Chapter 964: Foolish Uncle (1/2)
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Whether it is Qi Wang's grandparents or Luo Shan's father, they are all extremely selfish people. They have done many wrong things, but when facing the people they have harmed, they still have no guilt at all. Instead, they justify all the mistakes on the people they have harmed.
When Zhang Jiuqin just got married, she was bullied by her parents-in-law. Those two people were so arrogant that they wanted to torture Zhang Jiuqin like a young daughter-in-law in the old society.
They are not happy that their son has a good relationship with his daughter-in-law, and they are not happy that their son helps his daughter-in-law with work. Even if their son and daughter-in-law say a few more words, their faces will be pulled long. If conditions are not allowed, they are afraid that they will torture Zhang Jiuqin like a landlord.
At that time, Zhang Jiuqin had just married. She was too shy to refute her parents-in-law, so her life was miserable. If her husband had not been strong enough to take her out of the family and live separately, Zhang Jiuqin's life would have been as miserable as soaking in coptis water.
Luo Shan's father was also an extremely selfish person. He had a good relationship with Luo Shan's mother before. They loved each other and seemed to have a good relationship. But Luo Shan's mother died, and he brought back a pregnant woman. Then Luo Shan lived in the hands of his stepmother.
Everyone lived under the same roof. Luo Shan's father could not have seen what Luo Shan had suffered, but even if he saw it, he turned a blind eye. When Qi Wang's father went to bring Luo Shan back, Luo Shan's father even asked for a lot of money and blackmailed Qi Wang's father for a lot of things.
If Qi Wang's father had not been strong enough, Luo Shan would never have been brought back by him.
These two living examples were in front of him, and Zhang Jiuqin was speechless for a while.
Is my child really stupid? How come he knows all these things so clearly and can still use these things to confront her, and what's more terrible is that he speaks with reason and evidence, which makes people speechless.
Qi Wang looked at Zhang Jiuqin seriously: "Mom, I think you are wrong. Aren't these people all doing wrong things but feeling justified? Then why can you judge that I lied just by the way Li Wantao looks justified?"
Facing Qi Wang's question, Zhang Jiuqin was speechless. Somehow, she suddenly remembered the scene she saw at Li's house before. Li Wantao was aggressive towards Li Wanlan. She looked like she was going to eat people, which was not like her usual gentle appearance.
How can a little girl not be suspicious of two faces?
Zhang Jiuqin knew very well what kind of person her child was. He would not talk nonsense, nor would he wrongly accuse people. Qi Wang was a very gentle child and would not casually say that someone was wrong.
Even if he was stupid, this kid had never made up gossip about anyone in the past. What happened to me just now that I suddenly started to teach him a lesson?
Zhang Jiuqin's expression was a little confused. She thought about it carefully and recalled the scenes after she saw Li Wantao. After looking at it, she found something wrong.
Could it be that Li Wantao really had a problem?
Originally, she came to educate Qi Wang, but Qi Wang asked her the same question in a few words. Zhang Jiuqin fell into self-doubt. Seeing her like that, Qi Wang was afraid that she would fall into a dead end, so he said again: "Mom, as long as people do bad things, they will definitely reveal their feet. You just didn't notice this before, so you will naturally be deceived by them, but if you observe more, you will definitely find something wrong. Mom is much smarter than me. What I can find, can't Mom find it?"
These words touched Zhang Jiuqin's heart. She thought about it and felt that this was the truth.
In the past, she hadn't thought about it, so naturally she didn't notice anything wrong. Now that she noticed these problems, she would definitely see something wrong.
"I know, I'll pay attention next time."
Seeing that Zhang Jiuqin seemed to be in a bad mood, and she didn't know what she was thinking after she finished speaking, Qi Wang realized that she was a little upset, so he asked again: "Mom, haven't you taken down all your quilts? Do you want to take them to the river to wash? How about I go with you?"
Zhang Jiuqin came back to her senses, nodded and agreed: "You go with me."
However, when doing things, Zhang Jiuqin was a little absent-minded, and kept thinking about what Qi Wang said before.
Is there really a connection between Li Wantao and Luo Shan? How is this possible? Luo Shan looks very well-behaved, and Li Wantao doesn't seem to be the kind of person with a shady mind. The two of them didn't see much contact in the past. Could it be that I misunderstood this time?
But Qi Wang was so confident. Should we wait for Luo Shan to come back and ask him indirectly?
"Mom, you can't ask directly. Wouldn't that alert the enemy?"
Qi Wang's voice came from the side suddenly. Zhang Jiuqin realized that she had accidentally said what she was thinking. She touched her nose in frustration and said in a low mood: "We are all family. Why do we have to go around in so many circles? It's like we are two families. How uncomfortable? Can't we just say it out loud?"
