Chapter 49
"Mom, I'm your son! Why do you treat me like this? How have I let you down all these years? Yes! I couldn't bear the hardship of being a soldier, so I didn't join the army like dad, but my older brother already joined the army, and I'm weak. Do I have to join the army to show my filial piety to you? Or have you always resented me for marrying Zhaodi? How many times have I said that I'm not a live-in son-in-law, and I've never been a live-in son-in-law! My children have my last name, both of them are named Tian! Although I don't live at home to take care of you, every month I haven't come back to see you? Tian Guoqin doesn't come here once a year. She even fought with dad for several years over Xie Jinxuan and didn't even write a letter. Why do you give her so many things, but I have nothing? Dad, Mom, if you don't explain this to me clearly today, I'll die here! I don't believe it. I've lived for more than forty years, and this is how my parents treat me! I don't accept it! I don't accept it!" Tian Guoqiang's face was flushed, veins were bulging at the corners of his forehead, and his throat was torn because of his loud voice.
Every cell in his body seemed to be shouting out his anger and unwillingness. Every time he spoke a word, his second aunt followed him and nodded vigorously, and each nod seemed to have enough force to drill through the ground.
Although grandma's condition did not worsen during this period, her body was actually slowly weakening. Now, after being yelled at by Tian Guoqiang at the top of his lungs, grandma showed obvious discomfort. She reached out to cover her ears, but because she had no strength in her hands, it didn't help much. After a while, she began to feel dizzy.
Xia Qingtang hurried over and covered her grandmother's ears with her hands.
Old Master Tian was originally quite calm, but when he saw his second son so excited, his expression began to become gloomy. He made a gesture to Tian Feiyang, who immediately nodded.
Tian Guoqiang was his son after all, and he could understand his gestures. Seeing this, he immediately yelled, "What are you doing? You still want your grandson to beat me up? Come on! Beat me to death if you have the guts! I don't know how I bother you, but you and mom can't stand seeing me like this! If you hate me so much, why did you give birth to me? You might as well have strangled me to death when I was a child. Now I'm at peace, and you can be at peace too!"
"Have you finished yelling?" Old Master Tian said coldly, "Please be quiet after you've finished yelling. Your mother is not in good health. Can't you see that she is dizzy from your yelling? Are you happy to see your mother being sent to the hospital during the New Year's Day?"
"You were the ones who wronged me first! I came back to see her a month ago, how did she treat me? She left me nothing! I admit that I am not as good as my elder brother, but how am I not as good as Tian Guoqin? I am your son, your son, why did you treat me like this!" Tian Guoqiang kept yelling until now, his throat was completely torn, and every word he said now sounded like a broken gong, very unpleasant to the ear.
Second aunt quickly reached out and rubbed the back of his neck, as if hoping he would feel more comfortable.
However, Tian Guoqiang pushed her away and she staggered and almost fell. Fortunately, her son supported her from behind.
Old Master Tian said coldly: "I know you are my son. If you were not my son, would you be standing here now? Tian Guoqiang, I warn you, if you yell again, I will let them throw you out, don't take the money and jewelry, and don't enter my door in the future!"
"If you don't want to go in, then don't go in. Do you think I'm a beggar begging for food from you? You want to get rid of me with that little bit of money and jewelry? Do you really think I'm that precious? I'm leaving now. If you have the guts, when you two die, don't ask me to see you off! If your relatives and friends ask me why I don't go to see you off, I will tell everyone that it was you who didn't want a son like me, you treated me like a beggar, and you deserve not to have a son to see you off!" Tian Guoqiang spoke without thinking, and after saying this, he turned around and left.
Tian Guohao, who had been silent, suddenly got angry when he heard this. He stood up and said, "Tian Guoqiang, what are you talking about? Are you saying this like a human being? Have you been hoping that your parents will die soon? And you're also hoping that I will die too, so that everything in the house will be yours?"
"What difference does it make whether I hope for it or not? Aren't all the things in the house yours and Tian Guoqin's? How can you just sit there? You and your wife have worked so hard to take care of the old man for so many years, and now your sister has taken so much without any effort, and you are still so happy. I tell you, you are a big fool! That sickly old woman has been so fond of her eldest grandson for so many years, and who knows how many benefits she has given to him. You are happy, you are so happy! Those things given to you sound impressive, and there are so many of them. Maybe all of them together are not even worth a fraction of your sister's!" Tian Guoqiang was not a fool. He scolded his parents and sowed discord at the same time, probably wanting Tian Guohao to join him in making trouble.
