Boss, He’s Becoming a Father [Arc 1] Chapter 15.1: The Prodigal Son (27
After hearing this, Mrs. Wang immediately felt guilty rather than refuting.
When Mrs. Wang heard this, the first thing she did was not refute, but she felt a little guilty.
After Shao Dabao’s finger was chopped off, Mrs. Wang had been angry with Shao Xiaocao for a long time, feeling that it was her daughter’s lack of cooperation that had harmed her beloved son.
Because of this, she was reluctant to give her daughter a good look for a long time. This time she went back to her parents’ home to help her nephew’s marriage. But in fact, she secretly asked for in-laws for Shao Xiaocao.
Other mothers bothered to find out, because they were afraid that their daughter would not be able to marry a good in-laws, but Mrs. Wang was afraid that her daughter would not be able to sell at a good price, which is why it was so troublesome.
“What did you do when you went back to your mother’s house?” Shao Yu asked directly when he saw her expression was wrong.
Mrs. Wang’s eyes looked around.
“There’s something wrong with you.” Shao Yu said.
Mrs. Wang pursed her lips, her face full of hesitation, as if she didn’t know whether to speak or not.
Shao Yu thought about it carefully. Now in this family, the only thing Wang could care about was her daughter, so he asked directly: “Who did you promise your daughter to?”
Seeing her husband’s reaction, Mrs. Wang retorted in a low voice, “No no…No one.”
She was even more fortunate in her heart that she hadn’t reached that point yet.
Shao Yu stared at her and asked, “Explain what happened.”
Mrs. Wang was stared directly at by her husband, and she once again felt the terrifying aura on her husband’s body.
After many years of marriage, the last time she saw her husband like this was when Zhang Meng came to make trouble.
“Just… I just asked someone to find a good family for Xiaocao.” Mrs. Wang said softly. She couldn’t help but feel lucky at this time. She just asked her mother’s family to help find a good family, and did not directly make a marriage arrangement.
Seeing that Shao Yu’s expression was wrong, she hurriedly added: “That family has an only son, and is willing to give fifty taels of betrothal gifts.”
It was fifty taels again. Shao Yu didn’t know why, but when he heard this number, he felt annoyed.
“What’s going on with this only son?” Shao Yu got to the point.
Mrs. Wang’s eyes flashed and she whispered, “It’s just that my brain is not very good, just like a child.”
Shao Yu immediately understood that this was a wife for a fool.
Mrs. Wang thought this marriage was a good one and advised: “He looks like a child, which means he is kind. If our Xiaocao, is willing to marry him, their family will definitely treat her well.”
“There are many vicious children.” Shao Yu turned to ask: “To what point have you reached?”
Mrs. Wang pinched the corner of her clothes and said, “That family wants to find a master to calculate and see if the two children’s horoscopes match. Aren’t they still waiting for a reply?”
Shao Yu breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this. In fact, even if Wang made a random promise to his daughter outside, he could cancel the marriage, but this would make things very troublesome. Now everything is still in a state of intention, but there is still room for maneuver.
Mrs. Wang didn’t know what her husband was thinking. Instead, she said from the side: “Why don’t they reply? Do you think a fool dares to dislike my Xiaocao?”
Shao Yu glanced at her and said, “If they come over, you will directly reject it. Xiaocao’s marriage, wait for me to come back, I already have a plan in my heart.”
“Plan? What plan? Is there any better plan than a fifty-tael dowry? There will be no shop like this after passing this village!” Mrs. Wang asked urgently.
Mrs. Wang was talking about the plan of fifty taels of dowry, but to Shao Yu’s ears, it sounded like she was talking about the business of fifty taels of dowry.
The words were full of silver, and there was no mention of Shao Xiaocao’s feelings.
Shao Yu was disappointed, but he had a countermeasure in an instant, and said with great disdain: “What is fifty taels of betrothal gifts?”
Mrs. Wang’s eyes widened immediately after hearing this.
“I recently arranged a very good marriage for her. The man’s family is rich and he is willing to pay a betrothal gift several times fifty taels. As long as we get this gift, Dabao will be able to live and eat without having to do anything in the future.” Shao Yu made nonsense, naturally this marriage does not exist.
After hearing this, Mrs. Wang was ecstatic at first, but then asked: “What about the marriage you mentioned earlier?”
Shao Yu said matter-of-factly: “If Dabao is still alive, naturally we will not consider marrying him. If Dabao cannot be found, don’t we have to rely on this little one at our age? This marriage can only be abandoned.”
