“How can this be! If we sell the house, where will our family live?” Shen Shi’s suggestion was met with strong opposition from his mother.
Lin Fang chimed in, "That's right! Our whole family depends on this house to survive."
Although the Shen family's unit apartment was small and dilapidated, and Lin Fang had complained about it more than once, it was at least a place to stay. She would be the first to disagree if it were to be sold!
"If you don't agree, there's nothing I can do."
Seeing the two react so strongly, Shen Shi shrugged helplessly.
After seeing Shen Shi's attitude, Shen's mother instantly revealed her true colors, pointing at him and cursing, "You unfilial son! You can't even give your father the money to save his life! If I had known it would be like this, I should have strangled you the moment you were born!"
The old woman, with a ferocious expression, uttered such vicious words to her own son, startling all the workers present.
However, Chen Shi was already used to it.
"You and my dad have been married for half your lives, so you can't bear to part with the house, can you?"
He showed no mercy to Chen's mother, speaking in a sharp tone.
The exposure of this disguise only fueled Shen's mother's anger.
Since they can't get the money, Chen Shi shouldn't expect to have an easy time either.
"He's a heartless bastard. He wouldn't even care about his own father's life, let alone you workers. You'll be working for free and won't get a single penny!"
Mother Shen's eyes darted around, and she shouted at the top of her lungs.
All the workers present looked over.
Seeing that she had achieved some success, Mother Shen looked at Shen Shi with pride, like a general who had won a battle.
"You think you can mess with your mother? No way!"
The victorious expression on Shen's mother's face successfully made Shen Shi laugh out loud.
"Are you crazy?!" someone shouted from among the busy workers.
"That's right, Boss Shen treats us to meals and drinks every day, he's incredibly generous, and he pays our wages daily without ever being late. I've never met such a good boss before!"
Li Qi quickly came out and started to lead the crowd.
"Boss Shen is a man of conscience!"
Yes!
Everyone echoed this sentiment.
Unexpectedly, his image in everyone's eyes was so lofty and glorious, which instantly energized him.
He grabbed the megaphone from the person next to him and loudly promised the busy workers, "Listen up, everyone! Even if I'm so poor I have to sell my pants, or my dad can't afford treatment in the hospital, even if I sell my house, I will never default on my wages!"
"well!!"
"Well said!!"
As soon as Shen finished speaking, thunderous applause erupted in the club, and everyone cheered.
This action infuriated Shen's mother, but Shen Shi was not one to tolerate her.
"You're not going to get any money out of me. If you want to save my dad, you'd better go back and sell the house!"
What he said was true. Shen Shi might not be good at anything else, but he was number one at holding grudges. The only way to get him to give money to Shen's mother would be if the Trisolarans invaded Earth.
"You ungrateful wretch, you don't deserve to call him Dad!" Mother Shen trembled with anger, but she still didn't forget to insult Shen Shi.
Pshaw! You think I wanted to yell?
"Alright, if you want to save Mr. Shen, go sell the house quickly. I won't keep you company." Shen Shi readily agreed and changed his tune.
Even so, despite his obedience, Chen's mother was still not satisfied and launched another attack on Chen Shi.
On ordinary days, Shen Shi doesn't mind arguing with her; he treats it as oral exercise.
But not now. The wiring renovation is still waiting for his approval. He can still tell the difference between what is important and what is not, so he decisively chose to ignore the mother.
After berating him for two hours, Chen's mother, seeing that he was unmoved by her words, had no choice but to give up.
Thus, Shen Shi achieved victory.
A few days later, Lin Fang met with Ji Beiqing alone again.
She came to Ji Beiqing for money, not to pay for her father's medical treatment.
If the Shen family's house were in her name, she wouldn't even blink an eye whether Shen's father lived or died.
However, the house is registered under Shen's mother's name. In order to cover Shen's father's medical expenses, the old lady has already started contacting people everywhere to sell the house.
This house is the only valuable thing the Shen family owns. If they lose even this, how will Feiyang find a wife when he grows up?
Lin Fang absolutely could not stand by and watch this happen.
But she was a bit smarter than Shen's mother; she didn't ask for money right away.
Although Ji Beiqing did not let her in, he invited Lin Fang to sit in the garden downstairs.
"Sister-in-law, Dad is getting worse, and we can't even afford the medical bills. Please help us!"
Lin Fang cried out in tears.
"What's wrong with Dad?" Ji Beiqing asked, puzzled.
"Sister-in-law, you didn't know?" Lin Fang asked in surprise. Such a big thing, didn't her second brother mention it at all?
She looked at Ji Beiqing suspiciously, and the more she thought about it, the more she felt that Ji Beiqing was deliberately pretending to be confused.
But Shen Shi really didn't tell Ji Beiqing about this.
After all, the father's cerebral thrombosis was a misdiagnosis, and he would wake up on his own in a few days.
Aside from watching Shen's mother make a fool of herself, Shen Shi didn't take him seriously.
So when Ji Beiqing asked, Shen Shi was so surprised that he dropped his chopsticks.
"How did you know?" Did Mother Shen come knocking on our door?
“My sister-in-law came by today,” Ji Beiqing explained.
Shen Shi went to the kitchen and got a new pair of chopsticks, replying casually, "Don't worry about it, it's none of our business."
While agreeing with him, Ji Beiqing was also extremely conflicted. After hesitating for a while, she finally spoke hesitantly: "After all, it's a human life. If we can help, let's help, shall we?"
"Wife, it's rare to see someone as kind as you!"
While feeling helpless, I was also extremely happy.
After all, kindness is a precious quality, and few of these struggling poor people can maintain it.
Shen Shi felt fortunate for Ji Beiqing.
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