"I'd like to lend you your kind words." Mr. Xiao invited me, "Sit down in the village chief's house."
The village chief waved his hand and declined, "You and your family should talk to each other. I have something to do over there, so I won't stay any longer."
After trying to persuade him to stay a few more times, the village chief was determined to leave. Mr. Xiao couldn't keep him any longer and sent him out.
After the person left, the atmosphere at home instantly became relaxed and pleasant.
"Mom, dad, brother and sister-in-law, congratulations." Xiao Zhengrong and Xiao Wang came out of the second room to congratulate them.
Mr. Xiao and Mrs. Xiao beamed with joy and said to him, "It's time to congratulate you. The third daughter of our family has become successful; we will definitely be able to help each other with his eldest brother in the future."
"Dad is right." Xiao Zhengrong glanced at Xiao Wang, then turned to look at Xiao Erya who was following him, "Are you mute?"
Xiao Erya raised his head to look at him, lowered his head and said nothing. After being kicked out of the red envelope group, he lost the confidence to act in heaven and earth, and has been silent since then, not daring to make trouble again. When there is a red envelope group, as a reborn girl, she has a strong sense of superiority and wants to have the upper hand in everything.
She wanted to reverse all the difficulties before her rebirth and put those sufferings on Xiao Sanya; let Xiao Sanya, who was happy in her previous life, also experience her suffering. However, she only understood after losing the red envelope group. She's just an ordinary person. An extremely ordinary village girl, God reborn her, not to change her life, but to let her suffer the same pain in her previous life.
Since then, she has been listless and depressed every day.
Mrs. Xiao Wang smiled and congratulated the people in the courtyard, "Congratulations to my parents, congratulations to my eldest brother and sister-in-law."
"Okay, Mrs. Xiao Wang, take Erya back to the house. Don't come in front of me and cause trouble. Who doesn't know how to be happy when there is a happy event in the family? Only the two of them, one smiles like a ghost and the other has an unlucky face. "Old Mrs. Xiao frowned displeased, "You come over for dinner later, the whole family will be happy."
Xiao Zhengrong, who thought he had made his mother angry again, felt relieved after hearing the old lady's last words, "Okay, mother, I'll be here in a minute."
"Yes." Old Mrs. Xiao called her wife and eldest son's family back to the main room. After sitting down, Xiao Zhengning consciously said some cheerful words and quickly coaxed the two old people.
Minghua was called to the front by the old lady, holding her little granddaughter in her arms, smiling with two wrinkles on her face, "Our Sanya is living up to expectations. We did the right thing when we promised you to send Sanya to school; now our Sanya can not only make money, I haven’t fallen behind in my studies. I don’t know if there are anyone like Sanya in the county. Children under the age of eight are the first in our village, or even in eight villages within ten miles."
"Not even in the county seat." Xiao Zhengning answered with a smile.
Old Mrs. Xiao was even more happy, "It's really my ancestor's blessing. You will all be able to go smoothly in the future. The brother and sister support each other and discuss everything. Kangkang will take care of his sister when he is older."
"I know, baby, just don't worry." Xiao Hongkang nodded in agreement.
It is probably the happiest thing for every elderly person to have filial children and grandchildren.
Xiao Zhengrong took the people back to the house and told them not to go out, and then returned to his parents.
"The second son is here, let's sit down and talk together." Mrs. Xiao pointed to the bench on the lower right hand side. On the left was the eldest son's family, and on the right was specially reserved for the second son.
"Hey, okay, Mom."
Xiao Zhengrong strode forward and sat down with a smile on his face.
"You! You are too old to live in a hazy way anymore; it's time to stand up. We were here before, and we could watch over your wife and prevent big troubles. The family is separated, and we as parents can't control it. If you are so lenient, you have to restrain and teach your wife well." After the separation, the woman seemed to be even more confused.
The smile on Xiao Zhengrong's face disappeared and was replaced by shame, "Yes, mother is right, I will restrain her; but, Erya's child grew crooked after all. After coming out of the small dark room, , the whole person seems to be infected with mold."
"Then let her stay indoors, raise her, marry her off, and let her in-laws teach her well. She has not been able to be a good mother and cannot teach her the principles of life and work. She can only let her mother-in-law teach her." You can't teach it at home, but you can teach it naturally after you get married.
It’s not that there are families like Xiao Erya’s daughter who refused to obey discipline at home and suffered a lot after getting married, but they got better.
Old Mrs. Xiao was out of sight, so she simply asked Xiao Erya to see what real suffering was; at home, it still hurts if it was born to parents. How good would it be to learn to be a good person and marry a good family? But Xiao Erya just didn't learn well. When she goes to someone else's house, she is not related to her, and she is a newlywed. Who wants to spoil her?
Squeamishness and willfulness are the result of pampering.
Only those who have truly endured hardship understand that cowardice and willfulness require capital; without capital, one can only take responsibility, be strong, and live by oneself.
"Listen mother, I asked Madam Wang to keep an eye on her. Don't go out if you have nothing to do. It's just that Da Ya needs to be watched over by you, San Ya, eldest brother and sister-in-law." All hope lies in Da Ya, and Xiao Zhengrong has something to trust in his heart. Things have improved a lot in two years, and I no longer beat or scold my wife and daughter at will.
"Sanya may not be able to take care of Daya anymore. She has been admitted to the Tongsheng School, and her future courses will be different from Daya's. I plan to send Sanya to the dean so that the dean can take more trouble. Sanya is a girl. It is inconvenient to go to school with the male students. The only solution is to give it to the dean to teach. The dean was a Jinshi and a third-rank official at the time. It is more than enough to teach three Ya."
It also means to become a disciple.
With a teacher who has been in court, Sanya's future should be easier.
Xiao Zhengrong was stunned for a while, and then he realized that the eldest brother was going to pave the way for Sanya; now that the matter had come to a point, Daya could only earn her own future, and Sanya also earned it herself.
"That's fine. Sanya works hard. The chance for our Xiao family to rise again lies with Sanya and Kangkang."
Xiao Zhengning was not surprised by his smooth acceptance. This younger brother had a bad temper when things went wrong, but he did not complain to his elder brother or his parents. After having Da Ya studying abroad, he saw hope, and his life took a turn. Jiao, people are different.
"Second uncle, I will work hard." Minghua's voice now has a little less swagger and more crispness like a little girl's, "Second uncle should also urge cousin Daya to study hard. Cousin Daya She is often at the bottom in the academy's assessments. We have a girls' academy with a total of seven people, and she is the last one among the seven."
The corner of Xiao Zhengning's mouth twitched slightly, "Ahem, Sanya, you and Kangkang go to the study room to read first; when we adults are talking, you kids, don't interfere."
If they continue to mix things up, Da Ya will be beaten again when she comes back.
Five taels of silver a year is not a small amount, and two taels of silver a year is more than enough for an ordinary family. It would be strange if Da Ya didn't study hard in the academy and got poor grades, so she didn't get beaten.
