Rebirth: My Dear Little Wife Is So Scheming

Chapter 1348: Not Taking It Seriously

"Alright, big brother, what's this about Dad staying with the eldest? Shouldn't Dad have been living with you all these years? Since he was with you, how did he end up out on the street? So it has nothing to do with us, you can't take care of Dad, but we can. When it comes to conditions, all of us siblings' homes have better conditions than yours.

Any of us can take care of Dad.

And besides, filial piety to parents isn't something only you have to do, according to the law. Dad, we've all grown up, it's only natural we should all be filial.

Isn't that right, Dad?"

Chen Qibei happily helped the old man.

Don't think only the eldest is smart. Everyone knows that whoever pleases Dad now will end up with that last sum of money.

The doctor said their dad only has three months to live.

Three months of flattering and you can get 100,000 yuan. Who would be dumb enough to not do it?

The other brothers stepped forward eagerly as well.

They were anxious to tear the old man apart and claim a piece of him.

"Alright, I know you're all filial children. How about this, none of you need to feel troubled. I've understood your intentions. I'll stay with each of you for half a month, and whoever suits my desires and intentions better, I'll stay with for the remaining days.

Fair and impartial, how about that?"

The old man finally spoke.

This idea was given to him by Liu Hong.

His daughter told him that only this way would the five sons let him enjoy his last days of family happiness.

Whether he was being selfish or despicable, at this point he just wanted to enjoy the last three months of his life.

Even if the sons were just pretending and putting on a show to deceive him.

He also wanted to let his wife know that he was taken care of by his sons, at last.

When the sons heard this, their ambitions cooled.

Dad was right, Dad only had three months to live, and staying half a month at each son's house only made it two and a half months. In other words, where he stayed last would mean where the old man's money would end up.

Everyone nodded in agreement.

The old man went home with the eldest son.

Chen Qidong called his wife while walking out.

"Hurry up and get a room ready for Dad. What's with the crowding? Let them squeeze for a bit, why not? Tell them, if they don't want to live here, get out. Freeloading has its limits. This is my own father. Don't argue, just get his room ready. Change all the sheets, covers, quilts, and mattresses to new ones.

If my dad isn't comfortable, I'll make sure you're not comfortable either. We'll be back soon, and make something nice for Dad that's easy to digest, with a good mix of meat and vegetables, nutritious."

Thinking about the 100,000 yuan made him want to lift the old man up on a pedestal.

Over there, Chen Qidong's wife had no idea what possessed her husband.

She hadn't even had time to go home these past few days because of hospital duties, so she obviously didn't know this was about 100,000 yuan.

But her husband had always been authoritative, so she had to listen to him.

After thinking for a while, she finally cleared out the smallest storeroom in the house.

After all, no one usually cared about the old man. To make their son and daughter-in-law move out, that was out of the question, the son would certainly cause a scene.

The storeroom was small and narrow, and it had no windows.

During the day, a lamp had to be kept on, otherwise, the room was pitch black.

And it was summer now.

The room had no ventilation, it felt stuffy and hot as soon as one entered.

She found a couple of old quilts and mattresses to make it somewhat comfortable.

Chen Qidong's wife felt it would suffice, considering the old man had a place to stay at all, it was good enough.

Then she hurried to cook.

After all, her son and daughter-in-law would be back for lunch from work. The son liked meat, and the daughter-in-law liked fish, so lunch was usually prepared according to their tastes.

She quickly made braised pork for her son and bought a fish for her daughter-in-law, planning to steam it for lunch.

She soon forgot about the old man's matters.

After all, in the village, the old man usually either drank cornmeal soup or ate coarse grains, never having a taste for fine foods.

Chen Qidong's wife thought she would just give him a couple of steamed buns, since there were dishes, he could eat whatever he wanted.

As she was tidying up, Chen Qidong brought the old man back.

Along with him came his four younger brothers.

They were there to see how their big brother managed things.

To get a sense of things for themselves.

Cautiously, Chen Qidong helped the old man up to the sixth floor.

The four brothers followed behind, chattering nonstop.

"Big brother, look at the height of your house, and look how Dad is panting, aren't you afraid it'll exhaust Dad?"

The sons grumbled incessantly as they helped the old man up.

Finally home, Chen Qidong opened the door and quickly helped the old man inside.

His wife, Zhao Xue, heard the noise and came out of the kitchen.

Seeing so many people streaming into the house, she was stunned.

When did the old man become such an eye-catcher?

It had been years since the brothers gathered like this.

The siblings rarely interacted, at most they'd call each other occasionally.

The last time they gathered so fully was over the old man's relocation compensation funds and property.

But once the money was divided and the property allocated, everyone went their separate ways, who cared for the old man?

Now, it was as if the sun had risen in the west, they were all gathering again, and each of them was being so attentive to the old man.

If she hadn't been observing coldly all these years, seeing how callous these brothers were, she'd actually believe each of them was a perfect filial son.

What kind of play were they performing now?

Zhao Xue glanced at Chen Qidong.

He hadn't had a chance to debrief with his wife, so he was preoccupied.

"Dad, you must be tired from the journey, go inside and rest for a bit. Once the meal is ready, I'll call you out." Chen Qidong was being exceptionally kind, treating his dad like an ancestor.

He opened the small room's door and immediately saw their son and daughter-in-law's belongings strewn everywhere.

The daughter-in-law's pants and skirts were still tossed on the bed.

The old man stood at the door, unsure whether to go in or not.

"Wow, big brother, is this the room you prepared for Dad? Did you even get him a daughter-in-law?" The brothers immediately laughed and teased.

The old man gestured with his hands.

"If it's inconvenient for the eldest, let's forget it. Otherwise, I can go stay with the second and come back when you have it sorted out."

Hearing this, Chen Qidong panicked. He had managed to bring the old man here and wanted to make an impression. If his brothers managed to take the old man away now, who knew what bad things they'd whisper in the old man's ears?

Angrily glaring at Zhao Xue, he said, "What are you doing? Didn't I just call you to prepare a room for Dad, and this is what you did?"