Chapter 54 Are you sure I’m the one you want to marry?
The ripples beneath the calm surface are not unnoticed, but no one wants to speak out before the situation escalates.
But the old lady knew the old man's temper best, and she couldn't bear to see her most beloved son being abandoned.
Second Uncle Xu snorted disdainfully, gnashing his teeth with a gloomy face: "Mom, when have I ever been decent in the eyes of this old man?"
"Before, when my eldest brother was here, he always sided with him. Even now that the Xu family is like this, he still only has eyes for the people of the eldest branch!"
Forget about Xu Yu, a mere Sang Zhixia can have a say in front of the old man, so why should he always be useless?
Unable to conceal his anger, he pointed outside and said angrily, "What am I in the eyes of the old man? Everyone's words are responded to, my son can sit on the same table with the old man, but everything I say is nonsense! Is there still a place for me in this family now? I'm living worse than a lowly woman from a merchant family! How can there be a place for me, the Second Master, in the Second House?!"
"Are you afraid that if you speak too softly, no one else will hear you?"
The old lady scowled and scolded, "Minghui is your biological son. It's not a bad thing that he can stand up and share your burden. With him in the family, Xu Yu won't have the final say. How come you don't even understand such a simple truth?"
If Xu Minghui had not stepped forward, the control of the entire Xu family would now fall into the hands of Xu Yu, which would definitely not be a good thing for the second and third branches.
Uncle Xu has never been willing to listen to her. Now the second branch's hopes are all on Xu Minghui. How can this father still argue with his own son?
Uncle Xu was so angry that he wanted to say more, but the old lady stopped him before he could say anything.
"I don't care what you think, but there has never been a precedent in the Xu family where a husband would raise his fist towards his wife!"
"You'd better control your bad temper. If you hit your wife and children, how will you be able to save face if such a thing gets out?"
Only the most useless men would hit people in the room.
Even if the old lady doesn't think much of her second daughter-in-law's merchant background, Second Aunt Xu works hard every day to make suggestions for the family's livelihood. She has lived up to her status as the Xu family's daughter-in-law, and the Xu family cannot let her suffer such grievances!
Uncle Xu wanted to refute, but the pressure in the old lady's eyes made him bite his lips unwillingly.
It turns out that he also knew that this was not decent.
The old lady closed her eyes in unbearable pain, stood up and stuffed something cold into his hand.
"I know you can't stand being wronged, and I know you're feeling miserable, but you can't break the rules for this."
"Tomorrow is the day to go to the city to sell charcoal. I told the old man that it's your turn to go tomorrow. Hide the things I gave you and go out for a walk to relax. Don't be stupid in the future."
The household expenses are currently under the unified control of the old lady, and the money she secretly gave to Uncle Xu was the money that should have been recorded in the accounts.
Uncle Xu looked at the silver in his palm with a gleam in his eyes: "Mom, I'm not willing to do hard labor like this. I can't live this kind of shitty life."
He was over thirty years old, but his eyes were red with frustration in front of the old lady.
The old lady looked at her beloved child with a sharp pain in her heart. She couldn't help but slow down her voice and said, "How could I bear to let you suffer?"
"It's just that right now is not the right time. You must learn to endure."
"Son, we have endured it for so many years, you have to endure it."
They now have to rely on the whole family to make money. Only when the money they earn is enough to make a living will they have the opportunity to think about other things.
I can't help it.
Even if only one copper coin could be found in the entire Xu family, it would all be in the hands of his own son!
After a while, Uncle Xu came out of the main house and happened to run into Xu Minghui coming out of the backyard.
Xu Minghui, who was about the same height as his father, lowered his eyes to hide his extraneous emotions. He said calmly, "Father, the house Mingyang and I live in has been leaking lately. Mingyang is young and can't stand the cold. Let him sleep on the floor in your and mother's room at night. Once the roof is repaired, he can move back to live with me."
Uncle Xu glared and scolded, "You're already grown up, how can you not even stand a little bit of cold? If you keep going like this, how spoiled will you become?!"
Xu Minghui patted Xu Mingyang's trembling shoulders soothingly and said slowly, "Mingyang is still young, so don't spoil him."
"I've already mentioned the roof repair to Grandfather. I'm just waiting for my eldest brother to teach me when he's free. I'll send Mingyang over tonight."
With Xu Mingyang around, Uncle Xu would never find an opportunity to take action against Aunt Xu.
