Liu's parents were indeed shocked by Liu Aidang's words. After Liu Aidang went upstairs, the two sat for a while and then went back.
They really didn't realize how much hardship their youngest son had endured to achieve his current success.
Actually, they knew, but they just didn't think about it deeply. Back then, Liu Aidang had a sore throat and was hoarse for a month. During that month, Liu Aidang lost about 20 kilograms and his whole body became tanned.
This shows that he suffered a lot. At the time, they just thought he was fooling around outside. Later, when they found out that he was doing business, they realized that he must have suffered a lot.
But later, seeing their shop doing brisk business every day, the two forgot about it.
Seeing their current success and the hardships they endured, even though Liu Aidang is still so busy that he rarely gets to go home, makes them forget all that. They only know that they are making a lot of money now.
The eldest brother, however, struggled to support his entire family. The three siblings earned more and had fewer expenses, while the eldest brother's family had higher expenses and earned less.
They were just trying to help out the eldest brother's family. Are they really going to be so petty, since they're all brothers and sisters? How can anyone fight alone in this world?
It's not that they can't stand seeing their children doing well; on the contrary, they can't bear to see their children doing poorly.
If Liu Aiguo is doing well, but the other three are not, she will still help them in this way.
(If Liu Yun knew anything, she would say, "Pah! Wasn't the original owner your child? Liu Aiguo had such a good life in the past. If he were going to help, why was the original owner so miserable in the past? Favoritism is favoritism. And you're making excuses.")
But the two also knew that they couldn't go to the second and third brothers anymore, because if they did, the fourth brother really wouldn't care about them anymore.
The fourth brother doesn't care about them, and the eldest brother is unreliable, so they really have no hope for the future.
The fourth brother is right. If the eldest brother and the others want the second, third, and fourth brothers to help them, they should just ask them. Judging from how the second and third brothers are helping the fourth brother, they probably won't go too far and will lend a hand.
(Liu Jing, Liu Yun: You're overthinking it.)
Despite this thought, Mr. and Mrs. Liu still didn't sleep all night.
Let's go back to the day of Liu's father's birthday.
Seeing Liu Jing and Liu Yun whispering to each other, Xu Hongxing could hardly hide the hatred and jealousy in her eyes.
But he kept thinking about what Liu's mother had said: he couldn't offend them, and he still needed to ask them for help.
But shouldn't they help themselves? Why do they need to take advantage of me?
Even their own brothers don't help them. If they didn't have their own brothers' support, how could they stand up for themselves in their husband's family?
He's become successful but doesn't care about his brother, sister-in-law, parents, or their well-being; he's a complete ingrate.
Looking at Liu Aiguo, who remained motionless, and then at Liu Yun and Liu Jing, who showed no intention of paying any attention to her, Xu Hongxing couldn't hold back any longer.
Xu Hongxing: "Second sister, third sister, I heard that you opened several shops, and fourth brother gets his goods from you! We are all siblings, how can you treat each other differently! You help fourth brother so much, but you ignore us. We only heard about this from other people."
Liu Jing: "Huh? How did we help Lao Si? Is there any special treatment?"
Xu Hongxing: "You just let Lao Si go get the goods without telling us, isn't that helping Lao Si to discriminate?"
Liu Jing: "I didn't tell him. He came to me on his own. Besides, I didn't know he was the only one picking up the goods. There are plenty of people picking up goods."
Xu Hongxing: "Then let's go to your place and get some goods to set up a stall!"
Liu Jing rolled her eyes when she heard this. "Why don't you go by yourself? I didn't stop you. But Liu Aiguo, aren't you the one who looks down on speculation and profiteering the most? How come you guys are doing business? This is truly an eye-opener for me."
Xu Hongxing: "Look at what you're saying. There's no such thing as speculation and profiteering now. It's called business now, and the country encourages it. We have to follow the country's lead. Don't forget, sister, there's no such thing as speculation and profiteering now."
Liu Jing: "Okay, let's do business, but you need capital to do business. Do you have any?"
Liu Aiguo: "Liu Jing, what do you mean? You want to charge your own family members for picking up a little bit of goods? You have so much stock, a little bit won't make a difference."
Hearing this, Liu Jing couldn't help but laugh: "There should be a mirror at home, right? I wonder if you've noticed how unusually big your face is when you look in the mirror every day. I wonder if the mirror can even hold it all. Oh! I forgot, it's said that everyone needs a mirror to look at themselves often and know what kind of person they are. However, people who are self-aware don't need to look in a mirror at all; and for those who are unaware of themselves, looking in a mirror is useless. And you and your husband just happen to belong to the latter category."
Liu Aiguo was furious.
Xu Hongxing also looked indignant: "Why can Liu Aidang take it, but we can't?"
Before Liu Jing could say anything, Liu Aidang shouted, "You shameless people, don't drag me into this! I didn't go to be a robber and take things for free. I still have some shame! I paid for it."
Liu Aiguo: "Ha! Where did you get the money? Or did you secretly give money to the fourth brother, Dad and Mom? If you gave it to the fourth brother, why didn't you give it to me? Are you that biased?"
Liu's parents were truly disheartened by Liu Aiguo's counterattack.
Doesn't he know that besides helping him, who else they've helped, and who else needs help?
Liu Aidang: "Dad, Mom, do you see this? This is the son you both wholeheartedly support. From now on, support him! If you live with them, you'll have a long and happy life ahead of you!"
Liu's father no longer cared about Liu Aidang's sarcasm. "Don't you know where his money came from? He and his wife sold their jobs."
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