CHAPTER 23: CHAPTER 23: YOU WANT TO REACH THE HEAVENS

EDITOR: INSCHAIN

Mrs. Chen quickly made up her mind, "This isn’t just about the silver."

"How many days has it been since Da Lang passed? The mourning period hasn’t even ended, and you’re scheming against his wife! Is this something a person would do?"

"There’s no need to discuss it further, Yun Jiao will uphold her loyalty to Da Lang, you should abandon this idea."

Mrs. Yang glanced at Mrs. Zhou, whose face was dark as a pot bottom, and said with schadenfreude, "Sister-in-law, this idea was mother’s, and now you’re even daring to scold her."

Mrs. Chen knew it was not good, so she quickly tried to remedy the situation, "Mother, um, I really wasn’t referring to you, I was talking about Erlang and the younger sister-in-law."

Mrs. Zhou could initially pretend to be deaf and dumb; but Mrs. Yang’s words made it clear and threw her into disgrace. She coldly sneered at Mrs. Chen, "Who do you even regard now?"

"San Lang hasn’t even passed the exams yet, and you’re already acting wildly in this family!"

"One day, if San Lang becomes an official and earns you a title, you won’t just go to heaven!"

Mrs. Chen blushed deeply and said awkwardly, "Mother, I’m truly not disrespecting you."

Gu Yunjiao wanted to say something on behalf of Mrs. Chen, but she knew her place in this family was small, and speaking out might only add fuel to the fire.

She couldn’t help but look at Jiang Youzhi.

Jiang Youzhi spoke just then, "Grandmother, mother just speaks quickly, she wouldn’t dare disrespect you. Please don’t hold it against her."

Ordinarily, when Jiang Youzhi spoke, Mrs. Zhou would surely give him this respect.

Jiang Youzhi holds an official title, and his position in the family was second only to Mr. Jiang; no one dared not listen to him.

But now, due to his exam situation, Mrs. Zhou was still holding a grudge.

She snorted coldly, "You’re not much better than your mother, you’re both of the same ilk!"

Jiang Youzhi lowered his eyes, then as he raised them, he smiled jovially, "As long as grandmother can vent her anger, it’s fine to scold a few more times."

Mr. Jiang then coughed heavily, "Let’s eat, everyone say a bit less."

He couldn’t just watch as the old woman offended San Lang.

Even though San Lang didn’t pass this time, in three more years, given San Lang’s scholarly abilities, he’ll surely succeed.

This isn’t just wishful thinking; during the Prefecture City’s official inspection in the county, after evaluating San Lang’s knowledge, the school board personally said: "With this child’s talent, it’s certain he’ll succeed in the autumn exams, and there’s also confidence for next year’s spring exams."

This made the whole family certain that San Lang would definitely become an official in the future, even though he’s a direct grandson, it’s not good to offend him.

The room quieted down, only the sound of chewing could be heard.

After eating, Mrs. Chen walked to her room with her head down.

Gu Yunjiao quickly followed.

Mrs. Chen entered the room and sat by the bed, sulking.

Gu Yunjiao approached and said softly, "Mother, I’m sorry, today you were wronged because of my affairs."

People fear being consoled when they’re feeling wronged.

With those words from Gu Yunjiao, Mrs. Chen’s eyes reddened.

She waved her hand and choked up, "It’s not your fault."

"This family, it’s inherently like this, I’ve long seen through it."

She cried, "You don’t know, when Da Lang’s father died, how difficult it was for us mother and children."

"At that time, Da Lang was twelve, San Lang only ten, yet he earned the favor of Mr. Yuan from the village, who even offered to teach him without taking any tuition."

"But even then, the family wouldn’t allow it, saying that if San Lang went to study, there’d be one less person to do farm work."

"It was me who threatened with my life, and also Da Lang saying he’d do the work of two people, that they reluctantly agreed."