Xie Jinxuan stood there without saying a word, just on guard against Tian Guo's attack and hurting his grandmother. He didn't care about other things, because the distribution of things was his grandmother's wish, and Xie's mother said that everything should be done according to his grandmother. As the representative of Xie's mother, it was impossible for him to say anything.
He would take away everything given to his mother, and really leave nothing. That was also his grandmother's decision, and there was nothing to say.
Moreover, it was entirely Tian Guoqiang's own fault that he got so little. Xie Jinxuan remembered that when she was a teenager, her grandmother revealed her last wish. She originally planned to give two-fifths of the things to the eldest son who worked the hardest, and the second son and his daughter would share the remaining three-fifths equally.
Now the distribution has become like this. It can only be said that Tian Guoqiang’s actions over the years have made my grandmother very dissatisfied, so she made new arrangements.
Xia Qingtang would not say a word. She just felt it was a bit strange. Even if Tian Guoqiang had done a lot of stupid things during this period and caused a lot of trouble and angered the Xie family, would his grandmother not give her son any share because of these things?
However, seeing the real scene of brothers fighting over property, Xia Qingtang felt that it was much crueler than in TV dramas.
She stood beside her grandmother, covering her ears with her hands. Although her grandmother looked very calm, Xia Qingtang could somehow feel a sadness from her.
This is the child she gave birth to and raised. Now he is standing in front of her and insulting her like this. How could she not feel sad?
Facing Tian Guoqiang's provocation, Tian Guohao was not fooled at all. He said with a dark face: "Those things are mom's dowry. If it were in ancient times, dowry would have been reserved for girls. Now the times are different. Mom is willing to take them out and divide them among us three siblings. She must have the final say on how to divide them. I have no complaints. To put it bluntly, I have enough to eat and drink. My children are not promising, but they can support themselves. I can live well without taking these. Mom's things, if she is willing to give them to me, I will keep them. If she is not willing to give them to me, I will help her to properly arrange them. As for taking care of my parents, that is what a son should do. Am I taking care of my parents just like you, hoping that they will die soon so that I can inherit the estate? I didn't know that mom had so many things before, but I am still very filial to her? I tell you, Tian Laoer, don't drag me into it. You and I are not the same kind of people!"
My aunt also said, "That's right, my husband and I don't lack money. We will have pensions when we get old. We don't have to worry about birth, aging, illness and death. Do you really think we are like you, relying on this to get rich? Besides, it's not like I didn't leave you anything. So much cash and jewelry is enough for you and your wife to have food and drink for the rest of your life. You are so angry now. Why don't you ask me why I gave you the least? Do you dare to ask?"
Old Man Tian's face was just cold at first, but after hearing Tian Guoqiang say that his biological mother was a "sickly old thing", the old man's eyes became strange.
He said loudly: "You two should stop talking nonsense with this kind of person. Since he doesn't care about the things his mother left him, and he also despises his own mother for not dying earlier because of her illness, I feel that this kind of beast is dirtying my place just by standing in my house! Get him out of here and never set foot in my house again! I'm leaving this here. I don't need your Tian Guoqiang family to come and see me off. I have a son, a daughter, and grandchildren. If you don't come, I won't make a difference! But you said this today. If you dare to set foot in my house in the future, I will beat you every time I see you! While I don't want to do anything to you now, all of you get out of here immediately!"
Tian Guoqiang was so angry that his eyes turned red. He shouted hoarsely, "Dad, Mom treated me like that. It's fine if you don't help me, but are you really going to cut off ties with me now?"
"After you said that about your mother, you are no longer my son! Get out of here!" Old Man Tian slammed the coffee table.
Tian Guoqiang stared at Old Man Tian with red eyes, but he didn't dare to turn around and leave at this time, because he was not a fool. If he really walked out of this door at this time, he would never be able to come back in his life.
Yes, the old man is old and there is nothing for him to benefit from, but apart from grandma’s own things, the old man has saved a lot of money over the years, which is definitely more than grandma’s savings. If he really passes away now, then the old man’s savings will be given to Tian Guohao and Tian Guoqin in the future!
