Granny Wang immediately turned her head, and the mocking smile of the young man behind her entered her line of sight. An unstoppable anger surged through her gaze, before she quickly remembered her purpose in sitting there. Her expression slightly distorted before changing to a sad expression.
“Chengcheng, I know you are mad at your grandma, but I also..."
"Stop!" Wang Cheng couldn't bear to listen to her, and interrupted her before she could speak any more: "My surname is Zhou, and my real grandmother lived in the Imperial Capital. However, she has passed away. I have never heard of anyone who has passed away coming back to life. Additionally, if I remember correctly, you have never even regarded me as your grandson. It was my parents themselves who worked so hard to raise me. I remember one thing very clearly: one year when I accompanied my parents to my eldest uncle’s house for the New Year, you said in front of everyone that your red envelopes were only for your grandchildren. At that time, I wondered if I was not your grandson, and my parents had to come comfort me. Later, I realized that I was really not your grandson - so don't try and become relatives with me now. I am not my parents, I have no blood relationship with your Wang family." Granny Wang was shocked by his words.
The passerby who originally wanted to help Granny Wang said nothing in the end. Wang Cheng was indeed not a descendant of the Wang family, it was useless to coerce him in the name of morality.
Wang Cheng added: "Old lady, you are doing this to win everyone’s sympathy and make my parents compromise, but I’m here to tell you plainly that the money is mine. Want to borrow it? Okay, take it. In return, the house will be taken as collateral; the day the money you borrowed is paid off, the house will be returned to you. If you want to make trouble, that's fine by me!" He clapped his hands as he finished speaking.
A car stopped not far away, and two people in black clothing came out, looking like they were from an underground organization. The two took some things from the car and strode over. The crowd of onlookers evaded them, for fear that these people would start something.
Granny Wang was also taken aback. "What do you want? I’m telling you, Wang Cheng, don’t even think about letting something happen to me."
Wang Cheng smiled: "Old lady, don't worry. How could I let something happen to you? I have always respected the old and looked after the young. Since I can see that you want to sit at the door of my house, I will certainly help you."
The two bodyguards arranged tools neatly: a screen used to shield the wind, a big portable chair with a quilt, a spittoon, and a charcoal brazier. Although it was not very cold at this time, the temperature at night was different. There was still a big difference between day and night. After a while, Granny Wang was surrounded by all these things, and no wind could get in.
The onlookers were dumbfounded.
Wang Cheng's sudden return caused them to be very surprised. He did these things as soon as he came back. What was he doing, helping Granny Wang squat at the door?
Of course that was impossible.
The ones who were happiest about his return were none other than Papa and Mama Wang. They had only just talked to their son on the phone yesterday, but he rushed over today. They were completely surprised to see him. After his excitement faded a bit, Papa Wang sighed and told him that there was actually no need for him to come back.
"Dad, before you called me, I was actually planning to come back one day. One, because I wanted to see you. Two, because I still have some things to deal with. Though it's a little ahead of schedule, this trip is still necessary," Wang Cheng explained.
"Is Chengcheng talking about the old lady?" Mama Wang understood when she heard his last sentence.
Wang Cheng nodded, "Mother and Dad are her children, after all. Even if she abandons her sense of shame, as her children, you really can’t treat her badly. This moral coercion situation has occurred many times to others. Now that the old lady and my eldest uncle’s family dare to do this, they expect you to be too afraid to do anything to the old lady."
Papa Wang and Mama Wang had a deep understanding of this. They had seen many examples of this when reading the news before. However, only after personally going through it could they really experience true helplessness.
"Then what does Chengcheng think we should do next? Do you need your parents to cooperate with you?" Mama Wang asked again.
Wang Cheng said with confidence: "Naturally, we should let the old lady stay here satisfactorily for this evening and tomorrow. Didn't Dad say that the workers gave my uncle three days? As long as those three days pass, the old lady will not have any more power to sit in front of our house."
“This solution is good, but I'm still afraid that the old lady will make trouble." Mama Wang's worry was not unfounded. Tomorrow was the last day, so the old lady would definitely launch a bigger offensive in hopes of making them lend out 300,000.
Wang Cheng put his arms around them and smiled: "Dad, Mother, don’t worry, I already have an idea for this, I won’t let them take advantage of us. Anyway, I am not her grandson, so that set of cards is of no use to me. Let’s just wait and see the show."
