Huang Shi had just picked up his chopsticks to eat when he heard Huang Shan's low growl, "What kind of parents are you? You let us go hungry while you hide in the kitchen eating meat and drinking soup. Don't you have any heart?"
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Huang Shi's face turned green as the hard-won warmth was ruined. "Go back to your room and rest to recover. Just kiss Wan'er and I'll be fine. Don't bother me."
His patience with Huangshan was almost gone.
Hearing Huang Shan's words, Sister-in-law Huang felt a moment of guilt, but then she spoke frankly, "Giving you food would only make things difficult for you, so why should I give you food? Do I owe you anything?"
"Wife," Huang Shi was very surprised by this question, "you really didn't give them any food?"
“He’s in bed all day, two meals a day are enough for him, there’s no need for him to eat so much.”
We used to have all sorts of pastries and tea on hand, and we'd always complain about what wasn't good enough. Now, we can't even eat what we want.
Let him continue.
Moreover, they only gave each of them an egg around noon.
The seriously ill person didn't have a big appetite, so Sister-in-law Huang didn't feel burdened by doing this.
Hearing that his mother did not deny it, Huang Shan's anger subsided somewhat. "Dad, what do you suggest we do about this?"
"What do you mean, what should we do?" Huang Shi said dismissively. "If your mother doesn't let you eat, then go back to your room. Don't stay here; it'll ruin your appetite."
That's absolutely true.
At this time, Huang Shan's face was covered with red rashes, which was quite frightening.
Upon hearing Huang Shi's words, his eyes instantly filled with savagery. "Why? Why should you eat meat while I go hungry?"
As he spoke, he tried to push the food onto the ground.
After Huang Shi noticed, he was slapped to the ground.
"Because of your heartlessness and ingratitude," Huang Shi was furious. "We gave birth to you and raised you to adulthood. We don't owe you anything. Why should we keep putting up with you? What parents are as aggrieved as us?"
He's clearly the father, but he acts like a grandson every day.
Huangshi had had enough of this kind of life.
"Honey, why did you hit him?"
"What, are you feeling sorry for me so soon?"
“No,” Sister-in-law Huang shook her head, “I’m afraid you’ll catch a disease.”
Yellowstone: ...
I should have taken off my shoes and whipped myself with a shoehorn.
After realizing what was happening, Huang Shi said, "I'll go wash my hands. There's still some alcohol at home. Go find it and I'll put some on to disinfect."
"become!"
After the couple finished talking, they didn't even bother to eat and split up into two groups.
Huangshan, lying on the ground, was completely forgotten.
At this moment, Huangshan was radiating an eerie chill.
After slowly standing up, he coldly threw all the food on the cutting board onto the ground, stomped on it until it was a mess, and then left with his fists clenched.
Inside the room, Ding Wan had already sensed something was wrong and kept glancing up at the door.
Sure enough, Huangshan returned in a gloomy and irritable manner.
"Brother Shan, is it very hot outside?" Ding Wan saw him and immediately took out a handkerchief. "Let me wipe you down."
"Wan'er," Huang Shan said with deep remorse, "I..."
“It’s alright,” Ding Wan placed her pale fingers on Huang Shan’s lips. “I’m not hungry or thirsty, Brother Shan, don’t blame yourself.”
"It's all my fault for being useless."
"Don't say that. You've done very well. It's all my fault for holding you back..."
As they spoke, the two embraced, intending to have a deeper conversation.
Just then, Huang Shi, who had seen the mess in the room, came looking for them.
With a bang, he kicked the door open and angrily asked, "Huangshan, what have I ever done to you?"
He truly couldn't understand how Huangshan could act so calmly, self-righteously, and without any remorse, committing such heartless acts!
Upon hearing this, Huang Shan lowered his eyes, concealing his hatred, and did not respond.
"Fine, very well," Huang Shi sneered, his eyes hardening. "I've worked so hard all these years, only to raise a dog like you. Back then, I would leave you every last bit of meat, but today, all I get is a stewed chicken, and you'd rather smash it than let me eat it."
Who do you think you are?
Huangshi is really angry.
Even though she had long since given up on her son, she still cherished the bond between father and son and tried her best to protect him under her wing, preventing him from facing the storms of the outside world.
But now it seems that everything he did has become a joke, a huge joke.
"Uncle, please calm down," Ding Wan said, her scalp tingling. "Brother Shan didn't mean it. He wasn't feeling well today and was in a bad mood. He probably acted impulsively..."
"Shut up!"
"Wan'er, don't speak!"
The father and son's unanimous reprimands made Ding Wan's face turn red.
She gently stepped aside, her expression calm, but she was extremely anxious inside.
This is really bad; my man has really angered her.
And it's all because of this little thing.
To be honest, Ding Wan felt it was completely unnecessary, but clearly, both of them were angry.
"If I'm nothing, then what are you?" Huang Shan sneered, then said, "Father, don't forget, we're father and son."
“It won’t be like that anymore,” Huang Shi suddenly became calm. “Disregarding the family feud, colluding with the enemy, disgracing the ancestors, and even tarnishing the reputation of the entire family, and showing no remorse after the incident, he went his own way. Huang Shan, you’ve been exposed to these things since you were a child, so how do you think you should handle this kind of thing?”
Upon hearing this, Huang Shan's heart skipped a beat, but he quickly feigned composure and asked, "What, Father, are you going to uphold justice and lock me up in the ancestral hall?"
What do you think?
Huang Shi really had this idea.
They are indeed parents, and they have probably given their best. They don't owe their son anything, so there's no need for them to keep putting up with their mistreatment.
After uttering this meaningful remark, he left directly.
"Brother Shan," Ding Wan was genuinely nervous this time, "Uncle won't really lock us up in the ancestral hall, will he?"
Although they were prepared for utter ruin, no one would be foolish enough to refuse a better offer.
With Huangshan around, even if others don't like her, they can only accept it and bear it.
But now, it's obvious that something's not going well.
She has been living a peaceful life these past few days, clearly because the Huang family has suppressed the matter.
If she were to actually enter the ancestral hall, without the protection of the Huang family, given what she did, she would be dug up and whipped the moment she was buried.
“No,” Huang Shan said with certainty, “He can’t bear to part with it.”
No matter how many harsh words you say, it's impossible to actually do it.
After all, he was his parents' only son.
Hearing this, Ding Wan's smile became even more forced. She had a bad feeling. "Brother Shan, I know you've suffered a lot of grievances and always feel like you don't have much time left. You feel sad and want to vent, but your parents aren't having an easy time either. They watched you leave, and the pain of parents sending off their children is no less than what we're going through."
The closer we get to death, the more we cherish life.
If she could start over, Ding Wan felt that even if she escaped to the desolate mountains and forests and lived a life of uncertainty, she would not want to face the present.
It's terrifying to feel alive yet count down the days.
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