Siheyuan: Why does your brother beat you up every day, Shazhu?

Chapter 137 That’s because he is my biological son!

There is one more thing that White Widow has been hiding from He Daqing——

That was a few years ago, when they had just arrived in Baoding not too long ago, He Yuzhu actually brought his sister He Yushui and really went through a lot of hardships to find Baoding!

But it happened that He Daqing was not at home that day, and it was the White Widow who opened the door.

As soon as she saw that it was those two "burdens", she immediately tried every possible way to coax and deceive them, and even said some unpleasant words to get them away!

She also deliberately told the two children, "Your dad doesn't want to see you!"

Up to now, the White Widow has not told He Daqing a word about this matter, and He Daqing has been kept in the dark.

So today, the situation is still the same. The White Widow put on a serious face and used her usual tricks:

"He Daqing! I don't care what your reasons are! You can't go back today!"

He Daqing watched the White Widow play the same trick again, suppressing his remaining patience and explaining:

"Old woman! I really have something important to go back for this time!"

"The money I sent to Yushui and the others before... Yushui and Zhuzi, they didn't get a single cent!"

"I don't know how these two kids have been living these past few years! I feel... terrible!"

His tone became firm: "I can ignore other things, but I must take care of this! I must go back!"

He also tried to appease the White Widow:

"Also, don't worry, I know what you're worried about. Aren't you just afraid that after I return to Forty-Nine City... I won't want to come back?"

"Don't worry, this won't happen!"

"Don't mention that my current work relationship and household registration are both in Baoding... Even if I take a step back, I might have felt reluctant to go back in the past, but not now!"

"My family...my boss is back!"

"When he comes back, he will take care of the two little ones at home. I feel at ease with him around."

"No? Your eldest brother?" The White Widow was stunned for a moment, then she remembered, and a look of suspicion and increased vigilance appeared on her face:

"Didn't he die outside a long time ago?"

The White Widow knew something about He Weiguo.

When he first started dating He Daqing, He Daqing would often get drunk and scold him as his "disobedient and unfilial" eldest son.

There has been no news for so many years, and like many people, she thought that He Daqing, the eldest son, had died outside long ago.

Now after hearing what He Daqing said, she felt even more worried and unwilling!

In her opinion, why did He Daqing, her eldest son, suddenly come back after not seeing him for so many years?

They must have come back to fight for the family inheritance and divide the property!

Although the courtyard house should have no direct relationship with the eldest son, if she remembered correctly, He Daqing's eldest son was not young anymore and it was time for him to get married.

Although the betrothal gifts these days are not as exaggerated as in later generations, arranging a marriage and buying things all cost money.

Will his eldest son's return cost a lot of He Daqing's money?

She was already very unhappy because He Daqing sent the ten dollars to Sijiucheng every month!

In her opinion, the money He Daqing earned should belong to the three of them, mother and son!

Her two sons are still in school, and it is the time to spend money. How could she let He Daqing's money be "wasted" on others?

If He Daqing had not been extremely persistent and tough on this matter in the early stages, she wouldn't even want to give him the ten dollars a month!

Now that her eldest son suddenly appears, she must be even more unwilling!

The White Widow rolled her eyes and immediately resorted to her best tactics of making trouble and blaming others:

"He Daqing! What do you mean? Have you changed your mind?"

"Do you think that now that your eldest son is back, you don't want to take care of the three of us anymore? Is that what you mean?"

She put her hands on her hips and her voice became sharp:

"I'm telling you! There's no way!"

"You've taken advantage of me for so many years, and now you want to just walk away? Don't even think about it!"

"If you dare to change your heart, my two brothers will not let you go!"

He Daqing looked at the white widow's face and listened to her unreasonable words, and his patience was finally exhausted!

He held his temper and tried to reason one last time:

"Old woman! I can agree with you on other matters, but this one—no! No room for negotiation!"

His voice also turned cold:

"Don't scare me with your two brothers! No... do you really think I'm afraid of your two brothers?"

