"You can afford a fair price?" Du Jianshan scoffed, his voice indifferent: "I don't want money."
"Then what do you want?"
"I want you to confess."
"Confess...confess to what crime?"
“Tell me what you did back then, write it down clearly, and I’ll send it to the county,” Du Jianshan said calmly. “Otherwise, I’ll send it myself.”
The courtyard was deathly silent.
Liu Xiuqin said in a trembling voice, "Jianshan, your father died early, and I raised the three of you all by myself... Could you... could you please do me a favor for all these years..."
“If you really are a mother,” Du Jianshan turned around and stared at her, “then don’t beg me anymore.”
After saying this, he turned and left, his steps as firm as a mountain.
Behind me, the wind howled, and the courtyard gate creaked open as the wind pushed it open, as if the old house itself was groaning.
Du Jianshan's eyes turned cold, and the "ding" sound in his mind seemed to explode like thunder.
Immediately afterwards, a semi-transparent golden panel appeared before his eyes:
[Activate the cheat code, and you will be given the following options—]
[Option 1: Be a mama's boy, pretend to agree, but actually exploit others. Reward: 50,000 initial funds.]
[Option Two: Sever ties with family and move to the countryside, leaving with nothing but a hundred acres of spiritual spring space as a reward.]
His cold smile deepened.
—Fifty thousand yuan?
These days, that's an astronomical figure.
But what about the Spirit Spring Space?
A hundred acres of fertile land, irrigated by a spiritual spring, with endless game in the mountains, and medicinal herbs readily available... that is the foundation, that is the future!
“Ha,” he muttered, “You all want me to continue being the sucker, don’t you?”
The panel was still flashing, waiting for his choice.
Without hesitation, Du Jianshan thought to himself, "Choose two."
[Selection confirmed: Sever ties with family and move to the countryside, empty the entire household and flee, reward: 100 acres of spiritual spring space]
[Rewards being distributed...]
The next second, a dizzying yet familiar image appeared in my mind.
A lush, verdant valley with a babbling brook appeared in his mind. A spiritual spring flowed from the stone wall, and hundreds of acres of fertile land around it were filled with spiritual energy, complete with fruit trees and vegetable gardens, and wild animals roamed the mountains and forests.
"This...is my foundation."
His heart sank, and he turned to look at Liu Xiuqin, who was not far away.
The woman had tears in her eyes, as if she wanted to put on a "tragic drama".
"Jianshan, if you really leave, how will Mom live?"
“That’s right.” Du Jianshan sneered, “Where were you all this time? When you made me take the blame for Li Fuqiang, why didn’t you say how your son would survive in the future?”
“That…that was a special situation…” Liu Xiuqin’s lips trembled, tears streaming down her face. “Your brother Li, he had no choice at the time! Mom was trying to save the family…”
"Save yourself," Du Jianshan said coldly. "You're afraid that if Li Fuqiang goes in, you'll be implicated, so you're pushing me out to take the blame."
"What nonsense are you spouting!" Liu Xiuqin suddenly raised her voice, "I'm your mother! How could you..."
"Don't mention that word again."
Du Jianshan approached step by step, his voice as cold as iron.
"The word 'mother' isn't something you can just be born into; it means raising, protecting, and standing up for your child when they're being taken advantage of. Have you done that?"
"I……"
"You've only ever thought about Li Fuqiang and his good-for-nothing son. When have you ever truly treated me like a son?"
"So... you're going to sever ties with your family?"
"Trying to clear yourselves?" Du Jianshan sneered. "If you dare to come looking for me again, I'll expose all your dirty secrets—where did my dad's work tickets go? Who secretly changed the name on the house deed? And who doesn't know about the scapegoating I took the blame for? Believe me or not, I can make the whole Xiling Village explode with gossip."
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