What was rare was that the old man still had a pot of old wine.

He took it out to entertain Yang Fei and Lin Xueyi.

Lin Xueyi felt a pang of sadness in her heart, she hurriedly ate a bowl of rice and was full.

Yang Fei, however, drank two large bowls of wine with the old man.

Both were equally overwhelmed by a sense of sadness and pain, yet neither spoke of it.

The old man was also a martial artist, with the forthrightness and tenacity of one who practiced Martial Arts.

After a few bowls of wine, he managed to suppress the sorrow that lay heavy in his heart.

At least on the surface, the old man seemed to have accepted the fact of his son's sacrifice.

However, Yang Fei knew that such pain would never go away.

It would torment the old man, torment the whole family, in the long years to come.

The old man brought up some trivial matters of daily life, chatting with Yang Fei.

Yang Fei paid attention to the old man's words, quietly noting the family's hardships in his heart.

Just then, a woman walked into the courtyard.

The other three children immediately cheered and ran out of the main room toward her.

"Mommy, you're finally back."

"Boo hoo, Mommy, I've missed you. Where did you go?"

...

Yang Fei stood up.

The woman in the courtyard, in her thirties, was dressed in extremely fashionable, trendy attire.

She had her hair permed, and her lips were coated with cheap lipstick.

Even from a distance, one could smell the scent of the cheapest kind of perfume.

It was clear that she was trying her best to present herself as a city beauty.

But the outdated and cheap clothing, and the excessively exaggerated makeup,

turned a not-unattractive rural woman into a bizarre sight.

Surrounded by the three children, the woman cried out in disgust.

"Ouch, you brats, you've dirtied my leather shoes."

"Don't pull the necklace, this necklace is very expensive."

...

Seeing this woman, both Yang Fei and Lin Xueyi were surprised and looked at the old man.

The old man's face was full of bitterness.

He let out a sigh and shook his head.

"It's a sin. This woman, my eldest son's wife, ran away when my son was paralyzed."

Yang Fei angrily slapped the table.

"Then what is she doing back now?"

The old man sighed.

"She's come back for money. After my eldest son became paralyzed, it nearly depleted all our savings."

"Some of the medical expenses were from his wife's private savings from her job."

"She found another man outside. Now she and her man come every day, hounding us to pay the debts."

Lin Xueyi glanced at the old man's eldest son.

His expression was wooden as he simply closed his eyes.

At that moment, a man with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks, wearing sunglasses, followed the woman into the courtyard.

As soon as he entered, he took a deep sniff.

"Old Hong, you have money to buy meat, but no money to pay back my wife, what gives?"

Although the guy spoke rudely, he always kept his distance from the elder, seemingly very wary of him.

The woman's face was thick with rouge, but her expression was ice cold.

"Father, I know you have money on hand."

"I heard the second brother works abroad and earns a good wage, and he sends you money every month."

As she spoke, her eyes drifted towards Yang Fei and Lin Xueyi, intentionally or otherwise.

The old man sighed, in front of Yang Fei, he didn't want to argue with the woman.

The old man waved his hand, "Xiuyun, after all, we're family."

"Now that you have found someone else, I won't blame you. Come over another day for the medical bills, and I'll repay you."

The woman lowered her eyes, not saying a word, though her complexion grew uglier.

The man, however, chuckled, with a sleazy air about him.

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"Old Hong, don't think I don't know what's on your mind, your second son went abroad to work, and your eldest son has become a waste."

"You damn well want to save up to remarry, as the saying goes, old trees can sprout new blossoms..."

Anger surged in Yang Fei's chest.

He suddenly stood up.

The man was immediately frightened, one leg already stretched outside the door.

The elder also rose to his feet, patting Yang Fei's shoulder, getting him to sit down.

The elder looked calmly at the man, and also at his daughter-in-law, still with a serene tone.

"Xiuyun, after my son was disabled, you developed a wandering heart, I didn't originally blame you."

"But you shouldn't have brought this kind of snobbish nobody to my doorstep."

"I said before, the medical expenses you advanced will be repaid to you in full, now please leave, and have some self-respect."

Throughout, the elder never gave the man a glance.

His expression was indifferent, but he wasn't angry.

The woman, intimidated by the elder's demeanor, felt a surge of shame.

She turned to look at the man and hesitated, "Maybe... we should go back first..."

"Heh, go back? Let me tell you, I'm tight on funds this month, can hardly pay the workers' wages."

The man sneered coldly, shouting at the elder.

"Old Coffin, don't be so stingy."

"If you weren't so petty, your daughter-in-law wouldn't have ended up with me."

"Get lost!"

The elder suddenly burst into rage, a loud shout that nearly made the man wet his pants.

The guy scrambled away, fleeing the yard and cursing loudly, "You'll wait for not repaying your debt."

The woman was also startled, staring at the elder in dismay.

The elder sighed, speaking indifferently, "I will repay you the money, you go first."

"Here's a piece of advice, this kind of man is unreliable, be more discerning yourself."

The woman's face suddenly turned icy.

"Even if he's unreliable, it's still better than staying in this house."

"After all, he's a foreman with over a dozen people under him, making a salary of five to six thousand a month."

It seemed the woman was eager to justify her infidelity with a plausible reason.

In the end, her voice grew increasingly sharp.

"Tell me, what hope is there in this house? What's wrong with me finding another man?"

All along, Lao Pao's expression remained impassive, resigned to his fate.

Yet, upon hearing this, he began to cry.

Yang Fei couldn't hold back any longer and interjected.

"How much does this family owe you?"

The woman looked at Yang Fei in surprise.

Before she could reply, they heard the man's shrill voice from outside.

"Twelve thousand."

Turns out, the guy had sneakily come back and was hiding just outside the door.

Yang Fei gave the woman a glance and said flatly, "Is it twelve thousand?"

The woman nodded haughtily.

Twelve thousand yuan was indeed a large sum for the people here.

Yang Fei turned his head and nodded at Lin Xueyi.

Lin Xueyi, understanding the cue, opened the zipper of her backpack and began to take out stack after stack of bright red notes.

Lin Xueyi's handbag wasn't very large, but it still contained a full one hundred and twenty thousand.

When bundle after bundle of hundred-yuan bills were laid out in front of the woman,

not only did the woman's eyes bulge, but the man outside was also stunned speechless.

"For me?"

The woman reached out tremblingly for the money.

She wanted to take it but didn't dare, looking quite ridiculous.

Yang Fei snickered and said, "This money is for Uncle Hong."

"You can look but don't touch."

Lin Xueyi couldn't help but let out a laugh.

This guy's words could really infuriate people without costing a life.

What did he mean by you can look but don't touch?

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