“Dad, didn’t you say that Xiaoyu was adopted by you?” Zhou Changshun immediately tried to cover it up.
"Bullshit! When did you hear me say that? What year, month, day, hour, minute, and second? Where did I say it?" Old Man Guan questioned.
"I heard it from my mother," Zhou Changshun changed his story.
Old Man Guan: "Impossible. Your mother knew Xiaoyu was my biological granddaughter when she was with me. I begged to support her back then, but I couldn't afford to send her to her adoptive parents when she went to school."
My granddaughter is my only blood relative in the world. You're spouting nonsense, like you've used an enema, and you're doing it everywhere, even in front of the TV station. What are you up to?
My granddaughter has had a hard enough life with a grandfather like me who's such a burden, and you still spread rumors about her background? How could you be so malicious?
Zhou Changshun had no evidence. He said he did it to annoy Xiaoyu, making her too embarrassed to inherit the old man's things in the future. Now that both of them were denying it, he didn't want to waste time. "Maybe I misheard. I'm sorry, Dad. I'm sorry, Xiaoyu. I really don't have any money right now. Could you please pay for the surgery? I'll pay you back as soon as I have the money." Whether it was a biological or adopted child wasn't important; what mattered now was the money.
Old Man Guan: "You know my situation. I've been supported by my granddaughter all these years. I don't have a pension. I married your mother, and all these years, I've been paying for your family's living expenses. I don't earn any money; I'm just living off debts. I'm counting on my granddaughter to pay it back. If you have any money, you can pay me first. Once my granddaughter earns money, she will definitely pay you back. Since your mother married me, I will definitely take care of her from birth to old age, sickness, and death."
Zhou Changshun... "Dad, when did you start paying for our family's living expenses?"
"Changshun, what are you saying? Your whole family stays at my house all day long, eating and drinking for free. I haven't given you money directly, but I've taken care of your food and drink. If I were earning money, I wouldn't be human if I said this. A stepson is still a son; it's normal for him to eat and drink my food."
But I don't earn money. My granddaughter is studying abroad while working part-time. She doesn't spend the living expenses her adoptive parents give her, but sends me money instead to support this whole family. She's over thirty and still unmarried. I feel ashamed!
Xiaoyu shed two clear tears at the right moment, saying, "Grandpa, you raised me when I was young, so it's only right that I take care of you in your old age."
Many patients' family members saw the camera and the host came over to watch.
Hearing what Old Man Guan said, everyone was very contemptuous. This old man was too awful. He found a new wife and made his granddaughter support him. He dragged his granddaughter down, and she's still unmarried at such an old age. He still has the nerve to cry. Now he's even making his granddaughter pay for his new wife's medical treatment. It's true that with a stepmother comes a stepfather. This girl is really pitiful. Who would dare to marry her with a grandfather like that?
And this stepson is shameless enough. He's so old, yet he still lives off his stepfather. The whole family eats and drinks for free and is supported by a girl. He's so shameless.
Zhou Changshun was furious. He had been taking care of the old man at his house all day, and he was just eating and drinking for free? He had spent most of his salary on this old man.
“Dad, you can’t say that. You have to speak from the heart. All the food, clothing, and daily necessities in the house, including the nutritional supplements you take, are bought with my money. My salary goes to you.”
“I admit that you occasionally buy things for the family and show your filial piety. I also treat you like my own son. It’s only right that you eat and drink my food. I didn’t mean anything by it. We just happened to be talking.” Old Man Guan didn’t argue with Zhou Changshun and even smiled ingratiatingly at him.
Zhou Changshun... "Dad, you can't say that! I bought all the rice, flour, and oil for the house, and I covered all the living expenses. I didn't spend any of your money!"
"Yes, yes, you took them all, I didn't spend any money," Old Man Guan nodded repeatedly, as if he was afraid Zhou Changshun would be angry.
"Grandpa, you're being so polite to your stepson. You're not expecting him to take care of you in your old age, are you?" someone asked from the crowd.
"Judging from the old man's fawning attitude towards his stepson, it really does seem like it," someone chimed in.
“A stepson is still a son. As long as I treat him well, my son will definitely not abandon me when I am unable to move. My stepson treats me very well,” Old Man Guan immediately spoke up to protect Zhou Changshun.
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