When Zhang Jiuqin was talking, Qi Wang had been paying attention to her expression. Soon he found that Zhang Jiuqin looked very serious when she said these words, and it was obvious that she thought so in her heart.
His eyes flashed, and he found some problems.
After being in contact with Zhang Jiuqin for such a long time, Qi Wang also had a lot of understanding of her. From some things in the past, Zhang Jiuqin was obviously a very rational woman.
Although she valued feelings, she would not be confused by some appearances, and would not help others by wronging herself or giving up some of her rights and interests. This can be seen from the fact that she clearly sympathized with the criminal disguised as a child that day, but only gave him one dollar and did not go home with him with a saintly heart.
If a person with such a personality knew that Luo Shan and Li Wantao were not as good as she thought, she might feel uncomfortable, but she would never lose her mind and confront them directly.
This is not like Zhang Jiuqin's personality. She looks a bit like she has been reduced in intelligence.
If you rush to confront the parties without finding evidence, you can imagine what kind of end you will have.
Thinking of this, Qi Wang walked up to Zhang Jiuqin and put his hand on her.
"Mom, let's take a long-term view of these things, okay? Maybe it's just a misunderstanding. If you rashly go to confront Xiaoshan now, won't it hurt his heart?"
The temperature of Qi Wang's palm was a little high. Zhang Jiuqin could feel the heat from his body through his clothes. Her originally hot brain slowly calmed down. When she thought about what she wanted to do just now, she suddenly felt like she had a brain seizure just now.
"You are right, it's time to take a long-term view."
Zhang Jiuqin fell silent after she finished speaking. She lowered her head and rubbed the clothes silently, but she was thinking about other things in her mind. Qi Wang stood in the river with her trouser legs rolled up, and put the sheets that Zhang Jiuqin had rubbed in the river water to wash. The mother and son washed and rinsed them, and the two cooperated very well.
At this time, Li Wanmei, who went to help work in the field, was sent home by Li Guofu and others to help Li Wantao cook. When she passed by the river, she happened to see Qi Wang and Zhang Jiuqin washing clothes in the river.
When she saw the two of them, Li Wanmei's face changed instantly.
Li Wanmei was not a person who could hide her thoughts very well. After seeing this pair of mother and son, her face changed drastically. She couldn't help but stagger. Somehow, she suddenly tripped over a piece of wood on the bridge. Li Wanmei screamed and fell heavily to the ground.
This fall was so hard that Li Wanmei's face twisted in pain.
When she fell, the sound she made was very loud. Qi Wang and Zhang Jiuqin both heard the noise. They looked over and saw Li Wanmei lying on the wooden bridge not far away.
Seeing Li Wanmei like this, Zhang Jiuqin hurried over, bent down and helped Li Wanmei up, but as soon as she helped her up, Li Wanmei screamed in pain. Zhang Jiuqin looked down and found that Li Wanmei's ankle was swollen. It seemed that she accidentally twisted her ankle when she fell just now.
"You girl, why don't you look at the road when you walk? Look at your feet are so swollen. Come on, auntie will take you home."
It would be fine if Zhang Jiuqin didn't see it, but since she saw it, she naturally couldn't sit idly by. She proposed to take Li Wanmei home, but Li Wanmei was feeling guilty at this time, so how could she dare to let Zhang Jiuqin take her home?
What if she accidentally leaked Li Wantao's affairs on the way? Li Wanmei shook her head and said.
"No need, auntie. My feet are fine. I can go back by myself."
Li Wanmei pushed Zhang Jiuqin away and tried to stand up. However, as soon as her feet touched the ground, she felt a piercing pain. Li Wanmei's face twisted in pain. She cried out in pain and fell back again.
Fortunately, Zhang Jiuqin reached out to help her, otherwise she would have fallen flat on her face.
"Why are you being so stubborn with me, kid? No one will praise you for being a hero at this time? I'll take you back. Come on, I'll carry you."
Zhang Jiuqin carried Li Wanmei on his back without saying anything. No matter how Li Wanmei refused, Zhang Jiuqin refused to put her down. Li Wanmei was so anxious that she scratched her ears and cheeks and tears were about to fall.
"Auntie, there's really no need. I can go back by myself..."
Mother and elder sister had repeatedly told her to stay away from the Qi family, and she did so. But who could have thought that she would actually fall down. If she really asked Zhang Jiuqin to send her home, she would have grown ten mouths and couldn't explain it.
At this time, Li Wanmei still refused to let herself be sent back. Zhang Jiuqin also got angry and said to her angrily: "You know to be polite to me now. Why didn't you know how to be polite when you came to my house for dinner when you were a child? Why didn't you know how to be polite when you asked me to help you sew clothes because your clothes were not made well? Why are you keeping a distance from me now? Have you done something wrong and dare not face me?"
This sentence directly hit Li Wanmei's sore spot. She opened her mouth without thinking, "Auntie, I didn't mean that..."
