Chapter 490

The second elder of the Wang family stood up to speak for Wang Jianqiang, but it didn't make Wang Jianqiang's expression look any better.

Just at this moment, someone carried food boxes into the courtyard. After dozens of dishes were laid out, the rich aroma of the food made the Wang family relatives feel hungry.

Wang Jianqiang finally stopped looking at people coldly and said calmly, "Then I'll leave it to you, Second Grandpa. I ordered the food from a restaurant. Let's eat first; you've come a long way and shouldn't go hungry."

"Eh, that's right. What can't be said among family?"

Wang Jianqiang added, "I don't live here year-round, so there are only a few beds and little bedding. I'll call a car to come over, and after we eat, I'll send some of you to a hotel—a hotel where you can see Tiananmen."

"Oh my, you've even installed a telephone here! Look at you, look at you, and you still say you have no ability! You don't even tell the truth to your grandpas..."

"Exactly. Even the bureau chief in our county might not have a telephone at home! Arranging for a few people to enter a unit and eat 'imperial grain' should be like child's play..."

"..."

The grandpas ate the sumptuous food and drank the fragrant wine, gradually feeling that they "could do it again," and they chattered away with spit flying.

Wang Jianqiang's words just now had made them feel too stifled, but now that Wang Jianqiang was treating them to such a feast, they finally regained a little bit of their dignity as elders.

But the second elder of the Wang family looked at the calm and indifferent Wang Jianqiang and suddenly felt helpless for his brothers.

Can't you see the current Wang Jianqiang? Is he still the dim-witted fool he used to be?

You all know that people who install telephones at home have ability, so why don't you think about what you look like when you usually meet those capable people?

Which capable person would let you lecture them at will? Don't you all pile on smiles and speak in a friendly tone?

One by one, you take on the airs of an elder—did you save Qiangzi's life? Or do you have some obligation to keep him alive?

Do you really think you can use family affection to kidnap capable people?

【Forget it, it's none of my business.】

After they were full, Wang Jianqiang indeed called two sedans and sent the elders who were best at putting on airs to the hotel.

This made Wang Daguang and Fan Chunhua feel itchy in their hearts for a long time.

Their son was truly successful; he could call two sedans with one phone call. Wouldn't it be easy for them to ride in sedans in the future?

After those brothers who didn't treat themselves as outsiders left, the second elder of the Wang family found his younger brother Wang Daguang and sister-in-law Fan Chunhua.

He kept a straight face and said coldly, "Just now, Old Fourth and Old Fifth said so many nonsensical things to Qiangzi. Why didn't you, his own father and mother, protect the child, but instead helped Old Fourth and Old Fifth speak?"

Wang Daguang was stunned and muttered, "There's nothing wrong with that, right? They are all family elders who watched him grow up. Saying a few words doesn't count for much, right?"

"Saying a few words doesn't count for much?"

Wang Dasheng shook his head in anger and said to Fan Chunhua, "I told you during the New Year last time to treat your third son better. Did you forget everything? Why can't you distinguish between inside and outside?"

Fan Chunhua said aggrievedly, "It's not that, Second Grandpa. Look at Qiangzi's house, he... he's hiding money! If we don't lecture him, will he still respect us in the future?"

Wang Dasheng said amusedly, "Heh, you lecture him, and he'll respect you? Qingshui County is a thousand miles away from the capital. What does it matter if he respects you or not?"

Today, when Wang Jianqiang finally arranged the cars to send the grandpas away, the unquestionable aura he displayed made Wang Dasheng deeply feel Wang Jianqiang's "own opinions." With a Wang Jianqiang like this, how could he be influenced by a few words of nagging?

"We, we..."

Fan Chunhua stammered twice and then said with a smile, "We were thinking of living with Qiangzi in the future. If we're under the same roof, if he doesn't respect his elders, life won't be easy!"

"..."

The second elder of the Wang family was stunned for a long time and was completely speechless.

"I say, Chunhua, you're living quite well now! You get eighty yuan every month, and your two sons and daughters-in-law revolve around you every day. Why are you confused again and want to come to the capital?"

Fan Chunhua said with a bitter face, "The old Xun family at the east end and the Da Lin Zi family at the west end are all living with their youngest sons. Why can't I live with my youngest son?"

"Forget it! People live with their youngest sons because they've been partial to them since they were young. Ask your own conscience, who have you been partial to since they were young?"

"In those years, every time it was time to eat, Qiangzi would wander around my door. I gave him half a piece of corn bread, and he swallowed it in two bites. The child was so hungry, how could you have the heart to speak?"

