Chapter 298 Getting off the donkey
Chapter 298 Getting off the donkey
As the door was kicked open, Hou Baiwan walked in cursing.
"Damn it, your good thing, besides causing trouble for me, eating and drinking too much and making a fuss, it doesn't do anything like being a human being."
She had originally agreed not to get angry and to appease her father-in-law first, but when she heard the scolding, the woman immediately got furious.
"I raised him? Isn't he the offspring of your old Hou family? I'm a bastard, and my offspring will look just like me."
"you?……"
Hou Baiwan looked at his yellow-faced wife's cheeks, which had turned purple and black due to the blue veins exposed from anger.
"Okay, okay, since it's over, I won't care about that bastard Hou Ping anymore. You women can make as much noise as you want, okay?"
“Dad, Dad…”
Seeing that her father-in-law had just stepped into the room and was about to leave before even sitting down, Zhao Fengjuan rushed over and grabbed Hou Baiwan.
He secretly glanced at the mother-in-law who was still fuming behind him, and hurriedly pulled Hou Baiwan and said,
"Dad, we all know that you feel sorry for Hou Ping. It was Hou Ping who caused you trouble and made you angry.
This is all my daughter-in-law's fault. She didn't discipline Hou Ping well. Please calm down and sit down. After all, we are a family. Getting angry won't solve the problem.
Isn't it Dad? Dad, please sit down and talk to me. I will do whatever you say to your daughter-in-law."
Hou Baiwan didn't come back all the way to fight. Since his daughter-in-law gave him this way out, he naturally took advantage of it.
"Dad, please don't blame my mom. She didn't sleep all night after Hou Ping was arrested. How can a mother not worry about her child? Please understand my mom."
Hou Baiwan sat down and glared at his yellow-faced wife hatefully. He leaned back hard on the heavy sofa, breathing heavily and said nothing.
"Dad, how's Hou Ping's situation?"
"Now that he's out, I've had him locked up at home. During this time, he'll stay in the city and reflect on his actions. Don't come back and cause me any more trouble."
"No, what do you mean, Lao Hou?"
When the mother-in-law heard this, she started talking again.
"You mean, Hou Ping won't be allowed to participate in the grain business?"
"He's already caused so much trouble, do I still dare to let him get involved?"
Hearing his wife questioning him like this, Hou Baiwan suddenly raised his head from the back of the sofa and glared at his wife fiercely.
"If I let him continue, he'll probably put me in jail next. Do you believe it?"
After hearing this, the mother-in-law immediately lost her previous morale.
After all, her son really doesn't care about her. He is not good at anything and he eats everything without leaving any residue, but he is the number one troublemaker.
"Well, if Hou Ping can't do it, let Feng Juan do it. You must not let the people from Little Fox's family do this business."
As soon as the mother-in-law said this, Hou Baiwan looked at Zhao Fengjuan with great vigilance.
Zhao Fengjuan understood at a glance that her father-in-law was doubting her. Just at this moment, the child was awakened by the adults' noise and woke up with a cry.
Zhao Fengjuan quickly picked up her son and coaxed him while looking at her father-in-law and said,
"Dad, don't think too much. Although I am the biological mother of your eldest grandson, I am Hou Ping's wife and the daughter-in-law of the Hou family who was married off by matchmaker.
I had been helping Hou Ping with the ointment-making business before, but in the final analysis, it was Hou Ping who was supporting the business from the outside, and I was just making a small contribution behind the scenes. Fortunately, the profits were pretty good.
But, I still say the same thing, I will listen to my father-in-law, if you tell me to accept it, I will accept it. If you already have a suitable candidate, I can also assist him from behind.
After all, these are people who make money for our Hou family. As long as their hearts are with the Hou family, I can do whatever I want."
"No, since Hou Ping can't come back, let Feng Juan do it.
Her two brothers have contributed a lot to our family's income. Our Hou family's money must not be managed by outsiders. It must be managed by our own people.
Unless you, the old man, do the harvesting yourself, otherwise it must be Fengjuan."
Hou Baiwan looked at the child crying loudly in Zhao Fengjuan's arms, and his expression softened. He quickly stood up and walked towards Zhao Fengjuan.
"Hey, grandson, it's Grandpa's fault for disturbing you. Look, look, my grandson has grown a lot in just a few days."
Strangely enough, after Hou Baiwan said this several times, the child stopped crying and stared at his grandfather with his big black eyes.
"Hey, kid, come here and give me a hug."
As soon as he saw that his eldest grandson stopped crying, Hou Baiwan happily took him from Zhao Fengjuan's hands. It was true that the grandfather liked his eldest grandson more and more the more he looked at him. As he looked at him, he couldn't help but bend down and give his eldest grandson a big kiss on the little face.
"Okay, okay, my eldest grandson has grown up to be a great man, okay."
Suddenly Hou Baiwan looked at Zhao Fengjuan who was standing respectfully beside him and said,
"You did a great job boiling the ointment and made a lot of money. This time, I'll leave the grain collection in Xiangyang Town to you."
After Hou Baiwan said this, Zhao Fengjuan understood that her father-in-law had arrangements in other towns and villages. She couldn't help but secretly exchanged glances with her mother-in-law.
Seeing that her mother-in-law was about to say something, Zhao Fengjuan took advantage of the opportunity when her father-in-law lowered his head to tease the child and stopped her mother-in-law with her hand.
"Since my father-in-law has arranged this, I will do my best to fulfill his promise."
"Um,"
Hou Baiwan sat on the sofa holding the child, lowering his head to tease the child in his arms, and said,
"Call your two brothers along this time. After all, it's not convenient for a woman like you to do the work. Just follow the car, and let the men handle the rest."
At this point, Hou Baiwan looked at the child in his arms, and suddenly thought of something. He looked up at Zhao Fengjuan and asked,
"Fengjuan, if you harvest rice, you'll have to run day and night. What will happen to my eldest grandson?"
"Oh, my mom said she would help me coax her, and I will hire a nanny to help my mom coax her. Father-in-law, didn't you just say that I have two brothers to help me, so I don't have to follow her every day."
Hou Baiwan looked at his yellow-faced wife in disbelief. Could she coax a child?
What else does she, a lazy woman, do besides playing mahjong all day?
"Why are you looking at me? Why can't I coax my eldest grandson? Besides, even if I can't coax him, there is still my mother-in-law.
You don't need to worry about this. This is my eldest grandson. You feel bad for him, but I feel worse than you do."
"Oh……"
Hou Baiwan sneered,
"You'd better remember what you said. I've spent most of my life with you, and I don't know who you are."
"Dad, stay over tonight. Don't you like the cornmeal pancakes I make? I'll stew chicken and mushrooms for you tonight, and make a pot of cornmeal pancakes.
Oh, I also saw that Mom had frozen some small pieces of tofu. I'll heat one up for you and add some red peppers."
"Okay, okay, Fengjuan, the pancakes you make are really delicious, and this tofu, I've been craving it for a while..."
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