How did such immense wealth fall into my family?

Chapter 16 I feel like he's a madman

Seeing that Old Man Xie was angry, Qian Laifu quickly said, "How could that be? I just can't believe it. You really want to come to the capital with us?"

"Hmm." Even though the child had been injured and become mentally impaired, the old farmer still wouldn't give up. He was even willing to risk dying on the way to take the child to the capital for medical treatment.

Is he really less capable than an old farmer? Is he really going to give up on himself because of that despicable couple?

He's been depressed long enough; it's time to pull himself together.

He's a man, and even when a man is seventy or eighty, he can still marry another wife and have another son.

He was injured and could no longer make a living as a镖师 (bodyguard/escort). But all those years he spent as a镖师 weren't for nothing.

He was truly blinded by greed. He wasted so many years on those two things.

If he had come to this realization sooner, his son might already be old enough to run errands.

Old Xie took a deep breath, determined to expel all the pent-up frustration from his heart.

After exhaling all the pent-up frustration, Old Xie stood up from his chair. "Let's go."

Qian Laifu: "..." You're leaving already? "Aren't you going to pack your things?"

Little Dog Sheng: "..." Could this old man have been cooped up at home for too long and be eager to go out for a walk?

Old Xie looked at the things in the room with disdain. "There's nothing to tidy up, let's go."

Qian Laifu: "..." What's wrong with there being nothing to clean up? Even a broken house is worth a fortune.

The little dog followed immediately. There really wasn't much to pack. He'd probably traded all the valuables for alcohol.

Qian Laifu: "..." Why are you two walking so fast? I wanted to pick up some usable things to use on the way.

In the blink of an eye, Old Xie and Little Dog Sheng disappeared without a trace.

Qian Laifu quickly chased after them. Those two good-for-nothings.

The two spendthrifts started looking around as soon as they stepped out the door.

Old Xie is looking for someone.

The puppy is imitating Old Man Xie.

Old Xie watched as the little dog, Sheng, imitated him and rubbed Sheng's head. "You rascal, when we get to the capital, Grandpa will find you a good doctor."

The puppy raised its hand as if to rub Old Man Xie's head, but when it realized it couldn't reach, it tried to grab Old Man Xie's clothes and climb onto his shoulder.

Old Xie picked up the little dog Sheng and put it on Qian Laifu's back. "You brat, you should give your grandpa a rub."

The little dog still reached out to thank the old man.

Qian Laifu quickly put the puppy Sheng on the ground. "Little darling, you must never go to high places again. Grandpa gets scared whenever you go to high places."

The puppy refused to listen.

Qian Laifu hit a tree by the roadside with a dog-beating stick and said, "If you keep making trouble, Grandpa will hit you." Only then did the little dog Sheng quiet down.

Old Xie smiled when he saw Qian Laifu using the method of hitting a tree to scare the little dog Sheng.

A middle-aged beggar and another beggar were sitting at the base of a wall begging. Suddenly, a pair of feet appeared in front of them.

The two men were overjoyed and looked up, saying, "Kind people, please give us some food. We brothers have already..."

Before the other beggar could finish speaking, he realized that the person in front of him was Old Man Xie. The other beggar got up and ran away.

Old Xie grabbed him by the collar. "Why are you running?"

Seeing another beggar trying to run away, the middle-aged beggar quickly stood up from the ground. "Sir, please don't be angry. Sir, if my brother has offended you, I apologize."

Old Xie pointed at Qian Laifu and the little dog Sheng. "Did you bring that old man and that child here?"

The middle-aged beggar guessed who Old Man Xie was. "Yes, yes, yes. It was I who forced my brother to bring those two to bother you. If you're angry, hit me a couple of times. I can take it. My brother isn't in good health."

Another beggar, who was about to curse the middle-aged beggar, now felt too embarrassed to do so. "I was wrong. I will never dare to bring people to bother you again. Please forgive us brothers. We are starving every day and can't withstand your beatings. Please forgive us brothers. We will kowtow to you."

