Rebirth: He Decides to Lie Flat-Chapter 94 - 091 The Responsibilities of the Eldest Son

Chapter 94 -091: The Responsibilities of the Eldest Son and Grandson (Two More)

Chapter 94 -091: The Responsibilities of the Eldest Son and Grandson (Two More)

“Eldest Brother, Second Brother, your arrival is timely, I wanted to talk to you about Song Shuqin.”

Song Laosan had calmed down by this time, but he didn’t regret that kick at all.

He pointed at Song Shuqin and said, “At first, her nephew by marriage took a fancy to Jiajia, and Jingying and I disagreed. She ran and got Mother to make a fuss at my place, and we had no choice but to agree to let them meet. Later, as you know, my brother-in-law and my mother-in-law came and took Jiajia away, and because of this, I now feel too ashamed to go to my in-laws’ house.

Now that Jiajia has become the top scholar, this aunt of hers doesn’t even express happiness for her, but instead runs back to her parents’ home where she has been cursing all day long as if she has no filter.

Even if Jingying and I didn’t care much for Jiajia, she’s still our blood daughter. Tell me, if this happened to you, would you be able to endure it?”

Of course not.

Jiang Lao Da looked at Song Shuqin with dissatisfaction and said, “The Song family has produced a top scholar, and this should be a cause for celebration. What are you making a fuss about by coming back here?”

It is indeed a cause for celebration, and it brings honor to everyone in the Song Family.

Jiang Lao Er immediately added, “You and Xiaochen lost your jobs, that’s an issue between you two, what does it have to do with Jiajia? She’s just a kid; could she run to your workplace and get your boss to fire you? Who would believe such a thing if you said it.”

Song Shuqin wanted to speak up in her own defense, but her stomach was in so much pain from the kick Song Laosan had given her that it was almost cramping, and although she tried to speak, no words came out. Her face was flushed with discomfort.

“Ask around for ten miles, and you’ll see no one has ever seen an aunt treat her niece like this.”

Song Laosan’s wife didn’t come, but his sister-in-law did. She and Song Shuqin didn’t get along at all, annoyed by Song Shuqin always coming over to stir up trouble with Old Lady Jiang and frequently finding reasons to bother her. So when she spoke up, it was without any politeness, “We are all married daughters and water that has been poured out. Instead of leading a good life in her own home, what does it mean to always come back to her parents’ home and stir up trouble?”

Xie Jingying angrily said, “She’s nothing but trouble. I don’t care about what happens in your families, but I’m putting my foot down today — if Song Shuqin is involved with the Song Family in the future, then I, Xie Jingying, won’t be. If she comes back to the parents’ home again, Old Man Jiang and Jiang Lao Tai can forget about getting any care from our third branch of the family, and don’t you even think about using filial piety as an excuse to ask us for money.

This is all the mess she’s caused!”

Song Lau San’s sister-inlaw immediately voiced her agreement, “Every time Song Shuqin comes here, we can’t have peace. If she comes every day, how are we supposed to live? Even now, when Jiajia has become the top scholar, she still comes to make trouble. She treats her niece like this; you can imagine how she treats me, a sister-in-law without blood ties. If she’s around, we from the fourth branch will also refuse to care for the elders.”

Well, now two households among the four brothers have stated their intention not to care for the elders, all because of Song Shuqin.

This is clearly a decision to cut ties with this younger aunt.

Villagers watching at the entrance were discussing fervently–

“Didn’t you say that Song Laosan and his wife didn’t care about their second daughter? Now they’re about to cut ties with her sister from the county city for her, is this what you call not caring?”

“What do you know! Now that their second daughter is the top scholar, they would naturally want to cozy up to her and have her return home.”

“I say, Song Shuqin deserves it.”

“Exactly, she has such a black heart. Her nephew-in-law who looks like Zhu Bajie; how could he be a match for their second daughter?”

“Now she’s got what’s coming to her, chased out by her elder brothers. She’ll want to return home in the future but won’t be able to.”

