Chapter 21: A dilemma
No matter how dull Rao was, Chen Jixing also felt the strange atmosphere in the room.
Today is his mother's birthday, and the old people are taboo, but they can't continue like this. Although the cause of this situation has nothing to do with himself, it is because of his mother-in-law.
Thinking that the two elder brothers were still drinking and eating in the house outside, and his sister was still young, Chen Jixing found another topic, ready to end the embarrassment in front of him.
Mrs. Liu is old and sophisticated, so she naturally knows that Chen Jixing is for her good. Although the topic was not very good, I still accepted it kindly, and started chatting with him without saying a word.
Seeing this, everyone naturally agreed.
For a while, the atmosphere was warm again.
Seeing Chen Jixing and Mrs. Liu chatting happily, and the mother and son were filial, Ye was in a trance, as if he had returned to the time when he was not separated.
At that time, she was just five months pregnant, and the child in her belly did not know whether she was male or female, and her belly was pointy, and everyone said that it was a son, which made Mrs. Liu and Chen Jixing very happy.
Although Mrs. Liu is not very good to the Ye family, she is really good to Chen Jixing and his heirs.
Later, in order to make himself happy, Chen Jixing just secretly went to the old house to see Mrs. Liu occasionally behind his back, and took some food and drink and even silver money, and she turned a blind eye.
I thought that Mrs. Liu was becoming more and more indifferent to Chen Jixing, but now that I look at it, the relationship between mother and son is deep.
It's not that Ye has to make trouble until the two of them are incompatible, but she suddenly feels so lonely, as if she is an irrelevant outsider.
Also, except for Ye Feng, she and the Huang family and the Zhu family are not surnamed Chen. But the Huang family and the Zhu family have always won the favor of Mrs. Liu, and they gave birth to sons one after another, that is to say, she is actually a lonely person, and she has always been.
Not to mention that the Ye family was immersed in his own imagination and flawless, the Huang family saw that his provocation did not work, but was defeated by the Ye family, and he was a little unhappy. And Mrs. Liu's eyes changed just now when she looked at her, and she couldn't tell how she despised her in her heart at the moment.
She has always known in her heart that her brain is not as flexible as Zhu's, and her people are not as diligent as Zhu's, and Mrs. Liu looks down on her.
No, you can't just let Ye go.
Not to mention that today's opportunity is really rare, how can there be such a good opportunity on weekdays, I can't see the Ye family at all. Besides, what she cares more about is her status in Mrs. Liu's heart.
This dead old woman now holds the economic power of the family, and only by pleasing her can her family live well. Since she doesn't like the Ye family, then she will do what she likes and fix the Ye family to death.
Thinking of this, her eyes quickly rolled a few times, and she found that Ye Feng was standing quietly aside, talking to Qianyan, as if she was comforting Qianyan, making Qianyan smile, and she was no longer the angry look she had just now.
Seeing this, I had an idea right now.
It's just that this matter is a big deal, and she doesn't dare to make decisions on her own. Seeing that Mrs. Liu was playing the role of mother and son with Chen Jixing, she continued to wait.
She was sure in her heart that Mrs. Liu would definitely make a move.
Thinking of this, the unhappiness in his heart was swept away, and the eyes that looked at Ye became more and more unfriendly. Her mother had only come to Chen's house twice, and had a deep chat with Mrs. Liu once, and repeatedly told her not to offend the old lady if she offended anyone in this family.
Now it seems that her old man's words are good.
Ye Feng didn't notice the change in Huang's expression at the moment, he just took Qianyan's hand and stayed quietly aside.
Originally, he was not interested in these things in the house at all, and he wanted to pull a thousand words out to play. Anyway, where the two children go, it's not the turn of adults to blame.
But after what he had just done, he understood that this matter was probably not over. There are not many opportunities in a year, and today is the best opportunity, and they will definitely seize this opportunity to abuse well.
There's nothing fun in the yard anyway, so it's better to stay here and wait and see what happens, maybe you can help a little.
Qianyan is also not in the mood to play at all, she just wants to stay here and be with the Ye family.
The protagonist just now was not Ye Feng, but at this moment, Mrs. Liu began to play the role of a loving mother, pulling Chen Jixing to chat non-stop, and everyone, especially the Zhu family, was a little interested because there was no "play" to watch.
