Chapter 383: Chapter 384: Severing Ties

Eldest Son, just because you’re the oldest doesn’t mean you should give everything unconditionally. Do they even appreciate you being their big brother?

Wang Fucheng’s eyes were bloodshot as he clenched his fists tightly, his eyes filled with fury and sorrow.

Yang Hongxia embraced her husband with a heart full of pity, looking at him worriedly. She was genuinely fearful that he might be driven to some misfortune, leaving her and their son and daughter helpless.

“Fucheng, don’t be too angry, I and the children are still here.”

The two children looked at Wang Fucheng with red eyes: “Daddy, don’t be sad, Chun Ya feels sorry for daddy.”

At his daughter’s words, Wang Fucheng’s heart momentarily warmed, and the intense rage at the top of his head dissipated somewhat. The man, whose face was red and body was trembling with pent-up anger, somewhat relaxed.

Wang Laotai, seeing her son furious to death, cursed him for being unfilial but could not bear to cut off relations, yet she refused to give any money.

Xu Ying watched the disdain in the Wang Family’s eyes–she couldn’t block it. She had never seen such biased parents. Addressing Wang Laotai, she urged, “Hurry up and give the money, or else leave your children here to repay the debt.”

When Wang Laoer’s Wife heard this, her eyes lit up: “Is the boss asking for my husband to stay and help at the store?”

As she spoke, the eyes of the others in the Wang Family also gleamed brightly at Xu Ying.

Xu Ying scoffed coldly, “What good luck are you thinking of? Back in my hometown, we have a farm. You can go clean for my pigs, chickens, and ducks, and feed them. A month of work will be worth ten yuan.

If you don’t want to do it, give me the money back now.”

Wang Laotai’s eyes drooped, “Can’t it be deducted from Eldest Son’s salary?”

“No, we won’t use Wang Fucheng anymore. If you come and make a scene again, we’ll have to close the shop.

We dare not make use of such people. And by the way, when Wang Fucheng first came to work, it was my husband who paid the rent, and my husband who bought the daily necessities.

That’s a total of US$ 500, make sure you shuffle that out too and then take him away.”

When Yang Hongxia heard Xu Ying’s words, she felt a sudden drop in her heart, completely listless, but upon hearing Xu Ying’s last sentence, she turned her head in sudden realization.

Grateful tears welled up in her eyes–how had she been fortunate enough to meet such a good friend as Xu Ying in this lifetime?

“Mom, when my daughter and son came to study, it was my boss who arranged it, costing an additional three hundred yuan.

When I first came to study, I had no money for food, and it was this roommate of mine who supported me, totaling two hundred yuan. Please pay it all,” said Yang Hongxia, pointing at Zhang Shulan.

Zhang Shulan looked completely clueless. Xu Ying continued, “That’s right, they owe me a thousand yuan, and this classmate two hundred yuan–a total of twelve hundred yuan, please.”

The Wang Family members’ faces immediately changed dramatically. Wang Laoer’s Wife jumped up in shock: “What? Sister-in-law, what are you eating here for a few months that amounts to two hundred yuan?

How can you spend so much? And also paying rent and all that, oh my, a thousand yuan, are you here to earn money or spend it?”

Wang Laosan, too, was furious; one thousand two hundred yuan, they’d have to go without food or drink for decades to save that much!

That simply won’t do–they only had six hundred yuan left at home and were planning to borrow some more from the Eldest Son to arrange a marriage. They definitely couldn’t afford to lose money on this.

This time, the Wang Family had come to borrow money from Wang Fucheng for Wang Laosan’s marriage; there was no way they could afford to lose money on this.

“Eldest Son, is this really true?” Old Man Wang looked at his own son with severe seriousness, though his heart was already deeply flustered.

Wang Fucheng nodded, his head hanging down.

Old Man Wang almost fainted; his entire face contorted as he cried bitterly, “Such misfortune!”

Wang Laotai stomped her foot in anger: “Eldest Son, you heartless one, how could you owe so much money? This is your own debt, it has nothing to do with us; you go and pay it back.

Cutting off relations, just like you said, cutting off relations.”

At this point, Wang Laotai was deeply regretting not having severed ties earlier.

The Wang Family had no objections.

Their ties needed to be severed once and for all.

Seeing this, Yang Hongxia was instantly overjoyed inside, but her expression carried a complaint, “Mom, you are really ruthless, making us carry so much debt.”

Old Man Wang immediately got offended and retorted, “It’s your fault, insisting on making Eldest Son come here with you. Now look, no money was made, and you’ve incurred so much debt, I wonder how long you can last.”

Once Xu Ying saw that things had settled down, she quickly grabbed some fried snacks and secretly handed them to Mr. Public Security, “Thank you for today.

This isn’t for you; it’s for the kids at home, and you don’t have the right to refuse.”

As she spoke, she stuffed the items into the embrace of the officers, turned around to find a pen and a notebook, signed her name to sever the relationship, and a fingerprint confirmed its validity.

Old Man Wang and his family faced setback and prepared to leave.

Wang Zhuzhu became upset, desperately wanting to stay, “Mom, I really think I have a destiny with that boss; I want to stay and be with him.”

Old Lady Wang regretted the trip, not having secured any money and having spent quite a bit on transportation and meals, now finding her daughter utterly bewitched.

“You foolish girl, just look at yourself–hurry back with me.”

Eventually, Wang Zhuzhu was forcibly taken back by the Wang Family.

It was said that after getting home, she was still fixated on marrying no one but Huo Chen.

Just as the Wang Family left, Wang Fucheng collapsed to the ground with a thud.

Xu Ying and Huo Chen were startled and quickly helped him up.

“Fucheng, what are you doing?” Huo Chen quickly helped him stand.

Wang Fucheng, a grown man with tears streaming down his face, looked at Xu Ying and her husband, “Boss, Boss’s wife, you are our family’s saviors.

You saved me, you saved our entire family.”

His words were no exaggeration; he was truly being driven insane by his parents. The burden of filial piety weighed on him, leaving him powerless to resist and making life unbearable.

“Let’s talk in the backyard,” Xu Ying said, pulling Yang Hongxia along.

Zhang Shulan took Chun Ya and Chunming to the shop but didn’t follow them to the backyard.

Once in the backyard, Yang Hongxia also tried to kneel, but Xu Ying wouldn’t have it, quickly pulling her up and sternly saying, “Are you trying to shorten my life?”

Yang Hongxia shook her head frantically, “No, Yingying, I just wanted to thank you.”

Xu Ying gave her a look and laughed, “You don’t need to kneel to thank me. Just work hard and help me make money.”

She planned to continue expanding with her husband, enlarging the fried snack shop, establishing a franchise, and then founding a corporate brand.

Yang Hongxia nodded, “Okay, whenever you need me, my husband and I will be there.”

Xu Ying held her hand, looking at her somewhat pityingly, unaware of the harsh life she had endured with such in-laws.

“From now on, it’s the light at the end of the tunnel for you; without them, our lives will only get better.”

Yang Hongxia nodded again; her husband had told her yesterday that the boss wanted him to manage the store, this very store.

She had just learned that Lu Aimin had also invested in the shop and would be going to another city for work, apparently to join his wife.

“I will, thank you, Yingying.”

“In a few days, I’ll be going to Shanghai for a foreign language competition, and Huo Chen will be coming back home with me. During that time, the shop will depend on you and your husband,” Xu Ying said.

Yang Hongxia immediately promised to work hard and take good care of the shop.