Chapter 264 Harsh Words
"I'm just a normal person. Not only do I think so, but if you ask anyone, you'll know that what your parents did was wrong. Otherwise..."
Zhu Xiuyu didn't finish her words.
Zhuang Chaoying looked at her in a daze.
"I know you are filial. Filial piety is good, but there is a limit to filial piety. It's not that they want you to give endlessly. You still have your own family to take care of, right? It's our family.
Or maybe, if you give your all and get something in return, that's fine. I think you know better than anyone that the reason you are obedient, filial, and responsive is just to make them look at you more.
They won't. No matter what you do, they won't even look at you. In their eyes, you're just a tool, a tool for them and the third child to live a better life. They can't even bear to see you do well because the third child is not doing well. So now, only I love you, and the four children love you.
Zhu Xiuyu tore off the fig leaf on Zhuang Chaoying's body piece by piece. He sat down dejectedly on the chair and didn't say a word for a long time.
"But we can't just ignore it." Zhu Xiu Yu sat down opposite him and spoke.
Zhuang Chaoying looked at Zhu Xiuyu and said the solution:
"Dad, I can't take care of him anymore, so you have to stay here for a few days! You can buy breakfast for them, and I'll bring you lunch and dinner."
“What about during the day?”
"During the day, they only need to go to the toilet. They are not completely immobile. Put a urine bucket in the corner of the courtyard. If they don't have time to go to the toilet, they can just relieve themselves there. It's just a few steps away."
After much thought, Zhuang Chaoying came up with the only solution.
Before he could say anything else, Zhu Xiuyu went into the house to cook.
She fried three dishes, one meat and two vegetable dishes, cooked some rice, and put them in lunch boxes for Zhuang Chaoying to take back to his house.
When they returned to Zhuang's house, Zhuang's mother saw that her daughter-in-law had returned but did not come to see her, so she scolded her again.
Zhuang Chaoying felt very uncomfortable. He silently helped his parents divide the food and sat there blankly.
That feeling of powerlessness and loss of control came over me again.
Huang Ling had experienced this feeling once before she divorced him.
Zhuang Chaoying looked up at his parents who were eating and felt disgusted.
Every time, it was because of them. As long as they made trouble, his wife would treat him like this, or even leave him.
Now the home he and Zhu Xiu Yu share is warm and comfortable. He doesn't want to lose it, and he can't lose it.
When he thought about losing that home and having to return to this one, he felt a chill running from the top of his head to the soles of his feet.
"Chaoying, get some water for your dad." Zhuang's mother shouted.
Zhuang Chaoying didn't hear it.
"Zhuang Chaoying!" Zhuang's mother raised her voice.
"Stop shouting!" Zhuang Chaoying stood up and yelled.
"Yell, yell, yell! Curse, curse! What else can you do besides making trouble all day? Do you have to make my wife and children separate to make you happy? I know, if I get divorced, I will come back to serve you, right?
So you don't care at all whether I'm doing well or not, you only care whether there's someone to serve me!
I'm telling you right now, even if I get divorced again, I won't quit work every day to serve you. If I get divorced again because of you, I won't look at you again, I won't look at you again!
You will definitely not see the money, nor will you see the person, so just wait patiently until Zhuang Ganmei returns to serve you!
I don't care who you go to! Even if I lose my job and have to beg for food, I won't care about you anymore! Anyway, Tunan has gone to college now, and Xiaoting has her mother to take care of her. If they leave me, I will be alone. What else do I have to be afraid of? I'm not afraid of anything!
Otherwise, I'll go buy some rat poison right now, and the three of us will eat it and die together! Are you happy and satisfied?"
Zhuang's mother and father were shocked by Zhuang Chaoying's emotions.
This was the first time he had said something so decisive.
For a long time, neither of them spoke again.
Zhuang's mother thought that this might be Zhu Xiu Yu making trouble for him.
She stood up with difficulty, walked to Zhuang Chaoying with a cane, and whispered:
"Why are you so angry, Zhu Xiuyu..."
