Chapter 682 Wang Lin's big news + old stories
Chapter 682 Wang Lin's big news + old stories
Wan Niang's words were gentle, but they made Lin Yuzan's heart tighten. He looked at the mother and daughter who were waiting for his reply, and thought about the words that would convince his wife.
Just at this moment, his old rival lifted the car curtain, easing his embarrassment.
Wang Cheng came to his rescue and said, "Wanniang, it's my elder brother who wants to take Qingjie out to play."
Wan Niang pursed her lips, not buying into this, and couldn't help but complain, "Brother wants to take Qing Jie out to play, why should he just say so? Why bother to trick her?"
Wang Cheng hurriedly apologized: "Brother, you are afraid that Qingjie will be unhappy. Your second brother caused Qingjie to be late a few days ago and was punished every day. Brother wanted to take her out to relieve her grievances and not make Linzi angry."
"Brother forgot to inform Wan Niang in advance. It's only natural that Wan Niang is angry with you."
Wang Lin:......
Fang Fang, the tall man who was still watching the show, immediately received four reproachful looks.
Wang Lin quickly admitted his mistake: "Qing Jie'er, if I had known that the porridge was for you, Second Uncle would have drunk it all. Second Uncle was afraid that he would be blamed by your father, so he left that bowl for your father."
This reason seems to make sense, but unfortunately no one believes it.
"Humph!"
Little Yining turned her head away, pursed her lips and muttered, "Sister Qing hates Second Uncle."
Wang Lin: =????(??? ????), emotional progress is negative, negative, negative...
"Don't be angry, sister Qing. Second uncle will show you how to use a big sword and a hammer. Didn't you love watching that before? The Iron Eagle Guard Battalion has all kinds of weapons, and Second uncle will show them all to you." Wang Lin hurried to make amends.
Unfortunately, the little girl was not moved at all. She leaned on her father's shoulder and refused: "Qingjie won't watch it. Qingjie won't go to the Iron Eagle Guard Camp. If we go in, we will be arrested."
Wan Niang glanced at her second brother with hidden anger, but still came to his rescue: "Qing Jie'er, your grandfather has already punished your second uncle, and your second uncle also knows that he is wrong."
Lin Yuzan also spoke up for Wang Lin, saying, "Qingjie, let your second uncle personally take you to the Iron Eagle Guard camp, and you won't be caught. Although there are three days off for the Lower Yuan Festival, the training of the Iron Eagle Guard will not stop, and Qingjie will be able to see the world."
Xiao Yining: ⊙▽⊙, is her father going to give her a task?
The little girl suddenly looked up and stared at her father with burning eyes.
Lin Yuzan continued without blushing or beating her heart, "Qingjie, go check it out for Dad, and come back to tell Dad if there's anything new."
Xiao Yining: (??????)??, there is indeed a hidden task!
The little boy was fooled by his own imagination. He glanced at his second uncle secretly, then nodded vigorously and agreed.
Naturally, this small action did not escape the eyes of the elders, and they all laughed.
Wan Niang also let the matter go, but she was still unhappy in her heart. She argued for herself, "Brother, I have nothing to do. I will go with you to take Qing Jie out to play in the next few days."
Lin Yuzan instantly became a lonely person and hurriedly called out, "Wan Niang..."
Wan Niang's beautiful eyes moved to him, she smiled slightly, and said softly, "Don't worry, my husband. I have prepared food for you for the next three days. You can stay at home and observe mourning."
Lin Yuzan: (???;)
The old man's fantasy of a world for two people was ultimately shattered by his wife who cared about him.
Wang Cheng raised his eyebrows, held back his laughter, lowered the car curtain, and ignored the young couple.
Little Yining was also carried back by her mother and got on the car. Seeing her father still standing there depressed, she comforted him with great filial piety: "Dad, study hard at home. Qingjie will buy snacks for you."
Wang Lin turned his eyes to the side and looked at the old man in confusion. Perhaps because he had just spoken for him, his tone was a little more intimate than before. He asked, "Last time I wanted to ask you, the mourning period for Master and Master's wife has long passed, why are you still observing the mourning period? My sister also accompanies you to eat vegetarian food?"
Lin Yuzan came back to his senses and explained helplessly: "My grandmother didn't like me, so I followed her wishes. After the second clan elder passed away, I was adopted into his lineage and became his grandson."
Wang Lin nodded in understanding, and then a scene from his childhood flashed through his mind. "This is a good thing. Of your original relatives, except for your uncle and aunt, who still have some conscience, none of the others are good."
Then, he began to comfort her: "And you don't have to be too sad. The old woman actually didn't like you a long time ago. She pretended to be kind and benevolent in front of you, but she was really evil. She took advantage of the fact that Master was studying in the clan school and asked Master's wife to carry you, who was just born, on her back to wash clothes for dozens of people in the family, wasting her time every day."
