Chapter 268

Chapter 268

The sons of the Wang family all braced themselves.

Especially Wang Laosi: "Dad, rest assured. I'll be a worker from now on, and I won't be like this anymore."

"You too, Laosan. Don't slack off. As for Laoer, I've always trusted you to handle things. Once our whole family moves to the county, life will be different.

We should also start looking into housing."

Thinking about the future, Wang Shoucheng felt elated.

As for whether Wang Qinghe would be recognized by his birth family or if their family would be criticized behind their backs, what others thought had nothing to do with them.

What mattered was the tangible benefits they had already secured.

Moreover, there were black market dealings at home, a life no one could match.

The only downside was that there were too few younger generations in the family. Among his sons, he only had one grandson, and the other two daughters were not worth much to him.

Wang Laosan nodded when called out, still feeling dazed.

His father was truly bold!

He dared to do anything, even bringing back his eldest son secretly. How could his father treat his eldest son so badly? He felt guilty towards his brother, yet his father treated him so harshly?

Wang Laosan didn't understand.

But he didn't want to understand either; he would soon have a job.

Then his wife and he could move to the city.

When Zhao Cuihua saw the family return, she found it hard to believe.

Was this a dream?

It actually came true?

After pointing out a few of his sons, Wang Shoucheng put on a patriarchal air: "Alright, let's eat."

The family ate distractedly, some happy, others gloomy.

Those who were gloomy were Zhou Jiaojiao and Wang Qingqi.

Wang Qingqi had hoped to gain something from this trip, but ended up with nothing, making the journey seem futile.

As for Zhou Jiaojiao, she was so upset she couldn't eat.

That family already knew about Wang Qinghe, and He Youde had confronted his brother. Now, they were surely preparing to bring Wang Qinghe back, which meant Bai Xiuxiu would become a resident of the provincial capital.

On both trips to the provincial capital, she realized that the other family wasn't as powerful as rumored.

But even if they weren't as formidable as legend, they were still better off than her family.

How good must their life be in that house, in that city?

Most importantly, it was the provincial capital! The place she dreamed of living in after Wang Qingqi made his fortune.

She hadn't even been there, and Bai Xiuxiu got there first. Why?

Zhou Jiaojiao felt as if her luck had been stolen.

She felt lost, anxious, and fearful.

Why didn't her good fortune stand by her this time?

Zhou Jiaojiao was filled with anxiety.

The family was enjoying their meal, despite staying at a guesthouse in the provincial capital where Wang Shoucheng, being frugal, and others having their own selfish reasons, didn't want to treat their brothers to a meal.

Now back home, they could finally eat their fill, so they focused on their food.

Just as everyone was eating heartily, Zhou Jiaojiao suddenly blurted out, "I want to go to the provincial capital."

"Cough, cough!"

Wang Qingqi choked in shock, unable to speak.

Everyone else was equally stunned, looking at Zhou Jiaojiao as if she had gone mad.

Wang Shoucheng put down his chopsticks and looked at his daughter-in-law, unsure of her intentions.

He cautiously asked, "Why do you want to go to the provincial capital? They've already said their piece, why do you still want to bring up the past?

If the past is revealed, I'll be implicated too.

Daughter-in-law of Old Fifth, are you trying to ruin me?"

Wang Shoucheng was thoroughly annoyed; this daughter-in-law was never at peace.

Why couldn't she just be a bit more composed?

"Our family can't be outdone by them. Although we're in the county now, if we work hard, we might also get to the provincial capital."

Zhou Jiaojiao said excitedly.

Hearing her say this, the family finally felt at ease.

They had been worried about what she might be up to.

"Your intentions are good, so from now on, work hard. Our life shouldn't be any worse than theirs," Wang Shoucheng thought about the good life his eldest son should have and felt uncomfortable.

How could such a good life belong only to the eldest?

But for now, their most important task was to settle down well in the county.

Looking forward to when Old Fifth and his wife make something of themselves and can move to the provincial capital, that would certainly be great.

Zhou Jiaojiao wasn't thinking about the future; she was focused on how she could achieve her desires as soon as possible.

With her luck, something good might just fall into her lap.

But Zhou Jiaojiao didn't share these thoughts with the family anymore. She had seen through them; each one of them wanted to keep the benefits for themselves.

One more greedy than the other.

If not for needing them, she would really want to split the household!

After dinner, everyone went back to their rooms.

Zhao Cuihua was full of doubts and, once in the room, pulled her husband to ask: "What's going on? You came back without telling me anything, just said you got a job.

What kind of job is it?

Do we really have relatives in the provincial capital?"

Even as she said it, Zhao Cuihua didn't quite believe it herself. If there were such good news, her father-in-law would have gone long ago.

It wouldn't have taken this long.

At this, Wang Laosan also felt depressed: "Don't even mention it. What relatives? At first, I thought they were relatives too, thinking maybe we should build a good relationship. But it turned out that Dad helped someone steal the child of that person's elder brother, who has a good life.

That person relies on his elder brother to live.

Dad went to threaten him, and that's how he got the job."

Wang Laosan was utterly speechless about the whole thing.

If he had known, he wouldn't have gone. The job wouldn't have been denied to him anyway.

"Ah? Could the stolen child be the elder brother?" Zhao Cuihua thought it was very likely.

"Exactly! The elder brother has had a tough time. After Dad brought him back, he didn't treat him well. Now, according to what that person said, the elder brother has confronted his biological parents.

They directly approached our family and said they don't want to bring up this matter again.

They won't pursue it."

Wang Laosan sighed as he spoke.

Zhao Cuihua was stunned: "Ah? How could they do that?"

"Who would have thought? But it's a good thing they did, or we wouldn't have gotten these jobs. Wife, I'm going to be a worker now, and we'll still be able to live in the county."

Wang Laosan was genuinely happy when he talked about their future.

Zhao Cuihua felt that many things made sense now, and most importantly, the elder brother and sister-in-law might go to the provincial capital!

The sister-in-law didn't seem like someone who would let this go easily.

"No way!"