Zhao Guohua heard the news when his family had gathered in the evening.
He simply refused to believe the news.
In his eyes, his own son was a stupid, cowardly, and timid person.
How could someone like that have the nerve to appear on a public program?
How did he have the audacity to do such a thing?
Even if he had the courage, did he have such extensive knowledge and expertise?
They occasionally watch clips of the show "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" and think, "If I can do it, I can do it too."
Often, they know the answers to many questions, but there are some they genuinely don't know.
The millionaire program was notarized at the city's notary office, so there is no possibility of it being faked.
Besides, who would cheat and let someone else win a million-dollar prize?
They only talked about it casually over tea; the Zhao family never imagined that any of their members would participate in such a program. They simply didn't need to.
For a wealthy family to participate in such a program just to win a million-dollar prize would be looked down upon.
The Zhao family can't afford to lose face like that.
Moreover, they simply did not believe that Zhao Chen could receive that million-dollar prize.
But reality slapped them in the face!
Most importantly, everything now seems to be out of the Zhao family's control.
They originally thought that once the brat had spent all the money, and since he had no survival skills, he would definitely come back to the Zhao family and be at their mercy.
Zhao Guohua even thought that it would be even better if Zhao Chen wanted to extort some money, and he would definitely put aside his own family for the greater good.
He reprocessed the clues and evidence that Zhao Chen had used to threaten him, making them difficult for others to find out about, and thus completely cleared his name.
If Zhao Chen dares to threaten him again, he will send this unfilial son to jail!
However, Zhao Chen did not do that.
This made Zhao Guohua think more highly of Zhao Chen.
Perhaps his understanding of his son was still too superficial...
But at the same time, he also became more worried: was Zhao Chen planning something bigger?
Upon hearing his third daughter's words, Zhao Guohua immediately snorted coldly:
"These are all hearsay. We need to investigate further to see if they are true."
As a result, Zhao Ruxi quickly found the clip of Zhao Chen participating in the program and played it on her big TV.
The family was impressed by Zhao Chen's composed demeanor, extensive knowledge, and unwavering resolve on the show.
They couldn't help but marvel at how outstanding Zhao Chen was.
This is so different from what they imagined.
Upon seeing Zhao Chen's performance, Zhao Ziyun couldn't help but clench his fists tightly.
He could see the shocked expressions on his older sisters' faces, as well as his parents' astonishment and even a hint of regret.
He could vividly recall the day Zhao Chen grabbed his neck and slapped him dozens of times; his face was still a little swollen to this day.
This left an indelible mark on his once handsome face.
Although no physical scars remain, the psychological scars will last forever!
He felt that his face was dirty.
Previously, Zhao Ziyun always thought he was very handsome; his face was his greatest weapon.
You can tell by how much the older sisters like him.
But now he feels ashamed to show his face to his family.
Because as soon as people see this face, they can remember how Zhao Chen slapped his head into a pig's head back then.
He had considered countless vicious ways to take revenge on Zhao Chen.
But he doesn't even know where Zhao Chen is now, so how can he talk about revenge?
The key question is, when did Zhao Chen become so powerful and outstanding? Why don't any of them know?
But in the end, Zhao Ziyun couldn't help but speak up, trying to distract everyone:
"Big brother is amazing..."
"Why didn't he tell us before?"
"Does he have other intentions?"
"The reward is only one million. My brother is used to living a life of luxury in the Zhao family. He will spend this money quickly. He will definitely come back then."
Upon hearing Zhao Ziyun's words, everyone present nodded emphatically.
Only Zhao Ziyao, the fifth daughter of the Zhao family, said somewhat awkwardly:
"Actually, Zhao Chen's younger brother didn't live a life of luxury in our family."
"He lived in the worst storage room and ate our leftovers."
"It seems like Dad never gave him any pocket money..."
Upon hearing Zhao Ziyao's words, the Zhao family members immediately fell silent.
At this moment, Bai Yuxiu couldn't help but recall what Zhao Guohua had said when he brought Zhao Chen back:
"This child has been growing up outside all this time; we can't let him develop extravagant and dissolute habits."
“We need to reduce his allowances in all aspects, so that he doesn’t develop a bad habit of extravagance.”
Bai Yuxiu actually agreed with this bizarre statement.
When she brought Zhao Chen back, she saw him bidding a reluctant farewell to a group of children from the orphanage...
The thought of that scene filled Bai Yuxiu with intense displeasure.
In her opinion, few of the guys in those orphanages were good.
These wild children, having grown up without parental guidance, are bound to behave crudely and be uncouth.
Because of this, the whole family strongly urged Zhao Chen to sever ties with his former friends.
A good child would be one who stays at home and accepts their bizarre and unreasonable demands.
The funniest thing is that now that Zhao Chen has successfully won the million-dollar prize, people are thinking that Zhao Chen used to live a life of luxury and will definitely come back after he spends all the money!
As a result, what Zhao Ziyao, the fifth daughter of the Zhao family, said brought everyone's fantasies back to reality, and even slapped them in the face.
Among the Zhao family members, Zhao Ziyao was probably the fairest in her attitude towards Zhao Chen, and she didn't usually look down on him.
She simply didn't like this fat brother.
Compared to the cold and indifferent attitude of others, Zhao Ziyao's behavior is truly commendable.
At this moment, she actually spoke up for Zhao Chen, which made the others' expressions turn very ugly.
Zhao Ziyao's actions undoubtedly exposed the lies that the Zhao family had been secretly fabricating.
"Ziyao, what nonsense are you talking about? When have we ever mistreated that guy?"
"On the contrary, he is the one who doesn't know how to be grateful at all."
“If it weren’t for us, he would still be living in an orphanage, sometimes starving and sometimes full.”
"It won't be like before, when we could live in our big villa and have plenty of food every day."
"Besides, we're doing this for his own good, to correct some of his bad habits. Once he's changed, we'll naturally treat him even better."
"He's stubbornly refusing to change, so we're stuck in this stalemate using the old methods. What's wrong with us? We're doing this for his own good!"
Bai Yuxiu, as a mother, then began to offer a illogical explanation.
Zhao Ziyao immediately fell silent.
She didn't think there was anything wrong with orphanages.
If it weren't for orphanages, countless orphans with tragic fates would struggle to even survive...
It's just that my own family members have always been prejudiced.
But in order to avoid any further arguments at home, Zhao Ziyao didn't say anything more.
Anyway, Zhao Chen has already left, and has nothing to do with their family anymore.
The family could only finish the meal in silence, but their hearts were filled with many different thoughts and ideas.
In particular, two of the Zhao family's daughters are quite sensible.
As the eldest sister in the family, Zhao Lusi was also feeling a little sad at this moment.
Recalling what had happened before, she decided that she must find Zhao Chen if she had the chance.
She hopes to explain the situation to her younger brother and get him back to the family as soon as possible.
At this moment, Zhao Ziyun must have felt the most aggrieved.
At this point, he asked, somewhat hesitantly:
"Mom and Dad, school starts in a few days."
Will my brother still go to school? And if he does, how am I supposed to face him?
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