"I don't know, but they never give much each time, maybe one or two hundred coins. In the last two years, it's been about ten or twenty taels."

Zhao Dayong felt utterly disillusioned. What was the point of a family relying solely on his efforts? His wife was disloyal; she knew their child was a spendthrift, yet she still indulged him relentlessly.

The sons were the same; one never went home, and the other treated him like an enemy.

Money was spent, work was done, but in the end, nothing was rewarded.

"What can I say about you? You weren't like this before. You used to be very smart. Why have you become like this? I know you're afraid of the boss and don't dare to disobey him."

But have you considered this: even if you give him all your money, what then? Will he remember your kindness? I'm only thinking about your future, but what about yourself?

Li covered her face and wept bitterly, "They are all my children. No matter how bad or disobedient they are, I can't just abandon them!"

Is she feeling wronged?

"I see you're only bullying your own family now. You say they're all children, but what about the girl? Isn't she your own daughter? When you hit her, why didn't you think about the fact that she's your daughter?"

"The child ran out to call for help so I wouldn't get beaten. Didn't you see how Dazhuzi looked at her? He looked like he wanted to eat her alive. Instead of being grateful, you turn around and blame her for telling on you? If she stops calling for help later, then you'll have your turn to cry."

The old man's heart and soul are now completely devoted to his daughters; he doesn't even have two sons. No matter what she says, it's useless.

What good is a sweetheart if she's still married? She'll still have to get married, but what's the relationship between her and the Zhao family?

“Girl…girl will belong to someone else’s family in the future…” Li murmured, her voice lowering.

"Bullshit!" Zhao Dayong's temper flared up again. "Someone else's family? She's surnamed Zhao now, she eats my food and drinks my water, she calls you 'Mom,' and she even knows to ask someone to save us today!"

Li Chunhua, your heart is completely biased! I think you're not just not smart, you've lost all your conscience!

"You can forget about running the household from now on. You even dared to secretly give money to others behind my back. What wouldn't you dare to do?"

He will no longer let his wife manage the money, even if the family is out of money.

They can't figure it out, they absolutely can't figure it out.

"I..." Li was so ashamed that she couldn't lift her head. She just wanted to make things easier for her sons and prevent the family from falling apart. How could she be considered heartless?

"Alright!" Seeing her like that, Zhao Dayong knew that things couldn't be resolved in a short time, so he waved his hand wearily. "Let's leave the matter of money at that for now. There's no point in saying anything more. The important thing right now is the old house."

With only three ounces and four mace, buying an old house is probably out of the question.

He calculated that buying the old house would cost about five taels of silver, but what about the remaining amount?

He had no choice but to swallow his pride and buy on credit first. If his sister-in-law really refused, he would have to shamelessly go to his third brother to borrow from him.

Oh dear, their family is really poor!

Zhao Dayong wasted his entire life.

A sense of helplessness and powerlessness enveloped him. This family was finished, and after he left, it would only fall into ruin.

………………

When Zhao Dashu returned home, he immediately shared the shocking news with his wife and daughter: his second brother had been beaten by his own son.

"How dare he be so rebellious?"

Xiao Lei snorted coldly. He couldn't stand such heartless people the most. "Father was right to sever ties with this kind of person. It's better to cut ties with him as soon as possible and have peace of mind."

They dare to lay a hand on their own parents; they are despicable and have no bottom line.

Even if he were to lay a hand on Xiao Ping, it would only be after severing all ties and completely cutting off all relations. Even then, he never actually hit him; he only attacked the person closest to his heart.

"Master, can my second brother and the others really tolerate this?"

In my memory, Zhao Dayong was no pushover, nor was he one to suffer a loss. Even if it was his own son, he couldn't tolerate someone trying to get ahead of him, could he?

"Don't even mention it. Second Sister-in-law is completely confused now. Well, no, she dotes on Dazhuzi so much that even if she gets beaten up, she'd probably still feel sweet inside. You know her, having three sons is her greatest achievement in this life. When she was young, she was incredibly smug, thinking that she was the only one in the world who could give birth to boys."

Even if my darling hits her, I have to endure the pain. You wouldn't believe how crazy she was when my second brother chased Dazhu away; she couldn't accept it. Ah, it's only because of my second brother. If it were my wife, I'd slap her to death!

Song glared at him, "Who are you calling?"

"Big pillar, big pillar! Hehehe!"

How could he dare to call his wife? If his wife's brothers and sisters heard the news, they would come knocking on his door and berate him. Who could he possibly beat?

And what about his daughter and son-in-law? Would he dare to lay a hand on them?