Based on Yang Xiaobei's understanding of Yang Xiaodong and Yang Xiaonan, he was very sure that the two brothers would choose to give up Yang Zhiguo and his wife to save themselves. After all, the Yang family's educational philosophy has always been that if you don't work for yourself, you will be punished by heaven and earth. When there is a conflict of interest, no one is more important than yourself.
After Yang Xiaobei left, Yang Xiaonan was so angry that he kicked a rock and said, "Fuck you! This bastard Yang Xiaobei is not satisfied until he drives us to death, right?"
Yang Xiaonan returned home with a gloomy face, found Yang Xiaodong privately, and told him Yang Xiaobei's conditions.
Yang Xiaodong ignored the pain in his body and jumped up in shock, "Ah...it hurts so much."
"Damn it, Yang Xiaobei did it on purpose. He wants Mom and Dad to go back to the village. Not to mention Mom disagrees, Dad wouldn't agree either. He doesn't want me to have an easy life, right? Fine, then no one will have an easy life. I'll lose my job, and he won't have a job either. If we have to die, we'll die together."
"Okay, his family is wealthy, even if our whole family starves to death, he will not starve. You forget his wife, she has a house, a car, and savings. If he loses his job, he can go back to the countryside for a few years and be a good man again in a few years. Can we do it? If we go back to Yangjia Village, our lives will be over. If we lose our jobs and have to go back to the village, do you believe that our wives will divorce us immediately? Do you think they can accompany us back to the village to suffer? I tell you, it's impossible. By then, we will not only have to support the elderly, but also the children, and we will have to suffer the laughter of the villagers." Yang Xiaonan couldn't stand the thought of such a life, not to mention that he really had to live it, which would be even more painful than killing him.
"Let's promise him that Mom will never go near her again, okay?"
"We promised before, but what's the use? He doesn't believe it at all. And Mom's temper is like a stone in a toilet. Do you think she will listen to us? If she could, why would we be here discussing this now?"
"Then...what should we do? Even if we persuade our parents to go back, how can you be sure that Yang Xiaobei will let us go?"
Yang Xiaonan's eyes were deep. "Before Mom and Dad died, Yang Xiaobei wouldn't have killed us all, because he still needed us. Losing our jobs together is just a last resort. Keeping us is more beneficial to Yang Xiaobei than sending us back to the village. Yang Xiaobei's wife's family can indeed support him for a few years, but it doesn't have a good reputation. If there was a choice, Yang Xiaobei would definitely not choose this. What Yang Xiaobei wants is to never have anything to do with us, to be strangers. If Mom hadn't been making trouble again and again, I guess he wouldn't even pay attention to us."
"Could Yang Xiaobei just be trying to scare us? After all, if he does this, both of us will perish. His wife's family has a little money, but it's doubtful they can support him for a few years."
Yang Xiaonan recalled Yang Xiaobei's expression when he mentioned Yang Zhiguo and his wife, filled with hatred and disgust. "Isn't he trying to scare us? He hates his parents to the core. If they weren't related by blood, and Yang Xiaobei still had his own family, he would have killed someone."
"Why is he so petty? Why does he keep dwelling on the past? After all, Mom gave birth to her..."
"Okay, if you were the one who suffered as a child, you wouldn't say that. You might even hate him more than he does."
Yang Xiaodong sat down dejectedly. "Then tell me, what should we do? You're smarter, so I'll listen to you this time. I'll do whatever you say."
"I plan to let my parents go back to Yangjia Village."
"It's a wonder they'd be happy with that, believe it or not? If you tell Mom, I'll tear the house down."
How could Yang Xiaonan possibly offend Zhao Cuihua? The only person in the family who could control Zhao Cuihua was Yang Zhiguo. Yang Xiaonan understood this. "Let's talk to Dad, and let Dad talk to Mom."
Yang Xiaodong covered the place where he was hit, looking uncomfortable. "Then you go talk to Dad, and tell me if you have any news." Let's see what the situation is first, and then make a decision.
"Let's go together. It's come to this point. Stop playing tricks on me. We are now on the same boat. We live together and die together." You want me to charge into battle alone while you hide behind me and gain a good reputation. That's a nice thought.
Yang Xiaodong smiled awkwardly, "It just hurts too much. I want to rest. You're just thinking too much. Then tell me first, how are you going to persuade Dad? I have no idea at the moment. If you tell me first, I can cooperate with you."
"Dad is very proud. If we want him to go back willingly, we have to spend a lot of money. Tell me, how much can you give out each month to support their retirement? The highest standard."
Yang Xiaodong was struggling in his heart, jumping back and forth between three and eight yuan, "Is five yuan a month okay?"
"It's a little less, add a little more."
"Six dollars at most, no more. I only have 32 dollars a month, and I have to support my wife and children. Besides, my parents must have some private money."
"Then let's start with five dollars. If Dad doesn't agree, we can raise it to six dollars."
"OK."
The two brothers discussed every aspect in the room before setting out to find Yang Zhiguo.
Yang Xiaonan first found an excuse to send Zhao Cuihua out, and then went to Yang Zhiguo's room.
Yang Zhiguo looked at the two hesitant people and guessed that something bad was going to happen. He didn't want to bother with them, but he still asked with concern, "What's wrong with you two?"
Yang Xiaodong cried and said, "Dad, I was beaten because of Yang Xiaobei's plot. He wanted to ruin my and my brother's jobs. Yang Xiaobei has something on us, and he won't let me and the second brother go."
Yang Zhiguo: "What's wrong with you? Didn't I let you handle it before? Why does he still have something on you?"
Yang Xiaodong felt incredibly guilty because he'd done so many bad things as a child, how could he even remember them? "Dad, it happened so many years ago, how could I remember it so clearly? We couldn't fix it even if we wanted to. Like when he hit me, he just hit me without saying a word, without even giving me a chance to protest." He didn't even give me a chance to defend myself before sentencing me.
Yang Zhiguo said with a cold face, "I'll go find him. He thinks that if he makes things difficult for us, he'll be able to live better."
Yang Xiaonan stopped Yang Zhiguo and said, "Dad, I've already looked for him. I've threatened him. I've tried both soft and hard tactics, but nothing works."
"What did that bastard say?"
Yang Xiaonan told Yang Zhiguo in detail about his visit to Yang Xiaobei.
Yang Zhiguo looked at Yang Xiaodong, then at Yang Xiaonan, which made the two brothers feel embarrassed. Yang Zhiguo saw their reactions and understood what they meant, and his heart sank suddenly.
"You two want me and your mother to go back to Yang Village?"
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