Chapter 266: Boss Wan is excluded in the government office
The streets of the county town are filled with colorful goods, and people are coming and going, making it very lively.
Despite the cold weather, people were shopping happily with their hands in their pockets and their necks hunched. The vendors' faces were black and red from the cold, but they were still trying to attract passers-by to stop and look at their wares.
Little Fubao's eyes were quickly attracted by the colorful merchandise. He could hardly walk and twisted around in Wan Laoer's arms, trying to get down.
"Daddy, Fubao wants to see that head flower. It's beautiful. I want to buy it for Sister Xiaolan."
When little Fubao sees something beautiful, he will think of his little sisters.
Wan Laoer took a look at the stall that Xiao Fubao was pointing at, which was selling jewelry. He also saw a hairpin that was very suitable for Wan Er's wife to wear, so he brought Xiao Fubao to the stall.
"Hey, big brother, what do you want to buy? For your wife or daughter? The things in our stall are the most complete and economical in the whole county. I'm sure you'll want to come again after you buy them."
The stall owner was a young man. His lips were frozen purple, but he couldn't stop his enthusiasm for selling. He introduced various accessories to Wan Laoer in a torrent of words.
Little Fubao gave a pair of red velvet flowers to Wan Laoer.
"Daddy, this is beautiful. Fubao wants it."
Wan Laoer responded to his daughter's request and bought two pairs with a wave of his hand. Little Fubao was so happy that she wanted to jump up, but her clothes were too thick and she couldn't move at all. She just dusted off the ground with her feet.
"Daddy is so nice. Fubao can wear the same flower as Sister Xiaolan. Sister Xiaolan will definitely be very happy."
Wan Lao Er pinched his daughter's chubby face and said with a smile, "Okay, as long as my daughter is happy, how about we buy one for your mother? Fu Bao, pick one for your mother, and we'll go back and give it to your mother."
"Well, okay, Fubao thinks that one looks good, and it will look beautiful on mom."
Wan Laoer looked at what Xiao Fubao was pointing at and saw a silver hairpin with a peach blossom on the top. It looked lifelike and very beautiful.
When the stall owner saw it, he quickly took it and handed it to Wan Lao Er, and praised it enthusiastically: "This little kid has a good taste. This is the most exquisite piece of jewelry on our stall. The workmanship is also from a famous master. I just got the goods last night."
When Wan Lao Er heard others praising his daughter, he felt even happier and asked, "How much is this hairpin?"
"Brother, I just told you that this hairpin is the best one on my stall. The price must be more expensive, five taels of silver."
When Wan Laoer heard this, he was so scared that his hands trembled and he almost threw the hairpin away. His face was full of pain and he carefully handed the hairpin to the stall owner.
"It's too expensive. Let's look at something else. Could you please help me get that hairpin?"
Wan Laoer pointed at a wooden carved hairpin, but was stopped by Xiao Fubao.
"Daddy, Mommy wants to wear the best. Just buy that one, okay?"
At this time, Old Lady Wan was also attracted by the father and daughter and happened to hear their conversation. She stretched her head to take a look at the hairpin. It was indeed beautiful, but it was also expensive. Five taels of silver was enough for their family to live on for two years and enough for the children to pay their tuition for half a year.
Shen also came over to take a look at this time, and happened to be seen by Old Lady Wan with a head full of pearls and jade. Old Lady Wan thought about her other wives, especially Wan Ersao. She was the mother of little Fubao and a great contributor to the Wan family. If it weren't for Wan Ersao, little Fubao would not have been picked up, and there would be no Wan family today. The one who deserves to be dressed in gold and silver the most in the Wan family is the second wife.
After comparing the two in her mind, Old Mrs. Wan immediately felt that she had to buy the hairpin. If it had not been for Xiao Fubao's guidance, Shen would not have been alive until now. All this was because Wan Ersao saved Xiao Fubao.
"Second brother, buy it. Xiao Fubao is right. Your wife should wear beautiful clothes. She is Xiao Fubao's mother. She can't be too shabby."
Wan Laoer felt bitter. All their family savings were given to Wan Wen and taken away. The family now had only two taels of silver. He just spent a hundred coins to buy a hair flower for Xiao Fubao, and he would have to buy some potatoes later. How could he have the money to buy a hairpin?
"Mom, I..." Wan Laoer was a little embarrassed.
Mrs. Wan knew at a glance that Mr. Wan was short of money, so she took out a purse from her pocket and handed it to Mr. Wan.
"Buy it for your wife, and then give me the money back when you get back."
Old Mrs. Wan couldn't do anything too excessive in front of Shen. Although the two families had separated, she still didn't want Shen to see that she was partial to the second wife, so as to avoid making her feel resentful.
Wan Laoer seemed to have come to his senses and quickly took the purse. He thought that after some time the shop would give him dividends and he would have money again, and he could return it to Old Lady Wan.
After several people paid the silver, Wan Laoer happily put the hairpin into his arms, touched it several times like a treasure, and the sad expression on his face disappeared.
"Let's go to the grocery store and see if they sell potatoes there." Boss Wan is now very familiar with the county town.
"Okay." Wan Laoer followed behind, holding little Fubao in his arms. Grandma Wan and Shen each followed behind, holding two children.
At this time, two constables came over. When they saw Boss Wan, they were stunned for a moment, then greeted him with a smile: "Hey, Brother Wan, are you on leave today? I was wondering why I didn't see you. We have been working here for half a year and haven't had a day off. Brother Wan has connections, so it's different. He has only been here for a month and he's already on leave. The brothers are so envious."
Boss Wan was embarrassed by what the two said. He casually said hello and walked forward. The two detectives whispered, "Bah, a peasant took Brother Li's position as a detective by relying on nepotism. What's so great about that?"
"If you ask me, you are just a gigolo. If you don't have the ability, don't come out to mix with others. How can you be a man if you rely on women?"
Although their voices were not loud, they were heard by Old Lady Wan and Mrs. Shen behind them.
Old Mrs. Wan was in a very complicated mood. She glanced at the backs of the two constables leaving, then glanced at Shen beside her. Seeing that Shen's face didn't look very good either, she knew that Shen might not know about this matter.
"Mother, don't take what these two people said to heart. I will go back tomorrow and ask Jinyuan what's going on. My husband is always happy every time he comes home. I didn't know he was being ostracized in the county government. It's all my fault that my husband has been wronged."
Shen took the initiative to apologize and took all the responsibility on herself, which made Old Mrs. Wan speechless. She sighed in her heart and thought that this was all fate. She could eat the government food, but she couldn't eat it well.
"Mother doesn't mean to blame you. You don't have to blame yourself. This is the path he chose. You need real skills in any field to convince others. But I still have confidence in my eldest son. It's just that he just came here and has no room to display his talents. When he was in my hometown, he was the best hunter in our village."
Shen felt sorry for Boss Wan being excluded, and was also angry that he didn't tell her the truth. She didn't bother to pay attention to him at the moment, so she deliberately didn't go forward to comfort him. Instead, she stayed beside Old Lady Wan. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were talking to each other, but they didn't notice that the children had been attracted away by the candied haws.
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