Chen Yourun introduced Xiao Wu and asked him to sit down first.
Old Mrs. Chen was about to go to the kitchen to work when Chen Yourun pulled her to sit down.
The conversation at the banquet was nothing more than asking Chen Yourun how he had been doing all these years, and whether he would stay after returning this time. They also told him how good things were at home, except that he had three sons who hadn't grown much taller.
Upon hearing this, Chen Yourun's expression turned somber.
After finishing their meal, Xiao Wu sat in the yard.
Chen Yourun went inside, where Old Master Chen and Old Madam Chen had something to say.
Grandma Chen was concerned about her son. Looking at his leg, she felt a pang of heartache. Grandpa Chen didn't look too good, but he didn't say anything.
Chen Yourun noticed that Old Mrs. Chen's legs were not very agile. "What's wrong with your legs?"
Old Chen waved his hand in response to the disturbance, but Old Master Chen seized the opportunity to speak, "It's fortunate that your mother's leg was treated by a doctor, otherwise it would be a question whether she could even stand up now. So, even if your wife says that we secretly took your allowance, I'm not afraid. Do you have any objections to taking a little for your mother's treatment?"
Hearing this, Chen Yourun's face gradually darkened.
"Of course, getting better is the most important thing, Mother. How are your legs now?"
Tears welled up in Grandma Chen's eyes. "It's alright, it's alright now."
"What exactly happened with the Yin family?" Chen Yourun had already figured out that his mother had a problem with her legs, yet the Yin family refused to give him any money.
Old Master Chen took a puff of his pipe and began to chat about all sorts of things, from minor issues to serious ones, and from the most serious ones to the most unbearable ones.
Moreover, the original owner of the body had indeed gone too far, so with the embellishment added, Yin Lan was practically irredeemably wicked.
"You said you brought someone back and they're staying here. Your house has already been sold by the Yin family. I don't know where she spent the money. Most likely, it went to support her family."
"She went back to her parents' house again today, didn't she? Sigh..."
Chen Yourun's face gradually turned pale.
"The house she lives in now is a thatched hut at the end of the village that was abandoned by someone else. She lives there alone with her three children. Those three children... you should go and see for yourself. If it weren't for your return this time, they would be living in this weather wearing only thin clothes. Their hands and bodies are covered in frostbite. I said I wanted to give the children some old clothes so they wouldn't get too cold, but she refused."
"It's because you're coming back that the child has been wearing old clothes that are way too big for him these past few days."
Chen Yourun clenched his fists, his eyes icy cold.
“There is still food. It’s not that we don’t want to help the child. She controls all your allowance. We didn’t know at first that the child couldn’t even get a hot meal. She was digging for wild vegetables and even fighting with the village’s big yellow dog for food. Sigh… At such a young age, she’s so thin, just a skeleton. She’s also short, and her hair is as yellow as a refugee’s.”
Chen Yourun's eyes gradually filled with sorrow, and her hands clenched even tighter.
"Also, I don't know if what happened is true or not, but some people in the village are saying that she and Zhang Laizi from the next village... well... anyway, several people saw Zhang Laizi come out of Yin's house early in the morning."
After Old Master Chen finished speaking, Chen Yourun's aura became extremely low, as if he was suppressing immense anger.
He turned to look at his mother. He didn't completely believe what Old Master Chen said, but he believed his mother.
Although there were some minor discrepancies in what Old Master Chen said, it was largely accurate.
She also hoped that her son would seriously consider this matter. "Mrs. Yin is extravagant and spends money on her family instead of raising her children properly. I know you are attracted to her because she is young and beautiful, but she is not the type to manage a household."
Old Mrs. Chen spoke last.
As for the allowance, a small portion of it was indeed used to treat her leg problems.
Moreover, with Old Master Chen present, Old Madam Chen dared not say much.
She didn't want her son to see her suffering, and she didn't want him to worry.
"Let's go home and check on things first."
As for Xiao Wu, he will stay at the Chen family's house for the time being; there is still an empty room available.
Xiao Wu knew that his eldest brother had a beautiful wife at home. Although he was curious, he knew that their separation was like a second honeymoon, so he wouldn't be so foolish as to get in the middle. He just winked at his eldest brother.
Chen Yourun ruthlessly retorted, "What's wrong? Are your eyes not working properly?"
Xiao Wu: ......
So clueless about romance!
With mixed feelings, Chen Yourun headed home. After walking a while, he suddenly remembered that the house he had built himself had been sold by his wife, and now his home was that small thatched hut.
His face turned ashen as he turned and headed in that direction.
From afar, the dilapidated hut looked as if it might collapse at any moment. The walls were flimsy and the hut was small. He couldn't imagine that his three sons were living in such an environment.
As he pushed open the door, Chen Yourun's ashen face was so ugly that it was hard to look directly at him.
Can this be called a home?
The two rooms had countless holes of all sizes in the walls, and in this kind of weather, the cold wind would definitely blow fiercely inside.
The blanket on the bed was just a thin layer.
He had just heard his mother say that once when she came to their house, she saw Madam Yin sleeping on the bed while the three children slept on the floor.
land!
That was muddy ground, offering no insulation whatsoever; you couldn't even see a tattered quilt on the ground.
Chen Yourun's eyes gradually reddened.
Inside the house, all his old clothes were gone, probably sold by her. There wasn't even a stove in the house, and he couldn't bear to look at the rice jar.
It's not that there's nothing inside, but he knows there is. The rice jar is new; it was specially prepared by Madam Yin to show him so that he could get it back.
Apart from that, there wasn't even a single cabinet in the house, and everything else was completely empty.
If Chen Yourun had any lingering doubts before, now the opportunity is completely gone.
Okay, very good.
He turned and left, his teeth clenched tightly, his eyes already bloodshot.
Yinjiacun Village.
"What? She's going to the county town to send Chen Yiqi to school?" When Grandma Yin heard this news from her son, her mouth was practically agape.
Then she gave a look that suggested she wanted to kill someone. "Is she crazy? Ming'er in my family didn't even get to go to school, how can hers?"
The eldest son said bitterly, "Her temper is getting worse and worse. I just hit her lightly, and she's still holding a grudge. Last time she even stole twenty of our eggs. Mother, we can't let her temper get the better of us. If this continues, she'll start to ride roughshod over the whole family. What are we going to do about tomorrow's tuition fees?"
Old Mrs. Yin's gaze also turned cold. "Ming'er's schooling is a big deal. If she refuses to pay, I will definitely not let her live. Don't forget, there's also Scholar Sun. If she doesn't listen, I'll hand their letters to Chen Yourun and see how she survives."
"Besides, she's only thinking about Scholar Sun. She's just angry for a moment. Once she calms down, she'll definitely come back and beg us for forgiveness."
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