Chapter 45: Father and Son Become Enemies

"You're talking nonsense. What are you going to eat after the food is sold? Are you waiting to starve to death?" Wang immediately retorted.

Liang Jinyu sighed helplessly and said no more.

"We never know when it will snow. Dad, how about I go to my second and third brothers' homes to borrow some?" Chen Lai Fu asked.

Old Man Chen nodded and reminded him, "Tell them not to go to the mountains for the next two days and help me fix the house first."

I thought it would just be a matter of a few words, but unexpectedly, when Chen Lai Fu came back, he said that his two younger brothers were unwilling to lend him money, saying that the food was not sold at a high price this year and the family was in financial difficulty.

As for helping, I agreed to come for two days, but I had to provide meals.

Upon hearing this, Old Man Chen flew into a rage. He cursed, "You bastard," grabbed the whip and stormed out.

The palms and backs of the hands are all made of flesh, and Wang was afraid that Old Man Chen would beat his two younger sons, so she hurriedly chased after him.

Chen Laifu walked to the door and suddenly stopped, turned around and said to Liang Jinyu: "Come here too."

Liang Jinyu wanted to take the opportunity to ask about Dingfang and Dani's situation, but after Chen Laifu's shout, she had to give up.

...

After Chen Lao Er and Chen Lao San separated, they built houses elsewhere, and the two families were very close to each other.

Therefore, as soon as Old Man Chen entered Old Man Chen's house, Old Man Chen knew about it. He asked his youngest daughter Chunmiao to come secretly to find out what was going on.

Chunmiao is the same as Dani, thin and small like a bean sprout.

She was hiding behind the door, and as soon as she looked out, she saw a chair flying towards her. She was so frightened that she froze in place.

"Get out of the way." Liang Jinyu rushed over and pulled the man behind the door.

With a "bang", the chair smashed into pieces in the yard.

Liang Jinyu took a look and let go of Chunmiao: "Are you okay?"

Chunmiao sniffed his nose stupidly, then suddenly came to his senses, cried "Wow" and ran away.

There was a heated argument in the house, with the sound of things being smashed and the screams of Chen Laoer.

After a lecture, Chen Laoer was in so much pain that he gritted his teeth and took out three coins.

Three coins are only three hundred coins. It looks like a big bag, but it is only enough to buy a few frames of clay tiles.

Old man Chen held the money tightly in his hand and went to the third brother's house with a sullen face.

"Dad, my third brother is not at home." Chen Lai Fu pushed the door and said embarrassedly.

Old man Chen was no fool. He spotted the clue right away and added fuel to the fire: "It's not locked from the outside, it's locked from the inside! Chen Laixi is such a jerk. He dared to lock his father out. I think he must be itching for trouble! If I don't punish him today, I'll write my last name upside down!"

After Old Man Chen finished speaking, he picked up stones from the ground and started banging on the door.

There was quite a commotion and all the neighbors came running over.

"Chen Laixi, open the door for me!" Old man Chen shouted angrily, and his hands seemed to have endless strength. He smashed a hole in the gate of the courtyard.

Wang cried and cursed, worried that her son would be beaten and sad that she was rejected by her son.

After a long day of commotion, the gate finally opened.

Chen Lao San made a bitter face and said helplessly: "Dad, Mom, it's not that I don't want to be filial, but my family is really in trouble. The three children haven't seen meat for several months, and the children's mother is not in good health. Please don't make it difficult for me. Besides, I didn't burn the house, so there's no reason for me to pay, right?"

After hearing this, Old Man Chen raised his whip without saying a word and was ready to punish him.

Seeing that Chen Laosan was about to be beaten to the ground, he unexpectedly took the whip away.

"How dare you, you bastard?" Old man Chen was so angry that his whole body was shaking and his eyes were wide open. He never thought that this day would come.

Chen Laosan also felt guilty, but when he thought of Chunmiao coming back and saying that her grandfather wanted to smash her to death, he became extremely angry.

"Dad, I'm a jerk, but even though I'm a jerk, I know I have to protect my children. What about you? From childhood to adulthood, what else can you do besides beating and scolding us? It's okay for you to beat me. But why did you beat Chunmiao? She's your granddaughter!"

"Third brother, what nonsense are you talking about? Who was weeding the spring seedlings? We didn't see her." Wang shouted immediately.

Chen Laosan obviously didn't believe it. How could Chunmiao's words, which she came back crying, be false? He was already used to his mother's ability to confuse right and wrong.

"Dad, Mom, I really don't have any money. Even if you burn my house down today, I still can't give it to you. But I promise, I will work for you for the next two days, and I don't want a penny."

Old man Chen looked at the horsewhip thrown on the ground, his face turning pale and blue, and he seemed to realize something vaguely.

"Let's go, and pretend that I, Chen Youshun, have never given birth to this evil creature!" Old man Chen picked up the whip and left without looking back.

"You ungrateful bastard! I raised you with so much effort, and now you want to piss me off to death." Wang covered her chest with her hands, and left cursing with the help of Chen Lai Fu.

Liang Jinyu didn't say a word the whole time, but when she was about to leave, she was stopped by Chen Laosan.

"Sister-in-law, Chunmiao said that you saved her, thank you." Chen Laosan shook his head, feeling a little uncomfortable.

After all, in their eyes, Liang Jinyu was Chen Lai Fu's daughter-in-law, so she was naturally from the same family as old man Chen. That was why they got angry and then said thank you, which was quite awkward.

Liang Jinyu smiled and said, "You're welcome."

...

When he got home, Old Man Chen ignored everyone and went into the kitchen.

Perhaps Wang was really angry. She kept holding her chest and said she felt uncomfortable. She also said her throat was dry and her mouth was parched. She only felt better after drinking two bowls of water.

Seeing all this trouble, it was almost dark.

Liang Jinyu was thinking about the arrangements for the evening. Now only the woodshed and the kitchen were still usable. Old Man Chen and Mrs. Wang would probably live in the woodshed, so she would take Dani and Dingfang to live in the kitchen.

But there’s nothing in the kitchen. How can I get through the night?

"Hey!" Chen Dani slid over to Liang Jinyu and whispered, "It's said that it has been reported to the government office, but you have to wait until next month to get it."

"It still takes so long." Liang Jinyu was helpless.

As long as she didn't get her household registration certificate, she would be unable to sleep or eat, and always felt that something unexpected was going to happen.

But at least she knew that things were progressing, which was better than the confusion in her previous life. Liang Jinyu comforted herself again to avoid falling into a low mood.

"By the way, did you say that if I help you, you would promise me one thing?" Chen Dani asked with a cunning look in her eyes and a smile.

Liang Jinyu smiled and said, "What do you want?"

Chen Dani spread out her palms: "Split the money in half, isn't that too much?"

Liang Jinyu raised her eyebrows. She was smart, but too greedy.

But if it were her, she would probably do the same.

"Okay, but can you protect it?"

"Then don't worry about it. I have my own way."

Liang Jinyu promised Dani that she would give her half of the money in the jar tomorrow.

Chen Dani was very happy and thought that when she found the opportunity, she would take the money and run away.

Liang Jinyu really wanted to remind her that a child as young as her couldn't even get out of the city gate, but seeing how excited she was, Liang Jinyu didn't pour cold water on her.

The arrangements for the evening were exactly as Liang Jinyu had guessed.

Old man Chen and Wang occupied the woodshed without any explanation and didn't even give them quilts or pillows.

Chen Lai-fu removed the burnt black door panel, found two benches, and simply built a door panel bed.

"Jinyu, go to bed early." Chen Lai Fu came over and urged.

The meaning is self-evident.