roccoschili Chapter 287: Unfilial Son - What is the Charm?
Chapter 287: Unfilial Son - What is the Charm?
Seeing that the other party didn't believe it, Zhou Leng immediately gave way and said:
"Why, you still don't believe it? Why are you all in such a hurry to come and block the door to look for Tian Wei? If you don't believe me, come in and take a look. There is an injured person lying on the kang in my house, and there are only old and young people left. The house is burned down, the money is burned too, but thieves don't come, let alone those who despise the poor and love the rich."
After Zhou Leng made way, the other party group entered the yard. They checked the front and back yards and the east and west rooms before returning to the front door. They even checked the toilet behind the house carefully.
Finally, Wang Sange and his group arrived at the gate again. They whispered a few words and then left. Wang Sange looked worried. He sighed and said:
"Seventh brother's wife, I'm not afraid of you laughing at me when I tell you this. Tian Wei, that jerk, disappeared with my mom. Just this morning, my mom also took 50,000 yuan from our family. If your family has any news, please let me know. My dad is dying at home. You said that this is the cause of the trouble. I shouldn't have coveted that little bit of rent money in the first place. Alas, it's too late to say anything now."
Zhou Leng was stunned. This time it was really not an act. She didn't understand what magic that withered old man had. The old lady who had lived in the village for a lifetime took the money and eloped with him. Although the other party said that the two disappeared, that was a polite way of saying it. Didn't the two people just run away with the money?
Zhou Leng could only adjust his expression and agree:
"This is not a good thing for our family. Although we have severed our relationship with Tian Wei,...ah, people's words are scary. For so many years, our family has thought he was dead. I don't think he will contact us in the future. If there is a day when he really contacts us, don't worry, Brother Wang San, I will definitely inform you. It's not easy for people in our village to save money."
The man said a few more polite words and left. Their family could not cause trouble to the Tian family for this matter. When Tian Wei rented a house outside, many people in the village said behind his back that Tian Junfu's family was cruel.
What followed was that Brother Wang San and his family conducted a carpet search in the village, asking each household if anyone had seen the person, but unfortunately they found nothing in the end.
Zhou Leng closed the door and walked into the west room with a complicated expression.
Tian Junfu, who was lying on the kang, looked at his wife's expression and asked:
"What's wrong? What happened? Why did Wang San and his family come to our house? Was there a thief in their house?"
Zhou Leng glanced at Tian Junfu and shouted to the east room, "Mom, come here and help me lift Junfu up."
"Hey, here it comes."
Zhou Leng looked through the gap at the brother and sister who were eating slowly in the kitchen.
Li Ping took off her gloves and was about to help her son up, but Zhou Leng waved his hand to stop her.
Zhou Leng briefly explained in a low voice what Third Brother Wang had just said, and the room fell into silence.
Li Ping's expression was filled with embarrassment and hatred.
Tian Junfu also had an embarrassed expression. Even though they had lost contact, the man was still his biological father in the eyes of outsiders. Such an ignominious thing would inevitably be pointed out by his fellow villagers.
When the two children finished their meal and walked into the west room, Tian Junfu continued to speak without stopping:
"Let's move to the city. Sell the house in the village and contract out the land. Shi Min and I can work and our children can get a better education. I've lived in the city for so many years and know that as long as you are willing to work hard, it's better than farming in the village."
Zhou Leng glanced at the mother and son whose faces changed color and said:
"Junfu's hospitalization cost a lot of money this time. I think we should just stay in the village for now and talk about moving next year. When Junfu recovers, we can renovate the house and then talk about selling it. Although this happened suddenly, we have been through this for so many years. We can live our own lives behind closed doors and live comfortably in our own house. What do you think, Mom?"
Li Ping actually wanted to leave, but where could she go?
It is hard to leave their hometown, but in fact they are afraid of the new environment, new people and their already tight wallets. They do not have the confidence to act recklessly.
After hearing her daughter-in-law ask her to think about it, Li Ping said:
"Xiao Min is right. Going to the city is expensive. Dayong is in primary school now. How much money will it cost to go to the city? Besides, your injury hasn't healed yet. I think it's better for us to stay in the village. Tian Wei did those bad things before. Many women in the village said behind my back that I was incompetent and couldn't control my husband. They laughed at me openly and secretly. But I survived it, let alone now. Let's live our own lives behind closed doors. Besides, this kind of thing just happened in the village. If our whole family moves away, it will make people more suspicious."
Tian Junfu fell silent as he listened to his mother and daughter-in-law.
Zhou Leng picked up Xiaohua, who was standing on the ground and stretched out her arms to him, and put her on the kang and asked softly:
"Xiaohua, are you full?"
Xiaohua touched her belly and smiled adorably. She pointed at Tian Dayong and said, "Brother is good. He didn't hit Xiaohua and let me eat eggs."
Zhou Leng turned her head to look at Tian Dayong's proud expression. She thought to herself, what kind of proud thing is it to not hit her sister or steal her eggs? The naughty child was still looking up waiting for praise, but she said:
"Well, brother is great, Xiaohua is great too, you two are the cutest and most obedient children in the whole village, mom is so lucky to have you two sensible children."
This flattery made the two children obviously happy.
Tian Xiaohua turned to look at her brother, and the two siblings looked at each other with expressions of secret delight.
Zhou Leng's words relaxed the atmosphere in the room. As long as the family is together, they can always get through the difficulties.
After this, the Tian family calmed down completely.
Li Ping takes care of her son on a daily basis, Zhou Leng makes his own short videos, Tian Dayong goes to school as usual, and Tian Xiaohua is also growing up slowly.
The family lived their life behind closed doors, and rumors from outside could not get in. After a long time, Tian Junfu no longer mentioned moving to the city.
Tian Junfu rested at home for a few months. After the spring planting, he couldn't sit still and went to work in the city.
Shi Min and Tian Junfu were not actually a loving couple. They met through a blind date and got married after meeting three times.
Sometimes, even a marriage that is not maintained by love can last. They have two children and live together for family responsibilities, children's future and life pressure. They have no time to think about love or not, and they have no energy to have an extramarital affair.
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Tian Dayong's grades have always been poor, and after taking the junior high school entrance examination he became unqualified to enter high school.
Tian Junfu has been working outside for a long time and knows the importance of studying well. Although there are always children who go back home after graduating from college and rely on their parents for support, for people of their class, studying is the only way to change their destiny.
Because Tian Dayong failed the high school entrance examination, Tian Junfu deliberately returned to the village. This time he was really angry.
Tian Xiaohua has grown up and goes to primary school in the town. Zhou Leng picks her up and drops her off on his bicycle every day.
Why go to town? Because the village primary school was closed.
At the beginning, there were ten teachers in the village primary school taking care of three students. Later, there were two, then one, and finally there were no teachers at all. The school had to close.
The three judges of the Tian family held a joint trial.
Tian Junfu, Zhou Leng and Li Ping sat on the edge of the kang in the east room, which had long been restored to its original state, while Tian Dawei sat on a wooden chair in the middle of the floor.