"Don't mention her, please. I know whether she is good or bad. I know it very well! Please don't say it! Please!"
"No, no, that's not what I meant. What I meant was that couples quarrel at the head of the bed but make up at the foot of the bed. You can go and coax them tomorrow and everything will be fine." Zhuang's mother comforted.
"As long as you don't show up, we'll be fine. Nothing will happen to us at all! Do you understand?"
"Chaoying, you're the only son we have with us right now. If anything happens, we can only come to you! Isn't this a special time? Do you think I want to get hurt? If I weren't hurt, I wouldn't come to you."
Zhuang's mother's voice softened and she tried to pull Zhuang Chaoying away, but Zhuang Chaoying shook her hand off.
"You have to go to work tomorrow, so just go! We don't need you to take care of us. It's your parents' fault. We are a burden to you." Zhuang's mother began to cry.
"Don't cry, don't pretend! I felt soft-hearted when you said these words, but that was in the past. I already knew that you were as hard-hearted as iron to me! The only way I can be a little bit like a good son is by giving you all my money regardless of everything and serving you every day.
Even if Zhuang Ganmei is in jail and I am his teacher, even if I am filial to him or not, I am still inferior to him!"
"No, it's just that you are the eldest, and we want you to support the family." Zhuang's mother waved her hands.
Zhuang Chaoying sneered: "I'm in my teens, not three years old, Mom."
He stood up and poured water in front of Zhuang's father.
"Think carefully about what I just said. I mean what I say. I don't need you to be nice to me, I just need you to stop making trouble and behave normally. Then you can still wait for Zhuang Ganmei to come out."
Zhuang Chaoying began to work silently, but after saying these words, he felt much better.
He vented the anger he felt towards his parents on Zhu Xiu Yu.
He took out the anger he felt at Zhu Xiu Yu on his parents.
At home here, only Zhu Xiu Yu and Peng Fei are at home.
When Pengfei came back from outside, he still called out "Brother" unconsciously, and then he laughed.
"Aunt, I'm not used to not having my brother at home!"
"Yes!" Zhu Xiuyu sighed, "I feel so empty inside every day, but seeing you makes me feel more at ease."
Zhu Xiuyu told Pengfei that Zhuang Chaoying had been living in the Zhuang family these days to take care of his parents.
"Pengfei, the graduating class is about to start. Your uncle is not here, and I don't know anything about studying. It's up to you to focus on it."
"Okay, if I don't know anything, I'll go ask Xiaoting. Xiaoting knows everything."
"Yeah, that's right. If you can't find the answer, just ask your Aunt Huang. You must be admitted to this school!"
"I understand, aunt. Should I go and take over for my uncle in a couple of days? I'm afraid my uncle..." Pengfei was honestly worried that Zhuang Chaoying wouldn't be able to serve him.
"You are a child. Your main task now is to study. It is not your turn to take care of others. Don't worry! Your uncle can do it." Zhu Xiu Yu quickly cut off his idea of wanting to help.
"Oh, okay." Pengfei nodded.
"Wash your hands and eat. It's easier to study after eating." Zhu Xiu Yu smiled at him.
For some reason, Pengfei felt that Zhu Xiu Yu seemed to have changed a little towards him.
It’s not that Pengfei is sensitive, but Zhu Xiuyu did have some new ideas after talking with Huang Ling.
Since the two of them had already talked it out, there was no need for Huang Ling to hide anything. She said frankly that she valued Pengfei very much. She knew that Zhu Xiuyu treated him well, and asked her not to push Pengfei to the banker.
Huang Ling's original words were: "We are very similar. Generally speaking, when we do things, we want equal results for our efforts. Don't worry, Pengfei will definitely not let you support him in vain. And vice versa, you know."
When Zhu Xiuyu heard Huang Ling say this, her heart naturally changed.
She could do this. She just had to treat Pengfei as usual and not push him towards the banker.
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