Chapter 524 - 554: Moral Blackmail
’Yes, the boy was pitiful.’
’But he had also been completely corrupted by them, utterly ruined.’
Back then, Qin Bogang had pleaded tirelessly, saying that at such a young age, the boy needed to go to school. He also insisted they couldn’t just give the boy whatever he wanted to eat, whatever he desired—they couldn’t just indulge and spoil him completely.
But Mr. Qin wouldn’t listen, and Qin Jiqun, who hadn’t been locked up yet, was even less willing to listen.
’And look at the result now.’
Now, if you refuse to raise him, you’re the one at fault. You’re the one who’s heartless and cruel, the one who’s disregarding family ties.
Finally, Mr. Qin cursed, "There are three of you brothers, and only this one precious grandson! Now that your younger brother is locked up, as his older brother, shouldn’t you help raise his son?! He is the future of the Old Qin Family!"
Qin Jiao sneered. ’The future of the family? The root is already rotten. Do they really expect it to grow into a great tree?’
She reached out, pushed the door open, and her family of four walked in.
When Qin Bogang saw his second brother’s family, he breathed a sigh of relief, looking as if he’d been brought back to life. He quickly walked over to greet them.
"Zhonghui, you traveled all night. Didn’t you go home to get some rest?"
Just as Qin Zhonghui was about to speak, Mr. Qin, lying in bed, let out a heavy snort. "Here to see if I’m dead yet, are you? Must be quite a disappointment, right?"
Qin Zhonghui had grown more composed over the past two years, so he handled it better than he would have before.
He sighed and said, "Dad, don’t say such things out of anger. But seeing you look so well, I can finally rest easy."
"You!" Mr. Qin was about to erupt again, but when he looked up, he suddenly saw his granddaughter watching him with a cold expression.
The old man froze for a moment and didn’t continue.
Qin Zhonghui turned to Qin Bogang. "Brother, what did the doctor say?"
"The doctor said it’s uncertain. It mainly depends on the patient’s cooperation, but with Dad... well, you’ve seen how he is..."
’Even now, he’s still as stubborn as a mule, convinced he hasn’t done anything wrong.’
’He still thinks we’re in the wrong for not wanting to raise Xiao Tao.’
’If the boy were decent, it wouldn’t matter if he had a weak personality or poor health.’
’But that kid, barely ten years old, had already dared to threaten an adult with a kitchen knife. He was always stealing money from the family, too. How could Qin Bogang possibly dare to raise a child like that?’
Just then, a doctor came over and called for the family. Qin Zhonghui went with Qin Bogang, leaving Su Yun and their two daughters in the hospital room.
Mr. Qin had never approved of his second daughter-in-law, nor of the two daughters she had given birth to. He looked down on all of them!
So, when he heard Xiao Shi whisper to Su Yun that she wanted to go outside to read, Mr. Qin sneered, "What damn good is reading? It’s completely useless for a girl to read so much. Once she grows up and gets married, she’s like water spilled on the ground. She won’t know the first thing about taking care of her family or her younger brother!"
It was a four-person hospital room, and two other elderly men occupied the neighboring beds. Having listened to Mr. Qin’s endless cursing and grumbling for the past few days, they had already concluded that his sons were unfilial.
Their brother gets into trouble, leaving behind a pitiful nephew, and none of them are willing to raise him.
One of the old men couldn’t hold back and spoke up. "Seeing as you’re all dressed so nicely, you must be doing well for yourselves. You’re all blood brothers, why not lend a hand?"
"That’s right," the other chimed in. "And your grandfather is so old. It’s just pitiful."
Su Yun was seething and about to retort, but Qin Jiao spoke up slowly, "Grandpa, you believe studying is useless. So when Xiao Tao decided he didn’t want to go to school anymore, you supported him, didn’t you?"
"I..."