Chapter 1187
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Protagonist:
Li Xiulan
Before long, Wang Zhanggen, Wang Erhai, and Wang Xiaohua arrived at Wang Dashan's villa side. Wang Dashan had already prepared the food ingredients; tonight they would do hot pot to settle dinner. After all, asking him to stir-fry — honestly, he had no confidence he wouldn't burn the wok. He didn't even know when the last time he cooked was.
"Dad, tonight let's just do hot pot!"
Wang Dashan called out with a laugh.
"Mm!"
Wang Zhanggen wore a long face, only returning a single word.
Seeing Wang Zhanggen's attitude, Wang Dashan immediately felt a cold sweat in his heart, and was also afraid of making Wang Zhanggen unhappy:
"Dad, what's wrong with you?"
Wang Zhanggen just asked:
"Where's your wife?"
Wang Dashan was stunned for a moment, thinking his own father was probably angry because he couldn't see his precious grandson.
Come to think of it, last time Du Xiaojuan took the child and went to live outside, it ended very unpleasantly, and ultimately even caused Wang Zhanggen to go back to the hometown to recuperate.
Now this situation appears again; if the old man were happy, that would truly be seeing a ghost.
Thinking to this point, Wang Dashan's face couldn't help but show some embarrassment, but he still answered honestly:
"She's at the rented large flat apartment side taking care of the kid..."
Then he hurriedly tried to patch things up:
"How about I call her right now and have her bring the kid over to see you? She really is something — you came all this way, and she doesn't even give you a greeting!"
The meaning of Wang Dashan's words was to wash his hands clean of responsibility, to say that Du Xiaojuan and the child not being here was Du Xiaojuan's idea, so that Wang Zhanggen wouldn't blame her.
However, letting Wang Dashan think however he might, he never expected that at this moment Wang Zhanggen would open his mouth and give him a head-on, face-covering scolding:
"Is this how you treat your wife and kids? She just gave birth, you have to take good care of her! As a man, be a little more broad-minded! Don't be petty, blaming everything on your wife!"
"This..."
Wang Dashan was a bit dumbfounded, for a moment not knowing how to answer Wang Zhanggen's words.
Because this really didn't sound like something Wang Zhanggen would say.
And it came out of nowhere; he didn't even know what matter Wang Zhanggen was talking about.
At this time Wang Xiaohua spoke up:
"Big brother, Dad's meaning is, from now on in everything you let Eldest Sister-in-law a bit, don't because of sweeping the floor or cooking or such small matters, blame it on Eldest Sister-in-law. For example, today Eldest Sister-in-law didn't come over to cook for us — that fundamentally doesn't need blaming her. After all, she isn't being lazy and not doing anything; she's taking care of the kid."
Wang Dashan stared in shock, looking at Wang Zhanggen:
"Dad, you really mean that?"
He couldn't believe Wang Zhanggen actually meant that!
Because he knew Wang Zhanggen was even more male-chauvinist than him.
Daughter-in-law not doing housework — how could Wang Zhanggen possibly have no opinion at all?
If he truly had no opinion at all, that would simply be the sun rising from the west.
However!
Today the sun really did rise from the west!
Only to see Wang Zhanggen coldly say:
"That's the meaning! From now on you don't have this opinion about your wife, that opinion — even if you're truly unhappy, you hold it in for me! If by some chance my grandson dies because of it, even as a ghost I won't let you off!"
Wang Dashan got scolded again, and could only laugh bitterly.
For a moment he had no words to reply.
Wang Erhai walked over laughing, patted Wang Dashan's shoulder:
"Big brother, anyway you just complain about Eldest Sister-in-law a few sentences less. Eldest Sister-in-law is so beautiful, and earns money so well, most importantly, she even gave you a son — you should be content!"
Not waiting for Wang Dashan to answer, Wang Zhanggen cut in:
"What 'should be content' — he not only should be content, he should properly spoil his wife, in everything let her a bit! Still picking faults, really!"
