PFC Chapter 1073: The Boy Riding His Bamboo Horse (Extra 1)
Chapter 1073: The Boy Riding His Bamboo Horse (Extra 1)
Don’t Despise the Poor Middle-Aged (Part 3)
After all, I have been an official for so many years and am no longer used to the common sayings.
The words on his lips were blocked by Zhao Yue Niang again.
Zhao Yueniang knew that he hadn't had a good life these years, as he was a child she had watched grow up. She said, "Since you're here, come in and meet your father!"
Then he let Xiao Jianlu in.
The simple house is even worse than the one I rented before.
"Why do we have to move here? Can't we live in our old house anymore?" Xiao Jianlu didn't understand. Although his family was not rich before, they were not so poor either.
"The landlord's second son is getting married, and they're going to use the house to get married themselves, so how can they rent it to us?" Zhao Yue Niang pointed at the houses and said, "Although these houses are small, your father spent a lot of money on them.
"Xiao Jianlu, you haven't forgotten, have you? Back then, so that you could go to school, we basically didn't save any money. To buy this house, your father even borrowed a lot from the owner of Jiuhua Building, and it was only in recent years that he was able to pay it back."
Hearing Zhao Yueniang mention the past again, Xiao Jianlu finally lowered his head.
But after thinking about it, Xiao Jianlu said: "That's not right! Didn't the Yuan family give me money back then? Although I took some of it, but..."
Zhao Yueniang didn't respond at all. She pointed to one of the rooms and said, "Your father is in there. Go ask him. I didn't see a single copper coin of that money."
It turned out that when Xiao Gencai saw Xiao Jianlu marry into his wife's family, he had the idea of having another son.
He found a young girl outside without Yue Niang's knowledge, intending to wait for her to give birth to a child before bringing her home.
Who knew that the woman had been a secret prostitute before, her body had long been damaged and she could not have children at all. After a long time, she had cheated most of the money and ran away.
In the end, Xiao Gencai lost both his life and his wealth, and probably because he had suffered so much during that period, he found that he was no longer able to function not long after he returned home.
A few years passed like this, and Zhao Yue Niang naturally brought back a two or three-year-old child, saying that she wanted to adopt him as her son and take care of him in his old age.
In fact, anyone with a discerning eye can tell that Zhao Yue Niang and this child must be related by blood, because their eyebrows and eyes look so similar.
"This is my sister's child. I specially asked for him. He is my nephew, so of course he looks like me!" Although Zhao Yue Niang's explanation was a bit far-fetched, many people still believed it.
At least Xiao Gencai believed it.
When the child first came to the Xiao family, Xiao Gencai was not very close to him. But one day, when the child began to follow him to learn a craft, Xiao Gencai suddenly burst into tears. After that, he began to teach everything he knew to Xiao Nianqiu - the name the child was later given.
Xiao Jianlu knew nothing about this. After all, he had been away from the Xiao family for too long.
Pushing open the door, Xiao Jianlu stood at the door and shouted, "Dad, I'm back!"
The room was dim, and Xiao Gencai, whose eyesight wasn't very good, only noticed that Xiao Nianqiu's voice sounded a bit haggard today, so he said with concern, "Nianqiu, did you not make the selection today? It's okay! If it really doesn't work out, just stay at Jiuhua Tower and work. You can support yourself with your skills."
"Dad, it's me, I'm Jianlu!" Xiao Jianlu said with difficulty.
Xiao Gencai paused for a moment, then said in a cold tone: "What do you mean by seeing a deer, you bitch! My son's name is Xiao Nianqiu. You look quite old, how can you claim him as your father?"
Zhao Yue Niang had actually guessed this result a long time ago. After all, the selfishness and indifference in the Xiao family are inherited from the same generation.
Over the years, Xiao Gencai had already inquired about his son's situation, so while Xiao Jianlu was afraid that his father would rely on him, Xiao Gencai was also afraid that Xiao Jianlu would come to rely on him after being kicked out of the Yuan family.
"Alright, we've met, Master Xiao, please go back!" Zhao Yueniang urged from the side, "I heard it's not easy to be a son-in-law. There are rules about what time you should be home. Don't get punished for these trivial matters."
Xiao Jianlu looked back at his father and found that he had turned his face towards the bed. It was obvious that he didn't want to see him anymore, so he turned around and walked out of the room.
Zhao Yueniang's voice came from behind: "Don't bully the poor young, don't bully the poor middle-aged, don't bully the poor old. In a few years, the dead will be the greatest!"
Xiao Jianlu stumbled and fell flat on his face. After standing up, he went back to Yuan's house without saying anything else.
From then on, he lived between the warehouse and the Yuan family compound. He didn't even buy snacks to go with his drinks. He ate whatever the Yuan family gave him.
In traditional Chinese medicine, there is a disease called "damaged heart meridian". Once the vitality in a person's heart is dissipated, his life is actually coming to an end.
At the age of forty-six, Xiao Jianlu was confined to bed. He asked his son who came to visit him, "Son, your wife is about to give birth! Can the child take your surname? Let him study and become an official!"
"Dad, she was born the day before yesterday!" Yuan Angxi said with some embarrassment, "Dad, it's a girl, she can't be an official!"
Puff! Xiao Jianlu spat out a mouthful of blood as soon as he heard the word "girl". The moment his hand dropped, he couldn't close his eyes.