Infinite Throne

"Dad, don't tell big brother yet..."

As expected, Zhang Xiaoming repeated Zhang Xiaogang's words again and begged Lin Yebai to conceal it.

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As a successful old father, Lin Yebai has always been tolerant of his sons. As long as money is not involved, he will try his best to be satisfied in other aspects.

Zhang Xiaogang had his tail cut off in the hospital, and Zhang Xiaoming's remaining conscience drove him to call Zhang Xiaogang's wife.

"Sister-in-law, my eldest brother is sick and in the hospital..."

"Are you trying to trick me into paying money?" came the woman's angry voice:

"Don't he like to raise a mistress? Let his mistress pay him. Don't call me. Even if he dies outside, don't call me." The woman hung up the phone angrily.

Zhang Xiaoming was so sad that he didn't expect that Zhang Xiaogang, who appeared to be a successful man, also had a mess in his family.

If Zhang Xiaogang's wife paid for it, Zhang Xiaoming might choose to tell Zhang Xiaogang the real condition. But now that the matter has come to this, it's better to keep it a secret.

If my eldest brother and my old father both died, I would be able to get rich overnight and say goodbye to my past failed life completely. Think about it, I still have a little hope.

Lin Yebai came home from the hospital and took Zhang Xiaogang's longevity insurance policy back with him, and put it in his shroud together with Zhang Xiaoming's longevity insurance policy.

He went out to have lunch as usual, and said hello if he met a neighbor he knew. On the way back, he met Zhang Xiaohong.

She was sitting on the sofa carrying two kilograms of bananas, looking a little embarrassed. She hesitated for a while before speaking: "Dad, Yingying has very good grades and speaks English well. If she misses this opportunity, she will start later than others." a lot of."

"I have been raising Yingying all these years by myself. This is the only thing missing. When she graduates, she will have everything."

"I'm here to borrow money, and I'll pay it back to you in a few years. You don't live in the old house anyway, so why not sell it first and let Yingying buy you a new one in the city center later."

"You can live with Xiao Ming if you want, or you can live with me. It's safer to live with your children."

"The house is not for sale, and there is no money. Let Yingying enter a domestic university and work-study during the period. If she can save enough to study abroad, let her go. If she doesn't, it means she is not the material."

"Dad, Yingying has been smart since she was a child. She is also the most filial among her grandchildren. She will definitely be filial to you in the future..."

Lin Yebai thought for a while. Zhang Xiaoming's son had moved away with his mother a long time ago. He probably wouldn't want to visit his grandfather to avoid being entangled by his biological father. It’s the right thing to do, and there’s nothing wrong with it.

As for Zhang Xiaogang's son, he lives in another city, far away from here. He has never gotten along with Comrade Zhang Genshu since he was a child. He is closer to the woman's grandparents. In comparison, Yingying is indeed the most filial.

But what is the use of this "filial piety"?

"The environment abroad is not necessarily better than at home, unless she is good enough to get into the top prestigious schools."

"Dad..." Zhang Xiaohong wanted to persuade him again, but Lin Yebai silently held the thermos cup without saying a word.

"Yingying wants to study abroad very much, and her good friend is already making preparations. They can go together, and the two children can accompany them..."

Lin Yebai remained silent.

"Dad, it was you and mom who brought Yingying's father to me and asked me to marry him."

"He didn't take responsibility and let me bring up Yingying by myself. My whole life will be ruined because of this marriage!"

"Now I just hope that Yingying will not follow my old path and grow up to be an excellent child. Can't you even satisfy me with such a request?"

"Who do you want to keep the old house for, and how many years can it last?"

"I will do anything for Yingying, can you think about your children and me?"

Zhang Xiaohong became more and more excited. It seemed that it was a heinous crime for her old father not to give him money. She even complained a little, asking: "When you were sick, who was busy in front of the hospital bed to take care of you?"

"You were sick when you were a child, and we were busy at the hospital bed taking care of you." Lin Yebai said calmly.

"That's different..." Zhang Xiaohong lost her voice.

"It's different." Lin Yebai said no more.

The love between parents and children is inherently unbalanced.

"Dad, I'm sorry. My attitude was too extreme today. Don't be angry with me. I'll talk to Yingying about studying in China."

"Okay." Lin Yebai watched Zhang Xiaohong leave and sighed to himself. Once an old man gets older, it is easy for his children to regard his property as their own and even think about how to manage it.

As for marriage... maybe Zhang Xiaohong's failed marriage was related to her parents, but it was also her own choice. There were many opportunities for change along the way. If she never resisted fate, she could only be killed by fate.

After Zhang Xiaohong returned home, she cooked a table of dishes that her daughter liked.

"Yingying, forget about studying abroad."

"Why? You promised me." Zhang Yingying was a little confused.

"Our family no longer has enough money to send you to study abroad." Zhang Xiaohong said with difficulty, not daring to look at her daughter's disappointed eyes. Zhang Yingying's father abandoned his wife and children a long time ago and married another woman. Yingying took her mother's surname.

"I have already made arrangements with my classmates, and the teacher also knows."

"Now that I'm going back on my word, what do they think of me?"

"Why didn't you tell me earlier? In this case, don't give me hope. I don't have anything that others have, nothing."

After the girl put down her rice bowl, she went back to her room and locked the door.