Seeing Ye Feng coldly, he immediately satisfied a little gossip mentality.
I've heard of this kid before, and I've seen it myself. Not to mention that he looks neat, he doesn't look like a child who has suffered hardship, although he is not a fine skin and tender meat, he looks better than the children of the Zhuang family.
Especially a pair of eyes that are dripping and straight, at first glance it is a smart one. And I heard that the family was originally wealthy, and he urinated to study medicine, and he may inherit a large amount of property one day.
Seeing that everyone suddenly began to stare at him, Ye Feng was a little uncomfortable. He is not afraid of being looked at at at all, what he is afraid of is that these people will use him as an entry point to do things.
Therefore, in the face of such a special atmosphere, he is becoming more and more polite at this moment, and he doesn't want to trouble the Ye family because of his mistakes. Coupled with the soft words of comfort and thousands of words before, that look is really like an adult.
Although he is nominally a nephew, he is more like a brother and sister.
At that moment, the boys in the village who were of the same age and only knew how to chase chickens and dogs were thrown out of several streets. What's more, it seems that he still understands medical skills.
Born in the world, who doesn't have a headache and brain fever, it's good to have such a child who understands medical skills at home. Even if you only know the fur, you can send it to Dr. Mao to learn it in the future.
At that moment, everyone's eyes were a little different when they looked at Ye Feng.
Especially Mrs. Liu, although she was chatting with Chen Jixing, her eyes were rolling, and she didn't know what she was thinking. Ye Feng felt that his back was a little hot, and this feeling of being looked at with ill intentions was really uncomfortable.
What Ye Feng didn't know was that in just a short moment, Mrs. Liu had already come to a conclusion in her heart: this child was really perfect in all aspects. The fly in the ointment is that he is a little older, after all, he is ten years old and remembers.
But what are you afraid of?
Time dilutes everything, time changes everything.
And the most advantageous thing is that it can be seen that he has a good relationship with the Ye family.
What Ye Feng didn't know was that the reason why Mrs. Liu wanted to calculate him like this was because of this.
The old lady gave birth to three sons and a daughter. Except for the youngest son Chen Jixing, who has long been separated from the family, the other two sons live with him, and all of them have become families.
A daughter Chen Wumei is only eleven years old this year, not yet the age to say goodbye, and she has already decided to marry when she is young, but it is okay to marry according to the agreement in a few years, but she is ready to prepare a dowry.
It stands to reason that several major events in Mrs. Liu's life have been resolved, and now she can be regarded as having a full house of children and grandchildren, and she can enjoy her old age in peace.
However, every time she thinks about the situation of several children, she feels that she cannot relax at any time.
If this house is separated from oneself, it will be scattered.
The eldest daughter-in-law, Huang, is dull by nature and often "half a beat slower" than others. But dealing with people is not the same as temperament at all, snarky, love to take advantage of small advantages, and lazy, and steady at all, if you don't pay attention to it, you will cause trouble.
Over the years, I have followed her to wipe my ass, and I don't know how many times. However, putting aside these shortcomings, Huang gave birth to a son as soon as he entered the door, which is his grandson. The following year, he got another daughter, which was considered to be a complete child, and made up a "good" word.
The status of Huang's son is very important to this family, he is not only the eldest son of the old family, but also his grandson, and he will inherit the family business in the future. If you don't give the Huang family face, it's not good to hurt your grandson's face.
Compared with the Huang family, the second daughter-in-law, the Zhu family, is shrewd, likes to calculate, but has a small belly and chicken intestines, and is not a little generous. openly and secretly stumbling on the eldest daughter-in-law, and also pouted many times to split the family.
If she hadn't pressed it, the Zhu family would have been wiped out.
Even so, maybe it was the Huang family who brought a good start, and the Zhu family hugged the two of them for three years as soon as they entered the door, and both of them were sons, which made her hate them no matter what.
It stands to reason that although the two daughters-in-law have their own shortcomings, they are still satisfactory to her overall. Life is like this, and it is almost complete, until the third daughter-in-law Ye enters the door.
This third daughter-in-law is gentle and virtuous, generous by nature, and very filial, and she is also a good hand at farm work.
