Chapter 248 â My Daughter Will Not Sacrifice Everything For Her Younger Brother (final part)
Two hours later, Zhang Yao finally saw Zhang Wei. She was impatient and didnât want to wait.
Zhang Wei recognized Zhang Yao at first sight. He was a little excited. âYaoâer? Are you Yaoâer? Youâre all grown up now? Have you graduated high school?â
The corners of Zhang Yaoâs mouth twitched slightly. It seemed that her father really didnât think about her at all. He probably only had his son on his mind!
âI just finished the college entrance examination. My mother told me everything about the past, so I came to take a look,â Zhang Yao said softly.
After being excited, Zhang Wei looked at Zhang Yao. He saw her clothes and the phone in her hand and Zhang Wei knew. âIt seems that you two are doing well. What is your mother doing now?â
Zhang Yao said calmly, âMum is writing online. Her income is not high, but it is enough for us to live.â
âIs it? When your mother divorced me, she must have hidden a lot of money in her hands. Otherwise, how could you and your mother have a foothold in W City and live in such a high-end community? Itâs fine if your mother wonât tell me the truth, but even you wonât tell me the truth?â Zhang Wei sneered.
âNow, your father is in jail and your grandfather took your younger brother with him. Life is so difficult. You are doing well now. You should also give your younger brother a hand.â
Zhang Yao rolled her eyes. She was now sure that her decision was wrong. âYou just want my mother to have money. Why havenât you thought about how difficult it was for her to take care of me by herself for so many years?! I havenât gone to college yet, and I donât have the ability to be independent. Where can I get the money to help others?â
Knowing that Zhang Yao was unhappy, Zhang Wei quickly changed his tone. âDad didnât mean that. Dad only has two children, you and Zhang Da. You are brother and sister, so you need to help each other. By the way, Zhang Da is your younger brother. His nickname is Baoâer. He is six years younger than you, but he is not very obedient and does not have bright prospects, so he will depend on you in the future. He likes you very much and has always wanted to see you. But he has not had a chance. Donât you want to meet him? They live in ** community. Your grandfather is too old and has no energy to control him. You are his older sister. He will listen to what you say.â
Today, he had no confidence to be a father in front of this daughter he had never met. Besides, he still had some days before he could get out of prison. He had been in prison for more than ten years, and he was out of touch with society. After being released from prison, he didnât know what to do for a living.
In addition, dad came to visit him recently and said that Zhang Da was very disrespectful lately. He lied and deceived people. He didnât even go to school and he stole money to play games in internet cafes. Dad was getting old and couldnât control him at all. Currently, it seemed like Zhang Da was not close to him. Even if he was released from prison, he may not be able to discipline Zhang Da. If he couldnât manage himself, how could he discipline his son?
Zhang Wei had been thinking about this for a long time. He had planned to wait to go to W City to find Li Su after he was released from prison. There was also Zhang Yao, who was his own daughter. Wouldnât she still care about the life and death of her father and younger brother? He didnât expect that, before he was released from prison, Zhang Yao came by herself.
Although it was only a few simple words, Zhang Yao already had a rough idea of what her father, who she had not seen for a long time, was thinking. He was really thinking of her as a fool!
Zhang Yao regretted that she had asked to come visit.
âIâll go see them later,â Zhang Yao said perfunctorily.
âThatâs good. You are siblings and should support each other. You should go quickly. Dad will be released from prison in a few months, and then he will visit you in W City! Which community do you live in now? Whatâs your cell phone number? How will dad find you then?â Zhang Wei asked with a smirk.
Zhang Yao stood up abruptly. âThe time to visit is over. I need to go.â
After she finished speaking, she hurried out of the visiting room without waiting for Zhang Wei to speak. She was afraid that if she stayed any longer, she couldnât help but break down.
From the beginning to the end, he didnât care about her. He didnât care about how she had been through these years, or what her academic performance was. He knew that she had already passed the college entrance examination, and he didnât ask how she did.
He didnât care about her at all.
He only wanted to bring her closer to the so-called âyounger brotherâ so that she could become the kind of girl who would sacrifice everything for her younger brother, just the way he wanted.