"Don't you even think about who I am, He Daqing?"

"The reason I've been giving in to you over the years is often because I really feel you treat me well and I feel comfortable being with you. It's not because I'm afraid of your two brothers at all! Do you understand?"

No matter what, He Daqing is still an old chef who has worked in the canteen of the old city for half his life. He has seen all kinds of people!

People like the White Widow's two brothers are nothing in his eyes!

To be honest, any one of He Daqing's fellow apprentices and old neighbors in the old city has more connections and power than the two brothers of the White Widow!

That's not what this woman is thinking?

Are you really going to threaten him with this?

In the past, he just gave in, thinking that since everyone was living together, they should just accommodate each other.

Unexpectedly, the White Widow took it seriously and treated He Daqing as a soft persimmon!

When Widow Bai heard what he said, she obviously didn't believe it. Instead, she thought He Daqing was just bragging to save face.

In her opinion, if He Daqing was really that powerful, how could he be beaten by his own son?

He Daqing came back today with a face full of wounds, and insisted that he had fallen down himself, and then mentioned his eldest son.

The wound on his face was most likely caused by his eldest son!

She looked at He Daqing with a tone full of sarcasm:

"He Daqing!"

"You're still pretending to be a man?"

"If you can't even fart when your own son hits you, don't act like a big shot in front of me!"

This sentence completely ignited He Daqing's long-accumulated anger!

Just now he had been holding back from getting really angry, but this time, he really exploded!

"White Widow! When I'm talking to you nicely, you just talk nicely!"

He Daqing's roar suddenly rose:

"Isn't it that I dare not say a word about being spanked by my son?"

"Why don't you try someone else?"

"If anyone else had the guts to beat me up like that, I'd have been thrown into Shichahai to feed the fish!"

"No! Do you really think that I, He Daqing, have spent most of my life in vain? Do you think I'm a vegetarian?"

"The reason I let him beat me up is because I know my boss is a good person!"

"Although my reputation has been somewhat damaged, he is still my biological son after all!"

"It's impossible that after being beaten by your own son, you would seek revenge on outsiders, right? How the hell does that make sense?"

"I may be a bit of a jerk! A bit irresponsible! But I'm also a father!"

He gasped, pointed at the White Widow's nose, and said word by word:

"I'm telling you what happened today! I said I'm going back—I'm going back!"

"It's useless for anyone to come!"

"Don't mention your two brothers!"

Chapter 138 Staying overnight in Zhuozhou!

It was around eight o'clock in the evening, just as it was getting dark.

He Weiguo and Liu Jun drove an empty car and arrived at Zhuozhou.

Although Zhuozhou is not too far from Sijiucheng, it is unrealistic to arrive there before 10 o'clock in the evening given the current road conditions and car speeds.

Liu Jun looked at the weather and road conditions and made a decision:

"Weiguo, I'm afraid we'll have to stay in Zhuozhou for another night."

"Anyway, we'll be going back with an empty car. We'll just find a reliable farmer's house near the national highway and spend the night there."

He Weiguo nodded. He was not familiar with this area and followed Liu Jun's instructions.

"Okay, Brother Liu, I'll follow your instructions."

Soon, Liu Jun turned the steering wheel and the truck drove off the national highway and turned into a bumpy dirt road.

Not far away, next to a sparse forest, we saw a farmhouse. The adobe wall was not very high, and the gate was open. I could see that the yard was neatly tidied and the firewood was neatly stacked. It was obvious that this was a hardworking family.

Liu Jun parked the car in an open space not far from the yard and the two got out.

Liu Jun took a few steps forward and shouted towards the courtyard:

"Fellow villager? Is the fellow villager at home?"

His shout quickly attracted an old farmer who was about fifty years old.

The old man's face was full of wrinkles from the years, and he was wearing a black coarse cloth jacket that was washed white and had several patches on it, with the old-fashioned diagonal buttons.

He held a pipe in his mouth and leaned forward, his eyes filled with the vigilance and simplicity of a farmer, as he looked at the two strangers outside the door: