Back to 1993: The family splits up at the start, and the ingrates regret it so much they cry.

Wangcun.

People are picking cotton in the cotton fields outside the village.

The sun was scorching, and Wang Cheng carried a lunchbox to deliver food to his family members who were picking cotton.

Looking at the boundless farmland.

Looking at the villagers, who were drenched in sweat.

Wang Cheng was filled with gloom; he seemed to see his own fate reflected in these people.

"No, I can't be like them, spending my whole life doing farm work at home, poor and pathetic!"

"I must go to school! Only by going to school can I change my fate of being a farmer!"

"I originally thought I could get my older brother's admission notice, but now it's hopeless."

"You can only attend No. 1 Middle School as a temporary student!"

"But where am I going to get a thousand yuan for the tuition fee?"

……

A few minutes later.

Wang Cheng arrived at his family's cotton field and placed the lunchbox under the jujube tree by the roadside. "Dad, Mom, come and eat."

Two responses came from the cotton field.

Wang Cheng stood under the shade of a tree, squinting at the snow-white cotton.

"This cotton boll could sell for five hundred yuan, but we're still five hundred short..."

"no!"

"We can't just give up like this; we have to go back to Wang Peng and ask him for the money again."

Thinking of this, Wang Cheng called out again, "Dad, the lunchbox is under the jujube tree. I'm going home to review my lessons."

After saying that, he turned around and left.

……

Duzhuang.

Du Lei's home.

Wang Peng and the Du family members accompanied Village Chief Du for drinks.

After three cups of wine, Du Liu started bragging, boasting that he knew this township head and that secretary.

As everyone listened to his boasting, Wang Peng laughed and poured him a drink, treating his bragging as a joke to amuse them.

Just then, someone outside called his name; it sounded like Wang Cheng's voice.

Li Fang came out of the Du family's kitchen, opened the front door, and looked outside.

The next second, she turned around with a dark face, "Pengdi, Wang Cheng is here."

"What's he doing here?" Du Lei sneered. "Like a weasel paying respects to a chicken, I'll go chase him away."

"Brother Lei, sit down." Wang Peng thought for a moment, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "You guys keep drinking, I'll go out and take a look."

He went to the gate, told Li Fang to go back for dinner, and took Wang Cheng to the poplar grove across the street.

The two brothers stood facing each other, looking at each other, neither of them saying a word.

After a moment, Wang Cheng smiled and said, "Big brother, how have you been lately? My parents and I miss you a lot."

Wang Peng sneered, "Miss me? Miss my money, huh?"

“Brother, that’s not how it is.” Wang Cheng hurriedly shook his head. “We really want you to come home.”

Wang Peng waved his hand: "I know exactly what kind of people you are. Don't put on an act in front of me."

He stared into Wang Cheng's eyes. "What do you want? Speak."

"Big brother," Wang Cheng said ingratiatingly, "please lend me five hundred yuan. I need to go to No. 1 Middle School, and I need a thousand yuan for the tuition. My family only has five hundred."

Wang Peng clenched his fists, recalling the treatment he received when he was in junior high school.

Whenever he wanted to buy a notebook that cost a dime, Wang Song would always say that his family was poor.

Then he patiently taught him that the eldest brother should be frugal and set an example for his younger siblings.

He could only use his completed workbooks upside down. Some classmates couldn't bear to see this and gave him their own workbooks.

Wang Cheng asked for a thousand yuan for tuition, and Wang Song immediately agreed.

"I won't lend it." Wang Peng turned and left.

Wang Cheng quickly grabbed his arm.

"Brother, I'm begging you."

“We are siblings from the same mother, I am your younger brother.”

"Are you really willing to ruin my future for a mere five hundred dollars?"

Wang Sen forcefully shook him off, "Your future has nothing to do with me, get out!"

"Wang Peng! Stop right there!" Wang Cheng suddenly sneered.

He walked up to Wang Peng and dropped the pretense.

“If you don’t give me money, I’ll force your parents to sell their blood. I’m definitely going to No. 1 High School.”

"You don't know the risks of selling blood, do you?"

"Let me tell you, you can easily get a terminal illness if you're not careful."

Upon hearing this, Wang Peng felt an overwhelming surge of anger.

he knows!

So he knew!

It turns out he knew all along that selling blood carried the risk of developing a terminal illness!