But if he didn't leave, he really couldn't swallow this anger. He is his son, what did he do wrong to deserve treatment like this?
Second aunt and Tian Feilong looked at each other, and both of them saw the meaning in each other's eyes and began to comfort each other.
The second aunt said, "Dad, this is too serious. You are father and son. Mom didn't leave Guoqiang anything. Isn't it normal for him to be emotional? You are his biological father. You should be a little considerate of him at a time like this. Besides, Guoqiang has never done anything against the will of heaven, and he has been respectful and filial to you all these years..."
"He is respectful and filial to us? Haha, how come I didn't know that?" Old Master Tian interrupted the second aunt and sneered, "How come I didn't know that he was respectful to me? When your father was in power, he listened to your father. Now that your father is no longer in power, he listens to you. When has he ever listened to a word from me and me? We asked him to do something good and not to destroy his nephew's marriage just for the sake of promotion. Did he listen? Not only did he not listen, he also went to Old Xie's house and caused such a big incident that even the mother-in-law took action. He has brought shame to our Tian family!"
"I knew it... I knew it was like this... You guys just wanted to deal with Xie Jinxuan's little thing and you didn't even want me, your son. I really don't know what's so good about Xie Jinxuan. What on earth did he use to charm me that you feel so sorry for him? My child is your grandson, why don't you feel sorry for him? You gave Tian Guoqin so many things, aren't you waiting for Tian Guoqin to pass them on to Xie Jinxuan? I can see that you don't even feel sorry for Feiyang in your life, you just feel sorry for Xie Jinxuan, that pretty boy. What's the matter? He's handsome, like your old lover when you were young, so now you're leaving your inheritance to him..."
"Fuck you!" Tian Guohao suddenly rushed over and punched Tian Guoqiang in the face while he was talking nonstop.
Tian Guoqiang flew several meters away, hit the wall directly, and then slid to the ground with a grunt, and it was unknown whether he was alive or dead.
"Guo Qiang!"
"dad!"
Second aunt and Tian Feilong ran over together and quickly checked on Tian Guoqiang's condition.
This was a serious matter. Tian Guohao was a man who exercised every day, while Tian Guoqiang sat in the office every day and seldom exercised once in ten days or half a month. As a result, he was beaten so hard that stars appeared in his eyes, his nose was crooked to one side, and there was a large break at the corner of his mouth, with blood flowing down his mouth.
Xia Qingtang watched from a distance and felt that this man probably had to be sent to the hospital.
She came to the Tian family twice, and always met people going to the hospital.
“Oh my God, how could you beat him like this? Tian Guohao, are you crazy?” Second aunt screamed, “Murder! Tian Guohao killed someone to grab the inheritance! Someone come quickly!”
Her screams attracted several neighbors, who stood outside and asked loudly if there was anything wrong in the house and if help was needed.
Old Master Tian walked out, sent his neighbors away with a few words, and then came back to see his aunt and the political commissar checking Tian Guoqiang's wound.
"It's nothing serious, probably just a knocked out tooth and a slight concussion." The political commissar is very experienced. "Just stay quiet for a while, then send him to the hospital and apply some medicine. He will be well soon, don't worry."
"Don't worry? Why shouldn't we worry? Tian Guohao beat people up like this, we have to call the police! Also, Political Commissar, you are here, Tian Guohao is your subordinate, now he beats people up, will you do anything about it?" The second aunt shouted like crazy.
The political commissar said, "If this happened on the street and he beat someone up, I would definitely intervene, but this happened at home, and he wasn't wearing a military uniform, and he was fighting with his brother. How can we intervene in this matter? Otherwise, you can go find the police, but I remember that the police don't intervene in family affairs."
"What do you mean by fighting with your brother? He beat his brother! Political Commissar, are you on their side too? Did you know that the old woman would not share anything with our Guoqiang, so you are so active in helping Tian Guohao? Did they all give you benefits?" The second aunt pointed at the political commissar's nose and cursed: "How can you be so shameless? Did our Guoqiang say something wrong? Doesn't Xie Jinxuan look like the old woman's ex-lover? We have all seen the photos, and they look 50% similar, so the old woman has been so distressed about her eldest grandson all these years! Dad is still speaking for them, your head is full of green, and you are still speaking for them! Tian Guohao, you still have the nerve to hit your brother? All of you are not good people! Bah!"
