"Really no money?" Huang Xiaosan asked subconsciously, then immediately explained awkwardly, "It's a misunderstanding, I really didn't come here to borrow money this time."
"Really not?" Jiang Chao still harbored doubts.
"Would you lend it?"
"Of course not, what are you dreaming about in broad daylight!"
He hasn't even paid back the first loan yet, and he's still thinking of borrowing more? Does he look like a fool?
Upon hearing this, Huang Xiaosan was quite disappointed. "If you don't want to lend it, then don't. Anyway, I don't need your ten or twenty taels."
"You said the same thing last time, the time before that, and the time before that!"
Jiang Chao snorted coldly and crossed his arms.
"This time it's for real, there will absolutely be no next time."
"Are you trustworthy?"
"Of course I believe you!"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Chao turned and left, not wanting to pay any attention to Huang Xiaosan.
Seeing this, Huang Xiaosan quickly grabbed the man, "Jiang Chao, don't go, I really need to talk to you."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Chao stopped in his tracks, his brows furrowed. "What is it? Speak."
In any case, he will never lend money again to feed the Pixiu.
"It's what Mother mentioned before, that she doesn't want my eldest brother to have any contact with Da Niu and the others."
"What?" Huang Lao Er asked, puzzled. "You don't agree?"
“Not entirely,” Huang Xiaosan said sullenly. “Mother’s thinking is right. If we were Da Niu, we would also feel bad if our own father didn’t care about us.”
At this point, Huang Xiaosan was very puzzled.
My older brother spends the most time with our father, and he should be influenced by his words and deeds, so why doesn't he have even 20% of our father's love for his son?
In terms of affection, Dad's feelings for Mom were no less than his feelings for his sister-in-law, yet Dad never neglected them or let them suffer any injustice.
"Not entirely?" Jiang Chao turned around. "What are your thoughts?"
"It's nothing, I just feel it's such a pity that things are like this now. I remember when Da Niu was born, my older brother was so happy that he walked with his hands and feet in unison. He chopped firewood for two whole days before he calmed down. Every day, the corners of his mouth were turned up so wide that he couldn't suppress it. Almost every word he said was about Da Niu."
However, although there is still affection between father and son, the rift between them is growing wider, which is truly regrettable.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Chao was stunned. "It is indeed a great pity."
This was the first time he had heard of these things.
"Besides, it's not fair to Da Niu and the others. They have parents, so why should they live like orphans? Whether my brother likes it or not, he should take on the responsibilities of a father."
“That’s true,” Huang Lao Er agreed wholeheartedly. “No matter what happens, he has to do what he’s supposed to do. That’s what a real man does.”
“You all think so too, right?” Huang Xiaosan tried to suppress his excitement and then continued to analyze, “Mother has completely given up on eldest brother now, so she simply decided to throw caution to the wind. But this is the worst possible solution. If possible, we should still let eldest brother take responsibility for himself.”
He is indeed the eldest sister-in-law's husband, and also the father of Da Niu and the others. He can be somewhat biased, but he can't completely ignore the children, and...
"Stop rambling," Huang Lao Er said, annoyed by these long-winded speeches. "Just state your thoughts directly; this rambling is a waste of time."
Huang Xiaosan, who was in the middle of a lively conversation, rubbed his nose awkwardly upon hearing this and dared not show off any longer. "What I mean is, let's go to town and persuade our brother, and make him realize his mistakes completely."
"Isn't your idea a bit too simplistic?" Jiang Chao frowned slightly.
"How so?"
"Persuasion is useless. If preaching were effective, Auntie wouldn't have given up so decisively. Just like Huangshan, even if he knows everything in his heart, he will pretend to be confused. You know what happened today. Even when he left, he didn't think he was wrong."
Upon hearing this, Huang Xiaosan, who had been excited, fell silent.
After a long pause, he finally spoke, "What if it works?"
"Let's give it a try," Huang Lao Er said directly. "If it works out, great. If it doesn't, we'll give up completely and treat Da Niu and the other two as our own children."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Chao stopped arguing.
In the town, at the Huang residence.
Wang lay listlessly on the bed, a maidservant fanning her vigorously beside her, and a bowl of mung bean soup with ice placed next to her.
"Sunny day, go see if the master has returned!"
"Yes, madam."
As soon as the person went out, Wang felt a surge of heat and couldn't help but sit up and pick up a bowl of mung bean soup to drink.
Just then, Huang Chuan arrived home.
"Qingtian, how is Madam?"
"Reporting to Master, Madam did not have a good appetite today. She only ate half a bowl of bird's nest at noon, and she also vomited up most of the medicine she drank."
Upon hearing this, Huang Chuan's face immediately turned serious. "I understand. You can go down now. I'll go take a look."
"This servant takes her leave."
Huang Chuan strode to the door, coughed lightly, and went inside. "Qingtian said you didn't have a good appetite today, but you also have a headache?"
“Not entirely,” Wang explained, shaking her head. “I don’t feel like eating when you’re not around.”
Huang Chuan ignored these words and said, "Don't make a fuss, just focus on getting better. You only have one life, and if you don't cherish it, heaven will take it away."
"knew."
After speaking, Wang lowered her eyes, concealing the darkness within them.
She wasn't divorced and remained the eldest daughter-in-law of the Huang family, which should have been her wish fulfilled, but instead made her feel increasingly aggrieved.
The family did separate, but the couple was kicked out and given a dilapidated house for a thousand taels of silver.
The child was also detained at the resort, separated from his family, and he could not even afford to see him.
And then there's my husband. He's still the same person, but he's not as considerate as before. Every day, he looks at me with cold eyes, like a stranger after a divorce.
She tried her best to ease the tension between the two, but to no avail.
After a brief conversation, Huang Chuan left immediately.
It's unclear whether he was punishing himself or punishing Wang Shi; although the two hadn't divorced, their marriage was practically a marriage in name only.
He took great care of her, providing her with all the food, clothing, and necessities she needed, but he never gave her a kind look, and she slept alone in the front yard.
After Huang Shi left, Wang Shi clenched her nails tightly. In a moment, beads of sweat the size of beans fell down her face. Then, she immediately called for someone, "Qing Tian, go and tell the master that my headache has flared up again."
Upon hearing this, Qingtian quickly stuffed a handkerchief into her mouth, then placed a quilt under her head before hurriedly leaving. "Please wait a moment, Madam. I'll go and call someone right away."
Huang Chuan, who had just sat down and hadn't even finished his water, heard hurried footsteps and immediately came out. "Has Madam's headache flared up again?"
"Yes, sir, you should go and take a look."
"Um!"
Huang Chuan didn't say much, but his pace quickened involuntarily.
When Huang Chuan arrived, Wang looked like she was being pulled out of the water; she was curled up, and veins were bulging on her face.
"Sunny day, go prepare some hot water. I'll take care of things here."
"This servant understands!"
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