"Honey, go upstairs and rest first. I want to talk to him for a bit." Wang Peng took out his keys and handed them to Li Mingzhu.
Li Mingzhu patted his waist and said softly, "Don't let your emotions get the better of you. Use your business acumen and don't let him fool you."
As she spoke, she patted her husband on the shoulder, turned around, and walked into the residential building.
Wang Peng looked up at his house until the light came on in the window, then he walked to the flower bed.
"I'm fine, you go back to sleep," Wang Song said softly.
"It's 12:08 now, why aren't you asleep? Is it because of those four oranges?" Wang Peng asked.
"Hmph." Wang Song smiled bitterly, "Yes, because of four oranges, Li Guifen scolded me terribly and even slapped me."
Wang Peng was taken aback, and immediately understood his predicament.
He used to beat Li Guifen, but now it's the other way around, which means Wang Cheng is backing Li Guifen up, and the mother and son are ostracizing him.
"Old Wang, don't send me anything anymore. My family doesn't need anything. The money you spend is all Wang Cheng's money."
Wang Peng shook his head and said, "I don't want to take advantage of Wang Cheng, not because I don't want to, but because I disdain it."
"Hmph." Wang Song gave a wry smile.
After that, neither father nor son spoke. Wang Song sat on the flower bed, and Wang Peng stood beside it.
After a long silence, Wang Song said, "When Wang Cheng was admitted to university, I didn't want to borrow money from you, so I went to the blood market to sell my blood."
"The needle was inserted into my hand, and blood flowed out along the rubber tube. I felt like all my energy had been drained away."
“I regretted it from then on. I was sorry for you before, I don’t know why, I was just annoyed with you back then.”
"Later, your uncle found a fortune teller to read my fortune. He said there was a little ghost riding on my neck, and that little ghost was the one who was bothering you."
After saying all that in one breath, Wang Song felt a lump in his throat and tears streamed down his face.
It was dark all around, so no one could see his tears, and no one knew he was crying.
Looking at the person in front of him, Wang Peng felt a mix of emotions.
All these years have passed, and he has always wanted to hear his father apologize, dreaming of making his father admit that he was biased.
Now he admits it, his long-cherished wish has come true.
However, he couldn't be happy, not at all.
"Ha!" He gave a bitter laugh. "It's too late to regret it now. I've already gotten used to life without my parents' protection."
At this point, he shook his head. What he lacked back then was his parents, not his father's or mother's love.
For example, Li Longfei and his wife who have always taken care of him, Li Kefan and his wife who treat him like their own son, and Li Keyong, his uncle who treats him like his own nephew.
Although we lacked brothers and sisters at the time, we were not lacking in brotherly affection.
For example, Du Lei, Xue Dongshan, Li Mengjiao, Chen Xiaojing, etc.
Thinking of Xue Dongshan and Chen Xiaojing, it's been two or three years since we last contacted each other. I wonder how they are doing.
Wang Peng said, "Go to the hospital for a checkup. When you get there, just tell them you've donated blood. The doctor will tell you what kind of tests you need. If you don't have money, I can give you some..."
“No need,” Wang Song said. “I’m already over fifty. What difference does it make if I live two years more or two years less?”
Wang Peng shook his head. "If you're unhappy in the provincial capital, go back to your hometown in Ping'an County. Life there may be tough, but you won't get beaten or scolded."
"Mingzhu is pregnant. Please don't go to my house to bother her anymore. She can't get agitated."
"Actually, I also have a two-year-old daughter named Wang Buhui. She was born to me by Li Mengjiao. The two of us live in England."
Upon hearing this, Wang Song burst into tears.
His daughter-in-law is pregnant, and his son doesn't want him to appear in front of her. His eldest granddaughter is already two years old, but the grandfather doesn't even know.
He wasn't there when his son got into university, he wasn't there when his son got married, and he wasn't there when his granddaughter was born. The father and son of the past had long since become strangers.
But who can be blamed for this?
Wang Song cried and felt more and more upset, and the more upset he felt, the more he wanted to cry. In the end, he broke down in tears.
"It was my fault, I'm sorry, I'm a terrible person, sob..."
Wang Peng shook his head. At this point, discussing who was right and who was wrong was pointless.
In the still of the night, under a gray starry sky, only the sound of crying could be heard.
Wang Peng said, "Don't cry. Go to Brothers Supermarket tomorrow and find Du Lei. Ask him to give you an employment notice."
"Take the notification to the First People's Hospital and they will give you a free physical examination, mainly checking your liver function."
"Go back to sleep, let's go back now."
After finishing his speech in one breath, Wang Peng couldn't help but let out a soft sigh.
"Hmm." Wang Song stood up and slowly passed by Wang Peng, then suddenly stopped.
“Your tobacco and liquor store was burned down once, and the insurance company paid out. You also bought insurance for your brother's supermarket. It's not that you're afraid of losing ten thousand, it's that you're worried…”
“The insurance is already purchased, go back to sleep,” Wang Peng said.
Wang Song stopped talking and dragged his heavy steps into the residential building.
No one knows a son better than his father. He was 100% certain that Wang Cheng's glory could not surpass that of Wang Peng's brother, and that on the day of defeat, Wang Cheng would perish together with him.
He was worried that Wang Cheng would set fire to his brother's supermarket, so he reminded Wang Peng to buy insurance.
Wang Peng watched as the apartment building was entered, waited for three minutes, and then turned around and went home.
When I got home, I was surprised to see my parents-in-law were there.
Duan Cuilu said with a smile, "Your father and I plan to take care of Mingzhu here until the baby is born and until Mingzhu finishes her postpartum confinement."
“No problem, I’ve been wanting you to move here for a while now.” Wang Peng nodded repeatedly.
"Xiaopeng, I won't go to work anymore. I'll stay home and take care of Mingzhu," Li Kefan said with a smile.
"It can't be that bad," Wang Peng said, somewhat bewildered. The elderly couple had been incredibly good to their daughter.
Li Kefan waved his hand, "Your mother's health isn't good either. If something unexpected happens, who knows who will take care of whom?"
"Pah, you jinx!" Duan Cuilu glared at her husband. "Xiaopeng, you sleep in the study. I'm worried you'll bump into Mingzhu's belly while you're sleeping."
Wang Peng was also worried about this, so he immediately packed his bedding and went to sleep in the study.
An hour later, he still couldn't sleep, so he opened the safe to look at the exorbitant accidental death insurance policy.
The accidental death insurance payout for Brother Supermarket reached 500,000 yuan.
If there is a sudden natural or unnatural accident such as a fire or flood, the insurance company will compensate him 500,000 yuan.
Since Huang Hao set fire to the tobacco and liquor store last time, he has taken many precautions.
Suddenly his phone rang. Wang Peng checked the time; it was already 2 a.m.
There are basically no harassing calls now. He hesitated for a moment, then answered the phone and put it to his ear.
"Xiaopeng, I see your light is still on. Aren't you asleep yet?" Hu Qing said.
Wang Peng frowned slightly, sensing the weariness in Hu Qing's voice.
"Mr. Hu, it's so late, why aren't you asleep yet?"
“Come to my house, and I’ll give you the evidence that Zhou Shun received 10,000 yuan from me,” Hu Qing said.
Wang Peng scratched his head and said in a deep voice, "You're not kidding me, are you? It's so late, it's not appropriate for me to go to your house. See you tomorrow."
"Wait for me at your doorstep, I'll come to your house to find you." Hu Qing hung up the phone immediately.
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