Chapter 348: Picking on Others

Hu Laowu sneered and said, "The old man is right, raise a son to protect yourself in old age. You have found your eldest son, and there is a younger son at home. Your two sons should take care of him in old age. My second brother's family does not need any more." I’ll give you pension money.”

Old Man Wang became anxious and shouted, "That won't happen!"

Hu Laowu snorted coldly, "You said raising a son to protect you in old age, your son should support you in your old age. If your daughter marries another family, she will become a member of that family."

Luo Yuan also said, "Uncle Wang's monthly salary is only one tael of silver, and he has to support his wife and children. Forget it, asking him to give you two hundred coins every month is enough."

Old Man Wang said in disbelief, "What? How come Chengzi only has one tael of silver a month?"

Wang Cheng snorted coldly, "I'm just a horse feeder. I get so many military posts because I'm older and my superiors take care of me. Other soldiers don't get so much. If you don't believe me, just ask in the military."

Mr. Wang thought for a while, if he wanted to take away Wang Cheng's pension money, his daughter might really leave him alone. How could two hundred wen be compared with two taels of silver? She immediately burst into tears and said, "I'm not here to control Chengzi and ask for money. He's having a hard time, so I won't give it to him. I just came to see him. I've missed him for more than 20 years, and today I finally met him."

Seeing his face like this, Wang Chengxian was still a little worried about him and his heart completely turned cold.

Hu Laowu frowned and said, "Old man, let's go. Brother Wang still has to pack his things and will leave early tomorrow morning."

Luo Yuan also said, "Old man, you have had enough food and wine, let's go."

Old man Wang looked at Wang Cheng and said, "Chengzi, dad doesn't want you to give money for retirement. Dad has no other hobbies, he just likes to drink a sip of wine..."

Wang Cheng took out a tael of silver with a dull face and handed it to him, "Take it to buy some wine."

Old Man Wang happily took the money and said, "Dad, I don't need you to give me money for retirement every month, but you should honor me from time to time by giving me some money to buy wine. If you say it sounds nice, it will also give you face." He smiled at Mrs. Wang again, "Daughter, I haven't paid for the bullock cart outside."

Several people sent Old Man Wang out. Mrs. Wang paid for the ox cart and watched him leave before Hu Laowu returned to the village.

Luo Yuan went to Luyuan again and gave Cheng Yi a hundred taels of silver to Wang Cheng. Sixty taels of silver were given by Mr. Chu Laohou, thirty taels were given by Chen Afu, and ten taels were given by the Luo family.

Wang Cheng and the others would leave early in the morning tomorrow. Chen Afu hadn't gotten up yet, so he asked Luo Yuan to give Cheng Yi to them in advance.

The reason why the Chu family treated Wang Cheng so politely was not only because Wang Cheng was Chen Afu's uncle, but also because he was a hero in the court, but he was robbed of military honors by traitors and suffered injustice for more than ten years.

Wang Cheng expressed his gratitude. He bowed and said politely, "Guanshi Luo, please help me thank the old Marquis. When they left the capital, Mrs. Chu San and Auntie Lin gave me Cheng Yi one hundred taels of silver, and now he has given me so much. The Chu family is very grateful to me." My goodness, I will never forget my nephew’s love.”

Seeing her daughter and her husband's family treating Wang Cheng so kindly, Mrs. Wang beamed with joy. This is also to save yourself face.

Mrs. Chen stayed in the east room because she was worried that her son would be blackmailed by Mr. Wang.

She saw through the window that Luo Yuan had given Wang Cheng so much money, and her eyes widened. Oh my God, the Chu family gave Wang Cheng one hundred and sixty taels of silver at once.

Then I thought about Wang Cheng and Wu's words of thanks to Ah Fu two days ago, saying that Ah Fu bought them a small courtyard in Dingzhou Prefecture. The old lady thought she had heard wrongly at first. This uncle never helped Ah Fu at all, but the Chen family protected Ah Fu until he was fifteen years old. Ah Fu has never bought a house for himself, so how could he buy it for them. Today, it seems that buying a house is a certainty.

The small courtyard in Dingzhou Mansion should cost at least nearly a hundred taels. Adding in the money given by her and the Chu family, and perhaps more unsaid, it would be three hundred taels, or even more.

Ah Fu has given so much to Wang Cheng, wouldn't Wu, his biological sister, give even more?

Looking at her second son who was looking silly and happy at the side, Mrs. Chen's eyes were red with sadness.

Without comparison, she still felt that Ah Fu was good to her and her eldest son. But this comparison makes me feel that Ah Fu's ambition is biased. In other words, Wang's heart was wrong, and it was probably her who asked Ah Fu to do this. The second child actually helped his wife hide it from them.

After Luo Yuan left, Wang Cheng and Wu went back to the east chamber to pack their things, while Chen Ming and Wang went back to the upper room. Seeing the old lady wiping her tears with a handkerchief, she ignored them.

Chen Ming was shocked and said, "Mom, what's going on? Who made you sad?"

Old Mrs. Chen cried, "Who else can I have? It's your wife."

Ms. Wang was startled and asked quickly, "What did the mother-in-law say? If there is anything wrong with my daughter-in-law, please tell the mother-in-law."

Mrs. Chen said, "You are the wife of the Chen family, the Wang family of Chen. Why are you turning your elbows outward to encourage Ah Fu to prefer Wang Cheng? Ah Fu is a daughter married from my Chen family, and she prefers her natal family." It should be our Chen family, not the Wang family who is just a hat away. How about money and houses? "

Chen Ming and Wang Cheng knew that Luo Yuan had just given Wang Cheng money, and what they said to Wang Cheng was known to the old lady.

Chen Ming helped the old lady sit down and said to Mrs. Wang, "Mother Juan, go help Chengzi pack her things. My mother and I will have a nice talk."

After Wang left, Chen Ming said, "Mom, how could Juanniang and Ah Fu only care about Chengzi and not the Chen family?"

Then, he counted on his fingers how much Chen Ahfu had given to the first wife. The shares of the Yicheng Xinglong Restaurant were worth dozens of taels of silver a year, and he had to keep taking them. Ah Yu said that he would open a head office in the capital in the future, and he would get more. The seeds that Ahfu gave to the first wife earned dozens of taels of silver for planting watermelons last year, and the winter wheat that was about to be harvested were all good seeds given by Ahfu. The shop opened by the first wife was sold at a fair price by Fuyunlai Trading Company, and she didn't make a penny. And the things she usually gave...

How much money would it be if all these were added together?

And the third wife, how much did they make from the prescriptions that Ahfu gave them for free?

The old lady snorted, "We earned all this with our hard work, not like Wang Cheng, who gave us money and houses directly."

Chen Ming explained, "Wang Cheng is disabled, his wife is seriously ill and can't work, and the two children are still young..." He said helplessly, "Mom, I am your biological son, of course I have to side with you and your elder brother, and I will never let you suffer. Ah Fu has given so much to the Chen family, and if we want to repay her, we have already done it. After all, she is not a member of our Chen family, and she is really heartbroken, and we can't coax her back. You old man should stop arguing, and often talk to your elder brother and sister-in-law about how to get closer to Ah Fu. This will only benefit you and the younger generation."

The old lady thought about it and it was indeed the truth. Especially the last few words of Chen Ming made her even more frightened.

She wiped her tears and told Chen Ming, "If mom knows, she will also talk more about your elder brother. However, don't let them know about the money and house given to Wang Cheng."