1RomanceEB Chapter 13 Raising a Wolfhound to Gnaw on the Heart
Chapter 13 Raising a Wolfhound to Gnaw on the Heart
I returned home in the evening.
Chen Genshuo was making paper lanterns when he saw Chen Guanjiang and scolded him, "Coming home in the middle of the night? Do you think this is a hotel?"
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Helpless, Chen Guanjiang put down the newspaper and joined his father in drawing eyebrows and applying powder and rouge to the paper figure.
Seeing this, Chan Keun-suk became even angrier and continued to berate him: "Like a mute, is your mother tongue speechless? You're like a puppet on a string! You won't answer even when asked!"
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He dropped out of school and stayed home, accumulating knowledge by reading newspapers, and was told that "all he does is stay at home all day."
If you go out to work but don't make money, you'll be called someone who "only knows how to go out and fool around all day."
If a person doesn't answer their parents' questions, they're called "a silent person who can't be coaxed out even after three beatings."
If you answer, that won't work either; you'll be accused of "saying one thing and then talking back eight."
Other similar rhetoric includes:
Lazy as a pig, doing absolutely nothing;
Stupid as a pig, can't do anything right;
And paradoxes such as "Don't you know how to study in your free time?" and "If you don't study normally, who are you studying for?"
Nothing I say is right, and nothing I do is wrong.
These kinds of self-confused "sophistry parents" appear to be asking for opinions, but in reality, they have already decided on the answer in their hearts, even if they frequently break the principles they claim to uphold.
As for why ask such a redundant question?
Because denying any answer given and reinforcing parental authority is simply a way to satisfy one's own desire for control.
It was precisely because he saw through this that Chen Guanjiang refused to cooperate.
You are in control of your own life; you can't let your parents control it in the slightest.
As for telling the truth, that's even more impossible. Once my parents find out what I'm doing, they'll take over everything under the guise of "it's for your own good."
Born in 58, just turned 14.
Although the identity information has been altered, the parents are still guardians in essence and can supervise and protect the property of the ward.
Once the case is taken to court, he can take everything and will not mention anything to his family before transferring his personal assets to Switzerland.
As for why Switzerland?
Because the Virgin Islands and Cayman Islands, which are offshore centers in the Caribbean, are both prefixed with "British," Hong Kong's laws can still be applied retroactively, only becoming irreversible after ownership is confirmed.
Therefore, London is also an option, New York will no longer be safe next year, and Singapore is still developing and lacks a solid foundation. Switzerland, with its strong overall stability and privacy protection, becomes the first choice.
Furthermore, the choice of Switzerland was also based on strategic planning; Chen Guanjiang, who "keeps his eyes open to the times," knows what will happen in the world next year.
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Seeing that he remained silent, behaving like a duck that wouldn't listen to thunder, Chen Genshuo stood up and roared angrily, "You stupid dog, will you even respond?"
"Didn't do anything..."
"You've even learned to talk back?"
Chen Genshuo casually picked up a bamboo strip used for making paper figures and lashed it at Chen Guanjiang with a "whoosh" sound.
This type of whipping is also known as "bamboo shoots stir-fried with meat". The area being whipped quickly becomes red and swollen, and small red granules appear on the skin along with a burning pain.
"Wow…"
Chen Guanjiang remained silent after being beaten, while his younger sister Chen Jiagang, who was folding gold ingots, was so frightened that she cried. His younger brother Chen Mangniu stared wide-eyed, looking completely terrified.
Meanwhile, the fifth brother, Chen Guandong, and his mother, Du Huiying, continued folding gold ingots, seemingly oblivious to everything happening around them, as if they had long been accustomed to Chen Genshuo's educational methods.
Faced with excruciating pain, Chen Guanjiang merely frowned. Strangely, he felt neither disheartened nor disappointed, but rather a sense of joy at being freed from his shackles.
"Stop crying! It's not like I'm the one who's dying..."
Frustrated, Chen Genshuo yelled at his younger sister, then turned his gaze to Chen Guanjiang again, asking once more, "What exactly were you doing outside?"
"Will you talk or not? Talk or not!"
"Speak to me..."
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Chen Guanjiang remained silent, squatted down and patted his little sister's head, secretly slipping a Lindt gold chocolate into her palm, letting the bamboo strips crackle as they fell on her back.
In most traditional families of this era, girls are seen as a financial burden who will not bring any benefits in the future, and their status in the family is even lower than that of a good-for-nothing boy.
The youngest sister, Chen Jiagang, was of even lower status than Chen Guanjiang. Only the third sister, Chen Xiangshui, received relatively better treatment, but this was because the third sister was so beautiful that she was known as "the most beautiful woman in Suwu Village" and could attract rich men.
Chen Xiangshui's desire to marry into a wealthy family is not unrelated to the ideas instilled in her by her parents over a long period of time. In a few years, her younger sister will grow up and will also follow in her older sister's footsteps.
Whether they are happy or not is not important. What matters is how much dowry they receive after marriage and how much money they can get from their husband's family to repay them. This is also their most direct purpose in raising their two daughters.
Gently wiping away his younger sister's tears, Chen Guanjiang smiled broadly, slowly stood up, endured the pain in his back, bowed deeply to his parents, and walked towards the door.
There is no place to stay here.
In fact, once he had money in his pocket, Chen Guanjiang not only stopped eating at home, but also no longer wanted to live at home.
However, if he suddenly disappears, his parents might report him to the police, which would then lead to the discovery of his personal assets, forcing him to return home every day.
Now, I've just checked into the Peninsula Apartment, which opened this afternoon. The soft, king-size bed is so much better than the iron bars and tears I shed back home.
"You dare to leave? Believe me or not, I'll break your legs!"
This arrogant attitude completely enraged Chen Genshuo, who angrily grabbed a stool but was knocked to the ground by a baton.
Chen Genshuo, his right hand trembling, roared incredulously, "You bastard! How dare you hit your own father?!"
"Me? I still have to fulfill my responsibilities!"
Chen Guanjiang said in an extremely cold tone: "Ten thousand years ago, fathers would teach their sons how to hunt, and mothers would teach their daughters how to gather fruit."
"A thousand years ago, fathers would teach their sons how to farm, and mothers would teach their daughters how to weave cloth."
"Nowadays, fathers only ask their sons to study, and mothers only ask their daughters to marry rich men."
"Of course, times have changed! Many people can't see these changes, and I don't blame you two for not seeing them either. But please don't use the guise of 'for my own good' to block my path!"
The speaker's words were piercing to the heart, and the listener was deeply moved.
This was the first time Chen Guanjiang had challenged his parents' parenting style, and everyone present was at a loss in the face of this sudden resistance.
"Wolf! Ungrateful wretch..." Du Huiying cried out in anguish.
"Raise a wolfhound to gnaw on your heart!"
Chen Genshuo roared angrily, "You heartless bastard, I'd rather have a piece of char siu than you! Once you walk out this door, never come back!"
Chen Guanjiang, however, stared at them calmly, his sharp gaze severing this so-called kinship. He lifted his foot and strode out the door, heading towards his own life...