Wealthy beyond measure, yet you call me a sister-supporting-brother demon?

He raised this son for nothing. He should have drowned him in a chamber pot the moment he was born!

White-eyed wolf!

Old Man Zhou's eyes were icy cold. "Zhou Changlin! I think you should have the surname Yuan. You're becoming more and more like that scoundrel Yuan Sheng!"

"Like Yuanbao? That's good, he's loyal, righteous, and grateful. If it weren't for Yuanbao, I wouldn't even know how I died."

Old Man Zhou's chest heaved. "You idiot, you can't tell the difference between inside and outside! Yuanbao saved you? And it was all my Zhou family's money that was spent! I'm asking you, did Yuanbao spend a single penny for you today? Only you are so dim-witted! Helping outsiders anger your father!"

"You don't need to slander Yuanbao. I can see clearly who is sincere and who is fake." Zhou Changlin said with a look of disdain. Even now, his father was still trying to fool him.

"Fine, fine, fine! I gave birth to you and raised you, and you've turned out to be an ingrate! Today I'm asking you, are you going to split up this family or not?!" Old Zhou's eyes didn't look like he was looking at his son, but rather like he was looking at an enemy.

"No way! Why should you separate my whole family now that I'm injured and can't work anymore? You know perfectly well why I went to the logging team. I didn't get injured to earn money for myself. I went to the logging team at your request to raise money for your precious son Zhou Changsen's tuition. Now you think I'm useless and want to get rid of me? Dad, the whole village can hear your scheme!"

"You unfilial son!" Seeing that his hopes of dividing the family property had been dashed, Old Man Zhou picked up Zhou Changlin's medicine bowl and smashed it.

Porcelain shards flew everywhere, one of them landing on Zhou Changlin's face and leaving a bloody scratch.

Yuan Pan'er and the other children, who had been chased to the door by Old Man Zhou, rushed in upon hearing the commotion.

The younger children looked at Old Man Zhou warily, a far cry from their previous affectionate gazes. Enough! Continuing this commotion will only lead to nothing. We'll discuss the division of the family property later.

After Old Man Zhou left, Yuan Pan'er sent all the children out and asked Zhou Yuchuan to watch the door.

Yuan Pan'er sat on the edge of the bed. Zhou Changlin finally dropped his pretense and cried as he looked at his wife. "Pan'er, my heart is breaking. This is my father, my brother, my dearest family! I used to think my relationship with my father was good because of our loving father and filial son. But today I realized that was all just wishful thinking. They treated me like a nobody, a fool who only knew how to work for them and make money for them. Today, my father is gone, my brother is gone, everything is gone."

Yuan Pan'er held Zhou Changlin's head and stroked his hair with her hand. "Changlin, don't be afraid. You still have me, your three children, and Yuanbao."

The man did not shed tears, but he did not go to the sad place.

Zhou Changlin couldn't understand it. He had been sensible since he was a child and knew how to be filial to his parents. He would share the good food with his parents and volunteer to do chores. He knew that it was not easy for his parents to raise them.

His relationship with his father was good since childhood, and his relationship with his younger brother was also good when they were young. After he got married, their relationship became somewhat distant, but why would they just stand by and watch him die? Just because he couldn't work anymore, and even if he recovered, he wouldn't be able to earn money for the family, his father let him die without hesitation?

If his father offered to treat his injuries, he might have chosen to end his own life so as not to burden his family.

But now he refused! Most of the family fortune was built by him and Pan'er; why should they get to have it all? He wasn't even dead yet, and Zhou Changshui dared to kick his child and threaten to beat his wife. He was determined to live, to protect his wife and children!

"Changlin, don't be too sad. If it were Zhou Changshui today, I might have given up too. I love myself the most. He loves whoever is useful to him."

Zhou Changlin sighed; Pan'er saw things much more clearly.

"By the way, Changlin, why don't you want to separate the family?" Yuan Pan'er had just overheard the conversation outside and it seemed that Changlin would be willing to separate the family if conditions allowed. Now she was just confirming it.

“If we don’t separate the family, Father will have to use public funds to treat my injuries. If we do separate the family, we’ll have to use our own money to treat our injuries, and then we won’t have any family property left. Besides, I’m injured and can’t do physical labor. Yu Chuan and the others are still young. The family depends on you alone. You can’t support our whole family. As long as we don’t separate the family, we’ll always have something to eat.”

Yuan Pan'er nodded. "So, if we had the means, would you be willing to separate the family?"

"Of course! We can't stand their humiliation if we have the means. Just watch, Dad smashing the bowl is just the beginning. Soon they'll use you and the children as bait. Filial piety is a double-edged sword. No matter how they bully us in the future, we'll have to endure it." Zhou Changlin said helplessly.

Yuan Pan'er smoothed down Zhou Changlin's furrowed brows and said in a low voice, "Changlin, we have the means now. Yuanbao'er has made something of herself! She's got money now! Yuanbao'er is doing business with Donglaishun now, making money hand over fist."

"What did you say?" Zhou Changlin's voice rose involuntarily, then he whispered, "Why so suddenly? There was no word of it beforehand."

"That's why I said my Yuanbao is a genius. He invented a way to cook meat that Manager Cao of Donglaishun is very fond of. Today, Yuanbao brought that Doctor Zhong, who is a friend of Manager Cao of Donglaishun. And that Qingchun, he is Manager Cao's confidant."

Zhou Changlin slapped himself. This was like a dream. At this moment, he felt that his injuries didn't hurt much anymore. "I told you that our Yuanbao was no ordinary person and would definitely be successful in the future, but you didn't believe me."

Yuan Pan'er said with a smile, "You're the only one who thinks highly of him!"

"That's right, I have a good eye."

"Changlin, I only found out today when Yuanbao came. I didn't tell you in time because I was afraid Dad and the others would find out and keep pressing us. I was also afraid you would be soft-hearted and still not see through Zhou Changshui and the others' true colors, and be unwilling to separate the family. You won't blame me and Yuanbao, will you?"

Zhou Changlin shook his head. "You, you, I am filial, but I am not stupid. Today I have seen their true colors. How can you still be so blindly filial and unwilling to separate the family? We have shared a bed for so many years, and you still don't understand your husband?"

"You're such a chatterbox!" Yuan Pan'er smiled charmingly. "By the way, Yuan Bao'er said he'll completely heal your injuries, and he'll also send the three little ones, Yu Chuan, Yu Feng, and Yu Zhu, to private school. He'll also find us a way to make money."

Zhou Changlin slapped himself hard across the face again.

Is this some kind of dream? He could never dream of something this good.

How can this be?

Zhou Changlin went from being a dying man to a successful person in one fell swoop?

His doctor, Dr. Zhong, said it would cost several hundred taels. And then there's the cost of sending three children to school—that will take so much money!

We also need to find them a way to make money?

That makes sense. Yuanbao is so familiar with Manager Cao of Donglaishun, he could easily be given a job. Ma Xiangqin's younger brother, Ma Laixi, is just a waiter at Donglaishun, yet the Ma family acts all high and mighty.

His brother-in-law is a thousand times, a hundred times better than Malay!