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Chapter 1490 The Game Arena 40
Don't say Linlang has nothing to do with their family. Linlang is the daughter of his stepmother and step-sister, so isn't she his sister? How can they say they have nothing to do with each other?

Although his father is now divorced from his stepmother, and in theory he has no relation to Zhang Linlang anymore, he and Wang Jing did live together, and he is Wang Jing's former stepson, a relationship that cannot be denied.

If he's willing to admit he's Wang Jing's stepson, then Wang Jing's daughter is his sister. So, if he's short of money, wouldn't it be perfectly reasonable for him to ask her for a loan? After all, she's obviously very wealthy; what's wrong with her helping him?
Wang Jing's stepson was spoiled terribly by his grandparents, especially his grandmother, from a young age. It's normal for him to have selfish thoughts and feel justified in doing so, because he doesn't think his thoughts are selfish at all. His grandmother told him from a young age that everything in their family belongs to him, including the money Wang Jing earns. Since Wang Jing married into their family, her money is their family's money, and since it's their family's money, it's naturally his money.

Based on this equation, he felt that not only was Wang Jing's money his, but also Wang Jing's daughter's money. After all, Zhang Linlang was Wang Jing's daughter, so what difference was there between her money and Wang Jing's money? They were mother and daughter, after all. Since there was no difference, it was as if Zhang Linlang's money belonged to Wang Jing, and Wang Jing's money belonged to him. Therefore, it was perfectly reasonable for him to ask Zhang Linlang for money, and he could do so with a clear conscience.

Most people might not think this far ahead and feel justified, but it's normal for someone who has been taught from a young age that everything in the house belongs to them to feel that everyone else's money belongs to them.

Actually, he wasn't stupid. He knew that Wang Jing had already divorced his father, which meant she was no longer part of their family. Even if they weren't divorced, Wang Jing's money wasn't his anyway. Now that they were divorced, it was even less likely that it would be his.

He just didn't want to accept this outcome because he wanted more money to eat, drink, and have fun. So he forced himself to justify his idea. Before the apocalypse, it was normal for people who could borrow a lot of money from online loans to eat, drink, and have fun to have selfish thoughts.

After brainwashing himself like this, he became increasingly greedy for Linlang's money, and naturally brought up the matter of finding Linlang to his grandparents that day.

Although his grandparents brainwashed him day and night, telling him that everything in their family belonged to their precious grandson and wouldn't be given to Wang Jing's later child, they weren't as thoroughly brainwashed as Wang Jing's stepson, who believed that Wang Jing's money after the divorce belonged to them, let alone that Wang Jing's daughter's money belonged to them.

But they always spoiled their precious grandson, indulging him in everything he said, so they didn't refute his "ingenious ideas." They just said, "You can contact her, but never say that her money is your money and that you want to borrow some money. After all, she is very selfish. Her mother used to ask her for money, but she wouldn't give it to her. So you can't possibly give it to her. Just say you want to borrow it. Cry that you are poor and that you have no money to use. Be pitiful and ask her to lend you some money."

Of course, if it's called a loan, it's definitely not going to be returned.

They wouldn't point out that it was wrong for their precious grandson to covet a stranger's money, because in their hearts, whatever their precious grandson thought was right. But they also didn't want their precious grandson to do this, because outsiders would laugh at him and ridicule him, hurting the child's feelings—although Wang Jing's stepson was older than Linlang, in the old couple's hearts, he was still a child—so they gave him this subtle guidance, not only not criticizing their precious grandson, but also labeling Linlang as selfish.

Of course, they did think Linlang was selfish.

Before the apocalypse, the family relied solely on their eldest son's earnings for sustenance. Because Wang Jing was constantly busy taking her younger son to and from school, she didn't have time to work. Therefore, they always accused her of taking advantage of their son, since she wasn't working and was being supported by him. Later, when the original owner of this body started working, Wang Jing sought alimony from him. This was also related to her husband's parents constantly criticizing her for relying on their son; she wanted some income so she could live more comfortably.

Of course, the elderly couple kept urging her, saying that they heard her daughter had started working and could support her in her old age, so why didn't she ask her daughter for retirement money? She had been relying on their son to support her all along, calling her shameless and despicable, and so on.

Wang Jing went to ask for it, and the original owner did not condone her shameless behavior, but would give her some red envelopes during festivals.

Although she didn't receive any retirement money, this small red envelope made her life a little easier. At least sometimes when her children needed something, she had some money to buy it for them.

But by then she deeply regretted marrying her second husband.

She divorced her first husband because of their incompatible personalities. She heard that her second husband was an honest man, so she married him. But the family turned out to be like this: her in-laws and stepson were all terrible. Although her husband was usually honest and wouldn't do anything to her, he would insist on listening to his parents whenever they were involved. Otherwise, he would get upset, glare at her, and scold her. He was clearly a mama's boy who listened to his parents in everything. If she was bullied, he wouldn't say a word.

So sometimes Wang Jing would think, no wonder this man's ex-wife cheated and they divorced. If the old couple and her ex-husband had continued like this, it would be normal for the ex-wife to not be able to stand this family and get involved with other men. This family can drive people crazy. It's only because she has a higher moral standard and only wanted a divorce that she didn't get involved with other people before the divorce. If her moral standard is slightly lower, she would be driven crazy by this family. If a kind and understanding person comes along, wouldn't she think that person is especially good and then cheat on him in a flash?

Even though Wang Jing managed to get some money from the original owner, the elderly couple were not satisfied. Hearing that the original owner was not providing alimony, they often cursed him at home for being selfish, saying things like, "You don't even take care of your parents when they're old."

It's understandable that they would curse like that, because in their view, as long as Wang Jing has money, Wang Jing and her son won't need their son to support them anymore, and their precious grandson will be able to get more money.

If the original owner doesn't support Wang Jing, then Wang Jing and her son will still have to spend money to support them, which means their precious grandson will receive less money.

So when they told their precious grandson that Linlang was selfish, their precious grandson naturally nodded repeatedly, clearly also thinking that Linlang was selfish for not raising Wang Jing. If Linlang had raised Wang Jing before the apocalypse, and Wang Jing had money, it would be the same as him having money. If he didn't raise her, it would be the same as him not having money. So Linlang was naturally selfish.

He never considered that he had been sponging off his parents all along, never giving them a single penny in support, yet he had the nerve to criticize others for not giving their parents support. A selfish person like him is always strict with others but lenient with himself.