Chapter 363: Chapter 363 Glory and Wealth Chapter 363: Chapter 363 Glory and Wealth Mo Xiaoqiang coldly glanced at her and forcefully said, “Your side of the family will always be just that, the second branch. Even if we from the main house can’t have children, it’ll never be your turn.”
“Why not?” Madam Ruan voiced her discontent.
“Simply because I was born a few years before your husband, that should be enough. No matter how capable you are of having sons, they can never be legitimate heirs anyway.”
Seeing them quarreling endlessly, Old Master Mo, trying to smooth things over, said, “Alright, enough! Let’s all stop arguing and hurry up and eat, the food is getting cold. Tonight, we specifically had a fat chicken prepared to welcome Hengjian home, why spoil it with unpleasantness?”
“Eunuch, look, Auntie Sun started eating meat without your permission, and I was just teaching her a lesson,” Madam Ruan fiercely glared at Auntie Sun.
“Young sister, you’re out of line here. Even if my wife needs to be disciplined, it’s not your place to do so,” Mo Xiaoqiang retorted as he took big bites of the meat.
Madam Ruan glared with wide eyes: “You… you…”
“Okay, okay, let’s all stop arguing and just eat the meat. Everyone in the family has had some already; it won’t hurt if she has some too,” Old Master Mo said impatiently. Is it really worth quarreling over a few pieces of meat? Look at Madam Xie and her family–they eat meat every day and you don’t see them fighting, do you? Really now.
Madam Ruan harshly huffed at Mo Xiaoxia and then extended her chopsticks to take another piece of chicken, placing it in Mo Hengjian’s bowl. “Son, eat up. This is the chicken your grandmother specially prepared for you. Don’t let others take advantage of it.” After speaking, she meaningfully glanced at Mo Xiaoqiang and Auntie Sun.
“Mother, stop adding meat to my bowl, I can’t eat that much,” said Mo Hengjian, visibly impatient. He thought to himself, returning to the countryside is so irritating. His parents always looked so miserly, bickering over a few pieces of meat–how annoying, just like country bumpkins who have never seen the world.
Indeed, he never worried about spending silver while studying at the Academy, as Old Lady Mo gave him plenty each month. He ate fine fish and meat every day; how could he understand the plight of people like Madam Ruan, who could hardly eat meat all year round? He surely despised their behavior.
However, Madam Ruan couldn’t understand his feelings and kept putting meat into his bowl relentlessly: “Jian’er, this is a gesture from your grandmother. You must not dismiss her sincere kindness.”
Hengjian was very annoyed and thought about losing his temper, but then he remembered he still needed Old Lady Mo to hire an Attendant Student for him. He quickly adjusted his expression, turned to Old Lady Mo with a smile, and said, “Grandmother, you seem thinner than the last time I saw you. You should eat more meat to regain some strength.” After finishing his words, he moved all the meat from his own bowl into Old Lady Mo’s.
Old Lady Mo smiled widely, her happiness evident. “Oh, my dear grandchild knows just how to make me happy. Grandmother really did not pamper you for nothing.”
Touching his chest, Hengjian pledged earnestly, “Grandmother, please be assured, you are the revered elder of the Mo family. Even if I achieve success in the future, I will take you with me to enjoy our family happiness.”
His words finally reached the depth of Old Lady Mo’s heart. She had spent so much silver on his education, hoping that Hengjian would be successful and attain the status of Juren, bringing honor and glory to the Mo family–and she longed to enjoy the riches and honors of city life too.