Forced to marry a disabled man in the countryside? I'll repay you tenfold!

Last night, the two families argued about work until midnight, and neither came out on top. Thinking back, the mother had even sold off all their belongings cheaply, making him feel increasingly aggrieved.

The eldest sister-in-law whispered in Chen's ear, "The key is that your mother still has several thousand yuan in her hands! All that she's saved over the years, plus the money from selling the house and her job... If we had that, we could buy a permanent job at the supply and marketing cooperative! That position is so lucrative; you can get your hands on defective fabrics, near-expiry sugar... all from inside the operation!"

The eldest brother turned to his younger brother and incited him, "Second brother, there's no point in us fighting like this. Why not let Mom get a share of the money? After all, that house is Dad's inheritance. Why shouldn't we get a penny from it? With the money, haven't you always wanted to work at the cannery? If you pull some strings, maybe you can get it!"

Chen Lao Er was indeed tempted. After a brief discussion, the group found the guesthouse before dawn—finding Chen Xiuer and her daughter wasn't difficult; it was the only guesthouse in Fengcheng.

Chen Xiuer, her arm gripped by her older brother, gave a cold laugh: "You guys really haven't given up. You ignored Mom for over ten days in the hospital, and now that she's better, you're trying to deceive her?"

"Tell them to get out! I'll pretend I don't have these two sons." Aunt Wang walked out, her legs still a little unsteady, but her tone was very firm.

At this moment, Su Wanqing, Zhou Yanshen, and Uncle Ding also came out carrying large and small bags, preparing to go to Bincheng, but unexpectedly they ran into this scene at the door.

The eldest and second eldest Chen brothers knelt down with a thud: "Mom! Don't you really recognize us as your own sons anymore? We are the root of the Chen family! When Dad was alive, he always said that the Chen family would rely on us to support it... Mom, we were wrong, please don't go!"

Chen Lao Er even slapped himself, his face contorted with grief: "Mom! We're not human! We were bewitched, only thinking of our own little schemes, forgetting your kindness in raising us! But we're still family, after all. If Dad were still alive, he would definitely want us to live together peacefully..."

Aunt Wang hesitated for only a second before snorting, "Alright, stop acting! The house's already sold, and I have nowhere to live, so I'm planning to go to Xinjiang with Xiuer. From now on, you can live however you want. You can take the old man's pension; I won't pursue it. The rest of the money is mine; it has nothing to do with you!"

Seeing that her mother was unmoved by reason, the sister-in-law jumped up and yelled, "Chen Jianguo! Why are you wasting your breath talking to this old geezer? She doesn't even acknowledge you as her son anymore! She only cares about her daughter now! She's always favored her daughter since she was little, giving her everything, and you're still so naive!"

The eldest son stood up, his face filled with heartache: "Mom, you just left like that, taking all the money from home with you. Didn't you think about your grandchildren? Didn't you think about how the eight of us from both families would survive?"

Chen Lao Er couldn't hold back any longer: "Mom, you can leave, but the money from Dad's house has to be divided among us! To be honest, Dad was among the first to be allocated the house, it has nothing to do with your work at the neighborhood committee! Please consider this one last time you look after us. Besides, it's just too much to take all the family savings with you, isn't it? Leave the money here today, and we won't stop you anymore!"

Su Wanqing's lips twitched—all her sleepiness vanished. It turned out that the person blocking her door so early in the morning was there to ask for money.

"Pah!" Granny Wang spat, nearly hitting her son in the face. "I knew you wouldn't come up with anything good! Let me tell you, that house is half mine! Now that he's dead, it's all mine! You're dreaming if you think you can take a single penny! I've lived most of my life and never seen a son ask his own mother for money! I'm not giving him the money today, are you going to beat your own mother to death?!"

"Mom, what are you saying? We're your sons, how could we hit you?" Old Chen said with a dark face. "At most... we'll prevent you from leaving. If you insist on leaving, we'll wait at the guesthouse every day and see how you leave this room!"

Zhou Yanshen frowned. Although he had a distant relationship with his mother, he still disapproved of this behavior of treating his own mother like a money bag. He was about to step forward when Su Wanqing gently pulled him back.

"Yan Shen, wait a minute," Su Wanqing said in a low voice, "I have an idea."

She leaned close to Wang Da Niang's ear, who was trembling with anger, and whispered a few words. Wang Da Niang's eyes lit up, and she immediately straightened her back even more, raising her voice to curse:

"This is outrageous! You're getting agitated just because I didn't cause you any trouble? You won't let me leave? Fine! Xiuer, hold onto the baby tight, we're not going back to Xinjiang yet! Let's go make a scene at your older brother's factory first!"

He was accused of being unfilial and neglecting his mother, forcing her to sell her house and job, and even trying to steal her money to survive!

Go to your second brother's workplace and expose everything he did—stealing his mother's pension and neglecting her life! Don't even think about running away from your sister-in-law's workplace either! I'll cause trouble every day; let's see who among you can still work peacefully! You'll all lose your jobs! You still dare to covet my money? I'll let the whole of Fengcheng see whether you heartless bastards deserve to work in the factory!

After this series of moves, the men turned pale—if things really escalated like this, not only would their jobs be ruined, but their reputations would be tarnished throughout the city.

Chen Lao Er was furious: "Mom! Are you serious? We're your own sons! How can you bear to drive us to such a dead end? Not only will you not give us the money, but you're even going to ruin our jobs? I don't know if we're your sons or your enemies!"

Aunt Wang spat at them, saying, "I don't know what sins I committed to give birth to two debt-collecting devils! I've already died once, what am I afraid of? I'm telling you right now: anyone who dares to stop me will lose their job! Try me if you don't believe me!"

The eldest son turned to Chen Xiuer, trying to reason with her: "Xiuer, aren't you going to try to persuade your mother? I always thought you were a reasonable person, but who knew you'd join in this nonsense! Your mother is old and senile, are you senile too? Taking all the money and leaving your two brothers' families ruined, will you feel at ease?"

Chen Xiuer sneered from the side: "Brother, why didn't you explain things when Mom was hospitalized? Now you're pretending to be filial sons, but it's too late."

Seeing that Aunt Wang was really about to go crazy and cause trouble at her workplace, the sister-in-law quickly grabbed Chen Laoda: "Forget it, forget it! This old madwoman is really capable of doing something! We can't afford to mess with her..."

Old Chen gritted his teeth and said, "Mom, you've gone to such extremes, don't regret it later! When you're old and bedridden, who will take care of you? And when you die, don't expect us to hold the fire basin or smash the mourning basin for you!"

Chen Lao Er said even more bitterly, "You're counting on Chen Xiuer now? She's a married daughter, can she take care of you in your old age? What a joke! When you're over there unable to move and crying out to heaven in vain, don't come back begging us! Then see if she'll even care about you!"