Chapter 674

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

"Fine, fine, I'll call my mom right now!"

Wang Xiaohua immediately called Li Xiulan.

Li Xiulan had just arrived at Zhang Zhongtian's home and still didn't know how to bring it up.

After all, saying outright that her husband needed to eat excrement and asking Zhang Zhongtian to gather the whole village to watch the show would make her feel ashamed too.

She hemmed and hawed for a good while but couldn't get the words out.

At that moment the phone rang; she took it out and saw it was Wang Xiaohua calling.

She answered immediately:

"Xiao Hua, what's wrong?"

"Mom, hurry back, Wu Banxian says there's a second way to resolve it, and Dad doesn't have to eat cow dung anymore."

Hearing this, Li Xiulan was stunned and overjoyed:

"Really or fake?"

"Of course it's real, hurry back, and don't spread this matter around, it's shameful!"

"Fine, fine, I'm going back now!"

Li Xiulan hung up and looked up; Zhang Zhongtian was still asking her:

"Xiulan, what exactly is the matter? Just say it directly, don't hem and haw. What's our relationship? Do we need to be so polite?"

Li Xiulan smiled awkwardly and found a random excuse:

"Um, I just want to buy a rooster from your house, but I'm afraid you won't sell. After all, it's the Spring Festival period; if you don't sell, it's fine, I'll go to Town another day."

"The Spring Festival is over, and you're only coming to buy a chicken now? What do you want it for?"

"To worship at the Ancestral Grave. Just tell me, do you sell or not?"

"Sell what? I'll just give you one. My daughter-in-law has raised so many chickens we can't finish eating them!"

Zhang Zhongtian said generously:

"You go into the chicken coop yourself and pick; whichever you like, catch that one."

He was just like that—very generous and friendly to his fellow villagers.

That was why, as Village Committee Secretary, no one dared disobey him.

"Thank you, Secretary Zhang!"

Li Xiulan carried a rooster home, so happy.

Seeing Li Xiulan return, Wang Zhanggen hurriedly asked:

"You didn't tell anyone about that matter, right?"

"I didn't say anything. I didn't know how to bring it up. Xiao Hua called, so I stopped, then found an excuse to buy a rooster from Zhang Zhongtian, but he actually gave me one."

【35 "That's good, that's good. My face is finally saved..."

"That's good, that's good, my Wang Changgen's face is finally saved..."

Wang Zhanggen let out a long breath.

The stone in his heart fell.

He was full of gratitude now.

Thanking Wu Banxian, thanking the Heavenly Lord, thanking the Ancestors for their protection!

But he didn't know that all of this was just a setup arranged secretly by Wang Xiaohua.

Why did Wang Xiaohua design such a link, first forcing Wang Zhanggen to eat excrement, then making him apologize to Du Xiaojuan?

That was because Wang Xiaohua had read books.

A great writer surnamed Zhou named Shuren once said something similar: if you want to open a window and just ask directly, others won't agree; but if you first ask to remove the roof, then ask to open the window, others will gladly accept.

This is human nature.

It has never changed from ancient times to now.

Likewise, if you want Wang Zhanggen to apologize to Du Xiaojuan, and you ask directly, Wang Zhanggen definitely won't be willing. Even if he finally apologizes, it definitely won't be from the heart, and it might even cause new conflicts.

But if you first make him eat excrement, then make him apologize, he will definitely gladly accept.

After all, compared to eating excrement, apologizing doesn't count as anything.

"What is Wu Banxian's second resolution method?"

Li Xiulan hurriedly asked.

Wang Zhanggen said honestly:

"He told me to do two things: first, enshrine a Guanyin of Childbirth at home; second, apologize to Du Xiaojuan sincerely."

"Is it that simple?"

Li Xiulan was stunned.

She also felt this matter was simple.

And asked doubtfully:

"Why didn't Wu Banxian say so earlier?"

Wang Xiaohua said at this time:

"That's because Wu Banxian is wise. If he directly asked him to apologize to Eldest Sister-in-law, would he be willing?"

Wang Zhanggen was hard-mouthed:

"Who said I'm unwilling? For Dashan to be able to have children, I'd even eat shit willingly—what's this little thing!"

Wang Xiaohua laughed hehe, not arguing with him, just kept praising:

"That Wu Banxian really does have some skill. You all used to say he could predict things like a god, and I didn't believe it, but now I'm starting to believe."

Wang Zhanggen said:

"Tomorrow I'll personally go to Guangzhou once, to apologize and admit my mistake to Du Xiaojuan! After I come back, I'll go find Wu Banxian again, and have him calculate your marriage fate, kid!"

Wang Xiaohua was stunned, and hurriedly refused:

"Forget it, I'm still studying!"

