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Chapter 17 - 17 16 Establishing a Female Household
Chapter 17 - 17 16 Establishing a Female Household
?Chapter 17: Chapter 16: Establishing a Female Household Chapter 17: Chapter 16: Establishing a Female Household There were no women in ancient times who didn’t get married. This logic left Chen Afu without a rebuttal. So she voiced out what she had been thinking these past couple of days, “Father, mother, Dabao must be my son. I think my sudden recovery is due to him bringing me luck. Do any other fools in our village recover from their illness?” Seeing that Chen Ming and Mrs. Wang nodded in agreement, she continued, “That’s it. When Dabao became my son, my illness was cured; he is the noble benefactor of my life. The master at Lingyin Temple said that I am fortunate; maybe he’s referring to the fact that I would meet such a benefactor. If Dabao stops being my son, what if my illness returns?”
Despite Chen Afu slowly stuttering, she was reasonable, and both Chen Ming and Mrs. Wang took it all in. They have always been very superstitious about the concept of bringing luck, as Mrs. Wang married into the Chens when Chen Ming was on his deathbed. At that time, the doctor had told the Chens to prepare for Chen Ming’s funeral, but not only did his condition improve when Wang entered the family, they also added a son a few years later.
They believed Afu’s statement that Dabao could indeed be her benefactor who cured her dementia.
Moreover, Mrs. Wang has been pondering a concern. Though Afu is not Chen Ming’s biological offspring, she was accepted by the family because she had clarified her status with her mother-in-law and uncle before marrying Chen Ming. But since Dabao came home, they have shown their discontent. It especially intensified when Alu’s leg became crippled, they stopped showing the least bit of courtesy or sympathy. If her husband were to accept Dabao as his son, they would definitely be even more unsatisfied. They would think that the Chen family property is going to be given not only to Afu but also to Dabao, and Alu would be at a further disadvantage.
If the mother-in-law and the uncle dislike Dabao, and Mrs. Hu, has always been discontent with the second house of the Chens’ and hates Afu and Dabao, what if she really allows her brother Hu Laowu to secretly sell Dabao, what can they do then?
Mrs. Wang knew that someone willing to spend ten taels of silver to buy a four or five-year-old boy would be someone from the dressing troupe or the opera troupe. If Dabao was sold to such a place, how could she bear it in her heart?
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