Tian Guohao was so angry that his eyes almost popped out. He raised his fist and was about to hit someone again: "Don't think I won't hit you just because you are a woman! If you say another word of nonsense, do you believe that I will make you and your wife stay in the hospital together today?"
"Go ahead and hit us! Beat us all to death if you have the guts. Guoqiang isn't liked by mom and dad anyway, so it's better if you kill us, and then you can pay with your life. In the end, everything will fall into Tian Guoqin's hands and will be passed on to Xie Jinxuan. Then, will all your wishes be fulfilled, mom? Hahahaha! This is ridiculous! Just for that old lover of yours that you can't get, you treat your son like this!"
The people in the room had different expressions at this moment. Tian Guohao and his wife should have known about it, so they were both angry and embarrassed, but they didn't know what to say.
Mr. Tian had a calm expression on his face, and it seemed that he was very clear about what his son knew.
The Political Commissar and Lao Tan both looked a little embarrassed, probably because they knew the secret of their old friend's family and were a little embarrassed to face it.
None of the younger generation knew about this. They all stared with their eyes wide open in surprise, especially Xie Jinxuan. He was so surprised that his eyes didn't even move and he just stared at his grandmother.
The grandmother who was involved was still very calm. When she saw that no one was talking, she gently patted Xia Qingtang's hand and whispered, "Good boy, don't cover it. I have a few words to say."
Xia Qingtang let go of his hand and sat aside. His heart was in turmoil, but his appearance remained relatively calm.
Grandma glanced at Tian Guoqiang lying on Tian Feilong's legs, and seeing that his injuries were not that serious, she slowly said, "Guoqiang, I raised you and I don't think I have treated you badly. When you were a child, you were in poor health, and I often stayed up all night to take care of you. It was not until you were over thirteen that you stopped getting sick at night. Later, when you grew up, life was too peaceful. You were weak and didn't want to join the army, so I listened to you and found someone to send you to an easy post, hoping that you would not be too tired and take care of your health. After that, you found a lover and wanted to move there, and I didn't object. I gave you money when you got married, I gave you money when you had children, I gave you money when you wanted to do things, and I still gave you money when you said you were short of money. Over the years, how much money have I given you, openly or secretly, I don't know if you have kept a record, and do you still have the number in your mind?"
Tian Guoqiang couldn't speak at all at this moment, so his second aunt said, "You are his mother, isn't it your duty to give him money? You have to be so fussy about giving him a little money, then why are you raising a child?"
Grandma smiled and said, "You are right. I should give money to my child, but it is unreasonable for a 40-year-old child to ask his parents for money. But Guoqiang has asked me for money in the past few years, and I have given it to him. Why don't you go out and ask if there are any other parents who would do this?"
My second aunt said, "How is that possible? When has Guoqiang ever asked you for money in all these years? We are not without salary, why would we ask you for money?"
"You can ask Guoqiang yourself, but he can't talk now, so let me tell you. The last time he came to my house, he asked me for a hundred dollars to pay off his debts, and I gave it to him. Over the years, I have subsidized him at least three or four thousand dollars by selling things, big and small, but I have never subsidized Guohao and Guoqin. Now that we are dividing the things, he gets less, isn't it natural? Not to mention that he is becoming more and more useless and despicable, just talking about the money, what qualifications does he have to ask me for things now? Didn't I sell all the things I wanted to leave for him and use them to exchange for money to pay off his gambling debts?"
Grandma's words surprised everyone even more. Obviously, even Xie Jinxuan didn't know that grandma had privately subsidized Tian Guoqiang so much money over the years.
Three or four thousand yuan, that's a huge sum of money!
Hearing this, Xia Qingtang suddenly realized and felt that this was reasonable, because a person like grandma would definitely not leave anything for her son. The reason she didn't leave anything for him was because Tian Guoqiang had already squandered all these things.
Amid the shocked gazes of the crowd, the grandmother continued, "This is my fault. He was weak since childhood and I was afraid he wouldn't grow up, so I gave in to him and listened to him in everything. That's why he became the mean and shameless person he is today. He scolds me in my house now, and I deserve it. I didn't raise my son well, and I deserve it! I'll be happy if he doesn't come to see me off when I'm gone."
