Quick Transmigration: Drama Queen's Daily Life Chapter 1606 - 1595: Honest Fools

Afterward, Ye Qiu and the others held a banquet at home and openly invited everyone, regardless of whether they were acquaintances, to enjoy the feast. No gifts were required, and every attendee praised Ye Qiu and Niu Xue Mei for their generosity.

The people of Wang Family Village enjoyed the most benefits brought by Ye Qiu; their village’s appearance had been completely transformed. Everyone wore a happy smile and praised Ye Qiu and the others in their conversations.

In contrast, those like Old Man Ye and Old Lady Wang who lived in the same village felt increasingly uncomfortable. As blood relatives closest to Ye Qiu, they hadn’t enjoyed even a trace of honor. Not only did no one sympathize with them, but they also became the topic of gossip.

"If you ask me, they had it coming. Even though he’s their biological son, why did Old Lady Wang and the others treat Ye Qiu like that?"

"And Ye Chun and Ye Dong, back then, didn’t show any brotherly affection. When Ye Qiu was moving, we neighbors, who had nothing to do with it, went to help, but not a trace of those two brothers was seen."

"Let’s not sympathize with them. Their son has achieved great success. Didn’t people often say Ye Qiu would rely on those two nephews when he got old? Perhaps they’ll even become top scorers someday!"

"Top scorer? They’ve been studying for years, and neither of the two child students has passed the exams. Is this the great success they talked about? Didn’t see their skills, but they’re sure good at causing trouble."

"Isn’t that true? After injuring the son of another family, they planned to sell the cousin to pay the debts, yet they still want to aspire to their uncle’s Duke title!"

"Tsk tsk, never seen such shameless people. It’s unfortunate for the Great General to be born into such a family."

"I heard they’re planning to go to the capital to file a complaint, accusing Ye Qiu of being unfilial."

"Would they really dare? If they dare to file a complaint, we’ll go to the capital to testify for the Great General and let the Holy Emperor know the wicked deeds these people have done before."

The villagers did not avoid speaking openly about Old Lady Wang and Ye Chun. Their words and expressions displayed blatant contempt, making the Ye Family feel even more awkward, sometimes afraid to even step outside.

After enduring endless torment, this family started blaming each other at home. Neighbors often heard their shouting and arguing, creating a scene of unrest almost every day.

After hosting banquets for several days, Ye Qiu bid farewell to the citizens of Anquan County. After all, he was still a court official and needed to settle in the capital because Ye Congying and Ye Congzi were grown, and this small place of Anquan County did not have suitable matches for them.

Joining them on the journey was Jia Yukan because Ye Qiu had promised to support him, and it wasn’t a difficult task for Ye Qiu.

Seeing the Jia family about to rise to glory, those like Ye Chun and Wang Hong, hidden in the crowd, felt even more envious, as all these should have been theirs.

Now, they no longer dare to say Ye Qiu is foolish, nor do they dare to claim Jia Zhihe and Ye Xia had stumbled upon luck by chance. Their blame shifted entirely to Old Lady Wang, blaming her favoritism back in the day for everything now.

Old Lady Wang didn’t come today, seemingly showing some signs of dementia, mumbling gibberish recently, not working or grooming herself. With no one at home to take care of her, she appeared despondent and crazy.

When Ye Xia arrived, she saw her mother banging her head against the doorframe. Her heart surged with anger; although her mother was strict and unloving, she was still her mother. For so many years, her mother had always thought of Old Third and Fourth; how could these two be so heartless?

She went to confront the two: "Will you just leave Mother alone? Look at the life she’s living now, can you bear it?"

Wang Hong retorted, "Why should I care? Her most promising son doesn’t even care about her now, so how should we?"

Ye Xia sneered, "Don’t forget, when we split the family, it was agreed you would take care of them."

"So what? Haven’t I given her food? She hasn’t starved, has she?" Family assets were sold off, her two sons unmarried, her husband crippled, Wang Hong was tormented by the struggle for survival, becoming increasingly sharp and harsh, "If you can’t stand it, take her home and care for her!"

"Dad, you dress so neatly every day; couldn’t you at least wash her? Mother treated you so well back then." Ye Xia didn’t want to tangle with Wang Hong and turned to question Old Man Ye.

Old Man Ye was still in good health, occasionally going out to earn some money for drinks. But he never shared the money or took care of family matters. He took a sip of his drink and said, "I’m a man; how can I do that kind of thing?"

Ye Xia felt infuriated. Now she understood; these people were selfish, but remembering all she had endured, she too couldn’t let go of past resentments.

She threatened: "No matter what, Mother is Old Third’s biological mother. If Old Third resented his past experiences, it would be understandable, but if Mother were tortured to death, he might regret it later. Then who would he blame?"

Wang Hong hesitated in her work, nervously avoided eye contact, then took Old Lady Wang to wash her.

Ye Xia called Ye Dong over; Ye Dong was not better off than Ye Chun. This man reached too high, had many idle friends, and had long squandered family assets. His relationship with Qian Yin was not as loving as before. Qian Yin, thinking of Ye Qiu still being an official in the capital, endured without divorcing.

"Here’s ten taels of silver; from now on, I’ll send ten taels of silver each month. Whoever takes good care of Mother, will get the money for their household."

Ten taels of silver were not much, but for these two brothers, it was quite a significant unexpected income, each harboring their thoughts.

Ye Xia looked down upon it. How could they differ so much, her own maternal brothers? Just ten taels of silver, and they cared so much, thinking about how much they had squandered before?

Therefore Ye Xia saw clearly; pampering children would lead to such behavior. What kind of virtue did her mother nurture them into?

She said they had great prospects, said they would honor the family name, said they would show filial respect and provide for her. Look at Mother’s current state, if she were clear-headed, she would probably have regretted her choices long ago!

Ye Xia glanced at her father again; the current days could still go on, but if one day he grew old and was unable to move? Things probably wouldn’t go much better.

Actually, with her current capability, she could completely take care of the elderly, but firstly she worried about Ye Qiu’s side, secondly about her husband’s family, and thirdly her parents weren’t really good to her back then, calling that marriage? It was nearly selling her, and afterward constantly exploiting her, only not making her suffer like Old Third.

Ye Xia did still hold some grudges, so Old Lady Wang grew old and confused, she could help some, but to wholeheartedly care for her, that was unlikely. Providing monthly money to force Ye Chun and Ye Dong to care might be her final compromise!