The son-in-law of a prosperous family

Chen Xu didn't care at all where the well was located. He had never fetched water at home anyway.

He stood aside silently at this time simply because he did not want to get involved in the quarrel. It would be unworthy of his identity as a scholar to quarrel with these country villagers.

Whether Chen wins or loses, it has no effect on him.

One of the villagers said: "You are too old to carry water, so let your daughter-in-law do it."

"Xiu Xiu is a daughter of a wealthy family. How can she be so picky? Besides, I feel sorry for her and can't bear to let her do these things."

Someone burst out laughing.

"You are not ashamed to say this, and you feel sorry for her." Everyone looked at her with contempt: "Why didn't you feel sorry when you pinched her just now?"

They remembered that Chen was not like this before.

Although he is also sarcastic and has a bad temper, he is not like he is now. He is even worse than Wang Laizi in the village.

Could it be that he was possessed by some evil spirit? Someone looked at Chen suspiciously.

"Even if I asked her to pick one, she couldn't do it!"

"Then let your Chen Xu choose!"

Chen was unwilling to do so: "My son is a scholar, all his energy should be spent on studying, how can I let him do housework?"

"This won't work, and that won't work either. Then you don't need to drink water!"

How could Chen's mouth alone be no match for so many others? Someone suddenly said "Pah" to Chen, and everyone followed suit.

"Which bastard spit on me?"

"Mr. Li, I saw you. You were the one who vomited!"

"Tian Liuwa's family, and you too!"

Sun Xiuxiu watched all this indifferently. She felt that it was all Chen's own fault. Some people always thought that everyone in the world should revolve around her and that she was the only one who mattered.

Little did she know that no one would spoil her at all.

Sun Xiuxiu coughed twice and glanced at Chen Xu: "Husband, shouldn't we go help mother?"

"No." Chen Xu sighed sadly: "Mother's words are rude, and her actions are becoming more and more tactless. It's time to teach her a lesson, otherwise she will suffer a great loss in the future."

Sun Xiuxiu: Haha!

As expected of a scholar, he can describe cowardice in such a pure and refined way.

In the end, the village chief couldn't stand it anymore and shouted to stop the farce.

Chen felt that her body was covered with saliva and she felt very sick. She quickly ran to the village chief and cried, "Village chief, did you see everything just now? They bullied me, a widow. I might as well die."

After saying this, he was about to grab the ground with his head.

The people around her didn't expect her to do such a big thing and quickly stopped her.

The village chief said in a domineering voice: "Let her die!"

Chen was stunned, and so were the villagers present.

Zhao Yunchuan didn't hesitate, and started whispering to Fang Huai again: "Brother Huai, she doesn't dare to die. She just wants to use death to make trouble and make everyone agree to dig a well in her house."

Fang Huai finally responded: "I think so too."

Chen was a person who valued life so much. If he had committed suicide, the sun would have risen in the west.

These words naturally reached everyone's ears.

Chen was filled with shame and indignation: "I will die right now in front of you!"

As he said this, he broke free from the crowd and went to hit the big locust tree.

But this time no one tried to stop her, but everyone's heart was still in their throat. Seeing Chen getting closer and closer to the big locust tree, when she was only one step away, Chen slammed on the brakes.

He staggered to a stop.

Well, she really didn't dare. After all, it's better to live a miserable life than to die.

What's more, her son is well educated, and she is looking forward to becoming an old lady and enjoying her life, so she is reluctant to die like this.

Wait! Where is my son?

Your own mother is about to die, and you don’t even come out to stop her?

When he turned around, he saw Chen Xu standing there indifferently, as if it had nothing to do with him and as if he didn't care. On the contrary, it was Sun Xiuxiu who was looking at him nervously.

Chen's face looked a little gloomy. She was more or less disappointed with her son's reaction. How could reading so many books make his brain so pedantic?

I haven't thought about it at all like before.

"The location of the well has been chosen." The village chief looked at Chen and said unhappily, "It won't be changed. It doesn't matter who comes."

Chen could only keep his little thoughts in mind. He also planned to ask Chen Xu to plead with the village chief.

"Okay, let's all disperse."

Looking at Chen's back, the village chief sighed helplessly. It was not easy for Chen to be a widow. Besides, Chen Xu was the only educated man in the village, so he usually took good care of the Chen family.

But why is Chen becoming more and more confused?

The three members of the Chen family were walking on the way back. Everyone kept their distance from them. Chen couldn't help but think of the time when Chen Xu had just passed the imperial examination. At that time, everyone in the village fawned over her and were especially respectful and flattering to her.

But when did all this change?

Thinking about it carefully, it seems that since Zhao Yunchuan came to their village, everything has been going wrong for them and their lives have been getting worse and worse. Even now that he has married Sun Xiuxiu, it is not much better.

Chen snorted coldly. This Zhao Yunchuan was not compatible with her and would definitely be her unlucky.

"mother."

Chen Xu's voice was a little leisurely: "Be more polite in the future, and don't quarrel like a shrew. It's too vulgar."

Upon hearing this, Chen was furious. He looked at Chen Xu in disbelief. "Your father passed away early, and I raised you with all my heart. Did it have an easy life for me? I treated you with all my heart, and you actually despised me? Do you still have a conscience, you unfilial son!"

Chen was really sad.

Outsiders can only make her angry, but her own son can make her sad.

"Mom, that's not what I meant."

"That's not what you mean? Then what do you mean?"

Chen Xu explained calmly, "You will be the old lady in the future. What you did just now was inappropriate. You are my biological mother, so I will not despise you, but outsiders will. You don't want to lose face in front of outsiders, right?"

Chen felt relieved, her son was indeed filial.

"But you haven't become an old lady yet, have you? I'll change it when you become one."

Chen Xu frowned slightly: "It's only a matter of time. Change it now, otherwise it will be too late to change it later."

"Okay, I'll listen to my son."

Sun Xiuxiu stood aside without saying a word. What can I say? These two are indeed mother and son. One dares to make big promises, and the other dares to eat them.

She used to bet on Chen Xu's future, thinking that at the very least he could pass the imperial examination and become a scholar. But after getting married for a few days, she found that Chen Xu did not like studying. Several times, he said that he wanted to study, but he was secretly reading picture books behind her back.

Even if he wasn't looking at the picture book, he would start to daydream after reading a few sentences. When asked by her, he said he was thinking.

In order for them to have common topics with scholars, the Sun family hired someone to teach them how to read, so Sun Xiuxiu was sure that she was not thinking at all and was clearly distracted.

It's just a useful pretext for studying.