Chapter 955 Five More Years (Part 8) Mother will stay with Zhu'er for the rest of her life.
Tian Duoyu was unaware of Wang Ziheng's death; it was Luzhu'er who asked Li Sanniang to find someone in the West Market to inform him.
Logically speaking, Wang Ziheng and Tian Duoyu had no relationship whatsoever, and he was the evidence that Wang Ziheng had been cuckolded. After his appearance was revealed, Wang Ziheng never gave him a second glance.
There was no father-son relationship between the two; Wang Ziheng would rather see him as an enemy.
If the Wang family hadn't gotten involved with the Silla spies, it's hard to say whether Tian Duoyu would still be alive.
Tian Duoyu's mother, Tian Niangzi, who lived in the Wang family after becoming a widow, had protected him when he was young, and he still had some memories of her.
However, Tian Niangzi died early, Wang Pozi died a few years ago, and now Wang Ziheng has also died.
All those who were related to and hated Tian Duoyu are dead. Who can he turn to for help to express his hatred?
He is still alive today, and besides thanking Li San Niang and Lu Zhu'er, he should also thank the deceased Wang Po Zi.
Wang Ziheng's original idea was to just strangle him. Wang Dalang didn't want to commit murder, but he also didn't want to keep such an outsider.
Wang Dalang suggested sending Tian Duoyu to an orphanage to be raised by the government, so that if he grew up strong enough, he could join the army.
But Granny Wang cried and made a scene, refusing to allow it, saying that this was Tian Niangzi's child, her own child, and that she wanted to keep Tian Duoyu.
Finally, Wang Dalang came up with a compromise: he sent Tian Duoyu to a school and entrusted him to a widowed woman who was in charge of cleaning and sweeping.
As a child, Tian Duoyu hated the Wang family. He hated everyone in the Wang family, especially Tian Niangzi. He couldn't understand why she would give birth to him if she didn't want him.
If it weren't for the fact that Dewdrop often visited him in the alley behind the academy, he would have given up on life long ago.
However, although he no longer hates him, he has listened to the teacher's lectures during his years at the academy, and he understands that the Wang family did indeed pay for his upbringing for several years.
That is kindness.
A few years ago, when Granny Wang died, Lu Zhu'er informed him, and he came, but Wang Ziheng was still alive at the time and did not let him in.
He kowtowed three times at the door.
At this moment, he stood at the gate of the Wang family's house, introduced himself to the gatekeeper, and saw the gatekeeper staring at him with some panic before running inside.
After a while, Wang Dalang and Li Sanlang came out together.
Li Sanlang looked at the young man in front of him, who was much younger than him but a head taller, and said gently, "Duoyu is here? Your older sister is inside. Come, come in with me."
Wang Dalang opened his mouth as if to say something, but seeing Li Sanlang turn around and go inside, he shut his mouth.
Tian Duoyu thought he wouldn't be able to get in this time either, but to his surprise, he actually got in!
However, he did not come to offer incense to Prince Heng.
Although, if one insists, he is Tian Niangzi's biological son, and Tian Niangzi is Wang Ziheng's cousin, he and Wang Ziheng can actually be considered uncle and nephew.
If it weren't for the fact that Wang Ziheng married Tian Niangzi and Tian Niangzi cheated on him, it would have been reasonable for him, as the nephew, to offer incense to his deceased cousin.
But there are no "what ifs".
Upon arriving at the mourning hall, Tian Duoyu immediately saw Lu Zhu'er, dressed in mourning clothes and kneeling beneath the coffin.
Looking up at the coffin again, Tian Duoyu was overwhelmed with emotions, his mind filled with all sorts of thoughts.
He didn't go in, but just stood in the courtyard, looking at Wang Dalang's extremely embarrassed face, and Tian Duoyu took out a purse from his pocket.
In front of Wang Dalang and Li Sanlang, he opened the purse and poured its contents into his palm.
After being cut and polished, the rubies appeared dazzlingly before the group.
“My elder sister taught me to be grateful. During my years at the academy, I was very fortunate to be supported by the Wang family.”
This gem is my way of repaying the Wang family for their kindness. From now on, I, Tian Duoyu, am even with the Wang family!
Wang Dalang was somewhat stunned; he hadn't expected these words to come from Tian Duoyu's mouth.
To be honest, sending Tian Duoyu to the academy only cost him a few dollars a year.
It's only a dozen or so taels of silver.
He donated money to the academy for several years.
Less than seven years.
In the following years, he gave less and less, because he knew that Lu Zhu'er would go to see Tian Duoyu, and he was even less willing to spend the money.
But Wang Pozi was still alive at the time, and for his mother's sake, he still contributed some money.
Since Granny Wang died a few years ago, he has stopped giving money to the academy.
Wang Dalang naturally knew that after he stopped paying, Li Sanniang had reconnected with him. All he wanted was for her to keep him without paying anything. If Li Sanniang was willing to support him, then so be it.
Little did anyone know that Tian Duoyu would actually use this ruby, worth at least a thousand taels of silver, to repay the debt of gratitude.
Although they are all small, they are still rubies!
Rare treasures that only wealthy merchants from the Western Regions could obtain!
After putting the gemstone into his purse, Tian Duoyu gave it to Wang Dalang. Then he turned around and shouted to Luzhu, who was kneeling in the mourning hall: "Sister, Duoyu will soon be going to the Arab world with the master to do business. If I'm lucky, I will come back to Chang'an to see you next year at this time."
If you're unlucky...
"Sister, it's my greatest fortune to have you as my older sister in this life."
Dewdrop, kneeling before the coffin, turned around and was already in tears. She and Tian Duoyu were only two feet apart, and when their eyes met, Tian Duoyu's eyes also welled up with tears.
"Sister, take care!"
Tian Duoyu bowed respectfully to Lu Zhu'er, then turned and strode away from the Wang family.
Turning her head, Dewdrop picked up a paper ingot from the side and threw it into the brazier in front of her. At the same time, large, crystal-clear teardrops also fell into the brazier.
So, Li San Niang, who went to the Wang family to pick up Lu Zhu'er as soon as she finished her shift that day, saw Lu Zhu'er with her eyes swollen from crying.
“Aunt, I tried to persuade Zhu’er to stop crying, but she just couldn’t stop the tears.”
Li San Niang naturally wouldn't blame Li San Lang. She thanked him and asked him to accompany Lu Zhu'er to the funeral of Prince Heng the next day.
Li San Niang felt only heartache as she watched Lu Zhu'er being carried onto the carriage in a princess carry by Qiu Xiang.
After hearing Li Sanlang say that Tian Duoyu had come today to repay the Wang family's kindness and to say goodbye to Lu Zhu'er, she understood why Lu Zhu'er was so sad.
As a mother, she knew that what others said was useless in this matter; some things had to be experienced by the child himself in order to grow.
All she did was hold Luzhu'er in her arms at night, gently patting her back and saying to her again and again, "Don't be afraid, Mother is Zhu'er's mother. Mother will be with Zhu'er for the rest of her life, and Mother will stay with Zhu'er for the rest of her life."
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