Although it seemed troublesome, both of them believed in their son.
At nine o'clock in the evening, Granny Wang was crying and howling again. The neighbors were so annoyed that they scolded her from time to time, especially Third Aunt Guan who was right next door. Her temper was originally not good, and Granny Wang’s very noisy howling really provoked her - especially because her son and daughter were studying. Wang Cheng could still hear Third Aunt Guan's cursing from his room.
Granny Wang unhappily retorted with a few words, but was satirized by Third Aunt Guan, who said, “You will really do anything for money. Your mouth is full of ‘unfilial son’, but everyone knows that you old lady came to the door of your younger son’s house to help beg for money for your eldest son. Fortunately, my mother is not like you. I might as well just commit suicide if I had such a mother.” Afterwards, Granny Wang probably responded negatively to Third Aunt Guan, because there was no more movement.
At eleven o’clock, Wang Cheng talked to Chu Yifeng on the phone. He had gone back to Shanhai City in a hurry so he did not notify his family. The only person who knew of this was Chu Yifeng. Halfway through their conversation, the old lady downstairs suddenly began cursing again
"What's wrong?" Chu Yifeng noticed that he suddenly stopped talking.
When Wang Cheng went to his balcony, he could directly see Granny Wang’s figure from above. She was wrapped in a thick quilt as she sat on the portable chair and cursed at their home, using a lower voice than she did during the day. Granny Wang's lung capacity and vocal capacity was very big, which was how she had been able to continue until now.
"That old woman is tossing around again."
“That kind of person just wants money. Money is probably more important to them than familial affection. In this case, I have a way. Are you interested?"
Wang Cheng's eyes lit up. “What way?"
Chu Yifeng's deep voice came through the phone. The method he spoke of was not complicated, but it was also definitely not good news for Li and her family.
Wang Cheng couldn't wait to implement it. "Then quickly find me someone who is good at it."
"No need. One of the four bodyguards who went with you is good at this. Just tell him your request."
Wang Cheng said with a smile: "You are really slick, don't tell me that you already predicted everything."
"Of course that’s impossible. Most bodyguards should have one or two extra skills, especially the ones who work under me." The bodyguards were lent to Wang Cheng by Chu Yifeng. Otherwise, Wang Cheng really wouldn’t have known where to find such people, and no matter who else he found, things would not have gone so smoothly.
Papa and Mama Wang had thought it would be a noisy night, but both slept well. They woke up satisfied the next day before taking their baths and eating as usual. After breakfast, Mama Wang went to feed the fragrant pig. Papa Wang went to the vegetable plot in the backyard to take a look, and picked and watered some vegetables. After all this, the couple went out.
Several large screens still stood outside their door, and the sound of the old lady swearing and scolding came from inside those screens. There were onlookers again, who gazed at the couple strangely before whispering and discussing. However, the couple left without sparing them a glance.
Granny Wang didn’t know that the two of them had already left. Last night, she couldn’t help but lay on the portable chair for a while, but couldn’t resist the lull of sleep and soon passed out. By the time she woke up, it was already past seven. Breakfast and hot water were already waiting in front of her. After she completed arranging herself, the two bodyguards who guarded her had been replaced by two new bodyguards, but they still did not remove the screens.
Since a show was to be performed, of course it had to be performed in the presence of neighbors. However, no matter what Granny Wang scolded, the bodyguards were indifferent. So, Granny Wang changed her strategy. She stopped scolding the bodyguards, and instead targeted Papa and Mama Wang, continuing to talk about her hard life as she cried endlessly.
Wang Cheng got up late because he had a long chat with Chu Yifeng yesterday. It was already nine o'clock by the time he came out and allowed the men in black to remove the screen.
Without the screen, Granny Wang's figure immediately appeared before everyone. She sat on a portable chair with a ruddy face. However, her wrinkled face was presently distorted as she stared angrily at Wang Cheng.
At first glance, one would know that she was not treated rudely last night, but instead treated lavishly. Wang Cheng said to one of the bodyguards: "Since the old lady still wants to continue squatting at the door of my house, you will accompany her. I am going out now, so there will be no one in the house. Don't let her break in. If she attempts to do something strange, you must protect her. Don’t let anything happen to her, lest it be blamed on my parents."
"Yes, Zhou Shao."
