Chapter 1023: Rural Absurd Past Events Chapter 1023: Nor Do I See You Giving Back Twenty Thousand Yuan Every Month

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

In Wang Zhanggen's understanding, during the Spring Festival one must go home, have a proper reunion, and then go visiting relatives and paying New Year calls.

Going traveling during the Spring Festival, how could that be acceptable?

"Xiao Juan, don't your parents have relatives to visit? When would going traveling not work, that you insist on choosing this Spring Festival period to go?"

Regarding Du Xiaojuan's words, Wang Zhanggen didn't quite believe them.

Du Xiaojuan gave a helpless bitter smile.

One can only say, the lie Wang Dashan helped her tell looked flawless at first glance, but upon closer thought couldn't withstand scrutiny.

Even Wang Zhanggen detected something was off.

If it were unmarried young people going traveling during the Spring Festival, that would still be understandable.

But they're middle-aged and elderly now, with families and children, yet still going traveling during the Spring Festival — that's a bit hard to justify.

Wang Zhanggen's question left Du Xiaojuan momentarily not knowing how to answer.

She took a deep breath, and finally decided to be honest about the conflict between her and her parents.

Because this matter would have to be known by Wang Zhanggen and Li Xiulan sooner or later; keeping them in the dark, if Du Xiaojuan's parents came knocking again, they might muddle-headedly bring Du Xiaojuan's parents right to her.

"Dad, actually my relationship with that family isn't too good."

Du Xiaojuan used "that family" to describe her original family.

Because now she only acknowledges this new family she and Wang Dashan built.

"What?"

Wang Zhanggen froze, his face showing surprise.

Li Xiulan was also slightly startled:

"Xiao Juan, what do you mean by that?"

Wang Dashan, driving with full concentration, hurriedly explained for Du Xiaojuan:

"Xiao Juan means she has a conflict with her parents, she doesn't want to go back to that home."

"How did this happen, how did it suddenly become so strained?"

Wang Zhanggen felt depressed.

He still wanted to go pay a New Year visit.

Wang Erhai and Zhang Yueran aren't married yet, so they can't go visit.

Wang Xiaohua and Li Jianjia are married, but Li Jianjia's father went in and her mother ran off, so they can't go visit either.

He originally thought Du Xiaojuan's side should be visitable, never expected there'd be conflict there too, and now they can't go visit.

Wang Dashan explained:

"Dad, Xiao Juan and that family of hers didn't suddenly fall out; their relationship has never been good. You didn't know, back when Xiao Juan and I were getting married, her parents demanded an exorbitant bride price, making things very unpleasant. I just didn't tell you and Mom, afraid you wouldn't agree."

"So that's how it is..."

Li Xiulan still found it somewhat hard to believe:

"What exactly is the reason?"

Du Xiaojuan gave a bitter smile:

"It's a long story, hard to explain in a few words. As long as you two know that I now only acknowledge this little family of mine and Dashan's, that's enough."

Wang Zhanggen was still stuck in his own understanding, unwilling to believe this fact:

"Before, your parents came to Shanggou Village looking for us, wasn't that pretty good?"

This matter Du Xiaojuan really found hard to open her mouth to explain.

Only Wang Dashan could speak:

"Dad, that time Xiao Juan's parents found Shanggou Village and had you and Mom bring them to our villa — do you know what it was for?"

"What for?" Wang Zhanggen asked.

"To demand money from Xiao Juan!" Wang Dashan told the truth.

Wang Zhanggen said: "They raised a daughter this big, asking for a bit of money is perfectly normal, right?"

Wang Dashan gave a bitter smile:

"In the end Xiao Juan gave them one million."

"What?"

Wang Zhanggen and Li Xiulan were both shocked.

"How much was it?"

Li Xiulan hurriedly asked.

She thought she must have misheard.

After all, in her whole life, even a hundred yuan she had to pinch and spend carefully.

One million, to her, was truly an unimaginable huge sum.

"One million."

Wang Dashan repeated it once.

Li Xiulan fell silent.

Wang Zhanggen also fell silent.

After a long while, Wang Zhanggen finally spoke:

"Not keeping in touch is also correct; even if they want money, they can't ask for this much all at once."

Wang Dashan said again:

"Xiao Juan gives them twenty thousand yuan in living expenses every month now, which is already more than generous; she doesn't want to go back to her hometown, so we shouldn't force her."

"She gives that much!"

Now it was Wang Zhanggen's turn to be displeased:

"Your money doesn't come from the wind; giving one or two thousand a month is enough. Why give so much? They live in the countryside — how could they spend twenty thousand?"

Wang Dashan let out a dry laugh:

"Xiao Juan doesn't want them coming to Guangzhou to cause trouble; once they make a scene it's a hassle, once they make a scene she can't work; her parents are the type who are very unreasonable."

Wang Zhanggen muttered a sentence:

"Don't see you two giving twenty thousand back every month."

Wang Dashan could only smile:

"Dad, rest assured; your and Mom's old-age care, we'll handle it. Aren't we the ones paying for building the house, buying furniture and appliances, and all that?"

Seeing Du Xiaojuan's expression wasn't too good, Wang Zhanggen explained again:

"I don't mean to complain about you; I just feel that since Xiao Juan has a bad relationship with her parents, she shouldn't give them twenty thousand a month, that much."

Li Xiulan also chimed in:

"Exactly; wouldn't it be better to keep the money for yourselves? Later when the child is born, there will be even more places needing money!"

After this round of explanation.

Wang Zhanggen and Li Xiulan both stopped mentioning the matter of visiting Du Xiaojuan's maternal home.

However, they both complained again about the young couple, saying they gave too much money to the maternal home.

Du Xiaojuan only said one sentence:

"Dad, Mom, if my maternal relatives come looking for you in the future, don't bring them in front of me."

Li Xiulan nodded with a bitter smile:

"Alright, since you said so, we'll definitely do as you say."

Wang Zhanggen, on the other hand, said:

"If they come again, I'll just chase them away directly!"

And at this time, on the other side, Wang Xiaohua and Li Jianjia were in Wang Erhai's car; they looked at their phones, and the high school classmate group suddenly became active.

It turned out everyone was discussing the matter of a class reunion.

The high school homeroom teacher even specially @'d Wang Xiaohua, asking if he would come to the reunion.

Wang Xiaohua asked Li Jianjia:

"Jianjia, the high school classmates are saying in the group they want a reunion; should we go or not?"

Before Li Jianjia could answer, Wang Erhai said with a smile:

"Go, anyway you're staying on this hometown side with nothing to do; it's pretty boring."

Wang Erhai just went to a high school class reunion yesterday; he slapped the faces of everyone who once looked down on him, and that made him feel quite good.

So naturally he suggested Wang Xiaohua and Li Jianjia go attend.

Most importantly, Wang Xiaohua was the college entrance exam top scorer; going to a class reunion now, he would definitely become the focus of all focuses.

However, Li Jianjia said:

"I don't really want to go."

Hearing this, Wang Xiaohua couldn't help but be stunned.

Then he also understood.

Something like this happened in Li Jianjia's family; the whole county town must have heard about it by now.

Among those old classmates, there must be quite a few who already know about Li Jianjia's dad being arrested.

Going to a class reunion at this time, if someone accidentally or intentionally lets this matter slip, she would be very embarrassed.

So it's better to just not go directly.

Wang Xiaohua thought through this layer, and said:

"Then I won't go either; I'll just say in the group that I'm still at school and haven't come back."