Reborn as a Weak Beauty Pampered by All

Chapter 1668: Chapter 1299:

"Why do you say that?" Feng Wei gave Feng Xiao a cold glance. "Aunt is indeed a stepmother, but don’t you know how she treats us? Now that she’s sick and needs surgery, from any perspective, we should contribute to her surgery expenses."

Feng Kai looked down as if he was deep in thought; he didn’t say anything.

"That woman is good to us for a reason, and besides, it’s only right for her to be good to us. Moreover, she eats from our house, lives in our house — how does that all count?"

Feng Xiao countered Feng Wei’s words, placing his hands on his hips and pacing back and forth in the study. He continued, "He Xue hasn’t worked for so many years. I’m supporting five mouths on my own. Where would the money come from to pay for that woman’s surgery?" Back then, He Xue registered for a marriage certificate with Feng Xiao while pregnant. To avoid gossip, the two followed Old Master Feng’s arrangements and moved to a regional city. Since He Xue wasn’t used to working outside, she could only stay home to take care of the children, which led to continuing to give birth to more little ones for Feng Xiao.

So far, they’ve had three children — two sons and a daughter.

"Aunt is dad’s wife, and her food and accommodations are taken care of by dad."

Feng Wei’s words rendered Feng Xiao speechless, and Feng Wei continued, "Because she had to take care of dad and the four of us siblings, Aunt almost completely neglected her own son, leading Feng Yi to become estranged from Aunt and even sever ties with the Feng family. Do you think we should cover the surgery expenses?"

"It’s not like I was the one who made Feng Yi cut ties with the family; it was that woman who drove Feng Yi out years ago." Feng Xiao asked sullenly, "Is there still no news of Feng Yi after all these years?"

Feng Wei: "What, are you feeling guilty now?"

"What am I guilty about?"

Feng Xiao flared up again, glaring at Feng Wei, "Big brother, make yourself clear!"

"Fourth Brother, Feng Yi hates the Feng family; he hates everyone in our family, especially the incident where he took the blame for you back then." Hearing this from Feng Wei, Feng Xiao muttered, "I didn’t ask him to take the blame for me; it was that woman..."

"Alright, that matter has been turned over; you don’t need to say anything more." Feng Wei waved his hand, then spoke of Feng Yi, "Fifth Brother not only enlisted but also passed the college entrance exams to attend a command college; after graduation, he returned to his original unit to develop his career. His future is promising.

Also, Fifth Brother has a half-sister. She’s quite extraordinary, and her biological father is a prominent figure in the business world. Before calling you, I drove dad over to her place. Feng Yi recently came back to North City on leave with his partner; they’re staying at her place. Do you understand the reason I called you here now?"

Feng Xiao replied straightforwardly, "I don’t understand."

Feng Kai nodded slightly, "Big brother wants us to ease the relationship with Fifth Brother; it would be best if we could get to know Fifth Brother’s half-sister."

"Fourth Brother, did you hear that? Your second brother’s mind works better than yours." Feng Wei glanced at Feng Xiao, "In life, more connections mean more paths. Someday we might need to seek help from them. Even if we don’t use this connection, can you guarantee that our next generation won’t need it?"

Feng Wei said this while looking at Feng Xiao.

"Big brother, aren’t you tired?"

Thinking only of calculations and benefits; if it were him, he’d be in a coffin long ago.

Feng Xiao secretly grumbled.

"Big brother, I’ll follow your lead."

Feng Kai expressed his stance at this time.

It’s just covering some surgery costs; with his family’s economic capacity, it shouldn’t be impossible.

"What about you, Fourth Brother?"

Feng Wei gazed at Feng Xiao.

Upon hearing this, Feng Xiao replied, "Big brother, arrange a job for He Xue. As long as she can start working soon, I’ll pay." He works in the sales department of a food factory and was just promoted to deputy head of sales earlier this year. Normally, getting his own wife a job wouldn’t be difficult, but the problem is he doesn’t have much authority.

The most important point is that he’s only been with the factory for nearly three years, and he dares not abuse his position to casually create a job for his family.

Besides, affected by the impact of reform and opening, old enterprises, like their previous snack factory’s production line and food tastes, no longer hold much advantage. If there’s no improvement, they might reduce staffing and production just like some others have.

To put it bluntly, it’s about laying off some people to increase efficiency.

Feng Wei: "Your third child just turned two, if your wife goes to work, who will take care of the child?"

Feng Xiao: "Send to daycare!"

"Let me think about it, and I’ll get back to you." Feng Wei said, then Feng Xiao’s cheerful voice followed: "Alright, I’ll wait for your good news, big brother!"