Chapter 52 The Next Person to Get Beaten Up

Compared to him, Zhao Fang'er appeared much calmer and more composed.

She spoke with a hint of respect, "Dad, Mom, nice to meet you. I'm Zhao Fang'er. I'm so sorry I didn't let you know I was coming back beforehand."

Chen Fangyang smiled ingratiatingly, "Dad, Mom... let's go inside first. Look how much stuff we're carrying."

Upon their first meeting, Grandpa Chen and Grandma Xi couldn't bring themselves to do anything that would embarrass them.

Even though he was filled with raging anger, he still suppressed his rage and welcomed the two in with a stiff face.

Both mother and son were very well-mannered; even seeing how simple the house was, they didn't show the slightest disgust on their faces.

After more than an hour of fussing, I finally got dinner ready at home.

Grandma Xi placed a chicken leg into Shen Xuewei's bowl, hesitated slightly, and then placed the remaining chicken leg into Zhao Xiannan's bowl.

"Kid, have a chicken leg."

Zhao Xiannan smiled and politely thanked her, "Thank you, Grandma."

Grandma Xi responded subconsciously, but after realizing what was happening, her face subtly furrowed.

Chen Fangyang, you've done something terrible...

A family reunion dinner passed by in an eerie atmosphere.

After a calm night, Zhao Fang'er's expression changed when she saw the Chen family's primitive outhouse.

"Is this... the only place you have to use the restroom?"

Shen Xuewei, who was leading her to the toilet on the back hill, held up a flashlight to light the way for her and nodded.

"Yes, Auntie, we all use the toilet here. But if you need to use the toilet separately, you can use the urinal in the pigsty below the drying ground."

Zhao Fang'er frowned, pinched her nose, and tried to leave the back mountain.

However, she couldn't hold it in any longer and finally managed to squat down.

Shen Xuewei stood guard outside, occasionally swatting away the mosquitoes that landed on her.

There aren't many rooms in the house, so Zhao Fang'er and her son need to stay there for one night.

In return for a necklace as a gift, Chen Fanglan generously gave her her room, while she went to sleep with Shen Xuewei for the night.

Of course, he also whispered to Shen Xuewei quite a bit.

If it weren't for Grandma Xi from the next room gently knocking on the wooden wall, the two of them probably would have talked all night.

As for Zhao Xiannan, he made do with sleeping in the room of Chen Fangyang and his brother on the second floor for one night.

The next morning, the mother and son were eager to leave, while Chen Fangyang stayed behind.

Everyone watched the mother and son drive away. After returning home, Grandpa Chen and Grandma Xi's expressions changed simultaneously.

Grandpa Chen roared, "You unfilial son, kneel down!"

Chen Fangyang didn't dare to hesitate for a moment and quickly knelt down.

Grandpa Chen was trembling with anger. "I told you to get married quickly, but I didn't tell you to marry a woman who is twelve years older than you! She even... she even has such a big son."

"If word gets out, will you ever be able to face anyone again? Will our family ever be able to face anyone again?"

The rest of the Chen family watched from the sidelines, not daring to plead for them or speak.

Even Chen Fangqiu, who was usually the most daring, just listened quietly from the side, not daring to interrupt.

She just stared at her second brother with a probing look, feeling that her second brother was someone who was hiding his true abilities.

Chen Fangyang knelt on the ground, his back originally straight, but gradually bent down as his maternal grandfather spoke.

He licked his lips and said, "Dad, Mom, I know you think I'm lazy and useless. But that's just who I am. I don't want to work, I don't want to earn money, I just want others to support me."

"Let me be honest with you, I agreed to be her live-in son-in-law, we've already registered our marriage, and..."

He paused, then lowered his voice, "I also had a tubal ligation, so I can never have my own children again. Therefore, Xiannan will be my biological child from now on."

Grandpa Chen was so angry that he fell backward, and Shen Xuewei and Chen Fanglan, who were standing nearby, cried out and rushed forward to support him.

"Grandpa, Grandpa, are you alright?"

"Dad, don't be angry anymore. Just ignore him from now on!"

Chen Fanglan patted his chest and comforted him.

Actually, Chen Fangyang's actions were somewhat unexpected for her, but not entirely unexpected either.

She grew up with Chen Fangyang and is arguably the person in the family who knows him best.

Chen Fangyang was not fond of physical activity since he was a child, but he was actually very quick-witted and had excellent grades when he was in school.

But I'm just too lazy to learn.

Even so, I still managed to finish vocational school.

If Chen Fangyang himself sought this outcome, he must have already considered that no matter how much he was beaten or scolded, he couldn't change this fact.

Grandpa Chen pushed the two aside, came over from the corner with a broom, and hit Chen Fangyang on the back.

"Divorce her! Divorce her right now!"

Chen Fangyang's body tensed from the beating, but he lowered his head and gritted his teeth, saying, "I won't leave."

“Dad, I know what I’m doing. It took me so long to get close to her and then we got our marriage certificate. Do you know how much I earned a month when I was working? Only 820 yuan a month.”

"Do you know how much pocket money I get every month after marrying her? Ten thousand yuan, and that's the minimum! She even bought me an apartment in the city!"

He became more and more excited as he spoke, "And I don't need to do anything. I just need to occasionally pick up and drop off Xiannan for her, and occasionally say some nice things to coax her."

"Dad, just tell me. What kind of job do I need to earn so much money a month, enough to buy a big house?"

Grandpa Chen pointed at his forehead and said angrily, "Aren't you afraid that the relatives will laugh at you and our family?"

Chen Fangyang took out a wad of cash from his wallet and placed several bank cards in front of him.

“Dad, look at all this. There’s so much money in here. With money, what’s there to be afraid of being laughed at? Dad, I know you’re angry. You’ve always said that I don’t send much money home when I’m working.”

“Here’s a few thousand yuan, take it first. I’ll send money home every month from now on. Haven’t you always wanted to renovate the house? With this money, you can build whatever size house you want in the future…”

Enraged, Grandpa Chen grabbed the wad of money and threw it at them.

"Get out! Get out of this house! I don't want your filthy money, and I don't want you as my son anymore! Get out of this house, and as long as we're not divorced, you'll never set foot in this house again!"

Knowing he couldn't reason with his grandfather, Chen Fangyang picked up the bank cards from the ground.

"Dad, Mom, since you don't want to see me now, I'll come to see you again when you've calmed down."

He turned to leave, but was suddenly stopped by his maternal grandfather.

"etc!"

Chen Fangyang stopped abruptly, his previously dim eyes instantly brightening. Thinking that his maternal grandfather had changed his mind, he happily called out, "Dad!"

Grandpa Chen turned his head to the side and said in a harsh voice, "I'm not your father, don't call me Dad!"

His eyes dimmed, and he gave a bleak smile.

"Dad, just say what you want to say."

Grandpa Chen stared into his eyes and asked, "I'm asking you, where did you meet that woman? Who taught you to... do this kind of thing?"

Shen Xuewei, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but shrink back, taking a half step back quietly, secretly groaning in her heart.

She was just saying it casually that day; she didn't mean for her second uncle to go and be with a rich woman!

Little did she know that her second uncle would actually have such thoughts.

And he actually managed to hook up with a rich woman.

If my second uncle exposes her, won't she be the next one to get beaten up?