EBE Chapter 102: A slap severed the last shred of kinship!
Chapter 102: A slap severed the last shred of kinship!
When Liu's husband arrived, Wang stopped talking.
Shen Qingchuan greeted Wang Sao by calling out "Sister-in-law".
Shen Xiaotang said sweetly, "Auntie, are you not busy now? Have you eaten?"
Aunt Wang grinned, "I just ate, but your mother hasn't eaten yet. Call her home for dinner."
"Let's not go home for dinner. It's getting late. Let's just find somewhere to grab a bite."
Wang Sao thought to herself, "Going out to buy food, how can it be called just eating a few bites? I'm afraid we're going to improve our lives and have a good meal, right?"
Remembering what had happened earlier, she suddenly slapped her thigh and said, "Oh dear, Qingchuan, your parents brought your brothers here this morning. They said... yes, they said they wanted to ask you why you were hiding your business from them, and they also wanted to know where you live. Fengniang, isn't that right?"
Liu nodded immediately, "Yes, they insisted on asking where we lived, but I didn't dare to say. Father and Mother didn't look happy; they were probably quite angry."
Shen Qingchuan and his daughter Shen Xiaotang's expressions changed slightly.
Found it so quickly?
They probably already know about supplying braised pig's trotters to Yunlai Restaurant, because they already knew about the roasted sweet potatoes being sold in town, and had already gone to confront them once, even taking away most of a bag of sweet potatoes. This time, they came directly to town, definitely because of the braised pig's trotters!
Shen Qingchuan immediately took his wife's hand and asked with concern, "Fengniang, have Father and Stepmother made things difficult for you? Have they laid a hand on you?"
Liu shook her head. "They didn't lay a hand on us, they just kept pressing us for our address, saying we left them to earn money on our own and didn't tell them."
Shen Qingchuan's expression suddenly turned serious.
My wife is not good with words, and she must have suffered a lot of grievances when she was surrounded and interrogated by her father and stepmother. She is also the kind of person who keeps her grievances to herself.
It was his oversight; he thought that quietly moving to town and getting away from them would be enough.
The timid Xiaoyu immediately clung to her father's leg, her eyes red, and said, "Dad, Grandpa and Step-Grandma are so...so scary, I'm scared."
Shen Qingchuan picked up his youngest daughter and looked at her red eyes, feeling a lump in his throat.
"Don't be afraid, Yu'er. Daddy's back. We're not selling roasted sweet potatoes anymore. From now on, you and your mother can stay at home, and they won't be able to scare you anymore, okay?"
Xiaoyu sniffed and nodded, "Okay."
Shen Xiaotang knew her grandfather and stepmother's personalities well; they wouldn't give up until they achieved their goals.
I can't leave easily without getting a clear answer from my mother. Even if I leave today, I'll come back tomorrow or the day after.
“Yes, Mom and Xiaoyu can’t stay here selling roasted sweet potatoes anymore. If we’re not here, they’ll definitely make things difficult for Mom. Let’s pack up and pack up right now!”
Aunt Wang was taken aback for a moment, then clicked her tongue and said, "We haven't even eaten yet, is there any rush?"
urgent!
Very urgent!
Shen Xiaotang immediately said, "Auntie, you don't know my grandfather and stepmother's character. They will definitely come again. Roasted sweet potatoes can only sell for a dozen or twenty copper coins a day at most. If they find out where we live, there will definitely be more trouble in the future."
Compared to the business of selling braised pig's trotters and the Su family mansion, these twenty or so copper coins are nothing!
Shen Qingchuan immediately put down his youngest daughter and began packing up the stall.
However, just as they started collecting the money, Mr. Shen and Mrs. Sun, along with their sons, blocked their way.
Seeing his eldest son packing up his stall, Mr. Shen flew into a rage.
"You unfilial son, what are you trying to do?"
"You want to hide from us forever and never see us again?"
Shen Qingchuan paused slightly, slowly put down the stove in his hands, straightened up and looked at the person behind him.
His father's face was incredibly dark, his angry expression seemingly concealing a thunderous rage.
"Father, you've come."
It wasn't a question, because he already knew.
Sun had been squatting at the street corner for half a day. Her feet and legs were numb and she was very hungry. She was already fuming, so she immediately started to fan the flames.
"Qingchuan, you two moved to town, why didn't you dare tell us? Do you think your father and I would eat you? Even though we've separated the family, we're still your parents. What you've done is too hurtful to us old folks."
Shen Xiaochuan said angrily, "Big brother, look at what kind of person my sister-in-law is. She won't even tell us where she lives, and we've been starving for ages. We haven't even had a sip of water yet."
Shen Qingchuan glanced at everyone, then smirked and said, "Father, Mother, Second Brother, Third Brother, Qianchuan, Xiaochuan, why did you all come here to ask where we live? What do you want? Just to come in and have a drink of water?"
Six adults came all the way to town without even bringing water or food, just to ambush him.
That's really a lot of effort!
"Tch, who cares about your sip of water!" Shen Xiaochuan couldn't help but scoff.
"If you don't care, why do you need to know where we live?"
Mr. Shen was so angry that he kicked the oven for roasting sweet potatoes, almost breaking his toe. The pain made him faint.
He gritted his teeth and steadied himself so that he wouldn't grimace and jump up.
But he vented his growing anger on his eldest son.
"Snapped!!!"
Mr. Shen slapped his eldest son across the face, turning his face to the side.
The scene fell silent for a moment.
Shen Xiaoyu was so frightened that she let out a "waaaah" and cried even louder.
"Dad, are you alright? Let me see you." Liu immediately reached out to look at her husband, but he waved her back.
Shen Xiaotang wanted to speak up for her father and demand justice, but her father stopped her.
Shen Qingchuan endured the burning pain on his face, his eyes red and swollen as he looked up at his father, his eyes filled with disappointment and confusion.
"Dad, you hit me?"
Mr. Shen rubbed the hand that had hit his son, feeling a mix of emotions. He was unsure whether he was shocked that he had lost control and hit his son in his anger, or whether he regretted hitting him.
But he can't lose the demeanor of the head of the family that he's maintained for so many years!
"I'm your father, so what if I hit you?"
“You abandoned your father and secretly moved to town with your wife and daughters without telling me. You have a way to make money but you won’t share it with your brothers. You won’t even tell me about your home in town. You are unfilial and unjust. So what if I hit you?”
Shen Qingchuan was so angry that he laughed, and tears streamed down his face.
"Am I unrighteous and unfilial?"
"Ha ha……"
"When I was little, you hit me, and I tolerated it. After we got married, you hit me, and I still tolerated it. Now that we've separated our family, and we're far away from you without fighting or competing, you still hit me. Should I tolerate it? Should I tolerate it?"
"Since you accuse me of being unjust and unfilial, let's settle this here and now and see exactly where I've acted unjustly and unfilially!"
Sun felt incredibly relieved when her eldest son was slapped, but when she saw that he was no longer willing to swallow his anger, she immediately stepped in to smooth things over.
"Qingchuan, that's just your dad's temper. He just acted impulsively and couldn't control himself. I'll have a good talk with him when we get home. Don't take it to heart. He's still your dad. How can you hold a grudge against him?"
Shen Qingchuan turned his head and gave Sun a cold glance, a hint of sarcasm on his lips.
“Stepmother, stop trying to smooth things over. You’re happier than anyone else that I got beaten, aren’t you? Are you counting on you to go back and persuade Father? Ha…”
It's a miracle she doesn't whisper in his ear!