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Chapter 400: Chapter 400: Ready to Go Mad at Any Time
Upon hearing Si Boyi speak, Tong Yao and Zhang Lijuan both looked at him.
Si Chen’s expression slightly changed, noticing both of them looking at him, he frowned and said, "Don’t pick her up, since she wants to stay with her younger brother, let her stay."
Zhang Lijuan said, "Isn’t that a bit problematic? If the word gets out in the village, who knows what others would say about us?"
If the news reached the village, it would be embarrassing for her maternal family, as it would be a major loss of face for her.
Si Chen kept his stern face silent while Si Boyi said,
"Brother, if you have any thoughts, let me know. I’ll listen to you."
He was very critical of Lin Fengying’s actions. His mother living with his uncle is nothing less than a disgrace.
He believed not going to pick her up was the right decision. If they did, his mother’s temper would flare even more. What would happen then if she stirred up another argument for a divorce?
He doesn’t want his mother to disrupt the marriage of his brother and sister-in-law as they were having a good life together.
It was not easy for their family to finally have some peace.
Si Chen calmly said, "Next year, we should renovate the old house. If she wants to go back, I will provide her with living expenses every month. If she doesn’t want to, it’s her choice. If she doesn’t go back, I won’t provide any living expenses. This is my decision. Whatever decisions you guys as a couple make is up to you."
On hearing this, Zhang Lijuan felt relieved.
This way, they could save on another expenditure.
She did not want to bother about her mother-in-law anyway. If Lin Fengying insisted on staying in Kyoto, it will save them the trouble of taking care of one less person in future.
After all, Lin Fengying was unwilling to babysit for her anyway.
When Si Boyi heard this, he hesitated for a while, then nodded and said, "Brother, I’ll do the same. If mom goes back, I’ll make sure she is well taken care of. If she doesn’t go back, then I won’t provide her with any living expenses either. If our mom doesn’t care about our thoughts, then we don’t have to provide her with living expenses for the time being, and let her consider who is really at fault in this situation."
The more he spoke, the more displeased he was with Lin Fengying.
"I really don’t understand what’s gotten into our mother recently, she’s been obsessed with coming to Kyoto, taking care of Xiaohui and my uncle. And Xiaohui, who got married to Song Yu without informing us and now, not very long after the marriage, she’s making a fuss about wanting a divorce. What does she think marriage is? I don’t know how the villagers would talk about us behind our backs."
Upon hearing Si Xiaohui’s name, Si Chen frowned, "We don’t have to bother about Xiaohui’s matters anymore, she is already an adult, whether she marries or divorces, we let it be."
"That’s true. Xiaohui has been acting up a lot lately without respecting Boyi and me. I won’t bother about her any more in the future, and Boyi shouldn’t either." Zhang Lijuan dared to speak freely about Xiaohui but not about her mother-in-law.
It was clear to her that Si Xiaohui always looked down on her.
Although her family was not as well-off as the Si family, she was certain her future seemed brighter than Si Xiaohui’s.
Let Si Xiaohui continue her antics!
Now that both the elder brother and Boyi won’t care about Xiaohui, without a source of income, her mother-in-law would not be able to help much either.
The uncle may care for Xiaohui a lot, but he had a son of his own, he would have to leave his inheritance for his son. If Xiaohui continued the same way, she would end up with nothing in the end.
Hard times are yet to come.
"Hmm." Si Chen nodding expressionlessly.
Tong Yao had been silent, waiting until everyone was done talking before she asked Si Chen, "What do you think about mother-in-law pushing for our divorce?"
Si Chen casually stated, "You were the one I brought home, her marriage didn’t cost her a cent. She doesn’t have any right to interfere."
"..." Tong Yao was surprised at Si Chen’s response.
However, she did feel mildly relieved.
Zhang Lijuan quickly intervened, "You two love each other deeply, why should you divorce? Apparently, our mom is just confused. Sister-in-law, you shouldn’t overthink. As long as you two are in love, that’s enough since it is you two who are living this life."
"We are the ones leading this life, but if she keeps creating such drama, it won’t lead us anywhere."
The statement was meaningful since if Lin Fengying continues to act this way, Tong Yao may grow tired of it as well.
"I understand." Si Chen nodded, not saying anything more.
Glancing at the time, he said to Si Boyi, "It’s getting late, I’ll take you guys for a rest."
"Yeah, alright."
Si Boyi nodded and hurriedly went to pick up his child.
Considering the cold weather, Si Chen did not let Tong Yao come along. He was the only one who took Si Boyi and Zhang Lijuan to the hotel.
After checking into the room, Si Chen didn’t go upstairs. Si Boyi wanted to have a private talk with Si Chen, so he let Zhang Lijuan take the baby upstairs first.
Both of them were standing at the entrance of the hotel, with the chilling wind blowing outside. Si Boyi shivered a little, before gathering his courage to ask, "Brother, exactly how did our father die? Was it due to illness, or did he commit suicide? Why did he jump from the second floor of the hospital?"
In fact, what Si Boyi really wanted to ask was what was the relationship between his mother and his uncle, but since Lin Fengying was his mother after all, he still found these queries hard to voice.
Si Chen looked at Si Boyi, "Do you really wish to know?"
"Hmm." Si Boyi nodded with determination.
Seeing Si Boyi’s prepared demeanor, Si Chen looked away into the darkness of the night, "He saw what he wasn’t supposed to see, and committed suicide."
As though recalling unpleasant memories, his face grew cold and stern, as cold as a blade.
He didn’t explicitly state anything, but he answered the question Si Boyi had in his mind.
Although Si Boyi was simple and straightforward, he was not foolish.
What was not supposed to be seen? What was meant by that?
Thinking about his uncle, Xiaohui and his mother together made everything clear.
In an instant, Si Boyi’s face turned more sour than even rotten cabbage. He clenched his fists tightly, gritted his teeth, his eyes red with anger, without speaking for a long time.
He appeared like he was on the verge of losing his sanity.
Si Chen remained silent, as though waiting for him to calm himself down.
After quite a while, Si Boyi finally unclenched his fists and looked at Si Chen.
"Brother, you knew about this all along?"
As soon as he spoke, his voice was hoarse, evidently trying to control his emotions.
"Hmm." Si Chen nodded, his voice heavy, "I knew it from the time we were at the hospital in Kyoto."
Suddenly, Si Boyi looked at Si Chen with sympathy, realizing that his elder brother knew about it when he was still very young. It’s no wonder that his brother’s personality changed to be so cold and withdrawn after his father passed away, it seemed to make sense now.
He had always thought that it was just Si Chen’s personality. Now he realized that his elder brother was probably the most distressed person among them all, keeping such a big thing bottled up inside him at such a young age. If he were in Si Chen’s shoes, he probably would have gone crazy a long time ago.
Right now, Si Boyi just wanted to find his uncle and give him a good beating.
Thinking that the sister he had loved so much for many years turned out to be his uncle’s child left him with a sickening and painful feeling.
He couldn’t describe how he felt in his heart at this moment.
Impulsively, he felt distressed and wanted to destroy everything.
He just wanted to vent his anger by beating his uncle, questioning how he had the audacity to appear in front of them.
Did he respect his father at all?
Where did his uncle find the audacity to blame his father’s death on the Tong family?
