12dz Chapter 103: Two Types of People Can't Sleep in the Same Bed!
Chapter 103: Two Types of People Can't Sleep in the Same Bed!
The second and third brothers were furious when they saw their eldest brother speak of their mother in that way.
"Brother, she's our mother. She raised us from childhood. How can you call her 'stepmother'?"
"Look at what you're saying! Why is your mother happy to try and smooth things over?"
"That's right, brother, ever since we split up, you've changed so much! How can you say such hurtful things? It's really offensive!"
"..."
"..."
One by one, they all came to criticize the eldest brother.
Shen Qingchuan glanced at them coldly, ignoring them completely, and finally fixed his gaze on his father.
"Father, tell me, should I take the surname Shen or Lin?"
"What should Tang'er and Yu'er's surnames be?"
Old Mr. Shen's breath hitched, and he narrowed his eyes, saying, "I am your father, my surname is Shen, so you should all take my surname, Shen!"
Anyway, the Lin family is wiped out!
Shen Qingchuan sneered, "Is it because Dad is getting old and his memory is failing? You're a son-in-law who lives with his wife's family. My maternal grandparents' surname is Lin, and my mother's surname is Lin. Why should I have the surname Shen?"
When Shen Xiaotang saw that her father was going to bring up the fact that her grandfather had become a live-in son-in-law and taken advantage of the family's lack of offspring, she was instantly excited.
She quickly added, "Dad, I heard that you used to be surnamed Lin when you were little. But ever since my first wife passed away and the Lin family is gone, Grandpa changed your surname. People say that Xiaoyu and I should take your surname Lin."
When Wang Sao and the row of vendors heard this shocking news, they immediately became interested.
Although it was just past noon and there were few pedestrians on the road, the stall owners were still there doing business.
It's so rare to have gossip to pass the time when you're so bored!
Adding to the fact that the interrogation had just taken place that morning, everyone already had a preliminary understanding of Mr. Shen's family's character, and now they were filled with contempt.
"My God, he's a live-in son-in-law?"
"Tsk tsk tsk, his father-in-law, mother-in-law, and first wife are all dead, leaving behind a bloodline and even changing his surname. This child who died out is really something else!"
"That's right, they've already separated their family, yet the whole family still chased them to town to interrogate them about where they live. They're clearly just sucking the blood of those who have no descendants..."
"No wonder, no wonder..."
"This is terrifying. It won't be enough to just have daughters anymore. We'll have to have at least one son..."
"I've truly had my eyes opened today!"
"..."
The stall owners were all talking amongst themselves, shaking their heads and sneering, their eyes filled with contempt and disgust as they looked at Mr. Shen.
Looking at everyone's gaze, Mr. Shen felt a burning sensation on his face, as if he had been slapped countless times, even more painful than Shen Qingchuan's face.
It was clearly the eldest son who was unfilial and unjust, so how did things suddenly change and turn out like this?
He gritted his teeth and said angrily, "Qingchuan, shut up! I asked you why you kept your way of making money a secret from us. Why didn't you tell our family when you moved to town? Why are you bringing up those old stories?"
In the past, Shen Qingchuan wouldn't have dared to mention it.
His father's face darkened, and he was afraid that his father's affair with the family's property would be exposed in public.
But things are different now!
While he was away, his father and stepmother surrounded and interrogated his wife, making things difficult for her and frightening his youngest daughter. He couldn't tolerate it!
He was cowardly before, but he won't be anymore!
It won't happen again!
During this time, the family worked hard and earned a lot of money. Their lives got better and better. They no longer had to listen to their stepmother's orders every day, suffer their father's cold looks and favoritism, and no longer had to watch the whole family fight over food and drink. Their little family was warm and happy, with sweetness in their busy lives. They no longer had to be slaves to the whole family as soon as they opened their eyes.
Having tasted the sweetness of life, who would want to suffer endless torment?
Shen Qingchuan stared straight at his father, all the sadness and disappointment on his face vanished, leaving only an unusually firm look in his eyes.
"Father can question me about my unrighteousness and filial impiety, so why can't I ask Father on behalf of my mother: Is it true that you are being kind and righteous and filial to your parents-in-law by taking their inheritance and changing their surname?"
Mr. Shen: "..."
He really couldn't refute that!
So he immediately started arguing and making a scene again.
"Don't give me that nonsense. The past is the past. You were young then. Don't believe everything you hear. The rumors outside are all exaggerated. Do you believe what outsiders say, but not your own father?"
Shen Qingchuan suddenly realized that he had never really understood his father.
It turns out that even a scholar's father could talk nonsense and deceive him.
No wonder, my father passed the imperial examination and became a scholar, he was literate and knowledgeable, yet he always liked a woman like my stepmother and indulged and favored her for many years.
It turns out that you can't have two types of people sleeping in the same bed!
It's his fault for being so foolish; he's been blindly filial to his parents for years, and only now does he realize it
Shen Qingchuan chuckled and said, "I don't know whether the rumors you're talking about are true or false, but tell me, Father, can I change my surname back to Lin?"
What?
Is the eldest son going to change his surname to Lin?
Mr. Shen was dumbfounded, and Mrs. Sun and her sons were also dumbfounded!
They've already split up; if the eldest son changes his surname back to Lin, they'll really become more and more estranged!
Now that the eldest son has the means to make money, if they really become estranged, how can he expect his sons to help them out in the future?
Do not!
We absolutely cannot agree to let him change his surname back to Lin!
Sun immediately tried to dissuade him, saying, "Qingchuan, you can't be impulsive. How can you change your surname so easily? The ancestors below will not agree."
Mr. Shen gritted his teeth and said, "Regardless of whether I have done it in the past, I am your father. I raised you with great difficulty, how can you disobey me like this?"
"First you split up the family, then you changed your surname. Do you still want to sever ties with us in the future?"
Break off the relationship?
As long as they keep causing trouble, it's not necessarily a bad thing!
“Father is a scholar and a schoolteacher. He is the absolute authority in the Shen family. I am just a worker who can't speak. How can I say whether Father has done anything wrong? I just want to change my surname back to Lin. I am the only bloodline of the Lin family. Does Father really want to wipe out the Lin family in the village?”
The surrounding stall owners were stunned.
Aunt Wang had been selling vegetables for many years and wasn't a bad person, so she immediately clicked her tongue and joined in the commotion.
"Ren Qingchuan is... yes, he's the only bloodline of the Lin family. You, a live-in son-in-law, can marry someone else if you want, but how can you let the Lin family line die out?"
"Yes, Ren Qingchuan is a male heir and can inherit the Lin family's estate!"
"That guy is really despicable!"
"Tch... If a live-in son-in-law is already eating away his family's wealth, what kind of integrity can he possibly have?"
"Bah, shameless!"
"Change your surname! Support Qingchuan's surname change!"
Aunt Wang immediately said, "Both daughters need to change too!"
"..."
Shen Xiaotang silently cast a grateful glance at Wang Sao.
If they really change their surname back to Lin this time, they will truly establish their own independent family!
Hearing the sounds around him, Mr. Shen became so angry that his eyes turned bloodshot and he wanted to grab a knife and chop someone up.
These people who love to watch the drama unfold are all scoundrels!
He said coldly, "This is our own business, what's it to you?"
Everyone pursed their lips and sheepishly returned to their respective stalls.
He turned to look at his son again, "Qingchuan, do you really want to expose our family matters in public and let people gossip about us?"
Shen Qingchuan remained silent, but Shen Xiaotang immediately spoke up for her father.
"I've done nothing wrong, so what's there to be afraid of gossip about?"