"If the Second Clan Elder had not felt that this action would damage the reputation of the village and had not asked the elders of your clan to mediate, and if Master had not given the Toyota obtained from the division of the family to the old woman in exchange, Master's wife would have been crushed by it long ago."
As he spoke, Wang Lin had already jumped onto his horse. He looked down at Lin Yuzan with a sarcastic smile, "For so many years, she has been eating the money that should have belonged to Master and Master's wife, and she treated it as alms, giving you a few taels of silver as expenses, making you feel grateful. She also did bad things and encouraged others to bully Master's wife. Although you retaliated, you also ruined your reputation."
Lin Yuzan slowly raised his eyes, with indescribable complex emotions hidden in his eyes.
Wang Lin thought he didn't believe him, so he bent down slightly and looked him in the eye. "Every time I hunted game, I would give one to Master and his wife as a gift. I know much more than a nerd like you."
"Why do you think Master and his wife suddenly visited your friend after you got married? It was that old woman who told others that you married my sister because you had a bad reputation. Master heard it and he remembered that a friend who had taken the exam with him became an official in Yanjing. He wanted to ask him to take you and my elder brother as his disciples."
"When Master received the reply, it was just after you got married, so he hurried to the capital with you and my elder brother's article to look for you."
As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Cheng suddenly opened the car curtain and asked angrily: "Lin Zi, why didn't you tell us about these things earlier?"
Wan Niang also looked at her second brother in shock, obviously hearing these things for the first time.
However, a trace of embarrassment flashed in Wang Lin's eyes. He glanced at everyone's faces, straightened up, coughed lightly, and explained: "Master and Master's wife were worried that Lin Yuzan would be branded as unfilial, so they asked me to conceal these things. Moreover, I was still young at the time and did not realize the malicious intent. It was not until later in the war that I realized that something was wrong."
Everyone:......
Xiao Yining: ( ̄_ ̄|||), although the reason is a bit outrageous, it is very reasonable when applied to my second uncle!
At this moment, the little boy felt confused and leaned against the car window, interrupting, "Second uncle, but grandma has already returned all the money to mom!"
Hearing this, Wang Lin's mouth once again showed a mocking smile: "That money? It was the money your mother asked your great-grandmother to sell the embroidered handkerchief, but it was withheld by your great-grandmother. If not, how could your great-grandfather and great-grandmother feel guilty and send food to your father every day."
After saying this, he looked up at his sister in the car and said with regret: "I am also wrong in this matter. I often walk around the market and saw with my own eyes that Cai Honghua took Wan Niang's handkerchief and sold it for three taels of silver in the Treasure Pavilion. I thought you were destined to be rich and told your parents the same thing. Who would have thought that when I went to Linjia Village to bring you game, I accidentally heard the private conversation between the old woman and Cai Honghua, and then I realized that she had embezzled the money."
Xiao Yining: (wДw), it turns out her family has already been well-off!
Then, she recalled that every time her great aunt Cai Honghua took away her mother's embroidered handkerchief, she would shout loudly that her mother's handkerchief could be sold at a high price. Could it be that she was reminding her mother that the money was wrong?
She once thought that her great-grandmother was not a good person because she revealed her family's wealth to others, but her great-grandmother was an old person who cared for the younger generation. This reversal was too great and she found it difficult to accept it for a while.
Not only the little kid, but even the three adults who just learned about this fell silent.
The originally bustling mountain foothills now have a quiet area.
Wan Niang looked at her husband under the car with concern and said, "My husband, these things are in the past. We are living a very good life now. Don't think too much."
The little girl quickly pulled herself out of her mottled thoughts and looked at her father.
His eyes were shaking and his face was gloomy as water. He was still digesting Wang Lin's words.
Wang Cheng sighed and advised: "Shun'an, don't let Wanniang and Qingjie worry about you. It's not too late to think about these old things when you return home."
Lin Yuzan's body shook as if he had just woken up from a dream. He raised his head and three sad faces instantly came into his eyes. His heart, which had reached freezing point, began to feel warm again.
He smiled bitterly: "It's all my fault. I made Wan Niang and Qing Jie'er suffer so much injustice, and I also hurt my parents."
The three people in the car faced Lin Yuzan's bitter look, and their hearts were filled with mixed emotions. They didn't know how to comfort this person.
Wang Cheng had no choice but to say, "Shun'an, don't put all the blame on yourself. I was also responsible for the accident that happened to Master and his wife. Let them worry about my future."
As soon as these words were spoken, something unpleasant suddenly rang out.
Wang Lin finished talking nonstop, and gradually became impatient. He taught them a lesson: "It's good that you two know this. Don't disappoint Master and Master's Wife, and be good people."
