Chapter 659: Rural Absurd Past Events Chapter 659: Rules Are Dead, People Are Alive

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

"Xiao Juan, I'm sorry, I never expected my father to go this far, daring to say such things to you at Erhai's home during the Spring Festival!" Wang Dashan said, full of guilt; he indeed hadn't expected Wang Zhanggen to say those things.

Wang Dashan was full of guilt; he indeed hadn't expected Wang Zhanggen to say those things.

"What exactly is going on? Our father never had such strong opinions against Eldest Sister-in-law before." Wang Erhai asked.

Wang Dashan couldn't help but blame him:

"Isn't this all because of you? You asked me to bring Mom and Dad to Guangzhou to stay for a few days, but he brought Wu Banxian along to check the feng shui. Wu Banxian said I and Xiao Juan have wealth but no children, and then that old thing took a strong dislike to Xiao Juan."

Hearing this, Wang Erhai also felt guilty.

"Big Brother, I only wanted them to stay a few days at the big villa and enjoy themselves; I never expected it to turn out like this."

Then he sighed:

"They're the most superstitious. Trying to change their mindset probably isn't easy, unless..."

"Unless what?"

"Unless Big Brother and Eldest Sister-in-law hurry up and have a child."

Du Xiaojuan furrowed her brow:

"Impossible. If I were pregnant, wouldn't I stop working? Who pays the mortgage? Who takes care of the child? These are all problems!"

Du Xiaojuan wiped away her tears at this moment, becoming strong:

"And I don't necessarily need your father's approval!"

To be honest, if she had to get pregnant right now, she would rather end this marriage.

She had bought that villa now, and her life couldn't withstand the slightest unexpected risk.

If she truly couldn't pay the mortgage because of having a child, leading to default, then her life would be finished.

And by then, even if she gave birth, the child would suffer too; it would be better not to have one.

Wang Dashan sighed:

"Sigh, we shouldn't have been in such a hurry to buy a house back then, or shouldn't have bought such an expensive one; we wouldn't be under so much pressure now."

Du Xiaojuan was unhappy:

"Are you blaming me? This house isn't just for living in; it's also a good financial investment. If we sell it in five or six years, we'll definitely make a big profit!"

"Xiao Hua, help us think of a solution. How should this matter be resolved? We can't let Eldest Sister-in-law and our father be on bad terms for a lifetime, can we?"

Wang Erhai asked Wang Xiaohua this at this moment, and also said:

"Of us three brothers, you're the smartest. Hurry up and think of a way."

Wang Dashan also looked at Wang Xiaohua. At this time, in this situation, he could only pin his hopes on Wang Xiaohua.

Anyway, with his IQ, this problem before him was unsolvable.

Because he felt that changing his father's mindset was simply harder than the sun rising from the west.

And making Du Xiaojuan compromise and hurry to get pregnant wasn't allowed by the current reality.

This was a deadlock close to a misunderstanding.

Wang Xiaohua thought for a moment, then said:

"The one who tied the bell must be the one to untie it. In my opinion, the culprit behind these absurd matters is that Wu Banxian. So to solve the problem, we still have to start with Wu Banxian."

"Wu Banxian is a fortune teller; saying what he calculates is normal. Are we supposed to ask him to lie? But the question is, is he willing? That's smashing his own signboard."

Wang Erhai said this.

Wang Xiaohua smiled instead:

"Big Brother, Second Brother, do you believe in fate?"

Wang Dashan sighed:

"I believe a little. Fate, luck, feng shui—some things are predestined in the dark. Just like our father's bad temper; it's simply beyond common understanding. Before, when you got into Tsinghua, his temper softened a bit, but now he's back to this ghostly appearance."

Wang Xiaohua said:

"If you believe in fate, you'll be imprisoned by fate. For most ordinary people, feng shui is just a spiritual comfort; for capable people, feng shui is a means."

Wang Xiaohua put it in a profound and mysterious way, and Wang Dashan and Wang Erhai didn't quite understand.

Du Xiaojuan didn't care about these things; she didn't want to see Wang Zhanggen for even a moment now.

She had money and looks; why should she put up with the anger of this unreasonable, absurd old man?

She felt she had already been patient enough.

If she were as headstrong as before, if she didn't care about Wang Dashan's dignity, she might have fought back on the spot.

"Let's not talk about this anymore. I want to be quiet for a while. You go find a restaurant for lunch; I won't go."

Du Xiaojuan said this.

Wang Dashan was immediately surprised:

"Xiao Juan, we're not eating lunch together?"

"No, not just lunch; I won't eat the New Year's Eve dinner together either."

"No, we agreed..." Wang Dashan panicked a little.

Du Xiaojuan immediately interrupted him:

"You also said your father wouldn't treat me like that at your second brother's place, but is he doing what you expected? Wang Dashan, if you can't control the situation, don't arrange things for me!"

Du Xiaojuan was quite emotional.

Wang Dashan still wanted to explain a few words, but Wang Xiaohua hurriedly stopped him:

"Big Brother, let Eldest Sister-in-law be alone for a while."

Wang Dashan said nothing more.

After Du Xiaojuan's emotions stabilized a little, she said:

"Don't worry, I won't return to Guangzhou so soon. We promised Xiao Xueqing that at eight-thirty tonight we'll go to her house together to pay New Year's calls."

Wang Dashan asked with concern:

"Then what about your lunch and dinner?"

"I'll just find someplace to eat, or go to the supermarket and buy a couple packs of instant noodles to make do."

Du Xiaojuan would rather eat instant noodles by herself than see Wang Zhanggen's ugly face.

Wang Dashan didn't know what to say.

Wang Xiaohua said at this point:

"Big Brother, you go keep Eldest Sister-in-law company from now on. Second Brother and I will handle things here."

Wang Dashan hesitated a little, feeling this wasn't quite right.

"But aren't we eating the New Year's Eve Dinner together?"

"It's fine, if we don't eat together, we don't eat together. Rules are dead, people are alive. Taking care of Eldest Sister-in-law is what matters." Wang Xiaohua said this, then added: "Just now Eldest Sister-in-law said she still has to visit Xiao Xueqing tonight. Can I come along then? After I see Xiao Xueqing, I have a way to make that old man change his attitude toward Eldest Sister-in-law, so he won't dare offend her in the slightest again."

Wang Dashan was stunned, and hurriedly asked:

"What way do you have?"

Wang Xiaohua didn't say it directly: "I don't know if this way will work. You know, it's easy to change the landscape but hard to change one's nature. Changing a person's cognition and notions is very difficult, but we have to try."

Wang Dashan looked at Du Xiaojuan and asked:

"Xiao Juan, do you want to bring my Third Brother along tonight?"

Du Xiaojuan didn't have any objection to this. Bringing Wang Xiaohua along might make Xiao Xueqing even happier.

So she said:

"No problem."

She also said:

"Xiao Hua, do what you can. Don't let our relationship with your father deteriorate because of me. I'm fine. At worst, I'll just stop seeing your father in the future."

Du Xiaojuan had already accepted this fact.

She was not a weak woman who had to win her in-laws' recognition.

On the contrary, she was strong and opinionated.

She didn't even think her own natal family was indispensable, let alone her in-laws.

She had her big villa and her Xiao Du Technology. She wouldn't lose her composure because of these relatives.