"You just want to raise them to be weak and timid so that you can manipulate people to help the eldest son's family in the future. You're even thinking that if the eldest son can't have a son, you can adopt one from there. How can you do this to the second son?"
As Grandma Huang spoke, her chest began to tremble, and cloudy tears silently streamed down her face.
“Nonsense, utter nonsense,” Old Man Huang’s face was ashen. “Women are just short-sighted and have long hair. I won’t argue with you!”
After saying that, he immediately left with his hands behind his back, his hurried steps as if he were fleeing something.
Seeing this, Old Mrs. Huang cried even harder, "My poor son!"
It sounded like the mournful cry of a mother animal that had lost her orphan.
After Old Man Huang hurriedly went out, he bumped into Village Chief Huang who was returning. "Father, I feel that things are not good."
"It's not convenient to talk about this outside."
The two stopped when they reached a quiet, deserted corner. White pear blossoms and pink peach blossoms drifted down in the wind, swirling around them.
"Father, does Ya Ya know something?"
Huang Shi was very nervous. He dared not underestimate his younger sister-in-law's intelligence, neither in the past nor now.
"She's always been intelligent, she must have sensed something was wrong, but I don't know how much she guessed."
"What should we do then?" Huang Shi's expression changed drastically. "Why don't we stop? The big mistake hasn't been made yet, there's still time."
"You think I don't want to? It's too late," Old Man Huang roared in exasperation. "Those few bastards still haven't backed down, and you still haven't realized the problem?"
I originally thought it was just a mongrel, that it would wag its tail and come running for food after I pressed it a few times. But six years have passed, and it's not as easy to control as it was before we separated.
"What should we do then?" Huang Shi bit his lip. "Ya Ya isn't someone to be trifled with. Once she finds out about these things, she might..."
"I'll go and test the waters first," Old Man Huang said, sounding somewhat helpless. "I hope things don't get to the worst possible point."
Even his wife could see it, so he didn't have the confidence to convince his daughter-in-law that she didn't know. How could someone so perceptive not notice?
It's a pity that the eldest son didn't marry her. If she had been his wife, she would have been intelligent, prosperous, and able to bear children, and he wouldn't have had to scheme like this.
Although the eldest daughter-in-law is also outstanding, she is no match for the youngest daughter-in-law.
As Old Man Huang turned around, Huang Shi suddenly asked, "Father, I've always had a question I wanted to ask: why are you so cruel to Xiao Chuan and the others?"
"Because of you," Old Man Huang's voice was unwavering, "I only have you as my son, so I have to think about you. Xiao Chuan and the others are just grandsons, and only grandsons."
Being a generation apart means not only is the bloodline less close, but the feelings between them have also faded.
He had to make plans for his only living son.
"What if my second brother were still alive?"
“There are no ‘ifs’,” Old Man Huang paused, then continued, “If it were true… perhaps it would happen.”
He himself wasn't sure.
He can endure it for a year or two, and he can wait for three or five years. But if his eldest grandson remains childless, he doesn't know what he will do.
They might be concerned about the younger son, but the eldest son is the main branch of the family, and they can't just watch his branch decline.
“I understand,” Huang Shi said, biting his lip. “In this life, I will ultimately be sorry to my second brother and Xiao Chuan and the others.”
Old Huang froze for a moment, then recovered quickly. "Don't think too much about it. Just help me talk to your mother."
When Xie returned after hearing the news, she excitedly recounted Huang Youliang's words verbatim.
Immediately, Huang Lao Er excitedly slapped his thigh, exclaiming, "I knew it! There are still some sensible people in the village!"
“There are plenty of people who understand,” Jiang Nuan shook her head, “it’s just that they’re unwilling to say it.”
There's no benefit in saying it, so why bother?
As for Huang Youliang, Jiang Nuan felt that he was probably so disgusted that he simply chose to break off relations and drag the whole village down with him in order to extricate himself.
The cunning characteristic of old farmers—using their own homes as stepping stones—is what makes people unhappy.
“Mother,” Huang Xiaosan, who had been silent all along, spoke up, “Actually, I’m also very curious as to why the old house is treating us this way?”
Fearing that Jiang Nuan might misunderstand, he quickly explained, "I have no resentment, I'm just curious, Mother, please don't overthink it."
"Is it absolutely necessary to know?"
Jiang Nuan had figured out the whole thing after her nephew caused trouble, but the truth was too heavy for her to bear, and she didn't want her son to know at all.
“Yes,” Huang Xiaosan said firmly, “This matter has been troubling my son for more than six years, and he wants to get to the bottom of it.”
“My son also wants to know,” Huang said in a calm voice, “I don’t believe that we brothers were born so annoying.”
“Me too,” Huang Lao Er continued, “Although I don’t care about their help, I still feel resentful.”
“And me,” Xie sighed, “my daughter-in-law doesn’t understand where we are inferior to others!”
“My daughter-in-law is the same,” Wang said, lowering her eyes, “but where have we offended someone without even realizing it?”
Seeing this, Jiang Nuan became serious and said solemnly, "It's not your fault, but the human heart is unpredictable. They did this just to pave the way for your cousin!"
"Paving the way for my cousin?" Huang Xiaosan was shocked. "Six years ago, my cousin had only been married for a little over a year. Isn't that a bit too early?"
“Yeah,” Huang Lao Er was also puzzled, “did they know six years ago that my cousin couldn’t have children?”
No wonder he wasn't in a hurry at all and let his sister-in-law keep causing trouble.
“I don’t know either,” Jiang Nuan shook her head. “It doesn’t matter much. It’s better if the baby is born, but if it isn’t, it’s still a backup plan.”
Qin had been married for over a year and still hadn't conceived, so it was obvious that she wouldn't have many children.
Having few family members is a major taboo in farming families, so it's normal to want to find someone to help out.
Jiang Nuan found it strange that this person was thinking about scheming against his grandson instead of changing his granddaughter-in-law. Could the problem lie with Huang Shan?
"How could this happen?" Old Huang said, finding it hard to accept. "Father is also a member of the Huang family, and he is Grandpa's son. Don't they care about Father?"
Whether it was Jiang Shi or Jiang Nuan, they were treated equally. For a moment, Boss Huang completely forgot that what seemed incomprehensible was actually quite normal.
The difference is that ordinary people don't have much cunning and their behavior is more aggressive, so they are not so hard to detect.
“First of all, your grandfather had more than one son, your father, and secondly, he has passed away,” Jiang Nuan sighed. “The deceased are gone, and the living must go on living. The longer time goes by, the weaker the feelings become.”
It all boils down to two words: favoritism!
Jiang Nuan also found it incomprehensible, but what could she do when it actually happened?
Should we catch them and beat them up?
"You've really thought ahead," Huang Xiaosan squeezed out a sentence through gritted teeth. "My cousin was already scheming when he was not even twenty years old. He's truly a good elder!"
Unfortunately, it wasn't for them!
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