Remembering the cartload of good stuff, Old Mrs. Chen's eyes lit up. "Zhanshan, I won't make things difficult for you. Since you don't have any money, then forget it. Just give me a bag of fine rice from your house, and that will offset your alimony payment. How about that?"
"You're really taking advantage of your age and acting disrespectfully. You're shameless to such an extent. Qing'er bought all that rice and flour. Why should I give it to you? If you want to go to the authorities to sue me, then go ahead!"
After speaking, Chen Zhanshan turned and went into the courtyard without looking back. His parents were truly speechless; they laughed at him when he was starving, and now that things were starting to look up, they were plotting against him.
If I give in, there will be a second time. In order to make things less difficult for Qingya, I must not let them have their way.
Touching the lock in the cloth bag, he secretly praised his daughter for being clever. He had to finish making the cabinet this afternoon and lock up all the valuables in the house, because there were some people he had to be wary of.
Grandma Chen was dumbfounded. She thought that as long as she spoke and glared at him, her eldest son would be easily subdued. But she never expected that he would be so stubborn.
She flew into a rage and cursed at Chen Zhanshan's retreating figure, "You unfilial wretch, you have no conscience! One day I'll make you regret this. You'll be kneeling on the ground begging me then, but I won't even acknowledge you."
"Alright, old woman, they're all gone, stop yelling." Old Chen shook his head and sighed. "Old woman, your temper is too fiery. We're asking for money, not looking for a fight. You haven't even exchanged two sentences before you're spewing insults. Can't you talk to the boss properly?"
"Give me a break. I get angry just looking at him. I'm already being kind by not slapping him. You expect me to talk to him nicely? You're dreaming."
"Old woman, what do we do now?"
"What else can we do? Let's go home first and think of another way later."
The two turned around as if they were fleeing in panic...
Chen Ruolan heard the conversation outside clearly and secretly blamed Old Lady Chen in her heart for being a good-for-nothing who only knew how to eat and drink and couldn't do anything. She couldn't even get a penny out of her; she was a useless piece of trash.
It seems that the parents had placed a bit too much hope on this old woman.
Forget it, I'm too ashamed to leave town anyway. I'll just make do for now. Once things calm down, who's going to stay in this godforsaken place?
As for the money, let Father and Mother figure it out...
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