Sun Taoquan’s eyes reddened even further.
"Mother, whether I’m filial or not, that was forced upon me by you. You took at least US$ 2,000 from our family to give to Sun Feng. Did you ever consider our well-being? That was the money Chang Ying and I saved over ten years."
"At first, you insisted that we give you the money; Chang Ying and I agreed... Afterwards, every time we got our salaries, we handed all the money to you, not keeping a single cent."
"We thought you were saving the money, but what happened... you actually gave so much money to Sun Feng. Are you really my mother? Either give the money back, or I disown her. If you want to stay here, then stay; if you want to leave with her, then go, I won’t stop you."
"But... she must get out of this house today."
A usually gentle man was now using such harsh language; it showed how truly hateful he felt towards this so-called sister.
Yesterday her son had pushed his daughter into a well—in any case, shouldn’t Sun Feng have gone to the hospital to see her?
But what happened? She didn’t even look in at the hospital once.
Just like his mother, she didn’t go to the hospital to see her granddaughter; she came back only caring about the 500 dollars that were taken yesterday.
She insisted he retrieve it and hand it to her.
Ha, she really is his mother.
Sun Feng held her son silently; she certainly wouldn’t want to go back to the village. The houses there hadn’t been lived in for over a decade; were they even habitable anymore?
Besides, her son was about to start elementary school, and it had to be done here.
And there were also matters of the residence registration that had to be done here.
She almost lost her life giving birth to her son, and she didn’t recover well during her convalescence; the doctor had said... she would never be able to have children again.
Therefore, her son had to stay with her.
In order to fight her husband over their son, she had given him a lot of money, and only then had he allowed her to bring her son back.
Otherwise, how could she have brought her son back to the city?
She dared not provoke her angry elder brother now. Anyway, she knew her mother would protect her.
"Sun Taoquan, you heartless person... fine, if you want to drive your sister away, you can, but you have to give her your wife’s job," Mrs. Sun had her daughter’s future to think about.
For the sake of a job, she had clashed countless times with her daughter-in-law.
Sun Feng’s eyes sparkled with hope and joy upon hearing her mother’s words.
Sun Taoquan’s eyes were filled with disbelief and thick disappointment.
"Mother, I’ve heard of many people supporting their sons with their daughters’ contributions, though I’ve never had such thoughts. But to pit your son against your daughter like this... this is truly the first time I’ve seen it. You just can’t stand to see our family do well, can you?"
"Don’t even think about the job. Don’t say my wife won’t give up her job to him; even if my wife agreed, I would never agree. You and Sun Feng should stop daydreaming."
"Also, Sun Feng, you should stop fantasizing. You took so much money from me; either cough up the money now and pay me back, or get out now. I’m giving you ten minutes to pack your clothes; if you exceed that time, I’m throwing all your things out."
Sun Feng:...
Mrs. Sun, furious beyond words, "If you keep pushing your sister out... then... then I’ll just die and show you."
Sun Taoquan, long used to her dramatics, "Mother, if you want to seek death, there’s nothing I can do. The only thing I, as your son, can offer is to wear mourning clothes for you."
"Mother, it’s not that I’m heartless, but that you’re too harsh on me. You never truly treated me as your son. It was US$ 2,000, not just two hundred yuan. How could you give so much money to Sun Feng?"
"Don’t tell me it was expenses for the house; I kept the accounts for how much money the household used."
Mrs. Sun flustered, "...What’s wrong with giving the money to your sister? Your sister, she’s in trouble..."
"Ha, what trouble? The trouble of divorcing her own husband to return to the city? For such a selfish person, divorcing her was probably a good thing. Alright, five more minutes. If she doesn’t leave, I’m throwing her stuff out."
"...Then you and your son take care."
Sun Feng, holding her son’s hand, walked out and couldn’t help but look back three times... She looked somewhat pitiful.
Sun Taoquan watched expressionlessly.
He didn’t ask for the money back... That was the greatest kindness he could offer as her brother.
Madam Rong watched the whole scene, gently nudging her own daughter and whispering, "What do we do now?"
Should they still try to save the young lady?
But, it was clear to see that the man was reasonable.
She didn’t think there was anything wrong with what he had done.
Clearly, the sister and their mother were at fault.
US$ 2,000... If it had been her, she would have fought desperately.
Look, he didn’t even take the money back, which showed his utmost benevolence.
Rong Yan didn’t respond to her mother’s question but instead looked towards Sun Taoquan.
Perhaps it was her gaze that made Sun Taoquan aware, and he looked back at her.
Although Sun Taoquan had never met Rong Yan, he had heard about her from his wife, so he walked over to Rong Yan.
"Mr. Rong, thank you for saving my daughter..."
Rong Yan didn’t say much, just asked directly, "Which hospital is your daughter in? I have a way to reduce her fever..."

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