Boss, He’s Becoming a Father (Arc 6) Chapter 100: My Son is an Unparalleled Good Man (1)
Seeing her father-in-law’s unpleasant expression, Liu Guizhi felt a moment of panic.
But soon, she remembered that it wasn’t her fault the child was in this state, so she quickly calmed down and cried, “Dad, it’s not that I don’t want to take good care of the child, it’s just that we really have no food left. Da Chun has given away almost everything we have. The child isn’t even getting enough to eat, how can he grow up properly…”
Liu Guizhi was faking her tears at first, but she quickly turned into a real cry. Thinking about how her life had gotten worse day by day since she married into the family, she felt increasingly miserable.
Although she cried bitterly, Liu Guizhi knew that she could hardly expect anything to change. After all, in her eyes, her father-in-law was a similar person to her husband, both of whom were recognized as good people by everyone.
Niu Niu, who was standing to the side, saw her mother crying and tears also appeared on her face. The two of them, one crying loudly and the other sobbing softly, made Shao Yu feel a bit of a headache.
“Alright, stop crying,” Shao Yu said.
Liu Guizhi obediently stopped, but she was still full of resentment. However, no matter how resentful she was, she only dared to complain verbally and did not dare to make a scene.
“Before I got sick, I was living at second brother’s house. How did I end up at your house?” Shao Yu asked, somewhat puzzled.
Liu Guizhi looked around and saw that her husband was still cooking porridge in the kitchen, so she couldn’t help but tell the truth: “Father, second brother didn’t want to support you, so he sent you here.”
When Shao Yu is conscious, he can run and move around. Although he is old, he is still a working person.
However, after he fell into a coma due to an accidental injury, the second brother, Shao Erchun, sent him to his eldest brother’s place. For more than half a year, he did not come to visit him once, and the responsibility of taking care of him fell entirely on the eldest brother’s family.
Unfortunately, Shao Dachun was a very busy man, so the task of taking care of his father-in-law mostly fell to Liu Guizhi.
Liu Guizhi dared not say these things in front of Shao Dachun, but now she poured out all her grievances to Shao Yu, full of complaints about Shao Erchun’s family.
Just then, Shao Dachun walked in and, upon hearing his wife’s words, immediately said, “What nonsense are you spouting to Dad? Second Brother didn’t say he wouldn’t take care of Dad. It’s just that his house is too small, so he’s temporarily sending Dad here. He’ll send him over again after a while. He also said he’ll send Dad’s food rations over.”
Upon hearing this, Liu Guizhi couldn’t help but complain, “Rations? I’ve never seen them even once?”
Shao Dachun immediately said, “Second brother is just too busy to remember right now. He’ll remember to bring it over once this period is over. Father just woke up, so don’t upset him. Say as little as possible.”
After being reprimanded like that, Liu Guizhi stopped talking.
Just as Shao Dachun was about to breathe a sigh of relief, Shao Yu, who was supposed to be resting, said, “Let her talk, I want to hear it.”
“Father?” Shao Dachun asked in surprise.
Shao Yu looked at Liu Guizhi and said, “You said I’m not afraid of excitement.”
For a moment, Liu Guizhi couldn’t tell whether Shao Yu was telling the truth or lying, but once the floodgates of complaint were opened, it was hard to close them again.
Shao Yu glared at his unlucky son who was winking at his wife and said, “You’re not allowed to stop her.”
Regardless of whether Shao Yu was sincere or not, Liu Guizhi said, “Father, you be the judge. Second brother said he has nowhere to live, but when you were doing well, how come you had nowhere to live? His house is so much bigger than ours, and he only supports his family of three. How come he can’t fit them in?”
“He promised to send us food rations, but it’s been over half a year and I haven’t seen a single grain of rice. He’s trying to drive my whole family to our deaths!”
Shao Yu listened without saying a word, but in his heart he thought that this daughter-in-law was honest. If it were a cunning one, she would only bring up the matter of “the second son starving his father to death,” but Liu Guizhi insisted on bringing up her whole family.
If one encountered a saint who puts others before himself, upon hearing these words, he would probably blame Liu Guizhi.
Just as Shao Yu had expected, Shao Dachun became anxious upon hearing his wife’s words and said, “What’s wrong with me wanting to be filial to Dad? My second brother is too busy, so what’s wrong with me, as the eldest brother, helping out? My second brother isn’t having an easy time either, are you that desperate for food?”
Liu Guizhi couldn’t contain her grievances and said, “Even if you’re being filial, you have to do what you can. There are clearly two sons. When the family divided the property, the younger brother already got the lion’s share. It was originally agreed that Dad would stay with their family. But as soon as Dad had an accident, they sent him over. What kind of people are they? If it were the old days, Dad could have sued them to death in the yamen!”
“You’re getting more and more outrageous. The division of the family property was perfectly fair. My second brother isn’t the kind of person you’re describing. You’re just a woman, don’t spend all your time trying to sow discord!” Shao Dachun refused to admit that his brother was an ingrate.
Liu Guizhi said, “He’s not that kind of person. Then go and get the food rations right now. You’re both father’s children, so why should only our family support Dad?”
Shao Dachun scolded, “Do you even know what filial piety is? How much can our father eat? You can’t even tolerate him eating a little bit of our food? Then go back to your parents’ house! We’re not going to live together anymore!”
Upon hearing this, Liu Guizhi burst into tears and said defiantly, “Fine, I’ll go back then! I’m not going to live with you anymore!”
Shao Dachun didn’t stop her, but Liu Guizhi hesitated to move. Her family consisted only of her brother and sister-in-law, who had never liked her. If she went back, she didn’t know what she would face. Even if things got heated, if Shao Dachun coaxed her a little, she would immediately back down.