In his past life, he got into university but couldn't afford the tuition, so he urged his silly older brother to sell his blood, but his brother said there was no risk in selling blood.

Wang Peng believed his lies and later contracted hepatitis B, suffering from the disease and medical expenses for the rest of his life.

Snapped--

Wang Peng slapped Wang Cheng hard across the face.

"This slap is for your lack of conscience!"

He thought of his past life, of the scene where this ungrateful wretch had been trying to get him to sell his blood!

Snapped--

Another slap in the face with the backhand.

"This slap is for your inhumanity and injustice!"

In his previous life, in order to support Wang Cheng's education, he would rather eat steamed buns and pickled vegetables than let Wang Cheng eat and drink well.

To prevent Wang Cheng from being discriminated against by his classmates, he wore the same clothes for five years to save money to buy new clothes for Wang Cheng.

As a result, after Wang Cheng became wealthy and became a civil servant, he not only didn't gain any advantage, but he also preferred to throw his old clothes in the trash rather than give them to Wang Peng.

Snapped--

Wang Cheng was slapped three times in a row, and although he was in pain, a sinister smile appeared on his face.

"it is good!"

"well played!"

"Isn't this your true nature? What are you pretending to be, an elder brother like a father? You..."

Snapped--

Another heavy slap.

Wang Peng sneered, "This slap has no reason! I just wanted to hit you!"

Wang Cheng was knocked to the ground by the series of slaps.

He tried to run, but Wang Peng pulled him back and continued fighting!

……

"Stop hitting me! Brother! I was wrong!"

Wang Cheng cried!

He couldn't understand why he was so resentful about borrowing money.

"roll!"

Wang Peng suddenly felt bored, so he kicked him and told him to get lost.

Wang Cheng scrambled away, not even looking back!

……

Wang Peng sat on the ground, staring at Wang Cheng's departing figure, lost in thought.

"no!"

"I must completely sever ties with them, separate my household registration, and never have anything to do with them again."

"To be on the same household registration as this kind of person is disgusting!"

……

Wangcun.

Wang Song sat on the large bed in the bedroom and opened the cabinet to count all his savings.

In the kitchen, the third sister, Wang Xia, burned the rice porridge again. Li Guifen yelled at her, her curses unbearable to hear.

"You good-for-nothing, you slut, what are you standing there for? Go call your second brother for dinner!"

Less than a minute later, Wang Song heard Wang Xia's surprised voice, "Second brother got beaten up, his face is swollen like a pig's head!"

Then, he heard the sound of Fourth Sister Wang Zhen running out of the main room.

Wang Song quickly locked the money in the cabinet and ran out to Wang Cheng's bedroom.

Li Guifen applied a cold compress to him with a towel, tears welling up in her eyes with heartache.

"Son!"

"Which beast hit you?"

"Tell me now, I will never let him get away with this."

"Just tell me already, are you trying to drive me crazy?"

……

"Dad, Mom, it was my older brother who hit me," Wang Cheng finally said reluctantly, seemingly driven to desperation by the question.

"Was it that unfilial son? Why did he hit you?" Wang Song was furious.

Wang Cheng shed tears of "grievance".

“Dad, I want to study at No. 1 High School as a transfer student. I feel that since my older brother has had a falling out with you, I have to support the family. Repeating a year would just be a waste of tuition fees. It would be better to go directly to high school!”

"I want to go to university as soon as possible and start working to earn money to support you in your old age."

"Then, I went to my older brother to borrow money for tuition, but he not only refused to lend me the money, he also beat me up."

At this point, he noticed Wang Song's hands trembling and realized there was hope.

He hurriedly jumped off the bed, knelt in front of Wang Song, and kowtowed three times.

"Father, I shouldn't have provoked my elder brother for no reason. It's all my fault for being so ignorant."

“I shouldn’t have made you angry over such a trivial matter. I’m unfilial and deserve to be beaten.”

"Dad, please don't be angry with my eldest brother. If you get sick from anger, our family will be finished."

Wang Song suddenly roared, "Enough! He's in Duzhuang, isn't he? I'm going to settle the score with him."

After saying that, he strode away from home.

"How could my eldest brother do this? He's so insensible!" said Wang Xia, the third sister, indignantly.

Fourth Sister Wang Zhen remained calm and composed.

She felt that her second brother was lying. Her eldest brother was not an unreasonable person, and even if he didn't lend money, he wouldn't hit people for no reason.