Chapter 44 Selling Flowers
When Old Lady Song saw that he insisted on giving an explanation herself, she became unhappy.
"I'm your mother. Do I have to explain everything I do to you?"
Song Lao San looked at her self-righteous expression, and a chill rose in his heart. "Just now, as we were walking along, my son saw that there were many vegetables planted on the farm and many chickens, ducks and geese raised. Then why did you say that the family was in financial difficulty? And why did you lie to me and say that you were going out to relax, but instead came to this farm and didn't allow anyone from our third branch to come?"
"Song Fu, I'm not dead yet. I'm the head of this family. I have my reasons for not letting you come."
"My son wants to know the reason today."
The noise of several people disturbed the eldest and second oldest Song brothers who were sitting and talking in the house. They came out and were first surprised at how the third oldest Song knew that they were here. Then they saw that the oldest lady Song was hesitant and unable to answer.
I was shocked. If this matter was not handled properly and the third brother became suspicious, it would be difficult to deal with it in the future.
He hurried forward and grabbed Old Lady Song, "Mom, my third brother is here. We are all family. Please sit down and talk." Old Lady Song advised with a smile.
Old Lady Song's eyes rolled. "Is it me who doesn't want to talk nicely? Look at him. He comes and questions me, his mother. Does he act like a son?"
Song Laoda turned his head and said, "Third brother, I'm not your elder brother, but you haven't figured out the whole thing yet, how can you talk to mother like that? Mother worked so hard to raise us, and you're being unfilial."
"You uneducated thing. You're still like this even in Beijing." Song Lao Er cursed.
Song Laosan was speechless because of the word "filial piety". He felt depressed and uncomfortable. He was obviously in the right, so how could it be their fault with just a few words?
"Uncle Eldest and Uncle Second haven't figured out the matter yet, why are they blaming my dad first? Uncle Second said that my dad was uncultured. Could it be that he has something against my grandmother and thinks she was uncultured, so he taught my dad to be uncultured as well?" Song Ci took his time and directed the matter to Song Lao Er with a few words.
Song Lao Er immediately scolded him: "You have no right to speak when the elders are talking! Besides, I didn't mean that at all. He's obviously your father..."
"What happened to my dad?"
Song Lao Er met Song Ci's cold eyes and said nothing more, lest he be accused again.
He really underestimated his niece in the past because of her sharp tongue.
"You little brat, who taught you to talk to your second uncle like that!" Old Mrs. Song was unhappy when she saw her beloved second son being humiliated.
"Mother, what's going on? I've earned money for the Song family for so many years, so I have the right to know the origins of this farm."
Just as Old Lady Song was about to go up and hit Song Ci, she was stopped by Old Third Song. Hearing him insisting on knowing about the manor, she cursed in her heart, "Why is Old Third Song so difficult to deal with? I dislike each of the three families more and more. If I had known this earlier, I would have killed him directly to avoid him getting angry with me now."
"What's wrong with the manor? This manor belongs to our Song family. Can't we buy a manor after all these years? As for not taking your third branch with you, not only have you not made any money recently, you have also lost a lot. What qualifications do you have to enjoy it?" Old Mrs. Song put her hands on her hips and cursed, spitting like rain.
Song Ci knew that Old Lady Song was just sophistry.
It was obvious that she bought this farm without telling the third wife, and it has been enjoyed only by her and the first and second wives, while she pretended to be poor at home.
"Grandma, we're just curious about when this farm was purchased."
This can be seen at a glance as long as the contract is produced. The other members of the Song family cannot lie.
"A year ago." Old Mrs. Song said bitterly.
"Then why didn't mother let me know, but didn't hide it from my eldest and second brothers? Why did you say that the family was in financial difficulty recently? Why did you lie to your son?"
Old Lady Song said unreasonably, "You always thought that our Song family was in trouble, so you worked hard to make money outside. If you knew about this farm, you would inevitably slack off! This is all for your own good."
Song Lao San lowered his head and laughed: "What a good thing for me. Mother, are you really doing this for my own good? Then why don't you ever treat my eldest and second brothers like this!"
Old Lady Song's eyes were fierce. "Your eldest and second brothers have been smart and capable since they were young, and they can study. They don't need me to work so hard. Only you can't do anything well, and you eat everything you want. As a mother, I can only do this to encourage you to make progress."
Song Lao Da: "Mom is doing this for your own good, for the good of the whole family. Third brother, you can't be an ungrateful person and repay kindness with hatred."
Song Ci, who was standing on the side, could hardly bear to hear it anymore. "Coming to you to cry poor, making you suffer, making you feel uncomfortable, it's all for your own good?" How could anyone from the Song family say such shameless words?
Could it be that shamelessness runs in the blood of the Song family?
Seeing her husband in pain, Qiao Xianglan could no longer hold back her sobs and said, "Third brother has it hard. Why can't mother care about him as much as she cares about the eldest and second brothers..."
Song Laosan was shocked and looked at Qiao Xianglan. He didn't expect that the other party could see his inner pain and torment.
Old Mrs. Song, who didn't like Qiao Xianglan in the first place, became even angrier at this moment, with veins on her forehead almost popping out.
"I'm talking to my son, what does it have to do with you, a bitch? You're such a troublemaker, you're not messing around enough, so just shut up."
"Mother!" Song Lao San suddenly raised his head. "She is my wife, not some troublemaker. Don't talk about her like that. Over the years, every time you were unwell, she was the one who took care of you. The eldest sister-in-law shirked responsibility, and the second sister-in-law used her health as an excuse. Why are you so mean to her? She has done nothing wrong to you."
Li Yao's face changed drastically. "I'm not trying to refuse. I'm just afraid that I can't serve you well..." After she finished explaining, she hurried to look at Boss Song, and her heart sank to the bottom.
Boss Song looked at Li Yao with deep eyes and said nothing.
She was most afraid of this kind of look. It would be fine if Boss Song had a tantrum, but he didn't say anything, which instead indicated that he was really angry.
"This farm looks big, but there isn't much produce in a year. With so many people in the Song family, how can it be enough to feed and drink? Do you really think it's a mountain of gold and silver that you can never spend or take away?" Old Mrs. Song saw that she had no other choice but to find an excuse.
Anyway, the money is in her hands, and it is up to her to decide how much to use.
Song Ci smiled and said, "If that's the case, then our family doesn't have to be so tight on money. I see there are plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables, as well as chickens, ducks, and geese on this farm. We can just take them home and eat them. The kitchen has been out of oil and water these past few days. And..." She raised her hand and pointed at the pink flowers in the distance that Song Rouxi and Song Ying had just admired. "I think these flowers look good. I saw them at the last flower viewing banquet. If they can appear there, they must be valuable. Selling them will provide enough for our family to spend."
Song Rouxi said hurriedly: "How can that be possible?"
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