"Yingying!" Zhang Xiaohong called twice, but her daughter didn't open the door. She cleaned up the food on the table and cried silently.

Why didn't Dad agree to support Yingying to go abroad to study? We are all relatives, shouldn't this be what relatives should do?

Zhang Xiaohong couldn't figure it out, not knowing which link went wrong, the child's future is the most important...

If mom was still alive, mom would definitely agree. Yingying used to be raised by her parents, almost raised by the two old people. If Dad didn't send Yingying to school, who would he leave the house to? Big brother, or Xiao Ming? At this time, she remembered that she didn't care about his son at ordinary times, and completely forgot her usual care and concern.

Zhang Xiaohong's heart was filled with thousands of thoughts, and the more she thought about it, the angrier she became. She had to go to a family to clean up in the afternoon. She hurriedly wiped away her tears, washed her face, changed her clothes and went out.

"Sister Zhang, please throw away the health products in that cabinet for me."

"Ah? Madam, I see that this health product is not expired."

"My parents bought it. It is a fake medicine made by an irregular organization. Another elderly person in the community took health products and got heavy metal poisoning. His life was lost. How can I leave it at home?"

"Oh... So that's the case. I really can't keep it."

Zhang Xiaohong put away the health products and couldn't help but feel her heart beating faster.

She suddenly remembered the words Zhang Xiaoming said to her in the hospital, about longevity insurance, about death gambling, and about high bonuses.

No one will find out.

This kind of health product is not necessarily poisonous...

When she left, she took away the garbage from the customer's home and two boxes of brand new health products.

The next day, Zhang Xiaohong bought a box of calcium supplement milk powder for the elderly and sent it to Lin Yebai together with the health products.

"Dad, don't you always complain about back pain?"

"I drink milk every day to supplement calcium, and this is specially for you old people."

"I shouldn't have said those words yesterday. I was too excited. Yingying is doing well in school in China..."

Zhang Xiaohong's attitude was gentle, but she didn't dare to look at the two boxes of health products. Her eyes were always a little evasive.

"I'm not angry with you. Thank you for sending me the things." Lin Yebai said in a calm tone.

[Wang Ergou]: This health product has problems at first glance. Don't eat it

[Literature Teacher]: If you love him, give him the best

[Safe Life]: Daughters are dad's little cotton-padded jackets. This one is thorns

[Mistakes Made in the Melon Field]: A loving family

[Gugu Chicken]: Sure enough, no one can be missing

[Magician's Big Zen Staff]: A family should be neat and tidy

"Dad, remember to eat it. Take two each time and three times a day." Zhang Xiaohong reminded.

"Okay." Lin Yebai nodded, looked at Zhang Xiaohong steadily, and asked, "Do you have anything else to say?"

"No. Dad, if you want to eat something, call me and I'll make it and send it to you." Perhaps because she had done something wrong, she was particularly enthusiastic and wanted to compensate her old father who knew nothing.

"Thank you, I received your kindness." Lin Yebai picked up the health care product and shook it, his voice was very crisp.

Zhang Xiaohong forced a smile, shuddered, and left quickly.

Her daughter was still angry with her, didn't say a word, just stayed in the room, and refused to eat. She must be very sad.

Things haven't succeeded yet, she dare not promise her daughter for the time being. If it really succeeds, it won't be too late to tell her daughter that she can study abroad. Yingying must be very surprised at that time.

Zhang Xiaohong started mopping the floor, tears flowing down her face unconsciously.

If Dad was willing to sell the house and take out the money, how could things have come to this point? When she came, she also bought milk powder, and no one should find out about the health care products. At that time, she would say that Dad bought it himself.

Lin Yebai went downstairs to play chess with his old comrades as usual. After exercising, he returned to his residence and fed some food to the wild cats in the community.

Zhang Xiaoming stayed in the hospital to take care of Zhang Xiaogang, busy and thoughtful. When Zhang Xiaogang was discharged from the hospital, Zhang Xiaoming prepared a large table of dishes, Red Star Erguotou, and Red Double Happiness cigarettes that Zhang Xiaogang liked recently.

"Eat when you should eat, drink when you should drink."

"Good cigarettes and good wine, live to ninety-nine."

Zhang Xiaogang and Zhang Xiaoming were very enthusiastic about each other, and their thoughts were very consistent - longevity insurance.

As long as he died, he could get a huge sum of money.

Presumably he must not know that he had cancer. If he dragged it on like this, even if he didn't die, it would worsen, and he would have to go into the coffin sooner or later.

"Dad, you should drink a few sips too."

"Dad, smoke a cigarette?"

The two sons said attentively.

[Messenger of Justice]: Brothers are friendly and respectful, fathers are kind and sons are filial

[Drunken Butterfly]: I haven't seen such a harmonious family relationship for a long time, everyone's purpose is very consistent

"I don't have much appetite today, I'll go back to my room first." Although Lin Yebai was very moved, he still tactfully refused them, after all, more second-hand smoke is not good for the body.

The two brothers looked at each other and smiled, thinking that Dad is really old and doesn't even want to eat. It seems that he won't live long.

"Brother, smoke more cigarettes. You miss him a lot in the hospital, right?"

"Yes, you miss him a lot. You should drink more wine too. A drunken drink will relieve your worries."

"Cheers!"

The two clinked their wine bottles and picked up food for each other from time to time. The brothers were very affectionate and harmonious.