Wang Hao used Wang Kai's phone to call.
His own number had long been blocked.
Lin Wanyi wouldn't answer calls from City B at all, but Wang Hao called again and again.
Worried that it might be the court, Lin Wanyi finally picked up.
To her surprise, it was still Wang Hao.
"Wife, don't hang up yet. I have something to tell you.
"My dad is sick. Lung cancer, late stage.
"Bring Keke back for a visit. Keke is his biological granddaughter.
"He only has a few months left. Let him see Keke."
Lin Wanyi found it truly laughable. She remembered when her own father was critically ill and wanted to see her and his granddaughter.
But what did the Wang family do back then?
They stopped her from returning and even hid Keke away so they couldn't leave.
She couldn't even go back for the funeral.
They even almost got Keke killed because of it.
Her father didn't get to see his granddaughter even once before he died.
Now that Wang Jianguo was sick, they wanted the child to go back?
What last look? What a double standard.
Lin Wanyi refused.
"Keke won't go back, Wang Hao. Neither of us will."
"Lin Wanyi, don't be so heartless.
"Keke is the Wang family's granddaughter. Her grandfather is critically ill, so she must come back. This is filial piety.
"Lin Wanyi, you can't teach Keke to be so selfish."
Gripping her phone, Lin Wanyi recalled the days when her father passed away.
She remembered the words Liu Chunlan had said:
"If he dies, he dies. What's the use of you going back? Will he come back to life if you do?
"Are the dead more important than the living?
"Just give a hundred bucks to buy him a string of firecrackers, and stop thinking about all that nonsense."
She also remembered Liu Chunlan transferring away all her money and feeding Keke peanuts to stop them from getting on the plane.
Even more despicably, she hid Keke to threaten her.
Thinking of this, the veins bulged on the hand gripping the phone.
She told Wang Hao:
"It's karma, Wang Hao, isn't it?
"How did you all make things difficult for me when my dad was critically ill?
"Now you come to talk to me about filial piety. Don't you find it ironic?"
Wang Hao wasn't truly trying to be filial; he was just trying to morally kidnap Lin Wanyi into coming back.
So he continued:
"I am the son, you are the daughter-in-law, and Keke is the granddaughter.
"My dad is sick, and we should all fulfill our filial duties by his bedside.
"Lin Wanyi, you must come back."
Lin Wanyi couldn't be bothered to listen anymore.
The emperor was far away; why should she go back to suffer abuse?
Just as she was about to hang up, Wang Kai's voice came from the other end:
"Sister-in-law."
Lin Wanyi had no grudge against Wang Kai, so she didn't hang up:
"Big brother."
"Sister-in-law, I know you and Wang Hao have some conflicts, but the situation is different now.
"The doctor said my dad won't make it past a few months. He needs someone to take care of him now.
"My mom is getting old, and this family still needs you.
"Come back. If nothing else, this is your duty as a daughter-in-law."
Lin Wanyi didn't expect such words to come out of Wang Kai's mouth.
She had always thought Wang Kai was different from Wang Hao.
To her surprise, they were all the same. They all bullied the weak and feared the strong.
She couldn't help but argue, "Big brother, both are daughters-in-law. Why don't you let your wife go back and take care of him?
"I've taken care of them for eight years. It should be your turn by now, shouldn't it?"
"How can that be the same? I married into my wife's family, and you were married into ours by Wang Hao.
"Sister-in-law, the responsibility for our parents lies entirely on you. Hurry up and come back."
Lin Wanyi hung up the phone directly and blocked the number again.
Sure enough, no one in the Wang family was any good.
Wang Meijuan was still cursing on the other end:
"What does Lin Wanyi mean by this? Taking care of her parents-in-law is a daughter-in-law's bounden duty.
"Why shouldn't she come back? Besides, when Dad passes away, she'll have to come back and kneel for days and nights.
"Haohao, I told you long ago that Lin Wanyi was no good, but you just wouldn't listen.
"Now you've finally seen through her, right? Before, she kept her head down in the Wang family, but as soon as she returned to her maiden home, she became a different person."
Liu Chunlan wasn't that angry; in fact, she was quite happy:
"What taking care of? Wang Jianguo doesn't need any of you to take care of him. He has his old lover.
"He has a mistress. Let Zhang Xiu take care of him.
"He can forget about ever stepping through my door."
Just as she finished speaking, Wang Jianguo returned dejectedly.
Liu Chunlan blocked the door:
"Get out! Who told you to come back? Weren't you going to marry Zhang Xiu? Weren't you going to spend the rest of your life with her?
"Isn't she young, beautiful, and gentle? Wang Jianguo, she's a husband-killer, hahahaha!
"I really have to thank her for cursing you to death."
Wang Jianguo no longer had his previous arrogance.
He was scared to death inside.
Lung cancer, late stage.
This was an absolutely fatal disease.
Zhang Xiu wouldn't let him in her door either.
Now he could only come back shamelessly.
But Liu Chunlan was dead set against letting him in.
He could only beg Wang Hao and Wang Kai:
"Wang Hao, Wang Kai, pull your mom away. I'm a sick man, are you really going to hold grudges against me?
"Hurry up and let me in."
Wang Kai went to persuade Liu Chunlan:
"Mom, let Dad come in first. Whatever it is, we can talk behind closed doors. Let's not let outsiders see us as a joke."
"A joke?"
Liu Chunlan stared at Wang Jianguo:
"Hasn't the joke already been seen by everyone? Wang Jianguo, I will not let you in.
"Get out and go to your mistress's house. Haven't you raised a son for her for so many years?
"Let him see you off when the time comes. What are you coming back for? Get out!"
Wang Jianguo was scolded fiercely, but he couldn't utter a single word in rebuttal.
Liu Chunlan slammed the courtyard gate shut with a loud bang.
Leaving Wang Jianguo yelling and shouting outside.
She comfortably went back to her room and lay down.
Beautiful, truly beautiful.
Yesterday she was still furious with Wang Jianguo, and today God had vented her anger for her.
It felt so satisfying.
Wang Meijuan also started scrolling on her phone, and Wang Hao checked his train ticket again.
Only Wang Kai was still talking:
"Juan'er, Haohao, are we really just going to ignore our dad like this?
"He keeps shouting outside like that. What will people think of our family?"
Wang Hao was also very irritated. Thinking about how Wang Jianguo had given all his money to that Wang Donglin over the years, anger bubbled up inside him.
He said grumpily:
"Big brother, since you feel so sorry for him, perfect, take him to your house and take good care of him.
"Maybe after he sees his eldest grandson, all his illnesses will be cured."
Wang Kai naturally wouldn't agree. He repeated his usual line:
"I married into my wife's family. These matters are not for me to manage."
"Then shut up!"
Wang Hao didn't give him a good look either:
"If you're not going to take care of him, then shut up. Stop standing there doing nothing while acting like the good guy."
Wang Kai was left speechless. He simply turned around and went into the room to find Liu Chunlan.
He didn't really care that much about Wang Jianguo either; he was just playing the fake good guy, paying lip service.
If he really had to take care of Wang Jianguo, that would be impossible.
He sat down next to Liu Chunlan:
"Mom, Dad's illness came so suddenly, and you're getting old too. I'm really worried that you might suddenly get sick one day.
"You have so much money on you; you really should plan things out properly.
"I'll say it again: I'm the eldest in the family. You should transfer all the money to me first.
"I'll keep it safe for you. Don't worry, I won't take a single cent of yours.
"And whenever you need to use the money, I will give it to you immediately.
"You don't need to worry at all."
