coobybook Chapter 87 The couple were both dull-witted, yet they gave birth to a troublesome child!
Chapter 87 The couple were both dull-witted, yet they gave birth to a troublesome child!
Shen Xiaotang secretly regretted that she had forgotten to bolt the door when she came back!
As soon as Sun entered the door, her eyes were immediately glued to the mule cart, gleaming with a sharp light!
"Qingchuan, when did you buy mules? This mule cart is really well-made, much better than the oxcart your uncle's family just finished making a while ago!"
Shen Changyan from the second son's family and the twins from the third son's family were extremely excited to see the mule cart.
Shen Changyan said excitedly, "Grandma, we have a mule now, and a mule cart too. When we go to town, we won't have to walk anymore, right? We can go like Grandpa's family, riding in an oxcart... oh no, I mean, riding in a mule cart."
The two children, Shen Changfeng and Shen Changsheng, who were only one year older than Xiaoyu, were so excited that they jumped up and down.
"Oh...we have a mule cart now, we can go to the market in town, oh..."
"Yes, Grandma... Let's take the mule cart to town tomorrow. I want to go to the market, and I also want to eat roasted sweet potatoes."
Grandma Sun smiled broadly, her yellow teeth flashing, and nodded repeatedly to her three grandsons, "Alright, we'll go to town tomorrow, and Grandma will let you all ride in this mule cart!"
You wish!
Shen Xiaotang's face darkened instantly when she saw their greedy expressions!
They separated long ago, so when did this mule and mule cart become their family property?
In her opinion, this family of leeches had gotten used to sucking blood and naturally assumed that what belonged to her parents belonged to their whole family. They were really daring to think like that!
Hmph, a few scumbags, dreaming big!
She immediately said, "We can't sit here. We have things to do in town. This mule cart is too small, and we need to load things up. There's not enough room for everyone!"
Sun's smile froze, and she immediately became angry. "How dare you talk like that, you brat? You won't miss a day of our trip to town. Why can't we even sit down? We're all family. How can you be so cold-hearted?"
Shen Xiaotang scoffed inwardly, "Grandma, what do you mean I'm heartless? Don't you know we have things to do in town? You didn't even ask if it would be a problem if we missed a day, and you just wanted to ride in our mule cart. I also want to ask, how can you be so heartless?"
Sun, with a long face, sneered, "What important business could you possibly have? It's just selling roasted sweet potatoes. What's the big deal if you miss a day? Will someone die?"
She pursed her lips, thinking to herself, "With that old couple's stupidity, how many copper coins can they sell in a day?"
Would it make any difference if I went one less day?
With their pathetic state, they actually want to go into business? Don't make them a laughingstock!
The smiles on Shen Qingchuan and Liu Shi's faces when they first returned had long since vanished. The couple couldn't help but feel a little angry as they listened to their stepmother's self-righteous words.
He tugged at his clothes and took a deep breath, saying, "Mother, you really can't ride in this mule cart. We have to go to town every day, and as long as it doesn't rain, we can't miss a single day!"
What the hell?
Not even allowed to use it for a single day?
Mrs. Sun's old face immediately turned completely black. Being rejected by her stepson in front of several younger relatives made her feel extremely embarrassed, and her face turned pale and then red.
She suppressed the rising anger in her heart and gritted her teeth, saying, "Qingchuan, although we've separated the family, no matter what, you are still the eldest branch of the Shen family. We're still family. There's no need to be so clear about it, is there?"
"I admit that I made you two do a lot of work in the past, but you can't hold a grudge like this, can you?"
Shen Qingchuan's slightly lowered eyes widened instantly, and a hint of panic appeared on his face.
"Mother, you've misunderstood, I didn't..."
"Stop talking!" Old Mr. Shen coldly rebuked, interrupting his eldest son.
He stood at the door with his hands behind his back and a stern face, looking as if someone owed him a hundred taels of silver.
"Your mother is right. It's just a matter of using your mule. Why are you so precious and unwilling to give in?" Her forceful tone was full of annoyance.
Shen Xiaotang immediately got angry. He wouldn't even let her father explain himself. The old man was simply a one-man show!
"Grandpa, my dad hasn't finished speaking yet, why don't you want to listen? Since Grandma says we're all family, and you agree, how can a family not let people talk? You might as well just sew my dad's mouth shut with a needle, and let him spend his whole life working for you, without having to speak or eat!"
Mr. Shen was furious that a mere young girl dared to speak to him, an elder, like that.
"Shen Xiaotang, don't think that just because we've separated from the family, it's no longer my place to teach you. I'm your grandfather, your own grandfather. Who taught you to speak to me so disrespectfully? This is simply outrageous!"
This little girl is always sharp-tongued and quick-witted; she might be the one orchestrating the family division behind the scenes.
The eldest son and his wife are honest and straightforward. If no one had interfered, how could they suddenly decide to separate the family property?
Hmph, the couple is so dull-witted, they've given birth to a scourge!
"Heh, who taught you that?"
"You guys taught me, right?"
Mr. Shen retorted angrily, "That's just sophistry! When did we teach you to talk like that?"
Shen Xiaotang scoffed, "Isn't that how you and Grandma always talk? No matter what, you're the ones who call the shots. If you're right, then it's right; if you're wrong, then it's wrong. You get all the good things, and you can do whatever you want whenever you want. So my parents have to do as you please, right?"
“Whenever something happens, regardless of right or wrong, you always have the right to speak. My parents can’t even utter a word of rebuttal, let alone explain themselves, and you won’t listen. I just spoke up for my father and you’re accused of being disrespectful. Your one-man rule is so powerful that even the government doesn’t dare to sentence people without listening to their grievances!”
After hearing this, the old couple's expressions became even more interesting, turning from white to red, then blue to purple, and they couldn't utter a single fart for a long time!
Mr. Shen was so angry that his chest heaved, and he almost couldn't catch his breath. His old face turned purple, and he immediately started pounding his chest and stamping his feet.
Upon seeing this, Mrs. Sun panicked and quickly helped her husband by patting his chest to help him catch his breath!
"Dad, don't scare me like that!"
The three grandsons immediately surrounded him, their little faces pale with fright. "Grandpa... ah, are you alright...?"
Like someone wailing in mourning!
"..."
"Cough cough cough..." Mr. Shen took a deep breath and finally caught his breath.
He glared at Shen Xiaotang, his fingers trembling, and roared, "You wretched child, how could our Shen family have given birth to such an unfilial brat like you?"
Now, he was even more certain that it was this brat who instigated the eldest son and his wife to separate the family property and not be filial to him!
Liu, who hadn't dared to speak until now, immediately took a step and shielded her two daughters behind her.
Xiaoyu, who was already timid, trembled all over when she saw the fierce looks in her grandparents' eyes, and clung tightly to her mother's clothes.
After selling roasted sweet potatoes for a day, Liu gritted her teeth and borrowed the courage she would need for tomorrow.
"Father, Mother, Qingchuan and Tang'er didn't mean to upset you. We're going to town to do legitimate business, and we really can't do without it."
Sun, quick-witted, immediately retorted, "It's just selling roasted sweet potatoes, it's a legitimate business, that's true, but why can't we do without it even for a day? I think you clearly don't want us to use mules and carts!"
Shen Xiaotang thought to herself, "You're right, I just don't want you to use it!"
Moreover, there was a large wooden basin of pig's trotters in the mule cart, but it was covered with a cloth so they hadn't noticed it yet.
If they find out, it will be even more troublesome!