bookrandom Chapter 121 Refusing to Continue Being a Blood Pack
Chapter 121 Refusing to Continue Being a Blood Pack
"How can you be so cold-blooded and heartless now? When the family is in trouble, your father asks you to lend him some money, and you hide it from him. Your younger brothers have been detained by the people at Juxian Restaurant. Do you want to watch them be forced to sign indentures and work as laborers for the restaurant for the rest of their lives?"
Lin Qingchuan paused for a moment, and combining the rumors he had heard on his way back, he roughly understood what was going on.
The trouble they caused led to Juxian Restaurant demanding 600 taels of silver in compensation, intending for him, the eldest son, to pay it.
Six hundred taels? Father really dares to dream!
Not to mention that the little silver he and his wife and daughters had saved was far from enough, even if the family really had six hundred taels, he wouldn't take it out to clean up the mess left by his father and stepmother's family.
Lin Qingchuan scoffed and retorted, "Father, if I mess up and owe the restaurant six hundred taels, will you use the entire family's resources to pay it off for me?"
Mr. Shen immediately replied, "Father doesn't have six hundred taels!"
"Let me ask you this: if you had six hundred taels, would you repay it for me, your eldest son?"
Mr. Shen fell silent!
Sun thought to herself, "My husband is really stubborn. What's the big deal at a time like this? What harm could a little trickery do?"
What if I upset the boss and he refuses to give me money to help?
She immediately smoothed things over, saying, "Yes, yes, how could we not? You are all your father's sons, and we love you both equally. Your parents may have been a little biased on the side, but if you really encounter difficulties, how could we, your parents, just stand by and watch you do nothing?"
Lin Qingchuan didn't even glance at Sun Shi, and couldn't help but sneer inwardly.
He simply asked his father a question, and his father fell silent. It's easy to imagine that if he were the one who had caused trouble and was being sued for money today, his father might have really stood by and let him sign a contract to sell himself into servitude and do hard labor at the restaurant.
How ridiculous! Dad just said he was cold and heartless!
He used to be stupid and clumsy. As long as his stepmother said a few nice words or his father gave him a lukewarm affirmation, he would be extremely obedient and work hard.
Unfortunately, he is now fully conscious!
"I'm over twenty now, not like when I was three. All the men in my family can read, but they won't let me go to school. Why? Because no matter when or where, I'm always the one who gets abandoned when things happen!"
Mrs. Sun was speechless, and the fact that her stepson asked these questions proved that he knew everything.
How is she supposed to respond?
"Cough cough..."
Old Mr. Shen covered his mouth and coughed lightly, saying, "I did make mistakes in the past, but those things are all in the past. Now that you and Fengniang are doing so well with the two children, why bring up those old, rotten things?"
"Take out all the money you've saved first. Once our family gets through this crisis, your father will find a way to pay you back."
Pay him back?
What will we use to pay it back?
Once the money is in my father's hands, I will never take the initiative to return a single copper coin to him. If I ask for it back, he will surely accuse me of being unfilial.
Lin Qingchuan coldly refused, "We don't have any savings, Father, Mother, you should think of another way."
If all else fails, let them stay at the restaurant as long-term workers. This way, they can work to pay off the debt and slowly repay the money, instead of being unrealistic at home, doing nothing, and failing even the lowest level of the imperial examinations.
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Sun was immediately dumbfounded.
My stepson is really so heartless and refuses to help. What should I do?
She immediately cried out, "Qingchuan, you can't abandon your younger brothers! It's all my fault for what I did before. Blame me if you must, but please don't neglect your brothers..."
Old Mr. Shen gritted his teeth in anger and said, "Qingchuan, your father has come to us for help. Are you really going to just watch him make things difficult for us without helping him?"
This time, Lin Qingchuan remained silent!
Although his father and stepmother had always been biased, he was not one to stand idly by. However, the money was his daughter's idea, and the whole family had worked hard from dawn till dusk to save it. He could not repay his wife and daughter's hard work just because he had received their kindness in raising him.
Therefore, he absolutely could not agree!
Seeing that her father remained silent, Lin Xiaotang was afraid that he would soften his heart, so she immediately offered a suggestion to her grandfather and stepmother, "Grandpa, Grandma, have you forgotten that there is another person who can help?"
Mr. Shen and Mrs. Sun asked in unison, "Who else can help?"
"Have you forgotten about your aunt? It's been three years since she married into Niuwa Village and her family moved away to do business. She must have saved up a lot of money. She can definitely help your uncles get through this difficult time. Your aunt and uncles are siblings from the same mother. She definitely won't refuse to help. Don't you agree?"
Although her attempt to shift the blame was unethical, her aunt Shen Jinzhu was Sun's own daughter. Her own mother had caused the trouble, and her brothers were now in dire straits. Sun had the right to know whether or not to help her.
Grandpa and stepmother had many children, so it's unreasonable for them to take advantage of her father, their only stepson.
Besides, my aunt hasn't been back for two years, and she rarely sends letters home. My grandfather and stepmother might not be able to find her.
Sure enough, Mr. Shen's expression immediately softened; he felt that his granddaughter was right.
He had forgotten that his daughter hadn't come back for two years. His son-in-law's family was in business and must be making a fortune quietly outside. He was sure his daughter could raise six hundred taels of silver.
How long has the eldest brother been in town?
Even a fool couldn't scrape together enough money!
Sun hesitated. After all, her daughter was her own flesh and blood, and she still loved her dearly. What if her son-in-law found out that she didn't like her daughter if she lent him six hundred taels at once?
If the daughter doesn't have six hundred taels of personal money, she'll have to pay back the money she borrowed from her son-in-law!
Mr. Shen immediately made the decision, "Alright, let's find Jinzhu first. It would be even better if she could come up with six hundred taels directly!"
Mrs. Sun was at a loss for what to do. Of her four sons and one daughter, she ultimately chose the former.
"Okay, find Jinzhu!"
So, Mr. Shen glared at his eldest son, then turned and walked away with his wife.
Watching her grandfather and stepmother walk further and further away, Lin Xiaotang breathed a heavy sigh of relief.
Lin Qingchuan murmured, "Tang'er, do you think it's right for your father not to help you with a single penny?"
She gently comforted him, "Dad didn't do anything wrong. He just didn't want to lead our family to continue being their blood donation recipients. Don't you agree?"
She understood her father's personality. Although he had been blindly filial in the past, that was the result of being suppressed since childhood. Gradually changing him could save him.
Lin Qingchuan nodded. "Tang'er understands her father quite well. I was just thinking about it. All the money in the family was earned by your idea and your parents. Your grandfather and stepmother raised me, and I have long since repaid them for all these years by working like a slave for them. It's just a pity that I realized this too late, and you three have suffered with me for so long."
"It's good that Dad understands this principle. We are all one family. What's so hard about it? As long as we work together as a family, our lives will definitely get better and better."
"Yes, the whole family works together!"
After his daughter's encouragement, Lin Qingchuan finally felt relieved, and the father and daughter, their heavy mood lifted, returned home with light steps.
Mr. Shen led his wife back to Juxian Restaurant. His sons were tied to pillars outside, and his two daughters-in-law covered their faces and wept, almost fainting from crying.
The elderly couple discussed the matter with Manager Zhang for a long time, offering apologies and saying all sorts of nice things, and finally managed to persuade Manager Zhang to relent.
They immediately gritted their teeth and signed the IOU, then took their son and daughter-in-law home and quickly contacted their daughter to borrow money.