Chapter 158: Revealing one's past
Visitors are guests, and although she was full of doubts, Mrs. Su still asked her daughter-in-law to quickly make tea to entertain the guests.
Old man Su here was also in a complicated mood, with a somewhat gloomy expression.
Especially when I saw a little boy about six years old following Su Laosi, I felt even worse.
You don't need to ask to know that this is the fourth brother's son.
He is clearly his grandson, but now he has someone else's surname and has become someone else's grandson.
Su Laosi's father-in-law, the shopkeeper Li, is named Li Fugui.
As the name suggests, he is chubby and looks wealthy.
Su Laosi's mother-in-law's surname is Hua. She is about forty years old, dresses very neatly, and gives people a shrewd feeling.
In the room, neither Old Man Su nor Old Lady Su spoke, and the atmosphere was filled with a strange awkwardness.
"Haha... I haven't come to visit my in-laws in these years. I'm sorry for being rude. I hope you can forgive me." Shopkeeper Li is a businessman after all. He seemed not to feel the Su family's indifference and said with a smile.
Old Man Su said indifferently, "Manager Li, you're too polite. It's my fault for not educating my son well. The brat ran off to the Li family without permission and married into the family. He's really bringing shame to the ancestors of the Su family!"
At the end of his words, his tone was filled with uncontrollable anger.
The fact that his son became a live-in son-in-law has always been a thorn in his heart.
Although he had suppressed this thorn in his heart, it suddenly popped up again the moment he saw Manager Li and his wife and Li Jizu.
"Dad, it's all my fault!" Su Sihu fell to his knees with a plop. "I've let you down."
In fact, he always knew that his actions made his father feel ashamed in front of others.
My father has been strong all his life, but he let his son bring shame upon him and made him unable to stand up straight.
Especially when he saw his father-in-law and mother-in-law, he felt like he was lowering himself in front of them.
When Li Shuying saw this, she also knelt down and said, "Dad, it's my daughter-in-law's fault. If you want to blame someone, blame her."
Although Li Jizu was young, when he saw his parents kneeling down, he actually knelt down too.
"Grandpa, your grandson is willing to take the punishment for your parents." Li Jizu said mature words in a childish voice.
Although he is just a little kid, he gives people a feeling of maturity and steadiness.
Moreover, he seems to be particularly responsible.
Old man Su looked at Li Jizu kneeling on the ground, and felt a pang of sadness in his heart.
Even if the Su family has many sons and no matter how little they care about them, the descendants of the Su family still have to have the surname Su, right?
It has to be said that what Old Man Su said made Shopkeeper Li feel very embarrassed.
The kneeling of Su Laosi and his family of three made Manager Li even more embarrassed.
However, when Shopkeeper Li looked at the family of three kneeling on the ground and thought about what he was going to do next, his eyes suddenly turned red and he burst into tears.
"My dear in-laws, please stop saying such sarcastic things! Woohoo... It seems that you are a well-fed man who doesn't know the hunger of a hungry man. You have a lot of sons at home, so how can you understand the pain of not having a son... Woohoo..."
Old Man Su, "...cough cough cough..."
I almost choked to death on my own saliva.
A full man does not know the hunger of a hungry man. What kind of rude words are these?
Old Mrs. Su was also shocked.
The style of painting became so outrageous that she was confused.
Shopkeeper Li didn't care what Old Man Su and his wife thought, and cried with tears and snot.
"Wow wow... My dear in-laws, you have no idea how hard my life has been these past few years, how miserable I've been... Every time I go out, people laugh at me for not having a son and saying I'm going to have no descendants... I've let down the ancestors of the Li family, and I won't even have the face to be buried with them after I die..."
Shopkeeper Li became sadder and sadder as he cried, and couldn't stop crying.
I have to say, it's really eye-catching and heartbreaking to see a grown man crying like this.
At first, his wife Hua just followed him in wiping away tears, but at this moment, she seemed unable to hold back and burst into tears as well.
"Wuwu... Old man, it's all my fault for you, for all the ancestors of the Li family... I'm useless, I can't give birth to a son, and I don't allow you to take a concubine, but force my daughter to marry a son-in-law..."
"Wuwu... old woman, please don't give me face. Even if you give me more concubines, I can't give birth to a son. Not to mention a son, I can't even give birth to a daughter... Wuwuwa... Ever since I was injured that year, I don't have that ability anymore..."
"Cough cough cough..." Old man Su couldn't help it and coughed loudly.
This is getting more and more outrageous. How can someone even talk about something that concerns a man's face?
At this moment, Old Man Su felt full of sympathy for Manager Li.
The feeling of being inferior to Manager Li disappeared immediately.
He is so pitiful, he has so many sons and grandsons, it seems like it would be okay to give him just one.
Old Mrs. Su was embarrassed and pretended not to hear Manager Li exposing her shortcomings.
Su Laosi was also a little confused.
I didn’t expect that my father-in-law and mother-in-law, who usually seem very reliable, would reveal their secrets today.
Su Laosi was also a little embarrassed and had to lower his head and remain silent.
At the same time, I also felt quite sympathetic towards my father-in-law.
Shopkeeper Li finally realized that he had accidentally exposed his past when Old Man Su coughed loudly, and his crying stopped.
The tearful look turned into a face full of embarrassment, which looked a little funny.
"Well, my dear, have some tea to moisten your mouth." Old man Su said hurriedly.
Shopkeeper Li quickly wiped away his tears and said with an unnatural expression, "I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, my in-laws."
"Hehe..." Old man Su smiled dryly, not knowing what to say.
After all, I just found out her little secret.
However, after this incident, the atmosphere in the room was no longer so depressing and tense.
Old Mrs. Su quickly asked Su Sihu and his family to get up.
Su Sihu looked at his father's expression and knew that the thorn in his father's heart should not be so deep anymore.
I couldn't help but look at my father-in-law.
Then he stood up and supported his wife again.
Li Jizu was very filial and reached out to help his mother up on the other side.
Shopkeeper Li took a sip of tea and said, "My dear, I won't beat around the bush. I'm here today to return your son to you and give you your grandson."
"Return the son? Give the grandson?" Old man Su was stunned.
He looked towards Su Laosi and Li Jizu.
Could it be...
Shopkeeper Li waved to Li Jizu, pulled him to his side, and said, "This is your grandson. His original surname was Su, but from now on, let him change it back to Su."
Old Man Su, "...In-laws, what do you mean?"
Shopkeeper Li nodded and said, "My dear relative, that's what you meant."
Old Man Su, “…”
The plot moved a little too fast, and Old Man Su could hardly keep up with the pace.
Shopkeeper Li was just crying because he had no son, and now he doesn't want his son-in-law and grandson anymore.
"In-laws, why is this happening?" Old Man Su asked, suppressing the complexity and excitement in his heart.
Shopkeeper Li looked at Li Jizu lovingly and said proudly, "My dear relative, you probably don't know yet, do you? Although Jizu is young, he was already learning at the age of three. Even the teacher praised him as a child prodigy. He is a promising student. With proper guidance, he will become a great man in the future."
Shopkeeper Li paused at this point, a trace of regret flashing in his eyes, and he continued, "But you also know that our family is a merchant family, and the descendants of merchant families cannot participate in the imperial examinations. I can't delay Jizu's future because of my own selfishness..."
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