Chapter 317: The Little Brat Is Too Capable

Li Ye slept comfortably all night, but Wang Jianqiang tossed and turned.

He wanted to go to the guesthouse to see if Huang Suwen had left in a fit of anger.

Huang Suwen was never a weak girl; her personality was actually even more "rigid" than Li Yue's.

Back then, when Huang Gang was almost beaten to death by Heng San at the entrance of Old Cui's restaurant and Old Cui didn't open the door, Huang Suwen and her mother had blocked the restaurant and cursed the street for half a day.

So, would a bowl of noodles last night explode this girl from the capital's temper?

But going to find her in the middle of the night just to ask, "Did my mother offend you?"

Wouldn't that be a fool's errand?

"Sigh~"

Why is my life so bitter?

Wang Jianqiang didn't fall into a deep sleep until four or five in the morning.

But he felt he had just fallen asleep when he heard people talking outside, seemingly his mother complaining to someone.

"Guan Guan Erdaye, what should we do? A son raised for twenty years is going to the capital to be a live-in son-in-law. If he doesn't recognize me as his mother in the future, what should I do..."

"How is that possible? Qiangzi is someone I watched grow up. Even if your two sons don't recognize you, Qiangzi can't be unfilial..."

"Guan Guan Erdaye, you don't know! Last night... Third Son said I, his own mother, am not as good as a stepmother. You have to judge for me; this is truly unjust..."

"Hmm, he was wrong to say that. How can a birth mother not be as good as a stepmother? I'll have a good talk with him later..."

"..."

Wang Jianqiang couldn't sleep anymore. He turned over, got up, and put on his clothes.

Since the family had even called Guan Guan Erdaye Wang over, why should he hide? He might as well go out and have a talk!

The room Wang Jianqiang lived in was where the family stored grain; there was no fire, and it was very cold. After leaving the quilt, the chilliness made Wang Jianqiang alert instantly.

He dressed and went out. After entering the main room, Wang Jianqiang said to Wang Dasheng, "Guan Guan Erdaye, you're here?"

Wang Dasheng looked up at Wang Jianqiang and said, "Qiangzi, you didn't sleep well all night?"

Wang Jianqiang smiled and said, "It's nothing. I often don't sleep all night when I'm out; it doesn't matter."

Wang Dasheng nodded: "Life out there must be very bitter. Didn't the ancients say it well? It's not easy to live in the capital. Making a living in the capital is certainly not as stable as being at home, nor as comfortable as being at home."

Wang Jianqiang immediately shook his head and said, "That's not necessarily true. Once you get used to it, you'll be comfortable wherever you are."

Wang Dasheng was stunned. He didn't know if Wang Jianqiang was just saying it casually or if he had understood his point, blocking everything he was about to say before he could even expand on it.

The reason Wang Dasheng became a "respectable person" of the Wang family wasn't because he was dignified enough or liked to use big principles like "filial piety" to suppress people, but because his family had the best economic conditions, and he saw things clearly and thought rationally.

Every family generally has such a "capable person." For example, if you go to give someone a gift and they are clearly impatient, but you still foolishly think they value the money you sent, isn't that annoying and hateful?

So, after listening to Fan Chunhua's crying, Wang Dasheng immediately grasped the key point.

Whether Wang Jianqiang is filial or not doesn't lie in whether it's a birth mother or a stepmother, but in where Wang Jianqiang feels his "roots" are.

The vast majority of people who go out to explore feel that life outside is very hard and only feel warmth when they return home.

If Wang Jianqiang feels his roots are in Qingshui County, then naturally everything is easy to talk about. But if Wang Jianqiang feels stifled living in Qingshui County and free living in the capital, then Fan Chunhua's worry might really come true.

If you have a choice, who doesn't want to live comfortably? Can a Guan Guan Erdaye like him stop it?

Wang Dasheng thought for a moment and tried again: "Qiangzi, do you feel comfortable making a living in the capital? Or is it more comfortable making a living in our hometown? I remember when you were selling malt sugar in the provincial capital before, you were doing quite well too!"

"How can you say that!" Wang Jianqiang smiled and said, "Guan Guan Erdaye, you know what I was like at home before, don't you? I was called a beggar begging for food when I walked on the street. But after I got to the capital... no one said that about me."

Wang Dasheng pursed his lips and didn't know how to respond.

He saw clearly what this nephew of his was like before. He was completely disliked at home, and his brain was slow, unable to say a complete sentence for half a day. Everyone who saw him disliked him, and Wang Dasheng disliked him too.

Now Wang Jianqiang was speaking directly, which was equivalent to slapping him in the face.

You didn't treat me well before, so why are you acting like an elder now?

"Guan Guan Erdaye, do you smoke?"

Wang Jianqiang took out a cigarette case and handed it to Wang Dasheng's eyes.

Although he had a simple smile and was very polite, that look made Wang Dasheng feel strange, as if he were saying, "Don't be ungrateful."

