Chapter 514: Can't Count On
When Chen Zhancai heard this, he was shocked. If outsiders knew that he had beaten his own father, not only would his reputation be ruined, but he would also be despised by the villagers.
Thinking of this, he quickly put down his raised fist, but he felt angry and uncomfortable in his heart, so he pushed the old man Chen hard with the hand that was grabbing his collar.
He snorted disdainfully and warned, "Since you're my father, I don't want to bother with you, but you better behave yourself and don't take it out on me."
Old man Chen was already dizzy with anger, and was suddenly pushed backwards. He fell on his back without paying attention.
Seeing this, Old Lady Chen turned pale with fear. She quickly put on her shoes and got down to the ground, then hugged the motionless Old Man Chen into her arms. "Old man, what's wrong with you? Don't scare me."
After saying that, he looked at Chen Zhancai with resentment in his eyes, "What are you doing? He is your biological father, how can you fight with him?"
Chen Zhancai was stunned when he saw that Old Man Chen had stopped moving. "Mom, you saw it just now. You can't blame me for this. Who told him to start fighting just by talking? Besides, I didn't use much force. Who knew he was so stupid and fell down?"
"Oh, my silly son, your father is so old, how can he withstand such a shove? If he gets into an accident, how will I live alone?"
"Okay, Mom, please check to see if my dad is still alive." Chen Zhancai was scared. If he really dropped his father to death, he would have no face to stay in Nanshan Village.
Old Mrs. Chen was also panicking. She hugged Old Man Chen and rocked him, "Don't scare me, old man. Wake up! If you die, there will be no one to eat coarse food with me."
"Okay, old woman, stop shaking. If you keep shaking, you'll really send me away." Old man Chen slowly opened his eyes and rubbed his buttocks with his hands. "Oh my God, I almost fell to my death!"
Old Mrs. Chen rolled her eyes at him in anger. "You are such a scoundrel, you are such a pretentious person. I thought you were dead. If you are fine, get up quickly and stop scaring people."
Old man Chen stood up despite the pain, his face filled with anger. "You see, old woman, this is the good son you spoiled. He has no ability at all, but he is good at beating his parents. You still expect him to be filial to us? Bullshit, he is a pure ungrateful person."
"Okay, old man, it takes two to tango. This is not your responsibility." Old Mrs. Chen was still speaking on Chen Zhancai's side at this time, thinking that her son would never do such a conscienceless thing.
Chen Zhancai was embarrassed by the scolding and his face turned pale. He raged at Old Man Chen and said, "You are really disrespectful to your elders. Well, since you think so, then I will satisfy you. In the future, don't ask me for money to buy food. Whether you live or die is none of my business."
"You heard it, old woman, this bastard finally told the truth. He never took us seriously." Old man Chen was furious and really wanted to pounce on Chen Zhancai and strangle him to death. "You unfilial thing, I don't have a son like you. Get out of here!"
"Hmph! Just get out of here, and don't regret it!" Chen Zhancai snorted coldly, raised his leg and walked out.
Old Mrs. Chen was so anxious that she kept jumping up and down. "Zhancai, my dear son, where are you going? Come back quickly."
"I find him troublesome. I want to go back to town." After saying this, Chen Zhanliang left without looking back.
Old man Chen rarely lost his temper. He gritted his teeth and glared, "Don't worry about him, old woman. Let him go. Don't come back after he leaves."
"Zhancai finally came back. What's wrong with you, damn old man? Why are you so angry? If he really doesn't come back, who will we rely on? You are getting more and more confused as you get older. Go and find my son for me."
"That ungrateful bastard who lies all the time, I wish I could beat him to death. He can go wherever he wants, I won't let him get angry!"
"You are so stubborn. If you don't go today, I will never let you go!" Old Mrs. Chen pinched her waist with both hands, looking very angry.
Old man Chen stiffened his neck and replied firmly, "I'm not going! Whatever you want to do."
Old Mrs. Chen was worried about her son and was afraid that he would be wronged. Seeing that the hard approach didn't work, she immediately softened her tone.
"Come on, old man. You're already an adult, why are you arguing with a kid? Go and get Zhancai back. No matter what, we still have to rely on him for our retirement."
"Old woman, what can I say about you? Why can't you see the truth? What do you expect from a man like Zhan Cai? We haven't even eaten or drunk anything from him yet, and he dares to attack me. If the day comes when he can't move, we must torture him to death."
"Alright, how can a father say that about his own son? No matter how bad he is, no matter how inhuman he is, he is still our son. No matter how good or filial others are, they are still from other families. People are all made of flesh and blood. Zhan was raised by the two of us. I believe he would never do such an unfaithful or unfilial thing. Go and get him back quickly, and we will work out how to deal with the eldest wife's family."
"I've already told you, I'm not going! If you're worried, go after him yourself. I don't want to bother with him."
"I'm really giving you a chance!" Old Mrs. Chen lost her patience instantly. She picked up the broom on the kang and hit Old Man Chen with it. "Let me ask you one more question: are you going or not?"
"Old man Chen was beaten so hard that his teeth were bared. He didn't dare to be tough anymore and could only nod and agree, "I'll go, I'll go right away."
"It's really hard to move it forward, it's moving backwards, hurry up and move." Old Mrs. Chen followed Old Man Chen worriedly.
Chen Zhancai left the house and could not help cursing in his heart, this old fool actually wanted to fight.
You really don't know how to live or die. If it weren't for the fact that you are my father, I would have beaten you to a pulp.
You say I am unfilial, but I really don’t care about you. You just wish yourselves well!
He walked forward while thinking, and when he was about to reach the village entrance, he saw a dozen yamen runners escorting a luxurious carriage towards the village in the distance, with dust rising.
Chen Zhancai was stunned. What were these yamen runners doing in Nanshan Village?
Could it be that the county magistrate is investigating a case? Is he being considerate of the people?
Impossible, the county magistrate would never come to this godforsaken place in person?
So what does this fanfare mean?
Don’t think about it anymore. Maybe the county magistrate is just bored and wandering around for no reason!
The villagers chatting at the entrance of the village were also stunned.
"Hey, aren't these the bailiffs from the county government? Why are they in our village?"
"Yeah, you're not here for Qing girl's matter, are you?"
"It's possible. Maybe the county magistrate is here to investigate a case."
"Okay, all of you, stop talking. The official sedan is here. If you say anything wrong, the official will blame you and you'll definitely be punished."
"Yes, yes, don't say anything, let's see what's going on."
The villagers were afraid of the officials in the yamen from the bottom of their hearts, and were afraid of getting into unnecessary trouble if they were not careful, so they all kept their mouths shut.
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