When Chen Lingling returned home after playing, she saw a tall figure standing outside the house. When she walked closer, she found that it was Chen Xiangnan who had returned.
"Dad!" Chen Lingling jumped up and down, holding up her hands for him to hold her. "Where have you been? They all said you don't want me anymore."
Chen Xiangnan pricked her with his stubble, "How could Daddy not want you? Doesn't Daddy send you gifts every month? Do you like them?"
Chen Lingling shouted, "I like it, I like it very much. Did you receive my letter? I'm learning to read every day."
Chen Xiangnan praised: "I got it, I got it. Dad kept these letters separately and took them out to read whenever he missed Lingling."
Chen Lingling is very happy today.
After having dinner at Old Lady Xia's, Chen Xiangnan prepared to go and see Old Chen.
"Mom, I'm staying over there tonight. Lingling, come sleep over there with me." Chen Xiangnan said as he helped clean up.
Old Mrs. Xia: "Okay, you haven't been here for half a year, it's time to go see your dad."
Her tone was a little sour.
Chen Xiangnan smiled. "I didn't want to go see him because I respected him. I really wanted to cut off all ties with him because of what he did before. But, it doesn't matter if I apply for an overseas assignment, but Lao San and Xiang Hong still have to live here, and there's no way to really separate from him.
I heard he's not very well behaved, so I went to talk to him, hoping he'd be more obedient after I leave again. The third child is being trained by the factory director, so reputation is still very important. Xiang Hong lives with Captain Yu in the army. Although she has a job, reputation is also important.
If we are all unemployed, then just ignore him. What's the big deal? Besides, there's no room for me to sleep here. Lingling hasn't seen me for so long, she must want to stay with me."
Old Mrs. Xia shouted guiltily, "I didn't say anything. He's your biological father. How can I stop you from seeing him?"
Chen Xiangnan smiled and said, "Yes, yes, Mom, you are the most sensible person."
Old Lady Xia sighed, "Where is Ping An?"
Chen Xiangnan said seriously, "I sent things to Tang Jiao before, but they were all returned. She must hate me to death and doesn't want to have any contact with me anymore. But... I am Ping An's father after all, and I want to go see her."
Old Lady Xia: "You might scare them if you go over there suddenly. I'll go talk to Tang Jiao tomorrow. She's a good child. When you were on an overseas assignment, you often brought the child to me to see."
Chen Xiangnan whispered, "I am the one who let her down."
When I carried Chen Lingling to Old Chen's place, it was already dark.
He was going to talk to his mentally ill father later. Chen Xiangnan thought that these words were probably not suitable for children to hear, so he came to Grandma Yin's house after a long absence.
"Aunt Yin, I'll leave Lingling here with you for a while, she'll be ready soon." Chen Xiangnan handed her the specialty he bought from out of town.
Old Lady Yin was pleasantly surprised. She hugged Lingling and said, "Xiangnan, you're finally back. Your dad...eh! You'll know when you go and see him. Leave Lingling with me."
When Chen Xiangnan heard this, his heart skipped a beat and he had a bad feeling.
He pushed open the door and walked in, covering his nose. The room was pitch dark, so he had to take out his flashlight because he couldn't find a kerosene lamp.
"Dad?" Chen Xiangnan called cautiously.
There was some movement from the direction of Old Chen's bedroom. Just as he was about to go over to check, he heard his weak and stuttering voice, "Ah...ah..."
He rushed into the room and shone the flashlight, only to see Old Chen lying on the ground in a cricket chrysalis. He was almost frightened to death.
"Dad, what's wrong with you?" He squatted down, and was startled by the pungent smell, and immediately took a few steps back.
"Where is Yang Su? The third brother said that you insisted that Yang Su take care of you. Where is she?" Chen Xiangnan asked.
Old Chen was so hungry that he had almost no strength left. He had just had an argument with Chen Xiangbei half a month ago. Chen Xiangbei said that Yang Su would take care of him even though he was not given any money. This made Chen so angry that he asked Uncle Li to go back. Then Yang Su, that bastard, beat and scolded him.
At the beginning, he could still hold on. Although Yang Su didn't give him food, Chen Xiangbei still had a little conscience. He still gave money to Uncle Li and asked him to deliver him three meals a day. He could survive without caring about anything else.
But recently, Yang Su couldn't get any money and couldn't get any work. In addition, the ungrateful Wang Ming was not having a good time either. The mother and his two sons took out their anger on him. Not only did they beat him more and more severely, but today they also smashed his job and knocked him unconscious.
When he woke up, it was already dark. He was in good condition when Uncle Li brought him food. If nothing unexpected happened, he would come tomorrow morning. He could only endure it and wait until then.
Old Chen almost thought he was going to die that night, but luckily, the ungrateful Old Two came back to see him.
Old Chen almost cried for joy.
"Second brother, second brother~" Old Chen had hundreds of words to curse, but he had lost a lot of blood and his head was dizzy.
Chen Xiangnan also discovered dark traces on the ground. Seeing that the situation was not good, he resigned himself to borrowing a tricycle and promised the owner not to make it dirty.
Yin Sheng and Hu Jie can help at home.
When they carried Old Chen's head out, the neighbors all exclaimed in surprise.
"Oh my god, why is the fight so strong today?"
"We only heard Yang Su's yelling and cursing this afternoon, and we thought it was just a minor quarrel like before."
"Is this blood? Did Yang Su beat Old Chen to death?"
"Old Chen, what can we say? If you had given the money to your son earlier, he wouldn't have been beaten like this."
"It's not that easy to be a late-marriage couple. You open your heart to someone, but they beat you to a pulp."
"Confused, very confused."
It was impossible for Yin Sheng and Hu Jie to leave Chen Xiangnan alone at this time. After all, they were neighbors who had lived together for so many years and were good brothers.
The man was hurriedly sent to the hospital, and a neighbor went to look for Chen Xiangbei.
Finding Chen Xiangbei is the most difficult thing. Who knows where this kid has gone.
So, Chen Xiangbei arrived late when Old Chen's treatment was completed and he was sent to the ward.
He lay weakly on the hospital bed, no longer as tough as before.
Thinking about how Old Chen was lying there dirty while receiving an IV drip, and when Chen Xiangnan was asked by the doctor to wipe his body, he felt that his life was miserable.
His father was so dirty that he didn't know what to do with him. He was covered in shit and urine.
vomit!
Chen Xiangbei and his elder brother were lucky. They just ignored it and didn't even come to look.
He just didn't believe that the damn kid Chen Xiangbei hadn't heard the news that his father had become like this. He must have thought it was dirty and didn't want to care about it.
Chen Xiangnan took the train for several days and had to deal with this damn old man when he came back.
He shed tears silently in his heart.
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