"Xiao Qi, did you remember that?"
The little girl nodded; her parents were in such a serious situation that she dared not refuse.
Yuanbao, who was standing to the side, suddenly looked up and said, "I will take good care of my sister, so don't worry, Dad and Mom."
With her son watching over her, Zhao Xiaoyu felt a little more at ease.
“Daughter, I need to go to the old house to ask about their mother.”
"Go ahead and get busy."
Zhao Qixi heard yesterday that the old house was where her maternal grandparents and parents used to live, before they became rich.
"Grandpa, I want to go too! Big brother, you want to go too, don't you? Don't you want to see the house where Mom lived when she was little?"
Da Bao looked at his younger sister intently, then nodded mechanically, "Yes."
"Grandpa had important business to attend to, what are you going there for?"
"We also have serious business to attend to."
Zhao Dashu waved his hand and said, "Let them go if they want. The two children are so well-behaved, it's fine for them to come along."
He didn't have anything major to do; he just wanted to talk to them about his mother's situation and that they should start preparing her coffin and other necessities in advance.
Zhao Xiaoyu was worried, so she went along too. How could she feel at ease knowing that two out of three people were unreliable?
When they passed Zhao Dawen's house, Zhao Dashu shouted something, and then got out of the car and walked with his older brother. Zhao Xiaoyu, with her child, did not get out of the car.
"Brother Emma, what's wrong?"
Holy crap, how has his sister-in-law been exploiting him these past few years? Her whole demeanor has changed, and she's got that resentful, bitter look on her face.
And my older brother looks so old; he must have had a very difficult life.
Zhao Dawen looked at Zhao Dashu with resentment, saying that the third brother was largely responsible for his current state. "You copy books for seven hours every day. Try it and see if you'll get old and tired."
Zhao Dashu: ...Sister-in-law is still sister-in-law, women are really vengeful.
"With my brother working so hard to support the family, no wonder my sister-in-law looks a few years younger?"
Zhao Dawen felt even more frustrated. He earned money for Wang Shi to spend, but he couldn't even get a kind word in return. She would either give him a cold shoulder or make sarcastic remarks. If he argued with her, that damned woman would even hit him.
shrew!
He tried to rebel and divorce several times, but the old clan chief refused him for various reasons.
Even if she wanted to live separately from Wang, it wasn't possible.
In recent years, this woman has stopped doing housework and even bought a servant; she's living a very comfortable life.
On the other hand, he was just a hardworking and conscientious old ox.
He earns the money, but he doesn't deserve to spend a single penny of it.
He was so miserable that even the servants at home felt sorry for him.
Zhao Dawen couldn't help but tear up.
Zhao Dashu: "Brother, what are you doing? Don't cry in front of me, it's too early to cry now."
"Third brother, you've caused me so much suffering!"
Zhao Dashu laughed to death, "You think you can't find anyone without my sister-in-law? There are only so many academies in the prefectural city, can't they ask around at each one? You're being unreasonable and then blaming me for not helping you."
"Thank goodness I found you sooner. Do you believe that if I had waited a few days longer and your sister-in-law had found you, you would have been in even worse shape?"
Zhao Dawen kept a long face and didn't say anything. Did he expect Zhao Dashu to thank him?
"Brother, where's your Xiao Cui?"
Zhao Dawen was struck in the heart again. Unlike Xiao Cui and Xiao Hong, he had given his heart and soul, but he never expected to end up like this.
"Didn't they come to see you? Or were they chased away by your sister-in-law after they came?"
"Shut up, I don't want to talk about this."
Zhao Dashu understood; the person probably never came at all and ran away with the money. His brother's sincere feelings had been misplaced.
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