The old man is quite old; if he were to encounter a ferocious beast coming down the mountain, something unexpected might actually happen.
"Master, the banknotes are with Father," Sister-in-law Huang refused to listen. "If he's not here, what will we do with our family in Dashan?"
Upon hearing this, Huang Shi was momentarily annoyed. "We can talk about the silver notes later. The most important thing right now is to find Father. He can't be less important than the silver notes, can he?"
“Of course not,” Sister-in-law Huang quickly explained, “But Father isn’t a child, he won’t get lost on his own. What if… what if he just took the silver notes and ran away?”
Noticing Huang Shi's increasingly cold gaze, Sister-in-law Huang hurriedly lowered her head.
She knew she shouldn't think of the old man that way, but she did have this worry in her heart.
The old man was getting on in years, and he could get through whatever came his way, but his son was so young and died so young, it was truly unbearable.
"Father isn't that kind of person!"
With a cold snort, Huang Shi left; he was truly unhappy.
He valued his son, but he wasn't without his father in his heart. After all, the father was the one who raised him, so how could he not have any feelings for him?
However, there are priorities, and when faced with a quarreling father and a son on the verge of death, there is no need to hesitate about which to choose.
After Huang Si left, Huang's sister-in-law hugged Huang Shan tightly, saying, "Son, you must make sure your father gets the silver notes!"
Huang Shi finds it hard to believe that the old man could have been murdered.
Summer is a time of plenty of food, and wild animals rarely come down from the mountains. The old man wouldn't be so unlucky as to encounter one.
Besides, people who grow up at the foot of the mountain know a thing or two about how to protect themselves. Under normal circumstances, they should be able to save their lives. Moreover, the mountain villa is not far away, so they can ask others for help.
However, I couldn't help but worry, so I hurriedly found someone I knew to find out what was going on.
After hearing Huang Shi's words, Huang Youquan's eyes were very subtle. "Your father left our Huangjiakou a long time ago. Your family's crops were all harvested with the help of the clansmen."
"Left?" Huang Shi's expression changed drastically. "How could he leave? Where did he go?"
“If you don’t know, then we outsiders know even less,” Huang Youquan shrugged. “What, didn’t the old man tell you?”
These words were like a slap in the face to Huang Shan, making him both anxious and ashamed.
"No," Huang Shi said guiltily, "There are Quan brothers. Did my father leave any instructions before he left?"
“He made clear arrangements for all the livestock in the yard, but he didn’t say anything,” Huang Youquan shook his head. “He only said that he was going on a long trip and never came back.”
Huang Youquan always felt that he was inextricably linked to the person in front of him.
"So that's how it is," Huang Shi said, his face grim, forcing a smile. "Thank you for informing me of this, Brother Quan. I'll treat you to drinks another day. I have other things to do, so I'll be going now."
"It's alright, clan leader, don't worry about it."
After Huang Shi left, Huang Youquan squinted. "What on earth is this family up to? They're all so strange."
"Father, what are you saying?"
"This is none of your business. Focus on whittling the bamboo. I'll teach you how to make a bow later."
"good!"
After Huang Shi returned, he told his wife about what had happened.
Upon hearing this, Sister-in-law Huang's voice immediately turned shrill, "Husband, did Father really run away with the silver notes?"
"What nonsense are you talking about? Dad isn't that kind of person!"
“How could it not be?” Sister-in-law Huang retorted. “He refused to pay up the money in the first place, and no matter how hard we pressed him, we couldn’t get it out. Now that he’s disappeared, there’s no way we can expect to get it.”
"Silver, silver, all you know is silver," Huang Shi said impatiently. "This silver was originally meant for Dad's retirement. You've used most of it and you're still not satisfied? You have to squeeze every last drop out of the old man before you're happy? You keep talking about wanting silver, but how much have you actually earned yourself?"
With a sickly son who could kick the bucket at any moment, and an elderly, frail father whose whereabouts were unknown, one thing after another weighed on Huang Shi's mind, and he truly became irritable.
Moreover, he knew better than anyone that his father had been driven away by him, his son.
Although it wasn't explicitly stated, it was a blaming of himself for being unfilial.
Huang Shi, whose mind was in turmoil, couldn't help but vent his frustration when he heard his wife talking about silver notes.
"Husband," Sister-in-law Huang's heart sank, "Are you blaming me?"
Who is she doing this for? Isn't it for her son?
Is the son his own? Did he not inherit the Huang family line?
She didn't want to scheme for the old man's savings, but she really had no choice.
"No," Huang Shi said, realizing his lapse in composure, "I also bear some responsibility. The main problem is that the brat is useless."
It's heartbreaking to think that Huang Shi, who had a glorious life, drove his own father away because of this good-for-nothing.
Sister-in-law Huang did not refute these words.
After all the ups and downs in Beijing, she also felt a little dissatisfied with her son who was lying in the car and not caring about anything.
If he hadn't been fooling around with other people, how could he have contracted such a disease? No matter what, he can't blame anyone else.
"Since you think I'm useless," Huang Shan woke up just in time to hear this, and his mood immediately turned irritable, "then just leave me alone and let me die."
Perfect timing, he didn't want to suffer any longer.
“Dashan,” Sister-in-law Huang said sadly, “How could you say such a thing? Your parents have suffered so much to treat your illness, how can you give up on yourselves so easily?”
"Isn't it because you think I'm useless?" Huang Shan sneered. "It's the father's fault if the son is not taught properly. The way I am is also related to you."
"So it seems we raised you only to turn you into an enemy?" Huang Shi sneered. "In that case, wife, let's go. Let's leave him alone and let him fend for himself."
His son had been being sarcastic and unpleasant the whole way, and Huang Shi had been patient with him out of consideration for his son's hardships. But today, he really didn't want to continue like this.
He went bankrupt for this thing, became a wretch, and his family was no longer a home. He even drove away his own father, only to be met with a lot of complaints. What was he after?
“Honey, don’t be angry with Dashan. He’s upset and wants to vent his frustrations.”
"Who in the family isn't wronged?" Huang Shi's anger was burning, and his words were particularly sharp. "His grievances are self-inflicted, but ours are caused by him!"
If he weren't my only son, I wouldn't even want to look at him, let alone go bankrupt to pay for his medical treatment.
We went through so much trouble to take him to the doctor, but he didn't utter a single word of gratitude. Instead, he was full of resentment, blaming everything from the heavens to the earth, even the grass by the roadside.
“You can’t say that,” Sister-in-law Huang disagreed. “If it weren’t for that vixen’s indiscretion, our Dashan wouldn’t be like this now.”
"Alright, that's just to comfort yourself," Huang Shi really didn't want to talk about his son anymore. "Come with me. Since he has ambition, let him live on his own."
“No,” Sister-in-law Huang shook her head repeatedly. “Dashan doesn’t even have the strength to carry water. If we leave, who will take care of him?”
"Hurry up, don't dawdle."
They were determined to teach Huangshan a lesson.
Under the old man's provocation, Huang Shi's mentality has quietly changed without him realizing it.
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