When Huang Chuan returned, he looked dejected.
"Boss," Jiang Nuan frowned, "have you sent them away yet?"
No, no.
"No?" Old Mrs. Jiang immediately became sharp. "What's the point of keeping them around if you're not going to send them away? Are they just bringing trouble to the family?"
"Grandma, I can't just stand by and watch her die."
After saying that, Huang Chuan clutched his head in pain and let out a low growl of frustration.
"What?" Old Mrs. Jiang asked, her eyes full of doubt. "She's trying to kill herself?"
"Yes, he crashed straight into the wall. The doctor said if he had used even a fraction more force, he wouldn't have survived."
"Is your sister-in-law really trying to kill herself?" Huang Lao Er felt something was off. "She doesn't seem like that kind of person."
“I think so too,” Huang Xiaosan chimed in. “How could my sister-in-law bear to die?”
Grandma Jiang shared the same thought and said directly, "She wouldn't risk her life just to pretend."
She's used this method before.
"So," Jiang Nuan raised an eyebrow, "what are you going to do? Just let it go?"
If that's really the case, Jiang Nuan guarantees she'll kick this troublesome son out of the house.
"Mother, I'm very confused right now. Can I think about it some more?"
“Okay,” Jiang Nuan said seriously, “but let me make this clear from the start: you have to walk the path you’ve chosen, even if you have to crawl on your knees. We won’t interfere today, and we certainly won’t ask about it in the future.”
"Big brother," Huang Xiaosan said anxiously before Huang Laoda could even react, "You'd better think this through. If you leave your sister-in-law here, this kind of thing will happen often in the future, which is not good for you or for Da Niu and the others."
“That’s right,” Huang Lao Er quickly chimed in, “Your sister-in-law wouldn’t be willing to die. She’s just putting on an act. Don’t be fooled.”
"Stop talking, let me think about it."
After saying this, Boss Huang ignored everyone's reactions and ran out.
"They've gone too far!" Old Mrs. Jiang said unhappily. "It's all your fault for spoiling them. They're getting worse and worse. A bunch of people are helping them with their problems, and they not only don't appreciate it, but they also dare to give you attitude!"
Although she had expected this outcome, the old lady still felt very upset.
“They’ve been married for so many years, relying on each other through the hardest times. Their bond is something we can’t understand,” Jiang Nuan sighed. “It’s normal that your older brother can’t bear to see them suffer.”
"Mother, I don't believe my sister-in-law would try to kill herself."
"I don't believe it either."
"Second Brother, Third Brother," Huang Xiaosi said weakly, "I don't think it's necessary to kill Sister-in-law. Let's give her one last chance. If it really doesn't work, then we'll talk about it."
"Little Four, are you going to become a traitor?"
“Of course not,” Huang Xiaosi quickly shook his head. “My sister-in-law is a bit left now, but she was really good before. If it weren’t for her, I don’t know if Xiaowu and I would have survived.”
After saying that, she covered her mouth in horror, glanced cautiously at Jiang Nuan, and nervously explained, "Mother, I didn't mean you were bad, really not."
“No need to explain,” Jiang Nuan’s face darkened. “I did not do well in the past and did not care about you.”
“That’s not how it is,” Huang Lao Er said dismissively. “Sister-in-law did do a lot of work before, but we brothers didn’t just sit around doing nothing. Besides taking care of the children and doing housework, we didn’t let her lift a finger in the fields. If she can’t even take care of the children, what’s the point of having her? To be a lord?”
The old days were tough, but we all got through them together.
She has indeed worked hard and made great contributions, but others have also been busy. Everyone is struggling to make a living, but she is the only one who is precious.
Her daughter-in-law weaves bamboo strips every day, carrying dozens of kilograms of bamboo down the mountain. Isn't that more arduous than her work?
Why doesn't anyone praise her?
Is it just because there's no sister-in-law that I'm being pretentious?
"But……"
"No buts," Huang Lao Er interrupted him directly. "You think it wasn't easy for your sister-in-law to raise you, but why don't you think about it from the other side? She's only been married into the family for a few years. Without her, would the family have raised you to death?"
"Of course not."
"That settles it. She's not as important as you think. Even without her, your second sister-in-law wouldn't abandon you to your fate."
Huang Lao Er felt indignant on behalf of his wife. She had only married into the family two years later than his sister-in-law, yet everyone felt that she owed his sister-in-law something. Why was that?
Did she not work or did she not take care of her family?
Huang Xiaosan didn't dare to get involved in their conversation, feeling very guilty.
He went to work as an apprentice at a restaurant when his family needed him most, and fled to the county town when he should have been supporting the family business.
Although the family no longer needs to pay for my share of food, there is one less laborer to do the work.
After getting married, he stayed in the county town to live a quiet life, and never cared about anything at home.
The second brother can righteously criticize his sister-in-law, but he doesn't have that right.
"Alright, stop arguing," Jiang Nuan said helplessly. "The emperor isn't worried, but the eunuchs are. Your older brother isn't even worried about his own affairs, so why are you all meddling?"
“Mother, I just feel it’s unfair to my wife,” Huang Lao Er said indignantly. “She hasn’t done any less than my sister-in-law, so why should she have to put up with her?”
"Don't worry, that will never happen. If your brother keeps them here, let the couple live separately."
Jiang Nuan finally understood why her second son was so agitated.
The second daughter-in-law did just as much, yet she was neglected in every aspect of the household; anyone would feel uncomfortable in that situation.
"Da Niu and the others?"
"They will definitely stay."
"Is this okay?" Huang Xiaosan asked hesitantly. "They're still so young. Wouldn't it be bad if they didn't stay with their parents?"
“We can’t worry about that anymore,” Jiang Nuan waved her hand. “Your older brother chose Wang Shi over the child. Once is never enough. If you continue to follow them, you’ll suffer a lot of grievances.”
It would be better to let the couple love each other and do whatever they want, as long as they don't show up in front of me.
"Mother," Huang Yi asked cautiously, looking at the dark faces of everyone, "Didn't my eldest brother say he needed to consider it? Why do you all think he will keep my sister-in-law?"
“That’s because you don’t understand Big Brother,” Huang Lao Er scoffed. “He’s already made up his mind. He only said that because he knows no one agrees. Just wait and see.”
Huang Lao Er even harbored a dark suspicion that Huang Chuan was deliberately putting on this act to force his family to back down.
Huang Lao Er guessed correctly. Half an hour later, Huang Chuan came over and knelt directly in front of Jiang Nuan, saying, "Mother, please forgive your unfilial son."
"Tell me, what do you plan to do?"
"Let her copy scriptures at the house in town first, and then take her with her when her son goes to the capital."
"Sure?"
"Sure!"
Have you thought about Da Niu and the others?
Upon hearing this, Huang Chuan's face turned pale, and his voice trembled, "I've thought about it. They have their mother to take care of them, so nothing will happen to them."
“Boss,” Jiang Nuan narrowed her eyes, “I’ll remind you one more time, Wang Shi has a flawed character. If you continue to entangle her, it will cause countless troubles, which will not be good for either you or her.”
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