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Chapter 482 This Is The Eldest Daughter

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The old man came out tremblingly on crutches, looked at Teng Zhongqian carefully for a while with his oily eyes open, and said in surprise: "Teacher Tang? You are Teacher Tang?!"

Teng Zhongqian looked cold: "Can I go in and sit down?"

"Okay..." The old man hurriedly opened the iron door, speaking incoherently, "Come in quickly..."

Teng Zhongqian didn't give the old man a second look, and went straight into the courtyard.

The old man moved his body and stepped aside, his eyes glued to Teng Zhongqian's body. He didn't look at Tang Xi'en and Fu Shiyu who entered the yard behind him until he entered the yard.

Tang Xi'en followed Teng Zhongqian into the house with a depressed mood, and looked around at the environment in front of him.

The light in the house is dim, the cement floor is mixed with dust, the mottled white wall has turned a khaki color due to disrepair, and the cement flakes are falling off.A kerosene lamp was lit on the shabby Eight Immortals table beside it, and four long benches were set up around the table.A little further inside, there is a simple wooden table with some candles and wine glasses on it, and two black and white posthumous photos hanging on the wall.

An old woman, also grey-haired, was sitting at the table eating.On the dining table, there was black food in a small yellow ceramic basin, and it was not clear what it was.

Tang Xi'en's eyes were red, and he bit his lower lip tightly.

The old woman saw three well-dressed strangers coming into the house. Due to the backlight, she couldn't see their faces clearly. Perhaps she was afraid that the visitors would bring bad news. She stood up in trepidation and asked in a trembling voice: "You ...Who are you looking for?"

The old man came in from the outside with a crutch, and said happily, "My wife, it's Teacher Tang!"

The old woman was stunned for a moment, put down the chopsticks in her hand, walked out from the inside, walked up to Teng Zhongqian, looked carefully at Teng Zhongqian a few times, and her eyes, which were mostly covered by drooping eyelids, were filled with tears...

In an instant, the old woman fell to her knees in front of Teng Zhongqian, her withered hands grabbed Teng Zhongqian's trousers, and begged: "Teacher Tang, we were wrong back then, please help Miaolian's brother, he Been in there for 25 years... woo woo woo..."

The old woman cried very sadly.

Seeing this, the old man knelt down together and kowtowed to Teng Zhongqian.

Teng Zhongqian was wearing a fine-looking woolen coat, black trousers, and black leather shoes. He stood upright like a god in the dark and dilapidated room, turning a blind eye to the two old people begging him.

The old man kowtowed to him, cried, and told him how bad his youngest son was in prison...

The whole house smelled of sadness, powerlessness, and despair.

Seeing all this, Tang Xi'en collapsed, tears streaming down his face, and stepped forward to help the two old people up.

The old man declined and refused to get up.

Teng Zhongqian looked at the old man disdainfully, and said calmly, "Get up and talk."

The old man just got up.

Tang Xi'en and Fu Shiyu went to help the old man and the old woman to sit down at the table respectively.

The old man looked at Tang Xien's face that was exactly the same as Teng Zhongqian's, and asked cautiously, "Girl, are you Teacher Tang's daughter?"

Tang Xien nodded with tears streaming down his face.

"How old are you?"

"Thirty."

The old man sighed: "Hey, I don't know if my Miaolian was born back then. If she was born, she would be as old as you."

Tang Xi'en turned his face away, covering his mouth and weeping silently.

Teng Zhongqian looked over with a stern expression, and asked sharply: "Do you think Miaolian is still alive? Back then, she was driven out of the village with a big belly and wandered outside. Do you think she can survive in that environment?"

The two old men stopped talking, just bowed their heads and wept.

At the beginning, there were sons, daughter-in-laws, and grandsons in the family, and the family was lively and happy.When the daughter was kicked out, although they were reluctant and entangled, they still drove her away in the face of the opinions of their daughter-in-law and son and the strange eyes of the villagers. Self-consolation was a way out for the immoral daughter. Gained a period of peace and joy.

But later, as the three sons had accidents one after another, the daughter-in-law ran away with the grandson, and the two old people stayed alone in the empty house. Instead, they often thought of the missing daughter who was driven away by them, and imagined the appearance of the grandson, but Only occasionally, most of their thoughts are still on how to reverse the case for the younger son, and hope that the younger son will come out and find a new wife to marry and carry on the family line.