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Granny Wang immediately turned her head, and the mocking smile of the young man behind her entered her line of sight. An unstoppable anger surged through her gaze, before she quickly remembered her purpose in sitting there. Her expression slightly distorted before changing to a sad expression.
“Chengcheng, I know you are mad at your grandma, but I also..."
"Stop!" Wang Cheng couldn't bear to listen to her, and interrupted her before she could speak any more: "My surname is Zhou, and my real grandmother lived in the Imperial Capital. However, she has passed away. I have never heard of anyone who has passed away coming back to life. Additionally, if I remember correctly, you have never even regarded me as your grandson. It was my parents themselves who worked so hard to raise me. I remember one thing very clearly: one year when I accompanied my parents to my eldest uncle’s house for the New Year, you said in front of everyone that your red envelopes were only for your grandchildren. At that time, I wondered if I was not your grandson, and my parents had to come comfort me. Later, I realized that I was really not your grandson - so don't try and become relatives with me now. I am not my parents, I have no blood relationship with your Wang family." Granny Wang was shocked by his words.
The passerby who originally wanted to help Granny Wang said nothing in the end. Wang Cheng was indeed not a descendant of the Wang family, it was useless to coerce him in the name of morality.
Wang Cheng added: "Old lady, you are doing this to win everyone’s sympathy and make my parents compromise, but I’m here to tell you plainly that the money is mine. Want to borrow it? Okay, take it. In return, the house will be taken as collateral; the day the money you borrowed is paid off, the house will be returned to you. If you want to make trouble, that's fine by me!" He clapped his hands as he finished speaking.
A car stopped not far away, and two people in black clothing came out, looking like they were from an underground organization. The two took some things from the car and strode over. The crowd of onlookers evaded them, for fear that these people would start something.
Granny Wang was also taken aback. "What do you want? I’m telling you, Wang Cheng, don’t even think about letting something happen to me."
Wang Cheng smiled: "Old lady, don't worry. How could I let something happen to you? I have always respected the old and looked after the young. Since I can see that you want to sit at the door of my house, I will certainly help you."
The two bodyguards arranged tools neatly: a screen used to shield the wind, a big portable chair with a quilt, a spittoon, and a charcoal brazier. Although it was not very cold at this time, the temperature at night was different. There was still a big difference between day and night. After a while, Granny Wang was surrounded by all these things, and no wind could get in.
The onlookers were dumbfounded.
Wang Cheng's sudden return caused them to be very surprised. He did these things as soon as he came back. What was he doing, helping Granny Wang squat at the door?
Of course that was impossible.
The ones who were happiest about his return were none other than Papa and Mama Wang. They had only just talked to their son on the phone yesterday, but he rushed over today. They were completely surprised to see him. After his excitement faded a bit, Papa Wang sighed and told him that there was actually no need for him to come back.
"Dad, before you called me, I was actually planning to come back one day. One, because I wanted to see you. Two, because I still have some things to deal with. Though it's a little ahead of schedule, this trip is still necessary," Wang Cheng explained.
"Is Chengcheng talking about the old lady?" Mama Wang understood when she heard his last sentence.
Wang Cheng nodded, "Mother and Dad are her children, after all. Even if she abandons her sense of shame, as her children, you really can’t treat her badly. This moral coercion situation has occurred many times to others. Now that the old lady and my eldest uncle’s family dare to do this, they expect you to be too afraid to do anything to the old lady."
Papa Wang and Mama Wang had a deep understanding of this. They had seen many examples of this when reading the news before. However, only after personally going through it could they really experience true helplessness.
"Then what does Chengcheng think we should do next? Do you need your parents to cooperate with you?" Mama Wang asked again.
Wang Cheng said with confidence: "Naturally, we should let the old lady stay here satisfactorily for this evening and tomorrow. Didn't Dad say that the workers gave my uncle three days? As long as those three days pass, the old lady will not have any more power to sit in front of our house."
“This solution is good, but I'm still afraid that the old lady will make trouble." Mama Wang's worry was not unfounded. Tomorrow was the last day, so the old lady would definitely launch a bigger offensive in hopes of making them lend out 300,000.
Wang Cheng put his arms around them and smiled: "Dad, Mother, don’t worry, I already have an idea for this, I won’t let them take advantage of us. Anyway, I am not her grandson, so that set of cards is of no use to me. Let’s just wait and see the show."
