Li Weidong walked to the bedside and found that the old man had a fever. His anger reached its peak, but he was also full of worry. He picked him up and went out the door.
Zhao Shunqiang and the others were still arguing with Zhao Xiulian.
"Shut up, all of you!"
Li Weidong roared, "Didn't you know my grandfather had a fever? Why didn't you take him to the hospital?"
"What?"
Zhao Xiulian immediately panicked: "Quickly take your grandfather to the hospital!"
Li Weidong nodded, hugged the old man, glared at Zhao Shunqiang, and said, "My grandfather will be staying at my house from now on and won't be coming back."
"You ungrateful wretches, treating your own father like this will bring you retribution!"
After saying that, he said to Zhao Xiulian, "Mom, go and get a quilt to put on the car so that Grandpa can lie down more comfortably."
As they were talking, the old man woke up.
His lips were cracked from dryness, and he hesitated for a moment before asking, "Weidong? What brings you here?"
"Grandpa, you're sick. I'll take you to the hospital."
Li Weidong's tone softened a bit: "Don't be afraid, my mom and I are here. You can move into my house from now on, and no one will try to bully you again."
The old man understood instantly, his eyes reddened, and tears streamed down his face.
Initially, he was unwilling when Zhao Shunqiang and his group forced him to ask Zhao Xiulian for money.
But if he doesn't listen, he will go hungry, and even be beaten.
He had considered telling Zhao Xiulian the truth, but Zhao Shunqiang threatened him instead.
“If you tell anyone about this, Zhao Weidong will definitely want to take you to live with him.”
"He doesn't mind supporting you, but what about after he gets married? Are you going to be a burden to him?"
Because of these reasons, the old man hesitated.
Not wanting to be abused, he had no choice but to repeatedly ask Zhao Xiulian for money to satisfy these ungrateful wretches.
Now Li Weidong has arrived...
The old man's tears flowed even more profusely.
Li Weidong was heartbroken and said softly, "Grandpa, don't cry. You'll never suffer again if you stay at my house."
As they were talking, Zhao Xiulian took out a quilt and placed it on the tricycle.
Li Weidong helped the old man up and comforted him, "Grandpa, lie down for a while, I'll take you to the hospital right away."
At this moment, Zhao Shunqiang and his group became unhappy.
"Who gave you permission to take them away?"
Zhao Shunqiang said sternly, "Li Weidong, even if your grandfather is sick, it's my responsibility as his son. It's not your place as his grandson to take care of him."
"Release them!"
After saying that, he added, "Anyway, I'm telling you right now, if you want to take your grandpa to live with you, dream on!"
Zhao Xiujuan chimed in, "That's right, how can someone with a son go to their daughter's house to live out their old age? Dad, you're making people talk behind my brother's back!"
"Dad, if you go, how will my older brother face people after this?"
Zhao Xiufen chimed in, "If outsiders find out, not to mention anything else, how will Hu Zi ever find a wife in the future!"
In the countryside, filial piety is highly valued. It's one thing to not have a son, but if someone has a son and still goes to live with their daughter to take care of them in their old age, the son's whole family will be criticized behind their backs.
Even the reputation of the whole family will be ruined.
A hint of hesitation flashed in the old man's eyes.
Zhao Shunqiang pressed his advantage: "Also, if you go to your younger sister's house, you'll become a burden to her, and Li Weidong won't be able to find a wife in the future..."
"That's none of your concern."
Li Weidong coldly interrupted him: "If she won't even let me support my grandfather, then this kind of woman doesn't deserve to enter my home."
"Today, I'm going to bring my grandpa to live with me so he can take care of himself in his old age!"
After saying that, he said to the old man, "Grandpa, don't overthink it. Even if I can't earn money now, how much can an old man like you eat?"
“You’re not a burden at all. With you at home, I feel at ease when I’m out and about!”
Zhao Xiulian held the old man's hand and nodded emphatically.
The old man's tears never stopped.
Zhao Xiufen and Zhao Xiujuan became anxious and desperately tried to signal to Zhao Shunqiang with their eyes.
After all, they've been living a very happy life lately, squeezing money out of the old man.
If Li Weidong really takes them away, where will they go to leech off them?
Zhao Shunqiang naturally understood this principle and directly blocked the doorway: "No matter what, you're not getting anyone to take them away today!"
Li Weidong sneered: "If I don't take him away, will you continue to leech off my grandfather and suck my blood?"
Zhao Shunqiang's expression froze, somewhat embarrassed: "You... what nonsense are you talking about..."
"nonsense?"
Li Weidong spat and said, "Don't think I can't see through your little schemes. My mom and I feel sorry for my grandpa, so we give him money, and then you take the money from him, right?"
He became increasingly angry as he spoke: "If you had taken the money and taken good care of my grandfather, I would have accepted it. But look at what you've done, is this even humane?"
"You took a lot of money, but he didn't even have enough to eat. You even embezzled the money for his medicine and injections. He's your own father!"
Don't you have any conscience?!
Zhao Shunqiang's face flushed red and then turned pale; he was too guilty to speak.
Zhao Xiufen and Zhao Xiujuan, however, were not so easily appeased.
Seeing that Li Weidong was determined to take the old man away, the two men immediately abandoned all pretense of dignity, sat down on the ground, slapped their thighs, and began to wail.
"This is outrageous! This grandson is utterly heartless; he's taking the old man home to abuse him!"
"God, open your eyes and look! Why don't you just strike this little beast dead with a bolt of lightning?"
The two men had loud voices, and the village was small, so they quickly attracted a large crowd.
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