Soon, the old lady of the Chang family denied it. Chang Jing had always been a law-abiding child since he was a child, and he would hand over any money he found. How could he possibly have a third hand?
“Your cousin has always been law-abiding; he wouldn’t take my money. Tonight’s incident was caused by you, Xiao Cheng. You, my daughter-in-law, must return the money you lost.”
She can let her grandson off the hook, but the grandson's mother must return the money that was lost.
"Mom, please don't be angry. I'll have Jianmin give you an explanation when he gets back, okay?"
When it came to money, Aunt Chang calmed down. She couldn't possibly pay for it, but she wasn't stupid either. She was always shrewd and wouldn't personally fall out with her mother-in-law.
When Jianmin comes back, let him deal with this old hag! Right now, we need to keep her calm and not let her cause trouble for us.
"Hmph, I'm asking you to give me an explanation. You didn't raise the child well, so you'll have to pay for the mistakes he made."
Does the daughter-in-law think she's stupid? Most of the son's money goes to his wife. Do you think she can get money back from her son?
"Mom, Jianmin used all our money to buy government bonds. Before, we had to borrow money to get Xiaocheng into a top middle school. Jianmin has the savings book. I'll ask him to get it for you when he gets back."
“I don’t care who has the money, you have to return the lost gift money. Alright, I’m going to rest now. If I don’t see the money by tomorrow night, your whole family will have to move out.”
Hearing her mother-in-law's words, Aunt Chang knew that she and her husband couldn't avoid the loss this time. But knowing this didn't stop her from feeling more and more unwilling.
That damned old hag, that greedy old woman, still clinging to so much money at her age, I wonder if she wants to take it to her grave. Ugh…
Aunt Chang cursed inwardly, but showed no sign of it on her face. She simply told her son and daughter to hurry up and get ready for bed.
The night at the Chang family's house was destined to be uneasy. After watching his third aunt's car drive away, Chang Jing casually handed the pocket money given to him by his elders to Chang Ling.
"Here, your pocket money. The school recently asked for donations, so please donate 100 yuan!"
During the devastating floods of 1998, the entire nation united in its efforts to prevent and control the floods, with those who had money donating money and those who had strength contributing their efforts.
Chang Jing thought of the free money he had found in his space and decided to donate it all; he wouldn't keep this kind of windfall.
"You gave me the money, but do you still have any money left? I heard your school is planning to build a new teaching building, in addition to the donations for flood relief, there are also donations for the school building."
The siblings are now very conscious of not asking their mother for money, so Changling is worried that her brother doesn't have any.
"I have more. I'm the older brother, I have more money than you, so you can take it! If you need money in the future, just ask me for it."
Having a pampered and obedient younger sister was one of his lifelong wishes. Besides, Chang Jing would never lack money in this life.
He used the space to grow fruit to obtain his initial start-up capital, and gradually accumulated wealth by opening a clothing store. This way, even if someone investigated him later, there would be no flaws or incriminating evidence to be revealed.
After the birthday banquet, Chang Jing returned to his daily life as a good student, but Chang Guomin, under the instigation of his mother, began to seek out Chang Jing to build a relationship.
High school students get out of school late, so Chang Guomin drove his motorcycle to pick up his son, Chang Jing, from school after get off work.
"Chang Jing, look, isn't that your dad coming to pick you up?"
Tangyuan nudged Chang Jing's shoulder, signaling him to look over. Chang Guomin was chatting with someone, a cigarette dangling from his lips.
"Okay, I'm not going to the internet cafe today. You can go now!"
"Alright, now that someone's picking you up, you can't go to the internet cafe even if you want to. Hehe, I'll bring you something nice tomorrow to broaden your horizons. I begged my dad to buy me a cell phone. It even has games on it!"
Originally, Tangyuan planned to bring her phone to school tomorrow and let Chang Jing be envious, but in the end, she couldn't help but tell him directly.
"Oh well, I'm not going to say anything more. I'm going home early too. I should have bought my new phone by now."
After separating from Tangyuan, Chang Jing was immediately discovered by Chang Guomin.
"Xiao Jing, come on! Get in the car, I'll take you out to eat. What do you want to eat?"
"I don't need to eat. Did you need something? I need to go help my mom set up her stall to earn money."
Chang Jing let his deskmate leave first simply to see what Chang Guomin wanted. He guessed the man was after the birthday banquet gift money…
"Xiao Jing, can't I contact you if there's nothing wrong? Can't a father even have a meal with his son?"
Chang Guomin frowned, displeased with his son's nonchalant attitude. In his mind, children should respect their parents and elders and be filial.
"After yesterday's birthday banquet, can't you see clearly? You don't act like a father at all, and I no longer consider you my father. I don't want to talk to you anymore! Haha!"
Yesterday, Chang Guomin did nothing from beginning to end. When others slandered his children, he cowered like a quail. In the end, when it was found out that it was not the fault of Chang Jing and his sister, he tried to smooth things over and cover it up.
But Chang Jing didn't give him any face at all! How can people be so forgetful? Didn't his attitude yesterday make Chang Jing realize his alienation?
Seeing the incredulous expression on Chang Guomin's face, Chang Jing laughed. It was indeed satisfying to stab others in the back and make them feel pain.
"Alright, stop looking like that. I'm staying here to make things clear to you: don't come looking for me again. What father-son relationship? We don't have that kind of thing."
Chang Jing shrugged and spoke casually, while Chang Guomin's expression turned extremely ugly. He glared at Chang Jing with wide eyes.
"Chang Jing, you unfilial son! I raised you all these years, and you dare to talk to me like that? Do you think your mother's meager income is enough to support you and your siblings? If you don't have money to go to school in the future, don't expect me to give you a single penny."
Using the debt of gratitude for raising and nurturing to manipulate and suppress others through inheritance is a common tactic of Granny Chang. Chang Guomin is a long-term target of her manipulation and suppression, so he is naturally familiar with this trick and has mastered it without any instruction.
Unfortunately, Chang Jing couldn't stand these kinds of words the most. He had heard countless such manipulative statements that made people lose themselves since he was a child.
"Okay, Chang Ling and I will not take a single penny from you in the future. You can leave your money to your mother, your brother, or even your nephew with peace of mind."
Oh, I forgot, you like gambling so much, do you even have any money left? All these years, my mother has worked so hard to raise my sister and me, what have you done? So don't be so self-righteous!
That's so satisfying! It's true that after being labeled "unfilial," one can do whatever feels comfortable and vent one's anger however one pleases.
"Chang Jing, do you know that your mother is getting very close to a man? It seems like she's planning to remarry, right? After your mother remarries, will you and Chang Ling be able to live together with that man? Would he be happy to have two children as a burden or would he prefer his own child?"
When provoked, Chang Guomin unleashed his malice without any restraint, without considering that Chang Jing was just a sixteen-year-old boy and whether he could withstand such malicious speculation.
Seeing Chang Jing's no longer smug expression, Chang Guomin thought he had won. Even the most rebellious child is afraid of being abandoned by their family!
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