But whether Shao Dachun was oblivious or genuinely found his wife annoying, he refused to back down for a long time, even saying, “Take Niu Niu back with you; I don’t have time to take care of her here.”Liu Guizhi cried even harder; for a moment, she even wished she could die with her child.
“Da Chun, shut up!” Shao Yu couldn’t help but scold.
Shao Dachun said, “Father, women are ignorant and cause trouble in the household. Please don’t hold it against her.”
Upon hearing this, Liu Guizhi could no longer stay there and said, “I’m not going to do it anymore! Whoever wants to live this life can go!”
As she spoke, she took Niu Niu’s hand and started to walk out.
“Eldest daughter-in-law, wait a moment,” Shao Yu said.
Liu Guizhi stopped.
Shao Yu continued, “Da Chun was in the wrong. I’ll have him apologize to you.”
Shao Dachun wanted to speak again, but Shao Yu glared at him.
Shao Dachun could only reluctantly tug at Liu Guizhi’s sleeve.
“Don’t you have a mouth? If you can’t apologize, then give your mouth to someone who needs it,” Shao Yu said.
Being verbally abused by his own father, Shao Dachun had no choice but to whisper to his wife, “I’m sorry.”
Upon hearing this apology, Liu Guizhi felt a lump in her throat, tears welled up in her eyes again, and she couldn’t help but cover her mouth with her hand.
Shao Yu then said to Shao Dachun, “I don’t care what you do outside, but if you bully your wife like this at home, I’m going to scold you.”
Upon hearing this, Shao Dachun immediately explained, “I… I didn’t bully her, it was just a momentary impulse.”
“Even acting on impulse is unacceptable. Even when I’m angry, have I ever said a harsh word to your mother?” Shao Yu asked.
Shao Dachun thought back carefully and realized that the old couple had never even argued in all those years.
“That’s because Mother is virtuous and considerate,” Shao Dachun muttered in a voice loud enough for everyone present to hear.
Liu Guizhi was the first to jump up and ask, “Do you think I’m not virtuous enough?”
Shao Yu immediately retorted, “Nonsense! Guizhi is married into our family, so how dare you speak ill of her?”
Upon hearing this, Shao Dachun did not refute it, but he still disagreed with Shao Yu’s words.
Shao Yu glanced at him, then turned to Liu Guizhi and said, “Guizhi, don’t worry, this will always be your home. Even if someone has to leave, it will be me and this bastard who leave.”
“Although I’ve been in a coma for a while, I know you’re a virtuous woman. Without you, this family would have fallen apart long ago.”
Liu Guizhi, who had been holding back her grievances for many years, could no longer hold back her tears under Shao Yu’s seemingly supportive words. She cried and said, “With your words, Father, I can die in peace now.”
Shao Dachun stood to the side, seemingly an outsider.
“Be nicer to your wife in the future, and stop causing trouble all the time,” Shao Yu said to her son.
Shao Dachun said in a low voice, “I just hope she doesn’t keep stopping me.”
Hearing this, Liu Guizhi stomped her feet in anger and said, “Was I stopping you? We can’t even afford to eat at home, and you’re still thinking about going out to do good deeds. Sometimes I think, if I weren’t your wife, but someone you’re helping outside, how wonderful that would be.”
Shao Dachun immediately said, “Aren’t you living a good life? You have food and drink. They are the ones who are pitiful. They have elderly parents to support, young children to raise, and a sick person to care for. Their whole family is hoping that I can help them.”
“This situation is somewhat similar to my family’s,” Shao Yu said.
Shao Dachun immediately said, “They have no income, but we still have my salary.”
Shao Yu asked Liu Guizhi, “Have you seen his salary?”
Liu Guizhi shook her head.
Shao Yu then asked, “Does he do all the housework?”
Liu Guizhi shook her head again.
Shao Yu glanced around again, and in that small space, everything was clear at a glance—what had been added and what had been missing.
“So many things are missing from the house, where did they go?”
Fearing that the fire would spread to her, Liu Guizhi immediately said, “I didn’t take any; Da Chun took them and gave them away.”
Shao Yu continued, “Who did he give it to? Those outside who need his help?”
Liu Guizhi nodded.
Upon hearing this, Shao Yu drew a conclusion and said, “In that case, our family is not as good as theirs. At least they have the income from Da Chun, while we have nothing.”
Shao Yu spoke Liu Guizhi’s innermost thoughts, and Liu Guizhi felt extremely relieved.
Shao Dachun, however, continued to argue, saying, “No, our family is better…”
“What’s so good about it?” Shao Yu asked.
Shao Dachun looked at Liu Guizhi and said, “Guizhi raises chickens at home and does odd jobs. Our family is doing even better. We can even eat an egg occasionally.”
Shao Yu asked, “Were the eggs provided by your company?”
Shao Dachun shook his head and said, “Of course, it’s the chickens raised by Guizhi that lay the eggs.”
Shao Yu then asked, “What did you take home?”
Shao Dachun couldn’t answer for a moment. His company had good benefits, and he had wanted to bring things back many times, but every time he was on the way, he would encounter people who needed help.
After several attempts, he never managed to bring the item home successfully.
Shao Yu’s eyes were filled with surprise, as if he didn’t recognize this son, and he asked, “So you’ve been living off a woman?”
Shao Dachun was stunned upon hearing this. He didn’t want to be labeled as such and tried his best to explain.
“You don’t pay your salary, you eat at home, and you even move your belongings to give away. This isn’t just being a kept man; you’re taking advantage of her,” Shao Yu said.
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