Zhao Qianci glanced sideways at Zhao Qianren.
"You actually believe this nonsense? Are you cursing me every day?"
Zhao Qianren's face stiffened, and he thought to himself, "This bastard does have some self-awareness."
What they think in their hearts, they certainly won't admit out loud.
"Brother, how could you say that?"
Even if my mother doesn't like you much, my father is still my father's biological son, and he'll always care about my older brother.
Zhao Qianci laughed, a truly radiant laugh.
Just when Zhao Qianren thought Zhao Qianci had believed his nonsense, Zhao Qianci spoke up.
"Little Renzi, I'm not trying to criticize you, but decades have passed and you still haven't made any progress."
I used to tell the same lies when I was a kid, and I still do it now. Why don't you come up with something new?
Ever since your whole family abandoned me and ran away in the middle of the night, we are no longer family. In my heart, you are no different from being dead.
How can you not have any sense of responsibility towards the dead?
They insisted on coming up to me and claiming we were family. Was it because I was dressed nicely that they wanted to scam me out of money?
You're overthinking it. I'm the poorest person in my family.
What we eat and what we wear are all decided by my wife. She has absolutely no say in money matters.
Do you still want to acknowledge me as your older brother?
If you don't mind, we don't have a place to stay here yet, and we happen to have brought thirty or forty people with us.
Staying at a guesthouse is too expensive, I really can't afford it. Why don't you stay at Xiao Renzi's place instead?
The requirements are not high: three meals a day, at least eight dishes and one soup, with both meat and vegetables.
Oh, I forgot, my wife loves to eat fish, it has to be the kind that weighs five or six pounds.
They eat at least two pieces per meal. My granddaughter loves lamb, so she eats at least one lamb per meal. My eldest grandson likes beef, so he eats at least thirty pounds per meal.
As for the rest, you can prepare accordingly.
Zhao Qianren gave a forced smile.
"Big brother, you live such a refined life. I also want to live such a good life."
I just can't find a place this good.
"Consider myself presumptuous today, and I won't disturb your enjoyment any longer, Brother. Quanzi, let's go."
As she spoke, she turned and tried to leave.
Having finally met the person, how could Zhao Qianci let the opportunity to cause trouble pass him by?
"Don't rush off."
Your whole family abandoned me and ran away, but you shamelessly didn't sever ties with me.
This really upset me, especially when I'm worshipping my ancestors during festivals.
I have to tell my ancestors that they must make sure your father and mother, those two heartless people, report to the underworld as soon as possible to atone for their sins in this life.
Every year I keep wondering if our ancestors were truly so righteous as to send them to the deepest hell to suffer the agony of being boiled in oil.
This is really troublesome. I'm thinking it would be best if he wasn't your father's son.
Even though your father is gone, you're still alive. So we should sever this ties, to save me the urge to feel disgusted.
As more and more people gathered to watch, Zhao Qianren became so angry that his face turned ashen.
"Zhao Qianci, don't push your luck. My father is also your father, you can't be so unfilial."
Zhao Qianci sneered.
"What a joke! Filial piety depends on the person. Since ancient times, it has been the case that if the father is kind, the son is filial. If the father is not kind, why should the son be filial?"
Do you still dare to bring this up with me? Do you want me to expose your parents' past in front of the whole city?
Do you really think I don't know how my mother died, and how your mother and your father tampered with her body?
And what about your and your brother's background? Do I need to explain that to you?
Zhao Qianren's head buzzed. "Does this bastard know something?"
After thinking it over, I still felt unsatisfied that I hadn't torn a piece of flesh from Zhao Qianci.
"Brother, don't speak so harshly."
I know you resent your parents for abandoning you and leaving you alone, and you feel resentful.
But there's a reason for this. As you know, you're not liked by my mother, and we're going to live with my maternal grandparents.
Bringing you along would be awkward. There are so many elders in the clan; they certainly wouldn't abandon you.
Seeing my older brother still so lively and energetic, it seems he's doing quite well.
This proves that my parents' decision was right.
Besides, respect for the deceased is paramount; there's no need for the elder brother to be so petty.
As for the talk of severing ties but not maintaining them, elder brother, please don't bring it up again.
We're brothers, after all; let's not ruin our relationship.
Zhao Qianci was so angry with Zhao Qianren that he almost couldn't breathe.
Madam Huang was not having it. After all, it was not right for a junior to speak up, and it was only reasonable for her to take action.
"Oh my goodness, this is the first time I've ever heard someone say 'shameless' and 'inhuman' so confidently."
Back then, my husband was young and was bullied by you all, completely at your mercy.
Now that you're this old, do you still want to use your old tricks to bully my husband? Do you really think I'm made of clay?
Enough with the nonsense. If we can't find the person, fine. But now that we have, let's go to the yamen (government office).
Cut ties with them; I don't want such disgusting relatives in my family.
What, you're reluctant to sever ties with us, but are you trying to take a piece of our flesh? I advise you to give up on that idea.
Not everyone can take a bite of this; be careful not to break your teeth.
"Eldest brother, second brother, get to work! Please take your uncle and their son to the yamen (government office)."
As soon as Huang finished speaking, Zhao Changgeng and Zhao Yonggeng stepped forward, each grabbing one of them, and directly pulled the father and son up by their waistbands.
The onlookers were completely taken aback; they never imagined that these two men in long robes could possess such strength.
Zhao Qianren and his son were treated like chicks in the hands of the two Zhao brothers, kicking and scratching wildly.
Enraged, Zhao Changgeng slapped Quanzi on the head.
"Behave yourself, or I'll smash your head in."
Quanzi indeed dared not twist anymore; he immediately felt dizzy and saw stars.
Zhao Qianren felt utterly humiliated.
I've been doing fairly well these past few years, running a small grocery store.
He's not the best, but he's not the worst either. Why does seeing Zhao Qianci make him greedy again?
"Put me down. I'm your uncle. This is extremely unfilial."
Zhao Yonggeng said coldly,
"Yes, this is what my father ordered, and I must obey it, otherwise I would be truly unfilial."
I advise you not to struggle anymore. This marriage is over whether you want to break up or not.
Unable to break free from Zhao Yonggeng's grasp, Zhao Qianren, in a fit of anger,
"Zhao Qianci, aren't you afraid that if you treat me like this, I'll go back and dig up your mother's grave?"
Holy crap, the onlookers were horrified. How could there be such a shameless person in the world?
Zhao Qianci's expression darkened further.
His lifelong obsession, besides passing the imperial examinations, was to move his mother's grave so he could enjoy her worship. He never expected that this bastard would dare to threaten him with that.
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