Chapter 1786: Disposition
Chapter 1786: Chapter 1786: Disposition
Qin San Lang’s face darkened as he looked at Wen Rong: "Apologize, or leave Gu Family Village!"
Wen Rong was so scared that he froze, looking at Qin San Lang, trembling, and listening to his ruthless words, shedding silent tears.
Qin San Lang: "Apologize, I won’t say it a third time!"
Wen Rong was frightened and could only apologize to Little Pingxi: "I’m sorry."
Little Pingxi immediately forgave Wen Rong, saying: "It’s okay, I know Brother Rong didn’t do it on purpose, Brother Rong is just in a bad mood."
Gu Jinli was displeased and said to Little Pingxi: "What do you mean by it’s okay? When a habit becomes second nature, if he vents on you once and you think it’s okay, he won’t treat you as an equal. In the future, whenever he’s unhappy, he’ll vent on you. Are you his punching bag?"
She then looked at Wen Rong and asked: "Do you feel that your sister’s death was unjust?"
With regards to this, Wen Rong was justified: "That’s right, my sister did die unfairly!"
Gu Jinli asked again: "Then do you think that we’re all to blame because we arrived too late to rescue your sister in time?"
Wen Rong was startled and quickly lowered his head.
Gu Jinli realized that she was right... Wen Rong blamed Qiu Troop Commander, blamed them for arriving too late, and even blamed the group of children who were locked up with Wen Qiong for not desperately protecting Wen Qiong.
In short, he felt everyone was guilty and should bear responsibility for Wen Qiong’s death!
Gu Jinli said: "It wasn’t us who harmed your siblings, so we don’t owe you, on the contrary, we’ve helped you. We even noticed your issues, had Qing Pu provide medical treatment for you, and had You An guide you everywhere. We believe we’ve done enough. If you still can’t come to terms, then after your sister is buried, you should leave."
Gu Jinli isn’t a saint, she will only raise her own biological children in this life.
As for people like Wen Rong, she’ll help where she can, but for those not worth helping, she won’t interfere.
Moreover, Wen Rong’s temper must not be indulged anymore, otherwise, trouble will arise.
Wen Rong’s face turned completely red upon hearing this, and his expression was also very awkward.
"What, feeling embarrassed? But your behavior of venting on everyone else is even worse." Gu Jinli looked at him and said slowly and clearly: "Remember, we don’t owe you, rather, you owe us. If you continue to be stubborn, you’ll ruin yourself, your family, and your sister’s hope. And we would incur no loss at all."
Wen Rong listened, clenched his little fists, and kept shedding tears.
Little Pingxi was worried and scared, shouting: "Aunt Gu Er, Brother Rong will get better."
Gu Jinli asked: "Then when will he get better? A month, a year, or a lifetime? We all have our own things to do, no one can cater to him for a lifetime, nor can anyone help him for a lifetime. He must wake up and rely on himself to carry on."
Little Pingxi was confused listening to this and couldn’t respond for a while.
Gu Jinli wasn’t targeting him, so she beckoned to him: "Come, eat."
Little Pingxi hesitated but remembered Gu Jinli’s words. Although there were some words he didn’t fully understand, he knew those words were for Brother Rong’s good, so he let go of Wen Rong’s hand and walked toward Gu Jinli.
Gu Jinli put him on a chair, handed him porridge, and also gave him a poached egg: "Eat up, after you finish, you need to keep vigil for your mother."
Even if he didn’t keep vigil all night, kneeling for four hours was also quite tiring for a child.
She then asked Brother Yi who followed Little Pingxi inside and didn’t know what to do: "Brother Yi, would you like something more? There’s plenty of food."
Brother Yi: "...Thank you, Aunt Qin, I’ll have a handful of fried soybeans then, fried soybeans are tasty."
He intended to leave, but his parents mentioned that Uncle Qin and Aunt Qin were very efficient. With Wen Rong’s situation escalating, he wanted to see how Uncle Qin and Aunt Qin would deal with Wen Rong.
Gu Jinli smiled, and after he sat down, she gave him two spoonfuls of fried soybeans: "Eat up."
She continued: "This stuff is fragrant, but children shouldn’t eat too much; it leads to too much heat."
"Right, Brother Yi knows." Brother Yi nodded, slowly eating the fried soybeans.
Qin San Lang, Gu Jinli, and Little Pingxi ate their meal.
