noffsinger Chapter 413: They're all birds of a feather!
Chapter 413: They're all birds of a feather!
Upon hearing his nephew's words, Zhou Jinpeng was stunned and couldn't quite process what he was saying.
He couldn't understand how his nephew, who had been so filial just last night and said he would make him eel noodles this morning, could suddenly change like this.
Could it be.
Was Jiang Ning right?
Zhou Changyu was nice to him, but only for money.
He had just transferred one million to Zhou Changyu when Zhou Changyu's expression changed.
No.
Will not.
I must have made a mistake.
This is his nephew.
They are connected by blood.
Zhou Changyu would never do such a thing.
Zhou Jinpeng tried to calm himself down, looked up at his nephew, and asked, "Chang...Changyu, do you mean you want to kick me out?"
“It’s not that I’m trying to kick you out, it’s just that Lotus’s parents have nowhere to stay, so I have no choice,” Zhou Changyu continued. “Besides, aren’t your eldest, second, and third brothers all vying to have you? You have a place to stay, so why are you competing with Lotus’s parents for a place to stay?”
No one knew what Zhou Jinpeng was feeling. His eyes were red, and he said angrily, "Changyu, you should have a conscience. We clearly agreed that I would stay at each of your four families for six months at a time. I've already given you the money. How can you go back on your word?"
The thing Zhou Jinpeng least wants to remember in his life is when his stepson and stepdaughter kicked him out of the house.
He will always remember the scene when his stepchildren kicked him out of the house after his wife died.
From that moment on.
He swore to God that he would never again live under someone else's roof.
That's why he planned to return to his roots and retire in his old age.
He thought his stepson and stepdaughter drove him away because they were not related by blood.
He doesn't count as living under someone else's roof while staying at his nephew's house.
After all, he and his nephews were the real family.
did not expect.
Unexpectedly, his sincerity resulted in this outcome.
ridiculous.
This is ridiculous.
Zhou Jinpeng felt like a complete idiot.
He's a complete idiot!!!
Hearing these words, Zhou Changyu also got angry. "Uncle! You need to understand, you didn't just give that money to me. My eldest brother, second brother, and third brother all received it too! Since you gave it to them as well, they naturally have an obligation to support you! Besides, Lianhua's parents only have Lianhua as their daughter. Now that they want to come and stay, I can't just kick them out, can I?"
The old man had a total of nine million, but he only received three million.
Did they think they could stay at their house for the rest of their lives after receiving three million?
how can that be!
Zhou Jinpeng was trembling all over. "Just because you can't drive them away, does that mean you can drive me away? Zhou Changyu, ask yourself honestly, is this something a human being should do?"
Zhou Jinpeng never imagined that despite his deep and sincere devotion to his nephew, he would still be driven away in the end.
Three million!
Three million dollars couldn't even buy a place to live.
How pathetic!
At this point, Zhou Jinpeng took a deep breath, "You want me to leave? Fine! But give me back my three million!"
Since Zhou Changyu doesn't care about blood ties, then don't blame him for being impolite.
Pay back?
Zhou Changyu rolled her eyes. "Uncle, don't forget, you gave me that money yourself! What's given to me is mine! How can you expect to get it back now? Do you think this is some kind of child's game?"
“Exactly!” Wang Lianhua walked over from the side, hands on her hips, looking every bit like a rural shrew, a far cry from her kind and filial demeanor a few days ago. “Uncle, Changyu is your own nephew, and you don’t have any children of your own. Legally speaking, he should have a share of your assets! Do you think you can get your money back? Let me tell you! Absolutely not!”
At this point, Wang Lianhua grabbed the suitcase from Zhou Changyu's hand, and with one hand holding the suitcase, she pushed Zhou Jinpeng with the other, saying, "Get out! Get out of here right now! You're not welcome in our house."
Wang Lianhua is not afraid of falling out with Zhou Jinpeng.
Anyway, the money is already in hand!
What is she afraid of?
Zhou Jinpeng was thus kicked out of Zhou Changyu's house.
He pushed his suitcase along the road, feeling a mix of emotions, so intense he could hardly breathe.
Fortunately, he has more than one nephew, Zhou Changyu.
He also has three nephews.
Zhou Changyu is an ingrate, but the others definitely aren't!
Zhou Changshu's house is closest to Zhou Changyu's house.
So, Zhou Jinpeng arrived at Zhou Changshu's house with his suitcase.
