Upon hearing this, Huang Chuan was stunned and asked in a low voice, "Da Niu, are you still blaming Dad?"
Madam Xie sneered and said, "Isn't it your fault for not knowing your own limitations? Think about what you've done, how dare you ask such a question?"
“Exactly,” Jin said, speechless. “Is there even a question? You know the answer without even thinking.”
"What are you expecting?" Seventh Sister asked sharply. "Do you think you did nothing wrong and no one will hold it against you? Or are you just a child who is too young and forgetful to know what harm is?"
The barrage of words left Huang Chuan speechless, unable to even utter a word in his own defense.
Da Niu's expression didn't change when he heard these words. "Dad, we're really fine. You should go back to the mountain quickly."
"Da Niu, Dad came here this time just to get closer to you."
These words made Da Niu instinctively turn his head and look at Xie Shi pleadingly, "Second Aunt~"
"Look how scared the child is," Xie said, speechless. "Brother, do you have a grudge against them?"
She really doubted this matter, and also doubted whether Boss Huang had any brains at all.
Why do you say that?
"To say something so reckless, it's unbelievable..."
It's fine to be close, but you could bring something for the child. Using only your mouth with empty hands, are you sure you're not trying to scare them?
"How can you say that?" Old Huang said, feeling wronged.
Is it wrong for him to come back to see his child?
“I can’t reason with you,” Xie said, too lazy to argue, and got up. “Children, the yokan in the kitchen should be ready soon. I’ll take you to see it. Da Niu, put down your books and memorize them later.”
"good!"
So, the group of people left in a flash, leaving only Boss Huang facing the empty courtyard.
After leaving under a pretext, Ms. Xie comforted the child and went to the main courtyard.
Jiang Nuan was somewhat surprised to see people arrive. "Weren't we supposed to reconcile accounts today?"
“There’s no rush, Mother,” Xie asked without hesitation, directly voicing her doubts, “Are you really going to keep my eldest brother at home?”
"He told you that?"
“No,” Xie Shi said, pursing her lips, “I just noticed that Mother doesn’t seem to care much about his whereabouts anymore.”
"Do you know that she sent your sister-in-law back to her parents' home?"
"I've heard about it," Xie said with a complicated expression. "It's only been a few days, and he's already sent his sister-in-law back to her parents' home. How...heartless!"
She was the one who was fiercely protecting him back then, but now that things have escalated to this point and there's absolutely no way to salvage the situation, she's sent him back to his parents' home...
What a cruel heart!
What about his feelings for his sister-in-law?
"He won't be staying at home anymore, so don't worry too much. If he gets close to Da Niu and the others, don't stop him. After all, they are father and son. It's never a bad thing for another person to care for him."
“That’s true,” Xie said skeptically, “but I feel he has ulterior motives. Is he just trying to win over his family to make a living because he’s been feeling stifled in the mountains for too long?”
"Of course," Xie quickly changed her words when she noticed her mother-in-law's subtle expression. "I was just saying it casually. My elder brother shouldn't be so mercenary as to use even his own child."
“No, you reminded me,” Jiang Nuan changed her mind, “Call Da Niu over, I want to ask him something.”
It's said that children are the most sensitive, so if even a big shot can sense something is wrong, then there really is a problem.
Thinking of this, Jiang Nuan's heart sank.
A moment later, Da Niu came over, leading Er Niu by the hand. "Grandma, you were looking for me?"
"Hmm," Jiang Nuan patted her grandson's head and asked softly, "Did you see your father today?"
"I saw him."
How are you feeling?
“I don’t feel anything,” Da Niu looked at Jiang Nuan seriously and said in a solemn tone, “Grandma, I’m not a child anymore, I don’t need a dad anymore.”
Upon hearing this, Jiang Nuan couldn't help but laugh and ask, "How can a tiny little bean not be a child?"
"Those who have read books are not, that's what the Master said."
"Even children need their fathers' love."
"unnecessary."
Da Niu's attitude was very firm.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Nuan became serious. "Why?"
"I don't need it."
"Then I'll kick your father out?" Jiang Nuan asked tentatively.
"Okay, let's get rid of them."
Hearing this, Jiang Nuan was genuinely surprised. "Aren't you worried?"
After a long silence, Da Niu spoke in a deep voice, "Grandma, did Dad send Mom to Grandma's house?"
"Yes, worried about your mother?"
Da Niu shook his head and said crisply, "First he abandoned us, then he abandoned his mother. When will he ever abandon himself?"
His dark, clear eyes were filled with doubt but not resentment, as if he were truly just puzzled.
However, these words startled Jiang Nuan quite a bit.
Xie was even more shocked. "Da Niu, who told you that?"
"No one else, it was my own idea."
How could you think that?
In her heart, Xie had already cursed Huang Laoda from head to toe.
This person is so clueless, he's even ruining his child's life. Such a young age, yet he has such a heavy mind.
No wonder he showed no joy or affection when he saw his own father.
"Why not?" Da Niu's eyes remained clear and bright. "Dad, you really won't abandon anyone in the future?"
Madam Xie dared not accept this.
She didn't have much hope for her brother-in-law's character.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Nuan's eyes flickered, and she asked, "Is Da Niu afraid of being abandoned again?"
“It’s not that I’m afraid, Dad will definitely do it,” Da Niu explained, shaking his head. “Fourth Uncle said that when a person does something, there are only zero times or countless times. We must learn to accept the unpleasant things in life.”
Although his words seemed disjointed, Jiang Nuan understood what her grandson meant.
In short, the grandson no longer trusts his father, dares not get close to him, and dares not accept him.
"Grandma knows what you mean, Erniu. You think so too?"
"I'll listen to my brother."
Erniu felt a little wronged. He wanted his father to play with him, but he didn't dare to ask.
"Okay, Grandma respects your opinion." Jiang Nuan patted their heads again and escorted them back to the yard.
"I don't know whether to say it's a misfortune or deserved it," Xie said, her feelings complicated. "If my elder brother had known what would happen to him today, would he have dared to be so willful before?"
She completely drove her own son away from her; no one else could do that!
“Who knows?” Jiang Nuan said with a headache, pressing her brow with her finger. “Arrange for someone to send him directly to the capital. Tell your grandmother to let him start from the bottom. Don’t suppress him or take care of him. Just pretend you don’t know him. How far he can climb depends on his own abilities.”
He paused for a moment, then added, "He has elderly parents to care for, young children to raise, and a wife to look after. Have someone keep an eye on him; if he dares to philander, send him back up the mountain."
"Okay, I'll listen to Mother."
Xie appeared calm on the surface, but his heart was in turmoil.
Mother has made up her mind completely; my eldest brother's life from now on will probably not be easy.
But it's good, people have to take responsibility for their actions, and no matter how bitter or difficult it is, they can't blame others.
Although she felt a little reluctant, Xie's heart hardened immediately when she thought of her nephew.
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