Several people came forward to help and rescued Chen Weimin and the others. Their hair was like a chicken coop, and Chen Weimin was also injured.
When they attacked, Chen Weimin protected Xu Meiyu, so Xu Meiyu was fine, just a little scratched, but Chen Weijun himself suffered some minor injuries.
Chen Mei was a little upset, "Second brother, what on earth do you want to do?"
Fang Rong yelled, "I want to work."
Fang Rong herself wasn't tired of talking about it, but everyone else was tired of hearing it.
"How shameless of you to give you a job? Why should they give you a job? Do they owe you a job?"
"Let me tell you clearly, except for you who treasures your son, no one else cares about him at all."
"As for your son, if he couldn't take care of himself, he might be even dumber than the idiot in the compound next door."
"You're still trying to get a job. Whoever introduces you to a job is a sucker. Whoever acts as this introducer will be in trouble in the future."
The victim himself - Old Chen, also had a very ugly expression on his face. These people's words were really unpleasant. Fang Rong originally thought that she could endure all the humiliation from all of them, but as soon as they started, Fang Rong and Chen Weijun couldn't stand it anymore.
They want justice for their children.
"My son has been smart since he was young. My eldest brother's son Xiangdong failed several grades and still managed to become a worker. Why can't my son Ligang become one? It's because my eldest brother didn't try hard enough to find a job for us."
"Everyone has praised him for his intelligence since he was a child. How come you are the only ones who are blind? Just because of you few people, you want to spread rumors about him being bad. You are the bad ones, you sons of bitches."
"Don't think I don't know. Didn't you just see me beat Xu Meiyu? Xu Meiyu is your golden child, you should hold her in your hands. You're afraid she'll blame you, so you started targeting me."
"And sister-in-law, you must be having a great time watching the fun from the sidelines. You've been displeased with our family for a long time, and now that we're being scolded by everyone, you must be the one feeling the most happy."
Old Mrs. Xia: ...I didn't even smile, and it's all her fault.
Old Chen punched Chen Weijun on the head. It was other people who were scolding them, what did it have to do with his family? Could it be that Fang Rong thought he was easy to talk to, so she didn't say anything about others and only talked about his family?
From his eldest son to his old wife, what happened? Did they make her like this?
"Go to hell, I really gave you face, didn't I? I've done so many good things for your family for free over the years, and you keep saying it's all our fault. Chen Weijun, do you still have any shame?"
"If Mom hadn't asked me, your eldest brother, to look after you before she passed away, I would have cut off all ties with you long ago. You don't think you're so popular that everyone has to obey you, do you?"
"Why didn't I take you with me when I left? I'd have saved you from spending so much of my money on a piece of trash who's even more heartless than you, and then giving birth to two useless sons who suck the blood of their relatives. How can you and your family still have the nerve to live in this world?"
Old Chen cursed and beat Chen Weijun at the same time. Chen Weijun was stunned by the first punch, but after being punched several times in a row, he finally reacted and started to fight back.
After all, Old Chen was old and did technical work, not physical labor, so he was knocked to the ground by Chen Weijun in an instant. If a real fight broke out, he would not be able to beat the furious Chen Weijun.
"Brother, do you think you've helped me that much? You just slipped in some insignificant favors for me, and you expect me to be grateful? Don't think you're so good or kind. After all, our parents left us some money when they passed away, and you were lucky enough to use it to build a better future for yourself."
"This money belongs to all of us, not just you. So, it's only right that you support us in the future. We all have a share in your work. Do you think I don't know because you hid it from me? Back then, Dad was still a carpenter, and Mom often took on jobs. They were the most hardworking couple, and it's impossible for them to leave without leaving a penny."
Chen Weimin was shocked by his second brother's words. "Second brother, are you crazy? I remember all the money Dad spent on his illness. You're older than me, so it's impossible for you not to understand this. Mom even took us out to borrow money in the middle of the night. It was freezing cold, and Big Brother wore Dad's old cotton-padded jacket, and you wore Big Brother's old cotton-padded jacket. I had nothing to wear at home."
"When we couldn't borrow money, your mouth turned purple from the cold. You crawled into bed and hugged me to keep warm, but I ended up getting sick from the cold. I almost died that winter. Have you forgotten?"
Chen Weijun was stunned for a moment, and suddenly remembered the fear he felt when he almost killed his younger brother. But why did he always remember his mother giving money to his eldest brother?
"...Even if it was borrowed money, after Dad passed away, Mom paid off all the debts. I often see Mom giving money to Big Brother! The money Big Brother used to marry Big Sister-in-law was probably given by Mom. Since Big Brother has received so many benefits, it's only natural for him to save money for our betrothal gifts!"
Old Chen's heart was pounding. He was so angry at Chen Weijun that his eyes turned black. He didn't expect that Chen Weijun had always thought of him like this.
At that time, Chen Weimin was younger than him, and Chen Weijun could not understand what he could understand.
"Second son, Mom gave me money because I was the oldest son at the time and had to learn to support the whole family. So she gave me the money and asked me to pay it back to each family and thank those who were willing to lend us money."
"Don't even think about saving up a dowry for me. When Mom passed away, there was only one bag of rice left at home. I went door to door to borrow money, writing IOUs and signing my fingerprints to get people to pity us brothers and help us get through that time."
"You guys were doing handicrafts at home, and I was carrying heavy bags outside. At that time, the third child was the weakest, and you liked to be lazy. Ah Mei was also doing laundry outside to earn a little money. We were both big eaters at that age, and we had to pay for the third child's medicine with that little money, and everyone needed to eat. If we hadn't borrowed money, we would have starved to death."
"Back then, everyone was struggling, and there wasn't much to borrow. I was young, and even the manual labor was eagerly sought after. Why do you think they gave this kind of work to someone like me?"
"I begged for it, one thing after another. Sometimes people took pity on me and gave me work, but most of the time I had no work at all. Have you forgotten those hard times?"
Chen Weijun pursed his lips and said nothing. He remembered that it was the coldest winter and he was so hungry that he ate icicles under the eaves. He remembered that he was so hungry that he searched all over the mountain for food. He remembered that he also secretly drank Lao San's medicine and stole the money Chen Mei earned from washing people's clothes.
As time went by, some memories gradually faded. In the end, he only remembered his inner dissatisfaction with life, his dissatisfaction with his elder brother, and his parents, because that was the hatred for poverty that was engraved in his bones.
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