When Zhang Yao came out of prison, she really wanted to go home immediately and see her mother. But after thinking about it, she still went to that community. She didnât plan to meet Father Zhang and the others. She just wanted to take a look from a distance and see that they were not doing well so she could feel relieved.
Zhang Yao was sitting in a taxi. It stopped outside the gate of the community. She was about to get out of the car when she saw an old man chasing a teenage child at the gate of the community, scolding while he was chasing. âStop! Thatâs the living expenses for the second half of the month. If you take it away, then what will we eat in the second half of the month?! You only know how to play games every day and steal your familyâs money, you bastard!â
Zhang Yao sat in the car, rolled down the window, looked carefully. She confirmed that the slow-moving old man was Father Zhang, so the child running in front was her younger brother?
âLittle girl, are you still getting out?â the driver asked when Zhang Yao didnât move for a long time.
âNo, go straight to the airport!â Zhang Yao missed her mother. She wanted to go home immediately.
A few days later, Father Zhang came to visit Zhang Wei again. Before he could sit down, Zhang Wei quickly asked him, âHow was it?â
Father Zhang was exhausted. âHow was what?â
âZhang Yao! How is she getting along with Zhang Da? Why didnât she come with you? Has she left? Dad, why donât you keep her around for a while? Whereâs Zhang Da? How is your relationship with Zhang Yao? âZhang Wei asked in a loud voice.
Father Zhangâs expression changed. âHave you seen Zhang Yao? She didnât come to us at all!â
Zhang Wei was surprised. âHow is that possible? She said she would visit you!â
Father Zhang said with certainty, âNo, Iâve been at home these past few days, and no one has been here at all. Did she visit you?â
Zhang Wei nodded solemnly. âThis child is like her mother, ruthless and unrighteous.â
Father Zhang frowned. âAre they still living in W City? Iâll find them!â
Zhang Wei shook his head. âNo need, Iâll go.â Zhang Yao was his daughter. She couldnât get rid of him.
Zhang Yao returned home with an expression of guilt. âMum, I seem to have done something wrong.â
Li Su was typing. When she heard this, she didnât raise her head. âWhatâs wrong?â
âI went to see him. I felt like he wanted to rely on me. Mum, what should I do?â Zhang Yao sat beside Li Su and said with her head lowered.
Li Su finished writing, saved, and shut off the computer. âItâs a big deal. I originally planned to wait for your admission letter to come before going there. I planned to rent a house there, and if I found a suitable one, I would buy it. I just didnât mention it because I was afraid that you would be unhappy and feel that you would have no space for yourself and that you were not free. â
âMum! Is this okay?â Zhang Yao didnât expect things to be solved so easily.
âNothing is impossible. It was the same as when we moved from our hometown to W City. People are important and nothing else matters. This sentence still holds true,â Li Su said with a smile, and touched Zhang Yaoâs hair. âBut you have to be mentally prepared. Your father will not give up easily. He is your father. Legally speaking, you have a duty to support him. He might make a fuss over this.â
Zhang Yao pouted. âI know, but Iâll give him a few hundred yuan a month. Itâs just that he wants me to raise his son for him. Itâs impossible.â
âIt is good to know what you want. Now that itâs been decided, letâs get ready.â Li Su was almost ready. When Zhang Yao was in the second year of high school, she sold another house, which happened to be when the house price rose to the highest, so she made a lot of money. She had also advertised the current house and some people had come to see it. The two sides also talked about the same. Li Su offered 20,000 yuan, and the only requirement was to stay for two more months before moving out.
Li Suâs original plan was that, after Zhang Yao went to university, she would move to the city where Zhang Yao went to university and rent a house first. If Zhang Yao decided to work there in the future, she would buy a house for her daughter. It was for security, peace of mind, and an investment.
âMum, then letâs not travel. Itâs better to keep the money. There will be other places to use it.â Zhang Yao immediately calculated.
âDonât worry, your mother has made a lot of money over the years. Although I havenât saved much, I have some savings. I promised you that you could go on a graduation trip, so that will still happen!â Li Su said. âThis is the last time your mother will provide you with travel funds. After you go to college, if you want to travel, you will have to find your own way!â
âI know, mum. Thank you, mum!â Zhang Yao said as she hugged her mother.