Zhou Changshu and Guangxiufeng are having breakfast.
The couple were especially excited when Zhou Jinpeng arrived. Guang Xiufeng was the first to greet him, "Uncle! Why are you here so early? Haven't you eaten yet? Come, come, we're just about to eat, please sit down and have some."
Zhou Changshu also came over and poured Zhou Jinpeng a glass of milk. "Uncle, have some milk first."
Seeing that his nephew and nephew's wife were still as filial to him as ever, Zhou Jinpeng was so moved that tears immediately fell down his face. He took the hot milk that Zhou Changshu handed him and drank a big gulp.
"Uncle, what's wrong?" Seeing Zhou Jinpeng crying, Zhou Changshu and Guang Xiufeng were very worried and quickly asked, "Did the fourth brother and his wife do something to wrong you?"
Zhou Jinpeng covered his face with his hands and burst into tears, unable to utter a single word.
Guang Xiufeng continued, "I told you long ago that the fourth brother and his wife are no good people! Especially the fourth brother's wife, she's so cunning and slippery! Uncle, you shouldn't stay at their house anymore, you should stay at our house instead!"
Zhou Changshu nodded. "Xiufeng is right, Uncle. You can stay at my house from now on, for as long as you want! We'll take care of you in your old age and see you off when you die."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Jinpeng was even more moved.
He knew it.
There are still nephews who can be relied upon.
Not everyone is an ingrate.
"Changshu, Xiufeng, thank goodness we have you two." Zhou Jinpeng held the couple's hands tightly, his voice choked with emotion, and said, "You two are the truly filial people."
Zhou Changshu continued, "Uncle, please tell us what happened, what did the fourth brother and his wife do to you! Tell us, and Xiufeng and I will get justice for you!"
At this point, they naturally had to curry favor with Zhou Jinpeng. Only in this way could they persuade Zhou Jinpeng to leave the remaining two million to them.
Guangxiu Feng nodded, "Yes, Uncle, please tell us what happened! Don't worry, as long as my husband and I are here, no one can bully you."
Zhou Jinpeng then recounted what had happened.
When they heard that Zhou Jinpeng had given the remaining one million to Zhou Changyu and his wife, Zhou Changshu and Guang Xiufeng both widened their eyes.
Guang Xiufeng reacted immediately and looked at Zhou Jinpeng, "Uncle, are you kidding me? That's 100 million! You're just going to give it to your fourth brother and his wife like that?"
Zhou Jinpeng also regretted it, "That bastard Lao Si said he wanted to open a supermarket and was short of funds, so I transferred all the money to him! How could I have known that bastard would turn his back on me!"
Upon hearing this, Zhou Changshu immediately lost his composure, pointing at Zhou Jinpeng and saying, "Are you stupid?! He said he lacks funds to open a supermarket, and you believe him? I told you long ago, Lao Si and his wife are no good. Why can't you be more discerning?"
"You're an idiot! You deserve to be kicked out by the fourth brother and his wife!"
Upon hearing the last sentence, Zhou Jinpeng immediately looked up at Zhou Changshu, his eyes filled with disbelief.
Before Zhou Jinpeng could react, Guang Xiufeng continued, "Changshu is right. You believe everything they say? What are you if not an idiot? That's a million! A whole million! Now look what happened, it all went to Lao Si and his wife, and we didn't even hear a sound."
At this point, Guang Xiufeng snatched the half-eaten meat bun from Zhou Jinpeng's hand and said with disgust, "You've lost all your money, what's the point of eating! Stop eating! People like you are just wasting air!"
Zhou Jinpeng froze, staring at his nephew and nephew's wife, feeling a deep sadness in his heart.
I thought my nephew and his wife were a good couple.
did not expect......
They're birds of a feather!
Jiang Ning is right.
The reason they acted so filial before was simply for money.
Zhou Jinpeng looked at Zhou Changshu and Guang Xiufeng, and said in a hoarse voice, "Changshu, Xiufeng, don't forget, I also gave you 200 million! You promised to take care of me! You can't go back on your word now!"
200 million!
With 200 million, that would be enough for this lonely old man to live on.
No one knows how much Zhou Jinpeng regrets it now.
He regretted not listening to Jiang Ning's words.
"What's 200 million? Changshu is your nephew, so he should inherit 200 million! The fourth brother has the most now, so if we're talking about support, it should be the fourth brother who supports you, not us! Get out of here, get out of here!" With that, Guang Xiufeng shoved Zhou Jinpeng out.
