strictlysupreme Chapter 316 Those who listened to the old man's inner thoughts went mad with killing (7)
Chapter 316 Those who listened to the old man's inner thoughts went mad with killing (7)
The gate of the courtyard house was opened, and the Song family was stunned.
Wow, so many people came!
"Who is Song Changqing?" Aunt Pang was the first to step forward.
Song Changqing is getting old, and his children don't let him go out, for fear that he will be frightened.
Although they were all well-informed people, they couldn't control the situation. Nothing they said worked; these people were completely unyielding.
Gangzi also mingled in the crowd, mainly acting as a rhythm-setter.
[So what if someone is old? Does that mean bad people can get away with it just because they're old?]
"Exactly! Zhao Bo's biological parents went to jail for abandoning him. Just because he's a landlord doesn't mean he's all that!"
"And how did Zhao Laogeng's biological mother die? That needs to be explained clearly..."
"Yes, yes, yes, your family lives in such a nice house and eats lavishly. Honestly, do you think you're doing right by Zhao Laogeng?"
What Song Changqing did back then was nothing short of bullying men and women. His mistakes were punished by making the child suffer for them—that's unfair!
More and more people gathered outside the courtyard house.
Although Song Changqing didn't go out, everyone inside the house could hear him.
He sighed. The fortune teller was right all along; this son with six fingers was his nemesis!
I never expected that after more than fifty years, they would still come knocking on my door. What a tragedy! I should have strangled him when he was born.
They spared his life, yet he doesn't even know how to be grateful and still wants to cause trouble for them.
Song Haoxuan stayed by his side. Seeing Song Changqing's pale face, he comforted him in a low voice, "Grandpa, I know you must regret it too. Why don't you bring him back? After all, he is your own son."
"Even if I die, I will not let him enter the gates of our Song family, otherwise our Song family will be finished!" Song Changqing remained stubborn.
"Grandpa, why are you so stubborn!" Song Haoxuan frowned, but his grandmother pulled him aside, signaling him to stop talking.
Song Haoxuan's grandmother is Song Changqing's current wife.
She was Song Changqing's youngest concubine, more than twenty years younger than him. The reason she stayed by his side to serve him was not only because she was young and beautiful and had given birth to a son and a daughter, but also because she never meddled in other people's business.
However, she had heard others mention the matter of giving away her six-fingered son after she entered the family. Song Changqing had committed too many sins in his life, but unfortunately, God was blind. Not only did he not suffer retribution, but he was also in excellent health at his age and had no ailments.
Looking at the bustling scene outside, she remained expressionless, observing the situation calmly.
At the main gate, opinions were divided and the argument was incessant.
Some of Song Changqing's children promised to bring Zhao Laogeng back to make up for the years they had wronged him.
Some people said they were willing to compensate him with a large sum of money so that he could live out his old age in peace.
However, the siblings never reached a consensus, each telling their own version of events, and eventually they even started arguing.
Song Changqing shook his head and sighed, "If this continues, it will be terrible."
He couldn't let Zhao Laogeng cause discord among his children.
So he went outside anyway.
"Stop arguing!" Song Changqing said, hands behind his back, strode around with bright eyes. "If Zhao Laogeng says he's my son, then he's my son. What proof do you have?"
"We can do a paternity test. It's scientifically based, so you can't deny it!" Gangzi said.
"I don't care about any paternity tests or anything like that. If he's not my son, I will never acknowledge him. Whoever wants to take him home, then take him home. Don't stand around in front of my house, or I'll call the police!"
In short, the issue has escalated to a fever pitch.
"You must be Song Changqing?" someone roared angrily. "You're completely ruthless and unreasonable."
"I don't need you to call the police, I'll call them right now!"
"No one can handle you anymore. You want to bring Zhao Laogeng back, but we can't agree to it. Otherwise, we'll be bullied to death by your whole family!"
"It's outrageous! Everyone can see he's eighty years old, but he looks younger than Zhao Laogeng. How could he have the nerve to say such things?"
"Those who disrespect their elders deserve to be struck by lightning!"
Hearing these words, Song Changqing stomped his foot angrily, "Outrageous! Do you know who I am? My eldest son is the second-in-command at the power bureau, my second son-in-law is the deputy director of the public security bureau, and my youngest son is in the provincial capital..."
"Dad, please stop talking!"
The children all became nervous; revealing such a small amount of family wealth was not a good thing.
Song Changqing immediately realized what was going on. He had been so angry that he had said those things to these people.
However, the people who came to demand an explanation immediately started making a fuss.
"No wonder he's so confident, he can break the law without taking any responsibility, it turns out he has powerful connections at home!"
"I refuse to believe that your Song family can still control everything!"
The Song family's children quickly explained, hoping everyone would remain calm and that they would definitely give everyone a satisfactory explanation.
Just as the two sides were at an impasse, Su Dingding arrived by car.
She was helped shakily through the crowd, her face sallow, her body thin and bony, her cloudy eyes filled with confusion as she looked on with the weariness of life.
“I heard from the villagers that everyone came here to demand an explanation for me. I, Zhao Laogeng, thank you all. Go back now. I’m fine. I don’t want any explanation. Go back now!”
Su Dingding's voice trembled as she looked at Song Changqing and the rest of the Song family, thinking to herself, "I'm not on their level. So what if I'm their child? How could I possibly be worthy of stepping through their door? My family is long dead..."
Those who were watching heard his voice and felt indignant on his behalf.
Song Changqing's face was cold, and his eyes were filled with murderous intent as he looked at Zhao Laogeng.
That contempt and hatred made everyone even angrier.
Even though the Song family's children were very friendly to Zhao Laogeng, inviting him to their home and treating everyone to a meal, it was all in vain.
“Go back, and don’t come here again. I’m not a child of the Song family. My father’s name is Zhao Da’ang, my mother’s name is Liu Cuiping, and I am Zhao Sandong, also known as Zhao Laogeng. I have nothing to do with the Song family!” The more Su Dingding said this, the more pitiful everyone felt for him.
Gangzi stepped forward and helped Su Dingding up, saying righteously, "Brother, even if you don't pursue their responsibility, you should at least think about your own mother. She was beaten to death by Song Changqing!"
"What did you say?" Su Dingding asked, looking shocked.
Others echoed this sentiment and joined in the condemnation of Song Changqing.
"Nonsense!" Song Changqing hurriedly tried to defend himself. "She died of illness!"
"Oh!" Gangzi clapped his hands and shouted, "So you admit that Zhao Laogeng is your son?"
Song Changqing shuddered. How did he manage to expose his own weakness?
He didn't speak, but Su Dingding started to explode. She grabbed Song Changqing's arm and shouted, "You really beat my biological mother to death? Why?!"
"It's all because your six fingers are unlucky, bringing misfortune to your father and mother. You're the one who caused her death, it has nothing to do with me!" Song Changqing was going all out.
Su Dingding stretched out her left hand with six fingers, glared at her, and loudly questioned, "I don't blame you for giving me away because of this extra finger, but you killed my own mother because of this finger. I'll risk my life to make you pay with your life!"