said, "My brother gave her money for the feast, but she didn't dare to touch it. So she used the money she had for the konjac and tofu to give to her cousin."
"Even when money was tight, we still had to give out every five or eight cents! But my aunt never gave us any money. My uncle works as a builder, and although he still makes a living from farming, he does have a skill, so our family lives much better than ours."
Kang He's brows furrowed, and he asked again, "Did my aunt come with anything?"
"Yes, but this time I brought a few radishes, and next time I brought a handful of pickles. He also said that the radishes in the fields this year are extra sweet, and the pickles are neither too salty nor too bland, making them delicious. He sent them to her because he was thinking of her. These things are common in every farm family."
Qiao Er said, “Once, someone brought me a piece of linen cloth. They said it was a blessed mat from the altar of the Goddess of Childbirth in the temple. They said it was for my mother to cover herself with when she slept. I don’t know if she would give birth to a child.
Mother loved it very much and thought my aunt was very considerate. She used it to cover herself with when she slept every day. Later, it didn’t seem to be of much use to her. It was only when Father disliked the musty smell that Mother put it away in the closet.
After hearing this, Kang He was speechless for a moment.
I probably already know what kind of person Chen's sister-in-law is.
He felt that it was reasonable for a girl to take care of her parents' family once she got married. He couldn't let her sever ties with her family just after getting married.
But relatives should have a give-and-take relationship. You care about me and I care about you.
It was obvious that Chen was trying to take advantage of her sister-in-law's family's weakness so that they could beg for food and drink from her. They used the male children to keep Chen on their side and then used the small profits to get more favors from others.
Kang Heyan understood and told the two girls to leave.
He found Fan Jing and said to him, "I now understand why you wanted to ask your mother to give you the money some time ago."
Fan Jing was scrubbing his muddy shoes in the backyard. He asked indifferently, "Give it to those two guys again?"
Kang He responded.
Fan Jing obviously knew Chen's temper a long time ago, and he probably knew it more than once or twice before.
His father at home doesn't manage money and he can't manage money.
If the money fell into his hands, it would not be much better than Chen's. He would have to buy wine and invite his old brothers to eat and drink together.
Chen's excessive subsidies to her parents' home were unacceptable. Fan Jing had been angry with her twice before, and Chen packed up her things and went back to her parents' home in tears. It was Fan's father who went to pick her up.
Her family members were even more adept at making up stories about this matter, and Chen believed them without a doubt.
Fan Jing had no choice but to keep the money in his own hands and try not to give away too much.
He would give some money when the family had big expenses, or when Chen came to ask for it herself, so that people who didn't know the inside story would think he was overbearing and unreasonable.
"I didn't know they were like this before."
After hearing this, Kang He said to Fan Jing with some apology that these family matters always made Fan Jing suffer.
"I know."
Fan Jing said.
In fact, he could have told Kang He all this in advance, but he didn't want to blame anyone in his family.
He recognized Chen's many contributions to the family, and he saw her hard work and dedication. However, her shortcomings were also real.
Instead of pointing out her faults to others, it would be better to teach Kang and himself a lesson. After so many people say such wicked things about her, he will know his limits.
Kang He sighed, "Mom has had a hard time too. She married into the Fan family and was oppressed by the eldest wife. Grandpa and grandma preferred my aunt, so she had nowhere to confide in. It's normal for her to cling to my aunt as if she were grasping at straws when she says a few nice words."
After all, he felt uneasy. He was afraid that his biological daughter Qiao'er would be bullied like an outsider in this family once she got married. With someone to rely on in her parents' family, he could have more support.
Kang He felt that Chen's idea was not wrong, but she did not think highly of the person. Her family members were now only concerned with taking advantage of the person and did not care whether he was good or bad. If they were really bullied in the future, how could they still pay attention to you if there was no place for them to take advantage of you?
Kang He held Fan Jing's hand and said, "Don't worry, I'll take care of this."
Fan Jing looked at him, thought about it, and nodded.
Later, Kang and Shan went to visit Chen.
