There is Room For the Poor Daughter - Chapter 34

[Chapter 34, Mother and Son Conversation]

about each other Yan Zhigao angrily stepped into the old lady Yan’s room, and as soon as she entered, she found that the room was very quiet, except for the old lady and the serving grandma, no one else was there.

Seeing Yan Zhigao coming in, Sun Ma saluted him, then quietly left the room, and closed the door carefully after going out.

Seeing this, Yan Zhigao was stunned.

“Where are you from?” Old Madam Yan said in an unrecognizable voice.

Yan Zhigao raised his eyes to look at the old lady, saw that she was not looking at him, and he was a little uncertain what she meant, so he said, “My son just came back from the office.” The

old lady Yan glanced lightly at the still angry The eldest son asked: “Since you have just left the yamen, why do you look like this? Is there something unresolved in the yamen?”

Yan Zhigao shook his head, went to the chair under the old lady and sat down: “It’s not about the yamen, It was my son who heard that Daohua blatantly contradicted Mr. Qin, and made Mr. Qin so angry that he couldn’t attend class, so he got angry.”

Mrs. Yan: “Who did you listen to?”

“It was Mrs. Lin who told her son ”

Yan Zhigao said it without much thought, but as soon as he said it, he felt that it was not good. Sure enough, with a ‘bang’, the old lady Yan slapped the table fiercely.

“Okay, are you going to lie to your own mother for being a concubine now?” Hearing this,   Yan

Zhigao panicked: “Where did the mother start talking, how dare the son deceive the mother?”

The old lady sneered: “Don’t dare? Then I asked you where you came from just now, why didn’t you say that you came from Lin’s?”

Yan Zhigao: “… son, I didn’t think you had any opinions on Lin’s, that’s why I came here. Hearing this, Old Madam Yan became even angrier: ”

So in your eyes, Wei Niang is such a narrow-minded villain. You are hiding it for Lin. What are you afraid of? Are you afraid that I will beat her? Or are you afraid of me?” I scold her?”

Yan Zhigao became anxious: “Mother, that’s not what my son meant.” The

old lady Yan glanced at Yan Zhigao with some disappointment: “You only know that mother has a problem with Mrs. Lin, but have you ever thought about why? ”

Yan Zhigao looked at the old lady, he was also puzzled.

Lin Shi is well-educated, virtuous and virtuous. It stands to reason that the old lady should like him very much, but the reality is that after coming for so long, the old lady has never given Lin a good face.

It’s not good for him to ask his mother himself about this matter, let alone say good things about Aunt Lin, for fear of backfire, so he fell silent.

There was a brief silence in the room.

Yan Zhigao felt that the atmosphere was weird, so he had to find another topic: “Mom, dinner is coming soon, why hasn’t everyone come over yet?”

Mrs. Yan snorted coldly: “Since you know that everyone will come to my place for dinner at this time, You still rushed over to find Daohua with a face full of anger, and I ask you, what do you want to do, do you want to scold her severely in front of everyone again?”

“For your Aunt Lin, you can hide it from me, you Why don’t you think about Daohua, you scold her in front of so many people, you think she will have no face to stay in this house, right?”

Yan Zhigao looked helpless: “Mother, it’s not that my son wants to scold her Daohua, it’s really that Daohua has gone too far this time, openly contradicting the teacher, there is no rules at all, no matter what.” The

old lady Yan’s face is ugly: “Daohua was raised by me, you said she has no rules, Are you blaming me?”

Yan Zhigao had a headache: “Mother, don’t be such a mess, let’s talk about something, okay?”

“Bang!”

Old lady Yan slammed the table again: “Is it me who is messing around, or you? ” Partial listening and partial belief?”

Yan Zhigao moved his lips, wanting to refute, but seeing the old lady’s ashen face, he could only bow his head and remain silent.

Mrs. Yan sneered: “I’m not too confused yet. After coming here these days, I can understand that the mother and child in Shuangxinyuan are your heart and soul. I’ll ask you, you only know that Daohua contradicts you Teacher, did you ask the reason?”

Yan Zhigao muttered, “No matter what the reason is, you shouldn’t contradict the teacher.”

Mrs. Yan glanced at Da’er, and said everything Dao Hua experienced in class. He came out: “You are the county magistrate, and you are used to adjudicating cases. Tell the old lady, has Master Qin fulfilled his duty as a teacher?”

Yan Zhigao looked surprised, he did not expect Master Qin to be in class Targeting the eldest daughter, she asked tentatively, “Could it be a mistake?” The

old lady Yan snorted coldly: “There are so many people in class, if you don’t believe me, you can ask others.”