Therefore, when Teng Zhongqian came today, their first reaction was to ask Teng Zhongqian to save the youngest son who was still in prison, and they didn't mention Li Miaolian's matter. In the end, they saw Tang Xi'en, who was about the same age as their grandson, and they thought of the lifeless grandson by the way.

For this, Teng Zhongqian was naturally angry. He had a lot of resentment back then, but he became even more angry when he came to see it today, so he deliberately said those words to provoke the two old people.

The old woman was still sitting and weeping, and the old man invited them to sit on the other three benches beside the Eight Immortals table.

Teng Zhongqian frowned when he saw those dark chairs covered with dust.

Seeing this, the old man quickly took out a dirty rag from the side and wiped it carelessly a few times.

Seeing this, Tang Xi'en took out a few wet tissues from his bag, walked over to help the old man wipe them together: "It's okay, I'll come, you sit down."

She quickly cleaned the chair, got up and glanced at Teng Zhongqian: "Dad, come and sit down."

Teng Zhongqian walked over and sat down, and the old man happily sat down opposite him.

The old woman got up to pour water.

The old man looked at Tang Xi'en and Fu Shiyu, and asked, "Teacher Tang, are these two young people a daughter and a son, or a daughter and a son-in-law?"

Tang Xien's facial features are exactly the same as Teng Zhongqian's, as long as he is not blind, he will know that these two are father and daughter.Even though Fu Shiyu didn't look like Teng Zhongqian in facial features, he didn't rule out being like Teng Zhongqian's wife and uncle.It is very common for a nephew to look like an uncle.So the old man took the liberty to ask.

Teng Zhongqian looked sideways at Tang Xien and Fu Shiyu, and said indifferently, "Daughter and son-in-law."

The old man hurriedly said: "Congratulations, Mr. Tang, your daughter and son-in-law are really a match! They are both dragons and phoenixes!"

Li Miaolian's father had studied for a few years back then, and he himself liked to read books. He was a bit educated, but he used the right words to compliment Teng Zhongqian.

But these words are obviously not very useful to Teng Zhongqian, he still has a cold face and no smile at all.

The atmosphere fell into speechless embarrassment again.

In order to ease the atmosphere, the old man asked again: "How many children did you have later?"

Teng Zhongqian: "Both are daughters."

"Okay, it's also good for a girl, little padded jacket!" The old man looked at Tang Xi'en, "Then is this the eldest daughter or the youngest daughter?"

"Eldest daughter."

The old man still looked at Tang Xi'en, and his dry and peeled lips began to tremble slightly. After a while, he stretched out his hand to wipe his eyes, and said sadly: "If the child Miaolian was born back then, it would be this big. In two months, I will be 31 years old..."

　Thirty years ago, in the isolated and impoverished rural areas, the child was pregnant before marriage and the father of the child disappeared. The nature of this kind of thing was really serious. Seeing the pregnant woman seek death, the Li family was under a lot of pressure back then. Driving their daughter away was both selfish and helpless.

　　After Li Miaolian was kicked out with a big belly, she wandered outside for a few days. That situation was really dangerous. She might be attacked by wild beasts that appeared at night, or she might starve to death in the mountains, so someone wanted to take her to The poorer Ruanjia Village married Ruan Fusheng, and she went.She is not stupid, she knows that if she and the child in her womb want to survive, she can only find a man to rely on.Although Ruan Fusheng was outrageous, beating and scolding all day long, he at least gave Li Miaolian a shelter so that she and Tangtang would be safe and secure. This is why Fu Shiyu gave gifts and money to Ruan Fusheng during festivals. Of course, one of the points is to boil the frogs in warm water, and it also means to thank Ruan Fusheng for giving Tangtang and Tangma a home back then.

　　And Lao Teng's views on Ruan Fusheng are also very complicated, but he always understands that if it weren't for Ruan Fusheng, Li Miaolian and Tangtang might not have survived.So people are complex creatures, they all do wrong things and have shortcomings, but there are also moments when they do right things.

　　There are two more.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)