Republic of China: Guandong Ginseng King

Chapter 214 The Chen Brothers
After a busy autumn, it was a rare opportunity for us to relax. We all got together, drank, played finger-guessing games, talked and laughed. It was quite lively.

As the host, Qu Shaoyang had to toast to each table to express his gratitude.

After a while, he drank a little too much and his face became red and swollen.

Everyone at the Qu family was drinking and chatting happily, but outside the gate of the Chen family, two carriages were parked one in front and one behind.

The two men driving the coach wore otter-skin hats, wolf-skin cloaks, and palm-wide belts around their waists. There was a bulge at the back of their waists as if something was hidden.

Looking at the carriages again, I had no idea what was loaded on the two flatbed carriages, which were covered with torn sacks, oilcloth and other things.

"Brother, our parents are not at home." Chen Yunhan pointed to the lock on the Chen family's door and said.

"I think he went to his brother-in-law's place. So, you wait here and I'll go take a look."

Chen Yunzhe threw the whip to his brother and walked quickly towards the Qu family.

The Chen family’s home was not far from the Qu family’s home, and they could reach the home in a short walk. However, before Chen Yunzhe got close, he was stunned.

Why was such a big house built to the west of my brother-in-law's house?

Whose house is this? It is so big that it is built right next to two small houses of someone else. Isn't this a bit of bullying?

Since they parted in Kuandian, Chen Yunzhe and his brother never came back, so naturally they didn’t know that this was Qu Shaoyang’s new house.

So Chen Yunzhe walked over quickly and wanted to find his brother-in-law to ask where his parents were.

When I got closer, I realized something was not right.

The two small houses here seem to be in the same courtyard as the house at the west end.

Looking more closely, I saw that the small house on the east side was deserted, with no smoke coming out of the chimney at this time. However, the big house on the west side seemed to be quite lively.

Chen Yunzhe simply walked towards the big house in the west, but saw that the door of the house was open and many people were coming and going in the yard.

"Xingjia, Xingye, why are you here? Is this also Shaoyang's house?"

Chen Yunzhe had sharp eyes and immediately spotted the familiar face and greeted him quickly.

A few people from Xingjia and Xingye were busy in the yard. There was a banquet at home to entertain guests, so they had to help out and help serve dishes and wine.

Suddenly, he heard someone shouting, and Xingjia turned around quickly, "Hey, uncle is back.

What a coincidence! Today our host is moving, and there is a full moon banquet at home. Uncle, please come in."

When Xingjia saw that it was Chen Yunzhe, he hurried forward and asked Chen Yunzhe to come in.

After Xingjia said this, Chen Yunzhe understood that the house in front of him was indeed newly built by his brother-in-law's family.

"Okay, Shaoyang is very courageous. He built such a big house."

Chen Yunzhe followed Xingjia inside, looking around the house and nodding repeatedly.

Many of the Qu family's servants knew Chen Yunzhe. When they saw him coming, they hurriedly nodded and bowed to greet him.

Chen Yunzhe was not arrogant at all. He smiled and nodded to everyone.

The two of them entered the main hall one after the other. The room was filled with noise and smoke, creating a lively scene.

"Boss, my uncle is back." Xing Jia came to Qu Shaoyang and said in a low voice.

Although Qu Shaoyang drank a little too much, he was not drunk. He looked up suddenly when he heard this.

Oh, that's right? Following behind Xingjia was his eldest brother-in-law.

"Brother, why did you come back yesterday? Where's the second brother?"

"As soon as I arrived at the door, I saw it was locked. I guessed my parents were with you, so I came to look for them.

I didn't expect you to build such a big house without making any noise. OK, that's really good." Chen Yunzhe reached out and punched Qu Shaoyang, saying with a smile.

"Brother, our father is at the table inside. Come on, I'll take you there." Qu Shaoyang led his uncle inside with a smile.

"Dad, my eldest brother and second brother are back."

Doctor Chen and Liu Dongshan were chatting with Lao Zhou and other elderly people.

Suddenly he heard his brother-in-law talking, and when he looked up, he saw his own Xiong'er, dressed like a bandit, standing in front of him so openly.

Doctor Chen was so angry that his nose almost got crooked, and he said through gritted teeth.

"You still remember to come back? You've been gone for more than half a year, what are you doing back here?"

"Dad, aren't we busy with business? It's hard to get some free time, so let's go home and visit our parents."

Being stared at by his old father like this, Chen Yunzhe felt a chill in his heart.

He was still not sure whether his brother-in-law had told his father about the matter. But judging from his father's attitude, he probably did.

"Dad, look, it's freezing cold, and my eldest brother and his friends have come all the way back, they are tired and hungry, let them sit down and have a meal."

When Qu Shaoyang saw that the father and son were glaring at each other, which was not right, he hurried to try to reconcile them.

"No, brother-in-law, well, your second brother is still waiting outside our house, we brought some things back and put them on the carriage.

I won't stay for dinner, Dad, give me the key to the house first, and we can chat after you finish your drink."

How could he eat his meal when his father stared at him like that? Chen Yunzhe just wanted to grab the key and run away.

Doctor Chen didn't drink much and was still sober.

He also knew that today was a good day for his son-in-law's family, and he couldn't punish his son in front of so many people.

So he took out the key to his front door from his pocket and snorted, "Get out of here and stop being an eyesore."

Chen Yunzhe took the key and felt as if he had been pardoned. "Dad, I'm going home first. I'll talk to you later."

Having said that, he turned around and walked away quickly.

"Hey, Brother Chen, what's wrong with you?

Your two sons are promising and making a lot of money doing business outside, but why are you still so ugly? "

The people who were eating at the same table all felt a little confused.

If it were their own son, who had the ability to earn money, he would make them mad with flattery. How could they have such an attitude?
"What's the point of just making money? Look at Shaoyang, he has a wife and children, what a lot of work he has to do.

Look at the two in our family, especially the eldest one, who is a few years older than Shaoyang.

As soon as I told him to look at my face, he just walked away, faster than a rabbit. I was so mad at them every day."

Doctor Chen naturally couldn't tell what his son was doing outside, so he had no choice but to find an excuse.

When everyone heard this, it seemed to make sense.

At this age, who doesn’t want their son to get married and have a family sooner, and have grandchildren sooner?
"Alas, it seems that every family has its own problems." Someone sighed.

"Isn't it? This son has no future. It makes me feel sick and upset just looking at him every day.

I worry all day long, not knowing what they will do in the future and how they will live when I get old.

I have always thought that my brother's two sons are good people with abilities and talents, and they can make money.

But now it seems that this son is too promising, which is not good either, he doesn’t listen to others and his ideas are too stubborn.” The person next to him continued.

When everyone heard this, they all sighed. As a parent, which one doesn't worry about their children?
(End of this chapter)