Tian Guohao whispered, "Mom, why does Tian Guoqiang need so much money? What did he do?"
Grandma said, "I originally promised him that I would keep his secret, but today we have fallen out and he no longer recognizes me as his mother. I have nothing to hide, so I'll just tell you. Guoqiang started gambling more than ten years ago. He and a few friends often get together to gamble, and they always lose two or three hundred yuan a year. But his family's salary is in the hands of women. When he has no money to pay back his debts, people want to break his arms and legs. I couldn't bear it, so I kept helping him pay off his debts. I've become like this now, maybe it's God's punishment for me, blaming me for not educating my son well and letting him make mistakes. It's all retribution, it's all retribution..."
My second aunt looked unhappy at first, but as she listened, her expression gradually became a little confused. As she listened further, her eyes widened and she became more angry.
"Tian Guoqiang, you gamble? You have been gambling for more than ten years? Your mother gave you so much money, and you lost it all? Tian Guoqiang, are you still a human being? You usually pretend to be serious at home, and I thought you were a good person. I didn't expect you to lose so much money gambling! Tian Guoqiang, are you worthy of me? That's several thousand dollars! Give me back my money!" The second aunt rushed over, grabbed Tian Guoqiang's neck and shook it hard.
Tian Feilong was originally squatting on the ground hugging his father. After being shaken like this, he could not hold on and fell to the ground with Tian Guoqiang.
Tian Guoqiang's face was now swollen. After being shaken like that, he felt so uncomfortable that he could not help but sit up and vomited on his second aunt's legs - all blood.
"Dad! Are you okay?" Tian Feilong quickly grabbed a handkerchief and handed it over, blaming his mother, "Mom, what are you doing? Do you want to kill Dad?"
"You're still speaking for him? He lost thousands of dollars gambling! Thousands of dollars! Do you know how much you can buy? Son, the money he lost could have been used for you! Why are you still speaking for him?" My second aunt burst into tears, "How could I marry a man like this?"
Tian Feilong said, "You believe everything grandma says? Dad hasn't even admitted it. Maybe grandma took advantage of Dad's inability to speak and deliberately made it up to deceive us. In my opinion, grandma was right about what Dad said. She is still thinking about that old lover, so she left all the things to Xie Jinxuan."
"Tian Feilong, watch your words. Your mother is a woman and I can't hit her. But I have no problem beating you!" Tian Guohao shouted.
Grandma still smiled gently, and she said slowly: "Don't be so loud. Speaking of my old lover, there is indeed such a person. Guohao and the others have seen the photo of that person. I didn't hide it from everyone. I put it in the album. If you want to see it, you can ask Guohao to show it to you. When I was a child, I had a childhood marriage, but in that era, people's lives were gone. He died before we got married. After that, I also moved with my family. Later, Nao Geming met the old man and got together with him. I told him about the childhood marriage at the beginning. That person is a very good person. As for his appearance, he does look a bit like Jinxuan, but our Jinxuan is prettier than him. I am good to Jinxuan, perhaps for this reason, but I like Jinxuan, so does that mean I don’t like you? Feilong, tell me yourself, from childhood to adulthood, in what way has grandma been bad to you? Does grandma have less of what others have than you?"
Tian Feilong rolled his eyes and stopped talking.
Tian Feiyang said, "Grandma definitely gave more to us grandchildren than to Jinxuan. If we really want to talk about this, Jinxuan can only see grandma once a year, so it's normal for them to be closer. Besides, Jinxuan has been smart since she was a child and speaks nicely. If I were grandma, I would also like Jinxuan. She is not like you, who can make people angry when you talk. No matter how close or distant it is, as long as she is likable, Tian Feilong, do you dare to compare with Jinxuan?"
Tian Feilong was so angry that he glared at Tian Feiyang fiercely, but he didn't say anything, because he really had nothing to say. Grandma always treated all her grandchildren equally. As for the amount given to her grandchildren, it must be much less. After all, he only saw them once a year and couldn't get any benefits from them at all.
