Chen Xiangdong and his wife sat down again. Although Old Chen felt that he wanted to be more sentimental, Chen Xiangdong's eyes, which were full of money, made him unable to say the words that were on the tip of his tongue, as if everything he said would be contaminated by Chen Xiangdong.
"Divide it. You'll feel more at ease if you do it sooner." Old Chen handed each of them a stack of money in order, then stood up. "Second and third brothers, you should come home more often in the future. This will always be your home."
Chen Xiangnan felt a chill in his heart. His father was now playing the emotional card. If he really wanted them to live at home and treated them as family, he would not have failed to discuss such a big thing as marriage with them, and he would not have moved around the rooms in the house at will, leaving Xiang Hong without even a place to get married.
Chen Xiangbei even wanted to take the money and leave. Who wants to listen to this old man's nonsense? He might as well do something else with his free time and help his mother get some votes.
But just as Chen Xiangbei said goodbye and was about to open the door, Chen Xiangdong grabbed the back of his collar and said, "No one is allowed to leave."
Chen Xiangbei looked puzzled, "Brother, what are you doing?"
Chen Xiangdong shook the money in his hand, his face full of anger. "Why do we only get such a small share of the money? They all have so much. The third child got the most. Even Xiang Hong got more than us. Dad, what do you mean by this? Just because we have separated from the family, do we not deserve the same treatment as them? I told you, if you feel uncomfortable with Baoyuan changing his last name, I can change it back. Why do they have more money than me?"
Old Chen sighed and patiently explained, "Big brother, the second brother has more money than you because he doesn't have a son yet. When Baoyuan was born, your mother gave you a lot of money, right?"
Chen Xiangdong was unconvinced: "When Lingling was born, my mother also gave her money."
Old Chen said, "Didn't your mother give you money before your second child was aborted? Even though the baby wasn't born, you didn't pay it back. Now that Tang Jiao is pregnant with the second child, it's only natural that she has more money than you."
The third brother has more money than either of you because his wedding money and the money for his future children are all in it. You shouldn't object to this, right?"
Chen Xiangdong: "Why can't I object? Dad, you gathered us all here today to divide the money. Isn't that the real meaning of dividing the family? As the eldest, I should get more than my brothers. But now I have this little money in my hand. Who are you going to give it to? Aren't you going to be supported by me in the future?"
Chen Xiangbei: "Brother, don't flatter yourself. If you are like this, don't let Dad die."
Chen Xiangdong: "Third brother, you're so ungrateful. What gives you the confidence to criticize me? You got the most money, so of course you're not unhappy. You got a huge advantage. And Xiang Hong, why does she, a daughter who's getting married, get more money than me? Dad, Baoyuan is your eldest grandson."
Old Chen was anxious. He calculated the time when Yang Su would come back, but the eldest brother refused to give in. If he continued to make trouble, Yang Su would really come back, and then their family would become the laughing stock of the compound again.
"Big brother, I've made it very clear. All the major issues in your family have been resolved. I've given you what you deserved, and I've divided it fairly between you and your brothers and sisters. Second brother didn't raise any objections, so why do you have a problem?
Besides, you also said that you were the one who insisted on becoming a live-in son-in-law of the Zhu family before, and even changed Baoyuan's surname. So now, don't be so shameless as to say that you are the eldest son and your son is the eldest grandson. Before, the Zhu family was profitable, so you had no complaints about being a live-in son-in-law. Now that I'm profitable, you want to come back. If a more powerful comrade asks you to be his son in the future, will you also change your surname without hesitation?
Let me be clear. You've never been smart. Compared to your brothers and sisters, you're even dumber, so dumb I don't even want to criticize you. But maybe it's because I haven't criticized you that you've always felt good about yourself. Let me be even clearer. You're a fool. The best outcome is to follow your brothers and pick up the slack. Don't block your own path for a little profit."
Chen Xiangdong pointed at Old Chen and said, "Dad, you really gave me this little money just because you were dissatisfied with me because I became a live-in son-in-law in the Zhu family. You actually had the audacity to call me stupid in order not to give me any money? How can I be as stupid as my second son? My second son seems to be a good talker, but he failed to pass the two formal employment exams and finally relied on my father-in-law to get a job?
How could the third child be so clever? He used to hang out with other kids and even stole things from home to give to others. You wouldn't even need to go to the hospital to see if he had a mental problem. And Xiang Hong, who gave up a good job in Hai City and insisted on following Captain Yu back home to suffer.
How are they smarter than me? After all, I have my own job, right? I am still a normal person, right? If you think you can't even rely on me, then forget about them. Also, Dad, among us, is there a possibility that you are actually the stupidest? You are the first man in our compound to be abandoned by his wife.
Everyone present was stunned by his indiscriminate attack. When they came to their senses, their mouths were faster than their brains and they had already started arguing with Chen Xiangdong.
Old Chen said: "Boss, you can be without conscience, but you can't be without integrity. You are already a member of the Zhu family, so don't keep changing your ways. You will end up pleasing neither side."
Chen Xiangnan: "Brother, with your brain that's made you repeat several years, if all the factories hadn't been hiring in large numbers the year you graduated, they wouldn't even want you to clean toilets."
Chen Xiangbei: "Brother, you've been doing the lowest level job for so many years, and you're still just a handyman. Can't you think about your own reasons? If it's not a problem of ability, why don't you try cutting off your tongue? You offend everyone the moment you open your mouth. Of course, your ability is obvious to everyone, and you simply don't have it."
Chen Xiangdong yelled back, "You're all so excited now, isn't it because I hit the nail on the head? You're not that smart. If you were smart, Mom wouldn't leave everyone and get a divorce and leave."
Old Chen hated it most when people talked about Old Lady Xia in front of him. When he heard his eldest son say that, he cursed, "If you're still thinking about your mother, get out of here now and don't come here again. Who do you think you are? If you weren't my son, I wouldn't care about you even if you died in front of me."
Chen Xiangbei and Chen Xianghong couldn't stand hearing others say bad things about their mother recently, so they turned around and started to argue with Old Chen.
While they were fighting, Yang Su came back.
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