vrcanaries Chapter 334 Drawing a Clear Boundary
Chapter 334 Drawing a Clear Boundary
Fortunately, it was on two carriages.
Xu Wenyan really didn't like dealing with elders, and of course he had no experience.
He had gotten used to being alone, and now there were so many inexplicable "family members" appearing, which made him a little annoyed.
Moreover, Mr. Zhang's pressure actually ruined Xu Wenyan's good impression of them.
It was already dusk when we arrived at Zhang's house.
"Yan'er, the village is too far from the county. Why don't you move in with us? Your uncle Zhang will open a yard for you."
Along the way, Zhang Kai sat in the car for four hours without any rest. He was even more tired than when he came to Fengxian from the capital.
"No need, Uncle Zhang, I opened a tavern in the county, I can rest there."
"A tavern is a tavern. It's not as comfortable as our house."
The two chatted for a while, and Zhang Kai brought Xu Wenyan into the main house, where Xu Wenyan saw Zhang Chengjin sitting next to him. Besides some maids, there was a second room with two young ladies.
Xu Wenyan happened to know these two ladies.
"Cousin." Zhang Chengjin stood up happily. He knew that Xu Wenyan would definitely refuse if he went there, but he didn't expect that he would really come.
Xu Wenyan nodded: "Cousin."
Wei Nanchun turned around and was startled when he heard the voice. He then quickly pulled Wang Yingying beside him and said, "Yingying, look."
Wang Yingying had seen Xu Wenyan a long time ago. When he met Zhang Chengjin, she vaguely felt that he was somewhat similar to Xu Wenyan. She didn't expect that they were cousins.
Wei Nanchun came on behalf of the Wei family to check on Old Master Zhang's condition, and Wang Yingying came along, but she didn't expect to meet Xu Wenyan here.
"By the way, let me introduce you. This is the eldest daughter of the Wei family, Wei Nanchun. This is the eldest daughter of the Wang family of Dianzhou Palace, Wang Yingying." Zhang Chengjin took Xu Wenyan two steps forward.
"Dianzhou?"
Xu Wenyan thought that he was really destined to follow Dianzhou, and he would definitely go and see it when he had time in the future.
"Hello, Miss Wei, hello, Miss Wang." Xu Wenyan greeted them one by one, and the two girls returned the greetings.
Zhang Chengjin pulled Xu Wenyan into the inner room: "Let's go see grandpa first."
"oh oh."
Following Zhang Chengjin into the house, Old Man Zhang was lying on the bed. Xu Wenyan was also impressed. In that era without mobile phones or televisions, what was he doing lying on the bed?
Why not go down and take a stroll?
And this trip takes a whole day, which is very difficult.
"Grandpa, Wen Yan is here." Zhang Chengjin slowly helped the old man up.
The old man saw Xu Wenyan and reached out to hold him: "Yan'er."
"Well, are you feeling better?"
Old Master Zhang's eyes darkened. As expected, Xu Wenyan seemed to be unfamiliar with him. He didn't even call him "grandpa".
"I just felt a little dizzy, but I felt much better after seeing Yan'er." Old Master Zhang looked at Xu Wenyan kindly.
Xu Wenyan lowered his head, thinking: "Alas, Old Master Zhang, I will tell you straight, my mother did not allow me to have any contact with the Zhang family when she was alive.
She had hatred in her heart and never closed her eyes until she died."
Xu Wenyan could also roughly guess what was going on within the Zhang family.
There is a son and a daughter in the family. The son Zhang Kai lives a good life with the Zhang family, but Zhang Guoying follows Xu Fu in a mountain village like Xujia Village.
In Xu Wenyan's original impression, his father was a man who could not make up his mind, and he listened to Zhang Guoying and the two old people in everything he did at home.
Such a strong man eventually died in the snow, and even the money for his burial had to be begged from every family by Xu Dashan.
The last time Xu Dashan returned to the village, he found all the relatives he could find and returned the money with interest.
After all, Xu Wenyan was an outsider, so he had no feelings about taking advantage of his dead mother.
"Ah? This..." Old Master Zhang didn't know what to say for a moment.
I felt guilty towards my daughter before, and after hearing what Xu Wenyan said, the guilt in my heart was magnified again.
"Hmph, my aunt chose to marry and leave our family when our family was in the most difficult time. Grandpa, you have done nothing to let her down!" Zhang Chengjin said coldly.
Xu Wenyan also found it interesting. It seemed that Zhang Chengjin didn't know who his aunt married.
Although Xu Fujia is considered relatively wealthy in the countryside, he is still a rural family after all.
Without Zhang Guoying's dowry, this family would not be alive today.
"Cheng'er! Don't say that about your aunt... cough cough cough."
Xu Wenyan was shocked. Wow! This family is hiding this from Zhang Chengjin. They don’t think that he doesn’t know either.
"I'm sorry, cousin, that's not what I meant." Zhang Chengjin hurriedly looked at Xu Wenyan. After all, that was Xu Wenyan's mother.
Xu Wenyan was about to say it was nothing, but then he changed his mind and thought, isn’t this a chance to get rid of the Zhang family?
"Enough! My mother doesn't need to be bullied by you like this!" Xu Wenyan waved his sleeves and walked out.
"Cousin, I was wrong." Zhang Chengjin hurriedly chased forward.
Old Mr. Zhang sighed softly on the bed, but there was nothing he could do. He owed Zhang Guoying his whole life.
In this way, Xu Wenyan walked quickly all the way to the gate of Zhang's house, and Zhang Chengjin followed behind.
Zhang Chengjin grabbed Xu Wenyan's wrist and said, "Wenyan, I was really wrong. I shouldn't have said that about your mother."
Seeing his anxious expression, Xu Wenyan also felt puzzled. Why did his family have to be so persistent with someone he hadn't seen for more than ten years?
These can all be considered strangers.
And there are many such examples in ancient rural areas. It is true that when people become rich, they start to seek psychological comfort, right?
Do you think that charity decades later can make up for what happened in the past?
Once some decisions are made, there is no going back.
Xu Wenyan had no intention of pursuing the matter. This family was eager to do something for him. Were they trying to please themselves?
"Zhang Chengjin." Xu Wenyan looked at him solemnly. To be honest, he had a good impression of this cousin. At least he was very nice to him.
"We can be good friends, maybe even good brothers, but I will not acknowledge my relationship with your Zhang family, and you should stop mentioning this matter."
Zhang Chengjin was delighted. He thought Xu Wenyan was angry with him. "Okay, as long as you're not angry, I can do anything."
Xu Wenyan nodded: "I will be ready to make wine in a few days, and I will be able to give it to you next month."
"Well, okay, are you hungry? Can we go eat something?" Zhang Chengjin asked cautiously.
"Let me treat you. You can only eat at my pub at this time."
Xu Wenyan was in a good mood today. At least he wouldn't be harassed by the Zhang family for a long time.