Chapter 225 Harmful Relationships
Smoke curls from the chimneys, and the aroma of rice fills the air.
Every household in Lianhua Village began preparing dinner.
Chen Lizheng's house is one of the few in Lianhua Village with a house covered with blue tiles, making it stand out in the village.
Chen Sanyuan knelt in the courtyard, head bowed.
But his hands were clenched into fists, showing his dissatisfaction.
Madam Zheng came out of the main room and stopped in front of Chen Sanyuan.
"The food is ready. You should apologize to your father and sit down to eat with him."
As she spoke, she lowered her sleeve, which she had been holding up.
Chen Sanyuan looked up, heard that he was being asked to back down, pursed his lips, and said, "I won't!"
His eyes were slightly red at the corners, and his gaze held a hint of stubbornness.
Chen Lizheng's voice suddenly came from inside the house, "Ayan, ignore him, sit down and eat!"
Madam Zheng turned around and looked inside, meeting Chen Lizheng's gloomy face, and gently shook her head.
Chen Lizheng didn't say anything more, stopped looking at the door, and ignored what was happening at the door.
Chen Sanyuan didn't see the exchange of glances between the two. Not wanting to put his mother in a difficult position, he said, "Mother, please go inside and eat. Don't worry about me."
Zheng's eyelids drooped slightly, and a bitter smile appeared on her lips.
She squatted down to be at eye level with Chen Sanyuan, her brows furrowing slightly. "You are my son, how can you expect me to abandon you?"
Chen Sanyuan pursed his lips and remained silent.
He should know that his father and mother were doing it for his own good and for the future.
However, he didn't understand why his father wouldn't accept him being with Lin Xiaohua.
Aunt Yang wasn't a very good person, but that doesn't mean Lin Xiaohua was the same.
In his view, Lin Xiaohua and Aunt Yang were two completely different kinds of people, and they could not be confused or compared.
"mother……"
Chen Sanyuan was about to explain when he met Zheng's eyes and stopped talking abruptly.
Those eyes were shimmering with moisture, and there were a few fine lines at the corners of them. There seemed to be a strand of silver hair still stuck in her temple.
In his eyes, his mother was dignified and gentle, with the scholarly air of a well-bred lady.
Although she is nearly forty, she looks no less beautiful than a girl in her twenties.
The appearance of silver hair made him suddenly realize that his mother was no longer young.
His family wanted him to become the village head in the future, so they kept trying to win him favor with the villagers. They even wanted him to marry a suitable woman from a clean family.
Regardless of whether I can help, I at least shouldn't cause myself any trouble.
Chen Sanyuan knew that because of the Lin Youtian family's affairs, his father didn't have a good impression of the Lin family, and since Lin Xiaohua's father was a cousin of Lin Youtian, he naturally didn't have a good impression of him either.
In addition, Aunt Yang is always nagging and always tries to take advantage of others. She has even been caught stealing vegetables from other people's fields.
These actions completely ruined Chen Lizheng's goodwill towards the Lin family.
If Lin Xiaohua were to marry into the family, it would not only damage his reputation but also embolden the Lin family, allowing them to use the name of the village head to extort various benefits.
If word gets out, the position there will change hands.
In Chen Sanyuan's view, the person most likely to get the position of village head is Chen Yongnian of the Chen family!
Chen Sanyuan was well aware of the drawbacks, but his affection for Lin Xiaohua was genuine.
"Mother won't force you, nor does she want to force you." Madam Zheng reached out and brushed the stray hairs from Chen Sanyuan's forehead back. "I know you think more than your father, but don't let your emotions cloud your judgment."
"She is the one you love now, so whatever she does, you can't see anything wrong with it or see any problems with it."
"Marriage is a big deal, not as simple as handling village affairs on a daily basis. Are you sure she truly loves you and wants to marry you?"
Chen Sanyuan opened his mouth as if to speak, but Zheng gestured for him to be quiet.
"You should think carefully about why your mother is siding with your father this time."
"Let's not even talk about whether your father agrees or not, just consider the person you admire. If she truly loves you and wants to be with you, then we can ignore that. But if she really has ulterior motives and ruins your and your father's reputations, will you stay or leave her?"
Chen Sanyuan's eyes were filled with shock; he hadn't expected his mother to say such a thing.
"You were also involved in the Qian family affair. I suppose you are just a divorced woman. What will become of you? If you are not divorced, she will ruin the reputation of the Chen family. How will you, your father, and your mother face the ancestors of the Chen family in the future?"
Zheng smiled faintly at Chen Sanyuan and said nothing more.
She stood up, her voice turning colder, "You can kneel there until we figure out how to resolve this, then you can come back in!"
Chen Sanyuan looked up, as if he were seeing his mother all over again.
In the past, he and his father managed everything, while his mother only had to take care of household affairs.
He almost forgot that his mother actually came from a humble family, but was once a young lady from a scholarly family, which was part of her former aura!
"Kneel, let him kneel for a while longer, let him clear his head."
The sudden female voice outside the courtyard made the two of them turn around at the same time.
Even Chen Lizheng, upon hearing the voice, suppressed his displeasure, forced a smile, and quickly came out.
Fang Luxue walked into the courtyard and looked down at Chen Sanyuan, "You're not bad-looking, so why aren't you smart? And why do you have such poor taste!"
As she spoke, a hint of disgust appeared on her face. "Birds of a feather flock together. What kind of good daughter can a mother like that raise? Only you would be fooled and become a tool for them to make money."
Fang Luxue not only worked today, but also gained a general understanding of some things about Lianhua Village.
Although she hadn't met Lin Xiaohua yet, she already had a general idea of what kind of person she was from everyone's conversation.
Lin Xiaohua may not be as bad as Aunt Yang, but she's not much better.
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