Old Xie glanced at the middle-aged beggar and the other beggar. "You two seem to have a deep brotherly bond."

The middle-aged beggar and the other beggar felt a chill run down their spines. Could this guy be so jealous of other men's brotherly affection that he couldn't stand seeing his brother cheat on him?
The middle-aged beggar and the other beggar were just wondering whether they should say that they weren't actually that good to each other, and that they were just begging together.

Old Xie grabbed them by the collar and headed towards the Xie family's residence. The two immediately decided to show Old Xie through their actions that their brotherly affection was fake.

In the blink of an eye, the two began to fight each other.

Another beggar kicked the middle-aged beggar. "It's all your fault. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have offended Master Xie."

The middle-aged beggar immediately returned it. "How can you blame me? If you hadn't lied to me, would I have gone through all that trouble to bring this person here? I've already brought the person here, so of course you have to take care of them, otherwise I'd lose face."

Another beggar punched the middle-aged beggar. "What kind of face do you, a beggar, have to worry about?"

The middle-aged beggar immediately returned it. "Why can't a beggar have pride? Aren't you bragging for pride too?"

"I...I was just teasing you because you looked silly."

"You're the stupid one."

……

The two fought and cursed at each other.

Qian Laifu felt embarrassed. "Master Xie, why don't we just let it go? They meant well."

The little dog, Sheng, watched with great interest. "Hahahaha... Fight! Fight! Fight!"

The middle-aged beggar glanced at the little dog, Sheng, as if to say: You ungrateful brat, I only got involved with this sucker surnamed Xie because of you.

The little dog pretended not to see the middle-aged beggar's gaze. If she guessed correctly, Grandpa Xie wanted these two to watch his house. "Hahahaha... Hit! Hit! Hit!"

Qian Laifu was sweating profusely with anxiety. "Please stop fighting. Thank you, sir. They meant well. Please don't hold it against them."

The little dog laughed like a fool: "Hahahaha... Fight! Fight! Fight!"

Qian Laifu: "..." This naughty child. "Thank you, sir, thank you, sir..."

Master Xie turned a deaf ear.

Old Xie was already a local celebrity, and with such a commotion, people quickly came to watch the excitement.

"Old man Xie, what have these beggars done to offend you?"

"Chief镖师 Xie, are you drunk again?"

……

Those who called him "Old Man Xie" were simply curious, while those who called him "Head镖头" (镖头 is a nickname for a镖头, meaning镖头 is a person who is a镖头) had a different meaning.

Old Xie used to bring home a lot of money every year, and it wasn't that no one was jealous of him.

Old Xie ignored them.

Upon arriving at the gate of the Xie family mansion, Old Man Xie kicked the middle-aged beggar and another beggar twice. "Stop acting. I'm not here to settle accounts with you, I just need you to watch over my house. I'm going on a long trip."

If these two hadn't brought that grandfather and grandson over, he would still be stuck in the despair of not being able to continue his escort business and the betrayal of that despicable couple.

Although his house is a bit old, it's still better than the dilapidated temple outside the city.

The middle-aged beggar and the other beggar could hardly believe their ears.

Even the onlookers thought they'd misheard. "Old Xie/Chief镖, what did you just say? I didn't hear you clearly."

Old Xie repeated what he had just said.

Onlookers:
"Old man Xie, are you drunk and confused?"

"Head镖师 Xie, have you gone mad from drinking? Who would let a beggar live in their own house?"

The middle-aged beggar and another beggar couldn't help but chime in, "Mmm-hmm."

Old Xie kicked them twice more. "What 'hmm'? I said you can stay here, so you can stay here. I'm perfectly sober right now. Let me tell you, if you dare to abandon my house and run away, I will definitely catch you and break your legs."

The little dog kicked twice. "Interrupt! Interrupt!"

Qian Laifu: "..." This brat. Dad, is this old man surnamed Xie reliable or not? I feel like he's a madman.
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