Grandma said, "That's what happened. I didn't give the second son any antiques or old books, because he had basically sold his share. As for the old books, they were worthless. I gave them to Guoqin because she's a girl and her husband's family are all educated people who like books. I feel safe giving them to her. You guys can't read a single book in a year, and I'd be sad if you ruined them. As for giving Guoqin those things, isn't that right? She's my daughter. I've only got one child like her in my life." I have a daughter, can't I give her something? Although Guoqin is not with me, she has always been a good child. Guoqiang went to her husband's house to harm Jinxuan. She suffered so much injustice, but she sent a telegram to comfort me, asking me not to be angry and to take care of myself. Tian Guoqiang, as a brother, you know how to feel sorry for your sister. You are also a brother, why don't you treat your sister as a human being? She is a person, and her son is also a person, not an object for you to use to please the boss! Tian Guoqiang, I have felt sorry for you for decades, but I raised you like this. I really don't deserve to be a human being!"
Tian Guoqiang sat on the ground, covering his mouth with a handkerchief. A little bit of embarrassment appeared on his distorted face, but only a little bit.
Mr. Tian said, "Now, does anyone have anything to say? If you are not satisfied with the distribution results, don't take anything and just get out."
The second aunt looked at her son, and Tian Feilong whispered, "Dad took so much money from grandma, and those things will not be shared with us. Mom, we should stop while we are ahead, take the money and jewelry, and then ask uncle for medical expenses."
The second aunt nodded, and she understood what was going on. She said loudly, "Mom and Dad, we accept this distribution. I will settle the matter of Guoqiang's gambling with him when I get home, but he was beaten like this by the eldest brother, shouldn't you give him an explanation?"
How could Tian Guohao not know what his second aunt was thinking? He sneered and said, "I beat him because he deserved it. Besides, you are really nosy when we are fighting. After all, you just want the medical expenses, right? Okay, take him to the hospital, check the price, and come to me with the bill for reimbursement. I won't lose a cent from you!"
"Then how is the cost of accompanying the patient in hospital calculated?"
"Let's do it by the number of days. If you have the ability to let the second brother stay in the hospital for a year, I will give you a year's bedside fee. So what? No matter what, can you lose thousands of dollars like he did when he gambled?" Tian Guohao sneered.
The second aunt nodded: "Dad, Political Commissar, Uncle Qin, you all heard what Tian Guohao said. If he doesn't give me the money, you all have to testify for me."
Mr. Tian just smiled coldly and didn't want to talk to her at all. The political commissar had to say: "We are all brothers. It is right to pay for the medical expenses, but in my opinion, it is best to stay in the military hospital, so that both sides can rest assured. What do you think?"
If he stays in the military hospital, he doesn't have to worry about his second aunt and others finding someone to commit fraud. He can stay as many days as he is supposed to, and he will be discharged normally when the time comes, and Tian Guohao won't be blackmailed.
The second aunt stopped talking, but Tian Feilong said, "I have no objection. It is indeed safer to stay in the military hospital. Then... Grandpa, grandma, my dad doesn't look good like this. Otherwise, let's quickly get the things and send my dad to the hospital."
Grandma said, "Okay, I'm tired, share it with them now."
She asked Mr. Tian to go to the room to get the money and jewelry, and in front of the political commissar and Lao Tan, she placed the three portions of things that had been divided earlier directly on the coffee table.
In order to prevent Tian Guoqiang's family from making more trouble, grandma opened the cloth bags containing each item so that they could come up and check it themselves.
My second aunt and Tian Feilong quickly went over to check each bag, counted the amount of money, and compared the amount of jewelry for a long time. Finally, they said, "It's okay."
"It's okay, right? If it's okay, you can take this thing and go out. In the future, you don't have to come here unless it's necessary. When I'm gone, there's no need to bother you to come here. Tian Guoqiang has already said that he won't come to see me off when I die. I hope he remembers this and keeps his word." After saying that, the grandmother closed her eyes, as if she didn't want to look at her second son anymore.
Tian Guoqiang stared at his mother, his eyes showing a little regret, a little shame, but more of it, full of anger.
He let go of his handkerchief and mumbled, "Why..."
"What did you say?" His second aunt came over and he repeated what he said. His second aunt said, "He asked why... He probably wanted to ask why mom treated him like that."
This time, grandma was speechless. She looked at her second aunt and smiled for a while, then waved her hand, signaling Tian Feiyang to take her back to the bedroom.
Tian Feiyang hurried over, picked up his grandmother and went to the bedroom.
