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Chapter 399: Splitting the Family Again
Wang was a thoughtful and steady person. Sometimes, even if she was unhappy, she would hide it and it would not show on the surface. Therefore, she was still highly valued in the Shen family and was praised among the wives in Hebian Village. But today, such a big thing happened to her daughter Chunlan. She was very excited. Her husband and children were her life. She would be anxious if anyone hurt them.
Wang was already angry because Shen Zhu hurt Chunlan. If Shen Zhu apologized in a nice tone, she might have gritted her teeth and endured it for the sake of her husband and children, for her reputation, and for the idea of relying on Shen Ziju to gain some benefits in the future.
But now her parents-in-law are on Shen Zhu's side, and Shen Zhu doesn't even seem to want to apologize. She thinks it's okay for Chunlan to be deaf. She even dares to compare Chunlan with the pockmarked girl from the Zhang family in the village. She's so angry that she's shaking all over.
"How can that girl compare to my Chunlan?!"
Wang was so angry that she started shouting. The girl from the Zhang family not only had pockmarks on her face, but was also lazy and greedy. In the end, she married a man from a village not far away whose wife had died three times. When the man did something to his wife, Miss Zhang was not someone to be trifled with. The two of them fought every day. After the fight, she would come home crying. Then the man would take her away and take away a lot of things from her parents' home. She was almost a laughing stock in the whole village!
Shen Zhu actually compared Chunlan to such an ugly, lazy, greedy and shameless woman. How could Wang not be angry? She wondered if Shen Zhu wanted her Chunlan to marry like that in the future? !
"My Chunlan is pretty and capable, so she will marry into a good family in the future! Why, you, as an aunt, are so picky and keep breaking off engagements just to find a better family! You can't bear to see my Chunlan marry a good family? Are you hoping that my daughter will marry a bad one so that you can show off your ability?! Ah?! Is there an aunt like you? Shen Zhu, you really have no conscience!"
Wang was so angry that she started to curse. Tears kept flowing down her cheeks. She wondered what she had done all these years. She knew that her father-in-law was ruthless, her mother-in-law was cunning, and her sister-in-law was vicious, but she was still very nice to them. They also put themselves first, but she always thought that as long as she had a good relationship with them, she could get benefits from it. She was so stupid! If she had the potential to be like the second and fourth wives earlier, and moved out now, how could Chunlan have gotten into this situation? Why was she so angry? !
Wang hated herself for being smart but not taking a clear path. She really regretted it now and didn't care whether what she said sounded good or not. When she was crying with her daughters just now, she had already made up her mind that if she couldn't get revenge for her daughters, the worst that could happen was to split the family!
Shen Zhu also knew that her words were irritating. She just said it in a moment of haste, and she regretted it after she said it, but she thought that her sister-in-law couldn't do anything to her. She didn't expect that her sister-in-law, who was usually very calm, would actually scold someone. She was so angry that her face turned red.
"Sister-in-law, how can you talk like that? I'm telling the truth. How can you be so conscienceless? You said such good things about Chunlan, yet she still broke into my room. I just hit her, so what? Why did you bring up my marriage? You're stabbing me in the heart! How can you be a sister-in-law like this?!"
Shen Zhu pulled Shen Zhang's arm and cried, "Mother, look at my sister-in-law. Even she laughs at me. From now on, no one will dare to laugh at me!"
Shen Zhang glared at Shen Zhu, thinking that her daughter had really lost her spirit this time because of the blow she received from the Qian family. Even if she was usually a little spoiled, she would not be so ignorant of her limits. Look at her now, she first hit Chunlan, and then did not comfort Wang, and even made her angry. If she were in her place, she would also be angry.
Shen Zhang originally wanted to save the situation and comfort Wang, but before she opened her mouth, Shen Youfu spoke. As soon as he spoke, Shen Zhang's face became even worse. She thought, how could this old man be as ignorant as his daughter? Does he really think people have no temper? Didn't you see that Wang's face was distorted? Even Shen Zifu's face was as black as the bottom of a pot!
Shen Youfu shouted, "Big Boss's wife! What nonsense are you talking about? How dare you destroy your own family? Zhu'er is Chunlan's elder! Now that she is fine, what else do you want? Do you want Zhu'er to kneel down and kowtow to her? Can she bear it? Do you want an old man like me to go out and apologize to her?!"
Shen Youfu usually liked his eldest son's family, but the eldest wife always went along with him, which made him think that the eldest wife was filial and obedient. Naturally, he was annoyed when she resisted him, especially when it was not his son, but his daughter-in-law. If it were normal, he might not have scolded her so harshly, but today Su Zhi's cold attitude towards him made him angry. He thought this was the consequence of tolerance, so when he saw Wang Shi being so "unruly", he could not tolerate it.
