The Country Maiden: Fields and Leisure

Wang Laozhu became increasingly distressed, as he surely knew that if his second son left, he might never come back again before his own death.

He had painstakingly raised such a promising son who had finally made something of himself, only to be driven away from his own home by his wife and other children.

And to think that the Wang Family had invested money and effort, only for the Qian Family to reap the benefits?

Now the two elders of the Qian Family were living with his second son, wouldn’t that just be handing everything to the Qian Family on a silver platter?

The more he thought about it, the more uncomfortable Wang Laozhu felt.

Seeing Wang Laozhu’s displeasure, Wang Yongan swallowed hard and tentatively said, "Dad, I have made good on my life, and this is all thanks to the efforts of our parents and siblings. Although Mom and my sisters have some deep misunderstandings about me, as a member of the Wang Family, I naturally wish for our family’s well-being."

"I had planned to bring Mom and my sisters to live in the city, so they could share in my blessings, and I could repay the kindness my parents have shown me. What’s more, Dad has always taught us that united brothers can cut through metal. Now that I am alone out there, weak and unsupported, I would prefer to have some help."

"Besides, over the years, I’ve only had Jinchai, my daughter, and someday my estate will need a successor, right? Although I have no sons, my brothers’ sons are like my own sons to me. They have made many sacrifices for me, and I cannot just repay them a little; I am thinking of bringing a few of age children to the city as well."

"There are more scholars in the city, and the atmosphere is better; finding good mentors for a few children, who knows, in ten or twenty years, there might be another Scholar or Graduate from our Wang Family? Without the support of the whole, one tree cannot make a forest, so when the time comes, I will give them a boost. With some luck, one might even become County Magistrate."

"Then, with the support of uncles and nephews in our Wang Family, within three generations, the Wang Family could become a family of officials. It’s just that no one believes me now. Dad, why don’t you come to the city with me and see for yourself? Hearing is false, seeing is believing. Once you see with your own eyes, you can come back and tell Mom and my sisters; they are more likely to believe then."

Wang Laozhu was quite tempted. Going to the city might not be out of the question.