“This…” Yan Zhigao wondered, “No, Why?”

He couldn’t figure out why Master Qin did this.

Daohua is his eldest daughter, isn’t this a disgrace to him for her?

Mrs. Yan looked at Da’er and sighed: “Zhi Gao, you have been able to read well since you were a child, and you are also capable of doing things, but when it comes to dealing with people, you are still far behind.”

“I know, you despise him.” Li was born as a businessman, but you ask yourself, these years, if Li didn’t help you with housework, would you be able to work in the front yard with peace of mind?”

Yan Zhigao retorted weakly: “Mother, after Wenxiu and Wenkai were born , I don’t despise Mrs. Li anymore.”

Scholars, farmers, businessmen, merchants have the lowest status, and when he was young and frivolous, he really looked down on the businessman who smelled of copper.

But now, Mrs. Li gave birth to him two sons and a daughter, so he doesn’t care much about her businessman’s background.

Old Mrs. Yan: “Then why did you still accept Mrs. Lin? Didn’t you just think that she has a talented father, she is well educated, can she add fragrance to your red sleeves and talk with you at night by holding candles?”

Yan Zhigao was told by Mrs. Yan Feeling a little uncomfortable, I lowered my head and said nothing.

Old Madam Yan: “I don’t care about the affairs of your room. You can spoil your concubine, but you must never ignore your wife and her children. You must know that if you are too partial, it will be the source of chaos in the family.”

Now, Yan Zhigao couldn’t help it anymore: “Mother, when did I ignore Li Shi and Wenxiu?” The

old lady Yan squinted at him: “I’m not blind, do you know it in your heart, think about you How did it treat Wenbin and Yishuang, and how did it treat Wenxiu, Wenkai, and Daohua.”

“It’s true that Li’s family background is not high enough, but she has helped you take care of the house tightly and orderly these years. Credit comes with hard work, and your concubine, what did she do for you?”

“Zhi Gao, this person must not forget his roots, if I hadn’t stopped you today, you would have scolded Daohua without asking anything. Right?”

“I don’t know how about your other children, but Daohua, this girl has a big temper. She was wronged in class. If you scold her indiscriminately, be careful of her and You are eccentric.”

Yan Zhigao frowned: “Mother, you dote on Daohua too much. Yes, I didn’t find out what happened in class today, it was my fault, but Daohua contradicted the teacher, no matter what the reason, This should not have happened.”

Old lady Yan: “Without the instigation of your concubine, could such a thing have happened?”

Yan Zhigao said helplessly: “Mother, aren’t you talking about Daohua? Where did it go?”

Mrs. Yan snorted coldly: “Does this matter have nothing to do with her? Isn’t it because Master Qin dared to treat Daohua like this because she was behind her back? You go tell Mrs. Lin and ask her to give me peace. One point, it’s the master and the younger brother, is this treating the Yan family as hers?”

Yan Zhigao: “Mother, if Mrs. Li could have invited Mrs. Lin back then, I would not have accepted Mrs. Lin’s opinion and asked Mrs. Qin to come here The family came to class. As for Lin’s younger brother, he is well educated and can really help his son.”

Hearing this, Mrs. Yan sighed in her heart.

This woman’s status in her husband’s family is directly related to her natal family, but Li’s natal family is indeed much worse than Lin’s. Only Master Lin can compare with Li’s brothers who are merchants.

“Anyway, please tell Mrs. Lin to be honest. She is a concubine, so don’t try to interfere in the upbringing of the girls. And you, you are a father, but children also have children’s ideas, especially Daohua. Raised by your side, I’m already a little unfamiliar, if you encounter problems, you will scold me when you come up, this will push her further and further away.”

Yan Zhigao was speechless: “Don’t worry, she pushed me further and further away ”

Old lady Yan: “If that’s the case, then you should.”

Yan Zhigao had nothing to say: “Mother, I figured it out, Daohua, it’s your sweetheart.”

Old lady Yan stared She glanced at him: “Your eyes are really a little bit bad, so I just noticed it!”

“.”

Yan Zhigao was completely defeated.

Old lady Yan got angry when she saw him, and waved her hand: “Get out, I’ll let everyone eat in your own room tonight, you can go wherever you want.”

“Son, resign!”

Yan Zhigao walked out with some headaches After leaving the Songhe Courtyard, I walked towards the Shuangxin Courtyard according to my instinct. When I was about to step into the gate of the courtyard, I thought of what my mother said, so I turned around and went to the main courtyard.

As soon as I stepped into the main courtyard, I heard joyful laughter from the main room.

(end of this chapter)