Chapter 381: Chapter 382: Wanting to be the Lady Boss

Wang Fucheng’s words had barely left his lips when Father Wang’s face instantly flashed with a trace of panic.

Wang Laotai was even more furious, her face reddened and her neck thickened in anger, she exclaimed, “Well look at that, you ingrate.

Now that you’ve grown up, you don’t even recognize your own father and mother.”

Crushed, Wang Fucheng covered his face with his hands, squatted on the ground, and began to sob uncontrollably, “If I’m really your biological son, then why haven’t I felt a shred of parental love all these years.

From a young age, just because I’m the eldest son, I’ve always had to give way to my younger brothers and sisters, I’ve snatched up doing chores around the house, and I’ve never asked for anything to eat, while my siblings wear new clothes, I’m wearing clothes full of patches.

I never complained about any of these things. When I wanted to marry my wife, you said she was from the Youth Corps, couldn’t do hard labor, and was frail, and you wouldn’t allow me to marry her.

But after she entered our family, bore children for me, and helped with all the household chores both inside and outside, why have you never accepted her? Is it because you don’t accept me as your son, so you extend your dislike to her as well?”

Wang Fucheng turned his head and continued, “When Laoer got married, you gave him a dowry of one hundred yuan and bought him a bicycle and a sewing machine.

But when my son was sick, I asked to borrow just five yuan from you, and you wouldn’t lend it to me. You said you didn’t have any money, yet you turned around and bought a whole bunch of treats for Laoer’s kid, all those treats must have cost at least ten yuan.

Why do you treat me like I’m invisible?”

Yang Hongxia, with her son and daughter and Zhang Shulan, had just strolled around the school campus, and upon exiting the school gate, they saw a man squatting on the ground, his back heaving.

Seeing the Wang Family in front of him, a hint of anger surfaced on Yang Hongxia’s face, and she quickly rushed towards the man, glaring fiercely at the Wang Family as she shouted, “You bunch of bloodsuckers.

What will it take for you to let go of me and my man? Do you have to suck every last bit of blood from us before you’ll be satisfied?”

Seeing her man in such distress, Yang Hongxia’s heart ached tremendously. She wrapped her arms around Wang Fucheng, and they both broke down in tears.

During those years in the Youth Corps, she had seen far too many instances of the Wang Family’s favoritism. Only after marrying into the family did she truly understand how deeply her man had been wounded.

Looking at the man in front of her, her heart ached ten thousand times. Back when college entrance exams were restored, this man was innocently upset, with tears swelling in his sorrowful eyes.

Yet he still pretended to be alright and approached her, saying, “Wife, the college exams are back on, you’re free now.”

“You’re a city person, a cultured person, you shouldn’t be confined by me.

Don’t worry, I promise to agree to a divorce, and I will take good care of our daughter and son. As long as you’re happy in the future, I am willing to do anything.”

At that moment, Yang Hongxia swore to herself that whether or not she got into university, she would not give up on this man. If she didn’t make it, she would sincerely join this man in tilling the land, keeping their small family afloat.

If she did make it, she would go to college, but she would never get a divorce.

She would study hard in hopes of one day bringing her man to live with her in the city.

Now, not yet graduated, with the help of her good friend, she had successfully brought her man into the city, and their little life together had just started to get better.

And now this family showed up.

Turning her head to look at Xu Ying and Huo Chen, she said apologetically, “I’m sorry for disturbing your business, I’ll take them away right now.”

“I’m not leaving until you arrange a job for us, I flatly refuse to leave today,” declared Wang Laoer’s Wife boisterously, clinging stubbornly to the shop’s door.

Wang Laosan and Wang Xiaomei also took on a rogue-ish demeanor, plopping themselves down at the doorway, refusing to leave.

At this point, Yang Hongxia was even more embarrassed and distraught.

Xu Ying watched the Wang Family with a complex smile on her face, thankful that her mother hadn’t spoiled her into becoming a rogue. Although she had been a bit of a hopeless romantic in her past life, she was certain she would never do anything as disgraceful as this.

“Call the police, and let them sort this out,” Xu Ying turned to the man and said. “These people delayed our business for a few hours, which has cost us at least two hundred yuan by now. When the time comes, we should make them compensate us for the loss.”

Once Wang Laotai heard this, she immediately lost her composure, her old face stretching long as she looked at Xu Ying and retorted, “You woman, are you crazy for money or what?

Your little shop here, we’ve been here for less than two hours, and you claim that we’ve cost you two hundred yuan? Are you bragging?”

Xu Ying’s face was adorned with a calm smile, “If you don’t believe it, you can wait for the police to arrive and check. Every Sunday is our highest-grossing day, and we make over a thousand yuan.”

Wang Laotai was full of suspicion, but Wang Xiaomei, upon hearing this, turned her head and with eyes sparkling with excitement, eagerly came over with a bashful face and a coquettish voice said, “So you’re the owner of this shop.”

Huo Chen spared her a glance and felt a chill run down his spine, his whole body breaking out in goosebumps.

Xu Ying couldn’t help but laugh at this scene.

Zhang Shulan, standing nearby, was instantly unsettled and pulled at Xu Ying, reminding her, “This woman definitely has her eye on your man. And you’re still in the mood to laugh.

Aren’t you afraid your man will be stolen?”

Xu Ying stood tall with pride, displaying her impressive figure. Though her belly had grown, her appearance was otherwise unchanged from before.

She looked at Zhang Shulan and asked, “Look at my face, then look at that girl’s face. If you had to choose, whom would you choose?”

Zhang Shulan immediately caught on to her meaning, laughed out loud, and gave Xu Ying’s waist a playful scratch, “I’d choose you. If I were a man, I’d definitely marry you.

Beautiful and able to make money. Anywhere you go, you’re the center of attention. Marrying you would be like hitting the jackpot.”

Xu Ying felt very pleased with herself upon hearing this. If it were any beauty she might actually have felt a flutter of panic, but Wang Fucheng’s sister, she really didn’t know whether to offer praise or what to say.

That girl knew how to grow alright.

Picking the shortcomings over the strengths.

Old Man Wang and his wife were of ordinary appearance, but their sons were quite another story, having combined their parents’ better traits.

Yet, their daughter, it wouldn’t be too much to say she inherited all the shortcomings of Old Man Wang and his wife.

Wang Laotai’s small eyes, Old Man Wang’s thick lips, and pockmarked face.

It was hard to look at without feeling uneasy.

“Why aren’t you saying anything?” Wang Xiaomei stole a glance at Huo Chen and asked awkwardly.

She knew that men couldn’t touch women when they were pregnant, and here was a man, handsome and robust in the prime of life, unable to touch a woman–how frustrating it must be.

Seizing this opportunity, if she could become involved with this handsome boss, she’d later become the boss’s wife, and this money-making shop would be hers.

And then her eldest brother would have to work under her, the idea filled Wang Xiaomei’s face with daydreams.

Wang Laoer’s Wife and Wang Laosan, seeing Wang Xiaomei behaving this way, couldn’t help but twitch their mouths. Although the little sister was spoiled at home, and people outside only offered hollow praise out of respect for their parents,

doesn’t this girl ever look in the mirror? Doesn’t she have any idea of what she looks like?

Just look at the boss’s wife – a real beauty.

Here she is, looking the way she does, daring to flirt so shamelessly. Has she no sense of reality?

“Zhuzhu, what are you doing?” Old Man Wang called out.