Wang Dashan dry-laughed, completely unable to make heads or tails of it.
Couldn't help but add one more sentence:
"Dad, weren't you just before complaining that Xiao Juan spent money recklessly during postpartum? How come now it's this attitude? Aren't you afraid your son me will lose face and be unable to hold my head up?"
Wang Zhanggen directly righteously retorted:
"Before was before, now is now! Before when you were little I still beat you — you want me to beat you now too! In short, one sentence: if you brat don't properly spoil your wife, causing my grandson to have any accident, I won't spare you!"
Towards his own old father's this kind of accusation, Wang Dashan didn't know what to say.
Feeling this old man, was he bewitched by something, to the point of doing such abnormal things.
Wang Erhai watching, couldn't help but laugh out loud.
And Wang Xiaohua felt a bit of a pity — if Du Xiaojuan were also present now, this big family's conflict should be able to ease a lot; at least Du Xiaojuan's opinion of this old man would be much less.
But not being present is also fine; as long as this old man doesn't make trouble, own big brother and sister-in-law should still be able to properly live their days.
In a blink dinner was finished; Wang Xiaohua took the initiative to clean up bowls and chopsticks.
Wang Dashan on one side used dental floss to pick his teeth, on the other side said to Wang Zhanggen:
"Dad, how about in a bit I have Xiao Juan bring the kid back to see you."
Wang Zhanggen coldly said:
"It's the middle of the night, why are you having them come over? Is this how you torment your wife and child!"
Wang Dashan wore a forced smile, he had never been in such an awkward predicament, and hurriedly explained:
"Wasn't it because I wanted to let you see your grandson?"
Wang Zhanggen did want to see his grandson, but the moment he thought that he had to treat Du Xiaojuan better, lest something happen to his own grandson, he endured it.
He said:
"I'll wait until tomorrow after I finish at the hospital, then personally go over there to see my grandson!"
And at this time, on the other side, Du Xiaojuan was coaxing the baby to sleep.
She had already mentally prepared herself for Wang Zhanggen to disturb them, after all that old thing loved his grandson so much, once he came over he would definitely be impatient to come see his grandson!
Thinking in her heart, endure if you can, anyway that rotten old man would only stay for one or two days, he would leave after finishing treatment at the hospital, she couldn't possibly lose her temper over such a small matter, right? Otherwise it would really show her magnanimity wasn't broad enough.
The most important thing right now was to quickly coax the baby to sleep, otherwise if Wang Zhanggen came over, with all the noise and commotion, it would probably disrupt the baby's normal routine.
As a result, after she finished coaxing the child to sleep, she just waited like this, waiting until it was nearly ten o'clock in the evening, and still didn't see Wang Dashan bring Wang Zhanggen over!
She really couldn't hold back anymore, so she made a phone call to Wang Dashan, asking about the situation:
"Hey, your dad isn't coming over to see the kid tonight?"
Wang Dashan answered honestly:
"My dad has already gone to sleep, he said he didn't want to disturb you and the child tonight, he'll wait until tomorrow after he finishes at the hospital, then go see you and the child."
"Oh, so that's how it is, I thought he would come over tonight..."
Du Xiaojuan couldn't help but reveal a surprised expression.
Clever as she was, she also didn't expect that tonight Wang Zhanggen would actually not come disturb her!
This is truly the sun rising from the west!
Hearing Du Xiaojuan's surprised tone, Wang Dashan let out a dry heh-heh laugh:
"Feels very surprising, right? I'm also very surprised! I feel like my dad has completely changed after this trip back to the rural area to recuperate!"
Du Xiaojuan asked curiously:
"How did he change?"
Wang Dashan then answered honestly:
"He no longer blames you for spending money recklessly, and even said I should spoil you and yield to you as much as possible, otherwise he'll come beat me!"
Du Xiaojuan didn't know whether to cry or laugh, finding it hard to believe:
"He really said that? You wouldn't be deceiving me, would you!"
End of Chapter