The fly in the ointment is that the Ye family did not continue the good fortune of the two concubines in terms of heirs. I gave birth to two more, but they were all girls. That's it, as long as she can give birth, the old lady feels that even if she gives birth to a few more, her son can always be born. but
It's just that I can't get along with myself, and I make myself feel stuffed by obstructions everywhere.
What's even more unbearable is that he actually lost a child.
Thinking of this, Mrs. Liu was congested for a while, and the past was unbearable, speaking of which, she was indeed dizzy by Ye's anger at that time, and was bewitched by Huang and Zhu, so she did what she shouldn't have done.
But she never felt that it was her fault, if it weren't for Ye's unfilial piety, things wouldn't have been like this. The Huang family and the Zhu family felt that they had nothing to do with themselves, so only the Ye family, poor Ye family, was still carrying the black cauldron until now.
And Ye's existence is like a terrible sign, her wounds are torn open from time to time.
So in the old lady's heart, the quiet and virtuous Ye family is not even as good as Aunt Cha, who has a bad reputation in the village.
That woman is really annoying, unreasonable and spicy, and she has been in her hands more than once. But they hugged them for three years, gave birth to two boys, and sent them to the county to study in private schools.
This one alone will throw off a few streets of the Ye family.
On the other hand, Ye Feng, although he is a little older, is better than being sensible and obedient. Although the Ye family kept claiming to the outside world, saying that this child was the distant brother of his mother's family. But everyone knows it, it's just a ghost.
Therefore, instead of thinking of them as sisters and brothers, it is better to succeed to Chen Jixing's name as a son. You can't blame her for being in a hurry, you said how old the child is Qianyan, but Ye's stomach didn't move at all.
As he grew older, Ye was afraid that he would not be able to give birth, thinking that it was because of that incident that hurt his body.
No, when I was alive, I had to see that my three sons had successors, and my daughters were happy and happy.
Now, as long as this child is passed on to the third child. In this way, when the youngest daughter gets married, he will divide the family before he dies, and the thoughts of his life will be forgotten.
Even if he dies immediately, he can be regarded as having the face to meet his ancestors and ancestors.
Thinking of this, Mrs. Liu chatted with Chen Jixing and gave Huang a look. Afraid that Huang wouldn't be able to see it, he coughed a few more times, which provoked Chen Jixing to hurriedly inquire with concern.
Huang is with Mrs. Liu every day, so he naturally knows that her coughs are fake, but he is afraid that he has something to order.
Thinking of this, I was so happy that I took the opportunity to get up and pour water from the teacup for Mrs. Liu to drink, and came to Mrs. Liu with the tea. The old lady took the opportunity to whisper a few words to her, and then she took the water handed by Huang with satisfaction, took a sip, and then sat down again.
This Huang family was originally a brainless person, and what Mrs. Liu said, she thought of it just now, but she didn't dare to act privately. Besides, she has always been unaccustomed to Ye's, and Ye's has just revealed her scars in public.
When it comes to revenge, this is a good opportunity.
Before the separation, Ye's innate gentleness and virtuousness contrasted sharply with his frizziness. For this reason, she was nagged by her husband and mother-in-law. But since the separation, even if I want to quarrel with her, it is impossible, so far away, I can't go over to quarrel.
Even so, when she occasionally makes mistakes, her mother-in-law will still compare herself with Ye's, which makes her very unbearable. Therefore, I have been on fire in my heart, and I am trying in every possible way to find an opportunity to get out of this breath.
The frustration just now made her very unwilling, but she didn't expect the opportunity to come so quickly, and her heart was tight.
Now it's okay, since the mother-in-law said so, and it just happened to be in line with her own heart, how could it not be reasonable, and even if there was anything, the mother-in-law should bear it. Thinking that the Ye family would be deflated and extremely entangled because of this matter for a while, his heart became more and more satisfied.
The more I thought about it, the more proud I became, and finally couldn't help but step forward and take Ye's hand and said, "Brother and sister, I look at this child very well, is it the child from another village?" ”
Although Ye didn't know why Huang asked like this, he quickly replied: "Yes, sister-in-law, this is my distant brother of my mother's family, called Ye Feng." I guess the village chief has told everyone before......"