He didn't dare let anyone know about such a dirty thing.
The anger that was about to burst out of Uncle Xu's mouth was suppressed by the old man who came out. With a sullen face, he looked up and down at the cold-faced Xu Minghui, and said through gritted teeth: "Well, you really are a good son of mine!"
"I really didn't make a mistake in raising you!"
Xu Mingyang was so scared that he was about to cry, but Xu Minghui's face did not show any emotion.
He just stared at his father who was losing his composure with a serious look, and scorn gradually emerged in the depths of his eyes.
If the person in front of him could be less ridiculous, why would it have developed into a confrontation between father and son?
Feeling that he was being bullied, Uncle Xu walked into the west room. The noise of the door slamming against each other also made Xu Minghui frown silently.
Xu Mingyang nervously grabbed his brother's hand and cried, "Brother, I'm scared..."
The sudden kick that day frightened him so much that he couldn't sleep for many days. He was really scared.
Xu Minghui squatted down and poked his face, which was red from holding back his tears, and said softly, "Don't be afraid."
"If Dad hits Mom at night, you just cry, okay? The louder you cry, the better."
"Don't you like being close to your sister-in-law? Help her during the day. With her protecting you, nothing will happen to you."
Sang Zhixia is soft-hearted and can't bear to see her child suffer any injustice, so she won't sit idly by and watch Xu Mingyang get beaten.
Xu Mingyang nodded vigorously, as if he understood, and Xu Minghui touched his head.
When the Xu family was at its peak, my father was ruined by my grandmother.
You can't count on him when the building collapses.
But so what?
He is still in the second room.
Undercurrents were brewing at home, and those who were away fell into an unspeakable silence.
Xu Yu looked at Sang Zhixia walking back and forth on the overgrown ridge to check, and it felt like there was a stone tied to his tongue, making it impossible for him to speak.
Something was wrong after last night's farce, and the handkerchief this morning was even more of a silent cloud of suspicion.
He fell into an inexplicable state of anxiety, but he really couldn't find a way to break the deadlock.
Xu Yu struggled for a long time before walking over and saying, "Zhizhi."
Sang Zhixia stared at the grass root in her hand, which was covered with a large circle of dirt, and frowned: "What?"
"Are you still mad at me?"
The reputation of a lady from a noble family is extremely important, and personal belongings are crucial to prevent them from falling into the hands of others.
He knew his behavior was wrong, so he kept it hidden carefully and never showed it to anyone.
He originally thought that Sang Zhixia was angry about the despicable things he had hidden away, but looking at Sang Zhixia's reaction, it didn't seem like that was the case.
She seemed to have been misunderstanding something.
Sang Zhixia shifted her attention from the scattered grass roots, sighed, and said, "I'm not angry, just a little weird."
If the image in the dream is real, and the person who fell into the dream and replaced the original owner and tried to escape by climbing a tree in a hurry, and ran into Xu Yu, then how did Xu Yu and Sang Bingrou's engagement come about?
Did she really meet Xu Yu in her dream by breaking through time and space?
There were too many things she couldn't figure out, and she couldn't explain the feelings churning in her heart.
but……
Questions that have no answers don’t seem that important.
She thought for a moment, pushed aside the grass roots piled on the ridge, looked up at the eyes in front of her that were exactly the same as in her dream, and said, "Are you sure it's me you want to marry?"
"I clearly remember that I got into the bridal sedan for someone else, why are you..."
"I asked for it."
Xu Yu's voice suddenly became more urgent. He squatted in front of Sang Zhixia and looked deep into her eyes. He spoke word by word, "It was you I went to pick up when I got married that day. It has always been you I want to marry."
It is inconvenient to go into detail about the various twists and turns, but the current situation can be regarded as a blessing in disguise.
Sang Zhixia withdrew her gaze with an ambiguous expression and said playfully, "That's fine too."
As long as in Xu Yu's eyes she is Sang Zhixia herself, and not an illusion created by anyone, then everything can be discussed slowly later.
Seeing that her tense brows relaxed a little, Xu Yu let out a breath calmly.
He decided to throw the unlucky thing into the stove and burn it when he got home.
Don’t make Zhizhi angry again in the future.
Sang Zhixia didn't notice the quick flash of relief in his eyes. She picked up a few grass roots and compared them carefully, and the smile on the corners of her lips grew deeper.
"Xu Yu, I think I know why the wheat grown on this land is so poisonous."
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