Chapter 250 Should I sleep with these beggars?
“Good child, this house is too unlucky, let’s go home.” Jiang Yuan held Jiang Wan Ning’s hand. “Your sister is so grateful to you.”
"Jun Jun's current state is also my fault."
“No, no, no, if it weren’t for you, she would have wasted her whole life by this devil’s side,” Jiang Yuan said, and Yang Hui nodded in agreement, “Jun Jun, this is all my fault.”
"I wanted her to marry into a wealthy family and escape her identity as a merchant."
Societies were scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants. No matter how rich they were, they were still at the bottom of society and would be looked down upon when they went out, especially by the daughters and wives of officials.
"Now I've figured it out. How I live doesn't matter, what my status is doesn't matter. The most important thing is to be happy and safe."
Jiang Wan Ning smiled and agreed. Yang Hui turned to the servants and instructed, "Sell this house, keep nothing inside, and use the money to buy Jun Jun a new house in her name."
"The things that the Guo family has been involved with, sir, are indeed unlucky!"
"Let's go back to the mansion," Yang Hui said to the crowd, pulling Jiang Wanjun's hand.
"Uncle, Aunt," Jiang Wan Ning called out, "I still have things to do in the capital, and besides, my mother is about to give birth, so I thought I'd go back first."
"Junjun's health is fine. As long as she takes the medicine according to my prescription, she will get better in less than a month."
"This..." Jiang Yuan tried to persuade them to stay, "We haven't even had a meal yet, why are you in such a hurry to go back?"
"Yeah, yeah, at least we can go back and have a hot meal."
“Father, Mother,” Jiang Wanjun said softly, “My elder sister does have other matters to attend to; she is now the Princess Consort of Langya.”
Jiang Yuan and Yang Hui finally stopped, but Jiang Yuan was still somewhat disappointed.
Jiang Wan Ning smiled and said, "After Mom gives birth to my little brother, Uncle and Auntie must come and have a drink at the full moon celebration. By then, Jun Jun's body will be almost fully recovered."
“Yes.” Jiang Yuan patted his palm. “You’re right. My brother mentioned it in our previous letter. How could I have forgotten about it?”
"Judging by the days, my sister-in-law is indeed about to give birth. If she really gives birth to a son, our Jiang family will finally have an heir, hahaha..."
Yang Hui glared at Jiang Yuan, "You're useless. You haven't made any progress in half a month. You rely on your brother for everything."
Jiang Yuan's face flushed red. "Ahem...you woman, why do you tell everyone everything?"
"So many children are still here."
Yang Hui has always been straightforward and doesn't care about these things at all. "What's there to be afraid of? What's wrong with the younger generation? They know more than you do."
Jiang Yuan blushed even more.
Seeing her parents like this, Jiang Wanjun chuckled to herself, "If I weren't sick, I would really like to go to the capital with my elder sister right now."
"No rush. Once you've recovered, I'll arrange everything here, and then we'll move the whole family to the capital."
Before Jiang Wanjun could respond after Jiang Yuan finished speaking, Yang Hui jumped up in surprise, "Master, are you telling the truth?"
Over the years, Yang Hui has wanted to move to Beijing. It's nothing more than the rivalry between her and her sisters-in-law, which she admits is her shortcoming and flaw.
However, Jiang Yuan refused to agree no matter what, unwilling to trouble Jiang Zheng, fearing that his trip to the capital would cause trouble for Jiang Zheng.
You also can't bear to part with the old house here. After all, the Jiang family has lived in Cangzhou for generations, and someone has to stay and protect it.
Jiang Yuan sighed and said, "After what happened with Junjun, I've come to understand that being together is the most important thing."
“Of course I won’t abandon this old house. I will arrange for people to look after it and keep it clean. We should also go to the capital to have a good get-together with my elder brothers so that these younger generations won’t become estranged in the future.”
Jiang Wanjun was also very excited to hear this. She had heard that most women in the capital were very talented, unlike in Cangzhou, where talented women would be criticized.
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After Guo Bingwen and his daughter were kicked out of the house, the old woman who had been with the old lady took the opportunity to secretly slip away with her indenture.
The mother and son walked aimlessly down the street, carrying bags and packages. They had nothing of value to pawn or sell, and no money on them, so they had no way to find a place to stay at an inn.
"My son, what are we going to do?" The old lady leaned closer to the bundle, freeing one hand to rub her bent back. "My back is about to break."
"Among this pile of junk, there isn't a single piece of valuable clothing. It's getting cold, and that overcoat I had before was made for me by that little bitch Jiang Wanjun."
"But they didn't give it to me today either. Mother is old and has many ailments. She can't afford to get cold."
Guo Bingwen was annoyed by the noise. "Fine, I know. Didn't we suffer through those poor days before? They're like this now simply because they have a little money."
"I don't need these things," said Kwok Ping-man, tossing the two bundles he was carrying aside.
The old lady picked them up one by one, saying, "What are you doing? These things can at least keep you warm. How can you just throw them all away and only have this set of clothes left?"
“How about…” The old lady paused in her hand as she picked up the things, and slowly turned around, “you go and beg the princess.”
"The princess is so powerful and thinks so highly of you, it wouldn't be a problem to give you a mansion even bigger than the Jiang family's."
“How can I, a dignified seven-foot man, ask a woman for something?”
"You're bringing this up now, but back then you readily accepted the Jiang family's offer."
“What do you know?” said Kwok Ping-man. “That was something they insisted on giving me, not what I wanted, so it’s naturally different.”
"No matter what, I will not bow down to the princess." Guo Bingwen straightened his back, believing that only in this way would Princess Ping'an respect him.
The old lady said speechlessly, "Fine, fine, since you don't want it, then what will we, mother and son, eat today? Where will we sleep?"
"Am I supposed to sleep with these beggars? Or should I go back to that dilapidated house in the countryside?"
That dilapidated house offers no shelter from the wind in winter and no protection from the sun in summer. If you want to go back, go back; I'm not going back.
They bragged about it a lot when they moved out, but now that they're going back, they'll probably be laughed at.
Guo Bingwen naturally didn't want to go back to that dilapidated house, much less sleep on the street with beggars. "How about this, I'll go to the princess and borrow a room from her. But let me make it clear beforehand, it's borrowing, not staying there directly."
"I will return it to you when I find a new place to live. I don't want the princess to look down on me, and I don't want the grand princess to look down on me either."
Upon hearing that there was a place to stay, the old lady's back pain subsided and her legs regained strength. She repeatedly said, "Don't worry, of course I know."
"As long as I have a place to live and can be waited on like before, I'm willing to do anything."
"Good son, let's hurry. Where is the princess's residence? Is it in this direction?"
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