My Wife Is the Capitalist Heiress of the 1970s - Chapter 10

He hesitated for a moment, “Dad, what are you saying? This is the first time I’ve met him today!”

Zhou Yuanchao’s hand trembled slightly, then he took a deep drag on his cigarette.

“You’ve really fallen for him?”

Zhou Wenshan, who had traveled through time, wasn’t a shy person. What if he denied it here, but his father took it seriously?

Zhou Wenshan nodded. “Dad, this is what I really think. If I were to get married, I want to marry her!”

Zhou Yuanchao was furious, “Do you even know her? You want to marry her? What if she doesn’t know how to manage a household? What was her social class before? A capitalist!”

Even if you marry her, can you afford to support her? Even if you can, will she be content to live with you? Those people have seen the world; what if they’re exonerated and go back to the city? Have you thought about that?

Damn it, what should I do if I want to smoke even more?

Zhou Wenshan took a deep breath, his mind racing, trying to figure out how to answer his father. “Dad, I don’t know her well, and this is the first day I’ve met her. But you’re a man, right? There are some things I don’t need to say to you. The moment I saw her today, I wanted to marry her!”

Seeing Zhou Yuanchao raise his pipe as if to hit him, Zhou Wenshan quickly jumped two meters away and begged for mercy, “Hey, Dad, let’s talk this out, don’t hit me!”

Zhou Yuanchao’s face darkened. “You little brat, you’ve gotten quite bold, haven’t you? Daring to make fun of your father!”

Zhou Wenshan chuckled, not really afraid of him.

He now knows that Zhou Yuanchao is not the kind of person who would suppress children without reason, and that even children can be reasoned with!

It must be said that Zhou Yuanchao’s parental style this week is quite commendable.

At least it’s not the kind of one-man show where “I’m your dad, so what I say goes!”

Zhou Wenshan organized his thoughts, “Dad, let me put it this way, I feel that Chen Wan is much better than Zhao Xiuhua. She’s good-looking, which is my type. She’s a capitalist, so she must be educated. Moreover, her family’s upbringing is also very good. If she really becomes your daughter-in-law, you should be secretly happy!”

Do you know why she fainted today? It’s because she shared the cornbread with her family’s children this morning!

I feel that their children are very well-mannered; it’s unlikely that an ungrateful person would be raised in such a family!

Their family is down on their luck now, but that doesn’t mean they’re finished. As long as they haven’t really done anything wrong, they’ll be exonerated sooner or later! They won’t drag us down. Besides, even if it’s a real problem, I have a way to handle it!

Zhou Yuanchao became curious, wanting to know what good idea this suddenly enlightened waiter had. “What’s your plan?”

Zhou Wenshan chuckled sheepishly and rubbed his hands together. “Dad, I told you, please don’t get angry and hit me!”

Zhou Yuanchao said irritably, “You say it!”

Zhou Wenshan swallowed hard. “Separate the family property? Once we separate, everything will be fine. This will become my own business!”

Zhou Wenshan’s words were like a thunderclap, shattering Zhou Yuanchao’s mind into pieces!

Zhou Yuanchao’s face darkened instantly, and he unexpectedly tapped Zhou Wenshan on the head with his pipe!

“Ouch, Dad, why did you hit me for no reason!”

Zhou Wenshan covered his forehead, let out a strange cry, and jumped back two meters!

Zhou Yuanchao tapped his head with his pipe, “Beating you is too lenient. You’re so young and you don’t even know how to do anything right. You want to split up the family. I’m not old enough to be unable to work yet!”

“I’m not afraid of being laughed at if people find out. Besides, now that we’ve separated the family, how will you support the family if you’re so weak and unable to lift a finger?”

Zhou Wenshan pouted, “Dad, don’t underestimate people. You’re talking about the past. Haven’t you heard the saying, ‘A scholar should be looked at with new eyes after three days of separation’? Just because you couldn’t do it before doesn’t mean you can’t do it now!”

I’m sure I can support myself, and I can even take care of you in your old age!

Besides, Zhao Xiuhua broke off my engagement, so I’m going to find a wife a hundred times better than her, otherwise I’ll lose face!

Zhou Yuanchao sighed and frowned. His youngest son had given him a huge problem!

He could tell that his youngest son had made up his mind this time. If that was the case, he would have to think carefully about what to do!

…

Meanwhile, after Chen Wan’s family returned home, they simply cooked a pot of corn porridge, heated up a few cornbread buns, added a few sweet potatoes, and a small dish of pickled vegetables. This was their dinner for ten people!

After a long day, everyone ate in silence, with only the sound of chewing their food!

Even in such dire straits, the Chen family still exuded their own refined manners, and they ate much more politely than the villagers, even when they were starving!

After finishing their meal, Chen Wan and her two sisters-in-law washed the dishes together!

Although Chen Wan was also very tired and had not fully recovered, she still insisted on helping with the housework!

After tidying up, they were preparing to go back to their rooms—no, I mean, to the cowshed to rest!

Now, in their three cowsheds, Chen Bowen and Zhang Shuya live in one, Chen Zhijun and Chen Zhiguo live in another, and Chen Wan and her two sisters-in-law live in the remaining one. The three children also live with them!

Just as Chen Wan was about to go back to her room to rest, her father, Chen Bowen, called her back!

“Xiao Wan, wait a bit before going back. Dad wants to talk to you for a bit!” Chen Bowen said in a hoarse voice.

Zhang Shuya, standing beside her, looked at her with heartache.

Chen Wan paused for a moment, walked up to her father, and said softly, “Dad, is something the matter?”

Chen Bowen and Zhang Shuya looked at their daughter, who looked much more haggard, and felt heartbroken!

In just over a month, the precious daughter who had been pampered since childhood was like a completely different person!

She’s thinner, more haggard, and the sparkle in her eyes has faded. Her once fair and delicate hands are now covered in thick calluses!

But she’s still as sensible as ever, so sensible it breaks my heart!

Chen Bowen looked at Chen Wan, his mouth trembled, and he habitually reached for the cigarettes in his pocket, only to find it empty!

Then he realized, where could he find a cigarette to smoke?

Even if there were cigarettes, he couldn’t afford to smoke them!

Chen Bowen sighed inwardly. Just over a month ago, he never imagined that his family would fall into such a predicament!

Looking at his daughter who had grown up, Chen Bowen’s eyes reddened. “Wan’er, it’s all my fault for being useless. I can’t protect you from the wind and rain anymore!”