"Old man!"
"father!"
Zhao Dayong waved his hand, pushed Li aside, and plopped down on the stool next to him, looking as if he had aged ten years in an instant.
Looking at his two injured sons, he felt exhausted. He knew his family was doomed and nothing could fix it. He was tired too.
"Boss, why?"
Li sat beside Zhao Dayong, staring at the ground, seemingly lost in thought, occasionally wiping away tears.
"Why? Did you forget what you said? Whoever studies well will continue studying. Why did you change your mind at the end? Actually, I knew all along whether you would let me continue studying or not. I heard you talking."
If you never intended for me and Erzhuzi to study together in the first place, why did you say that whoever studies better will continue? Were you just trying to amuse us?
Since I can't study, nobody else can either. Honestly, regardless of whether I cheated or not, Sanzhuzi wouldn't be able to study. Don't you know how stupid he is? Erzhuzi is the same; his brain is like a block of wood, it won't even budge.
I'm the smartest and hardest-working person in the family, but you can't see that. Just because you think I'm too old, you don't give me any opportunities. Mom and Dad, you're morally bankrupt, so you have no right to blame me.
I did hang out with hooligans and Sanzhuzi, but whether a person learns to be good or bad isn't up to them. You don't know what it means that he willingly took the bait? Don't try to pin all the blame on me.
Dad, you yourself said before that you have to fight for what you want. Am I wrong to fight for what I want?
Do you think I'm as stupid as my third uncle, making money to support Sanzhuzi? Is that realistic? Do I owe him anything? Alright, stop saying we're brothers. You and your eldest and third uncles aren't brothers, and you all take care of yourselves, don't you?
Did you ever feel sorry for your third uncle back then, considering how much he suffered? When you found out Xiaoyu was going to be sold, what did you say? You told us absolutely not to tell your third uncle. And then what? What did you do when you saw your eldest uncle had no chance?
"Dad, I learned all of this from you. 'Every man for himself,' I did nothing wrong!"
His son's words were like a thunderbolt, leaving Zhao Dayong's mind buzzing and his vision blurring.
He opened his mouth, wanting to refute, wanting to say "that's not how it is," but his throat felt like it was stuffed with a wad of wet cotton, and he couldn't squeeze out a single word.
He and his eldest and third brothers are indeed like that; the three of them are brothers, but now they are actually familiar strangers.
Thanks to their father, there is no brotherly affection between them, and now their sons are the same. Judging from the current situation, their three sons will probably be even worse than them in the future. At least they will still maintain a facade of brotherhood.
Why are the children he raised like this?
Sanzhuzi immediately started cursing, "Dazhuzi, you heartless beast! Believe me or not, I'll beat you to death! What do you mean I can't amount to anything even if I study? Am I stupid? I'm not that smart!"
The county magistrate always praised him for being smart, and for always being the first to rush to the front lines whenever something happened.
He is not too capable, but he is also very loyal.
He's not useless. On the contrary, what has my older brother done all these years besides living off our parents? He doesn't work, doesn't farm, and doesn't even have a wife. He's the real waste of a waste.
"Pooh!"
Big Pillar clenched his fists. That brat really deserved a beating, but he couldn't beat him. He was so angry he almost bit his teeth off.
Li was so stunned that she forgot to cry.
It turns out that the eldest son thought of them that way, that he hated them so much, and that he had always harbored resentment over what happened back then.
He really holds grudges; not only does he hold grudges, he also knows how to seek revenge.
Thanks to him, the youngest son is truly ruined; his life is almost completely over. Meanwhile, the eldest son, despite all his scheming over the years, seems to have gained nothing in the end.
Li suddenly thought of herself. Hadn't she and her husband been scheming for years, only to end up with nothing?
I braced myself against the stool to keep from slipping...
Is this retribution?
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