Yu Jianhai never expected his family to be so excessive.
If he remembered correctly, Qingqing had just started her senior year of high school recently, and this was a crucial time for the college entrance examination.
Going to make a scene at school would only harm her, wouldn't it?
Yu Jianhai was no longer as blindly filial as before. He could now tell right from wrong and had the courage to say no to unfairness and partiality.
Moreover, he got this job thanks to Hua Qingqing.
If it weren't for her reminder, how would he have had the courage to fight for it?
He used to think Qingqing was a bit restless, but now he realized it was because the family had used her living expenses. It was the family who were too much.
His parents were usually stingy, but they were extremely concerned about his elder brother's affairs.
Getting married, building a house, finding a job, and their children's schooling—didn't all these cost money?
All this money had been spent on his elder brother's family.
Yu Jianhai pushed the door open with one hand, startling the sneaky people inside.
Seeing it was her second son, Granny Fang glared at him.
Yu Jianshan said irritably, "Second brother, why are you so unruly? You don't even knock before coming in. You scared us."
"Mom, did you go to Qingqing's school today?!"
Yu Jianhai ignored his elder brother's sarcasm and asked directly.
Hearing this, Granny Fang became even more furious.
"What do you ask that for?"
Yu Jianhai said, "Why did you go to the school to find Qingqing for no reason? It's crucial for her to study now!"
Granny Fang straightened up and said, "Hua Qingqing has been talking nonsense outside. If we don't teach her a lesson, who knows how much the reputation of the Yu family will be ruined!"
Yu Jianhai said, "Don't you know that people are all talking about you outside..."
Before he could finish, his words were interrupted.
"Second brother, why are you worrying about an outsider? Instead of this, you'd better care about our family. You weren't like this before. You've really got some nerve now."
Yu Jianshan spoke in a sarcastic tone, insinuating something.
He sighed deeply and played the victim in front of Granny Fang. "Mom, I think second brother feels that now that I'm unemployed, he can step on me. Alas, Mom, my life is so hard. As the eldest son in the family, I've been working diligently and hard, but now..."
Hearing her eldest son, whom she had doted on since childhood, say this, Granny Fang felt extremely heart - broken. She quickly hugged Yu Jianshan and kept calling him "my dear..."
Then she turned to look at Yu Jianhai, who looked at a loss. "Instead of having this idle heart, you'd better take more care of your elder brother. He's your real brother. Lin Yang and Lin Yun are studying in No. 2 Middle School. They don't seem to have any prospects. In the future, it will still be Lin Sen who will pull you all up."
"I've decided. You give your job to your elder brother. Otherwise, it's too inappropriate for your elder brother and sister - in - law to be unemployed. You just come back to work in the fields."
Yu Jianhai opened his eyes wide. He never expected his mother still hadn't given up on this idea.
"If I lose my job, how can I pay for Lin Yun and Lin Yang's tuition fees? Mom, are you willing to pay? Can elder brother pay?!"
Granny Fang said indifferently, "I've said it a long time ago. If you don't have the ability, don't study. Lin Yang is a bit more useful, but Lin Yun is not."
Hearing these words, Yu Jianhai clenched his fists and suppressed his anger. "Lin Yun ranked in the top five in the class in the final exam. When Lin Sen was in senior one, he couldn't even make it into the top fifty."
Granny Fang's face stiffened, and her tone became even worse.
"So what if she's in the top five? It's just a waste of money for a girl to study so much. It's better to listen to me and find a good man to marry. It'll be more convenient."
Yu Jianshan took the opportunity to say, "Second brother, Mom is right. You give the factory job to me. I'll support you all in the future. I'll definitely find a good family for Lin Yun later. You can rest assured."
As long as he got this job, he'd be secure.
The brick factory was not doing well. He and his wife were just muddling through at the factory. Their work performance was average. In fact, the factory leader had talked to them before the Chinese New Year, asking them to prepare. It was a foregone conclusion that they would leave.
Then he learned that his good - for - nothing second brother, who could only do farm work, had got a job in a new factory.
How could he sit still?!
He had heard before that although the salary in this factory was not the highest, the welfare and working conditions were good. As long as you didn't make mistakes, you could stay there forever. It was said that the boss of the factory was from the capital and was rich.
Yu Jianhai had never seen such a shameless person.
He looked at his blood relatives in front of him with cold eyes.
"It's impossible. I got this job by my own ability. Elder brother, if you want it, work hard for it yourself. Don't rely on Mom and Dad for everything."
"Before, you got the job in the brick factory by Mom and Dad using Qingqing's living expenses to buy it for you. Now you want to get my job for free. People like you can support no one. Lin Sen had to repeat his senior year several times, also relying on Mom and Dad's money. You're just a freeloader in this life."
Yu Jianshan's face turned red with embarrassment, and his chest heaved.
He never expected this honest second brother to be so venomous with his words!
Yu Jianshan endured it for a while and then turned to frown at Granny Fang.
"Mom, second brother's words are really too much. It's okay for him to say something about me, but isn't he clearly saying that you two are partial? I never expected that he had all these thoughts in his heart. Alas, he's resenting us."
Granny Fang thought so too and was even more dissatisfied with her second son.
"Is it easy for me to raise you up? Just give it when I ask you to! If you keep such a good job, you don't even know when you'll lose it!"
Yu Jianhai felt that there was nothing more to say to them.
He let out a sigh and turned to leave. He had only taken a few steps when something hit his head.
With a clatter, the stick fell to the ground.
"Ouch—"
Yu Jianhai was stunned for a moment. He covered the back of his head and turned to look at his mother in disbelief. She hadn't even retracted her hand.
"Ahai, are you okay!"
At this moment, Wan Yindi ran out from somewhere. She looked at her husband with heartache and without thinking, picked up the stick and threw it back.
Yu Jianshan was hit right on the spot. He let out a cry of pain and squatted down covering his face.
Granny Fang was extremely worried.
"Jianshan, Jianshan, are you okay!"
"How dare you hit my son!"
Only then did Wan Yindi realize she was a bit nervous. But thinking of what she had heard hiding outside the door just now, her anger flared up again.
"You hit my husband too!"
"It's only natural for me to hit my son!"
"It's also only natural for me to hit the good - for - nothing who wants to steal my husband's job!"
"You, you, you..."
Finally, Granny Fang turned to Yu Jianhai and gave an order. "There's no room for your wife in this family. If you keep your wife, I'll leave. You divorce her right now. If you don't divorce, we'll split up the family!"
At this, Wan Yindi was a bit panicked.
She knew what kind of person her husband was. Although he had changed a bit recently, his personality couldn't change overnight. In his heart, she must still be less important than his partial mother!
Wan Yindi murmured, "Ahai..."
She didn't finish the following words. Suddenly, her left hand was grabbed.
She was stunned for a moment and only heard the man beside her say slowly.
"Then let's split up the family."