Mind reading saves the whole family; I'm firmly in the role of a charlatan.

Chapter 266: Persimmons are too weak to be pinched
Mrs. Kou looked down on her second son's girlfriend, feeling that she was neither as rich as her eldest daughter-in-law nor as well-off as her youngest daughter-in-law, who had a professor mother who could give her son preferential treatment.

Little did they know, the man had a powerful older brother who knew about the Kou family's situation and the background of Kou's wife. He then gave the two young people some advice.

They were told to make threats to Mrs. Kou and her eldest son, saying that if they didn't give them the money, they would expose the two men's despicable acts against their son and brother at the eldest son's company and on television.

This threat hit their weak spot, forcing the mother and son to reluctantly return the money that rightfully belonged to the second son.

The third son caused a huge scene, forcing the eldest son to come up with extra money to help him get married, but he also declared that this was a one-time thing and would not be repeated, otherwise he would be in trouble.

This also shows that her two sons each had their own ulterior motives, and their relationship had long been strained. Only Madam Kou was still immersed in the illusion of maternal love and filial piety, and only directed her anger at her second son, whom she disliked, and his girlfriend.

"It sounds so nice, but those brother and sister were so eager to persuade him to cut ties with us. Weren't they just after his money? He's just stupid to think that slut is genuinely looking out for him. He probably got swindled out of all his money as soon as he broke off relations with us. He's probably suffering somewhere now, crying his eyes out. It's a pity, even if he regrets it, it will be too late."

Du Anrao glanced at her with a complicated expression. From her words, it was clear that she had not paid any attention to her second son's news since severing ties with him, which was why she knew nothing about his current situation.

"Just because you're so greedy for money doesn't mean everyone else is. Unfortunately, your second son didn't get swindled out of all his money as you expected. Instead, he married his girlfriend. After the marriage, he refused his wife's suggestion to use the money to treat his finger. Instead, he chose to use the money to buy a small shop and start a business with his wife."

"Now their business is thriving, they've bought a house and a car, and have two children. Their family is harmonious and happy. His girlfriend's family treats him very well, completely regarding him as their own. So now he treats them like his own parents. Every weekend and during holidays, he takes his wife and children home to visit them, allowing them to enjoy their grandchildren and have a family reunion."

"The affection he couldn't enjoy with you, he eventually found elsewhere. But you can only work as a nanny and servant in the home of two unfilial sons, where you are mistreated and abused, living a life worse than their dog."

Du Anrao glanced at Madam Kou's gloomy face and sneered, "You have four children. If each of these four children is more outstanding than the last, of excellent character, filial and well-mannered, then I can at least understand your high-sounding talk about my grandparents having no descendants. I would think that you are putting yourself in their shoes and are really thinking about them."

"You've had so many children, yet your life is still a mess, worse than those who have no children or few children. How dare you judge other people's lives?"

“An’an is right!”

The Du family members quickly realized what this person had said not long ago about Du Desheng and Du Weilu's family, and combined with their own family's situation, they felt a strange sense of irony.

Du Hexuan crossed his arms and sneered, "You can't even rely on your own two children, yet you still expect your descendants from a different branch of the family to be more filial to your great-grandfather. You willingly act as a raft for your son's abuse, but your great-grandfather isn't stupid. Why would he leave such a big house unoccupied and rush to live in someone else's doghouse like you?"

Du Desheng: "..." The logic is sound, but why does it sound so awkward?

"Speaking of which, we've been sitting in the front yard for so long, and no one has mentioned my great-uncle's nephew. She's an outsider, yet she seems to know everything about this and cares a lot. Could she be involved with that nephew's family? Maybe she can't stand how good my great-uncle is to Grandma Qin and our An'an, so she's deliberately coming to stir up trouble?" "That's because she's stupid." Du Yihan's expression clearly showed disdain for Madam Kou.

Although he had been working in the laboratory since arriving in City B, he wasn't oblivious to what was happening around him, especially since his younger sister was still away, so he had to pay extra attention to her.

Du Yihan had heard about the feud between Du Wei and his family and his younger sister before. He didn't think that such an unpopular old woman could have any real connection with that sycophantic family. The best explanation was that she was really stupid and hopeless. Maybe someone just said a few words to provoke her, and she rushed to be the first to spite Du Desheng and his family.

"They're not very bright to begin with. Would someone with a brain rush to someone's wedding and shamelessly bring up the issue of having offspring?"

Compared to Madam Shen, Du Anrao was actually more concerned about what Madam Kou had just said. After all, her great-uncle and Grandma Qin had an unbreakable bond, and there was no possibility of a third party interfering. Grandma Qin knew this better than anyone else and wouldn't overthink it.

But what Madam Kou just said was different. Du Anrao wasn't sure if Grandma Qin would overthink it after hearing her words. After all, not wanting to have children and being unable to have children are two completely different things. What if Grandma Qin really got stuck on these words because of her?

Not to mention, this person just specifically mentioned some people she already disliked.

"Before my grandmother and I came along, my grandfather had already severed ties with the Du Weilu family. You can't even rely on your own children, whom you raised and educated yourself, and you expect my great-uncle to rely on a junior who has conflicts and grudges with him and is not a good person to begin with? Are you afraid that my great-uncle will have an easy time in his old age? What's most despicable is that you're trying to use euphemisms to pin the blame on my grandmother and me. You're shameless."

Although it was the first time Du Yuxi had heard about Du Desheng and his nephew's family, she quickly grasped the gist of the matter by combining what Du Anrao had said with the woman's outrageous remarks.

One insightful commentator remarked, "Perhaps it's because she herself is that kind of person. Her two sons treated her that way, yet she still thought they were filial, sensible, and trustworthy. Her other two children were completely subservient and dependent on her, yet she tried every possible way to kill them, driving them to the brink of despair, and still blamed her children. Her thought process is truly extraordinary."

"It's not that she has an unusual way of thinking, but rather that she picks on the weak. She only knows how to bully those who favor her, but she doesn't dare to utter a word to those who really want to hurt her. She bullies the weak and fears the strong."

"well said!"

As soon as Du Anrao finished speaking, a sudden burst of applause rang out behind him.

Everyone turned around in surprise and looked in the direction of the sound, only to find that several middle-aged and elderly people in formal attire had appeared behind them at some point.

(End of this chapter)