Chen Sanfang didn't want to talk to Kang He. She felt that Kang He was going to bring up her family affairs to find fault with her.
As soon as Kang He found her, she made an excuse to do something else.
"Mom, today Dajing and I went to the city to sell konjac and tofu. Several regular customers came to buy. Seeing that you were not there, they asked about you."
Kang He probably saw her resistance, so he said to her, "Da Jing and I both think you're very good at business. In just a few days, you've already won over quite a few customers."
"I've made some plans that I'd like to discuss with you, Mother. Since you're not available, I'll talk to you later."
After saying that, Kang He really didn't say anything.
Chen Shi was so tempted by her that she could not wait any longer. She pulled Kang He and said, "Tell me what you are planning. I want to hear it."
Kang He then said, "I see that mother is a good businessman. There are many wives from farming families who are not as good as you. If our family can keep the konjac business going for a long time, although the profit is not much, it will be a supplement to our income after all."
"If you cut off the konjac rhizomes and plant them, they'll grow again next year, just like taro. Let's clear a plot of land and plant them there. When they're ripe, we can make konjac tofu and sell them. What do you think, mother?"
When Chen Sanfang heard this, she thought it made sense: "That's great, Mom! If I can really make it, it'll make money for our family. Mom can grow konjac, fertilize it, and weed it. When it grows up, she can make tofu and even sell it."
Kang He smiled and nodded, saying, "I'm relieved that my mother is so capable. We are a poor family with only a small business. If we want to live a better life, we must unite as a family to run the business."
Chen said yes happily.
Seeing this, Kang He said, "Since you are so sincere, I will say whatever I want."
"Sanlang, just tell me what you have to say. Mother loves to hear you."
Kang He said, "Although Da Jing and I have been in the mountains these days, we have also witnessed the fickleness of human nature. Many people flatter the powerful and look down on the weak, looking down on a poor family like ours. The more this happens, the more we should stick together and be careful with who we interact with."
"You're right. Many families in the village look down on us, so we don't associate with them."
Kang He responded and said, "Mother, what kind of people and relatives do you think we should associate with?"
Chen Sanfang said: "Of course they can help each other when encountering problems, and they walk together on weekdays."
"Mother is right. I think so too. Our family is in a bad situation now. It would be a good thing if we had two reliable relatives."
Kang He said to Chen Sanfang, "Today I noticed that Da Jing is not very close to my aunt's family. Logically speaking, my aunt and uncle's family are as close to our family as can be."
Chen had vaguely anticipated that Kang He would talk to her about her parents' family. She didn't want to talk much about it, but when she heard Kang He say that, she was happy to talk to him.
"Sanlang, you're the only one who understands me. My brother and sister-in-law are my blood relatives, and they couldn't be closer to this family. But Dajing doesn't like them!"
Kang He said, "I know what Mother is thinking, so I want to solve this problem."
"Mother said before that the most important thing when interacting with relatives and friends is to be able to look after each other and help each other when things go wrong, and to treat each other with sincerity. If they're wealthy, then they can give money; if they're poor, then they can help out. That shows their sincerity. But if they're unwilling to give money or help when something happens, then what's the difference between them and just casual people?"
"Is that true or not, mother?"
Chen nodded: "That's right."
"It's only natural for mother to interact with her natal family. Mother treats them with all her heart, and naturally expects them to treat her with all their heart."
Kang He said, "If you two are sincere, I'll prepare a table full of delicious food and invite my aunt and her family over for a good meal. I'll also teach Da Jing to resolve his conflict with them, so that our two families can get along well from now on. What do you think, mother?"
Chen was deeply moved when she heard this, and her eyes turned red. "My dear son, having you in our family is truly a blessing for several lifetimes. If this were really possible, I couldn't be happier!"
"Now that mother has agreed, I feel relieved. But before that, we still have to see if my aunt and her family are sincere towards us and whether they treat us as real relatives. If only mother is sincere and my aunt is not, how can it work?"
Upon hearing this, Chen Sanfang quickly said, "You don't know how caring my sister-in-law is. She and my brother only have good things for us."
