"No, I have a lot of things to do at home. The doctor just told me about my mother's condition today, and I feel quite upset. Let's do it another day."
"Fine." The clan leader felt somewhat embarrassed after being rejected.
Zhao Dashu thought for a moment, "Why don't you all come to my house for a visit tomorrow? I brought you some things when I came back this time."
Zhao Dayong finally came to his senses. His third brother had actually sent them something from the prefectural city; that was truly rare. Even as an official, he was still willing to act like a decent person.
"Hey, sure, I'll come to your place tomorrow night?"
Zhao Dashu nodded.
He initially didn't want to deal with these people, but Old Master Qian told him that he was still a member of the Zhao family, and everyone was watching to see if he would sever ties. If he went too far, it would give others cause for gossip.
Honestly, he felt frustrated.
The old man said that he didn't need to bother with these people anymore; it wasn't worth it, and they were no longer on the same level.
He doesn't have to help them, but he has to put on a show of politeness.
Sigh, it's hard to be a person, and it's even harder to be a good person like him.
Things were better before; you could just lash out at anyone you didn't like. Unlike now, where you have to constantly be mindful of your status.
After returning home, Zhao Dashu told his wife and daughter that everyone would be coming to their house the next day. Song nodded indifferently, as she had already bought the gifts while in the prefectural city.
Having not been back for several years, I naturally had to bring some things. It was already very kind of them not to ask for help.
"What should we say if they ask for a job or something?"
"I won't help; I'm not capable of helping."
It seems that Erzhuzi worked for their family.
"How's Erzhuzi doing?"
"I don't know, I'll ask another day."
Zhao Xiaoyu didn't know either; she had forgotten about it until her father mentioned it.
"Forget it, I'll pack up Shunzi and the others' things and send them over first. I'll go to my mother's place later and bring her some more things."
Song and her people went to pack their things, while Zhao Xiaoyu took the children to stroll around Xiao Lei's old house.
"Dad is living quite well."
The little girl had already broadened her horizons and knew that the small workshop was considered a very good building in the village.
“Dad’s old house was demolished, and this was built later.”
Okay, so she said that her father had no parents, so how could he live in such a nice house? Her grandparents were very poor.
The next day, the clan chief and the two branches of the Zhao family arrived early. Zhao Xiaoyu looked at the people in the main room and instructed the kitchen to prepare food. With so many people, there would be at least three tables for dinner.
After not seeing each other for several years, all the families had grown considerably.
"Hasn't Erzhuzi come back?"
Zhao Dayong scoffed, "Their whole family lives in the county town now, why would they go back to the village?"
The second son, because the third son had become too independent, no longer treated him like a father and acted very arrogantly.
I remember when he went to the county town for two months, he went to see him, wanting to ask him for his wages and wanting to help him save money, but the good-for-nothing refused, saying that he should save his own money and didn't give him a single penny.
Later, during holidays, he and his wife asked him for their wages, but he still refused. No matter how hard they tried, he wouldn't respond. His son had changed; he was no longer on his side.
Since getting married, all he has in his eyes and heart is his wife and his little family; his selfishness chills him to the bone.
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