Wang and Lin: ...
The sad mood that was originally caused by the past events suddenly dissipated by half, and the other half disappeared without a trace because of this person.
After Wang Lin finished his warning, he lowered his eyes to look at Lin Yuzan, a trace of undisguised disdain flashing across his eyes.
He bent down and reached out to grab his collar, and said unhappily, "You are so slow. It's already so late, and you still need to think about things for a long time just to get in the carriage."
After saying that, the old man flew into the air, and in the blink of an eye, Wang Linru threw him onto the horse's back like a sack.
Wang Lin did not delay any longer. He shouted "Let's go", and left with Lin Yuzan on his back.
Everyone:...
Little Yining stuck his head out of the car and complained without thinking: "Second uncle kidnapped Dad!"
The Wang brothers and sisters also reacted and hurriedly lifted the car curtain, shouting loudly: "Second brother (Linzi), quickly put Brother Zan (Shun'an) down."
Lin Yuzan, who was both heartbroken and physically hurt: ?_?, forget it, just destroy it!
In the end, the old man still did not get on the stable carriage. He followed Wang Lin, bumping along the way, leading the carriage, galloping to the west alley, and met Wang Ersheng who was returning from the Ministry of War.
This situation and scene seem familiar.
Wang Ersheng narrowed his eyes, stared at his son-in-law's listless face, sneered, and without saying a word, he severely punished Er'er and dragged him into his house.
Lin Yuzan's condition was still not very good. Even though his wife and children surrounded him with concern, and he forced a smile and said nothing was wrong, his expression was still dejected.
Wang Cheng also frowned, no longer feeling the ease and joy he felt when he returned home as before.
As the elders of both families, Mr. and Mrs. Li Anhe felt a deep sense of pity in their hearts when they saw this scene, and they looked even more coldly at their second son who always loved to do something naughty.
Li Anhe slammed the handle of the chair and angrily shouted, "Wang Lin, why do you have to torment your elder brother and brother-in-law? Do you have to disturb the peace of the family before you will stop?"
Although this statement hit the nail on the head, it made Wang Lin feel extremely wronged.
Wang Lin rubbed his beaten face and responded with grievance: "Mom, I just said a few words to Lin Yuzan."
Wang Cheng glanced at his depressed old rival and couldn't help but sigh deeply. He replied, "Mother, Linzi just mentioned to me that Master and his wife encountered misfortune because they were trying to find a good teacher for us."
Little Yining also left her father and ran to her grandmother's side, adding, "Grandma, my second uncle also said that my great-grandmother was a bad person, bullying my grandmother and withholding my mother's hard-earned money."
Mr. and Mrs. Li Anhe were suddenly surprised and looked at each other in surprise.
After listening to the eldest son's detailed retelling, Li Anhe's expression changed from surprise to anger, and she became even more dissatisfied and disappointed with her second son for hiding the truth: "Wang Lin, you kept your promise and kept the matter from Master and his wife. Mother doesn't blame you, but why did you keep silent about Wan Niang's affairs and watch her suffer?"
"I......"
Wang Lin was speechless at this moment. He looked up at his parents and opened his mouth, but in the end he had nothing to say. He could only mutter dejectedly: "Dad, Mom, please beat me up again to calm down. I can take it."
Li Anhe and his wife: ......
The second son's desperate look left the old couple speechless, angry and helpless.
Wang Ersheng patted his wife's hand to comfort her, a thoughtful look flashed across his brows, and he also talked about something he knew: "In fact, I also knew that Brother Fushun wanted to find a teacher for you two. I also advised him at that time that you two were good at studying, but your talents were not good enough in Yanjing. What's more, your parents are worried about you when you are away from home, and they are far away from you if you are bullied."
"Although you two look calm now, you were young and hot-tempered back then. One of you was deep-minded, and the other was calculating. You both couldn't stand any grievances. You never let your grudges last overnight. If no one takes care of you and you come to Yanjing, you will definitely suffer."
As Wang Ersheng spoke, the two old men slowly raised their heads, then lowered their heads in shame.
Wang Ersheng frowned slightly, trying hard to recall what happened that year, without stopping talking.
"But Brother Fushun is stubborn. Once he makes up his mind, no one can persuade him. Moreover, he swore at the time that his friend was a very kind person and valued talent. After seeing your articles, he would definitely accept you as his disciples."
At this point, he sighed sadly, "It's hard to predict what's going on in life. After Brother Fushun and his wife passed away unexpectedly, there was no further news about this matter. I also held out a glimmer of hope and came to Yanjing to look for this person, but who knew that he would fall seriously ill and die."
As soon as these words came out, the younger generations seemed to have a tacit understanding and asked in surprise at the same time: "Dead?"
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