"You're not going to eat out after you get engaged, right? You're going to be single from the day you get married?" the old lady threatened

The third brother... just knew how to threaten him with this! He just stuck his butt out and went to work obediently.

The old lady looked at Li Xingguo again and said, "If you don't want to work, go away now and stop pretending to be a big shot!"

Li Xingguo stood up and went to work as well. It was impossible for him to leave now.

The whole family worked until the evening before they finished cleaning up.

Wu Zhiqiu and Li Mancang were whispering, wondering why the second brother and his wife didn’t come. It shouldn’t have happened. Did something happen?

"Why don't I go and take a look tomorrow?" Li Mancang muttered

Wu Zhiqiu nodded. Normally, it was impossible for the couple not to come.

There were quite a lot of leftovers, so the family had dinner. Wu Zhiqiu and Li Mancang took Dabao and Erbao home, followed by Li Xingguo and Li Xing'an.

"If you don't go back to your own home, why are you following us?" the third brother asked Li Xingguo.

"This is my own family, none of your business. Don't think you're so great just because you married a girl from the director's family. Who knows what will happen when she comes back from abroad." Li Xingguo laughed gloatingly.

"My father-in-law supports me to go abroad. Do you have ears blocked? I don't even want to go. It's so comfortable to stay in China. What's so good about foreign countries? If you are not a good person, don't blame the road. I can live freely and comfortably anywhere." The third brother is now arrogant. Whenever he catches Li Xingguo, he will show off. No matter whether he goes or not, he can make Li Xingguo angry to death.

Li Xingguo stared at the third child intently. He always felt that something was waiting for him at home. Now he knew it was retribution! He wanted it but couldn't get it, and others discarded it like a worn-out shoe.

The family went home. Wu Zhiqiu asked Dabao and Erbao to go to bed. She looked at Li Xingguo and said, "What's the matter? Tell me."

Li Xingguo was silent for a moment. "Mom, the third brother's engagement fee is more expensive than my wedding fee, right?"

"You can just say whatever you want. It doesn't matter whether I spend money or not. I won't report to you." Wu Zhiqiu said rudely. She was very tired and wanted to sleep.

The third child immediately turned into a caring and considerate little girl, massaging and rubbing the old mother's shoulders.

Li Xingguo looked at the ground and said, "I know the third child has found a good partner, so it's reasonable for the family to spend more, but the difference can't be too big!"

"You know now that there is a huge difference. When you got married, you forced your father and I to borrow the gifts, furniture and appliances. Why didn't you think about the fact that your second brother had nothing when he got married? Are you jealous and unbalanced now? You are a crow. You only see the blackness of others but not your own blackness!"

Wu Zhiqiu's words reminded Li Xingguo that there was another Li Laoer at home.

"Mom, that jade bracelet can be passed down from generation to generation. The third child has gained a lot of benefits from the family..."

"Your meaning must be conveyed to you, right? You are the eldest son, and you are doing this again, right? You are enjoying the dividends of the new era and want the benefits of the old era. Are you the sun? The earth revolves around you, and the leaves are not as beautiful as you!"

"What benefits have I gained? What dividends have I enjoyed?" Li Xingguo asked in return. He was the one who benefited the least in the family.

"You say you are the eldest son. Isn't that the old-fashioned idea? What should the eldest son do? Support the family, take care of the elders, take care of the younger siblings. In ancient times, the whole family had to support a scholar, and the scholar had to support the whole family in return? Which of these have you done? Filial piety was the most important criterion for measuring people in the old times. Do you and your wife deserve the word filial piety?" the third brother questioned

Li Xingguo...

"Besides, it's a new era. You've enjoyed its dividends, been admitted to university, got a decent job, and started a family. Your parents have fulfilled their obligations as parents, so you have no right to question the distribution of property at home. What you have to do is to support your parents according to your obligations. If someone else farts and makes a little grease, you have to come and check it out. Who do you think you are? I feel sorry for you for being born like this!" The third brother pouted, accusing Li Xingguo of having no shame at all.