Chapter 380 New Year’s Eve Dinner (3)
To be fair, this case is really the simplest case they have ever encountered. Even catching a petty thief is usually simpler than this case.
Right and wrong can be seen at a glance.
But apart from right and wrong, there are also worldly relationships and the shortcomings of parents.
The woman crouched on her hips and glared at Tang Yuan, who was wearing mourning clothes. She pointed at her nose and cursed: "You are a short-sighted, selfish money-loser, and your father only gave birth to you! You are so short-lived." Mom died early again. On weekdays, the neighbors helped arrange your father's re-engagement. Wasn't it your fault? This is not good, and that is not good. Isn't it because you are afraid that your father has a stepmother and will treat you harshly, so you are not allowed to do so? Dad wants to renew his relationship?"
Tangyuan wiped the tears that could not be wiped away from the corner of his eyes and explained: "When I was young, I was really afraid of being treated harshly by my stepmother, because I often heard people say that my stepmother abused my first wife's children. But I stopped being afraid after that. , if there is something good and my dad likes it, how can I stop it? But you, who are the people you and my dad introduced to you? Some have bad reviews, have a lot of lovers, and some have dirty hands and feet. How can these people introduce things to my father? Didn’t they harm him? "
When the woman heard this, she let out a "poof" again. She didn't deny it, but admitted frankly and sneered: "It's okay if my introduction is not good, but what about other people's introduction? How come it's all bad?" ? If it weren’t for your little bitch messing around in there, what else could it be?”
Tangyuan choked up and said, "My dad must like it too! You can't just pull two people together and force them into a couple! I've never objected."
At this moment, a neighbor woman spoke: "Lao Yuan did say when he was here that he still couldn't forget Madam Xiao, so he let this matter go for the time being."
With another "Bah", the woman pointed at the glutinous rice balls and cursed: "Only you believe this! It was Lao Yuan, a good old man, who helped his daughter smooth her words. Otherwise, his daughter's reputation as being mean and stingy would have spread out long ago. Let me ask you, how many of these people from all over the world are like Lao Yuan, who have been hesitant to renew their marriage? Huang Xiucai from Dongmentou and his wife are famous for their love, and they still write poems every year to remember her, no? Renewed the relationship? It seems that Lao Yuan’s problem is that this mean girl is blocking him!"
As soon as these words came out, the neighbor woman who helped to speak earlier showed a trace of hesitation on her face. The people in Dali Temple couldn't stand it anymore. Some people couldn't help but said: "Huang Xiucai is Huang Xiucai, and Lao Yuan is Lao Yuan. This While Huang Xiucai was writing poems in memory of his deceased wife, he boasted of his deep love for her, and at the same time he treated his current wife with respect as if they were guests. It seemed that he was not offending both of them, but in fact he was not good to both ladies. If he wanted to show his deep love, he would not continue the relationship for the time being. , he will talk about it after letting go of the wife; if he wants to live a realistic life, he will live a good life with the current wife. Now he has taken all the face, which looks good, but is actually ruined. "
Several neighbor women who were talking looked at each other in confusion and paused. One woman couldn't help but murmured in a low voice: "No wonder I always feel that there is something weird about Huang Xiucai. At first glance, his face looks very serious, and he looks like a gentleman." The appearance, if you look closely, is fake."
Bai Zhu looked at the darkening sky outside. Today was New Year's Eve. If he went back late, his family would probably worry about it again. Therefore, he coughed and settled the matter: "You have seen too much muddy water, and when you see clear water, you feel that the clear water is also muddy? On weekdays, when I went out to the scene of the crime together, I asked in private. Lao Yuan, Lao Yuan also said that he has not forgotten Mrs. Xiao, and this incident cannot be blamed on Tang Yuan. If you harm others by putting candles on them, it is useless to talk about it. Just now, you stepped on a few enthusiastic neighbors who helped, and now Even stepping on glutinous rice balls can't cover up the fact that you are harming people, you need to come with me!"
The glaring woman had no trace of fear in her eyes until now. She was obviously afraid of going to the Yamen. While saying that the medicine she applied was not poison, she still did not forget to pull the glutinous rice balls into the water.
"Oh my God, ancestors of the Yuan family, look at it!" the glaring woman cried out, "Your old Yuan family's house is going to fall into the hands of a money-losing guy. From now on, After marrying a foreigner and changing his surname, the old Yuan family has no heirs! Poor my A Bao, whose house is only as big as a sesame seed. He couldn't even agree on several wives. It's all because of this money-losing guy's bent elbows... "
In the kitchen, Wen Mingtang, who was "performing his duties", had almost prepared the New Year's Eve dinner. He put the soup pot on the small stove and simmered it slowly before leaving the kitchen to see what was going on.
When I walked to the yard, I saw that Lin Fei didn't have the "dignified" attitude of Lin Shaoqing on weekdays. He was squatting on the ground, picking up a broken branch and pulling at it in boredom.
Wen Mingtang: "..."
Before she could remind Lin Fei, who was focused on pulling the ground with a branch, she heard a burst of insults from inside, "turn your elbows out as a loser", and the anger in her heart suddenly welled up. She raised her feet and walked quickly past the main entrance. Lin Fei scratched the ground and walked in.
"What do you mean there is no successor?" Everyone saw someone push through the crowd and walked in. He walked quickly to Tangyuan, pointed at the filial piety clothes on Tangyuan, and said, "What is this? Tangyuan is not Lao Yuan's daughter? She is not the Yuan family. His flesh and blood? Didn’t he wear hemp and pay filial piety? Old Yuan’s bones are not cold yet, you, a scoundrel aunt, what does your son’s marriage have to do with Tangyuan? Did his wife sleep on Tangyuan’s bed at night and have children with Tangyuan? "
This sentence made Tangyuan, who was about to bury his head in Wen Mingtang's arms and cry, burst into laughter.
A few warm-hearted neighbor aunties on the side had some hesitation on their faces, but they couldn't help but nod their heads after hearing this: "That's right! Tangyuan belongs to a girl's family, and she is also the daughter of Lao Yuan. She also wears sackcloth and mourning. That Bao in your family cannot find a wife, so half of it is because he is idle, and the other half is you, a naughty and scoundrel mother!"
Having said this, the officers no longer paid attention to the woman's behavior and took the woman away.
It's New Year's Eve, and everyone at home is waiting for the New Year's Eve dinner. How can I have time to tangle with such a shrewd woman?
After the woman and the officer left, Liu Yuan and Bai Zhu also raised their hands and greeted Wen Mingtang and others politely before leaving.
After several neighbor aunties had cleaned the mourning hall and left, the only ones not here to have New Year's Eve dinner were Ah Bing and Lin Fei, who was picking up tree branches outside.
"Tangyuan, I'll come over early tomorrow." A Bing said to Tangyuan.
Tangyuan nodded, smiled at A Bing and said "Okay".
After Ah Bing said hello to everyone and left, Lin Fei, who had been quiet for a long time, suddenly said: "I'm afraid things are going to change between you two."
Although this "you" is not named, everyone knows that he is talking about glutinous rice balls.
Tangyuan smiled bitterly when he heard this and said, "Lin Shaoqing, I don't have to worry about it."
She said, "Ah Bing originally wanted to take me home for the New Year's Eve dinner. He thought that the two of us were already engaged and we could be considered a family, but his family members said that I was just doing some errands here. Someone needs to be guarded. This is also true, I would not leave dad to have New Year's Eve dinner at his house."
"After hearing this, Ah Bing decided to stay here with me. His father and mother, who usually don't speak harsh words at home, rarely turned away from him and scolded him for being "unfilial." I only know that Tang Yuan is Tang Yuan." At this point, Tang Yuan's tears that had just been wiped away flowed down again, "These were nothing when my father was here, but now, it's different."