My second aunt said, "What do you mean, Mom? You don't even want to talk to us?"
My aunt came over with a broom and swept the floor while shooing the three of them away: "Get out! Aren't we going to the hospital? Go quickly!"
"You guys!" said my second aunt, "Tian Guohao, since you beat someone up like this, you have to drive us to the hospital! And the political commissar can't leave either, he has to come with us, you have to be a witness for us!"
The political commissar had no choice but to say, "Okay, Guohao drives, I'll go with you, let's go."
After saying that, the political commissar took the lead to walk out, and Tian Feilong also quickly helped Tian Guoqiang up and slowly moved outside.
I don’t know what Tian Guoqiang was thinking at the moment. He stiffened his neck and tilted his head, and kept mumbling “why” in the direction of his grandmother’s bedroom.
After they all left, Mr. Tian said to Lao Tan, "Lao Tan, thank you for your hard work today."
Lao Tan said, "I'm fine. Go check on my sister-in-law. Her health is the most important thing."
Having said that, Lao Tan drank the cup of tea in front of him and went back.
Mr. Tian looked at Xie Jinxuan, whose expression was stiff, and whispered, "Jinxuan, you come too. Come here."
He took Xie Jinxuan to his grandmother's bedroom. His aunt pushed Xia Qingtang and whispered, "Silly child, go in and take a look too."
"Okay." Xia Qingtang followed.
At this time, grandma had been placed on the bed by Tian Feiyang. She lay there with a peaceful expression, but a hint of sadness in her eyes.
"Grandma, how are you? Are you feeling any discomfort?" Xie Jinxuan walked over and asked in a low voice.
Grandma stretched out her hand, motioning him to sit down beside the bed, and then said, "I'm fine, just a little tired. We anticipated that Guoqiang would cause trouble. At first, I thought he would know the reason if I didn't tell him. Over the years, I gave him so much money without telling anyone, but I didn't expect he was still not satisfied and had to make such a fuss in the end."
Xie Jinxuan whispered, "Before I came, my mother told me that she doesn't need anything from you. She said that she lives far away and has never taken care of you, so it's reasonable not to give her anything."
"That's what your mother would say, but the more she says it, the more I have to give her things. She's sensible, and so am I." Grandma said, "Are you okay? I see that your expression is not right. Are you sad?"
Xie Jinxuan shook her head: "No."
"Don't lie to me, I can see it all. Are you bothered by that person? Do you think grandma's love for you is not pure?"
"That's even less true. I was just a little surprised."
Mr. Tian walked over, took out a very old photo album from the cabinet, opened a page, and handed it to Xie Jinxuan: "Look, this is the person."
Xie Jinxuan took a look and said, "Not really."
Grandma laughed, "Yes, they don't look alike. You are much prettier than him, but he is a good man. I will remember him all my life, and he deserves to be remembered. There is nothing unspeakable between him and me. I was only sixteen when he died, and this photo is my biggest impression of him. As for you looking like him, it was only after you went to high school and your face grew a little that you started to look alike. But before that, didn't grandma like you? I like you because you are my first grandchild. You are like your mother, smart, kind, careful, and sweet-mouthed. You are a very good child."
Tian Feiyang, who was standing in the corner, replied, "Exactly, Jinxuan, have you forgotten? When you were a child, no one disliked you, and I liked you too. Could it be that I liked you because you looked like that person? I still don't know what that person looks like."
"Then take it and take a look." Old Master Tian said, handing the album to Tian Feiyang.
Tian Feiyang took it and looked at it for a few seconds, then said, "The chin is a little bit similar, but the rest is not. Jinxuan's eyebrows and eyes are much more beautiful."
Then, he handed the album to Xia Qingtang: "Sister-in-law, take a look too."
Xia Qingtang took it and saw that it was an old black-and-white photo, which was not particularly clear. It showed a young man wearing a light-colored jacket, with short hair and a serious expression. Just as Tian Feiyang said, the mouth and chin were indeed very similar, both with very determined mouths and chins.
"They are a little bit alike. Although their eyebrows and eyes are different, their eyes are the same and very determined." Xia Qingtang said with a smile: "Jinxuan is like him, which is Jinxuan's blessing."
