Searching for Treasures in the Clouds

Chapter 260: The Wen Family (V)

"Not yet?" Wen Nachuan refused to admit his mistakes, which disappointed Wen Shuchen and made him less patient. He held Wen Nachuan's arms with both hands and said seriously, "Is it so difficult to admit that you did something wrong? Who did you learn this from? Who taught you to be like this? Everyone in your family told you to be humble, especially your grandfather. He has emphasized this to you so many times. Why are you still like this? Do you have to meet a kid who is better than you, who beats you and defeats you in public before you can be content?"

"No, that's not what I meant..." Wen Nachuan was a little anxious, "Dad, I, ah... Can't I change it?"

Having said that, the arrogance on his face remained undiminished. The clerk turned his eyes away and did not look at him. He adjusted his emotions and returned to the focus of the topic.

"It's not enough to just change. You have to be convinced from the bottom of your heart. Those kids from the Yun family, Li Renxinshou Di Zhiyuan, you still remember them, right? Last time you told me and your mother that you saw them picking up trash on the roadside, and you looked down on them. But their family is a legitimate noble family. If you insist on comparing them, then I must tell you a fact, his family is much more noble than ours."

Wen Nachuan looked puzzled, "How come they are more noble than our family?"

"My ancestors were fishermen, also rural people, illiterate, making a living by fishing, living like wild people. Their family members were scholars, serving as officials in the court, working before the emperor. If the society today were still the same as before, our family members would have to kneel down and kowtow to greet their family members, saying "Hello, sir". Who do you think is noble?"

Wen Nachuan said nothing, his nails dug deep into his palms, staring at his toes grinding back and forth on the floor. At this moment, the self-ringing clock on the desk suddenly made a sound of gears turning, startling him to look up sharply. The outer glass reflected his appearance, his hair was messy, and the broken hair on his forehead was tightly attached to his skin, looking salty and wet.

The official suddenly grabbed his hand, spread his fingers one by one, and then hugged him. "Wen Nachuan, now that the era of servility has finally ended, you look down on this and that. Do you want to divide people into different classes and return to being slaves? There are always people in the world who are more powerful than you. If you look down on Yu Ru, there will be people who look down on you. Why do you think you must be the most noble one?"

"I understand..." Wen Nachuan hugged Wen Shuchen tightly back, and Qi Zhaolin stood beside him and touched his head.

"You look down on rural people and Yu Ru now, but who knows what will happen in the future? Although the poor will probably be poor all their lives, are there exceptions? Judging from the current situation, you may not be more capable than Yu Ru in the future. So, it will not hurt to be low-key, argue less with others, and say less about others' faults." The clerk added.

Hearing this, Wen Nachuan was instantly dissatisfied again. He stood up, held Wen Shuchen's arm, and asked back: "Dad, I am your child, why do you think I can't compare to that country girl?"

The clerk's eyes shone, and his tone became solemn again, "Wen Nachuan, you're here again, right? If you don't change your bad habit of discriminating against rural people, I will tell your grandfather to help you change. You know his temper, so don't expect me and your mother to help you then."

Qi Zhaolin also lost his good face, "Xiaochuan, if you can't calm down now, your father and I will leave first, you stay here and calm down, think about what is right and wrong."

"No!" Wen Nachuan hurriedly grabbed his father's clothes, and then pulled the corner of his mother's clothes. "Don't go! I just slipped up and I haven't corrected it for a while."

"I hope you're just talking nonsense, Wen Nachuan. If you keep doing this, your mother and I will send you to the most remote rural area to experience the life of a farmer. You won't wake up unless you go through hardships." Wen Shuchen warned. "Let me tell you, our country is a big agricultural country. It has always been centered on agricultural civilization. Whether in the past, present or future, a large part of development is related to farmers and agriculture. If you want to make money, you can't be so narrow-minded. You must accept more things in a multi-dimensional and multi-faceted way."

"I understand. I won't dare to do it again." Wen Nachuan shook his head repeatedly.

"Okay, let's talk about the third question. Just now on the stairs, did you interrupt your mother again and again? You even yelled at her. Your mother worked hard to give birth to you and raised you to this age. Is this how you treat her?" asked the clerk.

"You said it wasn't you who wanted to give birth to the child. It was mom and I who decided on your birth without your permission. Okay, I'll tell you. This was also your decision. Before you were in mom's belly, we weren't ready to have a child. We didn't expect that we would still have you even after taking protective measures. We originally didn't plan to have you, but something happened at that time. It might not be appropriate to give birth to you, and we didn't make any preparations. The night before your mom and I were going to the hospital for an abortion, your mom had a strange dream. Because of that dream, we decided to give birth to you."

"What dream?"

Qi Zhaolin replied: "I dreamed of a little boy who looked exactly like you. That must be you, when you were three years old. You cried in front of me, hugged my legs, and asked me not to have an abortion. You said you wanted to be my child."

As she spoke, her eyes became hazy and a bitter smile appeared on the corner of her mouth. "Before you were born, you told me that you wanted me to be your mother. Are you going back on your word now? Don't you like me as a mother anymore?"

Wen Nachuan's face suddenly turned into panic. He rushed to Qi Zhaolin, put his arms around her waist, grabbed her clothes tightly, pressed his body against hers, and said in a trembling and hoarse voice: "Mom, it's not that I don't like you. I was wrong... I won't do it again. I, I have realized my serious mistake." Seeing the two of them crying, Xiao Hai also started crying.

After the three of them calmed down, the clerk began to ask the last question.

"The last question, Wen Nachuan, look at me." Wen Shuchen looked solemn and determined, staring at Wen Nachuan and said, "The last question is about you and Xiao Hai. You bullied Yu Ru so much, but you were actually taking your anger out on her like Xiao Hai, right?"

This sentence was like a beam of sunlight that shone into the darkest part of his heart, piercing his eyes so that he could not open them, and illuminating his soul. He hung his head, glanced at his parents secretly, and then quickly looked away.

After a long moment, he nodded.

Wen Shuchen sighed and pulled him over. "What is coming will eventually come. Your mother and I have been worried about the second child for a long time, but we didn't expect that it would still not work after all this. Wen Nachuan, do you think that your mother and I have neglected you since we had Xiaohai? Xiaohai has taken away your parents' love and care for you?"

Wen Nachuan carefully raised his head and observed the expressions of his parents. Seeing that they were relatively calm, he nodded.

"Do you really think so? Think carefully about how we treated you and Xiao Hai."

"Xiaochuan." Qi Zhaolin touched Wen Nachuan's head. "In fact, your father and I pay more attention to you. Don't you feel it? Xiaohai is still young and can't remember things, but you are old enough to remember things, so we pay more attention to you. Your parents always accompany you to your interest classes, and your parents often accompany you to participate in activities. As for Xiaohai, we leave him to the aunt at home. Only when Xiaohai wants to sleep at night, we hold him and coax him. Isn't it right?"