Chapter 439: Eavesdropping at the Corner (4)_1
Lin Yuan felt bored and didn’t want to listen, but Xia Zheng’s curiosity was piqued. He insisted on staying to listen for a while before he was willing to leave.
All they heard was Old Chen thumping the ground heavily with his walking stick while angrily cursing, "It’s all because of the good son you’ve raised! He’s been gone for so many days without even a message! The exams have been over for quite some time, and he still hasn’t come back! Surely he’s out there running wild, with his heart gone astray! Humph, just what kind of mother raises what kind of son! The old one’s useless, and the young one’s worthless! I must’ve hit an eight-generation run of bad luck to end up with you two!"
It turned out that he was scolding Chen Zhu for not having returned home yet. Lin Yuan pursed her lips, thinking it’s not like Aunt Chen was the only one who gave birth to the son, nor did she raise him all by herself. This old man really was both blind and heartless!
Seeing Aunt Chen remaining silent, Old Chen got even more agitated. The thumping sounds of his stick on the ground grew louder when suddenly Aunt Chen let out a cry. Old Chen snapped, "Are you blind too? Didn’t you see my stick here? You still bump into it! Fool!"
It turned out that Old Chen’s walking stick had hit Aunt Chen.
Lin Yuan was so angry that her eyes nearly popped out of their sockets. He’s the one with eight generations of bad luck? It should be Aunt Chen who suffered eight generations of bad luck to end up with such a hot-tempered and idle man. The one who merited sympathy was Aunt Chen!
Pulling Xia Zheng away, they suddenly heard Aunt Chen’s worried voice, "Zhu Zi, he’s not that kind of child. When he left, he repeatedly assured me he would head home right after the exams. But what if... what if something has happened to him? A child alone out there..."
"Get out!" Old Chen suddenly erupted, scaring Aunt Chen into a shiver. "Can’t you speak properly! Zhu Zi has divine protection; he’s not destined for trouble! He’s meant to be the First Scholar. What is that? That’s the Star of Literature reincarnated, that’s the Immortals! Can Immortals be so easily harmed? Huh? Zhu Zi is under the Buddha’s protection; how could anything happen to him! Get out, and go do some work instead of bothering me!"