Xiao Wenjing's face grew even more gloomy, as if shrouded in dark clouds, giving off an invisible pressure.
His brows furrowed tightly, and his eyes revealed a hint of displeasure and anger.
“Mother, you know I’m just an ordinary farmer. I work hard every day but don’t earn much money. This five taels of silver is the most I can afford. If you want me to pay more for you, then I really can’t. I have a family to support! If I give you all my savings, what will happen to my family? Besides, you have to consider my feelings! I’m always the one who solves your problems, but you’ve never thought about my difficulties. Now, I really don’t want to deal with these things anymore.”
Xiao Wenjing's face was full of pain. He clutched his chest, feeling as if a knife was twisting inside his heart, so painful that he couldn't help but bend over.
He's so tired! He works so hard to earn money, but it's still not enough.
In order to support his younger brother and nephew's education, he didn't even have time to take care of his own children.
He knew it was wrong, but what could he do? After all, filial piety was of paramount importance!
So no matter how hard or tiring it was, he could only grit his teeth and persevere.
Seeing his father squatting on the ground in pain, Xiao Jingchuan quickly helped him up. He had never seen his father so resolute before. He was probably too tired to say those words to the old poisonous woman.
Grandma Yang was also terrified by her eldest son, especially when she heard the villagers say that her eldest son was not their biological son, she trembled with fear.
Throughout the entire ordeal, neither Qiu nor her daughter-in-law uttered a single word until someone mentioned the second branch of the Xiao family, at which point Qiu sighed softly.
“Mother! My elder brother gives you five taels of silver every year, which is more than enough. Please don’t make things difficult for him.”
Qiu sighed and slowly walked up to help Granny Yang.
She was also very upset about having such an unreasonable mother-in-law.
At this moment, the old village head Deng Chengen also arrived. Seeing that Granny Yang had a stern face, he gently persuaded her, "Old sister-in-law, five taels of silver is not a small amount. Look at other families, they are very satisfied with one or two taels of silver a year!"
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