Chapter 287 The Troublesome Old Mrs. Zhao
The sun today seems to be rushing to celebrate the New Year, having already disappeared into the clouds.
The sunset painted the entire sky red.
The newly installed wooden gate of the Chen family courtyard was pushed open, and Old Mrs. Chen led the rest of the Chen family to the Chen family home.
"Pingping, An'an, come here!" Grandma Chen waved to Xiaobao, who was playing in the yard.
At the same time, the little monkey stood up, staring intently at the person who came in. The fear in its eyes was gone, replaced by a sense of calm.
Pingping and An'an clapped their hands clean, ran over with big smiles, and called out in their soft, sweet voices, "Great-Grandma~"
Grandma Chen found Pingping and An'an pleasing to the eye more and more, and liked them more and more.
She didn't know when it started, but she not only disliked her grandson Chen Ergou, but also her great-grandson Chen Zhu.
It seems that no matter how you compare these two, father and son, they can't compare to Chen Yongnian and Pingping.
But it was New Year's Eve, so she didn't need to worry about such things. She reached out and patted their heads, smiling, "Good boy! How about we play with your brother Zhuzi?"
Pingping didn't say anything.
An'an tilted her head and stared at Chen Zhu, who was hiding behind Yunniang.
Chen Zhu used to have some meat on his bones, but now he looks skinny.
He was two years older than Pingping, but he looked about the same height as Pingping, and was not even as strong as Pingping.
"Pingping, An'an, have you greeted your uncle and aunt?"
Chen Yongliang's voice came from inside the house.
The two little ones lowered their heads timidly and whispered, "Uncle, Auntie."
Chen Ergou glanced at them, ignored them, and walked straight into the house, muttering to himself.
"What kind of attitude is this? You didn't even greet Grandma when she came, and you didn't come out to greet me, your elder brother. Now that you've received an official title and become officials in the county government, don't you understand the proper order of seniority?"
Yunniang's face changed when she heard Chen Ergou's words. She hurriedly stepped forward, pulled him, and whispered, "We're at your aunt's house, not your own home. Be careful what you say."
"Pay attention? Pay attention to what? We're still family no matter what!" Chen Ergou shoved Yunniang aside and stormed inside.
Wan Qiqi stood at the door and gave Chen Ergou a cold glance. "You said we're family, why do we need to pick up guests? Only guests need to be picked up."
Chen Ergou stopped and glared at Wan Qiqi, but felt a chill run down his spine from her gaze. He quickly looked away and said coldly, "You say you're family, but you took so much reward money and you just kept it all to yourself. You didn't even share any with us."
He walked past Wan Qiqi to Chen Yongnian's side, patted him on the shoulder and said, "You'd better be careful, or you'll raise her like that old woman who takes the family's money and runs away!"
Chen Yongnian glanced at Chen Ergou and patted his shoulder. "No."
After saying that, he carried the vegetables toward the kitchen, showing no intention of paying any attention to Chen Ergou.
Wan Qiqi leaned against the door, her eyes slightly narrowed, sizing up Chen Ergou.
She remembered that Chen Ergou used to be a mama's boy.
Unexpectedly, Aunt Zhang ran off with a man, and her son's personality changed drastically.
Judging from his appearance, it was as if all women in the world were bad, which made him look down on them.
Yunniang followed her in and saw Wan Qiqi looking at her husband. She quickly said, "Qiqi, don't mind him. He's just talking nonsense because his mother ran away and he was traumatized."
Wan Qiqi looked away and saw Yunniang. Out of the corner of her eye, she noticed a bruise on the other woman's exposed wrist.
Immediately, she disagreed with Yunniang's words and even frowned.
If she wasn't mistaken, Yunniang must have had quite a few injuries.
The culprit was Chen Ergou, who had lost his mother.
Although Wan Qiqi noticed something amiss, she didn't intend to get involved.
He gave a few perfunctory replies and left the house.
Grandma Zhao didn't go inside with the couple. Instead, she was playing with the children in the yard, holding some candy she had bought at some unknown time.
Upon seeing Wan Qiqi, she immediately greeted her with a smile, saying, "Qiqi, Pingping has grown so fast! During the flood, he was only up to Zhuzi's ear, but now he's as tall as Zhuzi!"
"Having made some money in business, it's natural to treat them to good food," Wan Qiqi said with a smile.
She put a lot of effort into ensuring her two babies received adequate nutrition for their growth.
Almost all the expenses in the mall were for them and Li Chongniang.
If she doesn't grow at all, she'll really faint!
Grandma Chen approved of Wan Qiqi's actions, and her goodwill towards her increased significantly.
She believes that as parents, they should think about their children.
Because Wan Qiqi wanted to send Pingping to the academy to study, and she fully approved of that.
She even wanted Wan Qiqi to send Chen Zhu to the academy as well.
Grandma Chen's eyes darted around, and she said, "Qiqi, look, Zhuzi is old enough to go to school. Why don't you lend some money to Grandma so she can send Zhuzi to the academy too..."
Good heavens! The old lady wants her to support Chen Zhu's education!
Borrowing money? That's practically robbery!
If I lend the money to Old Mrs. Chen and then expect her to pay it back, who knows what the villagers will say about me later?
Wan Qiqi said with a forced smile, "Grandma, your cousin and his wife will take care of Zhuzi's schooling. You are too old to worry about them."
Grandma Chen understood the implication in her words; it was obvious that she simply refused to lend the money!
If it weren't for the fact that her grandson's money was all tied up in this woman, why would she speak to her so politely?
Grandma Chen thought to herself that she should have a serious talk with her grandson. How could a man hand over all his money to a woman to manage?
Then, her gaze fell on the little monkey, and she became more and more dissatisfied.
"Qiqi, I'm not trying to be mean, but this little mute has been staying at home for almost half a month. He can't do any work, and he can't earn any money. He just eats and drinks from the Chen family all day long. This can't go on..."
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