Old Deng is reborn in the 1980s, and he starts by severing his father-son relationship!

It was rush hour, and the entrance to the company was bustling with people, mostly Chen Jianguo's colleagues and superiors.

He adopted a very humble attitude, only wanting to avoid trouble.

Chen Deshun ignored all of that and went straight to the point: "Chen Jianguo, now that you're working, your family is still struggling financially. It's time to pay back the money your family spent on your education and your wedding!"

These words struck Chen Jianguo like a bolt from the blue.

His father didn't come to apologize; he came to settle scores from yesterday!

"Dad, isn't it parents' duty to support their children's education and marriage?"

Chen Jianguo argued in a low voice, while reaching out to grab Chen Deshun's arm, trying to pull him to a less crowded spot on the roadside: "Besides, it's been so long, there's no reason to ask for it back."

If his colleagues and superiors heard this, how would he ever be able to face anyone at work again?

"Ha, what are you saying?"

Chen Deshun shoved his hand away: "I paid for your schooling, and you've never given the family a single penny? I spent money to get you a wife, only for her to point her finger at me and yell at me in broad daylight, and even hit your own brother? If you dare to do this, don't blame me for doing it the next time!"

Why would he leave? He's going to say it right here at the company gate! If it were somewhere else, why would he bother taking a day off to come all this way?

"Dad, what are you doing? Can you stop being so unreasonable?" Chen Jianguo's old face was flushed like he was constipated, and he just wanted to leave this place of trouble immediately.

Chen Deshun persisted, "You've been married for two years, haven't you? Does your wife Liu Rui still send her entire salary back to her parents' home every month? I want to see which daughter-in-law lives like this! Yesterday she dared to curse me in front of you; when I'm old, she'll dare to pull the plug on my oxygen tube!"

This wasn't just Chen Deshun saying something in anger; Liu Rui, though he didn't pull it up himself, had said something similar in the future.

Chen Jianguo stamped his feet in frustration: "Dad, are you determined to ruin me before you're satisfied?!"

Murdering one's own father—can you just say that so casually? If his boss hears this, his future is completely over!

"Look at you, are you even speaking human language? Am I ruining you by stating the facts? How can someone like you serve the people?"

Chen Deshun sneered and pointed to the office building: "Why don't we go in now and find your boss to reason with us, and see what he has to say?"

Chen Jianguo rubbed his head. How could he dare to go to the leader about something like this?

He could only concede: "Dad, didn't I promise you yesterday that I would give the family one-third of my salary every month? Why are you going back on your word?"

"Your salary is what you gave me as a token of respect; it's what I should be paying you. How can you say I'm going back on my word?"

Chen Deshun cut to the chase: "When you were in college, the government clearly provided student aid, but you lied to your family saying you needed tuition money. That money is what you owe me, and you should pay it back. And the wedding dowry—Liu Rui beat your fourth brother, insulted me, her father-in-law, and slandered me—the neighbors can all testify to these things. Therefore, I don't recognize her as my daughter-in-law, and you shouldn't bring her home anymore. Since I don't acknowledge her, the dowry money naturally has to be returned to me!"

"Dad!" Chen Jianguo called out helplessly, hoping to awaken his dormant fatherly love.

Unfortunately, Chen Deshun remained cold and unresponsive: "Stop talking nonsense. Just tell me, will you give it or not? If not, I'll go ask your boss right now. I won't just ask your boss, I'll go to Liu Rui's workplace and ask everyone else in the hospital. Which girl demands such a high dowry? She'll be a traitor, giving all her salary to her family, and then she'll give her father-in-law the cold shoulder, yell at him, and beat her brother-in-law!"

Chen Deshun was confident that he had Chen Jianguo under his thumb, certain that Chen Jianguo would never, and dared not, make a big fuss about it.

"Dad, you can't go to Liu Rui. If you go, my marriage is over! If we really get divorced, how am I supposed to live alone?" Chen Jianguo panicked.

"That's it! Four-legged toads are hard to find, but two-legged women are everywhere!"

Chen Deshun said nonchalantly, "You're not that old, and your circumstances aren't bad. If you're divorced, it'll be hard to find someone in the city, but it'll be easy to find someone back in the village, right? If all else fails, you can find a widow or someone with a physical disability; you can make a living that way, can't you?"

Of course, this was just said in anger; Chen Deshun did not actually want them to divorce.

Those two parasites should be locked up for life, and never let them out to harm other people's children.

"Dad! What are you saying?" Chen Jianguo stared wide-eyed, incredulous.

"I'm speaking in plain language. If you don't understand, you should seriously consider your own character. I'm trying to reason with you now, but if you continue to be shameless, don't blame me for being impolite. I mean what I say."

Chen Deshun started counting on his fingers, calculating every expense he gave Chen Jianguo, from the money he received during his university years to the dowry for his wedding, the money he borrowed from his family after the marriage, and the things he took along the way, all of which were converted into money.

Chen Jianguo felt dizzy and his eyes were blurry. He had forgotten many things himself, but he did not expect Chen Deshun to have such a good memory. He even remembered something as small as taking a few pieces of fruit from home.

The two argued at the door for a long time, and colleagues coming and going couldn't help but look over and point.

"Dad, I will remember your kindness to me for the rest of my life, and I will definitely take good care of you in the future..."

Chen Jianguo tried to refuse, but Chen Deshun seemed not to hear him and continued, "Back then, our family owed over a thousand yuan to Aunt Wang next door, your maternal grandparents, your paternal grandparents, your uncle's family, and your maternal uncle's family to raise money for you. Your college fees, your rent after marriage, all the food and other expenses, and the money you borrowed from me—we'll round it down to five hundred yuan. The wedding dowry is six hundred, making a total of one thousand one hundred. Give me the money today, and we'll call it even."

"Dad, why are you being so petty, like a child?" Chen Jianguo's face turned ashen. Why did the family have to make such a fuss? He was asking for 1,100 yuan right off the bat; he was trying to empty his savings!

"Don't try to fool me. Just tell me straight, are you going to pay me back or not?" Chen Deshun pressed on relentlessly.

"I'll... but could you give me a break?" Chen Jianguo racked his brains, trying to get through this hurdle first.

Chen Deshun reached out for the money directly: "Give me all the money you have first. If it's not enough, since your workplace is right here, we can go to your boss now and get an advance on your salary. If that's still not enough, we can go to Liu Rui's workplace and get an advance on that too. If it's really not enough, then we'll wait. As a father, I can't really push you to the brink."

Chen Deshun was determined to get the money today, otherwise his afternoon leave would be wasted. Besides, things might change if he delayed, and no one could predict what would happen in the future.

"Are you really my father?" Chen Jianguo roared in a low voice, exasperated.

"Whether it's true or not, it doesn't change the fact that you owe me money. If you don't want to acknowledge me as your father because of 1,100 yuan, then so be it."

Chen Deshun snorted coldly. Trying to play the victim with him? He'd fallen for his tricks in his past life. This time, he ignored him completely and turned the tables on him.

Chen Jianguo was speechless, his lips twitching uncontrollably.

The gatekeeper had been craning his neck and watching from the guardhouse for a while, but he wasn't satisfied with just watching. So he came over to mediate and said to Chen Jianguo earnestly, "Young man, think about how hard your father has worked to raise you. Do you know how difficult it was? Even crows know to feed their parents. You have to have a conscience."