Hua Xiangyun was also curious about what would happen next, but she wasn't very familiar with the people in the county. If she went there so rashly to watch the show, it would leave too much of a trace.
Several figures have just drifted out; they'll be back with some news soon.
Hua Xiangyun ignored them, greeted them, and started putting the rice into the pot. She planned to cook a pot of rice, including tomorrow's portion, since the weather wouldn't spoil anyway.
When the three Wen siblings saw so many people gathered at their house, their hearts sank. It seemed that something really had happened, and that their old man hadn't lied to them to trick them into coming back.
Noticing the strange looks from her neighbors, Wenli didn't rush to the front this time. After all, she was a married daughter, and if anything happened, she had two older brothers.
Wen Tian, as the eldest, greeted the people next to him with a smile, "Happy New Year everyone, what brings you all here today?"
The crowd's expressions were complicated, and an old woman couldn't help but snort, "Don't you know why we told you to come back?"
Wen Tian's face stiffened. "Where's my dad? Why are all these uncles and aunts waiting here?"
"Your dad is waiting for you all inside." Old Wu stepped aside to make way for them. There was no point in wasting words on these unfilial children.
Wen Tian said, "I'll come back to say hello to everyone after I've seen my dad. He has a bad temper, and this time he even told a lie like this to trick us into coming back..."
Those who remained here were mostly elderly people, and I felt a pang of sadness. I wondered if they would be treated the same way when they reached Wenjie's age.
They had all heard about the feud between the Wen family.
But no matter what, Old Man Wen raised all three of them to adulthood, found them jobs and helped them get married. He devoted his whole life to them, and this is how it ended.
And what about them? Their children do come back to visit, but it's always a fleeting visit. When they're truly unable to move, how many of them will be able to come back to take care of them?
It might be a blessing in disguise for Wenjie to leave like this; at least he didn't suffer too much...
An indescribable sadness enveloped the entire Wen family courtyard, for Wenjie and for themselves.
As soon as Wen Tian and his two siblings entered Wen Jie's room, they immediately shouted, "Dad, we're back to see you! There's been so much going on at the end of the year, we haven't had a chance to come, but you don't need to lie like this..."
Wenqing suddenly cried out in surprise, "Big, Big Brother..."
Wen Tian and Wen Li, who came in later, also saw Wen Jie lying on the bed.
Because of the agony he suffered before his death, his face was contorted in agony, and several days had passed, leaving his body with spots. His eyes were wide open, staring at them, sending a chill from the soles of their feet straight to the top of their heads.
“Dad…” Wentian gasped for breath before calling out, “Dad, don’t scare us…”
Despite saying that, he dared not take another step forward.
At this point, even if they wanted to deceive themselves and say that the old man was lying to them, all they could do was feel fear.
Wenjie's eyes, in particular, seemed to be staring intently at them, following them closely even as they retreated to the doorway.
"What are you doing? Go inside, your father is waiting for you!" someone mocked from the doorway. "He raised you all his life and gave you a bright future, and this is how you get treated? Can you live with your conscience?"
Wenli felt a sudden panic and wanted to leave through the door, but the doorway was already blocked, with a group of old men and women looking at them mockingly.
"Since you're all back now, let's give him a proper send-off," no one wanted to back down, and they just wanted to quietly watch how the three siblings would handle the situation.
If they don't get a satisfactory answer today, they'll have to teach Wenjie's three unfilial children a lesson.
"Father, how could you really abandon us?" Wenqing was the first to realize their current predicament. He forced himself to take a few steps forward and cried out, "It's all my fault. I thought you were joking with us again. Why didn't you wait for us?"
"Why didn't you wait?" someone mocked from outside the door. "Your father stands at the edge of the county every day, but he never sees you return."
Whenever someone goes to the county town, they ask someone to pass on a message. But what about you?
“What’s the use of telling them this? They’re all heartless. They divided the family property as soon as their mother left, to prevent Old Man Wen from finding another woman.”
Now that we've got our hands on the family fortune, we'll have to abandon Old Man Wen. Besides, his health isn't good; he can't be their slave…”
“You’re talking nonsense. My dad knows where we work. If he really wanted to find us, he could just go there.”
Wenli shouted loudly at the people at the door, "Why are you meddling in our business? This is a family matter, so you can all leave now."
“You’re the worst of all,” an old woman with a full head of white hair pointed at Wenli. “It’s rare to see a married woman as shameless as you to demand a share of the family property. Don’t you feel guilty about what you just said?”
It's not that your father didn't try to find you, but he was sent back the same day he went.
They say the house is too small and cramped, but if it were even smaller, there wouldn't be a place to live at all?
And you two sons, living with your mother-in-law, don't you even realize that the house was bought with money from Old Man Wen?
We old folks aren't going to live much longer anyway, but you guys have a long life ahead of you. Just wait and see what happens to you later.
"They're all worthless. If it weren't for Old Man Wen, do you think we'd want to be here?"
It's better to raise a head than to raise a few of you... At least you can slaughter animals and eat them.
Alright, everyone disperse. If they still can't give Old Man Wen a proper burial, we old folks aren't going to sit idly by. We'll go straight to his workplace and get justice for him.
"I think it's a good idea. Count me in then."
"Count me in too."
"I'll go too."
...
Old Fang, this is the last thing we old buddies can do for you. With this threat around, you shouldn't have to worry about your funeral arrangements...
Hua Xiangyun quickly received the live broadcast and sighed inwardly. It's true that different people have different tastes. She just hoped that the three siblings wouldn't regret it.
“You wouldn’t believe it, as soon as these neighbors left, the three siblings immediately changed their tune. Instead of rushing to mourn, they started ransacking the house,” Ye Ajin said, her eyes wide open today. She had never seen children like this before.
"That old man had already divided up all his assets among them, and they have been living off supplies all these years."
But the real big shots had long been buried deep in the ground, and after so many years, there was no trace of them left.
Even if they were incredibly clever, they couldn't possibly dig up the entire house.
This is the only place where I can calm down; otherwise, I would have taught them a lesson.
Fang Qinghe didn't stop Ye Ajin this time, which even made her a little angry. She even secretly transferred some Yin energy to Fang Jie's soul.
I wonder if the old man has noticed anything yet. Maybe we can go and see what's going on tonight.
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