Chapter 344 Is this something a human being could do?

"Second Uncle, Second Aunt, what brings you here?"

My maternal grandparents stood at the door, smiling warmly at the people inside.

Chen Fangyang quickly put down what he was holding and invited them into the house.

"Second Uncle and Second Aunt, please sit down. Let me pour you some water."

"Oh, okay, everyone's busy."

Chen Fangyang poured them water, then plopped down and asked:

"Second Uncle and Second Aunt, what brings you here?"

When guests arrived, Shen Xuewei and the others stopped what they were doing, sat down on the sofa, and looked at the two of them.

My maternal grandparents held their water glasses, looked at each other, and their eyes urged each other to speak quickly.

Their appearance piqued the curiosity of the group.

"Second Uncle and Second Aunt, just say what you want to say. If it's something we can do, we'll do our best to help."

The second grandfather put down his water glass and rubbed his hands together somewhat embarrassedly.

"Since you've all put it that way, then I'll speak."

"It's like this..." He looked around the entire Chen family compound and smiled.

“Here’s what I’m thinking. Your parents are gone, and this house is just sitting empty anyway. Since you’re all here, I’ve come to talk to you about it.”

"It's just... it's this house, could we borrow it for a while? It would be a waste if no one lived there."

“You all know our family situation. Adong is a good-for-nothing. He has been working outside for so many years, but he has never given much money home. We can’t even afford to build a house now.”

"If we want to build a house, who knows when that will be?"

"Since you're not here, we can move in and keep an eye on the house for you, right?"

The second maternal grandmother chimed in, "Your parents were very close to us when they were alive, so it's only right that we help them guard the house. That way, outsiders can't take it over."

The smiles on Shen Xuewei and the others' faces gradually faded.

That's just something you say to fool kids. Trying to fool them is like treating them like idiots.

They said they would move in and look after their house.

But they don't come back often. My maternal grandfather's whole family, the old and the young, moved in.

Once they get used to living here, they'll think, "Hey, I'm not leaving anymore, then this house will become theirs, won't it?"

Such things are not uncommon in rural areas, and they have heard of them before.

Even close brothers keep clear accounts; they wouldn't want to be fooled by such unclear and ambiguous accounts.

Out of consideration for his elders, Chen Fangyang didn't say anything too harsh.

He said tactfully, "Second Uncle and Second Aunt, we'll leave this house to Second Sister to manage. She'll come back to visit when she has time, so it won't be empty."

The couple seemed oblivious to the refusal in his words.

“We live so close by, why bother Ali to keep coming back? We can just keep an eye on things for her, can’t we?”

Having said all that, Chen Fangyang gradually became more and more impolite in his speech.

"Second Uncle and Second Aunt, this is our own house. We don't need outsiders to guard it for us, so you don't need to worry about it."

The two men's expressions immediately changed. "What are you saying? We're your second uncle and aunt, would we possibly want your house?"

Chen Fangyang, his face tense, laughed in exasperation.

"Second Uncle and Second Aunt, you know what you're thinking. However, there's one thing you're wrong about."

Seeing them looking at him, he said slowly and deliberately:

“This is not my house, it is A-Qiu’s house. I have decided to leave this house to him.”

"I believe you all remember clearly why he went to prison."

The couple remembered it clearly, after all, Chen Fangqiu's story had spread throughout the surrounding area.

The two companies are so close together that they basically know everything that's available to them.

Burglary, murder... Look at this, is this something a human being could do?

It really was done by a human, and it was that kid surnamed Chen who did it.

When Chen Fangdong learned that Chen Fangqiu dared to stab someone, he was initially relieved that Chen Fangqiu had shown him mercy.

Otherwise, he might be the one who gets stabbed.

Since Chen Fangqiu was already like this, Chen Fangyang simply made him sound even more ferocious.

"I'm leaving this house to A-Qiu anyway. Second Uncle and Second Aunt, why don't you go and talk to him about moving in?"

"You all know his temperament; I can't guarantee what he might do."

"The last time I saw him, the people there said he was behaving very badly inside, and had beaten up several people. He even said that if anyone dared to take advantage of him, he wouldn't let that person get away with it..."

The couple instantly imagined themselves being stabbed, and were immediately terrified.

The second uncle chuckled and said, "Well... I'm his second uncle, he wouldn't do that to me, would he?"

Chen Fangyang said in a low voice, "Who can say for sure? Who in the family hasn't been punched by him?"

"Second Uncle and Second Aunt, you should decide for yourselves. Although he's still in jail, if he behaves well, he might get out early. Then..."

The two of them dared not think about the house anymore and hurriedly said, "Forget it, since Ali is watching the house for him, we won't bother."

It's not exactly a good thing to be eyeing your nephew's house.

My second maternal grandfather coughed lightly and said in a pretentious manner:

"Well, we meant well. We're all family, there's no need to tell outsiders about such a small thing."

"Ah Yang, and you guys too, right?"

Chen Fangyang smiled insincerely, and Shen Xuewei and the others smiled in the same insincere way.

"Second Uncle, you're right, after all, it's well-intentioned..."

The couple breathed a sigh of relief and fled the Chen family home as if escaping.

After the two left, the smiles on everyone's faces vanished simultaneously.

Chen Fanglan rolled her eyes. "I don't know where my second uncle and aunt got the nerve to say such things. I'm ashamed for them."

Chen Fangyang slumped back and fell asleep.

"Well, they are our second uncle and aunt after all. They helped a lot when Mom and Dad went there, otherwise we would have been in a complete mess."

"That's the end of it. Sigh, it's all because of poverty."

Chen Fanglan muttered, "Since I helped them, I even gave them two red envelopes..."

She was even thinking of helping out, so she specially gave her second uncle a large red envelope, which added up to several thousand yuan.

"Forget it, as long as he stops thinking about the house. Hopefully, A-Qiu can cause less trouble in there, behave well, and try to get a reduced sentence and get out sooner."

Chen Fangqiu was sentenced to twelve years. If the elderly couple had gone to see him, he would have had less than ten years left to serve. If he had behaved well in prison, he might have been able to come out and see them off.

In the end, it's all because that kid is dishonest and likes to cause trouble.

Now look what's happened, a perfectly good family has been torn apart.

The old couple died one after another, and the fuse was that kid, wasn't it?

The group sat quietly for a while, and apart from Chen Fangyang, who was feeling lazy again, the others continued packing their things.

After everything was neatly arranged, the group stood in front of the door for a long time, carrying their belongings, before finally leaving.

Chen Fangyang and Chen Fanglan drove away one after the other. Chen Fangli clutched the keys they handed her and let out a sigh.

"Weiwei, come and get in the car, we're going home."

Shen Xuewei responded, glanced longingly at Xiaoli Village, and got on Chen Fangli's motorcycle.

The motorcycle slowly drove out of Xiaoli Village.

The village of Xiaoli behind us receded further and further away until it disappeared from sight completely.