“Eldest and Second haven’t spoken yet; it doesn’t count as being driven out.”

“Pshh, just wait and see, what’s more important? A top scholar niece or a sister? Even a fool knows the answer, right?”

….

Everyone had an opinion, but finally, Jiang Lao Da made a decision, “Shuqin, go back to your own home. Try not to come back to your parents’ home unless it’s necessary.”

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As the brothers walked out together, Jiang Lao Da said to Song Laosan, “Don’t dawdle over these next few days; make sure you bring Jiajia back home. Let’s have a big banquet, let’s liven things up a bit.”

Song Laosan quickly added, “Big brother, we’d better buy some paper to burn at the ancestral grave, too. We’ve got a scholar in the family now; we need to inform our ancestors. Our ancestral tomb must be smoking with pride now.”

Both brothers had smiles in their eyes and brows, clearly very pleased with Song Jiawen becoming the provincial scholar.

Song Laosan mumbled through the conversation, exchanged a glance with Xie Jingying, and both of them, heavy-hearted, returned home.

…..

In the neighboring house of Old Lady Jiang.

“What did you say? Jiang Yan scored 702? Beijing University?”

Jiang Lao San was also taken aback upon hearing the news. Last year, when Jiang Yan was expelled from the local school and had to come back, everyone knew his grades were terrible, and they had zero expectations for him getting into university this year.

But unexpectedly, he had silently scored high enough for one of the best universities, and, as they’d heard, just thirty points shy of the girl next door who secured the position of provincial scholar.

“It must be his mom tutoring him after she took him back,” someone guessed.

Shu Wan, a university professor, was deemed omnipotent in their eyes. It seemed effortless for her to produce a university graduate – it would be far more surprising if she hadn’t.

“Mom, what should we do now? Should we bring him back?”

Jiang Lao Er joined in, worried Old Lady Jiang might disagree, quickly chiming in to persuade, “Beijing University is the best university in our country, haven’t you heard? Those who graduate from that school are all quite capable, either becoming bosses or high-ranking officials, and they can make a lot of money.”

Key point, they can make money!

Old Lady Jiang’s turbid eyes glinted sharply as she turned to Old Man Jiang and said, “Old man, I remember you wrote down the phone number of Jiang Yan’s mom’s workplace, do you still have it?”

Old Man Jiang waved his hand, “It’s been so many years, I’ve lost it.”

In truth, he still had it but felt that making that call now would be a real shameless act.

Since the old woman and their two sons couldn’t handle it, he could at least take care of himself first.

Old Lady Jiang glared at him, feeling that the old man was becoming more and more useless by the day.

But no matter, even without the phone number.

“You remember where their family used to live in the staff quarters at Normal University, don’t you, San Er?”

How could he forget?

Last year, when Jiang Lao Da first got locked up, he had even thought of snagging that house for himself. But after hearing there was no property deed and that Jiang Yan’s former sister-in-law had set up some sort of legal certification for the property, which made it difficult to sell or transfer, he had given up the idea.

“Do you mean Jiang Yan is living there now?”

Old Lady Jiang nodded, “I think he’s bound to be living there on his own. Don’t forget, his mom has remarried and settled down in a new home a long time ago. That man, is he going to dote on a child that’s not his own? Besides, with his mom’s pettiness, she hasn’t cared for Jiang Yan for so many years. If she wanted to be involved now, at most she’d take him back and maybe give him some money for tutoring. But to take him into her new home? I doubt she’d do that.”

“Then it’s easy,” Jiang Lao San exclaimed excitedly. “I’ll just go find him myself.”

Old Lady Jiang looked at her two sons, “Both of you go tomorrow. It’s perfect timing since it’s the visiting day for your eldest brother the day after. Take Jiang Yan with you. It will cheer him up to see his son got into a good university.”

And by the way, let Jiang Lao Da have a talk with Jiang Yan about the responsibilities of an eldest son and grandson, lay down some rules for when he’s made it big on how he should take care of his grandparents, assist his uncles, and support his brothers….