Chapter 140 Zhang Chunxue's Sons
Meng Wanshu could see Zhong Chengren's reluctance, and she immediately said angrily, "Look at you, all you do all day is gamble, you don't have anything to do for yourself!"
"If I marry you, and other people ask me what my husband does for a living, I won't know how to answer!"
"Does that mean my husband is an unemployed bum and a gambler?"
Zhong Chengren was speechless.
He scratched his hair again: "I know what you mean, but you make it sound so easy. Things aren't that simple."
"Besides, a local official is more powerful than a distant one. Even if I were to curry favor with the Song family, what benefit would I gain?"
"Could it be that they can get me a job in the capital?"
Meng Wanshu's eyes lit up immediately: "If we really go to the capital with them, it would indeed be a good place!"
"If you really build a good relationship with them, they might actually take you with them when they go back to the capital."
Zhong Chengren felt that Meng Wanshu's thinking was far too simplistic.
He couldn't help but tease, "Aren't you afraid that after I go to the capital, I'll fall for someone else and leave you?"
Upon hearing this, Meng Wanshu's expression changed, and she then snorted coldly: "If you really dare to do such a thing, see how I deal with you!"
She pouted again: "Besides, when you go to the capital, won't you take me with you?"
"Didn't you say you'd give me a good life? Now the chance to live a good life is right in front of me!"
Zhong Chengren really didn't know what to say, so he could only give a perfunctory reply: "Okay, tomorrow, I'll go and try to get on their good side!"
"You're going to wait until tomorrow?" Meng Wanshu immediately commanded, "Now! Immediately! Right now!"
Zhong Chengren had no choice but to get up slowly, then wash his face and change his clothes.
Meng Wanshu was annoyed by his messy appearance, but there was nothing she could do, so she could only help him tidy up himself.
Under her expectant gaze, Zhong Chengren slowly made his way towards the main group.
Meanwhile, at Zhong Chengfa's home, Zhong Guoyong was trying to persuade him.
“You’re your mother’s own son! The eldest son! Do you think she won’t listen to you?” Zhong Guoyong said earnestly. “Think about it, if your mother remarries, she’ll be part of the Song family… Will she still think about the three of you?”
Zhong Cheng frowned: "My mom really won't listen to me! You know my mom's personality!"
“She’s always been strong-willed, but lately she’s become even more incomprehensible to me!” Zhong Chengfa couldn’t help but sigh. “My mom doesn’t like me at all now! Just because… just because…”
He glanced at Li Hongjuan, who was busy at the makeshift stove, and lowered his voice: "Just because I don't want to divorce Hongjuan..."
“How can a mother and son hold a grudge overnight?” Zhong Guoyong continued to persuade, “Besides, your wife… I’m not trying to criticize you, but when your mother told you to get a divorce, you should have listened and gotten a divorce.”
Zhong Chengfa was silent for a while before speaking softly, "Then when I get divorced and want to remarry, will you give me a dowry, Uncle?"
Zhong Guoyong was speechless for a moment.
He thought for a moment, then changed his approach: "Putting everything else aside, don't you even think about your dad..."
"Back then, your dad gave away all the valuables in the house to marry your mom! Your maternal grandparents' family were ruthless; they practically sold your mom to your dad! The bride price they asked for was almost double what others paid!"
"And what happened? Your dad's only been dead for a few years, and your mom's already getting remarried..."
"Tell me, does she do right by your father?"
Zhong Chengfa opened his mouth, but after a long while, he stammered, "But I can't let my mom stay by my dad's side for the rest of my life... My mom is still young!"
"She's still young, but didn't she find someone even younger than her?" Zhong Guoyong scoffed. "You already have a son, you know perfectly well that your dad has devoted himself to your mom all these years. He's never let her lift a finger, he's raised her like a precious gem. Otherwise, how could your mom look like she's in her thirties even though she's over forty?"
Zhong Guoyong continued to persuade him: "Besides, your father passed away, and the leader who rescued him gave him 500 yuan in compensation, which is all in your mother's hands, isn't it? You could say that your father lived his whole life for your mother... and what about your mother?"
As Zhong Guoyong spoke, he even wiped away tears in a mocking manner: "This is how your mother treated your father! My poor second brother! Your body is barely cold, and your wife has already remarried someone else..."
Even your sons... Oh! You're so pitiful!
Zhong Chengfa's words also stirred up memories of his father.
Zhong Guosheng's previous indifference towards his children has transformed into silent paternal love, and his daily work has become a dedication to supporting his family...
Even the beatings and scoldings Zhong Guosheng used to give them have been transformed into education aimed at helping them succeed...
Humans are always prone to distorting their own memories, especially after that person is gone, when everything they did is easily romanticized.
After all, respect for the dead is paramount.
Influenced by Zhong Guoyong, Zhong Chengfa also felt that it was a bit unfair to his father that his mother had remarried.
Zhong Guoyong was delighted to see that Zhong Chengfa had clearly been persuaded by him.
They just don't want Zhang Chunxue to have an easy time!
Even if they can't do anything to Zhang Chunxue, can't they do anything to her son?
If the mother and son become estranged, Zhang Chunxue will be the one to cry!
However, what the Zhong family never knew was that Zhang Chunxue had long since given up all hope for her three sons.
She could never be as heartbroken as the Zhong family thought, because of her three sons' attitude.
Zhong Guoyong continued to encourage Zhong Chengfa, and finally, Zhong Chengfa slammed his fist on the table and exclaimed, "I'm going to find my mom right now!"
Zhong Guoyong's smile widened, and he didn't forget to feign concern and advise, "When you go to talk to your mother, be careful how you do it. Don't start a fight, and don't make your mother sad!"
Zhong Chengfa replied with a serious expression, "I know!"
He lifted his foot and walked towards the brigade headquarters.
Zhang Chunxue was chatting idly with the Song family while her hands kept picking vegetables.
We're having a small get-together at the brigade headquarters tonight.
Zhong Chengfa strode confidently to the brigade headquarters, intending to give his mother a good talking-to. When he arrived at the square and saw his mother sitting among a group of people, he immediately strode over to her.
"Mom!" he shouted.
Zhang Chunxue was chatting with Qian Xiaowan when she was suddenly interrupted. She looked up and gave Zhong Chengfa a cold look.
With just one glance, Zhong Chengfa felt as if a bucket of ice water had been poured over his head in the dead of winter, and his whole body felt instantly chilled from head to toe!
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