"Dad! How can you say that about Chunlan's mother?! What did she do wrong?! It's obviously Zhu'er who is wrong!"
Shen Zifu has always been honest. His honesty is different from Shen Zigui's. Shen Zigui is taciturn, while his honesty is a bit cowardly and a suppression for the sake of stability. But such an honest man is filial to his parents, respects his wife, and loves his children. He felt distressed when Chunlan was beaten like that, and now Wang came to reason and was blamed, he really couldn't bear it anymore.
When an honest man gets angry, it shakes heaven and earth.
Shen Zifu's usually calm face was now like Wang's, almost distorted. He stared, panting, and for the first time in his life, he yelled at his parents so loudly. His heartbeat seemed to be jumping out of his throat, but he had to do it. His daughter had suffered such an injustice, how could he, as a father, not stand up? Then he didn't want to be a father anymore!
"Dad, Zhu'er must apologize to Chunlan today, otherwise we can't just let this matter go!"
"If that doesn't matter, what else do you want?!"
Shen Youfu glared, and his anger rose. The fourth son separated from the family and did not take him seriously. Now he did not come home. Even the fourth son's wife ignored him. The second son also made a fuss and separated from the family. Now he was not as filial to him as before. Now even the eldest son, who was always honest and spoke quietly, dared to yell at him like this. How could he not be angry? He felt that his authority was challenged again. If he did not suppress it this time, no one in this family would take him seriously in the future!
"I still say the same thing. Zhu'er is the elder, and Chunlan can't bear her gift! Not to mention being injured, even if she is beaten to death, it is her life!"
"Old man!"
Shen Zhang became anxious, thinking that the old man was crazy and how could he talk like that!
When Wang heard this, everything went dark before her eyes. She was not afraid, she was angry!
"Chunlan's father!"
Wang was supported by Shen Zifu. She grabbed Shen Zifu's hand and started crying. She didn't care about her usual face anymore. She thought to herself, what is her family in this family? They are not even as good as Shen Zhu. What is the basis for this?
Shen Zifu supported his crying wife, and he also cried. He looked at Shen Youfu and said, "Dad, Chunlan is like a weed in your eyes, you can beat her to death if you want, but she is a treasure in my eyes! I can't let my child suffer this kind of pain. Instead of living like this in this family, why not divide the family between us!"
When Wang heard what Shen Zifu said, she stopped crying immediately. She was now thinking about dividing the family. She thought, yes, divide the family! She won't have to endure this kind of anger anymore! They don't need to rely on Shen Zifu's fame anymore. The second and fourth brothers have all been separated, but aren't they still living well now? They are living a happy life without relying on that fame. It's OK for them to be the first wife!
Shen Youfu pointed at Shen Zifu angrily, calling him an unfilial son. He had never thought that even Shen Zifu would dare to propose a division of the family. His son and daughter-in-law had said that they would not split the family. He also knew that they had the same idea as the third room, that is, they wanted to take advantage of the youngest son. Moreover, this son was honest and filial, so how could he dare to propose a division of the family? This was completely beyond Shen Youfu's expectations. He was so angry that he could only say the three words "unfilial son".
Shen Zhu was also a little dumbfounded. She knew that no matter whether her eldest brother and his family were separated or not, her parents would blame her, thinking that she was the one who forced her eldest brother into this state. This was very disadvantageous to her. Her coquettish and sturdy attitude just now disappeared immediately. She started to cry softly and acted pitiful in front of Shen Zifu, trying to make amends.
"Brother, don't be angry with me. Don't split up the family. It's all my fault. If you want to hit someone, hit me. Don't split up the family. If you make Dad mad, we'll all be sinners."
Shen Zhang hurriedly advised: "Zi Fu, what are you talking about? Look how angry your father is. Zhu'er was frightened by you. She has apologized, so calm down and go back to the house. When you calm down, we can still be a harmonious family. Old wife, why don't you help your husband go back?"
"Dad, Mom, let's divide this family!"
Wang insisted on dividing the family. Before she came here to reason, she thought that as long as Shen Zhu apologized, the family would not be divided. But after such a commotion, she insisted on dividing the family. She thought that if she hadn't pushed them to this point, would her mother-in-law come to persuade them to reconcile? Would Shen Zhu soften her attitude and tell them that she was wrong? Now that they had been pushed to this point, if the family didn't divide, there would be no meaning in the future.
Wang thought that with Shen Zhu's character, she would definitely play tricks on them in front of Shen Ziju in the future. It would be better for them to split up the family and not rely on Shen Ziju anymore, and live their own lives.
Shen Zhang said, "My eldest daughter-in-law, Zhu'er has already apologized to you, why are you still so stubborn? Go back to your room and see Chunlan."
Wang said it again: "Let's divide this family!"
(Lishu Literature)