The mother and daughter then booked a tour group online, packed their things, and went to Europe for a ten-day tour.
After returning, the mother and daughter first went to Y City where Zhang Yao was going to university. They also visited the university and then started renting.
After two weeks in Y City, the house was finally settled. The mother and daughter went back to W City and began to pack their luggage, taking away what they could take with them, and packing and mailing the rest.
Then the mother and daughter walked away without restraint.
After more than a month, Zhang Wei was released from prison. The first thing he did after he was released from prison was to go to W City to find Li Su and her daughter. He had prepared for this for a long time. He was ready to work while he searched. He originally wanted to work as a security guard in the community where Li Su lived.
He thought that Li Su, who was a woman with a child, must still be in W City. He planned to use this community to search everywhere.
He didnât expect that being a security guard had such strict requirements. It didnât matter how old he was, but he even needed to not have a criminal history.
Zhang Wei was afraid of people knowing that he had been in prison, so he had to run away. Then, he came up with an idea to work as a sanitation worker. Since the scope of this job was wide and he would see many people, perhaps he could see Li Su and her daughter. He successfully stood out among a group of old men and women in their fifties and sixties, and was successfully selected. Those old men and women who lost the opportunity also looked at him with puzzled and contemptuous eyes. They thought that he was a strong man in his forties, so why was he coming to sweep the road for 1000 yuan a month? What was the point?!
But Zhang Wei couldnât control this. He was a decent person.
But on the first day of work, Zhang Wei couldnât take it anymore. He had to get up at 4-5 in the morning, and then he had to work non-stop. He couldnât stand waking up that early and working that hard anymore. He undressed, threw the broom, and ran.
After that, Zhang Wei started looking for another job. He finally found a job as a security guard at a Foot Bath City. Food and housing were included, and the salary was more than 2,000 a month. Zhang Wei thought it was rare. He had no trade and no degree. He had encountered many obstacles on the way to find a job before, so he had no choice.
But one month passed, then two. Zhang Wei never found the whereabouts of Li Su and her daughter. He wandered around the neighborhood where Li Su had lived before, and inquired about her, but he found nothing. He went to several nearby neighborhoods, but he still found nothing.
A year passed and Zhang Wei had almost scoured the entirety of W City without finding anything.
On the other hand, because Zhang Wei met a lot of people, he was able to speak again, and he was a good security guard. He was even promoted to be the security captain. His salary also increased and he fell in love with a young lady from Foot Bath City. While he was still not able to find Li Su and her daughter, his life was actually really good.
Slowly, Zhang Wei himself was a little shaken.
Zhang Wei often called Father Zhang at first, and then the number of calls gradually decreased.
Zhang Wei thought that people were all selfish. Zhang Da had not been close to him since he was a child, and he probably wouldnât be able to count on him in the future. People had so many decades in their lives, so why did they need to work so hard?!
When Zhang Wei contacted Father Zhang, he vaguely revealed that he didnât want to concern himself with Zhang Da anymore, but Father Zhang scolded Zhang Wei, saying that he was selfish or something.
Zhang Wei knew that Father Zhang would never give up on Zhang Da, so he was a little disdainful and simply left Zhang Da with Father Zhang. Anyway, the old man had a pension. As a father, he would not fight with his son. The old manâs property belonged to Zhang Da! Correspondingly, in the future, the old manâs life, death, and burial would also be Zhang Daâs problem. It had nothing to do with him!
Thinking like this, Zhang Wei cut off contact with Father Zhang and lived on his own.
Poor Father Zhang. He had to push his old body to death while being angry with his grandson. He still had to take care of himself until the day his son returned. As long as his son came back, life would be fine.
It was unfortunate that Father Zhang ended up collapsing in the rental house due to a sudden heart attack while still waiting for his son to come back.
And his precious grandson, Zhang Da, saw that Father Zhang was dead. His first reaction was not sadness, but the feeling of nobody finally caring about him playing games anymore.
Zhang Da was also smart. He knew that his grandfatherâs death should not be known to outsiders, otherwise he would not be able to get his grandfatherâs pension. So, he stuffed his grandfatherâs body in the refrigerator. Then, he took out the savings at home, went to the Internet cafe, and played for half a month.
