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Chapter 298: Chapter 300 Brother Hong’s Stance_1
"Blood relations like parents and siblings are certain, but not so much for others," Tan Yuancheng hinted.
With Qiao Duo’er’s pretty face and attractive figure, could she really be content staying in this family?
She’s obedient now only because she hasn’t come across anything better.
Tan Zhenghong said with a grim face, "I don’t want to hear this kind of talk again. She is my wife, and as long as I’m here, no one is allowed to slander her, not even her own father!"
Tan Yuancheng thought it through and realized that bargaining wouldn’t do him any good, so he might as well let it be.
Anyway, he certainly wouldn’t admit that he was scared into silence by Tan Zhenghong.
"Then let’s settle on that price for a total of four tables," he agreed.
Tan Zhenghong asked further, "Let’s clarify the portion size of each dish, to avoid any reasons for dispute later."
Tan Yuancheng felt a pang inside—indeed, he had planned to let Tan Zhongzhong skimp on the amount slightly.
He used to think that Fourth Boss was simple and unassuming, but now he realized that it was just an illusion; this Fourth Boss was actually quite shrewd!
After discussing the matter of the dishes, Tan Yuancheng brought up another matter.
"After the division of the family, gift-giving is generally of two kinds: either everyone gives separately or we pool together. Which do you think is better?"
Tan Zhenghong laughed bitterly, truly wondering what kind of mindset his father had for expecting him to give gifts.
After all the previous disputes, shouldn’t normal behavior be to have nothing to do with each other ever again?
Tan Yuancheng, not understanding Tan Zhenghong’s reaction, continued, "Actually, I think it’s good if we all pool together. Among the brothers, only your household is well-off. If you’re willing, you should look after your brothers."
"I won’t go, and from now on, I won’t help lazy people either," Tan Zhenghong declared his stance clearly.
It wasn’t that he was heartless, but his experiences told him that by indulging them, they would only oppress him more aggressively.
In the past, when he was alone, he still had some illusions about familial affection, and he could endure it.
But now he had Qiao Duo, and he wouldn’t sacrifice her to satisfy the whims of his parents and siblings. That was his bottom line as a man.
Tan Yuancheng opened his mouth, feeling that he should say something, but what?
His original intention was for everyone to turn a blind eye and to act as if the Relationship Termination Letter didn’t exist.
But in reality, everyone else in the family thought the same, except for Tan Zhenghong and his wife.
Now that Tan Zhenghong was enraged, thus the harsh words spoken today.
"I am your son, born from you and Mom. If you have problems in the future, I won’t ignore them. I’ll contribute as much as the other brothers, but let’s not discuss anything else," he added.
Tan Zhenghong made another point, as a dutiful son, no matter how his parents treated him, he should not neglect them entirely.
Tan Yuancheng said weakly, "Fourth Boss, about us..."
"I’ve made up my mind; it’s settled. Please relay to the other brothers that if there’s nothing important, so be it. But if someone again troubles me or my wife, I won’t be so pleasant," Tan Zhenghong stated emphatically, and Tan Yuancheng had no choice but to take it seriously.
The reason was simple: Tan Zhenghong was a man, his son.
Tan Yuancheng didn’t know how he left Fourth Boss’s room, his emotions churning with a complex mix of feelings.
He thought that there were no grudges that couldn’t be left overnight among blood relatives, and that the problems would resolve themselves, but there are no absolute indestructible relationships in this world.
That Severance book... it seemed it was going to be effective permanently.
Tan Yuancheng sighed deeply; why on earth had he agreed to such a preposterous thing as dividing the family back then?
He now wished he could slap his past self to death for initiating the division!