"That's right, grandma, please take a closer look at Jinxuan. Maybe this old senior will still be as handsome and elegant as ever when he grows up to this age." Tian Feiyang said.
Xie Jinxuan then smiled and said, "I'm definitely not as good as my seniors."
"Okay, you finally smiled." Grandma smiled and said, "You are still the same as when you were little. If you have something on your mind, you can't even put on a smile. Unlike your older cousin, he can smile even when he is crying on the inside."
"Jinxuan is a sincere child." Tian Feiyang said, "Okay, I'll go out and get grandma a cup of hot water. Jinxuan, you stay with grandma for a while."
Xie Jinxuan and Xia Qingtang stayed in the bedroom with their grandmother. After half an hour, their grandmother fell asleep, and Xie Jinxuan and Xia Qingtang tiptoed out of the bedroom.
The eldest aunt packed up the portion that belonged to Xie's mother and handed it to Xie Jinxuan: "Take it to the house first."
"Okay." Xie Jinxuan carried the things and returned to the guest room with Xia Qingtang.
Xia Qingtang gently stroked his cheek and whispered, "This is the first time I've seen you look so shocked."
Xie Jinxuan said self-deprecatingly: "My grandmother and I have a very good relationship. At that time, I really thought that my grandmother was... "
"How is that possible? Grandma is not that kind of person."
"I was confused at that time."
Xia Qingtang kissed him gently and said with a smile: "In fact, you are confused mainly because you are sensitive."
He is different from Xia Qingtang. Xia Qingtang may never have such delicate emotions as Xie Jinxuan in his entire life. Although it cannot be seen from the appearance, Xia Qingtang feels that the most precious thing about Xie Jinxuan is his delicate feelings. He values feelings more than anyone else, including family, love and friendship, and he can even empathize with strangers.
Xie Jinxuan laughed: "The way you comfort me is always like coaxing a child."
"That's because the place is not right. Let's change to another place and wait until we get back. Just wait and see how I coax you." Xia Qingtang threw him a coquettish look, the meaning was very clear, that is, after moving into the new house, she would be able to give full play to her abilities.
"Then I'll be waiting." Xie Jinxuan smiled and kissed her back, then said, "I'll put this in the luggage bag first."
"Is it safe?" Xia Qingtang was a little worried. "Should we sew a few inner pockets and hide them on our bodies?"
"I definitely can't hide it on my body, so I'd better put it in the luggage bag. Anyway, we're taking a sleeper berth, and I'll put this under my head and nothing will happen." Xie Jinxuan said.
"That's right. This is too much. I can't hide it on my body." Xia Qingtang looked at Xie Jinxuan wrapping the package inside a piece of clothing and whispered, "The things you leave for your children are too amazing. You and Xiaoyun are going to be rich in the future."
She thought she was a well-informed person, but this was the first time she had seen someone like Xie Jinxuan who would inherit so many things in the future.
From the beginning, she knew that she had found a golden branch, but as she continued to live, she found that the golden branch became stronger and stronger, which made her feel unreal, as if the money was just a number.
Xie Jinxuan laughed, put the things away, pinched her little face, and said, "What's mine is yours, and if I'm rich, you're rich."
"Then I would feel so unfulfilled. I still want to start my own business."
Otherwise, wouldn't it be a waste of her understanding of the future? But now that she has so much money and things to rely on, she can go out and venture boldly in the future, and she won't be afraid of failure anyway.
"Then you can use these to start your own business. Although I'm not sure what you're going to do in the future, I guess you're most likely going to be a businessman, right?"
"You guessed right. No wonder everyone says you are smart. You are indeed smart. However, I don't need these things. I will wait for you to collect antiques for me."
Xie Jinxuan couldn't help laughing: "Okay, don't worry, I'll buy antiques for you when I get back, as many as you want."
"No, no, no, it's enough to just collect a few items that can be sold later. I have to keep a large amount of savings on me so that I can use the money directly to do business." Xia Qingtang said in a very serious manner.
They stayed with their grandmother at Tian's house for another two days. Their grandmother's mood gradually recovered and she even played a few rounds of mahjong with them at home.
Tian Guoqiang's injuries were indeed not that serious, but my second aunt tried her best to make him stay in the hospital until the swelling on his face subsided.
Judging from the behavior of Mr. Tian and Grandma, after this incident, they really gave up on their son.
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