Little Pingxi ate with anxiety, while the couple stayed just like always, serving food to each other and also serving Little Pingxi food. They also asked him about what he did today, what he learned, if he was feeling unwell or if he remembered to take his medicine on time, and other things.
Wen Rong listened to this, biting his lip, continuously shedding tears, yet he didn’t turn away but instead stood there.
Finally, Little Pingxi got down from the chair and ran to Wen Rong: "Brother Rong, come eat quickly, if you don’t eat, it’ll get cold, and it’s getting chilly now."
It was already October.
Wen Rong didn’t respond but didn’t push Little Pingxi away either, allowing Little Pingxi to pull him, sitting at the table to eat.
His hands were trembling as he picked up his chopsticks and with a clatter, they fell to the ground.
He didn’t pick up the chopsticks immediately but hurriedly raised his head, looking at the others at the dining table. Seeing Gu Jinli frowning at him, he thought that she would definitely get angry and scold him!
"Use the wooden spoon, you’re still young, not steady with chopsticks, eating with a spoon is easier." Gu Jinli didn’t scold him, she just handed him a wooden spoon.
Seeing he didn’t take it, she put it in his bowl.
Wen Rong lowered his head and looked at the porridge bowl, after a while, picked up the spoon and started eating... maybe he was really hungry, or perhaps the poached egg smelled too good, he saw there was a poached egg on the plate that nobody had touched, and finally used the spoon to scoop it into his bowl, eating it along with the porridge.
After finishing the meal, Gu Jinli opened a wooden box on the kang, took out two goose down jackets, and handed them to them: "These are for you, now it’s cold, at night in the spirit shed tent it’s cold, wear more to avoid getting sick."
Little Pingxi saw the new jacket, his eyes lit up, grabbed one to hold in his arms, happily saying: "Thank you Aunt Gu Er, thank you Uncle."
Gu Jinli smiled: "No need to thank."
As for Wen Rong, he hesitated for a while, seeing no one urging him nor taking the new jacket away, he stretched out his hand and took the jacket.
This jacket, he didn’t know what it was made of, was very soft and warm, holding it in his arms, his whole body warmed up, so warm that he felt like crying.
"Wen Rong." Qin San Lang suddenly called him.
Wen Rong was greatly startled, quickly raised his head and replied: "Yes!"
After speaking, he lowered his head again.
Qin San Lang said: "When Qing Pu and Si’an were diagnosing you, they told you if you continue being stubborn, you might go insane... whether you go insane or not, I don’t care, but my wife said that since we met you, we should help you once, we can’t just watch you continue like this."
"Tonight’s meal, I hope you understand, life is something you live yourself, your pretentiousness, pain, grief, self-pity, they’re useless, no one will accommodate you due to your suffering, nor will they suffer with you. You must be strong, live like a normal person, only then can you revive your family business, and comfort your parents and sister in the afterlife."
"Master..." Wen Rong looked at Qin San Lang, his heart was conflicted, wanting to say something but couldn’t find the words.
Qin San Lang waved his hand: "No need to say more, it depends on what you do in the future, go out now."
Wen Rong was still in a daze, but Little Pingxi reacted quickly, holding the jacket, thanked Gu Jinli and the others, then dragged Wen Rong away.
Brother Yi also ran off.
The three little fellows, two of them were chirping and talking in the courtyard, after chatting for a while, Brother Yi went home to find his parents and sister, and Little Pingxi was sent by Erqing to keep vigil in the spirit shed tent.
And informed You An about the dinner tonight.
You An was very grateful to the master and mistress... he had been cautiously dealing with Wen Rong these few days, but Wen Rong’s condition hadn’t improved, even worsening, his hostility grew stronger, he vented his anger frequently and felt others owed the Wen Family People their lives.
"I understand, I’ll keep watch over him, counseling him as appropriate. When you get back, tell the master and mistress not to worry." You An said to Erqing.
Erqing nodded and left.
In the following three days, You An kept an eye on Wen Rong and noticed that while Wen Rong was still very awkward, he no longer vented at others with every turn, aware that the lesson from that dinner was effective, he was quite happy.
On the fourth day, You An didn’t have time to watch Wen Rong constantly as people from Daokou Gully finally arrived.
It was Vice General Ma and General Ge.
General Ge was the superior of Qiu Troop Commander, it wasn’t surprising he came, but it was unexpected that Vice General Ma also came.
It seems General Xu was very concerned about this matter, or else he wouldn’t have sent his confidant, Vice General Ma.