"If you don't mean that, shut up and let me send you back, unless you don't want this foot, then you can walk back and see if you can still get married after you become a cripple!"
Zhang Jiuqin was like a cannon barrel, charging at people. Li Wanmei was timid and kept silent. She knew that if she continued to refuse, Zhang Jiuqin would really get angry.
But the better Zhang Jiuqin was, the more guilty Li Wanmei felt. Thinking of the scene she saw that day, Li Wanmei wanted to tell the story regardless of the consequences, but when she thought of the faces of her own mother and elder sister, Li Wanmei couldn't say anything.
Zhang Jiuqin said hello to Qi Wang, and then carried Li Wanmei on his back and went in the direction of Li's house.
"I've checked your foot. It shouldn't be a big deal. But if you're worried, I'll take you to the village clinic and let the doctor straighten your bones..."
Li Wanmei hurriedly said, "No need, auntie. I have safflower oil at home. I'll rub it with safflower oil when I get home. Thank you for your concern."
Zhang Jiuqin snorted and said stiffly, "You are such a jerk. You've been in school for two years and you've become estranged from me. You didn't let me take you home when your legs were like that. Did you really do something bad?"
After saying this, Zhang Jiuqin found that Li Wanmei, who was lying on his back, tensed up and became extremely nervous.
Among the four siblings of the Li family, Li Wanmei is the most timid and the most shallow. Although she doesn't like to talk much, you can tell what's wrong by looking at her expression. Now Zhang Jiuqin can't see Li Wanmei's expression, but from her reaction to the two sentences he said, he can tell that she seems to be hiding something from him.
In the past, Li Wanmei didn't treat her like this. Zhang Jiuqin pursed her lips and asked suddenly: "Recently, I found that Xiaoshan and Wantao seem to be very close. They..."
Li Wanmei's expression changed drastically, and she blurted out: "There is nothing wrong with the two of them, auntie, don't worry."
However, after hearing what Li Wanmei said, Zhang Jiuqin closed her eyes, then put Li Wanmei down from her back, and turned to look at her.
"Wanmei, what did you hide from me? Is your elder sister really having an affair with our Xiaoshan..."
Li Wanmei didn't expect Zhang Jiuqin to ask this question. Her face changed drastically and she screamed: "Aunt, there is really nothing going on between my elder sister and Brother Luoshan. Don't think too much. I should go back. Aunt, don't send me off..."
Li Wanmei felt guilty towards Zhang Jiuqin, but she didn't want to sell out the matter between her elder sister and Luoshan. Her mother and elder sister told her again and again that she must keep this matter to herself. Her elder sister was going to marry Qi Wang in the future. If this matter was exposed, her elder sister would not be able to live a normal life.
When people are extremely frightened, they will burst out with infinite potential. Li Wanmei was panicked. She didn't want to tell lies, but she was afraid that if Zhang Jiuqin continued to ask, she would not be able to help but let it slip. So she simply tiptoed on the uninjured foot and quickly jumped towards her home.
This is the case. Although Li Wanmei didn't say anything, her attitude has already shown everything.
There may be something unclear between Li Wantao and Luo Shan.
Zhang Jiuqin's face sank. She didn't help Li Wanmei, but turned and strode towards the river.
A lot of things happened, and she must sort them out now.
Seeing Zhang Jiuqin come back and look extremely ugly, Qi Wang took out the single and put it on the stone beside, and then walked towards Zhang Jiuqin.
"Mom, what happened?"
Zhang Jiuqin looked at her son's handsome face, and her eyes couldn't help but feel a little sour. At this time, there was a light in his eyes, and he no longer looked as dull as before. Just as the doctor said, he was getting better, and it was estimated that he would become the good boy with a bright future again in a short time.
The anger in her heart had somehow dissipated. Zhang Jiuqin touched Qi Wang's hair and said with a smile, "Our Ah Wang needs to get better soon."
In fact, with Qi Wang's previous appearance, even if Li Wantao really wanted to back out and refused to get engaged to him, Zhang Jiuqin could understand.
She had also informed Li Wantao before that she wanted to back out, and it was Li Wantao who said she wanted to marry Qi Wang.
But now she is actually involved with Luo Shan again.
If she really didn't want to marry Qi Wang, she would have just said it directly. If it wasn't for Qi Wang's improvement and the doctor saying it was not suitable for marriage now, she would probably have married Li Wantao soon.
Luo Shan was a young man full of vigor and vitality, and Li Wantao was born gentle and beautiful, at the prime of her youth. They had to be careful when they had nothing to do. If they had a relationship, they would have been together day and night, and who knows what big troubles might arise.
Zhang Jiuqin helped Qi Wang wipe the sweat off his face, and at the same time made a decision in her heart.
She won't let this matter go.