Chapter 37: The Grace That Mrs. Chen Believes In

Chen Mingchuan didn’t want to argue with his mother, as she was not someone who would back down.

Even if he won, it would be a loss.

In rural areas, people placed great importance on filial piety.

He was a government official, a soldier, and he didn’t want people talking behind his back, saying he was unfilial, tarnishing the image of soldiers.

“Mom, Xinyue is very sick, she hasn’t been able to work in the fields for the past few days.”

“The doctor in the county repeatedly told us not to let her overwork, otherwise her illness will worsen!”

“This trip cost me over a hundred yuan, almost all the money I brought back is gone.”

“If she gets sick again, I’ll have to ask you for money.”

Dream on!

This useless Li Benlu, what kind of illness did she get!

She actually spent so much of her son’s money, how terrible!

Seeing her mother’s expression, as if she wanted to eat him alive, Chen Mingchuan knew she was heartbroken about the money.

“Mom, how many work points does she earn a day? I’ll pay you for the work points she misses, alright?”

The original owner was like an old ox, doing the same work as men.

Now, not only had she spent almost all the money her son brought back, she also wasn’t going to work, making Mrs. Chen’s heart feel worse than being stabbed by a knife.

She angrily asked: “She earns ten work points a day, what? You’re going to pay her?”

Actually, she earned eight work points.

But Mrs. Chen deliberately overreported by two points…

Chen Mingchuan nodded: “Yes, I don’t have much money left, but I still have a few yuan.”

“The brigade secretary said that our production team had a dividend of 5.7 yuan for ten work points last year, so I’ll give her ten days off first.”

This son, he actually valued this cheap woman so much, if he didn’t get rid of her, how could the Chen family ever be in his eyes?

But wasn’t he supposed to dislike her?

Why did he change so quickly in just a few days?

Mrs. Chen was so angry that her liver hurt, she started to scold: “Money, money, money, you black-hearted thing, where did your money come from?”

“If it weren’t for your mother making you join the army, would you have a good life today?”

“You ungrateful thing, now that you’re successful, you’ve forgotten your mother’s upbringing, haven’t you?”

“Fine, fine, you’re so rich, then keep giving her leave, keep giving her leave until you take her away!”

It was your mother who made him join the army?

It was true!

But Chen Mingchuan’s face turned black!

“Mom, since joining the army is so good, why didn’t you let my older brother go?”

“I was only fifteen at the time, you insisted on making me go! If I didn’t go, you threatened me.”

“Do you know that evading military service is illegal!”

What?

Evading military service is illegal?

Although Mrs. Chen was scared, she refused to admit it.

“Isn’t it good that you went? If it weren’t for me forcing you to go, would you be where you are today?”

“The old saying goes: ‘Suffer hardship to become a superior person!'”

“Now you don’t know how to be grateful, you still hold resentment? Is this how the army teaches you?”

“I think the one who needs ideological reform is you, not the fourth child and his wife!”

Heh, this old woman, she really can talk!

Chen Mingchuan smiled faintly, but his smile was very cold.

“Whether joining the army is good or not, I won’t say much, just look at me!”

As soon as he finished speaking, he took off his shirt, revealing several long, square, and round scars on his body, making everyone gasp…

Goodness, these injuries, each one must have been a near-death experience!

The argument in the courtyard was heard clearly by Li Xinyue inside the house.

It wasn’t that she wanted to listen, but Mrs. Chen’s voice was too loud.

She didn’t expect that Chen Mingchuan joined the army because of Mrs. Chen’s coercion.

She didn’t see what Chen Mingchuan’s body looked like either.

It was easy to imagine that a rural boy like him would have to pay a high price to achieve success.

She just didn’t understand.

Why such a brilliant son couldn’t get his parents’ love.

If her son was so excellent, she would be so proud of him!

Li Xinyue scoffed: “I really don’t understand this old woman, her brain must be full of water.”

Chen Mingchuan brought in lunch, the usual potato noodle rice, still with barely any rice grains.

The dishes were boiled pumpkin and steamed potato chunks.

The Chen family wasn’t actually that poor, but Mrs. Chen was a miser, unwilling to use oil, so they could only eat steamed dishes.

This task used to be done by the original owner, but now it was replaced by Wang Mei.

For Li Xinyue, who valued delicious food above all else, she really couldn’t eat this kind of food.

But her stomach would be hungry if she didn’t eat, so she could only force it down.

Seeing her struggle to eat, Chen Mingchuan didn’t say anything.

He silently went out and found Mrs. Chen who was eating, asking, “Mom, do we have any eggs?”

“Yes, five cents each.”

Chen Mingchuan didn’t say much, he took out a dollar from his pants pocket: “Buy twenty.”

“I want to eat eggs, I want to eat eggs too!”

Chen Fugui immediately shouted when he heard his third uncle buying eggs.

But Chen Mingchuan didn’t indulge him: “If you want to eat eggs, ask your father to buy them.”

“Your third aunt is sick, this is for her to recover.”

Chen Fugui was spoiled rotten, he yelled fiercely: “I don’t care, I want to eat eggs!”

“Dad, Mom, I want to eat eggs, I want to eat eggs!”

“Go buy me eggs to eat, otherwise when you get old, I won’t support you!”

As soon as these words came out, everyone’s faces turned ugly.

Especially Chen Lao Da.

He didn’t think his son was bad, but thought it was all caused by his third brother.

If his third brother hadn’t bought any eggs, his son wouldn’t have said such things!

But he dared not say anything to his third brother.

So he looked at Mrs. Chen and said: “Mom, the child is growing, just give him an egg to eat.”

Could she give him one?

There were three grandsons in the family!

She could not give the granddaughter any, but she had to give the grandsons some.

Three eggs would be fifteen cents, would they eat them in a few bites?

Mrs. Chen’s face darkened: “If you want to give him, you pay! No money, no food!”

“He’s really spoiled! He has food to eat, he still wants eggs!”

“If all the eggs are eaten by you, where will the oil and salt money come from? Will you pay?”

Chen Fugui heard that he couldn’t eat eggs, and immediately started to cry.

“I want to eat eggs, I want to eat eggs!”

“Wuwuwu, that Li Benlu has eggs to eat, why don’t I?”

“I don’t care, I don’t care, if you don’t give me eggs, I’ll go kill the chicken and eat it!”

As soon as these words came out, Mrs. Chen’s face turned into a rag: “You dare! You dare touch my chicken, I’ll chop off your hands!”

“These eggs aren’t for sale, no one can eat them!”

Chen Mingchuan didn’t say much, just his eyes became deeper.

He stared at his relatives, the words ‘Li Benlu’ echoed in his mind, a surge of anger welled up in his eyes.

Even a child called her ‘stupid donkey’, proving that she was right, in this family, she was not even as good as a cow!

He glanced at his nephew, then turned and walked out.

Seeing his third brother being so rude, Chen Mingguo spoke with a face full of anger.

“Mom, the third brother is so arrogant when he has money! He bought twenty eggs at once!”

“He has so much money, why hasn’t he shown any filial piety to you two?”