roccoschili Chapter 331 Father and Son Showdown
Chapter 331 Father and Son Showdown
When Xu Wanli ran to his old mother's yard, panting, his son was already eating cakes in his grandmother's arms.
Both the grandparents and the grandchildren were smiling, and neither looked unhappy at all.
Xu Wanli, who was originally full of anger, was dumbfounded. His mother loved money more than he did, so how could she not be angry at all?
"Mom, this brat..."
"I know. Wenyuan said a long time ago that he pawned everything in your study."
Xu Wanli was shocked by his mother's indifferent look.
"Mom, I spent 40,000 taels to redeem it, and this kid is so awesome."
"Oh."
"Mother! Forty thousand taels!"
"What are you shouting about? I'm not deaf."
Mrs. Li slowly fed her grandson a piece of cake.
"I heard from Wenyuan that there are many fakes in your study. They were bought for one thousand taels, but they are not worth even a hundred taels. Wenyuan, how many are there?"
"Grandma, 30 out of 5, I remember there was a vase that dad spent taels on. They were fake."
As soon as Xu Wenyuan finished speaking, Li, who was still smiling, suddenly turned hostile and slapped the small table next to her with her palms, making a loud noise.
"You idiot, I told you that your friends are not trustworthy. You insisted on listening to them and brought back a bunch of junk. Look, our family has a bad reputation outside now. Our Wenyuan wants to take the imperial examination and become an official, and we can't hold him back."
Looking at his son's smug look, Xu Wanli felt unconvinced.
"He? He ranked last in the exam and couldn't even pass the exam to become a student. Mom, do you believe it?"
"Xu Wanli! Don't look down on me. I have made progress this time. Ah Che and Qu Qing have taught me. Given time, I will definitely pass the imperial examination!"
"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha."
Xu Wanli laughed up to the sky, "Who are you kidding? Neither of them passed the examination to become a student, and you three are just daydreaming. Hey, mother, what are you doing?"
Li came downstairs at some point, without even wearing shoes. She grabbed the shoes on the ground and hit her son.
"You are such a pessimist. Why don't you think of your son a little better? If he fails the exam this time, he can still take it next year. You are just daydreaming. I get angry when I see all the junk in your room. You might as well let Wenyuan sell it."
Xu Wanli couldn't understand why his mother betrayed him, and he felt extremely aggrieved.
"Mother, he still has more than 20,000 taels of silver on him. You asked this kid to hand it over. Don't you know that he has already clamored to treat the two boys from the old family to a meal. This silver will definitely be spent by him."
Li didn't listen at all. Not only did she not listen, she also spoke up for Xu Wenyuan.
"What's wrong with eating? Why don't you eat? You beat my good grandson because of this? His face is bleeding. He is going to be an official. How can you be so cruel as a father? You only have this one son, and you have the heart to do that."
Xu Wanli felt extremely wronged. He wondered how this brat could be hit so easily by him. It turned out that he was just playing a self-torture trick.
"I didn't hit him, that brat did it on purpose. Mom, let him study hard at home for the next two months and don't associate with those two bad boys anymore."
"You are talking about Su Che and Qu Qing, right? Wenyuan told me that they are the only two in the class who have never accepted money from Wenyuan. Su Che is very good at math, and Qu Qing is first in essays. They are both willing to teach Wenyuan. Wenyuan made progress in the final exam this time. They have also agreed to study together in the summer vacation. In Tianyuan Village. I have agreed."
Xu Wanli scratched his ears, thinking he had heard it wrong.
"Promised? When did this happen? How come I didn't know about it?"
"Hey, it's just that you don't know. What's so surprising about that? I know you're busy, and I happen to be free, so I'll go with Wenyuan."
Li and Xu Wenyuan smiled at each other, obviously they had reached a tacit understanding.
Xu Wanli looked at the two men suspiciously, always feeling that they were hiding something from him.
"Alright, alright, Wenyuan has all the 20,000 taels with me. He said it's all for my personal use. Don't worry about it. Go and do your own thing."
Li waved the man away like a fly.
After Xu Wanli left helplessly, Li looked at her grandson with a smile.
"My dear grandson, when are you going to that Tianyuan Village? They have fried chicken every day, right? And spicy chicken feet?"
"Yes, I told Mu Tou that my grandma loves these the most, so I asked him to prepare more. By the way, I heard that Mu Tou's sister also prepared new dishes, which are said to be even better than fried and spicy chicken feet. Grandma, we will go after staying at home for a month."
Mrs. Li was drooling at what her grandson said and wanted to drive there immediately, but she had to wait for a month?
"What's wrong? Why does it take so long? Didn't you say that their tea stall is open every day?"
"I'm just afraid that my father will find fault with me, so I'll study hard at home for a month and let my father see that I'm determined to pass the exam and bring honor to our family."
Li thought it made sense. Studying was a serious matter. Merchants like them were not allowed to become officials in the past. Three years ago, the emperor issued an edict that merchants could take part in the imperial examinations like ordinary citizens. However, they had to pay a sponsorship fee of five thousand taels for each exam.
Of course they can afford the money, but if their grandson works hard and can help them save some money, that would be great.
Therefore, when Li heard that her grandson wanted to study first, she immediately agreed.
"Okay, okay, then you study hard. My dear grandson, the weather is getting hotter and hotter. I will ask the maid to make you iced drinks every day. Just study hard and don't worry about anything else."
The grandparents and grandchildren in the house were in perfect harmony. Xu Wanli, who was eavesdropping outside, snorted in his heart and left quietly.
Half a month later, Su He asked Zhang's mother for help and found a midwife. The two agreed to live temporarily in Tianyuan Village a month later and stay for a year.
After Mu Tou handed the second article to the teacher for revision, he took Xu Wenyuan and his family back to the village.
Why talk about Xu Wenyuan’s family?
Because in addition to Xu Wenyuan and Li, Xu Wanli also followed shamelessly.
Originally, Su He was unwilling to take him with her. She did not welcome such a bad guest.
But since her brother pleaded for mercy, Su He reluctantly agreed.
That day, Xu Wenyuan and his family had lunch at the tea stall.
BBQ, fried chicken, spicy chicken feet, pickled pepper chicken feet, cooked food, pea yellow, sweet rice bowl...
Xu Wanli, who was always stingy, ordered most of the dishes. Facing his own mother and son, he was naturally generous, and he saw that Su Che's sister was quite dissatisfied with him. If he didn't spend some money, his family would probably be driven away, and then his own mother would definitely blame him.
However, seeing that his mother looked as if she had not had a good meal for 800 years, Xu Wanli was very suspicious. His mother always said that one should only eat until 70% full, so she couldn't be sure that she thought the food at home was not tasty.
And my own son is no different from a pig. It's so embarrassing.