"Mom, can I go see my grandparents?"
Lin Zhaoyue was referring to the graves of the two elders.
"Of course, why not?" Hua Xiuyun carefully helped her to her feet. "Let's go now."
The Huang family sons handled the funeral arrangements for their parents hastily, perhaps because their parents' death relieved them of a burden.
Lin Zhaoyue didn't know how long she stood there until her legs were numb with cold. Jiang Jingzhou reminded her, "We should go back."
"Okay." Lin Zhaoyue raised her hand to wipe away her tears. In this world, two more people who truly loved her were gone.
——
The Huang family.
The old courtyard house wasn't cheap; it cost a full three thousand yuan!
If Huang Dajin hadn't valued the money, he would never have sold the old house so quickly; at the very least, the price would have gone up further.
As a result, before he could even enjoy the money, Lin Zhaoyue rushed out to fight for it. What gave him the biggest headache was the dividends that his parents were giving her.
"Dad, in my opinion, if we don't give it to her no matter what, what can Lin Zhaoyue do? Even if the court rules against us, we should still make her suffer."
Huang Zizhong retaliated.
"What you're doing not only disgusts her, but also me!" Huang Dajin glared at Huang Zizhong with annoyance. This idiot! He's incredibly stupid.
"If you had any self-respect, I wouldn't be struggling like this over three thousand yuan! You bastard!" Huang Dajin became angrier as he spoke, took off his shoe, and threw it directly at Huang Zizhong.
Huang Zizhong wasn't stupid; he wasn't going to just stand there and get hit. He quickly dodged to the side, saying, "Dad, aren't you afraid of hitting my head? You'll make me stupid!"
"It's better if you're dumbfounded. That way you won't dare go out and cause me trouble. If you become an idiot, I'll take care of you for the rest of my life." Huang Dajin cursed. He didn't know what sins he had committed in his past life to have such a nemesis!
A while ago, Huang Zizhong went out to play cards and lost a whole 10,000 yuan. Normally, this amount of money is nothing to the Huang family, but the problem is that Huang Dajin's family savings are all limited and not a single penny can be touched!
Moreover, this wasn't the first time he'd lost money; this was the third time this year, and each time the amount was larger than the last. Huang Dajin had already tried beating and scolding him the first two times, but this time he was completely helpless.
"If you had a mentally challenged son, wouldn't people outside laugh at you?"
Huang Zizhong muttered something under his breath, glancing at Huang Dajin repeatedly, afraid that his father would give him another "surprise." He should stay away to avoid getting caught!
"I've done all sorts of despicable things for you." Huang Dajin thought of something and irritably pounded his head with his hand. "If you dare to cause me trouble like this again, I'll chop off your hand! Let's see if you still dare to go out and gamble."
"Dad, I lost money this time because I was just unlucky. I've won money before. Didn't I treat you to a meal last time to show my respect?"
"Shut up!"
Huang Dajin slammed his hand on the table, furious. "If it weren't for you, you bastard, your grandparents wouldn't have died!"
"..." Huang Zizhong quickly shut his mouth.
"Stop complaining about your son. It was you who closed the window that night. What does it have to do with him?" Yu Shuangjiang, who couldn't stand it anymore, spoke up in defense. She gave her son a look, signaling him to go back to his room and not continue to be scolded.
Huang Zizhong understood and quickly slipped upstairs.
"You can't keep protecting your son like this. Don't you understand the saying 'a doting mother spoils her son'? When I was his age, I was already taking on the responsibility of supporting the family. Look at him! He's not like a man at all!"
Huang Dajin said angrily, "I won't live much longer either. Sooner or later I'll have to go down and apologize to my parents."
“Your parents were unfair to begin with, and besides, you didn’t do it on purpose.” Yu Shuangjiang frowned, softened her tone, and comforted him, “I know it’s hard for you to accept in a short time, but think about it carefully. They’ve already divided up all their property without telling you. Even your dead sister is being targeted. As their son, you’re not being taken seriously by them.”
"Even if I have conflicts with my parents, I can't do it myself," Huang Dajin said, but stopped himself. "That would be unfilial!"
"That was your parents' fault first, it has nothing to do with you."
Yu Shuangjiang said, "What are you planning to do next? Are you really going to give all of this to an outsider? I've never even met Lin Zhaoyue."
“You know, we have several children in our family, but our parents don’t like any of them. They only like this daughter your sister gave birth to. Are they out of their minds? I think they’re just getting senile.”
"..." Yu Shuangjiang was speaking when Huang Dajin sighed, "You have no idea what happened. Back then, my sister insisted on marrying Lin Erwu, even at the cost of completely breaking ties with the family. My parents had several sons and finally got such a precious daughter. How could they really bear to see her suffer? Parents never hold grudges against their children! But before they could reconcile with my sister, they suddenly heard the news of her death, which almost took half their lives."
"Your sister is stupid."
Huang Dajin glanced at her sideways and said, "What's the point of saying all this now that the person is dead? You'd be better off spending your time taking care of your son!"
“This matter isn’t over yet. I still need to find a way to raise money to pay off my debts. What do you suggest we do? If all else fails, we’ll have to sell our house. The money I’ve earned will probably be squandered by your son before we’re even dead.”
"No, I've already made our son cut off all contact with those bad friends. This won't happen again, so don't worry."
Yu Shuangjiang tried to coax him, but Huang Dajin snorted coldly. She quickly went back into the house and scolded her son!
"Your father and I don't expect you to be successful. At the very least, you should get married and have children honestly and not cause any trouble."
"Let me tell you, if there's a next time, your dad will definitely not let you off the hook, and even I won't protect you then."
"Mom, I know I was wrong," Huang Zizhong said pitifully. "You didn't see it, Lin Zhaoyue almost beat me to death today. My whole body still aches."
"What? You guys actually attacked this time!"
"Ah, her boyfriend is in the military, and he's really ruthless when he hits people. I felt like my bones were about to break," Huang Zizhong exaggeratedly said. "My dad couldn't do anything about him, so he came back to take his anger out on me."
"This Lin Zhaoyue is really a bit difficult to deal with."
Yu Shuangjiang frowned, deep in thought. "We need to think of another way. Your father isn't ruthless; we should just solve the problem at its root."
"Mom, you mean," Huang Zizhong paused, then gestured towards his neck, "snap?"
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