It wasn't just deceiving herself; it was also her most cherished wish. But today, all her beautiful dreams were shattered, and she felt like the sky was about to fall. How could she not know how she treated her other children and grandchildren?
She's offended them all badly. When she gets old, can she really rely on those children? She's afraid her other children and grandchildren will kill her. She can only keep her eyes closed and continue to spoil her youngest son.
But today she discovered that even her youngest son was lying to her, and even her last illusory dream was shattered. She simply couldn't bear it.
The old lady's legs went weak and she sat down on the ground. She stopped patting her thighs and crying. Her mouth opened and closed as she kept muttering, "Impossible. You're all lying to me. Wangcai wouldn't do this to me."
Their eldest son, Qian Wangcai's older brother, came out at this moment. He first greeted Grandma Qian before looking at Qian Xiao.
"Erdan, was what Auntie said just now true?"
They didn't forcefully demand a division of the family property, hoping their younger brother would become successful and perhaps help their own children out. That's why they gritted their teeth and endured it.
Their eldest child is already eleven years old and still hasn't started school. Is it because he doesn't want to go? Or is it because they don't have the money? Whenever the topic of school comes up, his mother scolds him, beating the whole family up until they are completely worthless.
If it weren't for the thought that there were only one or two years left, and that if his younger brother really got into university, their whole family would be turned around, with a university student in the family, even their children's marriages would be much easier in the future.
Today, someone told them that it was all fake, made up by their own younger brother. Even he felt dizzy. What was the point of all those years of suffering? Was it just to raise a bloodsucker?
"Are you asking about Qian Wangcai's studies?" Qian Xiao couldn't quite put his finger on Qian Laoda; he didn't have much ill will towards him, but there was nothing about him that anyone could stand out from him.
In Qian Xiao's eyes, a husband and father who can't even take care of his own little family is a good-for-nothing. He's a grown man, yet he's managed to be controlled by an old woman who only knows how to make unreasonable demands.
Isn't it just that they're thinking of getting some benefits from it too? That's what Qian Xiaozhe looks down on. If you're so capable, why don't you bear all of this alone? Why drag your wife and kids along to suffer with you? People like that are fit to be bachelors for life.
Boss Qian nodded. Qian Xiao wouldn't cover up for that disgusting thing, Qian Wangcai: "It's all true. You know that Qian Wangcai and I went to the same high school. Although we were in different years, we could still hear about some things."
"Qian Wangcai's grades are very poor, and there's no point in him continuing his studies. But it seems like your family thinks he's doing exceptionally well, so maybe you're hoping he can get a high school diploma?"
"However, Qian Wangcai is the most famous. It is said that his family is rich and he eats and dresses well. Some students still like to associate with him because Qian Wangcai is quite generous."
Many people are willing to say a few nice words to make a living.
“I’ve seen him a few times when he goes to a state-run restaurant outside the school. I didn’t see Qian Wangcai at school for the first few days of my break last month. I saw him twice when I went back to the village. I didn’t see him at all when I went back to school this time.”
"I don't know whether he went to school or not. As you know, studying is very busy, and I don't have time to pay attention to someone I'm not very familiar with."
As for seeing Qian Wangcai in the county town, she wouldn't say anything. Even the slightest hint would lead to endless trouble. She was just telling the truth because she felt sorry for the other children in the Qian family.
If Qian Wangcai's older brothers could understand this and at least think more about their own children, those children wouldn't be so old and still not have a decent set of clothes. It's said that none of their grandchildren are able to go to school. It's truly a case of the whole family supporting a good-for-nothing like Qian Wangcai.
Old Qian felt a chill. This was the most filial and successful child his mother had always talked about. He had drunk the blood of his entire family and was now spending lavishly, while those of them who had done all the hard work couldn't even get enough to eat.
He glanced at the children behind him; their clothes were not only thin but also patched upon patched, far from fitting properly, and they were all emaciated and pale. He thought of his own younger brother, whose clothes were spotless and without a single patch.
Every time his mother gave his younger brother special treatment, he could only watch from afar, swallowing his saliva, feeling a pang of heartache. He wiped his face hard, as if he had made a decision, and his expression changed from sorrowful and restrained to resolute.
"Erdan, thank you for telling me all this," he said, then turned and left, completely ignoring his mother who was still muttering to herself like a fool.
Qian Xiao glanced at her grandmother, who was holding her granddaughter's hand and said, "Let's go home. Don't pay any attention to this old woman. She's just a fool."
Qian Xiao glanced at his great-grandfather, and Qian Baozhu waved his hand: "Alright, you just got back, right? Go back now, there's nothing for you here."
Qian Baozhu had someone send Qian Wangcai's mother, who was like a fool, back home. He shook his head, put his hands behind his back, and went home, saying that Qian Wangcai was no good kid and always boasted about things without any basis.
"Grandma, what do you think Qian Wangcai's older brother is thinking?"
Qian Xiao only lived to the point of just leaving the ivory tower of school in her previous life, and her life experience was pitifully limited. There were some things she really couldn't see through or understand.
"What can they think? Just you wait and see. They're going to make a scene. They've doted on their son for almost twenty years, and they can just let go like that? I think the kid has figured it out too. It won't be easy for him to separate from the family."
Parents are never wrong, unless the child can put aside their pride and not be suppressed by the concept of filial piety, otherwise the days ahead will be even more difficult.
"Erdan, remember this: when you look for a partner in the future, don't choose someone who is too filial. Being too filial is just blind obedience, and it will be difficult to live with someone like that. You also can't choose someone who listens to their mother too much. How can you live with someone who doesn't even have their own opinions?"
A look of embarrassment slowly appeared on Qian Xiao's face: "Grandma, what are you saying? How old am I? I won't find a partner in the future, I'll just stay with Grandpa and Grandma, okay?"
Grandma Qian slapped Qian Xiao: "What nonsense are you talking about? Look at any family, if a girl doesn't get married, people will complain about her to death."
Qian Xiao didn't care about other gossip at all: "If you're particular, just make do. How can you live if you care about what others say all the time?"
"I was thinking, it would be so hard to find a mother-in-law as good as my grandma, you couldn't find one even with a lantern. So I might as well live with my grandparents. What could they possibly do to me?"
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