Yu Yuehui originally wanted to step forward, but seeing Xie Yan's actions, she silently pulled Chaochao to stop moving forward. Looking at Xie Yan's not-so-broad but incredibly firm back, she felt a pang of pain in her heart, and her fists clenched involuntarily.

She knew all too well what kind of life Xie Yan had lived after being sent to the countryside. Thinking of Xie Yan, who used to crave even an egg, her heart ached like a tidal wave.

This was the first time she had ever seen such shameless parents. They kept saying they felt sorry for their child, but if they really had no choice but to send Xie Yan to the countryside, they should have prepared more living supplies or money for him so that he wouldn't suffer in his new place.

But what did they do? They didn't prepare anything for Xie Yan.

In this situation, they still have the nerve to say they want a thank-you banquet; it's utterly ridiculous.

Seeing that people around her were starting to point and whisper about Xie Yan, Chen Guihua seemed oblivious and continued to sob, "Are you still blaming me?"

“I don’t want you to go to the countryside either! But you’re the eldest son in the family. If you don’t go, your sister will have to go. I have no choice! She’s a girl. If she goes to the countryside, her life will be ruined!”

"Both are my children, and it hurts me to see you go to the countryside."

“After you left, I couldn’t sleep at night, worried that you were not doing well over there.”

"How could you be so heartless? You didn't even write a single letter to your mother, not even leaving her a memory!"

Xie Yan remained expressionless, forcefully breaking free from the hand that was being held. His voice was icy, devoid of any emotional fluctuation, "If I went to the countryside, why did my sister also end up going to the countryside?"

"Aren't you reluctant to let her go, feeling sorry for her?"

"We've already found her the money to find a job, how can we send her to the countryside?"

Chen Guihua quickly wiped away her tears and choked out, "It's all my fault. I'm useless. I couldn't find a job for your sister!"

Xie Yan sneered, his eyes full of mockery: "Is it that you can't find a job, or that you've run out of money to look for one?"

Chen Guihua's eyelids twitched suddenly. What was Xie Yan up to?

Fearing he might say something detrimental to Ting'er, she raised her head, her eyes brimming with tears, and silently accused Xie Yan, as if he had committed an unforgivable crime.

The people around were initially somewhat skeptical, but upon seeing Chen Guihua's pitiful appearance, they instantly switched sides and began to criticize Xie Yan, feeling that as a son, it was extremely unfilial of him to treat his own mother in this way.

Xie Daguo stepped forward, grabbed Chen Guihua, and started to leave while cursing, "Why bother talking to this beast! He's so powerful, he's been arrogant since birth!"

"Not to mention that now that they're doing well, they wouldn't even recognize who you are."

The surrounding chatter grew louder, and many people even brought their bowls from the restaurant over to stand and eat while watching the spectacle.

"Yes, yes, yes! No matter how many faults your parents have, they've still raised you all these years. It's just that they're sending you to the countryside, why are you resenting them? Really!"

"This is a classic example of an ingrate. I've finally seen one."

"Yes, yes, look at what he's wearing. You can tell he hasn't suffered much."

"Who is responsible for your comfortable life after being sent to the countryside?"

Exactly, they don't even realize it, they're such ingrates.

Having a son like that is worse than not having one at all!

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Feeling the overwhelming malice directed at him from those around him, Xie Yan's heart sank. He secretly gave Li Zhanyang a wink, signaling him to take Yu Yuehui and Chaochao away from this place of trouble as soon as possible.

Li Zhanyang had been outwitting Xie Yan since childhood, so he naturally understood his gaze. He pretended to be nonchalant, blending into the crowd, and took the opportunity to pull Yu Yuehui and Chaochao away.

Yu Yuehui originally didn't want to leave, but she was worried about Xie Yan.

Seeing this, Li Zhanyang quickly whispered, "Sister-in-law, there's a child here. There are so many people and it's so chaotic here. What if the child gets hurt?"

"Don't worry, you know Xie Yan's fighting prowess, he's incredibly strong!"

"With you here, he has to be mindful of you, which makes it inconvenient for him to unleash his full power. How about we move a little to the side without leaving? Is that alright?"

Yu Yue glanced back at Chaochao and saw that the little guy had his hands clenched into fists and his face was red with anger because he was worried about Xie Yan.

She hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded.

Xie Yan glanced at them out of the corner of his eye and saw that they had left safely. He then sneered and said loudly, "I went to the countryside penniless; I didn't take a single penny from you."

“They even sent back the resettlement allowance given by the educated youth office. That amount of money was a full five hundred yuan!”

Five hundred yuan!

"When you accepted that money, did you ever think about how I survived when I was all alone in the Northwest with no money and no basic necessities?"

"Didn't you write a letter severing ties and disowning me as your son?"

"Why did your heart come back to acknowledge me when you saw I was doing well?"

Hehehe!

"Also, it's not that we don't have money to find a job for the third brother. It's not the money you guys saved up before. Just my five hundred, plus a little more, should be enough to find a temporary worker."

"Don't tell me you don't have money."

"You're both working, and now you're saying you don't have money to find a job for your sister? Who can believe that!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Guihua burst into tears, "Ayan, how could you say that to me?"

"I've been saving that five hundred yuan for you!"

"I even went around pulling strings, just trying to find you a job as soon as possible to bring you back. How could you think of me like that!"

Xie Yan looked speechless and asked without any mercy, "Have you found a job yet?"

Chen Guihua was choked up and cried even more desperately.

In her memory, Xie Yan wasn't like this before! Back then, he was such a well-behaved and obedient child. No matter what it was, as long as you asked him, he would obediently agree. He was a very filial and good child. How did he become such a stranger to her now?

How could I possibly embarrass her!

She cried and shouted, as if she had found an outlet for her anger, "Was it your country wife who instigated this?!"

“You weren’t like this before. I knew there couldn’t be any good people in the countryside! As soon as you arrived in the countryside, she coaxed you into getting married. She’s definitely planning to come back to the city with you after you return!”

"I told you long ago that country folk are all cunning, but you just wouldn't listen!"

Xie Yan was so angry at Chen Guihua's unreasonable and nonsensical behavior that he almost laughed.

This is because she saw that she was no longer as obedient and compliant as before, and couldn't wait to find someone else to be her target.

Hehehe!

It's the same old routine: when they can't win an argument, they start arguing and making irrelevant statements.