Chapter 53: Mom and Dad Really Feel Sorry for Your Hard Work
"You don't understand. What's this called in books? I heard the storyteller in town say it was called 'carrying a thorny branch to apologize' or something like that..."
"What do you mean?"
"Hey, it's an apology, understand? In layman's terms, it means coming to someone's house to apologize! This is what educated people, people with knowledge and skills do. It's the most sincere way to apologize in the world. Look at the thorns tied around Wang Laosi's body. They're all thorny, and he's covered in blood."
"Tsk tsk tsk...what's up with Old Wang's family again?"
Jiang Lianzhu frowned when she heard this.
The ghost of Old Wang's family is still lingering.
When she went out, she saw a middle-aged couple walking towards her under the gaze of the crowd.
The man had thorns tied around his body, and they were bleeding all over. Every step he took was painful...
The woman had no thorns on her body, but she was tied with ropes. The two of them were like wooden men, as if driven by an invisible whip, and walked step by step to Jiang.
He knelt down in front of Jiang Lianzhu all of a sudden.
"Fifth younger brother and sister!"
Jiang Lianzhu dug up the life stories of these two people from her memory. They were considered the kindest people in the Wang family. Because they had three money-losing children and no son, they had no say in the family. They were the couple who did all the dirty work and suffered a lot of oppression. But they were kind-hearted. When they were at home, they often took care of Jiang and the children and helped them with work.
Later, Jiang and several children were driven out. When there was no food, Wang Laosi would not eat himself, but sometimes he would secretly save some food to help Dabao, Erbao and other children.
Although the number of times is not large, it is really because of his limited ability.
But the fact that he had this intention could be considered as a favor to them.
This put Jiang Lianzhu in a difficult position.
If Wang Lao Er and Wang Lao San came to her house in such a flashy manner, she would definitely reward them each with a Scud missile without saying a word.
Kick them out.
I didn't expect that the Wang family changed their tactics and replaced people, which made things a bit tricky.
"Fourth brother and fourth sister-in-law, what are you doing? Stand up and speak."
Wang Laosi and his wife had the script, so how could they get up so easily?
"Fifth sister-in-law, on behalf of the Wang family, we come to apologize to you and beg for your forgiveness. We were wrong in the past and sent you away. Now we want to ask for your forgiveness. You can't write two Wang characters with one stroke. Please come back home. We, the Wang family, welcome you and your children back. Although the fifth brother is gone, these children are all his children. After all, we are a family..."
Wang Laosi spoke with deep emotion, and even shed tears.
The fourth brother's wife was even less articulate than he was, so she accompanied him in silent tears, repeating a few words, "Go home, fifth brother's wife, go home..."
Jiang Lianzhu felt extremely upset. Isn't this bullying an honest person?
"Fourth brother, fourth sister-in-law, please stand up and speak first. You have done me no wrong, so you don't have to kneel down before me. Who tied these thorns on your body? Take them off immediately."
Wang Laosi refused to agree and refused to let Jiang Lianzhu untie him. "Fifth sister-in-law, Dad said that unless you forgive our Wang family, you will help me untie this. If you don't forgive me, don't untie me. Let me take the place of our Wang family's crimes and suffer more to relieve the hatred in your heart."
Jiang Lianzhu withdrew her hand, deliberately showing displeasure. "Okay, then you can have Old Man Wang and Old Lady Wang Liu tie themselves up with thorns and come to me to apologize. I will then decide whether to forgive the Wang family. You two have no say in the Wang family, and you cannot represent the Wang family."
Wang Laosi said, "Fifth sister-in-law, my parents are old. They made mistakes, and as their son, I am willing to bear the pain for them. Fifth sister-in-law, my parents, and my second and third brothers all know they were wrong. They shouldn't have treated you the way they did before. Who is perfect in this world? There is another reason. My parents also feel sorry for you, a woman. It's not appropriate for you to show up in public for business. Come back home, my parents said, there will be people to help you with any work, so you don't have to work so hard..."
The fourth son's wife finally found a topic to talk about. "Fifth brother's wife, what's the point of a woman making a lot of money? The most important thing for a woman is to consider her reputation. You show up in public every day like this. On the surface, everyone praises you as a kind woman, but in their hearts they look down on you. You are still young. It will be easier for you to live if you consider your reputation. Even if you don't consider yourself, you should consider the reputation of Dabao, Erbao, Sanbao and the others. Because you are their mother, a bad reputation will affect them in the future and it will be difficult for them to find wives. It will be hard to say bad things about others..."
Erbao didn't like to hear this.
"My mother earns money to buy us delicious food, so how can she have a bad reputation? She didn't steal or rob anything. How can it affect our future marriage? If that's the case, then my second son will never marry! Humph!"
The fourth son’s wife looked at Erbao’s two cubs with envy. Such smart boys, how great it would be if she had given birth to them!
Unfortunately, she couldn't give birth to a son, was ridiculed, and could never stand up straight.
"Erbao, you are still young, you don't understand yet."
Jiang Lianzhu didn't want to listen to this nonsense anymore. "Alright, Fourth Brother and Sister-in-law, you can go back. I still say the same thing. I have no relationship with the Old Wang family anymore. From the day they kicked us out, we were completely separated. I can't go back. You have your brains. You know why my parents want us to go back now? Isn't it because I can make money now? Would I be so stupid as to go back and let them take over my Qiuli Paste? Ask me for money to hand over to the government?"
"No, Fifth Sister-in-law, Mom and Dad really feel sorry for you working so hard and showing up in public..."
Jiang Lianzhu sneered, "Do you believe that? Why didn't you feel sorry for us when we were starving? And Fourth Brother, Fourth Sister-in-law, I think it's time for you four families to separate and live on your own. What kind of life are you living in Old Wang's house? Have you girls ever had a full meal? You do the most work every day and eat the least. Do you deserve it? If you want to separate and live on your own, I can let you come to my place to work and sell pears. Consider it."
These words made Wang Laosi and his wife quiet down immediately, and confusion appeared on their faces.
Jiang Lianzhu was not trying to sow discord; she really wanted to repay the kindness that Wang Laosi and his wife had shown her in the past.
The prerequisite is that they can escape from the blood-sucking Old Wang family.
Otherwise, if the couple were to come and work, the money they earned would probably be taken away by Wang Liu Po before they could even keep it warm.
The subsidy was given to Old Wang's family in vain.
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