mtl008 Chapter 641 Little Zhou Says My Treasure
Chapter 641 Little Zhou Says My Treasure
Widow Chen felt a little guilty, but since Du Mingxian asked her, she didn't think of hiding it. "After your father married me, he went to the county to find your mother. I didn't know at first, but later I found out that something was wrong with him."
“I followed him there once and found out that he had gone to the county to look for your mother. After he came back, I talked to him and told him not to go to your mother.”
At this point, Widow Chen suddenly stopped, unable to continue.
"He told you that my mother has money on hand, and you are pregnant and need money. My mother is soft-hearted, and if he says a few nice words, she will agree. He also said that he would give you the money after asking my mother for it. So you were tempted. At first, you tried to stop him, but later you didn't say anything and let my father go to my mother."
What Du Mingxian said was true; that was exactly how Widow Chen was at the time, and she couldn't refute it, so she simply nodded in agreement.
"Yes, that's what your father said back then. I was also thinking that I didn't have much money on hand, so if your father could really get some money back, that would be good too."
Du Mingxian was speechless and didn't know what to say. "When you said these things, didn't you consider that I would come back and settle scores with you later?"
“I did think about it. I thought you might be unhappy if you came back, but at that time you wrote back very rarely. Not only did the villagers say you wouldn’t come back, but even the people in your own village said you might not be able to come back.”
“At that time, you went out to seek medical treatment, and Ling Silang had been weak and sickly since childhood. No one was optimistic about his future. Some people even said that if Ling Silang died of illness outside, it would be difficult for you, a woman, to survive outside. Even if you didn’t die, the chances of you coming back in this lifetime were slim.”
“My initial thought was that you could let my son follow you. I know that Ling Silang is a learned man, and it would be good for my child to learn something from you.”
“I never expected things to develop in this direction. I can’t get in touch with you. I think... things might not be as good as I thought before. Maybe you will never come back in this lifetime. I admit that I have other thoughts in my heart.”
“This was my fault. Later I heard that your father was punished, but he still wanted to go. I guess your mother didn’t want to talk to him, so I advised him not to do it again.”
Du Mingxian chuckled, "In that case, I should thank you."
Widow Chen: "..." She always felt that Du Mingxian's gaze was like a knife.
Ling Silang knew that Du Mingxian wasn't really angry. After all, everyone is an independent individual. As long as it wasn't Widow Chen instigating Du Youtian to go to the county to find someone, everything would be fine.
Moreover, they definitely won't come back in the future. No matter how bad Du Youtian is, he is still Du Mingxian's father. Even if she doesn't want to care, she still has to care on the surface.
So... we still have to rely on Widow Chen to keep an eye on Du Youtian and his family.
“We won’t hold this against you, but you need to think this through. If we encounter problems while we’re out, we might not be able to reply promptly. If you always have this mentality, you’ll feel okay when we can reach you, but if we can’t, you’ll unilaterally break these agreements.”
"It would have been better if this had never happened in the first place."
"And your son is with us this time. You'll probably be even more worried if he does something irrational, which would be even more troublesome."
"It's a mutual agreement. No matter what, as long as we promise you something, you should do it."
“Your son couldn’t read before, so we thought he could learn to read and then work as a gofer for me. After we left, the school was still there and your son continued to study. He only came back after the teacher left, right?”
"Back then, when your father-in-law went to visit your mother-in-law, didn't you ever consider that your son was still in school?"
Widow Chen knew that dealing with scholars was difficult, but she didn't expect the other party to be so sharp, saying things that left her with no way to refute them.
"This was my fault. I understand. It will not happen again. Please rest assured."
Ling Silang and Du Mingxian exchanged a glance, and Ling Silang asked, "So you still want your son to come with us?"
"Yes."
“Then remember what you said today. I can also promise you that as long as he stays by my side, I will do my best to nurture him, but I need absolute loyalty.”
"Yes, I can guarantee that."
Ling Silang waved his hand, "We just wanted to talk to you about this today. If you still have this idea in the future, you can bring him to see me. Some things are better left unsaid by him."
Widow Chen thought that her son was now grown up and there were some things she no longer needed to make decisions for him. Her son, who had received an education, was more opinionated. "Alright, I'll take him there tomorrow."
"You know the situation with the Ling family. He's been living with us for a while now, so he's not having a good life."
"It's alright. You are all capable people. Now that you're back, the Ling family's difficulties will soon be over."
Du Mingxian admired Widow Chen's insightful understanding.
The two left without saying anything more, and Widow Chen stopped working and carried her basket back home, thinking about her son's situation. She still needed to keep an eye on things.
On the way back, Du Mingxian said, "Widow Chen is a selfish person. As long as Chen Ming is with us, she won't do anything and will definitely be used by us."
"I haven't seen Chen Ming for more than two years. I wonder how he is doing. I'll wait for them to come to my house another day so I can take a good look at them."
Ling Silang was quite optimistic. "It shouldn't be bad. Chen Ming was a good boy before, and he's not a bad person. Although Widow Chen is selfish, she's a very perceptive person. But you're right, it's been a long time since we've seen her. Let's wait until we meet her before we talk about it."
The two chatted all the way home.
When she got home, she saw Xiao Zhou waiting anxiously at the village entrance. She was so excited to see Du Mingxian that she ran to Du Mingxian in a few quick steps.
He hugged her tightly, "Ah, I missed you so much, my darling."
Du Mingxian was moved by Xiao Zhoushi's words, but she pushed her away after she had hugged her enough. "Second sister-in-law, you've learned a new word."
"I didn't expect to miss you so much. After you left, I didn't even want to eat. Now I realize that your second brother is not important, nor are the children I have. What matters is you. You have taken over my whole heart."
Hearing what Xiao Zhou said, Du Mingxian couldn't help but laugh. "Second sister-in-law, after we left, did you secretly go to study? Otherwise, how could you speak such good words?"
"No, no, you'll gradually learn some things as you meet more people." Little Zhou held Du Mingxian's hand, forgetting to greet Ling Silang. "Come on, let's go home. I have so much to tell you."