Yonghe Road

Chapter 58 Grievance
The root cause of Huifang's anger was sadness, which made her anxious. Zhong Ziwang's accident added a tragic color to Huifang's young widow's life. Her youngest daughter was missing, and her only hope was her second son Zhong Ziqi.

Her retirement, the upbringing of her grandson, the care of her silly son...all these burdens fell on Zhong Ziqi.

Zhong Ziqi's lifelong affairs weighed like a heavy burden on Huifang's heart.

As a rural mother, her children's marriage is the top priority in her life. Finding a wife for her son and marrying off her daughter are her main tasks in life.

Putting aside the fact that my daughter ran away from home, the most urgent task right now is to find a wife for my second son.

The eldest son's accident was a blessing in disguise. The family had enough money to help the second son find a wife. When she died, the responsibility of taking care of the eldest son would fall on the second son anyway. So, using the eldest son's compensation to help the second son find a wife was a reasonable thing to do.

However, using the eldest son's money requires the consent of the eldest daughter-in-law.

The wife also has a share of her husband's money.

Ziwang was stunned. There was no way he could be married to Lin Yingying anymore. How could she, so young, stay a widow in the Zhong family forever? The Lin family wouldn't agree. Since Ziwang's accident, Lin Dangdang had come to the Zhong family more than once, urging Lin Yingying to remarry. Lin Yingying was very determined now, but what about the future?

Huifang is not an evil mother-in-law. She has been a widow all her life and knows how painful life is. She would not tie Lin Yingying up and force her to be a widow for the rest of her life for her son. That is inhumane.

But if Lin Yingying remarries, how will Ziwang's compensation be divided? Will Lin Yingying selflessly take none of it?

And her precious grandson, so young, can't leave his mother's care. If Lin Yingying remarries, will she take her precious grandson with her? That's Ziwang's only son...

Lin Yingying can remarry, but Huifang doesn't want her to take Ziwang's son and the compensation away.

In order to keep Ziwang's son and money, Lin Yingying must stay in the Zhong family. How can Lin Yingying stay in the Zhong family?

Huifang looked at Zhong Ziqi, her eyes flashing.

Zhong Ziqi's hair stood on end. He couldn't help but rub his arms through his clothes and said to Huifang, "Mother, are you crazy? How can I marry my sister-in-law? She is my eldest brother's wife. Besides, I have a girlfriend..."

Huifang became even angrier, snorted coldly, and asked Zhong Ziqi: "Are you stupid? I think you are even more stupid than your elder brother."

Zhong Ziqi was of course dissatisfied with his mother's evaluation of him, but Huifang said, "Who is that writer? Who are you? Can she stay in Baile Village and be your wife, or can she take you away from Baile Village?"

Huifang is realistic and narrow-minded, but she is also sober and objective.

No matter how uneducated and worldly-wise she was, she knew that Xie Anmin and they were from two different worlds and were not someone her son could possibly reach.

Huifang has conflicting feelings about Xie Anmin.

Xie Anmin has done the Zhong family a favor. Whether it is his care for Lin Yingying or his help in providing compensation to Zhong Ziwang, he has helped the Zhong family a lot. He is the benefactor and noble person of the Zhong family, but Huifang dare not dream of her becoming the daughter-in-law of the Zhong family.

"It's not that you don't deserve her, it's that our family doesn't deserve her, so you don't deserve her either." Huifang sighed, her whole body shrouded in a haze of misery. She first lived in the mountains, then moved to the village. Her husband died, and she raised three children. She had a very miserable life, as if she came into this world with a bitter gourd in her mouth. She didn't dare to have any foolish dreams about life, not even a good dream.

Zhong Ziqi knew everything his mother said. As his mother's son, born in such a family, he was influenced by his mother. Pessimism and low self-esteem were the foundation of his character, even though he seemed to be a fool without thoughts or feelings. But Zhong Ziqi still muttered: "Mother, why do you say such harsh words?"

Huifang had even more unpleasant words to say.

"Zi Qi, don't be silly. She's just been bored during her time in the village, so she wants you to play with her for a while. When she leaves Baile Village, let's see if she'll take you back to the capital..."

Zhong Ziqi wanted to say something, but Huifang hurriedly said, "If she takes you back to the capital, she will also dump you. Can she still spend her whole life with you?"

Looking at his mother who was speaking without thinking, Zhong Ziqi did not argue with her. Instead, he asked helplessly, "Mother, what do you want from me?"

"Zi Qi, you should marry your eldest sister-in-law."

Upstairs, Lin Yingying, who was holding her baby and feeding him, had her eyes opened wider than Zhong Ziqi's.

She had fallen asleep, but woke up again because her child needed a midnight feed. When she woke up, she heard the voices of her mother-in-law and brother-in-law talking downstairs.

"Mother, are you kidding me?" Zhong Ziqi smiled bitterly.

Huifang was not joking. This idea had been in her mind for some time.

She earnestly explained the reasons to her youngest son: "Your eldest brother is stupid. Your eldest sister-in-law can't live as a widow in the Zhong family forever. She wants to remarry with your nephew. Can you stop her? Now is not the past. Divorce can be sued. She loves the child so much. She gave up her life to give birth to this child. Will she be willing to abandon it to our family? In court, your eldest brother is a fool and can't even take care of himself. Will the judge give the child to your eldest brother? You are his uncle and I am his grandmother. Who is closer to me than my mother? Who do you think the judge will give the child to? If she remarries with the child, will your eldest brother's compensation be divided with her?"

Zhong Ziqi had never known his mother like this before. She was terrifyingly calm and terrifyingly clear-headed.

But what was wrong with such a mother? She was just weighing the pros and cons for the sake of the Zhong family, just like when she made the impulsive decision to let Chunshui marry Lei Sheng in order to raise the betrothal money for Zhong Ziwang and Lin Yingying's marriage.

However, weighing the pros and cons did not allow her to get what she wanted. Her clarity of mind resulted in Chunshui's departure, and Zhong Ziqi would never give in.

"Even if Xie Anmin dumps me, I won't marry my sister-in-law. She's my sister-in-law!"

Zhong Ziqi felt humiliated and his face flushed. He turned around and wanted to go upstairs, but Huifang stopped him and said, "Then you can just wait for your sister-in-law and Lei Sheng to get together."

In the room upstairs, Lin Yingying's eyes opened even wider. She didn't expect that her mother-in-law thought of her this way.

She just took advantage of Lei Sheng's opportunity to go to Shajiaqi Town to see Tiezhi.

Sha Jiaqi's Tiezhi is only performed once a year because there is only one Lantern Festival a year. Isn't it understandable that she wants to go and watch the fun?
She took a thunder car to see Tiezhi and brought her son with her.

Last year during the Lantern Festival, it was Zi Wang who took her to Sha Jiaqi to see Tiezhi.

If nothing happens to Ziwang...

Lin Yingying held her child in her arms, tears streaming down her face.