Zhou Jinpeng was kicked out of the door again.
boom!
His suitcase was also thrown out by the couple.
Snapped.
Looking at the closed door, Zhou Jinpeng felt extremely sad and could barely stand.
He could only drag his suitcase to the home of his second brother, Zhou Changmu.
When Zhou Jinpeng came looking for them, Zhou Changmu and his wife treated him with the same warmth.
But when they heard that Zhou Jinpeng had given the remaining one million to his brother, Zhou Changyu, their expressions changed instantly.
Zhou Changmu pushed Zhou Jinpeng out the door and said speechlessly, "Uncle, don't blame me for being heartless. No matter how you look at it, it's not my family's place to support you! Since you're so biased towards the fourth brother and gave him all the remaining one million, then go find the fourth brother!"
Once again kicked out, Zhou Jinpeng cried until he had no tears left. He could only place his last hope on his third brother, Zhou Changfeng.
But Zhou Changfeng went even further.
Zhou Jinpeng, pulling his suitcase, hadn't even reached Zhou Changfeng's door when Zhou Changfeng slammed the door shut.
Xu Cui, the third son's wife, stood at the door, cracking sunflower seeds as she said, "Uncle, I've heard about what happened to you. Since the fourth son took your last pension, you'll be supported by him from now on! There's no reason for him to take the money and then act like a hands-off manager!"
“Changfeng’s wife, you should have a conscience. Didn’t you two take any money? That eight million was divided in front of all four of you brothers!” Zhou Jinpeng said while wiping away his tears. “When you took the money, you promised to let me live out my days in comfort, but now you’re making excuses here. Aren’t you afraid of retribution for treating your elders like this?”
"Everyone gets old eventually. Aren't you afraid your descendants will follow suit?"
Xu Cui scoffed, "Uncle, I'm not like you. I have sons and daughters, and I don't expect my nephews and nieces to support me in my old age! By the way, don't you have sons and daughters? Why don't you let your children support you?"
Xu Cui always spoke in a way that was meant to hurt people, "Oh, so when you were young you worked like a slave for that widow's family, raising those children to adulthood, and now that you're old and unable to work, you come back to have your nephew take care of you? How can there be such a good thing in the world?"
Upon hearing the last sentence, Xu Cui even spat out a "pui!"
"shameless!"
Hearing these words, Zhou Jinpeng felt utterly disheartened.
He never imagined this day would come.
He thought that with this huge compensation for the demolition, he could enjoy his old age in peace and live happily with his nephews.
did not expect.
He treated his nephew with all his heart, but in the end, it was still the same result.
These four are all his own nephews.
why?
Why do you do this to him!
Zhou Jinpeng dragged his suitcase, unsure of where to go.
The old house has been demolished.
He's penniless right now and would have to stay in a hotel.
The world is vast, yet there is nowhere for him to find refuge.
No.
He was unwilling to accept being driven away by his nephews like this. Zhou Jinpeng dragged his suitcase toward the gate, pounding on it with both hands, shouting, "Open the door! Open the door! Open the door for me!"
"Give me back my two million! Give me back my money now!"
"You old fool! Are you crazy?!" Xu Cui dragged Zhou Jinpeng to the other side. "That two million wasn't just taken by us! The other three families took it too, and the fourth one took more than us! Why are you only coming after us? Besides, you gave us the money voluntarily! Nobody threatened you. What's given to us is ours! Now you want it back? No way!"
At this point, Xu Cui shoved Zhou Jinpeng forward hard.
boom.
Zhou Jinpeng fell to the ground.
The phone in my pocket also fell to the ground, the screen shattered and went black instantly.
Zhou Jinpeng ignored the pain in his body and quickly picked up his phone, which was the only thing he could use to contact the outside world. But no matter how he pressed the buttons, the phone screen remained black.
After a long while, Zhou Jinpeng finally stood up from the ground, pulled his suitcase, and walked towards the wheat field at the entrance of the village.
Zhou Jinpeng walked for a long time before finally reaching the wheat field.
In the middle of the wheat field stands a solitary, protruding grave.
Zhou Jinpeng staggered over, knelt down in front of the lonely grave, hugged the tombstone, pressed his face against the cold surface, and cried out in anguish, "Mother! Mother! Mother! I miss you, I really miss you so much..."