Male Lead's Canon Fodder Wife-Chapter 1420: Settling Down ( 3 )

When he heard Father Wei's words, Chen Jianmin just smiled but said nothing. They all had the same surname. Compared to the Wei family, their relationship between him and his cousin was much closer.

For the old man to say those words, it was only because he looked down on the Chen family because of Chen Bo's matter, or purely looked down on them as villagers.

Since the other party didn't have any intention to reconnect the family, then his family also didn't have to spend time and energy worrying about their family's matters.

Reaching this conclusion, Chen Jianmin said, "Mingze, Yuze, since your family still has matters to handle, then we won't bother you all any longer."

After he said those words, he turned to his younger siblings and said, "Let's go. Brother will take you all to the mountain river. We can get bigger crabs there."

The moment they heard his words, the children cheered, and Chen Jianbai said, "Brother, let's invite Brother Dong Li and Xiao Huang too. Aunt Jueyu's bait is really good. We might be able to catch some fish later."

Chen Jianmin nodded and agreed readily, "Okay."

Watching them leave, Father Wei looked at his eldest grandson. When he noticed the longing in his eyes, he frowned and said, "Mingze, even if you stay in this place, you still can't join the village children to play in the river and mountain and behave wildly."

"You are the eldest grandson of the Wei family. You can't forget your upbringing and education. In the future, go out less and study more," he added.

Receiving his grandpa's teaching, Chen Mingze's eyes dimmed. He lowered his head and said, "Grandpa, I understand."

Seeing her grandson being scolded the moment they met, Mother Wei felt heartache and said, "Alright, you just met today and are already scolding the child. Can't you save it for later?"

Father Wei noticed his wife's hint and glanced at Han Jinhe. Seeing the smile on his face was still as gentle as before, Father Wei coughed and said, "Comrade Han, we want to check on other houses. Can you please show us the way?"

Hearing this, Han Jinhe nodded and gestured for them to follow him as he said, "Sure."

Fearing that her grandsons would catch a cold, Mother Wei said, "Mingze, bring your brother back first to change clothes and inform your mother. When Grandpa and Grandma are done looking at the houses, we will come and find you."

Chen Mingze nodded and said obediently, "Okay, Grandma."

After the Wei old couple left with Han Jinhe, Chen Yuze looked at his brother and asked, "Third Brother, did Grandpa and Grandma hate our Second Brother?"

Chen Mingze rubbed his brother's head and said, "Yuze, we can't force others to follow our behavior or accept our decisions."

"So you don't have to think too much about our grandparents' thoughts toward our brother and cousins. As long as you know what you want and who treats you well, that's enough."

Although he didn't fully understand his brother's words, Chen Yuze still knew that he liked his half-brother and his second uncle's family. He also liked this place more than the capital.

Nodding his head, he replied, "Third Brother, I understand."

Chen Mingze didn't know if his brother really understood or not, but he had already made up his mind. He would follow his own judgment and wouldn't distance himself from his second uncle's family or his half-brother just because of his grandparents' prejudice.

After the two of them returned to Chen Gang's house, they took a bath and changed into clean clothes before going to find their mother.

Since she wasn't used to farm work, Wu Yahui only asked her to help with simple household tasks such as picking vegetables, mending clothes, and teaching the children. The rest of the housework was taken care of by the Chen couple and their children.

At this moment, Wei Zhiying was picking vegetables as she sat on the backyard balcony. Seeing her sons return, she smiled and asked, "Mingze, Yuze, where are your cousins and brother?"

Chen Yuze sat beside his mother and said, "Cousin took my second brother and my cousins to the mountain river to catch hairy crabs. Third Brother and I came back first."

"Why didn't you go with them? Are you feeling tired?" Wei Zhiying asked curiously.

In the past month, her sons had basically become Chen Jianmin's little shadows. No matter where he went, the two of them would follow. For them to return first was rare, so she thought they might be feeling unwell.

Shaking his head, Chen Mingze replied, "Mother, we met Grandpa and Grandma."

Wei Zhiying was surprised and asked, "Your grandpa and grandma are here?"

Nodding, Chen Mingze told her about their meeting and added, "Mother, my grandparents didn't seem to like Second Brother and my cousins. It seems we will have to move out and live with them in the future."

Noticing her son's dejection, Wei Zhiying asked, "Did you get scolded by your grandpa again?"

This time, Chen Yuze answered, "Mother, why does Grandpa always scold the Third Brother? We didn't do anything wrong."

"Grandpa and Grandma always say that we are the Wei family's grandsons. But my brother and I have the surname Chen. Since our cousins are allowed to play and go to the river and the mountain, why can't we?" he asked with a pout.

Wei Zhiying was stunned and didn't know how to explain it to her children. While they bore the surname Chen, their father, Chen Bo, had actually married into the Wei family.

Even if they didn't carry the Wei surname, they were still the heirs of the Wei family, and her father had high hopes for these grandsons.

After remaining silent for a long time, she let out a sigh and said, "Your grandpa has high hopes for the two of you. So, please bear with your grandpa's nagging. Mother will talk to your grandparents later."

Since their mother had said so, the brothers didn't mention the matter again. The three of them simply chatted about casual topics while picking vegetables.