"Peony cigarettes! These cigarettes are good. It seems you really are living comfortably, Qiangzi."

Wang Dasheng took the cigarette, and just as he bit it, Wang Jianqiang clicked his lighter and lit it for him.

"Mm, the lighter is good too."

Wang Dasheng praised him and then said, "I heard from your mother today that you beat Second Brother. There's no such deep hatred between brothers, is there?"

"Because he deserved to be beaten."

Wang Jianqiang's face lost its smile, and he said coldly, "I had someone investigate it clearly. It was my second brother who found a matchmaker and specified that she should arrange for me to marry the girl from Daliu Township. That girl had an illness when she was young, and her brain isn't clear..."

"Guan Guan Erdaye, you say I was a fool since I was young. If I marry a wife who is also a fool, what kind of prospects will I have for the rest of my life?"

"You are not a fool; you are a late bloomer, Qiangzi, hahahaha~. If it's really as you say, Second Brother deserves to be beaten. I'll slap him twice later..."

Wang Dasheng laughed and praised Wang Jianqiang, but in his heart, he cursed Wang Yonggan and Fan Chunhua to death.

How dare you bully an honest man like this?

How could you think he was an honest man? He was in the capital, yet he had investigated everything at home clearly. What kind of ability is this... He is the pillar of the Wang family!

From now on, I won't say we should flatter him, but we definitely can't treat him like an ordinary junior.

Don't look at the seating arrangement according to seniority when eating at a banquet in a family; the real status has always depended on who has the most ability.

Wang Dasheng chatted happily with Wang Jianqiang for a long time before leaving happily.

Fan Chunhua followed him out and complained, "Second Brother, why didn't you lecture Third Son? If you don't give him some severity, then later..."

"You should just serve him well from now on!"

Wang Dasheng scolded Fan Chunhua: "You raised him for twenty years, and you were biased for twenty years. I can tell you, Sixth Sister-in-law, that from now on, even if you tie your two sons together, they won't be a match for this youngest son of yours!"

"..."

Fan Chunhua returned home in a daze, seeing Wang Jianqiang about to go out.

"Third Son, where are you going? You haven't eaten yet! My scallion pancakes are already spread out; I'll bake them for you immediately, and you can eat a few while they're hot."

"I'm not eating, Mom. The Huang siblings are still at the guesthouse. Besides, I have to take them to Master's house today, so I have to go to the street to buy something. I can't keep going empty-handed."

"Right, right, right, wait for me, Mom. I'll go with you to buy them. Your Master likes the salted duck eggs from Old Jiang's house in the South City the most..."

Wang Jianqiang stopped and asked with a smile, "Mom, do you still have money to buy salted duck eggs?"

"..."

Fan Chunhua did have some money in her hand, but it really wasn't much left.

Every month when Wang Jianqiang sent money home, the two sons and daughters-in-law would surround her, their little mouths sweeter than honey. That feeling of being a big landlord was really comfortable.

Wang Jianqiang smiled and said, "It's okay, Mom, I have money."

Huang Suwen also received a grand reception when she arrived at the Li family.

After chatting with Huang Suwen for a while, Grandma Wu Juying said directly to Fan Chunhua: "Sixth Sister-in-law, I've checked this daughter-in-law. She's a filial child and reasonable, so you don't have to worry anymore."

Fan Chunhua smiled and echoed: "Auntie, if you say she's good, then she's truly good. Whether she's filial or not, I don't care; being reasonable is the most important thing. Don't laugh at me, Qiangzi was angry with me last night, and I don't know how to coax him right now!"

Huang Suwen looked at the sheepish Fan Chunhua, then at the calm Wang Jianqiang, and smiled, "Auntie, you're joking. Qiangzi and I haven't even started yet; how could I interfere in his and your affairs?"

"To tell you the truth, even if I could interfere, it would be after Qiangzi and I get our marriage certificate. But by then..."

Huang Suwen paused, narrowed her eyes, and said with a light smile, "By then, it wouldn't matter if I suffered a little, but my man can't suffer any grievances. The men in the family are all pillars; how can they be bullied?"

Fan Chunhua: "..."

【My mother, this is really bad. I knew people from outside weren't reliable. This little brat is eight times more capable than Third Son...】

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 318 =====

Huang Suwen hurriedly waved her hands and said, "Auntie, you're joking. Qiangzi and I haven't even started anything yet! How could I possibly get involved in your business with him?"

"If I may speak plainly without fear of you laughing at me, even if I were to get involved, it would have to be after Qiangzi and I get our marriage certificate. But by then..."

Huang Suwen paused, then narrowed her eyes and smiled lightly, "By then, it wouldn't matter if I suffered a little, but my man cannot be wronged in the slightest. The men of the house are the pillars; there's no reason for them to have to swallow their pride."

Fan Chunmei: "..."

【My goodness, this is bad. I knew outsiders couldn't be trusted. This little brat is eight times more formidable than Ai Lao San.】

(End of chapter)