Chapter 118 Lessons
Mr. Zeng said with a forced smile: He really doesn't know what's good for him and doesn't know when to advance or retreat. Is he trying to deceive her?
Young Master Zeng also sneered silently: She is as annoying as Zeng Xiaoyan, no wonder they get along well.
Young Master Zeng: "Madam Xu, just put your mind at ease. My father said to do it as soon as possible, so it will be quick."
"Is it feasible today? After all, they are all your family members. You can find out by asking."
Master Zeng said coldly, "Madam Xu, are you teaching me how to do things?"
"I dare not. Please don't misunderstand me. We country folk are timid. Being accused of stealing someone else's recipe is no small matter. I'm always a little nervous until the matter is settled. I'm worried and might come to see Master Zeng again. I don't think Master Zeng would want to see me come to you again about this matter, would I?"
"snort"
Mr. Zeng agreed.
Of course he didn't want to see her again and wished she would leave right now.
"Today is a bit rushed, how about within three days?"
Xu Zhichun had already made a concession, and Mr. Zeng couldn't afford to haggle with a young country woman, otherwise he would seem too cheap.
More importantly, what she said about coming back again if the matter wasn't resolved was probably true, and he didn't want to see her again.
"Okay, I'll give you an answer within three days."
"Thank you, Master Zeng."
Xu Zhichun stood up as he spoke: "I have to go back to look after my stall, so I won't bother Master Zeng anymore. Goodbye."
"Madam Xu, take care."
Master Zeng nodded, but did not stand up. He glanced at her and said, "Xiaoyan, please stay. I have something to say to you alone."
Zeng Xiaoyan said "Oh" reluctantly.
Liang Mingliang then stopped as well.
Although this is his daughter-in-law's biological father, for some reason, Liang Mingliang just feels uneasy about letting his daughter-in-law be alone with him.
I always feel that my wife is at a disadvantage.
Xu Zhichun felt it was inconvenient to stay any longer. The father and daughter wanted to talk alone, and it would be impolite for her to interfere.
Seeing Liang Mingliang refused to leave, Master Zeng frowned. Young Master Zeng, who had also wanted to stay, had no choice but to ask Liang Mingliang to leave: "Third brother-in-law, please come in. I just need to have a few words with you."
Liang Mingliang was reluctant to leave: "Let's talk later. I want to stay with Xiaoyan."
Young Master Zeng cursed inwardly, "Idiot!" Didn't Dad just say he wanted to talk to this damn girl alone? Are you deaf or just being tactless? You don't really think I have anything to talk about with you, do you? I'm just looking for an excuse to get you out.
Little did he know that Liang Mingliang looked down on him even more: "What's there to talk about with you? Forget it!"
One by one, they are all turning the world upside down!
Master Zeng's face darkened. "Xianxu, please leave first. I have a few words to say to Xiaoyan alone."
Zeng Xiaoyan raised her eyes and looked over: "Husband, please go out and wait for me."
"Can--"
"It's okay, go ahead."
"Okay. I'm just outside." Call me if you need anything.
"Um!"
Zeng Xiaoyan felt sweet in her heart, smiled at him and nodded vigorously.
Young Master Zeng frowned, very disgusted.
Mr. Zeng was almost laughing in anger. What was going on? What was wrong with this son-in-law? He looked so worried! He was her father!
Facts have proved that Mr. Zeng is quite self-aware and that his father is indeed not a good person.
When he and Zeng Xiaoyan were the only ones left in the hall, he looked at the girl standing in front of him, calm and composed, with a hint of rebelliousness, almost exactly the same as she was in the past, unruly and reckless.
Mr. Zeng's anger suddenly rose.
"Rebellious girl!" Master Zeng, letting his emotions run wild and furious, raised his hand and hit Zeng Xiaoyan in the face.
Zeng Xiaoyan was shocked and subconsciously turned her head to avoid it, but she didn't have time to avoid it completely and was scratched on the face by Master Zeng.
Master Zeng was even more furious: "How dare you hide!"
Zeng Xiaoyan covered her face, feeling angry and indignant: "Dad, why did you hit me for no reason?"
"For no reason?" Master Zeng sneered, "You rebellious girl, you don't even know where you've gone wrong?"
Zeng Xiaoyan also sneered: "Which law did I break?"
"Don't talk nonsense to me! Why didn't you tell me about your mother and your uncle's affair first? Instead, you accompanied that Xu family to pick a fight? Do you think you have enough pride to watch your father and your brother humiliate themselves in front of outsiders? Do you have any resentment towards the Zeng family? Are you eager to make us look bad?"
"Idiot! Don't forget that you are also a daughter of the Zeng family! How can you save face if we make a fool of ourselves?"
"Also, what do you call your uncle? Shopkeeper Fang? Huh? Is there anyone as ignorant as you?"
Zeng Xiaoyan laughed sarcastically, "Dad would tell me now, but if I had told him in advance, would he have believed me? He wouldn't. He only trusts Mother and Shopkeeper Fang—don't ask me why I don't call Uncle Shopkeeper Fang, it's been like this for all these years. When Dad isn't around, my second sister and I don't dare to claim any relatives, or we'll be punished!"
"Father only cared about the Zeng family's reputation, never considered me. Fortunately, Sister-in-law Zhichun is a magnanimous and understanding person. She didn't blame me, vent her anger on me, or alienate me. She was even willing to continue setting up a stall with me, earning a few cents a day to make a living. The Zeng family is already so wealthy, why would they fabricate such stories to wrongly accuse me and disrupt my life?"
"You don't even consider me a family member. Why do you have the audacity to ask me to think about you even though I've been wrongly accused and slandered by you? Don't you think that's a bit too much, Dad?"
"Shut up!" Master Zeng was furious and shouted in a deep voice, "As a junior, even if you suffer a little injustice, so what? If you didn't always have a bad temper and easily anger your mother, she wouldn't target you. Even if she is wrong in this matter, you are not completely innocent."
"I still say the same thing," Master Zeng said coldly, "If there's anything going on between family members, just talk it out behind closed doors. Why bring it up in front of outsiders? You didn't tell me, so how do you know I wouldn't stand up for you?"
"Since I was little, how many times have you really made decisions for me?"
"Haven't you grown up well? As a concubine's daughter, you are too arrogant and picky, which is not a good thing."
"Really? Then my second sister must be fine now?"
"At least better than you!"
"So? Have you found a good husband for her?"
Mr. Zeng's face was about to turn black. "People change. Who could have thought that bastard Lou Er would become like that after getting married?"
Zeng Xiaoyan wanted to laugh, but a bitter taste appeared on the tip of her tongue.
"But it was you who chose this place after all. My second sister is in dire straits. Have you ever cared about her life or death?"
"Shut up! What's that attitude?"
After Master Zeng scolded her, he became even more annoyed. "I'm talking to you. Why are you talking about your second sister? Stop rambling on! I'm warning you, if something like this happens again, and you continue to be so ungrateful, we will no longer have a daughter like you in the Zeng family!"
(End of this chapter)
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