“Mother,” Huang Laoda said, puzzled, “There’s something I don’t understand. If they could help our family, we’re not heartless. They’re our elders, so we can’t possibly disobey them.”
“That’s easy,” Xie sneered. “Our family is in such dire straits, and there are so many of us. If each of us has a mouthful, we can easily eat up all the food stored in the old house. Do you think they would be willing to part with it? They just want to make things difficult for us everywhere, to make us docile and obedient, so that we can be manipulated by them.”
Although she had never seen such a thing before, she knew it was quite common.
In families with many brothers, the most honest and simple-minded one usually does the most work and receives the least benefit. He might be a slave to the whole family and still not be able to find a wife.
Those who are exceptionally talented and clever, even if they don't win their parents' favor, won't suffer any major losses.
"Is that really the case?" Boss Huang stared intently at Jiang Nuan.
He only believes what his own mother says.
“Pretty much,” Jiang Nuan sighed softly. “You can think of it as a taming process, like training an eagle, you know? You break its wings, pull out its claws, don’t let it sleep, don’t give it food. An eagle locked in a cage has no choice but to compromise in order to survive, and then it loses its pride and will, becoming a plaything of humans.”
Jiang Nuan recalled the scene when she first arrived.
If it weren't for my arrival, these people probably wouldn't have lasted much longer.
"How could I not know?" Huang Xiaosan's face turned pale. "They really dared to do that!"
An uncontrollable rage erupted, and he jumped to his feet, shouting, "I will never let them succeed in this lifetime!"
"What's all the excitement about?" Jiang Nuan gently scolded, "Sit down properly!"
“Mother, they’ve gone too far,” Huang Lao Er said angrily. “We treat them with the respect due to our elders, but they treat us like animals.”
Having such a wicked elder is truly the worst luck imaginable.
“It’s all in the past, all their schemes have come to nothing, why are you so agitated? Be more mature,” Jiang Nuan said, rubbing her forehead. “I knew I couldn’t tell you guys, none of you are mature enough.”
"Mother," Huang Laoda stood up in grief and anger, slamming his fist on the table, "Your son is filled with hatred!"
"What's the use of hatred? Besides making yourself uncomfortable, what else can it do? Can you take a knife and kill someone?"
"cannot!"
"If you can't, then behave yourself and sit still!"
"oh!"
Finally, Huang Laoda reluctantly sat down.
Seeing this, Huang Lao Er, who was itching to make a move, dared not do anything and stared at Jiang Nuan expectantly, "Mother, aren't you angry?"
Mother must have discovered it long ago, but she didn't show anything unusual and kept them all in the dark.
Even knowing that Jiang Nuan wouldn't harm them, Huang Lao Er was still very puzzled.
“Being angry is pointless,” Jiang Nuan said slowly. “Even if we had evidence, it wouldn’t be of any use. This matter is indeed excessive in terms of morality, but it is not problematic in terms of law. When your grandfather divided the family property, he gave you everything he was entitled to. Although it may seem heartless that he didn’t help you later, no one would criticize him for it.”
"Furthermore, he is, after all, an elder, so people will only be more forgiving of him."
She was certain that if her son really made a fuss about this, some would say that her father-in-law was heartless, but most people would criticize her son for being unfilial.
It will do them no good at all; on the contrary, it will affect their future prospects, and they might even be blackmailed with something they can use against them.
"Are we just going to let this go like this?" Huang Xiaosan clenched his fists. "Are we just going to swallow this insult?"
After saying that, he stared intently at Jiang Nuan, wanting an answer.
If he hadn't heard it from his own mother, he would never have imagined that there was such a wicked person in his life.
"Just remember this lesson," Jiang Nuan patted her son's shoulder. "People can be treacherous; we must be on guard."
“But my daughter-in-law is not reconciled,” Xie said indignantly. “They are really too bad, so wicked.”
One's own parents are wicked in a way that is completely undisguised; they openly display their malice towards one, which can make one wary.
Those people at the old house are truly insidious!
"Even if we're unwilling, we have to endure it for now. The time isn't right. Our family's life has just started to improve. If we make any moves, people will misunderstand us as betraying our clan and forgetting our gratitude."
"What should we do then? Should we continue to play along?"
If she hadn't known before, she wouldn't have cared, but ever since she found out, Xie felt disgusted whenever she thought of those people in the old house.
"You don't need to worry about it. Just pretend you don't know anything about it. The other mothers can handle it."
"I'm sorry, Mother," Huang Laoda suddenly realized many things. "Mother said before that the old house had no good intentions. I thought Mother had a grudge against the old house, but it turns out she saw through them long ago."
“No wonder Mother always forbade us to go to the old house,” Huang Lao Er suddenly realized. “Luckily we didn’t go, otherwise who knows what other tricks she might have up her sleeve.”
"Fortunately, Mother had painstakingly planned for us; otherwise, the old house might have succeeded long ago."
Jiang Nuan could only manage an awkward but polite smile in response to her son's excessive flattery.
Many of Jiang's actions are contradictory, and she still hasn't fully figured out what she's thinking.
I had a vague feeling that her feelings for the children were complicated, a mixture of love, hate, and guilt.
"That's settled then. Don't mention it again. Your future lies in Ping'an County, in the prefectural city, and in the capital, not in the small town of Huangjiakou. This matter is just a stumbling block on your journey. Just get over it and don't let it affect your prospects."
In Jiang Nuan's view, fighting is a very low-class thing.
Putting aside whether we can win or not, even if we could, what would be the point? Instead of wasting time arguing, we should learn more and leave our opponents far behind so they can never see us again.
"Mother, your son was wrong!"
After calming down, Huang Xiaosan thought about the whole story carefully and felt ashamed.
If you act impulsively and do something irrational, you will lose your ground even if you are in the right, and you will be in a very passive position.
It's possible that they'll never be able to escape the control of the old house again.
Perhaps this is why Mother kept her brothers away from the old house.
“It’s good that you know you’re wrong,” Jiang Nuan said, pointing to her other two sons. “You two should think about this more when you get back. Use your brains when things happen, and don’t always think about finding someone to settle scores with.”
Although these sons have made great progress, they are still not mature enough and need more experience!
Jiang Nuan sighed softly.
“I remember,” Huang Lao Er said sullenly. “Although I’m not smart, I’m obedient. Mother told me to pretend I don’t know, so I will pretend I don’t know.”
“Mother,” Huang Laoda also spoke up to make a promise, “I will not get entangled with the old house.”
In any case, their plans have failed.
"Okay, then..."
Before Jiang Nuan could finish speaking, she heard a shout from outside, "Xiao Chuan, open the door!"
"Master is here!"
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