The Country Maiden: Fields and Leisure
Chapter 562 - 560: Who Is Willing?

Chapter 562: Chapter 560: Who Is Willing?

Wang Yongfu and Wang Yonggui exchanged a glance, and each hurriedly rushed to one side.

"Dad, please calm down. What happened?"

"Mom, please, don’t be angry. If there’s anything, talk to your son—"

Old Granny Zhang’s eyes reddened as she briefly recounted what had just happened. Then she pointed at Wang Laozhu and said, "You tell me, where did your sister speak wrongly? Your dad personally said back in the day that we would cut ties with the Sun Family. Even if we do want to bring your older sister back now, it has to be discussed and agreed upon by everyone. Otherwise, what do we do if we go but can’t bring her back? Surely we’re not going to resort to force, are we?"

"Just because of that one sentence, your dad blames your sister, says she’s unfilial! Heaven and earth as my witness, how can your sister be called unfilial? He’s reaping the consequences of his own actions, and not only has it harmed your older sister, but now he even blames your sister! Tell me, is what your dad says even reasonable? Does he still have a conscience?"

This time, Wang Yongfu and Wang Yonggui both looked at Wang Laozhu with dissatisfaction.

"Dad, have you gone senile?" Wang Yonggui skeptically looked at Wang Laozhu.

"Nonsense! You’re the one who’s gone senile! You unfilial son!" Wang Laozhu nearly spewed a mouthful of old blood in anger.

"Yes, I am the unfilial son! My little sister is the unfilial daughter! We’re all bad; only your precious eldest daughter is good, right?" Wang Yonggui rolled his eyes.

"You..." Wang Laozhu couldn’t stand Wang Yonggui’s irresponsible attitude.

"Dad, let me say something." Liu Xiaoqiao really couldn’t listen any longer. She had always thought her father-in-law was a wise man; how could he do such foolish things?

Everyone’s gaze turned to Liu Xiaoqiao.

"This is a complete misunderstanding of my little sister! Mutou came to our Wang Family to see dad and little sister, and I had Fourth Brother keep him company at the door while he came in looking for little sister. As soon as little sister heard, she guessed that something was up with the Sun Family and was afraid you couldn’t handle it, so she went to meet Mutou alone."

"Upon hearing from Mutou about our eldest sister’s predicament, little sister was also very angry. She didn’t utter a single ’no’ but asked Mutou what our family needed to do to completely help our eldest sister escape from the Sun Family’s pit of fire."

"Mutou, who is the eldest sister’s own son, hadn’t even thought about this question. He only wanted us to spare manpower to rescue the eldest sister and get her treatment. If she recovered, well and good, at most we would send her back to the Sun Family to endure hardships again."

"But what if she doesn’t recover? If people like the Sun Family shift all the blame onto our Wang Family, then what are we to do? Now little sister is the head of our family, so naturally, she has to think more. We can’t just sacrifice everything for the sake of our elder sister, can we?"

"Moreover, about elder sister’s issue, it really depends on her and Mutou. As the saying goes, ’a widow obeys her son.’ Now that her husband is dead, if elder sister can truly stand on her own and demand a partition of the Sun Family, why should she have to suffer at the hands of Old Lady Sun? In truth, it’s because elder sister is too soft-hearted that she has been trampled upon and come to this point."

"Even if we could help elder sister once, could we help her for a lifetime? Little sister suggested discussing a plan not only to help decide for us but to also prevent elder sister from returning to the Sun Family’s pit of fire in the future. This is considering the best for elder sister, truly for her own good. Why then is dad blaming little sister?"

"By rights, as the new daughter-in-law, I shouldn’t be speaking about this, but I feel so wronged on behalf of little sister, who is genuinely kind-hearted, and cares for our family and for the good of our elder sister. Yet dad rebuked little sister without a second thought, who wouldn’t feel disheartened by that?"

Liu Xiaoqiao said calmly.

Before she got married, Father Liu had taken Liu Xiaoqiao aside and specifically instructed her.

After marrying into the Wang Family, she didn’t need to concern herself with anything else, just to follow her little sister-in-law.

The Wang Family was thriving thanks to the younger sister-in-law. From Father Liu’s perspective, although Wang Yongzhu was just a girl, she and Song Chongjin were not to be taken lightly; their futures were bright.

Now that things are well, cultivating a good relationship with the young sister-in-law will surely benefit them in the future, won’t it? As for Wang Laozhu, he appeared fine on the surface, yet subtly conveyed his dissatisfaction with his own daughter taking charge.

Therefore, Father Liu had anticipated that there would eventually be a confrontation between Wang Laozhu and Wang Yongzhu, whether over control of the household or something else.

When that time came, Liu Xiaoqiao and Wang Yongping would have to stand with Wang Yongzhu.

Liu Xiaoqiao etched these words firmly in her heart.

Having just married into the family and getting along well with the young sister-in-law, plus, in her free time, she often asked Wang Yongping about affairs of the Wang Family.

This older sister-in-law, whom she hadn’t seen at the tea ceremony the second day, she guessed there must be a reason for it.

After asking Wang Yongping, she was almost amused to anger, never having seen such a muddle-headed person before.

Of course, more muddle-headed was her own father-in-law, who over these days, she had come to understand the members of the Wang Family through some things Wang Yongping told her.

As for her mother-in-law, everyone said she was biased towards the young sister-in-law, but she felt that her mother-in-law was actually quite fair, speaking clearly and candidly, not the two-faced type who smiles outwardly while stirring up trouble behind the scenes.

Not to mention anything else, just the matter of the furniture for the new house was enough to show she was a very perceptive person.

If she were in her shoes, if she had a sister-in-law as smart, capable of earning money, and as filial as hers, she too would give her all.

Her father-in-law still thought that by driving the older sister away last time, he had really seen the light. Little did he know, as soon as he heard that the older sister was suffering at her in-laws’, he forgot all about the things he had said before.

He didn’t even notice the expressions on the faces of his own family members; who among them was willing?

Thinking this way, Liu Xiaoqiao’s heart leaned even more towards the young sister-in-law and her mother-in-law.

She made up her mind that even if the young sister-in-law said they wouldn’t rescue the older sister, she herself would wholeheartedly agree.

No sooner had Liu Xiaoqiao finished speaking than Old Granny Zhang began to sob, "Did you hear that? Even a new bride in Fourth Brother’s home can tell right from wrong, but, Wang Laozhu, you’re blinded by pork fat, aren’t you? I can see it now; you just can’t stand Yongzhu, find fault with anything she does..."

Wang Laozhu’s face turned beet red, and he couldn’t utter a single word.

How could he admit that he indeed harbored prejudices against his daughter? He always felt that ever since a series of incidents had occurred one after another at home, his daughter had changed. Though she had propped up the family and improved the Wang family’s living conditions,

this very daughter, whose attitude towards family members had improved, no longer quarrelsome or unreasonably demanding, seemed emotionally distant.

Apart from treating her mother as before, she was indifferent towards her own father, showing no respect for him as her dad.

She made decisions on her own, had the final say on everything.

Where was this fitting for a lady? Shouldn’t a lady be more compliant, listen to her parents at home, and obey the men once she’s outside?

This headstrong personality as a lady, disrespecting her own father, how could he cherish her?