The two people cried in Old Chen's ears at the same time, especially Chen Xiangbei, who cried loudly and unpleasantly, howling without tears. Old Chen even saw that some onlookers covered their ears.
He felt humiliated and yelled, "Stop crying."
Yang Su stopped crying and looked at him silently. Old Chen felt a little guilty. He wanted to say that he was not talking about Yang Su but Chen Xiangbei, but that would be strange to say. He couldn't let the other person continue crying.
Chen Xiangbei was so engrossed in howling that he didn't hear what Old Chen said at all and continued to speak his own words.
For example, you might be abused to death by your stepmother, you might not be able to afford food because your stepmother stole your money, you might have a stepfather because you have a stepmother, and your biological father won't care about you anymore, etc.
Hearing the people next to him covering their ears with their hands and then putting them down again and again, Old Chen's face also changed color repeatedly.
Finally, he couldn't bear it anymore and slapped him hard.
To be fair, he was rarely beaten since Old Mrs. Xia and Old Chen divorced, and their whole family was rarely beaten. But this time, Old Chen's slap was fast and hard, and it stopped Chen Xiangbei's crying in an instant. He covered his face, stunned.
Chen Xiangnan rushed over to look at his face. His voice was so deep and muffled that he was afraid Chen Xiangbei might have been deafened. "Are you okay? Let me take a look."
Chen Xiangbei ignored him, suddenly stood up and ran away.
"Third brother, where are you going?" Chen Xiangnan shouted from behind.
However, Chen Xiangbei didn't even turn his head.
Chen Xiangnan felt that the biggest problem in this matter lay with his father. Things weren't even clear yet, and both sides were crying. Why was he only hitting Chen Xiangbei? He hadn't even said a few words today.
"Dad, what deep hatred do you have against us that you have to beat him like this?" Chen Xiangnan no longer had the heart to argue with them about money. He just felt that Chen Xiangbei's heartless brother seemed to be in a very bad state. He wanted to finish what was going on here as soon as possible and go see him.
Old Chen didn't expect Chen Xiangbei to react like this. According to his previous personality, when he was beaten, he would either scream even louder or cry and scold him. He never ran away with his face covered. He was not the kind of person who would suffer losses in silence.
Facing Chen Xiangnan's questioning and the scrutiny from others, Old Chen, though feeling a bit insecure, still tried to save face. "Why would I need to explain to you that I beat my son?"
Chen Xiangnan: "Laozi? Who are you? You are the father of the Wang family's children, but now you are not our father at all."
Old Chen found this harsh and unpleasant to hear. How could he not be their father? Was it that evil-hearted Xia Yue'e who instigated them to disown him? Now they felt that he was not their father and that he had raised him in vain. He raised his hand and wanted to hit Chen Xiangnan, but when he thought of Chen Xiangbei, he put it down again.
Chen Xiangnan knew what he was thinking at a glance, "Why, after beating up the third brother, you want to beat me, and after beating me, you're going to beat up the eldest brother, right? You already know that the money belongs to their family, right? You just think we're lying? I really overestimated you. Xiang Hong's betrothal gift and the third brother's food money were all taken away by them, and you're not worried at all? Then the Wang family children are your illegitimate children, right?
I'm telling you, this money is ours and has absolutely nothing to do with them. Even if they fainted from crying, it's still our money. From the beginning until now, what excuses have they given that hold water? Not a single one. Now that they know they're guilty, they're crying to you and causing discord between us father and son. Just think about what they're up to."
Chen Xiangnan followed Chen Xiangbei and ran away. Old Chen and the onlookers who stayed behind found that Chen Xiangnan was so confident. Thinking of Yang Su's actions, they thought about it carefully and found that it was really as he said.
Yang Su is becoming more and more unprincipled. Now she is even taking money from her step-son and step-daughter, including the betrothal money. Is she really not afraid of being struck by lightning?
Before Yang Su could even read what others were saying, he saw Chen Xiangnan running away with the money. His back was full of determination. "That's my money, mine!"
She was anxious and shook Old Chen's head several times, "Brother Chen, that's my second son's money. It really is my second son's. I'm not lying to you. If I lie to you, I'd be a beast. It's his money. Don't listen to Xiangnan's nonsense. It's really ours."
Old Chen saw that both children had run away. Although Chen Xiangnan had spoken harshly just now, his tone sounded very aggrieved to him. These children were so old and had been smart since childhood, but this was the first time he had used such a tone. Old Chen felt bad.
Furthermore, Yang Su's anxious tone, due to her concern for her own money, made Old Chen feel uncomfortable. He felt that he had already wronged both children for her sake, and had even hit one of them in anger. This person was actually forcing him to ask for money, and he wouldn't explain whose money it was. According to his second child, it really looked like it belonged to Xiang Bei and Xiang Hong.
Maybe Yang Su embezzled some of it when he was moving things. Otherwise, why would the two children be so aggrieved and still shouting here? Old Chen felt a little unhappy.
"Stop messing around," he replied.
Yang Su is not someone who will swallow her anger. It has come to this point. Old Chen has no job to give to his second son, so she should at least keep the money. "What nonsense! That's my money, the money our family has saved and saved, and I want to save it to buy a job for my second son. Do you think I can just watch him go to the countryside?
Is the countryside a place for people to stay? If he goes there, there will be no hope for his life. Old Chen, my children are not your biological children, so you don’t feel sorry for them at all, right?
Old Chen: "I told you I would treat them as my own children, and I've been paying attention to your work. What do you mean by saying this now? I allowed you to redistribute the rooms in our house, and almost kicked Xiang Hong out. You even let my third child live in Xiang Hong's storage room. You still doubt that I don't treat them as my own children. Don't you treat my children as your own either?"
Yang Su: "Brother Chen, you know my heart and my feelings for you. How could I not treat them as my own children? I love you so much, and they look so much like you, so I must love them as well. But, they are really lying, the money is really mine.
My parents-in-law have only saved this much for their retirement and coffins over the years, but they heard that some people who went to the countryside never come back, so they feel sorry for their grandson, so they gave it to him? They have saved all their lives and given it to the second son. If they throw it away, what difference is there between that and forcing them to die?
Old Chen was wavering in his heart. On one side were his own son's words, and on the other were Yang Su's words. Both sides spoke so sincerely that he really couldn't tell the difference.
"Why don't we report it to the police?" said Old Chen.
Grandpa Wang and Grandma Wang, who were standing by, had become numb since they heard Yang Su say that he would force them to die. They didn't want to die at all. Not only did they not want to die, they also didn't want to deal with the police. They wanted to live their lives with a clear conscience.
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