Seeing Yun Wansheng's seemingly proud rather than ashamed attitude as he talked about his past laziness, Yun Dazheng truly felt he didn't even have the energy to be angry. He pointed at Yun Wansheng several times before saying, "You actually feel honored about this?"
"No, Grandpa," Yun Wansheng shook his head in denial, saying, "It's not that I feel honored, it's just that since I have this ability, I should use it. I can't just throw it away in order to improve myself, can I?"
"Grandpa, I really think I'm not good at physical labor, but I'm great at watching people work. Give me a chance, and I promise I'll do better than Brother Fusheng."
Yun Dazheng nodded repeatedly in anger and said, "Fine, I'll give you a chance. First, do as Duo'er says and lift the stones to prove that you can do the work. Then you can talk to me about anything else!"
Yun Wansheng shook his head: "No, Grandpa, I can't do it... I clearly can't do things like lifting stones, but you insist on making me do it. Aren't you... aren't you forcing a bull to give birth?"
Yun Dazheng immediately said, "Either you go carry the stones, or you get back to where you were. Don't try to please me, don't be a coward. You're all talk and no action, and I get annoyed just looking at you."
"Why should I!" Yun Wansheng got angry when he saw that Yun Dazheng wouldn't budge no matter how much he pleaded. He pointed at Yun Dazheng and said, "Grandpa, you're too biased! They're all your grandchildren, but you keep Yun Duo, a little girl, by your side and treat her like she's something special. I won't say anything about giving her all the good things, but who told her to live with you now?"
"But my brother and I are the same, right?"
"Why is it that when my brother comes to help, you don't let him do any heavy work, and all he can do is help watch over the workers, but when I come to help, you make me carry stones?"
"Why? Don't you have any self-awareness?" Yun Dazheng's face was so black it looked like water could be squeezed out. With such a grandson, he felt he had completely lost face. Pointing at Yun Wansheng, he said, "Even your brother, no matter how busy he is, knows that we old and young can't do heavy work. He still has to fill the water tank for us, working from dawn till dusk. And you? Have I ever seen you?"
"That's not fair..." Yun Wansheng was still unconvinced. He was now in a "what's the use" attitude and yelled at Yun Dazheng, "Even if my brother helped you with the work and I didn't, can you blame me? My brother has always been the one to fetch water in our family. It was just something he did for you. He did it, so I didn't have to."
“Besides, my brother and I haven’t separated our household chores. If he helps you, he’ll do less housework, and I’ll have to make up for it. Like this time, he helped you by watching over the workers, but the housework he was supposed to do was still made up for by our whole family… Moreover, he’s my brother, my own brother. What’s the difference between what he does and what I do? It’s all the same, we’re all family. His effort is the same as mine…”
Yun Wansheng's remarks left both Yun Duo and Yun Dazheng speechless. Yun Dazheng, in particular, could hardly believe his ears. After a long while, he pointed at Yun Wansheng and cursed, "You...you bastard, where did you get this twisted logic from?"
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