Kang He said, "I'm not saying anything bad about my uncle and aunt. It's just that many people can only talk but avoid the real issues."
"I heard my uncle builds houses for people. We're going to have a feast soon, so mother, go talk to my uncle and ask him to come over and help us make the stove wider and fix the roof that's leaking in the winter. If he's willing to come, I'll treat him to good food and wine. But since we're having a feast in the first month of the year, money's tight, so I definitely can't pay my uncle."
Upon hearing this, Chen said quickly, "As soon as I tell him, he'll take care of it and won't ask for our wages."
"good!"
The two of them agreed on this.
Two days later, Chen went to her parents' home empty-handed early in the morning as Kang He requested.
The Chen family's family is not too far from the Fan family's family. They are even closer than the road to the city. The only difference is that the two families are not in the same village.
Kang He was at home, working on radish. Fan Jing came back from the fields after a while and heard that Chen had gone back to her parents' home. Standing at the edge of the yard, with his feet in the mud, he said to Kang He, "Aren't you afraid that she'll actually invite someone over?"
"If we really invite them, it means that this uncle and his family are still relatives, so we should respect them."
Fan Jing said nothing, because he knew that if Chen went there empty-handed and didn't prepare to pay wages, he would probably not be able to hire anyone.
Sure enough, in the afternoon, Chen Sanfang returned from her mother's home empty-handed again.
"Mom, did you catch a cold on the road? I made you a bowl of ginger soup to help you get rid of the cold."
When Chen Sanfang heard Kang He's words, he felt very uncomfortable for a moment.
She went into the kitchen, and Kang He brought her a bowl of ginger soup, which was neither lukewarm nor hot, just right.
"What delicious food did you eat at your uncle's house today?"
Kang He said it jokingly, but it touched Chen's sore spot.
Today, when her two nephews went to see her, they didn't call her aunt because they didn't bring anything. She asked her younger brother to come and help repair the house. Her younger brother smiled and asked her brother-in-law how much he would be paid per day. She said that it was the end of the year and hiring a worker outside would cost hundreds of dollars a day.
She followed Kang He's words and said that she was short of money to make the feast, and her brother stopped talking.
At lunchtime, when the family was having lunch together, she went over for the rare occasion and only cooked two boiled vegetables and a plate of leftovers from the previous meal.
Not to mention the meat, she wasn't even able to see the freshly cooked vegetables, and she was too embarrassed to tell anyone about it.
After dinner, my sister-in-law said she was going to help someone at home, and my brother also wanted to go out.
She then started talking about renovating the house, and her brother said he had taken a job outside and was not available.
Chen asked him when he would be free, and he said that he would have to finish his work in the first month of the lunar year.
She felt a little overly suspicious, not knowing whether she was overthinking it or was really busy at home.
I just went there empty-handed today, but my brother's family is like this, which is quite different from the usual intimacy.
"They are not available. My brother has taken on a job outside and won't finish it until the beginning of the new year."
Chen Sanfang spoke in a low voice, not having the nerve to speak to Kang He.
Seeing her like this, Kang He probably guessed that she had suffered some injustice at her parents' home today.
"It's okay. It's the New Year and every family is busy."
Chen Sanfang felt even more upset when he saw that Kang He didn't blame him.
After drinking ginger soup, my roommate told me that he was tired after going home, and he didn’t even get up to eat dinner when he returned to the room.
At night, Kang He took off his outer clothes and climbed onto the bed. He leaned over and hugged Fan Jing, who was lying quietly on the bed, and kissed him twice, then someone pulled him down.
"What's wrong?"
Kang He lay on the bed, looking at people with a sad face.
"What are you going to do?"
Fan Jing said.
"Kiss you, what else can I do."
Fan Jing said unnaturally: "That's not what I meant."
Kang He climbed up a little and lay down next to Fan Jing. Knowing that Fan Jing was still worried about Chen's matter, he said, "How can we expect everyone to see everything clearly in one go? She might not listen to me if I open my heart to her now. It's not the right time yet."
Fan Jing tilted his head to look at Kang He, his brows slightly tightened. He had no way to deal with these things. If he could, it would not have hindered him until now.