Wang Dasheng finally couldn't hold it back and directly exposed Fan Chunhua's scar.

"..."

The second elder of the Wang family had high prestige in the family, and these two sentences choked Fan Chunhua.

As for his younger brother Wang Daguang, he was an even more spineless man. The idea of wanting to live with the youngest son must have been instigated by this old woman, Fan Chunhua.

Thinking about it, who wouldn't want to live in a good house, eat good food, and ride in a small car!

After coming to the capital once, the old couple wasn't satisfied anymore.

"I say, Old Sixth! You all shouldn't be unsatisfied anymore. Stay away from the third son. He remembers you are his own father and mother, sends money every month, brings things home every year, and his wife can't say anything. After all, even if he isn't there in person, the money arrives, which counts as supporting you in your old age."

"But if you see each other every day under the same roof, spending the third son's money won't be so taken for granted."

"Does the daughter-in-law managing your food and drink count as supporting you in your old age? Don't you know what the old Xun family and Da Lin Zi family eat every day?"

"And after you live with your youngest son, can you still distribute money to the eldest and second sons? You don't earn money yourself, so are you going to take the third son's money to buy favor with the other two sons?"

"When the time comes, the third son's wife won't give you a good face, and the two sons back home won't get money, so will they give you a good face? Don't end up with three sons and not a single one to support you in your old age~"

"Be a person, be content!"

"..."

Wang Dasheng's lecture turned Fan Chunhua's face pale, and she couldn't say a word.

The next day, at ten in the morning, Wang Jianqiang's grandpas were already dressed neatly in the hotel, preparing to help Wang Jianqiang propose and finalize the engagement.

"I say, Third Brother, Fourth Brother, should we raise some conditions with Qiangzi later? If we miss this village, there won't be this shop."

"Look at Qiangzi's attitude yesterday; if he really finishes using us, won't he throw us over the wall?"

"Old Fifth, don't be anxious yet. This is just the engagement; the wedding is the most important time! Today, let's give Old Sixth some face and let the young couple be."

"Fourth Brother, your words are wrong. By the time the wedding comes, it won't just be us brothers. In front of so many relatives and friends, some things won't be easy to say..."

"Hiss..."

"Then let's talk to Old Sixth later. Today, we must get a firm answer from Qiangzi. The two sedan drivers said last night that Qiangzi is some deputy manager and manages dozens of people!"

"Let him fire a few and replace them with our own people; it won't be difficult at all."

"Right, let's do that."

Since finding out Wang Jianqiang's background last night, the few of them had been harboring their own schemes, and by now, they had finally made up their minds.

But they waited from ten to twelve, and from twelve to four in the afternoon, and were all hungry, but they never waited for the sedan to pick them up.

"Could it be an afternoon engagement?"

"Possible. People in the capital work, so they only have time in the evening!"

It wasn't until four-thirty that they finally waited for the second elder of the Wang family.

"I say, why did you only come now? You didn't arrange any food at noon and just let us wait?"

The second elder of the Wang family looked at his brothers with a strange expression and said faintly, "Let's go!"

"Go, go, go, hurry over, let's start the banquet quickly."

"Oh my, why didn't you tell us clearly yesterday? Why is the engagement in the afternoon? The customs in the capital are really strange."

"..."

The few of them left the hotel, but they didn't see the sedan.

Only then did the second elder of the Wang family take out a few train tickets.

"You're still waiting for Qiangzi's engagement? They've already finished it."

"..."

"Motherf***er, we're going to find him right now. I must slap him hard."

The second elder of the Wang family shook his head and said, "Forget it, let's go!"

"Go? If we leave, won't we be letting him off easy? Bastard, is he trying to cut off family ties with us? Is he trying to sever our kinship?"

"............"

He's dying to cut ties with you completely!

"Alright, Second Brother, let's find a place to eat first. After eating, we'll go back and settle the score with that little bastard."

"Fine! I saw it, there's a state-run restaurant to the east."

The second elder of the Wang family nodded and led the crowd to the east, but after walking two steps, he turned back and asked, "By the way, do you have food coupons on you? National food coupons."

"..."

"Then do you have money on you? I heard people say there are restaurants in the alley that sell high-priced grain."

"..."

"Damn it~"

The second elder of the Wang family looked at his brothers who were dodging and weaving, couldn't help but curse, and walked toward the train station.

"Brother, we're not eating?"

"No money, go home hungry and eat!"

(End of chapter)