Chapter 379 No Money
"I'm asking you guys if you can come up with something new. You just keep playing these vague, vague sentimental things. Aren't you tired of it? I'm getting calluses from listening to them all."
Chen Zhanshan said, glancing at the two of them unhappily.
"Okay, stop talking. I still have to go to the sugar factory. If you don't have anything else to do, please leave now!"
Upon hearing this, Old Man Chen's face darkened. "Zhanshan, you're a bit naive. I'm your father, and you can't even call me dad. Are you getting cocky?"
"Yes, Zhanshan, your father hasn't finished speaking yet, how can you chase us away? There are no outsiders at home now, and your parents just want to say something heartfelt to you, why don't you know what is good for you?" Old Mrs. Chen also echoed.
Chen Zhanshan knew the old couple too well. He used both soft and hard tactics. Who knows what bad things they were planning.
After listening to their hypocritical nonsense, I just felt ironic.
"Stop talking. Ever since you drove me out of the old house and severed my relationship with you, you are no longer my parents, and I don't have relatives like you.
If you want to say something heartfelt, you should go to your most cherished third son, not to a worthless peasant like me."
"Son, I had my reasons for doing that." Old Mrs. Chen pretended to be sad and wiped her eyes. "If I hadn't pushed you and kicked your whole family out, how could Qingya have become smart? Your family's life wouldn't have gotten better. This was all because of my good intentions!"
Chen Zhanshan sneered, "So I have to thank you!"
"That's not necessary."
Old Mrs. Chen hurriedly prepared herself for the moment, her eyes reddened instantly, and she took the opportunity to explain her purpose.
"Zhanshan, my dear son, to be honest with you, our family is having a hard time right now. Can you help us out? We don't ask for much, just enough to buy a bag of rice."
As he was about to pull Chen Zhanshan's hand, Chen Zhanshan dodged sideways.
"Did you find the wrong person? Your third son is a great scholar, and you brag about your son's filial piety and ability every day in the village. Even if you want to buy fine rice, you should come to him, not me. Besides, I don't have any money to give you."
"Zhanshan, you're such a joke. Your family is the most prosperous in Nanshan Village right now. Who would believe you if you said you had no money?"
"Our family's money is all earned by Qing girl with hard work. It has nothing to do with me. My family lives a good life because my daughter is capable. We can enjoy the good life with her."
"Oh my dear son, please stop crying poor at this beggar's grave, okay?"
Old Mrs. Chen lost some of her patience, but in order to get some money, she had to be patient.
"Mother is so shameless as to beg you. If you don't consider other things, just consider that I gave birth to you. It's okay if you can show some appreciation. Don't say you have no money when you open your mouth or close your mouth. Do you think I'm stupid?"
Seeing that Chen Zhanshan was unmoved, Old Man Chen was so angry that he gritted his teeth. This conscienceless bastard was really getting more and more outrageous.
In the past, two big bitches would fight and scold each other, and then they would kneel on the ground and kowtow to admit their mistakes, and they would have to pay a big penny as a tribute.
But now he is rich and powerful, and in order to gain some benefits, he can only be humble.
Thinking of this, he said with a smile on his face,
"Zhanshan, your mother is right. We are so old now. Since we have come to you for help, you should at least show some respect.
"Don't look at the monk's face, look at the Buddha's face; don't look at the fish's feelings, look at the water's feelings." If you give more, it means you are kind. If you give less, we will be happy too. Don't you think so?"
Chen Zhanshan was so angry that he laughed. They were so shameless. He knew that if he set a precedent today, these old couple would be like sticky plasters that he couldn't get rid of in the future.
In order to prevent such a thing from happening, he refused coldly.
“As the saying goes, helping is a favor, not helping is a duty.
I have no money, and even if I did, I wouldn't give you a penny.
You don't have to cry poor and act pitiful in front of me. Everyone knows that you just sold your land two months ago. How can you have no money to eat? "
Old Mrs. Chen was stunned. It turned out that he didn't know that the third brother had already gone to take the exam. No wonder he was so hard to beat.
She pulled the corners of her mouth into a smile,
"Oh, my good son, isn't your third brother taking the imperial examination this year? I've given him all the money."
Chen Zhanshan snorted lightly, a hint of sarcasm in his words, "You guys are really capable. You risked starvation to make all the arrangements for the third child. This kind of love for your son is really admirable."
"Look, you're speaking in anger again. As the saying goes, 'A poor home brings a rich road.' It's not easy for your third brother to be away from home. If he really becomes a loser, wouldn't that be troublesome?"
After Old Lady Chen finished speaking, she looked at Chen Zhanshan expectantly. Seeing his cold expression and indifferent look, she immediately became angry.
"Chen Zhanshan, please hurry up and stop using such sarcastic language. I don't owe you anything, you owe me nothing. I won't ask for more today, just give me five taels of silver."
"Five taels of silver?" Chen Zhanshan laughed as if he had heard a huge joke. "You gave all the money to the third brother, and now you ask me for money when you have no money to eat. How can I give it to you?"
Old Mrs. Chen was so angry at these words that her face turned pale. "Why are you talking so harshly? What do you mean by giving all the money to the third son? The third son went to study for a good name, not to travel around. The third son is the pride of our family. We are counting on him to bring honor to our Chen family in the future."
"That's right, your mother is right. What we spend now is just a small amount of money. When Zhancai passes the imperial examination and returns, he will be a respected official. As the saying goes, 'Three years as a clean magistrate will earn you 100,000 silver coins'. Give us some money now, and your mother and I will remember it. We will repay you double in time." Old man Chen also said casually.
Chen Zhanshan didn't want to listen to these nonsense anymore. "Alright, alright, just do what you need to do. I don't have any money to give you."
Upon hearing this, Old Man Chen's expression suddenly turned extremely ugly. "Chen Zhanshan, are you still a human being? Do you have any conscience? I am your biological father. Now that I have come to this, even if I am a beggar, you can't let me go out empty-handed, right?"
"That's right, I really gave birth to you in vain." Old Mrs. Chen was also very angry, but she didn't give up. "Chen Zhanshan, I don't need the money, but can I lend it to you? I won't lend you more than that. Just lend me five taels of silver. When Zhancai comes back, I will pay you back six taels. Is that okay?"
Chen Zhanshan felt that the old couple was hopeless. They were just like before, shameless and without any bottom line.
He waved his hands helplessly and said, "You guys should leave quickly. I don't have any money."
This hard-hearted bastard has no conscience and doesn't take them seriously at all.
Old man Chen was so angry that he was shaking all over. He didn't want to continue to make trouble for himself, so he said to Old Lady Chen,
"Old woman, this prodigal has no humanity at all. Let's go and stop looking at people's faces and being humiliated!"
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