Chapter 410: Chapter 410 Choked Chapter 410: Chapter 410 Choked “Second brother, you…”
Fang Eldest was poked right in the soft spot: indeed, his son now lay completely paralyzed in bed.
It wasn’t just about providing for them in their old age. They would probably have to take care of his toileting and bathing as well.
Talking about the mainstay of the family now was just empty talk. With a mainstay like this, who would want it?
Fang Jianping turned around and looked at his parents with a calm demeanor, “Mom and Dad, the reason I came this time is specifically to take you two elders to live with me in town. I’ve heard about the situation at home, but I’m not planning to get involved. I’ve already done my part once, and in the end, it led to this outcome—it might have been better if we had just stuck with the broken house and land. Perhaps if we had lived more frugally, Xiaoshan wouldn’t have been spoiled into what he is today.
So, I’ve made up my mind. I’ll take you two elders to the town and live a good life. Given how my eldest brother is now, Xiaoshan won’t have time to take care of you two. Anyway, since our house has burned down, there’s nothing to take. I’ve come by car, so I’ll just drive you two directly there.”
Fang Jianping had thought this through before he arrived. He was adamant about not taking charge again, but when it came to his parents, he had to step in. After all, they were his biological parents.
Therefore, even though his parents might have favored Xiaoshan over the years, after all, they did raise him, and he couldn’t just stop providing for them just because the house was given to him.
The old lady still wanted to threaten her second son by banging her thighs, hoping to force him to pay for Xiaoshan’s treatment and to rebuild the house.
But a glare from the old man stopped her cold.
“Don’t you go causing me any trouble. Second son, you’re right. We’re old, and sometimes we don’t think things through properly. All these years, we’ve been living off your kindness. If it weren’t for your filial piety, we probably wouldn’t have been able to build this big tile-roofed house, and without your support, who knows what state our household would be in now.
Your mother and I might have been too greedy, and that’s why we spoiled Xiaoshan. Alright, your mom and I will go with you.”
These words from the old man thoroughly chilled Fang Eldest to the core.
If the old couple really left, the second son would be even less likely to help them out at all.
“Mom and Dad, can you truly bear to abandon our family of three and just leave? Xiaoshan is still the child you watched grow up; can you really bear to see him like this?”
The old lady wiped her tears; although she felt sorrow for her grandson, the current situation was beyond her control.
The old man shook his head, “Enough, Eldest, we’re going with the second son to lessen the burden on you and your wife. If you work hard on the land and save your money, it won’t be a problem to get treatment for Xiaoshan or to build a house. This is how all the other families in the village have made it through. If you’re not happy with that, that’s fine; we’ll stay. We, your elderly parents, will live with you.
Anyway, the second son already gave us the house for our old age; you won’t have to worry about our care, let your elder brother take care of us.” The old man would be foolish not to see the truth now.
Fang Eldest was suddenly at a loss for words.
What he wanted wasn’t for the old man to stay and be his responsibility. What he wanted was for his father to stay so the second son would contribute money to their household.
If the second son didn’t give money to the family, why would he want to keep caring for the elderly couple? Did he think his burdens weren’t heavy enough?
“It’s not what you think, Mom and Dad. You’d better go with the second son. Living with us won’t give you a good life anyway.”
Fang Eldest didn’t dare mention keeping the old man any longer.
If they stayed, they would be a burden.
A family of five mouths to feed—they couldn’t afford it.