Grandpa Xu thought about it for several days before slowly telling Grandma Xu about Xu Mingyang. As expected, Grandma Xu cried very hard after hearing the news, as if she wanted to cry out all her resentment and bitterness.
Old Mrs. Xu had always been dutiful since marrying into the Xu family. She took good care of her parents-in-law until their deaths. She never expected that the people she respected would hurt her so deeply. How could this not break her heart?
Grandpa Xu knew it was his mother's fault, but she was gone, and he couldn't say anything. He could only quietly watch over his wife with all his guilt, because in the end, the Xu family owed her.
Grandpa Xu even called Xu Yaozu and Yang Chunqin into the room. The four of them talked for a long time inside, and Xu Xinning knew it must be about Xu Mingyang.
It's certain that Xu Mingyang will be brought back, but Xu Xinning feels that the most troublesome issue with Xu Mingyang is that woman.
Xu Mingyang can come back, but that woman absolutely cannot.
Xu Xinning cannot tolerate any imperfections.
Moreover, that woman was given to Xu Mingyang by the young mistress who knew the inside story. If such a woman were to enter their main house, where would their face be?
Given the guilt that Grandpa Xu and Grandma Xu feel towards Xu Mingyang, they probably won't separate the family after recognizing her. How can they let such a troublemaker live with such a large family? Besides, Mu Jingheng is also living in the house.
Grandpa Xu: "Let's set up the east wing for Mingyang to live in. If there's nowhere to store the clutter, we can build a few more thatched huts in the backyard."
The east wing is quite large. Before the eldest and second sons separated their households, the east wing was where the second son lived. After the second son moved out, the eldest son's children all got married and moved out, so the east wing became empty.
Xu Yaozu: "That's fine too. We can build a few thatched huts and make some partitions so we can store grain."
Yang Chunqin: "Cut more wood and build a sturdier structure so we don't have to worry during typhoons."
Xu Yaozu: "Don't worry, we'll definitely take good care of this grain storage area."
Yang Chunqin: "Mingyang is back, so we can rest assured."
Xu Yaozu: "Ada, how did you arrange this?"
Old Master Xu: "I need to think about it..."
Xu Xinning didn't give Old Master Xu much time to think. She set up a scheme that involved the young mistress's nephew, the young mistress, the young grandfather, and that woman.
Zhang Yang wasn't shown the day of the movie because there were too many people from other brigades present, and he was afraid that it would embarrass Xujiacun Brigade. But if it were just a private screening with only people from his own brigade, there would be no need to worry.
This also proves one thing: a gentleman takes revenge even after ten years.
Just as they were finishing work, Xu Laosan and Mu Jingheng came running home in a noisy commotion, their expressions quite interesting.
Xu Laosan: "Grandpa, Grandma, Sister, you should go take a look at the haystack. It's so interesting."
Grandpa Xu: "What's the point? This kid is always making a fuss. Don't always drag your Mu-ge along and lead him astray too."
Xu Xinning found it amusing that nineteen-year-old Mu Jingheng could be controlled by a twelve-year-old boy.
This only shows that this person is a playful person.
However, Xu Xinning admires Mu Jingheng quite a bit. He seems to be doing nothing every day, but he completes the tasks he is assigned very well every day. Even when he got blisters on his hands at the beginning, he never complained.
Mu Jingheng chuckled, "Master, are you insulting me? How could someone as grown up be led astray by the third brother? How brainless would I be?"
Xu Laosan: "That's right, my brother finished his work and came home with me."
Grandpa Xu chuckled, "Alright, alright, I misspoke."
Xu Laosan: "Oh dear! Master, you interrupted me and I forgot what I was talking about."
In fact, Xu Xinning understood perfectly what the "very interesting thing" Xu Laosan was talking about was. She had put in a lot of effort to arrange it, and it was truly inconvenient not having any capable people.
Grandma Xu chuckled and chimed in, "What's so funny?"
Xu Laosan: "Grandpa, your brother's family is putting on another big show, a show featuring male thieves and female prostitutes."
Old Master Xu's face darkened immediately. These past few days, he had been thinking about how to properly bring Xu Mingyang back into the family. He hoped that this incident was not another attempt by the second branch of the family to target Xu Mingyang. If that were the case, he would have to bring Xu Mingyang back into the family today.
So what if we completely break off relations?
They don't even treat him like a brother, so why should he cling to this feeling?
What made Grandpa Xu hesitate was Xu Mingyang himself. Grandpa Xu originally wanted Xu Yaozu and Yang Chunqin to tell him the real reason why he was being raised by the second wife. After all, Xu Mingyang was already so old and had been suppressed by the second wife. Grandpa Xu was afraid that Xu Mingyang would hate him and Grandma Xu after suddenly knowing his background. Grandpa Xu was afraid that Grandma Xu would not be able to bear it again.
Grandpa Xu: "What happened? Explain yourself."
Xu Laosan: "It's Mingyang's uncle's wife who was harassing his nephew with his aunt over at the haystack. His grandpa and grandma were keeping watch outside the haystack. The grandpas and grandmas in the brigade said that his grandpa and grandma were not kind. Not only did they give Mingyang's uncle a shameless wife, but they also wanted Mingyang's uncle to raise their nephew."
Upon hearing this, Old Mrs. Xu's face changed instantly. She stood up abruptly, grabbed a fire poker, and rushed outside.
Grandpa Xu immediately followed him out.
Xu Xinning originally wanted to keep it from the two old ladies because she was afraid that they would get sick from the shock. Although they would definitely find out later, the impact would be much smaller if they didn't see it with their own eyes. She didn't expect that Xu Laosan would run home and let them see a good show.
Xu Laosan was startled by his grandparents' speed and followed them after realizing what was happening.
Mu Jingheng followed. He was a smart man, and he could tell from the expressions on Old Master Xu and Old Madam Xu's faces that this matter was definitely not simple.
The haystack was surrounded by people, even the militiamen.
Yang Chunqin's head was throbbing with pain. She had always known that second wives were not good, but she never expected them to be so morally bankrupt!
Is this something a human being would do?
The young woman sat on the ground crying and making a scene, insisting that they had been framed and that they themselves did not know why they were there.
Who would believe that? Do you think all these people are fools?
The onlookers were so angry at her shamelessness that they laughed.
"Second brother's wife, we don't believe in superstition anymore. What you're saying doesn't hold water. Besides, we might believe you once if you were the only one who had an encounter with evil spirits, but the four of you having an encounter with evil spirits together and doing such despicable things? Do you think you're telling a story?"
The great-uncle's face was also very dark. He also felt that this incident must be due to being possessed by an evil spirit, but he dared not say so, for fear of being used as an example.
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