Chapter 290: Do you only get happy when 290 completely cuts off contact? Chapter 290: Do you only get happy when 290 completely cuts off contact? Ye Lao Han appeared impatient and said to Ye Zhong, “Big brother, I admit, Mother suffered a lot because she chose to live with me, and she faced a lot of disdain from others, but now, Mother has been gone for many years, and the chief culprit, Mrs. Li, has also been brought to justice. Do you really need to cut ties with me, your only brother, to be happy?”
Ye Zhong opened his mouth but couldn’t manage to speak.
If Ye Lao Han’s family hadn’t become prosperous, he might have reconciled already, but now, while his brother’s family had become successful, his own circumstances had become even worse.
Moreover, there was the matter of how he had driven away those who had offered him money back in the day, and Ye Zhong was afraid that others might think he was trying to take advantage of his brother’s fortune.
Ye Lao Han, feeling furious, said, “Anyway, I’ve said what I needed to say and done what I had to do. Whether you use the donkey or not is up to you. I’ve got work to do, I’m leaving.”
After Ye Lao Han left, Mrs. Wang voiced her complaint by hitting Ye Zhong lightly, “You see, you stubborn old man, he’s your own brother. It’s been so long since the incidents of those years; where is this deep grudge coming from?
Also, even if you don’t think about us, don’t you care at all about our Changsheng?
This child has such a hard fate. We’re both so old now, and who knows, we might just die any day now. This child is in poor health and has no money; who can he depend on then?”
Ye Zhong sat on the ground, covering his head, and it took a long while before he stood up and walked over to Ye Cheng.
“Younger brother, I have wronged you these years.” After Ye Zhong said this, his eyes were red, and then he walked over to lead the donkey away.
Having said these words, Ye Zhong also felt deeply moved.
Back then, when Ye Cheng had come to give money, he had driven him away and regretted it ever since, but pride kept him from admitting it until now.
After so many years, he never thought there would come a day when he and his brother could reconcile.
Looking at his wife Mrs. Wang, who had aged a lifetime, Ye Zhong felt even more remorseful. She was right; they were getting old, especially lately, feeling physically weaker than before.
And their only grandson, Changsheng, had become the old couple’s greatest concern.
Even if just for his wife and grandson’s sake, he shouldn’t continue being so stubborn.
With the donkey’s help, he could at least spare Mrs. Wang from a lot of hard work.
Even though Ye Zhong had led the donkey away quite a while ago, Ye Lao Han was still dumbfounded.
“Wife, Big brother apologized to me, am I dreaming?” Ye Lao Han asked in disbelief.
Mrs. He bit her lip and smiled, then unexpectedly pinched Ye Lao Han’s arm hard, causing him so much pain that tears nearly fell, before he said, “Am I dreaming?”
Ye Lao Han, filled with anger, turned around and furiously started smashing his hoe into the clods of dirt in the field, thinking to himself how his wife had recently been going too far!
But as he pounded away, he eventually laughed and turned back to Mrs. He with a pleasing remark, “Wife, come home early this afternoon and cook some nice dishes; I want to invite big brother and his wife over for a meal.”
Though Mrs. He didn’t respond again, she didn’t object either.
Initially, when she had first married into the family and had been bullied by Mrs. Li and her mother-in-law, Mrs. Wang had always helped her subtly, even if only in small ways, but she was the only one who offered help when Mrs. He was most helpless.
So Mrs. He, although not vocal about it, always kept it in her heart.
Even back when Mrs. Wang’s only son had fallen ill and she was going around borrowing money, it had been Mrs. He who subtly reminded Ye Lao Han to take initiative and bring money to their door.
Otherwise, for Ye Cheng to squeeze money out of Ye Lao Han would have been like daydreaming.