"What are you doing! If you dare to do anything, I will call the police!" Sheng Ruigang yelled at the security guard.

But the security guards didn't say anything and didn't pay any attention to them. They tore down the banner and went back.

Without the banner, Sheng Ruigang shouted loudly on the spot: "Liu Huaifeng, room 02, 36th floor, Yunjiang Hotel, abandoned her husband and children. This is unforgivable!"

"Liu Huaifeng, Room 02, Floor 36, Yunjiang Hotel, abandoned her husband and children. This is unforgivable!"

"Liu Huaifeng, Room 02, Floor 36, Yunjiang Hotel, abandoned her husband and children. This is unforgivable!"

“…”

Sheng Ruigang shouted very hard, but unfortunately he didn't have a single audience. Although the sun had set, it was still very hot outside and there were hardly any people around to make noise.

The sound insulation of Yunjiang Hotel is very good. With multiple air coolers running indoors, it is difficult for sounds from outside to come in.

There were a few curious people in the banquet hall on the third floor of the hotel. They saw someone holding a banner across the street through the window. They opened the window and listened out of boredom. Then they asked in confusion, "Is there really such an outrageous woman? He said that woman is now living on the 36th floor of Yunjiang Hotel?"

Another guest sneered at the words, "You are listening to his nonsense. I live on the 36th floor. Let me tell you, the man lying on the bed outside abandoned his wife and children and eloped with his mistress a long time ago. He didn't even care about his parents' death. Now he is paralyzed, and his son took him back and insisted that his own mother take care of him. I think the one on the 36th floor is really pitiful. He was entangled with him like this."

After hearing this, everyone shook their heads and said in unison:

“It’s actually like this!”

"This kid is really good at turning the tables. I almost believed what he said."

"He is truly a filial son. He is eager to serve his father."

"What kind of filial son is this? He dragged his father out to lie down in such hot weather. Isn't this because he thinks his father is too old?"

"I also think that he is not just trying to use his own father to make trouble for the old man. If the old man dies of the heat, who will be responsible? Is he planning to extort money from the hotel?"

"Why don't the security guards drive them away? They are such an eyesore staying here."

"They didn't cause any trouble inside the hotel. They were just standing across the street. It's not easy for the hotel security to intervene."

"Just let them make such a fuss? What if they come back to make trouble tomorrow? Apart from anything else, it's an eyesore."

"Tomorrow? Do you think they can still make it home today? You may not know, but there are robberies on the street next to them every night. Now it's getting dark, I don't think they can make it home."

“…”

Sheng Ruigang kept shouting until it was completely dark. He was out of breath and almost suffocated.

Sheng Tianci shouted from the side: "Dad, stop shouting, I'm so hot, let's go home."

It was too hot outside. Sheng Tianci was afraid of heat to begin with, and his round body was covered in sweat, his T-shirt was sticking to him. He felt thirsty and felt dizzy.

Sheng Ruigang glanced at the top management of Yunjiang Hotel with hatred. His heart was full of resentment. He resented his mother's ruthlessness. He slapped his thigh fiercely and growled, "Since she doesn't recognize me, I won't break a pot and cry for her when she dies! I want her to die in unrest!"

Liu Xiaoru, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke up: "Ruigang, look, Dad looks very bad."

Sheng Ruigang then took a look at Old Man Sheng lying on the camp bed. He saw that Old Man Sheng's face was flushed and his breathing was rapid. He was in poor health to begin with, and now the weather was too hot, and he couldn't stand staying outside for a few hours.

“Dad! Dad!” Sheng Ruigang called out anxiously. Seeing that Grandpa Sheng didn’t respond, he hurriedly urged Liu Xiaoru, “Hurry, carry Dad home!”

"Should we send Dad to the hospital?" Liu Xiaoru suggested in a low voice.

Sheng Ruigang heard this and slapped Liu Xiaoru hard on the face. He had been holding back a lot of anger just now, and now he finally had a place to vent: "Why go to the hospital? You spendthrift woman, do you know how much it costs to go to the hospital now? There is air conditioning at home, just go back and turn it on."

Liu Xiaoru was slender and almost staggered after being slapped by Sheng Ruigang. She covered her face and said nothing. She was numb inside and didn't even feel wronged. She just lowered her head to help push the military bed.

A family of four left Yunjiang Hotel in the dark and headed silently towards home.

*

Xia Shige had just returned to 36-02 and found that the whole family was waiting for her. Xia Huiyin said in a somewhat reproachful manner: "Child, why did you come back so late!"

Xia Shige saw that the family looked normal, probably because they hadn't seen the farce involving Sheng Ruigang. She felt relieved and said to her family with a smile, "When I came upstairs, I saw there was a dance party on the third floor. Let's go downstairs and have some fun!"

"Oh, there's a dance party. I haven't danced for many years. I have to go and have some fun." Sun Yuegui smiled and said, "I'll go call Sister Du from next door."

Xia Shige and her family went downstairs happily to dance. Sheng Ruigang's farce did not affect them at all.

*

The next morning, when Xia Shige and his family were about to go out for dinner, they saw the hotel staff waiting in the corridor in front of room 36-02.

Seeing the Xia family coming out, the service staff bowed to them and greeted them, then said, "There is a lady named Liu Xiaoru at the front desk. She claims to be the daughter-in-law of your old lady Liu. She said she wants to meet old lady Liu. May I ask if you would like her to come up?"