Chapter 49
"What are you journalists doing? You believe what a child says."
"Don't interfere with my business here. Leave now. If you don't leave, I'll call the police."
"How could you be so mean, kid? You brought all these reporters here with you. Aren't you deliberately trying to harm me?"
"I've already explained to you that I don't know you. Stop calling me 'Mom' all the time. Is it fun to be so shameless?"
"If you like to scam people, go find those rich people. I'm just a scrap dealer. How can you be so cunning and calculating against me?"
"Let me tell you, all the money I worked so hard to earn belongs to my son Wang Jiang. It has nothing to do with you. Don't let your wishful thinking get you anywhere."
Nan Tao listened to the boss lady's voice, her curiosity burning in her heart. From what she said, it seemed like a son who had been left behind had come back to look for his relatives, but the boss lady didn't recognize him, and there seemed to be a lot of reporters around.
I looked down at the recipient written on the express delivery label in my hand - Wang Jiang. It turned out that this was the name of the fat yellow-haired man from yesterday, the boss lady's son.
Nan Tao's eyes sparkled as she hurriedly pulled Yu Ze towards the crowd, "There's something exciting going on up ahead, son, let's hurry."
When she ran to the crowd, she saw that everyone was standing in a circle watching the fun. Nan Tao was circling on the outer circle, unable to find a gap to get into, so she had to stand on tiptoe and peek inside.
Not only was Nan Tao curious and ate the melon, but even the netizens watching the live broadcast were also angrily posting comments.
【Photograph closer, photograph closer, I can’t see it.】
[The sound can be heard, but it cannot be seen.]
[I see it, I see it. Look, I know that boy. He's the one who was making a big splash on all the major platforms a few days ago, searching for his family.]
What was his name?
【Let the cattle go! 】
[Yes, yes, it's Niu Fang. I didn't expect the boss lady to be the one he was looking for. No wonder I thought the boss lady looked familiar yesterday. It turns out they look alike.]
Nan Tao, who was keen on browsing her phone, naturally recognized Niu Fang. She couldn't help but exclaim in surprise. She said why she disliked the boss's wife yesterday. It turned out that she was the evil person who abandoned her child and refused to admit it.
Tsk tsk tsk, is the boss lady blind? She doesn't want to marry her clean, handsome, top-scoring son to a fat, yellow-haired guy who is ugly, has no good looks, and no good grades.
I really want to suggest that the boss lady go see an ophthalmologist.
While complaining, Nan Tao actively changed her position, trying to occupy the best view of the melon-eating scene.
"I don't want your property, no matter who you give it to. I just want the child support I should have given you for all these years." Niu Fang straightened his back neither humbly nor arrogantly, his eyes firm and clear, without any desire for maternal love, as if he was negotiating with a stranger.
Nan Tao sighed, how could there be anyone who does not desire maternal love? Throughout history, how many people have done many things to please their parents in order to gain their love. Some people never wake up in their entire lives and humbly beg for their parents' love and put themselves in a difficult position. Some people, like Niu Fang, have completely given up on their parents and only ask for what they deserve.
She has always been good at judging people. Niu Fang is not a materialistic person who is only interested in money. He must have some unspeakable secrets.
Just as I was thinking about it, I suddenly heard my son's voice.
Nan Tao sighed, so that's how it is, she said it, there must be a reason.
[Alas, at such a young age, he has to bear a burden that life cannot bear. Poor thing.]
[With such excellent grades, the school principal and grade director tried to persuade him to stay, but he still dropped out. It turns out it was all for his grandmother?]
When Niu Fang was a child, his loving adoptive parents died in a car accident. Niu Fang's grandmother worked tirelessly collecting trash and selling scrap to support his schooling. To make matters worse, his grandmother was diagnosed with stomach cancer. Niu Fang, who had just entered his second year of high school, had to drop out of school and work to earn money.
Medical expenses were too high, so Niu Fang decided to ask his biological parents for child support. He was willing to do anything to get some money for his grandmother's treatment.
[Wow, this is a two-way race...poor grandma and Niu Fang.]
The netizens who were watching the live broadcast were originally eating melons excitedly, but they were stunned when they saw the floating screen content "Have you eaten melons today?"
[So that's how it is. If you're so pitiful, why don't you crowdfund your medical expenses online?]
[Crowdfunding for medical expenses? He was already trolled for asking his parents for child support. If he crowdfunds, wouldn't he be cyberbullied to the point of suicide? Aren't there many examples like this?]
[I feel so bad for Niu Fang. The boss lady looks at him like she wants to eat him. But you saw yesterday how that yellow-haired guy ordered the boss lady around. The boss lady worked hard without complaint, fearing that she hadn't taken good care of her precious son. They were both born from her belly, so why is there such a big difference?]
[You don't understand. This is quite normal. At least the boss lady loves her own son, unlike my mom who only loves her nephew. I'm just a piece of shit. I'd rather not have a mother.]
[It's the same in my family. I'm a boy, but my mother is so naive that she only loves her brother's son.]
While netizens were indignant for Niu Fang, they also resonated with the same treatment they had encountered in their own lives.
Although Nan Tao in the live broadcast camera could not understand the boss lady's thoughts, she felt very sympathetic towards Niu Fang.
"Oh, you're not talking big, you're not after my property, yet you keep coming to my house? And this time you even brought reporters to pressure me?! I'm telling you, no way! My money belongs to my academically gifted son, so go back to where you came from."