But he felt uncomfortable seeing Kang He bothering with these trivial matters.
"If I hadn't decided to stay, I wouldn't have encountered so many problems."
When Kang He heard Fan Jing say this, he pursed his lips and frowned, "Because you sincerely want to stay, that's why you're willing to resolve these issues, not just pretend to be deaf and dumb."
"Dajing, you don't have to feel guilty about these things."
"But I'm very happy that you have such a heart."
A smile appeared in Kang He's eyes: "I heard that love makes you feel indebted."
After that, he looked at Fan Jing: "Is it you?"
Fan Jingmei's heart moved, he didn't know whether it was true or not.
But he rarely evaded the question: "I'm not sure."
Kang He chuckled when he heard what he said. He reached out and hugged him: "Then tell me when you are sure. I can wait."
........
Within two days, the sound of firecrackers could be heard from time to time in the quiet countryside. After the Little New Year, there were banquets every day and the place was bustling with activity.
Taking advantage of the busiest days, the family sold all the konjac.
The price was four cents per square before the Chinese New Year, but it has risen to five cents in the past few days after the Chinese New Year. Although the price is high, it is still easy to sell.
Chen was too embarrassed to keep the money from selling konjac tofu for herself, so she gave it all to Kanghe.
This year, my family sold konjac, so we had some extra money and could have had a lively New Year's Eve celebration. However, we only prepared two or three meat dishes and had a simple reunion dinner. The main focus was on the family feast.
Around the tenth day, several relatives visited.
He even went to Kang's house, but no one was at home. He heard from the villagers that Kang's father and mother had found a good doctor, so they took Kang and his second brother to treat his legs. However, the doctor was unsuccessful, so they had to come back.
That day, Kang He estimated that the time was about right.
He went to tell Chen that he had saved some extra money and he and Fan Jing had discussed buying an animal.
Not only can it save a lot of effort to carry things up and down the mountain, but it will also be easier to farm the fields at home when spring comes.
But the price of that thing was really high, and even if they had spent all their money, they still wouldn't have enough.
Chen also wanted to buy some livestock. What farmer wouldn't want that? She was very happy to hear that Kang He and Fan Jing had this plan.
So she opened the box and took out the remaining money she had saved, but when she added the two together, she found it was still not enough.
"Or borrow some."
Kang He said this.
Chen asked, "Who are you borrowing from?"
"Borrow from my uncle and aunt. Didn't my uncle take on some work outside before? I believe he has finished his work now, so he should have enough money."
Kang He said, "I won't borrow from my uncle and aunt for long. After the banquet is over and we collect some of the gift money, we'll pay it back first. Then Da Jing and I will go into the mountains to get the money to pay it back."
Chen hesitated a little: "Why not wait until the banquet is ready before buying it?"
"Mom, you're so confused! Livestock prices don't go up every year during the spring plowing and autumn harvest seasons. It's only during these winter months, when fodder is hard to come by and spring hasn't arrived yet, that livestock prices are high."
Chen fell silent, she knew this was the truth.
Seeing her hesitation, Kang He said, "If mother can't bring herself to ask, then I'll go to my uncle's house and borrow it. Grandpa and grandma like me, so they'll probably speak up for me."
"You mustn't go, or you'll get scolded! It's the beginning of the new year, and Fan Xin Academy has to pay its tuition, a huge expense. Let your grandparents know we're borrowing money to buy livestock, something they don't even have, so they might as well lend us money instead."
Kang He opened his eyes wider: "It's a good thing I didn't go."
Chen hesitated for a while and said, "You'd better ask me to go to my mother's house."
Seeing that he agreed, Kang He quickly said, "I'll pack some things and ask Mom to take them over to my uncle and aunt."
Chen was a little embarrassed when she heard this: "Okay."
After lunch, Chen carried a basket and went back to her parents' home.
Originally, Qiao'er was called to go with her, but she refused and wanted to go to the main room to play with Xiangxiu, so she had to go alone.
Kang He waited quietly at home.
