Su Mingqiang counted carefully, his fingers gently sliding across the banknotes.
"Twenty stacks, each stack worth a thousand, totaling twenty thousand."
Grandpa Wang breathed a sigh of relief and took out a brand-new letter of understanding from his pocket.
"This is newly written; please take a look and see if there are any problems."
Su Jianguo took the document and began to read it carefully.
The document clearly states the harm caused to Su Mingde by Wang Defa and his son, and the Su family's voluntary settlement. Finally, it includes the amount of compensation and the signatures of both parties.
"no problem."
Su Jianguo nodded and turned to his father.
"Father, what do you think?"
Grandpa Su took the document and glanced at it.
"You can sign."
Su Jianguo picked up a pen, solemnly signed his name on the document, and then handed it to his father.
Grandpa Su also signed his name, followed by Su Mingde, Su Mingqiang, and Su Mingfu.
After signing the document, Old Master Wang felt a great sense of relief. He carefully folded the document and put it in his pocket, then bowed deeply to the Su family.
"Thank you, thank you for sparing the Wang family a way out."
Grandpa Su quickly helped him up.
"Brother, you mustn't!"
Grandpa Wang straightened up, tears welling in his eyes.
"I'll go to the police station to hand in the documents right away. Brother, I'll come back to thank you in person another day!"
After seeing Mr. Wang off, the ward fell silent again.
Looking at the 20,000 yuan on the bed, Su Jianguo was filled with emotion. Just a few days ago, he was worried about not having enough money and how to make more. He never expected that the money would come to him on its own.
"father."
Su Jianqiang asked with a greedy look on his face.
"How should we split this money? My share..."
Su Jianguo's face immediately turned cold.
Since their rebirth, their second son, third son, and even youngest daughter have all changed to varying degrees, at least becoming more filial than before.
But his eldest son was truly stubborn and incorrigible, only interested in squandering his savings for his funeral.
"Your share? Get out of here. This money isn't yours. You're someone who twisted your ankle while trying to run away, and you have the nerve to talk about sharing money?"
Su Jianguo glared at his eldest son and said.
Su Mingqiang's smile froze on his face. He subconsciously took a half step back, but quickly straightened his chest again.
"Why don't I get a share? I'm a member of the Su family too! Besides, if it weren't for me..."
"What if it weren't for you?"
Su Jianguo sneered and sat up straight from the hospital bed.
"What if you hadn't been the first to climb over the wall and sprained your ankle? What if you hadn't been hiding in the back watching the show?"
"That was a tactical retreat!"
Su Mingqiang's face flushed red, and his voice suddenly rose.
"Those security guards were carrying batons. If I didn't run, would I just wait to get beaten?"
Grandpa Su sat on a chair by the window, tapping his pipe lightly against the sole of his shoe, sending sparks flying.
The old man's cloudy yet sharp eyes swept back and forth between the father and son, but he did not speak immediately.
"Bullshit!"
Su Jianguo cursed loudly.
"Your two younger brothers were always charging ahead, but you ran faster than a rabbit! Now you're jealous of the money?"
Su Mingqiang's eyes flickered, but greed ultimately triumphed over shame.
He said, his neck stiff.
"Anyway, this money is compensation for our whole family, so it should be divided equally! I'm the eldest son, so according to the old custom, I should get an extra share!"
"eldest son?"
Su Jianguo was so angry that he laughed instead.
"You dare mention the word 'eldest son'? From childhood to adulthood, what have you done besides asking for money?"
"I don't care!"
Su Mingqiang suddenly erupted, kicking over the stool beside the bed.
"I have to get a share of this money! Otherwise... otherwise I'll..."
"What else?"
Su Jianguo narrowed his eyes.
"Otherwise, I'll sever all ties with you!"
Su Mingqiang roared hysterically, spitting all over Su Jianguo's face.
These words acted like a fuse, instantly igniting Su Jianguo's long-suppressed anger.
He turned abruptly and pulled the leather belt from the waistband hanging on the headboard.
"Good! Very good!"
Su Jianguo's voice was hoarse.
"Today I'll show you what it means to sever ties!!"
The belt whistled sharply as it cut through the air, and it looked like it was about to strike Su Mingqiang.
"stop!"
A loud shout exploded like a thunderclap.
Grandpa Su had stood up at some point, and his cane slammed onto the ground with a thud, startling the entire ward.
Su Jianguo's arm froze in mid-air, his belt hanging down.
He turned to look at his father, his anger still burning.
"Dad, this kid..."
"Don't make a move yet!"
Grandpa Su said, enunciating each word clearly.
The ward was completely silent; even Su Mingqiang held his breath.
The old man slowly walked between the two men and gently tapped Su Jianguo's chest with the tip of his cane.
"Put the belt back on."
Su Jianguo gritted his teeth and finally did as he was told.
The old man then turned to Su Mingqiang, his eyes piercing.
"Mingqiang, you just said you wanted to split the money?"
Su Mingqiang flinched under his grandfather's gaze, but greed quickly regained its advantage.
"Yes...yes, Grandpa. This money is for the whole family as compensation, I..."
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