Chapter 280 Severing the Father-Son Relationship
If the old man softens his heart, he'll eventually change the house's name to his.
Once he sells the house, he can start a business again.
This business deal failed because, ultimately, I didn't have enough initial capital.
It's all that old man's fault. Knowing he was going to die soon, he actually offered to forgo the government's money and asked the government to transfer it directly to the military region.
Without this income, he naturally couldn't get any money from the old man either.
As time went on, his true colors were revealed.
Things had already gotten so bad, but unexpectedly, houses could now be bought and sold.
Their old house should still be worth a considerable amount of money.
With these thoughts in mind, he resolutely took his wife and children back to the capital.
After getting up from the ground, Shen Bingwei looked up at his father, "Dad, you mustn't get sick from my departure. I hope you take good care of yourself so I can do my best to be a good son to you."
Shen Bingwei had already anticipated what the old man would say, moved to tears.
However, she suddenly heard the old man say, "Filial piety? If you want to do business, you can leave for Hong Kong by yourself. You know that I am an old man who can no longer take care of myself, but you still took your wife and son away. Is this your filial piety? You just think it's troublesome to take care of an old man like me. How can you say such a thing!"
Shen Bingwei's heart skipped a beat when he heard this.
What happened?
This is different from what he thought.
Why is the old man still holding onto this matter?
The old man used to believe him without question and never questioned anything. He thought that as long as he said a few nice words, the old man would happily let him in.
The old man's words successfully made everyone around him understand.
Everyone looked at Shen Bingwei in surprise.
So they all misidentified the person.
This wasn't a case of brothers fighting; rather, the second son of the Shen family had no conscience and abandoned the elderly Mr. Shen at home while the rest of the family happily went to Hong Kong.
Suddenly, a voice rang out from behind the crowd, "What are you all watching this show for? Do you even understand it?"
Upon hearing the sound, the onlookers immediately made way, and Old Master He walked over with lightning speed.
In this compound, the oldest, most senior, and most distinguished person is none other than Old Master He.
The children in the family are all successful; those who went into the military or politics are all prominent figures.
Everyone in the compound had to bow down to him.
As Old Master He walked to the front of the Shen family's gate, he suddenly snatched the cane from Old Master Shen's hand and swung it at Shen Bingwei's leg without hesitation.
"ah--"
Suddenly struck by the blow, Shen Bingwei screamed and fell to his knees with a thud.
Jiang Ning almost gave Grandpa He a seal-like round of applause.
It was indeed inappropriate for her and Shen Mo, as the younger generation, to interfere in the grudges between these elders.
Old Master Shen, whose cane had suddenly been snatched away: "......"
Grandpa He gets angry whenever he sees Shen Bingwei, and when he snatches his cane, he uses quite a bit of force.
If it weren't for Mr. Shen's quick reflexes in catching him, Old Master Shen would have fallen flat on his face.
After Shen Bingwei knelt down, Old Master He hit him with a stick a few more times.
While hitting Shen Bingwei, he said, "When your family went to Gangcheng, this old man Shen stayed at home alone for three days without eating or drinking. He almost starved to death. He didn't starve to death during the war, but he almost starved to death at home. It's really pathetic."
Grandpa He never wastes words; he explains things clearly in just a few words.
But no one dared to interrupt.
What a joke! With Old Master He's status, who would dare to challenge him?
Shen Bingwei's nice words only worked on the old man Shen in the past.
It didn't work on Old Master He.
Shen Bingwei knew this, so when Old Master He hit him, he kept yelling but didn't dare to fight back at all.
Old Master He's hand went limp, so he put the stick back into Old Master Shen's hand.
It makes things much easier once you start moving your hands around.
Grandpa He looked at Grandpa Shen and said, "I'll teach your unfilial son a lesson. You're welcome."
Old Master Shen: "......."
"Just observe other people's family affairs for a while, don't get too involved."
Grandpa He was speaking to the people still watching around him, and as soon as he said that, many people left.
Shen Bingwei looked into the emotionless eyes of the old man, and now he knew that the old man would no longer be on his side as before.
Seeing that sweet talk and kind words were useless, he immediately began to beg for forgiveness, "Dad, I was wrong! Please forgive me. Don't worry, I will take good care of you from now on and I will never leave again."
Old Master Shen has already figured out how to handle this matter.
He said calmly, "I will publish a notice in the newspaper severing our father-son relationship. So don't call me Dad anymore."
After hearing the old man's words, everyone was a little surprised. They didn't expect the old man to be so blunt.
Given the old man's past record, even Jiang Ning thought he would soften and accept Uncle Shen's family again. However, the old man resolutely said that he would sever his father-son relationship with Uncle Shen.
"When I was useful to you, you would flatter me and say nice things. Wasn't I good enough to your family? And this is how you treat me in the end." The old man was heartbroken when he said this, but after the heartache came a resolute decision. "Since you've left, don't come back. Get out of the Shen family. From now on, you are no longer my son."
After this ordeal, he was completely disappointed in his son.
They also realized their mistakes.
However, some mistakes, once made, are not so easy to undo.
Now that his relationship with his eldest son has finally eased a little, he doesn't want it to become tense again.
He had little chance of living, and all he wanted was to enjoy the company of his grandchildren and the joy of being surrounded by his family when his life came to an end.
As for getting Bingting to forgive him, he no longer wanted to.
All he can do is try his best to compensate.
Whether the son forgives him or not is one thing, but his attitude is another.
Upon hearing the old man's words, Shen Bingwei turned pale and grabbed the old man's trouser leg.
"Dad! Dad! I'm your son, you can't be so cruel to me!"
Old Master Shen suddenly kicked Shen Bingwei away, then turned and walked into the house, leaning on his cane, saying as he went, "Bingting, go and call the sentries to kick him out of the compound. Don't let them in casually in the future."
After entering the house, no matter how much Shen Bingwei called out, Old Master Shen didn't turn his head to look at him.
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