What Shao Yu said was reasonable and well-founded, which made Mrs. Wang look stunned.
Shao Yu added: “Like you, I also think that Dabao will not die.”
Mrs. Wang nodded vigorously and praised: “Husband, you are still thoughtful.”
Shao Yu continued: “If she gets married, treat her better, then she will think more about her mother’s family in the future. If she recruits a son-in-law, then treat her even more. After all, we are counting on her for our retirement.”
Mrs. Wang nodded after hearing this. Although she didn’t want to admit it, she still felt that what Shao Yu said made sense.
It’s just that people can’t control themselves so easily. Mrs. Wang knew rationally that she should coax her daughter, but in action she couldn’t help but hurt her.
Shao Yu has traveled through many worlds. Sometimes when he thinks about it, he feels that human nature is fragile and pitiful. Although they are close relatives, they still have to rely on interests to maintain their relationship with each other.
“They are all my own flesh and blood. If I treat her better, will I still suffer a loss?” Shao Yu asked.
Mrs. Wang was stunned after hearing this. She felt she was wrong, but she still explained: “I… I used to be very good to her.”
Shao Yu stared at her, but he knew in his heart that the “good” in Mrs. Wang’s mouth was only when she needed to coax her daughter to sacrifice.
Wang then revealed her true thoughts: “I am her own mother, even if I treat her badly, does she dare not be filial to me?”
Shao Yu immediately asked: “You are also Dabao’s own mother, so why do you want to please him so much? Isn’t it because you are afraid that he will be unfilial?”
Mrs. Wang couldn’t argue with Shao Yu, so she could only say impatiently: “Can a son and a daughter be the same?”
“What’s the difference? You are a woman, so you look down on women?” Shao Yu asked.
Mrs. Wang had been confused for most of her life. Even if Shao Yu told her this, she was unwilling to think about it any further. Instead, she said matter-of-factly: “Men are women’s gods, so of course they are more noble.”
Shao Yu saw that her face was calm and there was no falsehood in her face when she said this, and he understood that this was what she really thought in her heart. He didn’t feel angry at all, but said: “It’s okay to focus on boys, but you shouldn’t underestimate girls, don’t you want to be valued and favored by your parents when you are in your parents’ home?”
Mrs. Wang was stunned when she heard this, and distant memories eroded her.
In her memory, there was endless work to do at her parents’ house, and the gaze that her parents never gave her.
“There is nothing wrong with you loving Dabao, but you can also give a little bit to Xiaocao. If you can’t get it, don’t you let your daughter get it?” Shao Yu asked.
Faced with these sharp words, Mrs. Wang immediately started to think deeply, but she seemed a little flustered. She could only casually say: “I know, I know, I will love her.”
After hearing this, Shao Yu still looked at her with suspicion.
Mrs. Wang didn’t know why, but she envied Shao Xiaocao very much at this moment. She didn’t want to stay here any longer, so she opened the door and went out.
Shao Xiaocao was outside, although she was saddened by the news of her brother’s death, but she did not stop working. She was still making her lanterns honestly, without any idea of what her parents said in the room.
At this time, when he saw the door open, her father’s face was calm, and her mother’s originally sad face, when she saw her daughter, she didn’t know what she was thinking, she suddenly opened her mouth and showed a very scary smile to Shao Xiaocao.
Shao Xiaocao was so frightened that she trembled on the spot.
Shao Yu glanced at Wang, who immediately started her performance.
“Xiaocao, you worked hard making the lantern, are you hungry?” Mrs. Wang tried hard to speak to her daughter in a loving tone.
Thinking back carefully, Mrs. Wang had never spoken to her daughter so kindly except when she forced her to marry Zhang Meng.
Shao Xiaocao only felt awkward when she heard her question, first shook her head, and then asked softly: “Mother, do you want to hold a funeral for my brother? Do you want to notify relatives? ?”
When an official came to visit her, he spoke with certainty about her brother’s death. In her opinion, it was a certainty. Although Mrs. Wang’s reaction was fierce, Shao Xiaocao just thought it was because her mother was unwilling to accept the news of her brother’s death.
Shao Xiaocao asked kindly, but the “funeral matter” directly touched Mrs. Wang’s minefield. The expression on her face was unbearable, and she immediately scolded: “What kind of funeral? Your brother is not dead yet! Even if your brother is dead, No, it’s not your turn to be in charge of the Shao family!”
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