Chapter 1948: Jiang Fengshou's Family

Chapter 1948: Jiang Fengshou's Family


Shu Yu didn't expect this to involve her, "What does this have to do with me?"

"Isn't it because you rewarded me with two taels of silver yesterday? When I was passing by the pawnshop on my way home, I saw that the door was still open. I went in and bought a bracelet, then gave it to my wife. She was so happy and treated me extra kindly, and..." Their marital life in the evening was particularly harmonious.

Jiang Fengshou realized he was about to say something inappropriate since Shu Yu was an unmarried girl, so he quickly changed the topic, "Of course, our Mistress doesn't know. Before I was accepted as a shopkeeper a few months ago, after leaving Liu's store, I couldn't find any work, and I didn't have much money. Let alone buying things for my wife, my elder brother and sister-in-law gave me a hard time every day. My wife suffered with me as well. Those days were truly tough."

Since he left Liu's store, he hadn't found a suitable job.

It wasn't that he couldn't find one; he just wasn't sure if other shops would be like Liu's store. He was afraid of getting involved in trouble before things settled down, and thus feared dragging his wife, children, and parents into it.

Not only did he not find a job, but he rarely even went out.

Despite his unruliness, he was actually quite cautious.

But as a result, he was met with disdain from his elder brother and sister-in-law. They accused him of not working properly all day long and criticized him constantly. This treatment continued until he was appointed as a shopkeeper under Shu Yu's employment.

After confirming Jiang Fengshou as the shopkeeper, Shu Yu had learned about his family situation.

Jiang Fengshou had an elder brother and an elder sister. After his sister married, only he, his brother, and his parents were left at home.

The Jiang family's house was bought by Jiang Fengshou's grandfather, who favored his elder brother greatly. Before his grandfather's death, he explicitly stated in front of everyone that the house would belong to Jiang Fengshou's elder brother in the future.

Jiang Fengshou's current lack of restraint was in part due to his original family environment.

Apart from his married elder sister, everyone favored his elder brother. When he was young, in order to get attention from his family, he did many foolish things. He eventually gave up, and his feelings towards his family became much weaker.

Despite using the excuse of his father being ill and needing to care for him at home when he resigned from Liu's Shop, Jiang Fengshou didn't feel much affection for his father. Jiang Fengshou's father was not as extreme as Jiang Fengshou's grandfather, but most of his attention was still focused on his elder son.

Even the way he treated the children of the two brothers was quite different.

Fortunately, Jiang Fengshou was capable. When he was a peddler, he earned some money. His family didn't dare to go too far since he was useful. Later, after he got married and his wife became pregnant, he stopped wandering around and worked hard to become the shopkeeper at Liu's Shop.

Even so, he didn't have much money in his hands. The money for marriage and having a child was earned by himself. Apart from this, he also had to give some to his parents. His elder brother said the house was his, and they all lived in the house, so they had to pay rent.

If he wasn't so assertive, he probably would have followed the path of most men and handed over all his money to his parents before the property was divided.

He did want to split his assets, but his wife didn't agree.

Even though Jiang Fengshou's reputation wasn't great among the neighbors, as his wife, she wanted to salvage some of his dignity. Besides, now that he was the shopkeeper, he had a stable source of income and a high status at home. Although his parents, elder brother, and sister-in-law frequently tried to get money from him, they didn't dare to mistreat their family too much.