The Ye family originally wanted to take the opportunity to formally introduce Ye Feng to everyone, and saluted by the way. After all, she hadn't had a chance to introduce it yet. As a result, Huang quickly answered and did not give her a chance.
I only heard Huang say proudly: "Yo, look at this kid, it's really likable, the more you look at it, the more cute it becomes." Ye Feng is right, I think this kid is a good one, how popular he is. Mother-in-law, third brother, I have an idea in my heart, and I don't know whether to talk about it or not......"
After speaking, he pretended to be mysterious, and never continued, only looked at Ye, looking like he was underbeaten.
When everyone saw her like this, they all fell silent for a while, just waiting to see what she would say. There are those who are deaf and clear-sighted, and they have already realized it, but they are just sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight, just waiting to watch the show.
Hearing this, Ye's heart suddenly "chuckled", and she suddenly understood what she wanted to say. This sister-in-law, I didn't offend her when I asked myself, but why do you have to hold on like this? Which time didn't you set a trap and wait for yourself to jump.
It's certainly not a good thing to be like this now.
Thinking of this, he looked at Chen Jixing as if asking for help.
However, at this moment, Chen Jixing scratched his head like a fool, only confused. Ye Shi saw it, and had to sigh in his heart. My man's reaction is really worrying.
Mrs. Liu coughed appropriately, because she said to the Huang family, "You monkey, if you have anything to say, just say it directly, what kind of guanzi are you selling." Besides, all the people present are relatives, a family of flesh and blood. If it's really wrong, it's just a joke, and who will blame you? ”
The most powerful absolute heroine present said this, how could everyone not understand. Mrs. Liu's meaning couldn't be more obvious, that is, no matter what Huang said, everyone couldn't blame Huang.
Hearing this, the Huang family became more and more proud, as if they had received a holy decree, they only felt that they had never been so happy, and they could do bad things without taboos.
Immediately raised his neck and said proudly, "Mother-in-law, I have a proposal. You see that the third brother and the third brother and sister are still weak after so many years, just a thousand words and a girl. As soon as the third brother came in, I saw that his eye sockets were blue, and his body was not as strong as it was back then. ”
Hearing this, Mrs. Liu was the first to react and gasped. This idiot, she just needs to tell her honestly, what are these vain heads doing?
And, what are these words?!
However, the proud Huang was unaware of it, and continued: "As for the third brother and sister, how many years have it been, and there has been no movement in the stomach, maybe there is some dark disease that is unknown, and it is estimated that it will not be able to give birth." It just so happens that Ye Feng's child looks really cute, according to my meaning, he is actually a son under the name of the third brother, why bother to be a sister and brother? What do you say? ”
As soon as these words came out, the room suddenly fell silent, and the silence was terrifying.
Zhu had expected such an expression for a long time, and waited to see the excitement with a smile. She knew very well in her heart that this must be what Mrs. Liu meant.
It's just that she has seen it clearly over the years, and Ye's face looks gentle, but that is also on the premise that she has not been provoked and has not touched her bottom line.
If the Ye family is really going crazy, maybe it will happen. Therefore, at this moment, she made up her mind that she would not participate in this matter at all.
Hearing this, Ye's face was full of surprise, incredulity and humiliation, and then he trembled with anger, but he didn't know what to say. Seeing that he was about to fall, Qianyan hurriedly ran over to help.
But Huang's words themselves were too "terrifying", Rao knew the relationship at her age, so she was too scared to speak, and snuggled tightly into Ye's arms.
Huang was still not satisfied, seeing that Ye was so angry that he was about to faint, his heart was very happy, he thought about it and said to Qianyan: "Qianyan, the eldest aunt asked you, do you like Ye Feng?" ”
Of course, Qianyan likes Ye Feng, and when she saw Mrs. Liu looking at her, she immediately said, "I like it, but it's ......."
Huang clapped his hands and said happily: "Mother-in-law, you see what I said is right, I have heard a long time ago, these two children have a very good relationship." Now it seems that the rumors are true, Qianyan really likes Ye Feng. If it is adopted, the sisters and brothers will support each other in the future, and even if Qianyan is married, it can be regarded as having the help of his mother's brother. ”
Putting aside the episode just now, to say that the Huang family has done a good job this time, and this kind of thing can only be done by her.
