He Lao did not answer Ruan Shengpeng's question, but Ruan Shengpeng was promoted to Commander-in-Chief, which is the lifelong pursuit of almost all soldiers.
Ruan Shengpeng completed it before he turned fifty. He was so happy that he went to the nursing home to tell Old Man Ruan, only to find that Old Man Ruan had aged a lot since last time, looking like a withered old man.
This worried Ruan Shengpeng greatly: "Dad, what's wrong? Are you sick? Why are you so thin?"
Old Man Ruan didn't care: "Birth, aging, illness and death are normal. You're almost 50 years old, and I'm almost 90. When I was young, I worked hard to build up my body. It's already good that I can still walk around now!"
As the two were talking, a voice that Ruan Shengpeng didn't quite recognize rang out from outside the door: "Dad, won't you help me? I'm your daughter too!"
Old Man Ruan turned his head to the side. Ruan Shengpeng noticed that Old Man Ruan's expression was off and asked, "Dad, who's outside? What are they shouting about?"
Old Man Ruan didn't answer: "You should go ahead if you have something to do. There are people here to take care of you, so don't worry about me!"
However, after a commotion outside, a woman who looked completely unfamiliar to Ruan Shengpeng burst in. Ruan Shengpeng's heart skipped a beat. Could this old man have gotten into some romantic entanglements outside?
Before he could finish thinking, the woman who came in shouted at him, "Fourth Brother, please help me!"
Ruan Shengpeng was stunned by the title "Fourth Brother". He looked up and saw that it really was his arrogant sister. But why did she look so much older?
He usually stays in the military region, where there is a rapid turnover of personnel. He is surrounded by young and energetic people, and he exercises regularly, so he doesn't feel the passage of time.
The only one who could feel the passage of time was Old Man Ruan, but the woman in front of him now, who called him Fourth Brother, was a year younger than him, yet she looked like Old Man Ruan's peer!
Even if he had no feelings for this younger sister, he couldn't help but ask, "Why do you look so old?"
Ruan Shengzhi almost cried: "Brother, you have to stand up for me! Fang Dawei is inhuman; how dare he have another family outside!"
At this point, Ruan Shengzhi couldn't help but burst into tears. Before, she had Ruan Shengpeng's salary, and her life was so much better. Back then, her mother-in-law coaxed her, and Fang Dawei didn't dare to disobey her.
But when did things start to change? When Ruan Shengpeng returned to Beijing, my good days came to an end, and I was forced to move out of Ruan Shengpeng's courtyard.
Back in that tiny three-bedroom apartment, not only did he lose Ruan Shengpeng's salary, but he was also exposed as having Ruan Tian as his daughter. Fang Dawei never gave him a kind look again.
Nguyen Sheung Chi was also forced to take on all the housework. Later, due to some scandals, she was fired from the textile factory. After losing her job, her treatment became even worse.
There was endless work to do every day, and the food was the worst. Before, when Old Mrs. Ruan was alive, she would often help Fang establish her authority. But after Old Mrs. Ruan passed away, no one was there to support her anymore, and the Fang family suffered even more.
She could let all that go; she tolerated the sins she committed in her youth. But how dare Fang Dawei, how dare he support a whole family outside?
Thinking of this, Ruan Shengzhi couldn't help but hate Yao Yanxin and Yao Tongjia: "Why did you bring your vixen wife back? Why did you acknowledge your bastard daughter?"
"I am your only sister. Can't you just pretend they are all dead, remarry, and have another child? Why do you have to go looking for people? Why do you have to bring back your bastard daughter!"
Ruan Shengzhi blamed all her misfortunes on Yao Yanxin and Yao Tongjia, claiming she was completely innocent. However, Ruan Shengpeng wouldn't tolerate her and stood up to slap her: "Try saying that again?!"
Ruan Shengpeng slapped Ruan Shengzhi with almost no restraint, causing her to fall onto the sofa, her face swollen high. He was still not satisfied: "You dare to blame my wife and daughter?"
"I've been holding you accountable out of brotherly and sisterly affection, and you still dare to blame my wife and daughter? You and your daughter have stolen their good life for over a decade, and you're still not satisfied!"
Ruan Shengzhi covered her swollen face: "I am the only daughter of the Ruan family, so you should all prioritize me and let me enjoy everything. What's wrong with that?"
"Dad, are you just going to stand by and watch your only daughter get beaten? Aren't you going to stand up for me? Your wife is a vixen, she's just a country girl. I have to go to the countryside, so why can she enjoy life in Beijing?"
When Old Man Ruan heard Ruan Shengzhi's words, he sighed. This man never knows his place. Lately, his daughter has been bothering him every day, and he's really annoyed.
But this person is still his daughter, and he clearly told the gatekeeper not to let her in, but she keeps sneaking in lately, which is why he has aged so quickly recently.
Old Man Ruan waved his hand: "Go back now, and don't come again. You're a mother-in-law now, just live a good life with your son!"
Speaking of Fang Chuancheng, Ruan Shengzhi remembered the purpose of her visit today: "Dad, I heard that Fourth Brother has been promoted to Commander-in-Chief. You can't be so biased and always favor Fourth Brother. Please help my Chuancheng too!"
"Help with what? Isn't Chuan Cheng working in a factory?" He had to swallow his pride and beg for this job opportunity.
“Dad, you’re here every day, but you don’t know how much the outside world has changed. The factory isn’t doing well now, and the money my family earns isn’t even enough for him to spend.”
"Dad, you don't have many days left to live. Use your last bit of warmth to find an official position for our family line!"
Ruan Shengpeng couldn't take it anymore and pulled the man up, pushing him out: "If you can't speak properly, sew your mouth shut! How could you talk to your father like that?"
"Did I say something wrong? Look, Dad is almost 90 years old. How many elderly people these days can live to 90 like Dad? If he doesn't help me now, am I supposed to wait until he dies to help him?"
Ruan Shengpeng immediately covered her mouth and threw her out. It's true that having a daughter like this is worse than having a piece of barbecued pork!
After chasing the people away, Ruan Shengpeng returned to Old Man Ruan's side: "Dad, I'll be assigned a villa. Come live with me there!"
"I'm worried about you being here alone! Let me tell you, Little Pudding is so much fun right now!"
Old Man Ruan thought of Little Pudding and his heart stirred: "Okay, once you've moved, you can come and take me to live with you. Then we can be four generations living together!"
Ruan Shengpeng placed his hand on Old Man Ruan's shoulder and noticed that Old Man Ruan's once broad shoulders were now terribly thin, which made him feel a pang of sadness.
This time, he was determined to bring the old man to live with him, no matter what, so that the old man could no longer live alone. Unfortunately, Ruan Shengpeng did not know that he would not be able to fulfill this wish in the end!
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