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Chapter 1498 The Game Arena 48
Wang Jing's in-laws thought that after they said that, their eldest son would, as usual, feel embarrassed and pay for everything. However, to their surprise, their usually honest and obedient eldest son became angry upon hearing their words, coldly saying, "I've spent all the money I've earned over the past twenty or thirty years on his son. I'm already being lenient by not asking him for all that money back. What more do you want from me? How much money did my own son receive in these past twenty or thirty years, while I gave so much to his son? How can you expect me to be petty? If you say I'm petty, fine, he won't be petty. He'll convert all the money I spent raising his child over the past thirty years into modern copper coins and return it to me. I'm not saying it's too much; I spent at least 100,000 a year raising his son over these years, at least three million over thirty years. He can just give me 30,000 copper coins."

Although Wang Jing's ex-husband had always been obedient to his parents, he had an irreconcilable conflict with them over the matter of the fake son. So now he was no longer obedient. On the contrary, his parents said he was being petty, so he really started to be petty and wanted his younger brother to return the money he had spent on his son over the years.

He thought that if he gave this money to Wang Jing and his son, he might be able to repair his relationship with them. Even if he couldn't remarry Wang Jing, at least his relationship with them would be better, instead of the fact that they were like strangers now.

The elderly couple were dumbfounded when they saw their son, who was as unhappy as usual, scolding them. Instead of giving them money, he asked his younger brother for money.

You should know that before the end of the world, their eldest grandson spent money extravagantly and kept asking his eldest son for money.

Sometimes the eldest son felt that his eldest grandson spent too much and gave too little to the younger son, which was unfair. So he stopped giving him money and told him to be more frugal. Then they would criticize the eldest son for not treating his eldest grandson well and complain about how pitiful he was without a mother. Then the eldest son would obediently give him money.

As elders, and since their eldest grandson was a minor at the time, he certainly couldn't keep the money safe. So the money passed through their hands, and naturally, they also kept a considerable amount for themselves, which they spent quite well.

They're still using this old method to try and get their eldest son to continue giving them money, but it's no longer working. They're dumbfounded and can't do anything about it. After all, they were able to get money from their eldest son before because he was obedient and compliant. Now that he's not obedient, what can they do?
Before the apocalypse, they could have gone to their eldest son's workplace and accused him of being unfilial; or complained to their neighbors about how their eldest son was disrespectful, letting gossip attack him. But now it's the end of the world, and everyone is struggling to survive, so they hate moral blackmail the most. This method is completely useless now. So when the eldest son said this, he left them speechless.

So the old couple really respect tough guys. Now that their son has stood up for himself, they don't dare utter a single word.

Wang Jing's ex-husband immediately found a caravan in the territory, gave them a quarter of the money, and told them to ask the old couple or his brother for the rest, as he would not care.

He wasn't worried that his brother and parents wouldn't pay the remaining three-quarters, because they were afraid of dying and would definitely pay. His brother and parents both had some money, not much, but enough to cover their travel expenses.

Sure enough, his brother and parents saw that Wang Jing's ex-husband was neither willing to personally escort them to the new territory nor to pay all the money for the caravan to take them there. They had no choice; after all, their relationship with Wang Jing's ex-husband had soured, and it was impossible to force him to pay by threatening to maintain their brotherly bond or show filial piety as before. If they didn't pay, the matter couldn't be settled, and they didn't dare to travel alone as a group of four. So they actually paid the remaining three-quarters, and then the four of them set off with the caravan.

Needless to say, they went to a new territory. Since they had very little savings, the price of a formal resident in this territory was very high, and no loans were provided. Naturally, the group could not afford to buy a formal resident status, nor could they accept any quests from the territory. They could only earn money by fighting monsters outside.

The elderly couple were so old that they naturally didn't want to fight, fearing they would be killed by the monster.

However, their eldest son isn't earning money for them to spend now. Although their younger son also goes out to fight monsters, he says he doesn't earn much and doesn't have any extra money for them. It's impossible for him to earn money for them like their eldest brother does, so they don't have to go out to fight monsters. And if their younger son doesn't provide for them, and they don't go out to fight monsters, they won't even be able to pay their daily temporary lodging fees, or they'll be kicked out of the territory. That won't do. So even though they're scared, they have no choice but to obediently go out to fight monsters.

Fighting monsters will inevitably result in casualties. They are old, and even if their physical attributes are similar to those of young people of the same level, their age means their thinking and reaction abilities are not as fast as those of young people, making them prone to injury or death. It is hard to say how long they can survive.

By now, they were starting to regret bringing their eldest grandson to this new territory.

Although they love their eldest grandson, they love their own lives even more. So it's no wonder they regret it now that they're facing the constant danger of death if they go out to fight monsters in this territory.

Thinking back, if I had known that spoiling my grandson so much would lead me to this situation, I would have been better off not spoiling him so much. Now, I have nightmares every night, fearing that I will die when I fight monsters the next day.

What's even more infuriating is that their beloved eldest grandson, even in this state, still refuses to go out and fight monsters, and still wants to rely on them and his biological father to support him. This is truly outrageous—now they realize that their eldest grandson is indeed outrageous.

The reason they didn't realize it before was because all they had to do was ask their eldest son for money; they didn't have to support him, so they couldn't understand it.

Now that they need to support him, and the other party keeps refusing to do anything, they think their eldest grandson is a good-for-nothing.

It's understandable that they think that way. After all, it's dangerous outside, and they didn't want to stay out there for long. But because they have to support another person, after earning enough for their own living expenses, they also have to earn enough for their eldest grandson's living expenses.

In order to earn more money to raise their grandson, they would undoubtedly need to fight monsters outside for longer periods and endure more risks. The thought of their own death would cause them personal pain, and they would naturally begin to discover that their grandson was a scoundrel.

If Wang Jing knew that her former in-laws had finally realized their precious grandson was a scoundrel, she would probably say sarcastically, "What a relief! For decades, they haven't grown eyes or brains. They've always said their eldest grandson was pitiful because he didn't have a mother. Now they finally realize he's not pitiful anymore? Have their eyes and brains finally grown back?"

In the end, all this talk about loving their precious grandson is just because they think Wang Jing is honest and easy to bully, and they want to take advantage of her. Now that Wang Jing is no longer with them, their precious grandson will be their responsibility to raise, and they will have to pay the price with their lives, so they can't love him anymore.