"Sister, why don't you come over earlier? It's just right for us to have lunch here. I'll make you some tofu and stewed meat. It's your favorite."
On the Chen family's side, Chen Laoer's wife, Hu, received a basket of eggs from Chen Sanfang and became intimate with her again.
"Last time my sister came, we didn't have any meat for us to eat. There really wasn't any left at home. I've been thinking about it and it's been really hard on me."
If Chen Sanfang had heard his sister-in-law say this before, he would have fooled her. However, after what happened last time, he still had some resentment in his heart.
She couldn't help but think of what Kang He told her: some people are just good at talking, but when it comes to real things, they have different excuses.
She had never thought about her brother and sister-in-law in that way before, but now she started to be suspicious.
But even though she was a little unhappy, as the elder sister, she didn't take it too seriously and said, "We are a family, so let's not talk about this."
"Sister, why did you come here at this time without bringing Qiao'er to play with you?"
"Xiangxiu came home and she stayed in the main house and refused to go anywhere."
Then Chen Sanfang said, "Second brother said last time that he had taken a job outside. Has the job been completed yet? The feast is about to begin. Can you make it in time?"
Mrs. Hu heard this and thought for a moment, "How could I miss the feast? I said I'd go to help my sister. The other day, I even dug out some nice clothes from the bottom of my closet and asked if I looked good in them."
Seeing his brother and his family's thoughtfulness, Chen Sanfang began to talk about what had happened today: "I'm relieved now that my brother has finished his work. I came here this time, firstly, to invite you to come over for a feast early, and secondly... I wanted to borrow some money from you."
After saying that, she quickly told him when she would return it.
When Hu Shiguang heard that he wanted to borrow money, his expression changed and he didn't care what Chen Sanfang said afterwards.
She suppressed her unhappiness and said some strange things under the guise of joking: "Sister, look at what's wrong with you these days. You either come here to teach Zhuangsheng to do hard labor, or you use the money he earns from hard labor... Are you short of money, or is the Fan family short of money?"
"I advise you not to spend too much time on other people's children. Qiao'er is your biological child."
Chen Sanfang said, "It's not about my eldest brother getting married. It's almost spring, and your brother-in-law keeps complaining about back pain. He's not working as hard as before, but someone has to do the farm work. So I thought about buying an animal to help him, to save some effort."
"My brother-in-law is not feeling well, so he sent Fan Jing home to work the fields. Now there are people coming to the house, so why worry about not tilling the land properly? Why buy animals? Not only do you have to mow grass every day, but if they die after being poorly cared for, all that money will be wasted. Sister, do you think the silver is too hot?"
Chen Sanfang felt that what Hu said was a bit unreasonable. She clearly knew what her family was like, yet she still said that. However, she didn't get angry in the end. She said calmly, "We only have a few acres of land at home. If my eldest brother doesn't go into the mountains, the whole family will be buried in the land. How can we have enough to eat?"
Mrs. Hu remained silent for a long while before she said, "Sister, you know that a young man can't earn much money. You have two nephews to support, and boys are not easier to raise than girls and boys. It will cost a lot of money to get married and marry a wife in the future."
"Why did I wait so long to return it to you? Look at who you think of my sister."
Chen Sanfang said, "When my two nephews get married in the future, I, as their aunt, will have to give them money."
Mrs. Hu muttered, "Who knows what will happen in the future? Right now, my aunt is really asking for my nephew's money."
Her voice was not loud, but Chen Sanfang still heard it.
After hearing this, she, who had been lowering her head to borrow money, suddenly became angry, and it was not because she was angry with Hu for not lending her money.
"What do you mean by that? Who knows what will happen in the future if you're talking about it now? Who told me before that my two nephews would be filial to me in the future? You were always talking about the future, but now you're denying it. What's going on? Only you talk about the future, only your future counts, and what I say doesn't count, it's just empty talk?!"
When Mrs. Hu saw Chen Sanfang's words becoming more heated, she realized that she had spoken out of turn.
She slapped her lips and said, "Oh, that's not what I meant. Sister, you know I'm not good at talking, so please don't take it to heart."
