Chapter 500: Regret Not Throwing Him Into the Urinal and Drowning

"Shut up! How can you be a father like this? How can you talk about your son like that?" Old Mrs. Chen glared at him unhappily.

Ever since she went to the town to ask Chen Zhancai for money to buy food, Old Lady Chen had given up on her son and thought that Chen Zhancai was a heartless and ungrateful ungrateful person.

She regretted not treating the eldest and second sons equally and hurting their feelings.

After returning to Nanshan Village, she tried to get close to the eldest and second oldest brothers, saying nice things to them, hoping to reconcile with them.

But the leaves don’t turn yellow overnight, and people’s hearts don’t turn cold overnight.

Seeing her hypocritical and attentive attitude, the first and second wives didn't even look at her.

Not to mention giving her money, he didn't even give her a sip of water.

Old Mrs. Chen was so angry that she gnashed her teeth and wished she could turn back time so that she could throw these two unfilial ungrateful children into the chamber pot and drown them as soon as they were born.

When she thought about how Chen Zhancai, who had no means of making a living, would rather starve than give her the few copper coins he had, she felt very comforted.

Seeing that Old Man Chen had such a big misunderstanding about his baby son, she had to patiently enlighten him.

"Old man, we can't blame Zhancai for this. He's down on his luck right now, so he doesn't know the importance of his words.

But judging from the fact that he gave us all the money he had, he is a thousand times better than those two ungrateful wolves.

So, no matter how hard or difficult it is for us as parents, we must understand our sons and give them more time to grow.

If he becomes successful, I believe he will not ignore us old couple."

"Come on, he's a complete liar. Only you can believe his lies." Old man Chen frowned and snorted in dissatisfaction. "Look at him now. He's plump and white. He doesn't look like someone who starves every meal. It's obvious that he doesn't want to support us old couple and regards us as a useless burden.

He was so stingy that he gave us a few copper coins, leaving us to eat coarse food at home, while he was enjoying the best food in town. Everyone in the village knew about this, and only you were kept in the dark."

"Nonsense, you believe those gossips. Those peasants are just jealous of the scholar and our family because they are superior to others. That's why they deliberately slander our son." Old Mrs. Chen tried hard to defend herself, but she was actually not sure.

"Okay, believe it or not, if you don't believe it, just pretend I didn't say anything."

Old man Chen was so angry at her stubborn attitude that he wanted to curse her, but he didn't dare to.

He is like a turtle in a stove, suffocating and angry, knowing that no matter how much he says, it will be like talking to a cow.

Just as I stood up to go out, I heard footsteps coming from the yard.

When I looked up, I saw Chen Zhancai pushing the door and walking in.

Old Mrs. Chen was a little surprised and hurriedly stood up to greet him, "Son, why are you back? Hurry up and sit down and rest."

After saying that, he said to Old Man Chen, "Go quickly and get some water for your son."

"It's not hot, why drink water?" Old man Chen was furious when he saw Chen Zhancai, and sat down on the edge of the kang with his head down.

Seeing this, Old Lady Chen glared at him and said, "You old fool, just do what I tell you to do. Why are you talking so much nonsense?"

"I'm not missing any limbs, just pour the water yourself." Old man Chen said with a rare firmness.

Just as Old Lady Chen was about to lose her temper, Chen Zhancai waved his hand nonchalantly, "Alright, Mom, sit down quickly. I'm not thirsty now."

"You old fool, I can't bother you anymore, can I?" Old Mrs. Chen gritted her teeth and cursed at Old Man Chen. Then she smiled and asked Chen Zhancai, "Son, why are you back?"

"Mom, I came back just to see you and my dad."

Chen Zhan had just said this when Old Man Chen took over the conversation, "We have nothing to see. Don't worry, we haven't starved to death yet!"

"Dad, what are you talking about?" Chen Zhan realized that Old Man Chen was still angry about what happened last time.

If this had happened in the past, he would have gotten up and left without hesitation. Who would have cared whether the old couple was dead or alive?

But the situation is different now. If you want to control the eldest wife, you must have someone to help add fuel to the fire.

As long as the eldest wife tears up the severance document and reconciles with the old house, the old couple will have a place to stay.

By then, the eldest wife and the old couple depended on each other for survival.

I moved there and lived in a big house. I had a sugar factory and made a fortune every day. I didn't have to do anything and didn't have to think about anything.

Eat and play, and when tired, hug the beautiful lady.

Isn’t this little life wonderful!

He cleared his throat and started talking nonsense.

"Don't think too badly of me. When you came to town to look for me a few days ago, I was really short of money.

You don't know how painful and distressed my heart was when I handed the few coins in my pocket to you.

I was afraid that you would be worried if you saw me crying, so I left without looking back.

But I didn't go far away. Instead, I hid not far away and watched you, fearing that you would faint from hunger or get upset because of your misunderstanding of me.

I didn't feel relieved until I saw you guys bought some rice bran and hurried home with tired steps.

Looking at your backs, I slapped myself hard twice and scolded myself for being incompetent.

A great scholar cannot even support his parents. He is simply a waste.

I secretly vowed to make money to support my family and my parents.

From then on, I went out early and came back late, setting up a stall on the street in the wind and rain, writing letters for others.

Hard work pays off. These days I have earned more than 200 coins. I was worried that my parents would have to live on coarse grains, so I couldn’t wait to send the money back to them.”

After Chen Zhancai finished speaking, he stuffed the two hundred coins he had prepared in advance into Old Lady Chen's hand.

Old Mrs. Chen was so moved by his hypocritical and deceptive words that she almost cried.

"My dear son, I know my love for you is not in vain. You are my most filial child."

Old man Chen glanced at Chen Zhancai with a half-believing and half-doubting look, not understanding what he was up to.

Is it really as he said, or is there something else going on?

Thinking about it, I couldn't help but ask, "Zhancai, stop talking about these boring things. Why don't you just tell me what you're doing here?"

Chen Zhancai felt unhappy when he heard this, and said with a gloomy face, "Dad, I don't blame my mother for always scolding you. You really don't know how to talk. This is my home. Can't I come back?"

Old Mrs. Chen also glared at Old Man Chen fiercely.

"You, you, you just said I couldn't understand what was going on. How are you doing now?"

As she spoke, she weighed the copper coins in her hand.

"See? This is what a filial son should be like. Everyone else is shit.

Don't let your mind be filled with idle thoughts all day long.

In fact, you are the one who can't distinguish the big things from the small things, and can't stop talking about trivial things.

Luckily, I'm here to take care of this family for you. Otherwise, you'd be sold like a fool and have to count the money for others!"

"Who's stupid? You'll be in trouble someday!" Old man Chen muttered in dissatisfaction...