Chapter 289: Unreasonable
Not long after, Wu Baoan hurried over and learned what had happened. He was so angry that his teeth were broken and he couldn't help but curse.
"What a fucking beast! No, not even beasts, they're worse than animals! How could they do such a heartless thing? They're totally hopeless. Zhan Liang, tell me, what should we do about this?"
Chen Zhanliang suppressed his anger and snorted coldly, "I don't have such parents, I don't have such brothers, I want to split the family."
"It's possible to divide the family, but Zhancai is now a scholar. If you divide the family, you will no longer enjoy the exemption from taxes and labor service. You should think this over carefully."
"I've thought about it. Although the status of a scholar can bring many benefits, what's the use if I can't even protect my son?" Chen Zhanliang showed a bitter smile on his face.
Wu Baoan nodded in agreement. "Zhanliang, I shouldn't say this, but you should have taken this step a long time ago. Your family used to be the richest in our village, but in just a few years, you've been living from hand to mouth to support Chen Zhancai's education. You've become increasingly poor, barely able to afford to eat. Why are you still involved? If it were someone else, they would have already separated."
"Yes, Li Zheng, I've thought about this before, but what are we farmers afraid of? We're just afraid of people poking our backs!"
"My silly brother, as the saying goes, a large tree branches out, and a large group of people separates. This is an eternal truth.
Besides, bystanders see more clearly than those involved. Everyone in our village knows that your parents are biased to the point of being ruthless, and they don't even feel ashamed of it, so what are you afraid of? "
As he said this, Wu Baoan sighed softly.
"Zhanliang, tell me what your conditions are. When they come back later, I'll make the decision for you."
Chen Zhanliang frowned. "I don't have any conditions. As long as we can split the family, that's better than anything else."
Hearing him say this, Sun couldn't help but say, "Boss, even if we haven't made any contributions over the years, we have worked hard. We must fight for what we deserve. Why should we let those black-hearted guys get away with it?"
"Yes, my mother is right. We must take over the house and land that belong to us." Dabao also echoed.
Chen Zhanliang shook his head and smiled bitterly, "If they still have a conscience, they will definitely divide the family property reasonably. But if they don't care about me as their son, we will divide the family property even if we have to leave the house empty-handed."
Seeing the man's determined face, Sun's eyes reddened. "Boss, you're right. We must not get involved with them anymore. They can sell Erbao today, but who knows if they will do something even more despicable in the future. We can't live our lives on guard against thieves!"
Wu Baoan nodded and said, "Okay, since you've made up your mind, I'll definitely fight for what I should fight for you. But I think after this incident, they should feel guilty and won't go too far."
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At this time, Old Mrs. Chen walked into the village with her head down. As soon as she reached the gate, she saw Chen Zhanliang's family and Wu Baoan sitting in the yard chatting.
She was so scared that her heart skipped a beat. What was going on? Why was Wu Baoan here?
Did Chen Zhanliang still want to beat up the old couple in front of the village head?
Who cares? As long as you have thick skin, you can eat meat.
She is so old and she is not afraid of anything. If she really gets angry, she will take advantage of her seniority and I don’t believe that the second brother dares to eat her.
Thinking of this, Old Mrs. Chen raised her head and walked straight in as if she didn't see anything.
The old man Chen who followed closely behind also lowered his head and did not dare to look up.
Chen Zhancai even relied on his status as a scholar and swaggered into the yard without even raising his eyelids.
Wu Baoan saw that they had no intention of paying attention to him, so he hurriedly called out to the three of them.
"Old sister-in-law, please don't go into the house yet. Tell me quickly, what happened today?"
Old Lady Chen stopped and sneered, "You already know everything, what else do you want me to say? What else can I say?"
Seeing that she showed no remorse, Wu Baoan's face suddenly darkened. "You are really unreasonable. Don't you have even a trace of guilt in your heart?"
"Why should I feel guilty? What is there to feel guilty about?" Old Mrs. Chen said with an unreasonable attitude. "Erbao is my grandson. I want to find him a good family and let him have meat every meal. Is there anything wrong with that?"
Wu Baoan's forehead was bulging with veins. He suppressed the urge to hit him and shouted, "You're still making excuses. Anyone would know the consequences of selling a child to a pawnbroker: either he'd be sent to the palace to be a eunuch, or he'd become a rich man's plaything. How can you say that you're finding a good family for the child? Erbao is your own grandson, how could you be so cruel!"
Old Mrs. Chen rolled her eyes impatiently. "Wu Baoan, are you done yet? If you don't agree, forget it. Isn't the child doing well now? The parents don't say anything. As the head of the village, do you have the energy to say this? You really don't care about anything else."
"Okay, old woman, stop talking."
Old man Chen really couldn't stand it anymore. He felt that Old lady Chen was going too far. If she had a bad temper, she would definitely be beaten up for her expression.
He hurriedly bowed his head to Wu Baoan and admitted his mistake.
"Security guard, we did something wrong. We are sorry to Zhan Liang, but luckily it wasn't a big mistake. Don't worry, we will make it up to Erbao in the future."
Without waiting for Wu Baoan to speak, Chen Zhancai pretended to be righteous and dignified.
"You guys are getting more confused as you get older. I never dreamed that you would sell Erbao. I'm so ashamed for you."
Then he looked at Wu Baoan and said, "Village head, this is my fault. If I hadn't taken Erbao to the town, my parents wouldn't have had the opportunity to take advantage of me."
Wu Baoan was speechless and shirked responsibility. This man was truly hopeless.
Chen Zhancai looked at Chen Zhanliang hypocritically again, with a face full of self-blame, "Second brother, it was me who almost harmed Erbao, you can hit me and scold me!"
"Alright, stop pretending to be a good person. I don't want to argue with you now. No matter who came up with this bad idea, the beneficiary is you, Chen Zhancai. I hope that in the future you can be worthy of your parents' efforts for you and don't let them down."
"Second brother, what do you mean by this?"
Chen Zhanliang said with a sullen face, "What I mean is that you guys go your way, and I go mine, and we'll each go our separate ways from now on."
Hearing this, Old Lady Chen almost jumped up and pointed at Chen Zhanliang, "What did you say? What do you mean by 'live your own life'? Explain it clearly to me."
"To live our own lives is to separate the family. I want to separate the family. Do you understand?"
"No, I don't agree." Mrs. Chen blurted out without thinking.
Old Man Chen was also shocked. "Second brother, what nonsense are you talking about? This family cannot be divided!"
Chen Zhanliang said with a resolute look, "Even if we don't want to divide, we have to divide. Today, this family is divided."
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