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Chapter 152: Disharmony between Children and Children is Mostly Caused by the Elders’ Immature Ethic

"Uncle, we want to ask you about Chen Fangping's house?"

The village chief was stunned when he heard this.

"What? Something strange happened again?"

"No, we just saw someone standing in front of the door yesterday when we were leaving work, but he disappeared in the blink of an eye, so we didn't see clearly who it was. But we believe that there is nothing wrong with our eyes, and we shouldn't be mistaken."

The children then heard them say that it was no wonder that the two of them looked so bad when they came back last night and had big dark circles under their eyes this morning.

The children all felt a little guilty.

"Mom, why didn't you tell us last night? I'm married now and can help you share the burden." Dashu felt particularly guilty.

As the eldest son in the family, I am married but still cannot stand on my own feet. I still need my mother to worry about everything. I am really unfilial.

"We didn't see it clearly, and we don't want to worry you. If we tell you, the whole family won't be able to sleep well."

Zheng Yuan patted the big tree on the shoulder.

"Humph!" The village chief snorted coldly, "He's playing tricks again. This is all he can do. Looking at everyone, they are just like him. Don't you think they have any brains?"

It seems that the village chief really knows something about the inside story.

"Uncle, since we have rented this house now, and there are so many people working inside, we are afraid something might happen. I hope you can tell us everything you know. If there is anything, we can take precautions and not be harmed by others without knowing what happened."

"Old man, just tell me quickly. Kids, don't blame your uncle. It's mainly because he didn't expect that the family would not give up." The village chief's wife was afraid that they would blame the village chief.

"How could that be? We saved it."

At that time, they knew that this matter was not simple, but they still chose to rent the yard. They were more or less prepared, but they did not expect that the people behind the scenes were so anxious.

"Ah~"

The village chief was silent for a moment, then heaved a long sigh, his face full of sadness.

"Speaking of this, it's also my fault. I kept thinking that I had warned them last time, so they should give up. I also thought that we are from the same clan, so I saved their face out of consideration for this. Who would have thought that this would encourage their ambitions?"

"The figure last night must be Chen Fangping's eldest brother Chen Fangyuan. He probably thought you women were timid and wanted to scare you away. It seems that his family has not given up on this house. Seeing that you are not scared, who knows what they will do next. Wife Jiaming, wife Yuandong, this family is too cruel, otherwise you should move out, and I will find another place for you."

The village chief was still a little worried.

"Uncle, we chose to rent that house ourselves, so we don't blame you. To be honest, we had some suspicions in our minds, but we still moved in because we thought that house was the most suitable choice at the moment. Don't worry, just tell us what you know, and we will take precautions ourselves."

The two of them didn't want to move. The factory was finally on the right track. If they looked for a new yard, it would take a few more days. Since they knew someone was playing tricks, there was no point in letting him do whatever he wanted.

"Old man, just tell me, do you still want to save her face?" The village chief's wife was very anxious.

The village chief picked up his pipe and took a deep puff, lost in his memories.

"This is all about the conflict between the children and the lack of moral integrity of the elders. Fang Ping is a miserable child. His mother Tian Xizhen has disliked him since he was a child and made him do all the dirty and tiring work. They are obviously the same children, but Tian Xizhen is partial to the older generation. In the middle of winter, Chen Fangyuan wore a fur coat and went around the village to tease cats and dogs, while Fang Ping could only wear a single layer of clothes and go fishing in the river."

"The villagers couldn't bear to see this, so sometimes they would give Fang Ping some clothes or food. But after all, he was someone else's child, so it was difficult for them to say anything. If they said too much, Tian Xizhen would come to the door and scold them, and even forbid the villagers to give Fang Ping food."

"I had just become the village chief and I went to her house to persuade her several times, but Tian Xizhen was a tough nut to crack. She said that the child was born in her belly, so she could do whatever she wanted. If I said anything more, she told me to recognize Fang Ping as my own son."

"You know, this is just nonsense. How can I acknowledge him as my son when his father is still alive? Besides, although our two branches are very distantly related, our ancestors are from the same lineage. So Fang Ping is my peer. His father, Chen Guanghao, is also a softie. I was counting on him to take care of Fang Ping, but when Tian Xizhen glared at him, he couldn't say a word."

"Little Fang Ping was hungry and cold every day, and he had to do most of the work. He was often beaten and scolded by his family. Chen Fangyuan was spoiled by his mother and didn't know how to do anything. He only knew how to order his brother around and treated Fang Ping like his servant. I heard him call his brother a bastard several times, and he didn't dare to call him that in front of people outside until I scolded him."

The village chief was choked up as he spoke, and his wife's eyes were also red.

"Fang Ping is a miserable child."

Zheng Yuan and Duan Minmin also fell silent. They both married from other villages and were not aware of these past events.

"Although his family treated him badly, with the help of the villagers, Fang Ping grew up. He was old enough to get married, but Tian Xizhen had already found a wife for Chen Fangyuan and ignored her youngest son. When the villagers asked her about it, she said that her family didn't have the money to find a wife for Fang Ping. If anyone doesn't want a dowry, they can come by themselves."

"Just based on this statement, no one would be willing to marry their daughter here. Fang Ping is already in his twenties, but still single, working like a slave for his family."

"One winter, there was no work in the fields, so Tian Xizhen forced Fang Ping to go to town to find work to earn money for the family during the New Year. Fang Ping was not one to resist, so he went to town with only a few thin clothes on his back. But that winter was particularly cold, with snow everywhere and even a thin layer of ice on the dock. Who would hire someone to work?"

"Fang Ping wandered the streets for a few days but couldn't find a job. He could only beg for food when restaurants were selling out leftovers, and sleep in broken temples at night. Seeing that it was getting colder and colder, he had no choice but to rush home. On the way, he saved a girl who was fleeing. The girl was from the north, and her family was buried in the snow. She was the only one who had fled here. She had nowhere else to go, and she was grateful to Fang Ping for saving her, so she followed Fang Ping home."

"When they saw Fang Ping didn't bring back a penny and brought back a girl who couldn't even lift her arms or shoulders, Tian Xizhen and Chen Fangyuan's wife were really upset. It was Laba that day, but they didn't even let them have a bite of hot porridge. They pushed and dragged the two of them out, yelling and shouting for them to get out."

"It's winter, and there are two ragged children begging outside the door, while the whole family is sitting by the fire and eating snacks, and no one comes out to see them."

"Perhaps he was completely disappointed. That afternoon, Fang Ping came to our house and begged me to help him divide the family. Over the years, it's not that no one has advised him to divide the family, but Fang Ping couldn't bear to do so. He always hoped to get some warmth from his parents who had been heartbroken for a long time. Now he has completely given up and figured it out. We are all happy for him."

"So I called a few of the elders in our Chen family who were influential and went to Chen Guanghao's house. When we entered the house, the whole family was sitting in the kitchen happily eating sticky Laba porridge. When Fang Ping, a grown man, saw this scene, tears came to his eyes."

At this point, the village chief was a little speechless. The village chief's wife came over and patted him on the back. After a long silence, he finally calmed down.