Chapter 469 A Family's Messy Account
Yun Youna's brother-in-law is Zhang Yitao, the male lead in their drama.
His problem is actually quite simple: every family has its own troubles, and his family's troubles are a messy saga involving several other families.
Zhang Yitao was born into a divorced family. His parents divorced when he was eight years old, and neither of them wanted him.
In the end, having no other choice, they left Zhang Yitao with his grandmother to raise.
At first, the two would send him child support on time every month, but later it proved the saying "with a stepmother comes a stepfather".
Both of them have new families and other children. Zhang Yitao, the fruit of his previous relationship, has become an expired product. His parents don't care about him and only invite him to their respective homes for meals during holidays.
Despite being the continuation of their bloodline, they lived like guests.
Because of his family background, Zhang Yitao has had to rely on himself for everything. Over the years since entering the entertainment industry, he has worked his way up step by step to where he is today.
Yun Youna's sister was determined to marry him when he had nothing, precisely because she valued his resilience and ambition.
It can be said that the person who accompanied him from his low point to his rise step by step, and who suffered and grew with him, was not his family, nor his relatives and friends, but Yun Yuna's sister.
Now, Zhang Yitao has achieved great success and has everything he could want. His two parents, who had once abandoned him, have come looking for him again.
They demanded that Zhang Yitao fulfill his responsibilities to them and their children, based on blood ties.
“If my sister hadn’t told me, I wouldn’t have known that my brother-in-law’s parents were so outrageous! Do you know what they were demanding of my brother-in-law? They wanted him to give them each a house, saying that since they raised him, he had to be filial to them. Everyone knows that they wanted those houses for their youngest son and daughter. They brought their second husbands and wives, and other children, to leech off their eldest son. It’s so shameless that it shocked my whole family.”
Yun Youna was so angry when she talked about this that she gritted her teeth: "Give birth to him and raise him? That's hilarious. How shameless! My brother-in-law has never asked them for a penny since he was ten years old. If it weren't for Grandma Zhang, he would have starved to death long ago. They still say they gave birth to him and raised him all these years. How can they even say that? Aren't they afraid of their tongues rotting?"
"What's even more outrageous is that my brother-in-law initially agreed to this condition, thinking it was just a way to pay for a permanent estrangement. But somehow they ended up meeting up and found out that the other had also asked for a house. Feeling unbalanced, they started comparing themselves to each other. One wanted a car, and the other wanted a car too; one wanted money for renovations, and the other wanted money for renovations too. It's just insane."
Yun Youna had known for a long time that her brother-in-law's family background was bizarre, but she never expected it to be this bizarre; it truly opened her eyes.
"And then what happened?" Ye Wanxi knew that since Yun Youna's sister had sent a thank-you gift, Zhang Yitao must have made the right choice.
She was simply curious about what would be the final outcome for these two greedy families.
"Later, my brother-in-law was driven to the brink by them and had no choice but to break ties with them. They had no money for renovations, no car, and no house. They had no money, but they could take his life."
"Pfft... People who are blinded by greed for money are not so easy to please."
“Who says otherwise?” Yun Youna rolled her eyes. “As soon as they heard they weren’t going to get the money, they panicked. They threatened to sue my brother-in-law for being unfilial and not supporting his parents. It’s laughable. What era are we living in? Do they still think it’s that ignorant time when filial piety was everything and could crush people?”
"Besides, they're only in their early fifties, all able-bodied, and they're just planning to live off my brother-in-law for the rest of their lives. They're really dreaming. My brother-in-law was quite tough this time, telling them to sue him directly. When they saw that this tactic didn't work, they threatened to expose the matter to the media and completely ruin my brother-in-law."
It was these final threats from the two that completely disheartened Zhang Yitao, made him see the true colors of his parents, and made him give up all hope.
Yun Yuna felt sorry for her brother-in-law when she talked about this. Her sister had suffered a lot with her brother-in-law when she was young, so she didn't like him when they first got married. She felt that he was not good enough for her sister.
However, after many years of marriage and as their lives improved, her brother-in-law remained devoted to her sister, and her impression of him gradually changed.
By now, she completely considers him family.
Yun Yuna was furious at the way her family was being treated, but she felt even more heartache: "Actually, my brother-in-law is quite pitiful too. He didn't experience much parental love growing up. He doesn't say it, but he still longs for it. Every time he comes to my house, he is very respectful and kind to my parents. Whenever he has money, he always brings lots of gifts."
No matter how good Ke Yun's parents are, they are not his biological parents.
It is the things we never had, or those we had briefly but quickly lost, that make it harder for us to let go.
Yun Youna's sister was well aware of this, but she knew that those two people were simply not worthy of his expectations.
It is precisely because they feel sorry for each other and are disappointed in each other that the two argue and have conflicts.
Fortunately, it did not cause any irreparable damage in the end.
"Even a cornered dog will jump over a wall. Since they said that, they must have already planned it out and have been considering this as a backup option from the beginning. You'd better be careful."
Yun Youna nodded hurriedly and said, "I know, I know. Since my brother-in-law has chosen to break ties with them, he has naturally considered all of these things. Besides, our family is not to be trifled with. My brother-in-law is now one of our family. If anyone dares to bully him, they are bullying my sister and my family. We will definitely not be polite to them."
Seeing that she understood, Ye Wanxi didn't say anything more.
Some hurdles are indeed difficult to overcome, but if you don't overcome them, you will be trapped in a cycle of misery for the rest of your life.
Just like some wounds, if you don't dig them out, they will fester and grow deeper. Only by being ruthless and enduring the pain can they have a chance to heal.
Ye Wanxi accepted the gift and ate the pastries. After thinking for a moment, she gave Yun Yuna a lucky charm in return, asking her to pass it on to her sister.
Yun Yuna's eyes brightened slightly as she examined the talisman closely: "With this talisman, will my sister be able to find money wherever she goes and become rich overnight at home?"
"...It will simply give people more opportunities and more choices; getting something for nothing is unacceptable."
Yun Youna was greatly disappointed: "...Oh."
"..." She realized that this guy had a heart that always wanted to be a couch potato!
As the two were talking, a stagehand suddenly ran over and knocked on their door.
"Is Miss Ye here?"
"Yes, what's wrong?"
"A gentleman came to the film set specifically to see you. Director Jiao asked me to ask if you would like to go out and meet him?"
(End of this chapter)
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