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147: The Secret Heard by Wang

Shen Zhang was stunned when she heard what Shen Youfu said. She didn't expect that when she was thinking about how to get her sons together again, her father thought completely the opposite of what she did. But she was not a stupid person. She understood what Shen Youfu was thinking in just a moment.

Shen Youfu took a deep puff of his cigarette and said, "You saw what happened today. The third brother and his wife are getting worse and worse. Not only are they crooked, but their children are also crooked. I think none of their three sons and one daughter will be successful in the future. Instead, they are all troublemakers. We are getting older and older, and we really can't control them. If we let them stay around, they will also make us angry. It's better to separate them."

Shen Zhang nodded. She had long seen through the third branch. None of the children could achieve great things. Instead, they were all burdens to the family. But he was her son after all, so she still wanted to keep him by her side. It would be better if the whole family was lively and cheerful. She liked the scene of having many people around and she was in charge of the whole family.

"Are you worried that the third house will be a burden to Zi Ju in the future? Don't worry too much. As long as we take good care of them, nothing should happen. If they are separated, they will have a hard time and no one will take care of them. They may cause more trouble. Wouldn't that cause more trouble for Zi Ju?"

After listening to Shen Zhang's words, Shen Youfu felt that they made sense.

Seeing that Shen Youfu was silent, Shen Zhang continued, "Let's wait and see. The third son and his family just like to take advantage of small things. When Ziju becomes successful and the family has money, they will be rich. Naturally, they will no longer care about those small profits. Now you look down on the third house and want to separate them, but what about the first house? Should we live with Zifu and his family and separate Ziju? Or should we live with Zifu and his family and separate Zifu and his family? You must want to live with Ziju, so it must be Zifu and his family who will be separated. But now Ziju has not gone to the capital, and Zhu'er has not married yet. We all depend on them. If we separate them, it will be inconvenient."

Shen Zhang's long string of words completely dispelled Shen Youfu's thoughts.

"Oh, it really makes me worry."

Shen Youfu sighed and started coughing because he inhaled too hard.

Shen Zhang hurried over to pat his back. She said unhappily, "What? I gave you all these children, and you still think that's enough? Why did you marry me for the sake of having children? I have been called a stepmother for all these years. This is only in the countryside. If it were in the city, a wife would still be a wife. But she would still be a concubine. I have suffered so much for you, and I have given you children to continue the Shen family. Do you still feel that it's not a worry?"

Although Shen Zhang was complaining, her voice was gentle and slow, without any anger, but with a hint of grievance, just like the dry tobacco, lingering. It was a bit irritating but also made people feel comfortable.

Shen Youfu patted Shen Zhang's knee and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? You have given me so many children, so you are my wife. What's the point of being a concubine? It's New Year's Day, don't mention unhappy things. I'm just talking about it. Even if I'm worried, I'm happy."

Shen Zhang smiled, then said with some sadness, "My eldest sister didn't have a child, so I married you. If I knew she could have a child, I would never have married you. She died so early, and I always felt sorry for her. I was always good to Zi'an, but Zi'an seemed to call me mother, but he didn't treat me as his mother in his heart. Sometimes I think that when my eldest sister died, he was already grown up. Maybe he hated me."

"He is just like that. He treats me the same way. You have been good to him. I am grateful to you. As for him, if he dares not respect you as his mother, I will break his legs."

Shen Youfu said that he felt annoyed when thinking about his son Shen Zian. This son had never been close to him since he was young and always had a cold face. It must be that his mother gave birth to him to make him angry.

"Zi'an is still good, but he listens to his wife too much. You should be nicer to him in the future. Don't let him always think that his family members are bad, otherwise he will go and kiss his wife."

"Hmph, it's all his mother's fault. She taught her son to be disobedient, and then she arranged a daughter-in-law for him, making the fourth son even more disobedient. This woman really makes me uncomfortable when she's alive, and she won't let me rest in peace even after she dies! If I had known this would happen, I should have let her die a few years earlier. Then the fourth son wouldn't be so disobedient, and he wouldn't have such a troublesome daughter-in-law!"

"Okay, okay, don't let anyone else hear this. Besides, my elder sister has passed away, so don't say these things anymore. You might hurt yourself."

Shen Zhang passed some tobacco to Shen Youfu. Her thoughtfulness made Shen Youfu feel better. He thought that he was content in this life to have such a wife.