Chen Sanfang's words hurt Hu's heart, and she said angrily, "Well, if you don't mean that, just lend me some money. Then I'll know your sincerity."
"Sister, you are kidding me. You are already old, why are you still acting like this?"
Mrs. Hu refused to do so.
"I finally understand. You were just trying to fool me! I won't come to your place anymore, and you don't have to come to my place anymore!"
After saying this, Chen was so angry that she picked up the basket of eggs and went back.
Unfortunately, at this time, Mrs. Hu did not chase after him. She just stood there without going out.
Chen, who was outside, took a peek and felt even sadder.
She walked and cried all the way.
Two eggs were broken.
By the time we got home, it was almost dark.
Seeing that it was getting late and the person had not returned yet, Father Fan had already reached the village entrance when he went to pick him up.
Kang He, Fan Jing and two maids were cooking in the kitchen. When they saw Chen coming home with red eyes, the two maids hurried over to ask her what was wrong.
Kang He and Fan Jing looked at each other. They both knew what was going on, but they pretended to be completely unaware and walked forward to ask about it.
Seeing that her family members were so concerned about her, Chen Sanfang felt even sadder and cried again with her hands covering her eyes.
She was tired of crying, so she took a sip of the soup brought by the maid. The chicken that Kanghe cooked and used to rub her eyes to reduce the swelling was all healed.
Chen Sanfang said, "My heartless brother and sister-in-law not only refused to help us, but also said such chilling words. I will never have any more friendship with them!"
She cursed and told the story of borrowing money today.
Kang He rolled his eyes at Chen Shi as he handed the peeled eggs to her. He said to her kindly, "Don't blame me, mother. Think about how you got all the money you saved. You came from the mountains, it was such a long way, and you fell several times before you could carry the konjac back. Then you got up early and worked late to make konjac tofu, and then you sold it in the cold wind, rain and snow.
"I worked so hard to earn a few coins, but my aunt came home to eat tea and fruit, warmed in a charcoal basin, and just talked to you, and she got coins to spend. No one is better at making money than her."
After hearing what Kang He said, Chen Sanfang said nothing, but the more she thought about it, the more she felt that it was true.
"My uncle and aunt only know how to coax Mom into giving them money, but they're unwilling to put in any effort or spend any money on our family. It's hard to see their sincerity."
Kang He said, "I know that mother has no sons. She is afraid that Qiao'er will be alone after she gets married. She is afraid that no one will take care of her in her old age and she will be bullied. It would be great if she had two nephews from her uncle's family.
"It's all right for Mom to plan for the future, but my uncle and aunt don't seem like reliable people. You treat them wholeheartedly, but they just think you're taking advantage of them and don't really care about you."
Chen Sanfang's words touched upon a sore spot for Kang He, and he couldn't help but wipe away his tears again.
Kang He spoke from the bottom of his heart, "I'm just telling you, mother, you can relax. I made a promise today that as long as Dajing and I are around, no one will bully you! If you don't have a son, I'll be there in the future. Dajing and I will be equally filial to you, mother and father."
After saying that, he looked at Fan Jing.
Fan Jingtong, who was standing at the other end, nodded. His chest rose and fell, and he spoke for the first time, "If you don't get involved with them anymore, let's not talk about the past. Let's live a good life as a family from now on."
Chen Sanfang was indescribably moved when he heard what the two said.
She thought that no one knew about the pain in her heart, but she didn't expect that her two children could see it so clearly and think so sympathetically with her.
For a moment, he really blamed himself for being stupid and regretted doing such a thing. He cried out: "My son! It was my fault for being foolish at first, and letting them trick me. I won't do that again!"
Kang He said, "It's not that I'm cruel and forbid you from interacting with your parents anymore, but I just don't want you to be as considerate and close to them as before. Relatives are still relatives, and we just need to keep things to ourselves for the sake of face."
Chen wiped her eyes and said sincerely, "I didn't know you two loved me so much before. I was afraid you would think I wasn't your real family. Now I understand. I will listen to you from now on."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
