Chapter 373 - 216 - Hope Comes Back_1
The sound of the argument drew Qian Dagui in. Hearing Old woman Qian’s words, his old face flushed with shame, and he said loudly, "Mother, what’s the point of digging up those stale old stories? With so many children, can’t you at least save some face for your son?"
Old woman Qian twisted her mouth, which made it look even more crooked, and said, "Why are you being so fierce with your old mother? You don’t dare to reprimand your greedy wife, letting her spread nonsense everywhere, actually saying Jinwa isn’t a true grandson of the Qian family. How despicable is that? You’re just a soft egg afraid of his wife..."
As she spoke, tears welled up, and Qian Yeejin hurriedly helped her dab her eyes with a handkerchief, while Qian Dagui also consoled Old woman Qian.
Lady Wang was both angry and ashamed, saying, "I’m quite elderly, and for you all to speak to me this way, what face do I have left? From the moment I entered the Qian family..."
She then recounted her several decades of hard experience all over again.
Old man Qian wasn’t a fool either. He later realized he had been played by his eldest daughter-in-law. While he was angry with Lady Wang for her deep scheming, he didn’t regret what he had done. Descendants were a serious matter; of course, he had to be cautious. But he also knew he was at fault, especially for saying those excessive words and for letting Lady Tang spew her nonsense everywhere, almost driving his third son mad with anger.
Before, he always felt that Jinwa didn’t resemble a Qian family child, sharing not a single likeness with the Qian family members.
Just now, while they were arguing, he took the chance to observe Jinwa and Yixiu closely, thinking that there were indeed some similarities between Jinwa and Yixiu. Could it be that Jinwa truly was of the Qian family’s blood, but merely inherited the looks of his maternal family entirely? Could it be that Manjiang’s wife really had been mistaken and only spoke in jest?
That was a possibility.
It seemed that he should allocate some more property to Jinwa; if he truly was Manjiang’s descendant, he would also have the face to meet Manjiang’s grandson later.