Wang stood outside the door, listening to the conversation between Shen Youfu and Shen Zhang, her brows tightly wrinkled. She didn't hear them saying bad things about her, but she felt that Shen Youfu's words were so strange. What was he saying? She really should have died a few years earlier? Why did he sound so scary?

Wang panicked and took a step back, bumping into the corner of a chair beside her, making a noise.

"Who's outside?"

Shen Zhang asked from inside, her voice a little sharp. Su Zhi thought that she couldn't let them know that she had just heard what they said, so she quickly and quietly retreated to the door, and then she stood at the door and started talking. This way, the people inside would think that she had just walked to the door, and they would not think that she could hear what they said.

"Dad, Mom, it's me. I want to ask, do we cook the fish at home into pickled fish or braised fish?"

"Let's make it into pickled fish. There's still some soup, so it's nice to drink while it's warm."

Shen Zhang was talking inside, Wang responded and then turned and left. However, she was still thinking about what she had just heard and was full of doubts.

"Fourth brother's wife, let's make this fish into pickled fish. Mom said that drinking this soup warms us up, so make more soup."

After Wang finished speaking, she helped to clean the pickled cabbage. While she was working, she was thinking about what Shen Youfu had just said, "She should have died a few years earlier." She thought that the fourth brother's mother died very early. Was it related to the father-in-law? The father-in-law said that she should have died a few years earlier, so did he do it? Did he think it was too late to do it, or did he not do it, but just thought it should have been done earlier?

"Sister-in-law, you are going to ruin this pickled cabbage."

Sun watched Wang chopping the sauerkraut in her hand until it was unshaped, and laughed at her. She had never seen Wang distracted while cooking.

Wang then realized that she had been distracted. She felt choked up and thought that she couldn't go on like this. If Sun kept talking nonsense and let her father and mother know that she had overheard what they said, and if there was something they said that couldn't be heard by others, wouldn't she become a thorn in their eyes? She might as well keep what she heard to herself!

"What do you know? This pickled cabbage has to be cut like this to taste good. Go do your work. If you hadn't caused trouble today, we would have prepared the meal long ago. Also, you want my parents to think that I hid some private money today. Don't think I will forget it. We'll see!"

Wang glared at Sun and threatened her. Today, because of Sun, her hair flower business was exposed, and her private money was almost made public. She was now very rude to Sun and thought that she would not be polite to him in the future.

Sun's neck shrank, and she said unconvincedly: "I don't believe that you didn't hide your private money. What Fourth Brother's wife said today might not be true. If you really say it, we can't say it's false. You really think that your parents believe it, and they just don't care about you. You should be careful, sooner or later they will find out that you have hidden your private money. Let's see what you will say then!"

Li said in a deep voice: "This is none of your business. But you, you have more hidden money than us, right? If you want to make things difficult for us, we will fight to the death and make you suffer together! If you don't believe me, let's try it. I'm willing to take the risk."

Su Zhi moved the dishes in the pot and advised, "Okay, sisters-in-law, stop arguing. Today is Chinese New Year, don't ruin the joy."

Sun said, "That's right. Let's stop quarreling during the New Year. Fourth sister-in-law, when you have another profitable business, call me. I'm also very skillful."

Su Zhi just smiled and said nothing.

Chunlan and a few others were playing in the yard. Xiaohei was running around happily. Xiaobai and the white wolf Dahei stood aside, watching Xiaohei play.

There was laughter in the yard.

After lunch, Su Zhi helped prepare things for tomorrow's ancestor worship, and then said goodbye with Shen Zian.

Wang watched Shen Zi'an and Su Zhi leave, and she did not say what she heard. She thought that no matter whether it was true or not, she had to keep it to herself. After all, they were her father-in-law and mother-in-law, and Shen Zi'an and her husband were not born of the same mother. She had to think about her own family.

Wang didn't know that in the future, she would say out loud what she heard, but it still caused her trouble.

Su Zhi and Shen Zian walked hand in hand, looking at the Bai Lang family walking in front of them. There were red firecrackers in front of every house on the street. Everyone they saw greeted them with a smile. There was a festive atmosphere everywhere. Su Zhi felt that she was very happy now.

On the way home, Shen Zian and Su Zhi went to see Li Shi and invited him to join them in the evening to celebrate the New Year, because they knew that Li Shi would not celebrate the New Year with his family, and the relationship between Li Shi and his biological father and stepmother was not as good as Shen Zian's.

When we arrived at Li Shi's house, Li Shi was standing at the door, holding a red belt in his hand, and looking dazed.