But Wang Zhanggen said:

"You definitely have to go. Weren't you rejected by a female classmate yesterday when you went to play with her? Looking at you like this, just being good at studying isn't enough—marrying a wife in the future will be a problem. You must ask!"

Wang Xiaohua was speechless. He knew he couldn't refute anything at all, so he could only give Wu Banxian a heads-up in advance, asking him to say some nice words.

So he compromised and said:

"Fine, fine, if you want to ask, go ask."

The next day, Wang Zhanggen, Li Xiulan, and Wang Xiaohua went to County Town together.

On the County City Side, they met Wang Erhai.

Then Wang Erhai drove the three of them to Guangzhou to meet Wang Dashan and Du Xiaojuan.

This apology had to be witnessed by several brothers together to show sincerity.

So Wang Zhanggen insisted on pulling Wang Xiaohua and Wang Erhai to go as witnesses.

Originally Wang Xiaohua had been thinking that if he had time today, he could go find Li Jianjia to play.

But Wang Zhanggen insisted on dragging him along, and said he had to use his mobile phone to record a video, to show Wu Banxian later, and let Wu Banxian judge whether his apology was sincere enough.

On the way there, Wang Xiaohua explained the situation to Wang Dashan on WeChat, and asked Wang Dashan to pass the word to Du Xiaojuan, so she could have some psychological preparation in advance.

After Du Xiaojuan learned the whole story, she couldn't help but laugh:

"Your Third Brother is really thoughtful—he even came up with such a method. He's truly a talent!"

Wang Dashan said with a smile:

"After this, my dad probably won't have any opinions about you anymore."

Du Xiaojuan said with a smile:

"Hope so, but we have to keep it secret. If he finds out it was your Third Brother who got Wu Banxian to do this, he'll probably explode again."

Wang Dashan said with a laugh:

"Don't worry. You don't tell, I don't tell, my Second Brother and Third Brother don't tell—he'll never know the truth in this lifetime!"

Soon, Wang Erhai drove to the entrance of Wang Dashan's villa.

Wang Zhanggen personally came before Du Xiaojuan to apologize and admit his mistake:

"Xiao Juan, I was wrong before. Now I'm apologizing to you. As long as you can forgive me, I'm willing to do anything!"

Wang Zhanggen was a man who cared a lot about face. Before, if he had to apologize and admit his mistake to Du Xiaojuan in front of his three sons, he definitely wouldn't have been willing.

But now he apologized very smoothly, and very sincerely.

It can only be said that Wu Banxian's words carried too much weight in Wang Zhanggen's heart.

"You're my father-in-law. It's normal for you to be dissatisfied with me and say a couple of things, but those words before were really hurtful. I hope that if we have anything in the future, we can communicate properly, instead of cursing and blaming as soon as we open our mouths."

Du Xiaojuan said this.

Wang Zhanggen hurriedly nodded like pounding garlic:

"Yes yes yes, you're right. I have such a bad temper—I really deserve to die. How could I have said such things to you!"

Wang Zhanggen decisively slapped himself twice, then asked:

"Xiao Juan, does this mean you've forgiven me?"

Du Xiaojuan said:

"Don't ask me. Ask your Eldest Brother. If he forgives you, then I'll forgive you."

Wang Zhanggen hurriedly looked at Wang Dashan:

"Dashan, I was wrong before. What should we do now?"

Wang Dashan said:

"What can I do with you, this old fossil? I don't even want to say anything about you anymore. Xiao Juan bought so many gifts to bring back for you all for Spring Festival, and you treat Xiao Juan like this! Even though I'm your son, I think you're unreasonable!"

"Yes yes yes, I was a bit unreasonable before. I was wrong. I really know I was wrong."

Wang Zhanggen lowered his head, sincerely admitting his mistake.

Seeing him like this, Wang Dashan knew he really knew he was wrong.

So he said:

"Tonight you cook the dishes. Everyone eat a meal at my place. What do you all think?"

Wang Zhanggen spoke up first:

"Good, good, very good. I'll go wash the vegetables and cook right now!"

But Li Xiulan pulled him back:

"You haven't cooked in decades. Can you do it?"

Li Xiulan said to Wang Dashan:

"Dashan, why don't I just cook? I'm afraid what he makes won't be edible!"

But Wang Dashan said:

"Mom, just rest. You've cooked for a lifetime. This one meal must be made by him, so he can feel how hard life is. Otherwise he's always talking without feeling the pain!"

Wang Erhai and Wang Xiaohua also chimed in:

"Let Dad do it—I've lived this long and still haven't eaten a meal he cooked!"

"I haven't either; I have to try it today!"

Wang Zhanggen chuckled and willingly went to cook this meal:

"You All, rest assured, my cooking isn't bad. Let me cook if I cook, as long as Xiao Juan can forgive me!"