The old lady knew in her heart that the Zhu family was unwilling, so why don't you let her try? She must have said she had a headache and a hoarse voice.
However, when she heard Huang say that Chen Jixing's "eye sockets are blue and his body is not as strong as before", Mrs. Liu still frowned, what are these words?
If it is spread to the villagers and let it know, it will be a matter of right and wrong, but fortunately, all the relatives in the house will not be.
Therefore, Mrs. Liu didn't speak, just waited for Ye and Chen Jixing to speak. In her opinion, such a good thing, how can the Ye family not rely on it? Not only helped her solve the problem of not being able to have a son, but her youngest son can be regarded as having a support when he is old, which is definitely the best of both worlds.
And Huang's words are not rough, with Ye Feng's support, even if Qianyan is married in the future, she can be regarded as having a maiden brother.
For a moment, the room was really weird, and the silence was unsettling.
It was only at this moment that Ye Feng understood the power of this matter.
To tell the truth, he really served this tricky old woman and this Huang who had nothing to do. One after another, one plan after another, and under the banner of thinking about the Ye family.
This trick is really ruthless!
In the eyes of outsiders, it seems that she is doing this for the good of her son and daughter-in-law. After all, the mainstream idea of this era is to raise children and prevent old age. Even if people outside know about it, they basically won't blame Mrs. Liu, they will only think that she is really thinking about Chen Jixing and Ye's sake.
In fact, the room is full of people, including Chen Jixing, who can understand the suffering of the Ye family.
Although he listened to it last time, Ye Feng understood Ye very well. The child lost one, and the right time to give birth to the child hurt the body again. Do you think she doesn't want to give birth? She has tried all kinds of home remedies, and she has believed in all kinds of superstitions, but she can't give birth, what can she do?
On the other hand, if the Ye family and Chen Jixing really had the intention of having a child, Ye Feng was indeed a good candidate, but it was definitely not decided in this way on this occasion!
It seems that one of the reasons why the Ye family moved out is that they don't want their lives to be interfered with too much inexplicably, after all, they are the ones who live.
And now, although she has successfully moved out, Mrs. Liu's hand has been stretching out into Ye's house. Today's matter, I'm afraid I have thought about it a long time ago.
Otherwise, it would have been so coincidental.
Because the matter involved Ye Feng and even the whole family, the Ye family really didn't know what to do.
The difficulty in this matter is that she and Chen Jixing did have the idea of adopting a child, but they have never found a suitable one. If you want to **** too much, there are a lot of Salesian bureaus in the city, and you don't even need to spend a penny. Simply complete the formalities and take it away.
However, baby boys are hard to find.
It was not easy to find a family that was willing to give up, either the age was not appropriate or the child had a problem, so it was delayed until now.
Although Huang's words were explicit, they hit the last straw in the hearts of the Ye family. To be honest, they really thought that they couldn't give birth in this life.
Ye Shi looked at Chen Jixing.
Chen Jixing was obviously very embarrassed, he also liked Ye Feng, but he couldn't make up his mind for a while. More often than not, there is unwillingness.
Is he Chen Jixing really going to die in this life?
Therefore, the two of them are very entangled, if they want to succeed, Ye Feng is indeed a better candidate. Even if Ye Feng has already remembered, even if Ye Feng is not good to them in the future, these are not the point.
What really made the two of them excited was that Ye Feng would be good for a thousand words, and this was enough. Especially Ye's, she doesn't want her daughter to follow in her footsteps, and at the critical moment, she doesn't even have a family member.
However, at the same time, I am also entangled and want to try harder, after all, I am still a long way from the age when I can't give birth.
What if you succeed with hard work?
Looking at the despair in Ye's eyes and the fear of a thousand words, the anger in Ye Feng's heart ignited. If Huang's previous words were just a little bit of a trick, he didn't care.
However, now this is a naked provocation and humiliation!
It's not Ye's fault that he can't give birth to a son!
If it is left in modern times, Ye Feng wants to persuade Ye and Chen Jixing to divorce. What's the point of barely getting along with this kind of family?
But on second thought, it was just a spur of the moment.
The relationship between Ye and Chen Jixing is generally good, and there is no principled irreconcilability between the two at all.
If the marriage breaks up because of this, it is not worth it.