"Everyone come and see! The director of the steel rolling mill has abandoned his wife and children. He has no humanity whatsoever."
Early in the morning, the steel rolling mill's residential compound was bustling with activity.
Today is the wedding day of the only son of the steel mill manager, and many people have gathered here to celebrate.
But as soon as the newcomer entered, a group of people outside started causing a disturbance.
"What do you want?" Everyone made way for Director Bian when they saw him come out.
Everyone in the residential compound knows about Director Bian's family's affairs; they come to cause trouble every now and then, and everyone's had enough of it.
It's just that we haven't brought it up openly out of consideration for Director Bian, since Director Bian's family is a model family praised by everyone, apart from this incident.
"We're here to demand an explanation. They're both sons, but you neglect your eldest son and ignore him, while your youngest son gets married with such fanfare. How can you be so heartless?"
One of the older women in the group stepped forward and began to hurl insults at Factory Director Bian.
“I’m heartless? Don’t even mention that I don’t acknowledge this son. I made it clear to you a few years ago that we separated our family.”
“You’ve taken the money and signed the papers. From now on, we’re two separate families. You keep coming here to cause trouble. Aren’t you just greedy and want more money?”
Factory Director Bian frowned, watching as these people went from being embarrassed at the beginning to being disgusted now.
He felt even more annoyed looking at the person in the crowd who looked a little aggrieved and resembled him.
"Dad, you..."
"Don't call me Dad. My surname is Bian, and yours is Zhang. We're not related. I've given you everything I owed you. What more do you want?"
If he still felt innocent at the beginning, after so many years, even if he's stupid, he'll know he's not innocent after all he's done.
"What do you mean 'gave us'? What did you give us? You just gave us a little over a hundred yuan to get rid of us. Look at your youngest son's wedding, all those big items, how many hundred-yuan sums did you spend?"
The group became unhappy and started shouting and yelling.
"Cheng Qing, there's a commotion outside." Cheng Qing, sitting inside, chatted with her good friends Su Ti, Guo Lili, and Liu Shiying.
Cheng Qing's sisters from her maternal family rushed in, only to find out that the group of people had started making a scene.
"Where is my mother-in-law?" Cheng Qing thought of her delicate mother-in-law, who must be feeling extremely wronged right now.
"She's crying inside, and her aunts from the border town are with her," Cheng Qing's sisters had found out clearly.
They could hear everything the people outside were saying.
"Su Ti, what should I do?" Cheng Qing was really angry; today was her wedding day.
Those people chose this time to cause trouble, weren't they just trying to make them compromise for the sake of saving face?
“Your father-in-law and Biancheng are men. When those women make a fuss, they can’t just go up and hit them. Didn’t you notice that the men were all standing in the back without saying a word?”
"And that older brother from the border town, look at him, he just pretends to be completely innocent, as if he has suffered a great injustice."
“Your mother-in-law can’t hold this family together. If you want to stand up for yourself, this is a good opportunity.” Suti looked out the window.
Biancheng's face was full of anger, but the other person said, "You've got everything, so what's wrong with giving a little to your brother?"
You two are brothers with the same father, you can't be so selfish, he can't say anything is right.
As for Biancheng's father, those people kept shouting that he was a heartless man, but they wouldn't talk about their own family's affairs.
Even if everyone knows the situation, what's the use?
As for the mother of the border town, let's not talk about her. When the uncles of the border town stood up for her, they only said that her family was bullying others by relying on their power.
Our family is the original spouse, and they are unreasonable. Others are willing to go all out, but they care about their pride, so they lose out.
"I understand." They say birds of a feather flock together, and Cheng Qing is no simpleton, since she gets along so well with Su Ti.
Suti's words were so clear that even Guo Lili, who was standing next to him, understood them.
"Come on, let's go out together." Suti was annoyed by her behavior.
She's very protective of her own friends; she only has a few close friends, and each one is precious to her.
Not to mention, the person she married was her husband's good brother, and over the years, Biancheng had been wholeheartedly supporting them.
She couldn't stand it any longer, and Suti and her group went outside.
"Isn't all this just jealousy? You think I'm spending your money on these 'three turns and one sound' (referring to bicycles, watches, and radios)?"
"But don't you even consider whether you're worthy? This is my dowry. Even if it were more, would you still have a share?"
"Abandon your wife and children? Were you engaged, married, or registered your marriage with my father (father-in-law) back then?"
"Oh, you have nothing to show for it. You just schemed and tried to extort money from people? You think you can live a life of luxury just because you had a child? Do you even deserve it?"
Cheng Qing was wearing a festive wedding dress, which was a wedding gift from Su Ti. As soon as she came out, everyone knew who she was.
When Biancheng saw his wife come out, he hurriedly came over to protect her.
"You little bitch, who do you think you're talking to? We're your elders." The man in the group became even more arrogant when he saw the man's attire.
"Elders? Who do you consider yourselves elders? Now you're not only trying to drag the Bian family into this, what? You don't want to let my Cheng family off the hook either?"
"Everyone here should be careful, these people will be going to your house tomorrow, and you are all their relatives."
"Look at this family, the women are charging ahead while the men are pretending to be innocent behind the scenes. What a brilliant plan!"
Cheng Qing didn't get any other education over the years, but following Su Ti taught her how to hurt people's hearts.
"Sister-in-law, we are family, why do you..."
“Shut up! Who’s your sister-in-law? My husband is Bian. What’s your surname? My mother-in-law’s surname is Cai. Is your mother’s surname also Cai? I’m afraid your real mother will come out of her grave and strangle you.”
"After all, she was waiting for you to make something of yourself so that she could burn more paper money for you at your grave and live a good life over there. She didn't plan for it when you were alive, but now she's enjoying her blessings after she's dead."
"How heartbroken would she be if she knew her son was even willing to drag his mother into this mess for a better life?"
After Cheng Qing finished speaking, the scene fell silent, and Zhang Zhibin clenched his fists, his face full of anger.
They're both children of the Bian family, so why is he considered inferior? He's clearly more promising than Biancheng.
“I know you have a problem with me, but we don’t mean anything by it. Biancheng and I are clearly brothers, so why can’t you accept me?”
“I’m also a college graduate, and I can stay in Beijing to work in the future. Wouldn’t it be better if my brother and I could help each other out then?”
He's a college student; what is Biancheng? He's not as good as him.
"College student? What lousy university did you come from? I'm from Peking University! Am I arrogant? Is it worth you mentioning it to show off?"
"What are you so arrogant about? Looking down on my husband? Where do you get the nerve? You're not as good-looking as my husband, and your family isn't as well-off."
"What college student are you? Can you compare to him? What qualifications do you have to help each other? You don't deserve it."
Cheng Qing's mocking expression made Zhang Zhibin's face turn pale.
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