"How dare Dahai turn against me? I am his mother, and he crawled out of my intestines. No matter what, his whole family must be filial to me. Otherwise, the spit of the villagers alone can drown Dahai and his family." Ren Lao Niang said hatefully.
Ren Laodi glanced at Ren Laoniang. For the first time, he was distressed by his wife's lack of thinking. No wonder he'd heard Landlord Mi tell his son, back when he was a farmhand, "Marry a virtuous wife and bring prosperity to three generations." His wife was clueless, and except for Dahai, all of his children resembled Ah Xiang, acting without thinking and acting recklessly.
In the past, when their family lived in the countryside, Old Lady Ren's savagery was still effective in the village; at least no one dared to bully them, or their children. But now, Old Lady Ren's savagery wasn't enough to get her eldest daughter-in-law and grandson, who had grown up in the city, to treat their rural relatives better. Although Old Man Ren didn't go to Kyoto with Old Lady Ren this time, he had already found out everything about how Old Lady Ren and Ren Xiaohua were doing in Kyoto.
If you keep doing this, the eldest brother’s wife will divorce him!
After this thought flashed through Old Man Ren's mind, he suppressed the anger that was boiling over again. He kept muttering to himself: "I can't get angry, I can't get angry. If I get angry again, I won't be able to continue talking today."
Ren Dahai had called to tell Ren Laodi about the incident in Kyoto when his mother threw a pair of scissors at Chen Qiuyu, puncturing his cheek. Months later, Ren Laodi could still recall Ren Dadi's cold voice on the phone. If he hadn't been so tied up at home, he would have really wanted to go and comfort Ren Dadi and his wife.
Last night, Chen Qiuyu brought Ren Zhongyuan back, and Ren's father finally breathed a sigh of relief. It's good that he's back! His return means that the eldest daughter-in-law has let go of the matter.
Old Man Ren was in a good mood and fell into a deep sleep at night.
But this morning, instead of repairing their relationship with the eldest son's wife when she returned home, Ren Lao Niang started to act up again. Oh my! He was really worried about her all day long.
"Anyway, Dahai should be filial to me." Ren Lao Niang thought for a moment and muttered again.
"Look at you, look at you, look at yourself! Ah Xiang, the eldest brother has done enough for our family. If you don't want to be taken care of in your old age, then you can just keep making trouble!" Father Ren raised his pipe in anger. In this world, there is no such thing as right or wrong. Filial piety can be divided into several categories! In rural areas, providing food and drink to the elderly is considered filial piety. Eating well and giving them plenty of money to spend is also a form of filial piety.
No! My wife still has too little experience, she needs to be taught more! Father Ren made up his mind.
"I know, I know. I'll do whatever you say." Seeing that Old Man Ren was really angry, Mother Ren quickly held her head with both hands and shrank to the side.
When he was young, Old Man Ren had a bad temper. If Mother Ren dared to talk back at him, he would hit her on the head with his pipe. It was only after Ren Dahai went to serve in the army and sent money to Mother Ren every month that Old Man Ren's temper improved a little, at least he didn't hit her with his pipe anymore.
Only when Old Man Ren saw that Old Man Ren had given in did he put down his pipe.
When Old Man Ren raised his pipe today, he wasn't trying to hit Old Lady Ren, but to show her his authority. Old Lady Ren wouldn't listen unless she was taught a lesson. Having lived with Old Lady Ren for decades, Old Man Ren knew this all too well.
"A Xiang, you also said that if the eldest brother's family is not filial, the villagers' spit will drown them. What if the eldest brother's family never returns to Hongqi Village in this life, will the villagers run to Kyoto City to scold the eldest brother for such a trivial matter of our family? Isn't the bus fare free?" Old Man Ren rolled his eyes at Old Lady Ren, deeply worried about his wife's IQ.
"Ah? Ah? The eldest brother and his family won't return to the village? No way! This is the eldest brother's roots!" Ren Lao Niang felt a little confused. Don't people believe in "fallen leaves return to their roots"? The eldest brother would never return to the village, and even not be buried here after his death?
"What roots? We have a good relationship with the eldest family. This Hongqi Village is the root of the eldest family." If Ren Dahai was here, he would be surprised that his father Ren could say such a philosophical thing.
If his hometown only brought him embarrassing memories, how could he be willing to return to Hongqi Village so often? If Ren Laoren and Ren Laoren were not still alive, Ren Dahai really didn't want to bring Chen Qiuyu and Ren Zhongyuan back to his cold home that only knew how to drink his blood but had no warmth for his family.
"A Xiang, listen to me. Dahai is already promising, and he married a city girl with a job. I think Xiaoyuan might be even more promising than Dahai after he goes to college! By then, the eldest brother's family will all have salaries, and they will live a comfortable life in the city. Apart from us two old bones, what else is there in Hongqi Village that is worth the eldest brother's concern?" For the sake of his mother, Father Ren really took great pains. He broke down his ideas into pieces and told them to her bit by bit.
"Yes, yes! We are still in Hongqi Village! The eldest brother will definitely come back." Ren Lao Niang nodded repeatedly. Ren Lao Niang was like this sometimes, obedient and liked to hear what she wanted to hear, and automatically blocked out the things she didn't want to hear.
Father Ren sighed and continued to explain to Mother Ren, "Ah Xiang, we are both over sixty years old this year. How many years do we have left to live? If you don't treat the eldest brother's family better now, after we both die, will the eldest brother's family still take care of Dahe and Dajiang like they do now?"
"Ah~? Why not? Why not? Dajiang and Dahe are Boss's brothers! If Boss dares to ignore Dajiang, Dahe, Xiaohua, and the others, even if I die, I will rise from the ground and not let him go!" Upon hearing this, Mother Ren couldn't help but leap up with a cry of "Ah!" Mother Ren was different from Father Ren. Father Ren was a traditional Chinese man who excluded Ren Xiaohua, a "spilled water," from the list of people who needed Ren Dahai's care.
However, Ren's mother felt that all the brothers and sisters were Ren Dahai's responsibility and needed Ren Dahai to take care of them for the rest of their lives, so she automatically included Ren Xiaohua in the group.
"Tsk~!" Seeing Mother Ren's aggressive look, Old Man Ren couldn't help but shook his head.
"Dad, tell me, the eldest brother wouldn't do this, would he? Dajiang Dahe and Xiaohua are his brothers and sisters! They are all from the same mother and came out of my intestines. How could the eldest brother be so cruel?" Seeing her old man's mysterious look, Mrs. Ren couldn't help but grab his arm. After asking the question, she looked at Dad Ren eagerly, as if she was just waiting for Dad Ren to nod, and then Ren Dahai would do this.
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