HCB Chapter 1241 Despair, Giving Up
Chapter 1241 Despair, Giving Up
Hu Jian was startled when he saw his classmate's expression. "Wu Bin, what happened to my dad?"
Wu Bin replied, "Hu Jian, your father didn't actually go to the intensive care unit! He just had a fracture, and after being put in a cast, he was transferred to a regular ward a long time ago!"
"Huh?" Hu Jian was stunned when he heard this. "They lied to me again?"
Wu Bin nodded. "I just checked, there was no need for emergency treatment! It's just a fracture, a cast, and it'll be fine in three months! This is your family matter, but as a friend, I've heard your parents are a bit eccentric, but I never imagined they'd lie to you about something like this! We're high school classmates, so let me give you some advice: a real man should make his own decision. Don't let your remarried wife suffer! Otherwise, she'll run away too, and you'll be a bachelor again!"
Hu Jian's face turned ashen, and he could barely breathe.
Seeing this, Wu Bin quickly patted Hu Jian on the back, letting him release the anger he was holding in. "Don't just get angry. Don't you know your own parents? If you keep getting angry like this, you'll die of anger sooner or later! They're getting old, and old people can be difficult to deal with!"
Hu Jian took several deep breaths before his expression improved. "Wu Bin, thank you! I know what to do! I didn't bring my wife and children with me, so let them make trouble for me instead!"
"You still have work, so I won't bother you any longer! I'll go check on things first. I'll treat you to dinner another day when you're free!"
Wu Bin nodded. "Okay! You go ahead and get busy. If you need anything, feel free to come find me anytime!"
Thanks to my old classmate, the shoulder brace was brought to the general ward. He didn't go in, but stood at the door.
Inside, Aunt Hu looked at Mr. and Mrs. Hu with disbelief. "You just called me and said my brother-in-law was in the emergency room, and now you're telling me he only has a fracture?"
Mrs. Hu gave an embarrassed smile. "It looked quite serious to me at the time; he was bleeding a lot! But when we got to the hospital, the doctor said it was just a fracture and nothing serious! However, we haven't seen our son for over six months, and we miss him terribly! He won't answer his calls, so I can only ask you for help!"
Aunt Hu trembled with anger, "Are you all so foolish! I didn't hold it against you for lying once, but after lying twice, Hu Jian was losing patience. And now you're using this excuse to drag me into this mess! I've called Hu Jian so many times, sternly telling him to come back right away! But what you've done is lie to me all along!"
Mr. Hu said sullenly, "We didn't want to do this either, but we haven't seen Hu Jian for the past six months! He's getting married, and I heard she's divorced and has a son! This kind of arrangement will definitely backfire! I have to make him have a child soon, he has to give me a grandson, otherwise this isn't over! When he's old, her son will be all grown up, and he'll have lost both his money and his wife, he'll definitely regret it!"
Hu's mother quickly nodded in agreement, "That's exactly right! Haven't we seen enough examples like this? Eldest sister, you have to help us with this. We can't let Hu Jian be confused! If that Zhang Xiufang can give us a grandson, I'll treat her like royalty! If she can't, or if she gives birth to a daughter, while Hu Jian is still young, we should quickly ruin the marriage and get a divorce, then find someone with a better destiny who can give birth to a son!"
Aunt Hu was furious. She pointed at them and stomped her feet. "Xiao Li's mother was so gentle and kind before, but you complained that she didn't give birth to a son and were always making a fuss! Now that they're divorced and half of the family property has been divided, you're still making a fuss! Why isn't Hu Jian coming back? He didn't even tell you he remarried, and he didn't even bring his new wife back. Don't you feel any remorse?"
Hu's father gritted his teeth, "I don't care. Without a grandson, I can't face my ancestors! As long as I'm alive, I have to make sure Hu Jian has a son!"
Hu Jian grew increasingly angry as he listened from outside. He accepted their mistreatment of his son. After all, they were his biological parents who had given him life and raised him; he owed them a debt of gratitude.
Hu Jian would never allow anyone to use the debt of gratitude for his birth and upbringing to make things difficult for his wife and children.
Hu Jian pushed open the door, looking at them with an icy expression, his heart filled with sorrow. "Auntie, if they pass away, just call me! I'll come and collect their bodies, and I promise to give them a grand funeral!"
Aunt Hu, Mr. Hu, and Mrs. Hu were stunned when they heard the noise coming from the doorway.
"Son, don't misunderstand!" Hu's mother rushed over and grabbed Hu Jian as soon as she saw him. "We were just talking nonsense, please don't take it to heart! What we meant was, since you're already married, bring your spouse over so we can meet them! We'll prepare a big red envelope!"
Aunt Hu looked embarrassed and gave an awkward laugh. "Hu Jian, that's just how your parents are. They're getting senile. If you argue with them, you'll only get angrier."
Hu Jian's face was somber. "While I was away, you were all speaking the truth! I understand! In your eyes, I'm not a human being, and neither are my wife and children!"
“If you don’t treat us like human beings, I can’t face you with a clear conscience! I won’t care about your affairs anymore, except for the things I’ll take care of you in your final days! If you can’t take care of yourselves, I’ll hire a caregiver for you or send you to a nursing home!”
Mr. Hu slammed his fist on the table in anger. “You’re our son, so you should support us and take care of us in our old age! Everything you have is from us, even your job was something I had to swallow my pride to get for you! If you don’t listen to me, I’ll go to your workplace and make a scene, making it impossible for you to work. Then I’ll see where you find such a respectable job!”
Hu Jian laughed, "Whatever! Even if you cause trouble at my workplace and make me lose my job, I'll still hold the same view! I also want to warn you all that if I lose my job and can't earn money, you'll only be able to rely on your pensions for retirement! All those disciplinary rules and regulations from my workplace will be useless to me!"
In a private company, the boss doesn't care about your family troubles; as long as you can make money for him, that's all that matters.
Hu Jian's decisive move left even his father speechless.
"You...you unfilial son!" Father Hu trembled with anger, as if he couldn't breathe. "An unfilial person like you will never get anything good!"
Hu's father not only cursed at him, but also rushed over in anger and slapped Hu Jian twice.
Hu Jian wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, not angry, but with a hint of sarcasm in his tone, "Whatever! You've already messed up my life anyway. Now, by separating us and preventing my wife and children from seeing you, they won't be harmed! As for me, I don't care. You can curse me all you want! No matter what, I'm still your legal son. I won't talk back, and I won't fight back!"
Hu Jian had seen through it all; he was like a dead pig that wasn't afraid of boiling water. His parents could do whatever they wanted, and he would bear everything alone.