Although it seemed troublesome, both of them believed in their son.
At nine o'clock in the evening, Granny Wang was crying and howling again. The neighbors were so annoyed that they scolded her from time to time, especially Third Aunt Guan who was right next door. Her temper was originally not good, and Granny Wang’s very noisy howling really provoked her - especially because her son and daughter were studying. Wang Cheng could still hear Third Aunt Guan's cursing from his room.
Granny Wang unhappily retorted with a few words, but was satirized by Third Aunt Guan, who said, “You will really do anything for money. Your mouth is full of ‘unfilial son’, but everyone knows that you old lady came to the door of your younger son’s house to help beg for money for your eldest son. Fortunately, my mother is not like you. I might as well just commit suicide if I had such a mother.” Afterwards, Granny Wang probably responded negatively to Third Aunt Guan, because there was no more movement.
At eleven o’clock, Wang Cheng talked to Chu Yifeng on the phone. He had gone back to Shanhai City in a hurry so he did not notify his family. The only person who knew of this was Chu Yifeng. Halfway through their conversation, the old lady downstairs suddenly began cursing again
"What's wrong?" Chu Yifeng noticed that he suddenly stopped talking.
When Wang Cheng went to his balcony, he could directly see Granny Wang’s figure from above. She was wrapped in a thick quilt as she sat on the portable chair and cursed at their home, using a lower voice than she did during the day. Granny Wang's lung capacity and vocal capacity was very big, which was how she had been able to continue until now.
"That old woman is tossing around again."
“That kind of person just wants money. Money is probably more important to them than familial affection. In this case, I have a way. Are you interested?"
Wang Cheng's eyes lit up. “What way?"
Chu Yifeng's deep voice came through the phone. The method he spoke of was not complicated, but it was also definitely not good news for Li and her family.
Wang Cheng couldn't wait to implement it. "Then quickly find me someone who is good at it."
"No need. One of the four bodyguards who went with you is good at this. Just tell him your request."
Wang Cheng said with a smile: "You are really slick, don't tell me that you already predicted everything."
"Of course that’s impossible. Most bodyguards should have one or two extra skills, especially the ones who work under me." The bodyguards were lent to Wang Cheng by Chu Yifeng. Otherwise, Wang Cheng really wouldn’t have known where to find such people, and no matter who else he found, things would not have gone so smoothly.
Papa and Mama Wang had thought it would be a noisy night, but both slept well. They woke up satisfied the next day before taking their baths and eating as usual. After breakfast, Mama Wang went to feed the fragrant pig. Papa Wang went to the vegetable plot in the backyard to take a look, and picked and watered some vegetables. After all this, the couple went out.
Several large screens still stood outside their door, and the sound of the old lady swearing and scolding came from inside those screens. There were onlookers again, who gazed at the couple strangely before whispering and discussing. However, the couple left without sparing them a glance.
Granny Wang didn’t know that the two of them had already left. Last night, she couldn’t help but lay on the portable chair for a while, but couldn’t resist the lull of sleep and soon passed out. By the time she woke up, it was already past seven. Breakfast and hot water were already waiting in front of her. After she completed arranging herself, the two bodyguards who guarded her had been replaced by two new bodyguards, but they still did not remove the screens.
Since a show was to be performed, of course it had to be performed in the presence of neighbors. However, no matter what Granny Wang scolded, the bodyguards were indifferent. So, Granny Wang changed her strategy. She stopped scolding the bodyguards, and instead targeted Papa and Mama Wang, continuing to talk about her hard life as she cried endlessly.
Wang Cheng got up late because he had a long chat with Chu Yifeng yesterday. It was already nine o'clock by the time he came out and allowed the men in black to remove the screen.
Without the screen, Granny Wang's figure immediately appeared before everyone. She sat on a portable chair with a ruddy face. However, her wrinkled face was presently distorted as she stared angrily at Wang Cheng.
At first glance, one would know that she was not treated rudely last night, but instead treated lavishly. Wang Cheng said to one of the bodyguards: "Since the old lady still wants to continue squatting at the door of my house, you will accompany her. I am going out now, so there will be no one in the house. Don't let her break in. If she attempts to do something strange, you must protect her. Don’t let anything happen to her, lest it be blamed on my parents."
"Yes, Zhou Shao."
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