This went on until a few months later. Because the rent was due, the landlord called to urge them to pay the rent, but Father Zhangâs phone did not work anymore since the plan had not been paid for. The landlord could not contact anyone, so he had to come to the door in person. Nobody opened the door. After knocking on the door for a long time, he went to ask around. People said that they hadnât seen Father Zhang for many days, and even his grandson had not shown up for several days.
The landlord was afraid that something must have happened, so he called the police. The police broke through the door and eventually found the body of Father Zhang, who was curled up in a ball and had already frozen in the refrigerator.
Zhang Da was finally taken away in an internet cafe. After investigation, he was sentenced for the crime of hiding another personâs body. Because he was under the age of 16, he was given a lighter punishment and was sent to a juvenile detention center.
During this period, Zhang Wei appeared once, took care of Father Zhangâs death, and left with Father Zhangâs inheritance without asking about Zhang Daâs situation.
Two years later, Zhang Da came out of the juvenile detention center and Zhang Wei did not appear. Zhang Da had nowhere to go. He lingered in internet cafes all day long and went out to steal when he had no money. He was caught and locked up for a while, and continued to live like this after he came out. His life kept cycling like this.
As for Zhang Wei, he made a small fortune because he inherited Father Zhangâs estate. He lived a very prosperous life, but the good times didnât last long. Because he drank too much and was jealous of others. He ended up in a conflict and accidentally injured the other party. Yes, he was locked up again.
Under these circumstances, the father and son were finally reunited in prison.
When they saw each other in the wind, neither father or son said a word. It was just that, since then, Zhang Wei had a tail that he couldnât shake off.
Whenever Zhang Wei was implicated, he was half-dead with anger and regretted his son. Why did he lose his head in the first place? He took a wrong step. If he hadnât been with Qi Ya and Qi Ya had not been pregnant with a boy, he would not have divorced. If he hadnât divorced, he wouldnât be where he was today!
He felt sorry for the first time!
Compared with the miserable life of Zhang Wei and his son, the lives of Li Su and Zhang Yao were much more exciting and rich. The mother and daughter changed cities and started life again. Zhang Yaoâs university life was colourful, and Li Su did not give up too much. She began to travel while writing. Every time she went to a place, she would collect the most distinctive local things, carefully select the ones she wanted, and put them in the space.
It was likely due to the influence of the original family that Zhang Yao was a little afraid of marriage. She did not want to fall in love and did not want to get married and have children. In this regard, Li Su respected and supported her, but she still suggested Zhang Yao to freeze her eggs when she was 28, just in case she met someone who was willing to change her mind in the future. Then, she would not regret it.
Although Zhang Yao didnât think she would change her mind in the future, she still listened to Li Suâs words and did so.
When Zhang Yao was 38 while traveling abroad, she met a man. The two met over a cup of coffee and chatted. Zhang Yao had never had such a pleasant chat. It was as if they were old friends who had known each other for a long time.
Zhang Yao knew that she was tempted, but she also knew that this temptation was fruitless. The two came from different countries and had different cultural backgrounds. So, she could only stop these feelings.
She didnât expect that the man actually chased after her. He and Zhang Yao had the same mind. He was not sure that he could find a person who fit his soul as well as Zhang Yao if he let Zhang Yao get away. So, he didnât want to miss this chance and didnât want to give up.
When Zhang Yao was 39, she finally got married.
Regarding the issue of children, Frank didnât care, but Zhang Yao wanted to have a child with her lover. At that time, their family of three would definitely be very happy. At this time, she was very grateful to her mother for her suggestion when she was twenty-eight years old.
When Li Su was 68, she finally became a grandmother. Outside the delivery room, she looked at the granddaughter in her arms, who was as beautiful as an angel, and smiled happily. Beside her, her foreign son-in-law was holding her daughterâs hand and crying! He was terrified and thought he would lose his lover.
Li Su looked at Zhang Yao, who was exhausted but smiling happily. Zhang Yao also looked at Li Su at this time. When the eyes of the mother and daughter met, they both laughed.