"You reporters, get out of here right now! Stop filming! I'm going to sue you for trespassing!"
"Your son is a top student?" Niu Fang sneered, with a hint of sarcasm in his eyes.
The proprietress couldn't stand the laughter. Her eyes widened in anger, and she wished she could eat Niu Fang. "What are you laughing at? My son Wang Jiang is so much better than you! He got into the best middle school in the county this year. All the neighbors know about it, don't you agree?"
Some of the onlookers were nearby neighbors who knew the proprietress and, naturally, knew that her son, Wang Jiang, had been admitted to the county's No. 1 Middle School this year.
"Yes, yes, Wang Jiang is a good student. My child was admitted to No. 2 Middle School this year and is much better than my child."
"I know this. Wang Jiang has very good grades. Even though he usually speaks aggressively, his academic performance is really good."
"That's right. Everyone knows that Wang Jiang is famous for his good grades. Kid, I think you should go back quickly. The boss lady is determined not to pay any attention to you."
The proprietress was overjoyed when she heard everyone praising her son. She raised her head proudly, glanced around, and finally her eyes landed on Niu Fang's face, her eyes full of disdain: "You're so old, but you're not in school. You spend every day studying some crooked ways. You have the time and energy to go around asking your parents for money. Why don't you just focus on studying? You're so young, but you already know how to stir up trouble and bully others. Don't think you can threaten me just because there are reporters behind you. No way."
Neighbors and passersby thought it made sense and pointed at Niu Fang, saying, "Son, listen to the advice of those who have experienced it. Your parents abandoned you when you were young, which means they don't like you. What's the point of finding you?"
"Yes, it would be better to put all this energy into studying and serve the motherland when you grow up."
"I've seen a lot of people like this. They don't study hard and spend all day stealing and cheating."
"What kind of person is this? He looks innocent, but his heart is so evil."
Nan Tao saw Niu Fang's hands clenched into fists at his sides and lamented that he was still young and easily hurt by what others said. She couldn't help but speak out in support, "He's not even an adult yet and he's already out looking for his biological parents. Maybe life is getting tough and he can't make it anymore?"
Everyone looked over at once.
Nan Tao blinked, "Why are you looking at me?"
Everyone: “…”
Seeing that it was Nan Tao again, the proprietress jumped up in anger, "You again?! What are you doing here today?!"
Nan Tao shook the courier in her hand and said, "I'm here to deliver the courier."
The proprietress said: "You are not welcome here, please get out."
Nan Tao smiled innocently: "Aren't we all here to watch the fun? Why can't I watch?"
The proprietress was reminded and waved her hand to shove the crowd of onlookers again: "No one is allowed to look, get out, get out."
Everyone was enjoying the fun and enjoying their delicious melons when they were suddenly chased away. They said unhappily, "We were just speaking up for you. How could you be so ungrateful? I think this girl is right. The little boy has traveled thousands of miles to find his biological parents. Maybe he really has something to hide."
"Yeah, I wanted to say it just now, but I didn't dare to say it."
"Look at that child's clothes. They've been washed so much they've turned pale. They're almost all covered in patches."
"How can we afford to go to school when we are so poor?"
"It's so pitiful."
Seeing everyone sympathizing with Niu Fang, the proprietress felt aggrieved and glared at him fiercely, saying, "It's all his fault. I've already said I won't recognize him, but he insisted on making a big fuss and even calling in reporters."
The more Niu Fang acted like this, the less she would recognize him.
That's right, the proprietress recognized Niu Fang as her son at a glance when Niu Fang came to ask for money a while ago. After all, he looked so much like her and her ex-husband, as if they were carved from the same mold. She guessed in an instant that Niu Fang was her eldest son who was secretly sold by her own daughter-in-law.
But so what? Her brother's family was too poor, and his sister-in-law knelt down and cried, begging her for forgiveness. If she didn't sell people, they would not be able to survive without income.
Her relationship with her ex-husband broke down again, and she was in love with her new boyfriend. Her newly born eldest son, who was a burden, was sold by her sister-in-law to solve her problem.
He almost dragged her down back then, and now he came to force her. The boss lady hated Niu Fang very much.
The proprietress didn't hide her emotions at all. She looked at Niu Fang coldly and asked, "What do you want?"
Niu Fang pursed his lips and clenched his hands at his sides, "I don't want anything, just give me the child support for these years."
The boss lady said: "Why should I give it to you? Go ask your dad for it. What does it have to do with me?"
Niu Fang looked for his biological father, but his biological father said that as long as his biological mother was willing to give money, he would give it to her, otherwise he would not give her a penny.
"You both have to give it."
The lady boss had no time to pay attention to Niu Fang. "Wait until the next life. Take the reporter away quickly and don't get in my way and affect my business."
"Mom, why are there so many people at home?" An impatient and irritable voice came from far away.
The proprietress's expression immediately brightened. With a beaming smile, she pushed through the crowd and quickly took her beloved son's hand, asking him about his well-being. "Son, why are you back at this hour?"
Wang Jiang was impatient. "I came back whenever I wanted. Why do you care so much?! Who are these people? What are they doing in our house? Why are there reporters? What's going on?"
The proprietress was used to her son's attitude and didn't think there was anything wrong. She quickly explained, "Don't worry about them. Son, are you hungry? Do you want me to cook for you? Do you have enough money on you? Don't force yourself. You don't have to save money for me, okay?"
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