Chapter 187 - 182: Mom on the Offensive
By the time Ye Qiu had taken care of everything in City C, she heard that Kong Lizhi and Liu Yan were still at each other’s throats, each unwilling to let the other off the hook. Their child, Kong Li Jun, who was once the most treasured and unruly son in the Kong Family, could only return to his hometown with Granny Kong.
Granny Kong had been tough and unreasonable since her youth. Ever since Kong Li Jun started a transportation company in City C a few years back and made some money, Granny Kong grew even more arrogant, looking down on everyone and offending quite a few. In the past, the villagers endured it because the Kong Family was wealthy. Now that the Kong Family had fallen on hard times, those people were no longer polite.
Especially the women who had once been ridiculed by Granny Kong for having daughters, they would find excuses to come by the Kong Family doorstep and say a few words: "Oh, Aunt Kong, what’s the use of having a son? I heard your son Kong Lizhi is still detained, will he be able to come back for the New Year?"
Another followed up: "Aunt Kong, take a look at this outfit, isn’t it pretty? My daughter bought it for me, it cost over a thousand yuan, and these shoes are leather, so comfortable to wear. I usually don’t dare to wear them, but now that I saw you’ve returned, I especially wore them to show you."
Another woman joined the conversation: "My, those clothes and shoes do look good. Your Rongrong has truly not been raised in vain."
The woman glanced at Granny Kong and said with a smile: "Isn’t that the truth? Nowadays, whether you have a son or a daughter is the same, the key is to see if the child makes something of themselves and has filial piety. Your Lu Lu is also quite good, isn’t she? She got into Zhejiang University, and really brought glory to the Old Shen Family."
"Yes indeed, when the acceptance letter arrived, her grandfather was so happy, he personally took her to buy a phone and a computer!"
"Uncle Shen is open-minded, not burdened with those messy traditional thoughts of preferring sons over daughters."