Wu Dabao was stunned, watching Fang Zhiyi pinch a handful of cotton candy into a small ball and throw it into his mouth. Although he was not young anymore, he had always been spoiled by his family. At 1.67 meters tall, he still looked like an over-age giant baby. He immediately felt a little uncomfortable.
"you..."
Fang Zhiyi raised an eyebrow: "Hey? What's wrong?"
Seeing his son suffer a loss, Fang Jingtong, who was standing behind him, quickly stepped forward, reached out and pulled Wu Dabao behind him. The smile on his face instantly faded and turned into anger: "Brother, this is wrong! You are such a grown-up, and you are still fighting with a child for food? If this gets out, people will laugh at you!"
Fang Zhiyi looked at her: "Didn't he bring it to me? Is he just pretending to make me happy?"
Fang Jingtong was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and then her expression changed immediately: "What a fool! Look at you for a piece of cotton candy. If you want to eat it, will your uncle buy it for you?"
At this moment, Wu Xiaobao, who had been hiding behind Fang Jingtong, suddenly pulled out a crumpled bubble gum from his pocket and handed it to Fang Zhiyi like a treasure: "Uncle, I saved this especially for you!"
Out of the corner of his eye, Fang Zhiyi caught a glimpse of the boy clutching half a bag of chocolates behind his back, the wrapper nearly ripping under his grip—clearly another pretense. He didn't point it out, simply smiling and patting Wu Xiaobao's head. "Xiaobao, you're so good! Uncle won't eat this, so keep it for yourself." He pulled five yuan from his pocket and slipped it into Wu Xiaobao's hand. "Here, this is some change from your uncle to buy your favorite snacks."
Wu Xiaobao was overjoyed. Five yuan for a piece of bubble gum? He completely ignored the irritated look in Wu Dabao's eyes. Why did his younger brother get the money just by pretending, while he even got robbed of his bubble gum?
Just then, the door opened again, and Fang Yu walked in, head bowed. Her hair was speckled with grease, the cuffs of her school uniform were frayed, and there were a few spots of mud on her trouser legs. In her hand, she clutched a washed-out canvas bag containing her dirty work clothes from her restaurant job. She looked up and saw Fang Jing and her son happily enjoying themselves in the living room. Her body stiffened for a moment, and she clutched the bag strap nervously. She just wanted to slip back to her room to change clothes and then go to the kitchen to cook.
"Hmph, you stink all over." Wu Xiaobao pinched his nose and laughed. He knew that his uncle didn't like this sister, so he naturally had no scruples. Wu Dabao also looked over and snorted coldly.
Fang Jingtong, wearing that characteristic fake smile, walked over and patted Fang Yu's arm with concern, deliberately avoiding the oily spots. "Xiaoyu, you're back? Why are you looking like this? Girls should be clean and tidy to look respectable. Look at your two younger brothers, they're always clean and tidy."
Fang Yu curled her lips awkwardly, lowered her head and tried to go around, but she heard Fang Zhiyi suddenly say, "Wait a minute!"
Everyone's eyes instantly focused on him. Wu Dabao and Wu Xiaobao both had smiles on their faces, as if they were watching a good show. They were just waiting to see Fang Yu get scolded! Fang Jingtong also secretly curled his lips, feeling secretly happy: Humph, you're going to get into trouble now. Let's see how you can stay in this house!
"Your aunt is right! Come with me!" Fang Zhiyi dragged Fang Yu into the inner room. Seeing that she was about to be scolded again, Fang Jingtong raised a smug smile on her face and said, "Just wait, you will have no place in this family from now on!"
Fang Yu looked at her father nervously, because she knew her father didn't like her.
Fang Zhiyi's voice was loud: "Look at you, working in that shabby restaurant every day, and getting covered in grease! What will people say about me if they see me? They will say that I, Fang Zhiyi, abused my daughter and didn't even give you a clean piece of clothing to wear?"
Fang Yu bit her lower lip, tears welling up in her eyes, but she stubbornly refused to let them fall. But the next second, she suddenly felt a few hundred-yuan bills in her hand.
"Go clean yourself up! Don't embarrass me in front of others!" Fang Zhiyi's tone was still firm, but his movement of handing her the money was a little stiff, as if he was afraid of hurting her.
Fang Yu was completely stunned. He stared blankly at the money in his hand, then looked up at Fang Zhiyi.
She could clearly feel her father's fingers touching hers, and she subconsciously trembled. Fang Zhiyi's eyes darkened, and he felt a little uncomfortable. He pressed the money into her hand again and said, "Quit that crappy job tomorrow! You're serving dishes and washing dishes outside every day, and people will think I can't support you!"
Fang Zhiyi heard that the people outside seemed to be tired of listening and had gone to watch TV. He turned around and searched for a while, and took out the photo of Fang Yu's mother.
"I know you blame me for not treating you well before, but..." Fang Zhiyi clenched his fists, his brain working fast! His eyes fell on the portrait, and he immediately had an excuse.
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