Chapter 372 Dealing with Bai Shuilian
Yang Ming was dumbfounded.
"ah?"
Everyone else was stunned, especially the elderly like the fourth grandmother. The look in their eyes clearly said: "My hearing is not very good due to my age. Did I hear it wrongly? Right?"
Xu Zhichun and the others were also stunned, and thunder rumbled from the sky.
Bai Shuilian said with tears in her eyes: "Please, I don't want to leave Xiao An anymore. I have missed him for so many years. Let me stay with Xiao An and accompany him, please!"
Xu Zhichun looked indifferent, but his heart was subconsciously tightening.
She was almost certain that Bai Shuilian must have come prepared. This was a good idea. She took a step back, looking pitiful and taking advantage of the noble cause of loving her son, which easily aroused sympathy.
If Yang Ming softened his heart and agreed, Xiaojuan's life would be difficult in the future.
Xiaojuan alone can't beat Bai Shuilian.
Even if Yang Ming could still be vigilant and guard against Bai Shui Lian at the beginning, but as time went by, it was impossible to keep on guarding like this. The water will drip through the stone, and one day Bai Shui Lian would succeed.
"no!"
Yang Ming came back to his senses, shook his head like a rattle, and refused decisively, "No, no!"
Xu Zhichun subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.
Bai Shuilian cried bitterly: "I just want the title of a concubine. Can't I be your slave and servant? I really just want to stay and take care of Xiao An. How can you be so cruel! You won't even give me a chance to change my ways? Or is this what Zeng wants? I'll go and beg her."
"Don't bother her! This has nothing to do with her. No, we country folk don't do this kind of thing."
Yang Ming even found it a little difficult to speak out. The term "concubine or not" was embarrassing enough.
"I just want a status and to compensate Xiao An properly. I will definitely not get in your way."
"no."
No matter what Bai Shuilian said or how she begged, Yang Ming just shook his head and said no.
He couldn't come up with many reasons, and Bai Shuilian's crying made him look like a cruel person, which made him feel very embarrassed.
Seeing this, Xu Zhichun had no choice but to interrupt: "Aunt Bai, if you become a concubine, won't Xiao An become a concubine and give birth to a child? Isn't this too unfair to Xiao An? Xiao An is grown up now and can earn money to support the family. She doesn't need anyone to take care of her at all. Aunt Bai, please stop talking about this."
Yang Ming's eyes lit up, and he looked at Xu Zhichun with gratitude. His tone was much more justified: "Mrs. Xu is absolutely right. I can't let Xiao An down. Please stop talking."
Bai Shuilian was furious. "As the saying goes, it's better to demolish ten temples than to destroy a family. Madam Shanci, are you worthy of the name Madam Shanci when you say such things?"
The fourth grandmother frowned, "Bai Shuilian, you've already divorced. You're no longer a daughter-in-law of the Yang family. Stop talking nonsense. I think Yang Ming is right. It's not appropriate for you to be a concubine."
Liang Lizheng: "That's right."
She wouldn't be a concubine, and certainly not a wife. Bai Shuilian was desperate and burst into tears.
Yang Ming: "Although you didn't fulfill your responsibilities as a mother, you did give birth to Xiao An and raised him for three or four years. Today, I ask Liang Lizheng and his grandmother and grandfather to sign a document as witnesses. Xiao An will give you 100 coins every month for retirement, every six months. No more. If you are not satisfied, then I will not give you a penny. He will send someone to deliver it to you when it is due. You are not allowed to show up in Liangjia Village again. If you come once, one month's retirement money will be deducted. If you come twice, half a year's pension will be deducted."
Bai Shuilian was furious: "He only earns two taels of silver a month, and only gives me a hundred coins? What can a hundred coins do with me?"
Yang Ming didn't expect that she would know so much. His eyes turned even colder. "If you don't want it, forget it."
She is no longer a wife of the Yang family, and she left home when Yang Xiaoan was a child. Even if they don't support her, what can she do?
Could it be that she still wanted to rely on Xiao An to live a comfortable life? Impossible.
Bai Shuilian could no longer bargain and had to agree with great resentment. She took the three hundred coins on the spot and left with hatred.
The storm was over, at least on the surface.
Xu Zhichun hadn't expected Uncle Yang Ming to make such a decisive decision; he actually overestimated him. Xiaojuan had finally turned her bad luck around.
Concubine
Xu Zhichun was so far away from this kind of people in his life that he almost forgot that this kind of people existed in this era.
She glanced at Liang Minglang quickly with mixed feelings. It was hard to say what the situation would be like if he talked about taking a concubine one day.
"Master Liang," Xu Zhichun half-jokingly asked on the way home, "Have you ever thought about taking a concubine to enjoy the happiness of having two wives? Master Liang's family fortune is not much inferior to that of the wealthy families in the city. I'm afraid that the Zeng family is even more impoverished than Master Liang's. Mingxuan is so smart and hardworking, and he has a bright future. Master Liang will rise with him, and then he will be a true master in the true sense of the word!"
Liang Minglang looked at her helplessly and smiled bitterly, "Zhichun, the family business you have earned will only be yours. I cannot covet your things——"
It suddenly occurred to me that he was now... a gigolo, wasn't he? After all, he didn't bring anything back with him, so wasn't he just relying on Xu Zhichun for support?
Liang Minglang suddenly felt a little weird.
this
Actually, it can’t be calculated that way?
At least he is selling his labor, right?
After thinking about it for a while, Liang Minglang convinced himself and became calm again.
"All the family property is yours! Also, I will only marry the one I love, not concubines. If you want to get married in the future, you must open your eyes. You must not marry anyone with impure intentions who always wants to hug you. Those people are definitely looking to covet your property and live off you!"
"Yes, definitely. There will be no exceptions!"
Look at him, he won't
Liang Minglang's heartbeat was a little erratic, and he felt a little guilty, after all, he was smuggling something in. He had done it so obviously, would Zhichun understand?
Xu Zhichun didn't understand, but he felt a little amused.
She was testing him, but he reminded her and gave her some advice.
Xu Zhichun didn't know how to answer, so he just said "Oh".
After all, he means well.
Liang Minglang didn't know whether he was relieved or slightly disappointed. Regardless, she had listened, right? As long as she listened, she would see him sooner or later.
Two days later, it was time to go into the city to take inventory of the store accounts, and Liang Minglang accompanied Xu Zhichun as usual.
Xu Zhichun is now accustomed to his company. With him around, she can subconsciously relax a lot, both physically and mentally.
Because she knew that with him by her side, no matter who she met, she didn't have to be so reserved and vigilant, worrying about being looked down upon or looking down upon, or even having any other thoughts.
Zhong Changkuan was very good at managing the store and his accounts were clear. Xu Zhichun was just doing his routine work. After looking at the account book, he planned to buy some meat and then go home.
Unexpectedly, I ran into Lou Er from a distance on the street.
Lou Er seemed startled when he saw her, and hurriedly shrank into an alley and hid.
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