He's over forty, how many more years can he work hard? He might be laid off by the company any day now.
This house is not suitable for purchase.
Then we had no choice but to rent a place. We specifically rented a two-bedroom apartment. We were too lazy to argue with the old lady, so we gave her the master bedroom.
The old lady refused to leave his place, and he had no choice but to accept reality.
Anyway, he's lost his wife and kids, so having more family members makes him less lonely.
Being tormented by the old lady will at least prevent him from overthinking and potentially becoming depressed and committing suicide.
He never imagined that one day, the old lady would become his only family member and attachment in the big city.
Over time, he became the old lady's most dutiful son.
Everyone around him praised him for being filial, well-mannered, and a good man.
These voices have overshadowed the stain of being a sucker who takes over someone else's business.
It allowed him to experience a different way of life.
Even if the "filial son" persona was created out of necessity.
But the old lady said that he should keep up the act for his mother for the rest of his life, otherwise she would keep teaching him how to be a person.
After renting the place for who knows how long, the old lady suddenly expressed her dissatisfaction and wanted to go back to the mountains.
Zhang Caimao felt both excited and somewhat uneasy.
Shouldn't we celebrate this properly?
Then he'll be all alone at home...
Is this still considered a home?
Regardless of what he really thinks, he must outwardly maintain the image of a dutiful son and persuade his mother to stay.
The Lunar New Year is just a month away, so he should at least wait until after the New Year to go back, right? Otherwise, he'll be all alone during the New Year, how lonely he'll be.
Then someone who had maintained a record for a month without being reprimanded was given a severe scolding.
He was told he had to go back to his hometown for the New Year, and he couldn't go empty-handed; he had to bring gifts for his fellow villagers and kowtow to the elders to wish them a Happy New Year.
Otherwise, break his legs.
Zhang Tieniu received the same order.
The two filial sons had no doubt that the old lady would really break their legs, and patted their chests to guarantee that they would definitely go back.
Zhang Fangfang was given a one-day grace period; she had to return to the mountains after spending the New Year at her husband's family home.
You can't go empty-handed; you have to give gifts to the villagers and kowtow to the elders. Otherwise, you're considered to be lacking in discipline.
...
Lunar New Year's Eve.
As expected, Zhang Tieniu and his family, along with Zhang Caimao, returned to their hometown with large and small bags.
They became incredibly filial to the old lady, as if they had become completely different people. The old lady even took them on a tour of the village, visiting people and giving them gifts.
On the second day of the Lunar New Year, Zhang Fangfang also returned to her hometown with large bags and small packages, and in the same way, she visited her fellow villagers to wish them a Happy New Year and give them gifts.
The villagers were shocked.
Wow, those ungrateful wretches in Old Zhang's family have really become filial sons!?
That level of filial piety is simply unbelievable...
Whatever the old lady says goes.
No one refuted it.
Even when the old lady said she wanted to build a new house in the village, her several filial sons all raised money to build the house.
The government built a highway, and all the land compensation went to the old lady.
Even the most filial sons didn't fight or grab anything.
In the years that followed, the filial sons would always return home to visit their grandmother during holidays.
He never returns home empty-handed, and he still obeys the old lady's every word.
The old lady is getting younger and younger, and her health is getting better and better.
Outsiders exclaimed in admiration: What filial sons they are!
However, they sometimes exaggerate a bit, and their acting skills need improvement. How much pain can an old lady hurt when she hits someone?
Is it really necessary to run around like a monkey?
These filial sons really went to great lengths to consider the old lady's feelings...
Time flies and ages us all.
After the old lady celebrated her 100th birthday, she outlived Zhang Tieniu first, and a few years later she outlived Zhang Fangfang and Zhang Caimao.
As her sons lay dying, the old lady came to their bedside and showed off her robust health, her words dripping with sarcasm.
"You guys were defiant when I called you weaklings, but are you convinced now?"
Several extremely filial sons: !! !! ?
They're absolutely impressed!
Even in death, he died in such a miserable way.
I should have followed the old lady's health regimen; at least I shouldn't have died before her...
...
When Yu Shuang's body reached the end of its lifespan, it was her grandchildren who took care of her funeral arrangements.
Because she outlived her children.
While sorting through her belongings, her granddaughter-in-law found a strange receipt.
A jade bracelet worth millions!?
Her heart was pounding uncontrollably.
After arranging the old woman's funeral, the first thing she did was find the jade bracelet that the old woman had given her years ago.
With a heavy heart, I took the receipts and other documents to a well-known institution for authentication.
The family heirloom was actually real?!?!
Fortunately, I didn't listen to Zhang Jiahao and threw it away.
Otherwise, I'd be regretting it terribly now.
After learning the truth, Zhang Jiahao was already in tears.
His domineering yet charming grandmother...
She really... I'm crying my eyes out...
Thinking about my own petty thoughts over the years.
He mentally slapped himself repeatedly, thinking, "I'm no human being..."
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