LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 422
How partial would one be to do such a thing before he died? Don't say that he was too old and got muddleheaded, or say that he didn't know that what big trouble Ling Chenglong'd have if he agreed. And it was a lifetime thing. Ling Qiyun's eyes apparently glistened with shrewdness. He was a xiucai and also the master of the family. It was impossible he had no idea what kind of people his family was, or what big trouble it'd bring to Ling Chenglong and his family, or it might even influence the future of Ling Jingxuan and his two younger brothers, or, after the three brothers became busier and busier and had to run around all the year round, their whole family properties would change their master already. So this was already not a deathbed entrust, or merely whether Ling Chenglong and others were filial or not, this was concerned about their whole life.
Ling Chenglong and his wife's heart fell down and down, and the sentiment also gradually disappeared. Casting a glance at his niece and nephew, Ling Chenglong turned and looked at the old man, saying word by word nearly indifferently, "Uncle Ling, sorry I can't promise you. That's your family affair. As an outsider, I shouldn't have any comment.'
Speaking of which, Ling Chenglong stretched out his hand to prise his sere fingers one by one and turned to hold his wife tightly, 'We should avoid this.'
The husband and wife straightened their backs and then tried to turn to leave. Even a rabbit would bite people when being pushed too hard, let alone they are living people? Before, they could take his doings as negative act, or a goody two shoes that didn't want to step into the internal family trifles. It had all been the old lady. But now, they were completely disappointed.
"Don't leave...You unfilial son...Come back...I said come back."
The old man's calculative pupils instantly got dilated, and he was growling deeply while panting. Even at the edge of death, he was still holding high. But Ling Chenglong didn't show him any face. People of the room popped out their eyes, while only Ling Jingxuan and his younger brother secretly gave their thumbs-up to their always honest father. That was also why they didn't stand out. Some day, he'd leave the whole Yuehua Manor to them. If they still didn't know how to say no to the old Ling family, how could they hold up such a big family? How to protect their family? They must see clearly that people of old Ling family were like leeches. Don't see that they surrendered now. As long as given any chance, they'd immediately climb on them and start to suck their blood again. So they had to be stone-hearted.
"Elder brother, our dad is already like this, can't you just agree with his last wish? I know I did a lot of bad things, but I have changed now. I swear I will never make you any trouble. I'm begging you. Let dad die contented.'
Seeing that, bam, Ling Chenghu knelt before them, holding Ling Chenglong's leg. His words were authentic, but the endurance that flashed across his eyes sold him out. Ling Jingxuan frowned slightly. Why are those people so annoying like the maggots in the toilet? If they kept pushing him, he wouldn't show mercy.
"That's your dad, and it is your family thing, which has nothing to do with me, if you are really sincere to change, you wouldn't force us now. This is your family affair, so it's not convenient for us to stay. We gotta go.'
Before Ling Jingxuan opened his mouth, Ling Chenglong made an astounding action. While saying so, he pushed him away, held Lady Wang wearing a cold face and left. The big son and his wife tried to stop them but got scared back by Ling Jingxuan and his younger brother's threatening eyes. Compared with Ling Chenglong's coldness, their eyes also had the undisguised warning and killing intention. Without any doubt, as long as they dare move, they'd get knocked over instantly. So, they could only watch them pass by their side.
"Ah'¦ah'¦"
"Grandpa, grandpa, are you all right? Second uncle, come back. Grandpa is dying. Second uncle!'
"Dad..."
As the family of four had just stepped out of the door, behind them came the howling. Ling Chenglong who was walking ahead stopped his foot in the air, but finally stepped out of that threshold. His heart had already been scarred and battered, unable to let them get hurt it a little bit. Now, he only wanted to protect his little home and wished that his family could live happily. Other things were not important.
For an honest and sincere filial man since he was little, how badly hurt in his heart could he become so cold-blooded and disappointed? Maybe except Ling Chenglong and his wife, no one could tell.
"Jinghan, grandpa wants you in. He's dying. Can't you go have a look at him?"
Tricks failed on Ling Chenglong, the old man aimed at Ling Jinghan, after all, in his eyes, Ling Jinghan who was going to take the official career was the most promising one. As for Ling Jingxuan, except that he was subconsciously afraid of him, he really looked down on him, since businessmen ranked the last place among the four occupations'officials, farmers, workers and businessmen.
"Miss Ling, you are wrong. He is your grandpa, not mine."
However, Ling Jinghan was never that kind of people who would be calculated. When they set their sights on him, they were certainly barking up the wrong tree.
"You...you unfilial thing. Now you are a xiucai already. Aren't you afraid it'd spoil your future career if people hear this? It may be true that grandpa did something bad to your parents, but he has always been good to you. When you were ill in bed all the year round, if it hadn't been that he remembered calling a doctor for you every time, you already died long ago! What? Now you got listed as a xiucai and bite the hands that feed you? Yeah, you are promising and have the right not to acknowledge us. But he is your blood grandpa! If you are so heartless, you are even no better than a dog or a pig!'
See their prayer policy failed, Ling Xiaoran no longer played pitiful. She pointed at his nose and started to denounce him like a lawbringer, trying to threaten him using the filial piety and his career. Her parents had told her, as long as they could connect themselves with them, their good days were waving hands at them. She who had been used to that kind of comfortable life in her husband's family had already had enough of this kind of poor life. Anyway, she'd let them nod, so she could resume that kind of good days.
Ling Jingxuan and his younger brother were so mad at her that they even smiled. So unbelievable! Is she taking herself as the lawbringer? Does she read the current situation clearly? Who gives her the courage?
"I didn't know since when the old Ling family has downgraded to this level to let a demoralized woman speak for you. Old Lord Ling is dying. If you are so filial, shouldn't you all stay around him instead of doing this before me? Since when is it your turn to tell me what I should do? Ling Xiaoran, I show you some face so I call you Miss Ling. Like you like, now I am a bingsheng. Do you know what crime you have offended to denounce me?'
Ling Jinghan aroused a sneer, full of sarcasm and disdain under his eyes. Does she think she has the qualification to say anything before him? What a joke!
For this second younger brother, Ling Jingxuan was never worried, and he'd like him to solve it himself, while still not forgetting to secretly give him an eye wanting him to defend their parents. If they didn't show them what they were capable of, they really thought that everyone except him was a pushover.
Obviously she didn't think he even put his reputation aside, instead, he censured her wrong doings, as if he was goinna send her to the yamen. Ling Xiaoran couldn't help shrinking her neck. Before, although she had been staying at her husband's family, she roughly knew what had happened at home, of course she also knew they had ever sent Ling Chenghu to the yamen.
Out of the corner of the eyes sweeping over at Ling Qicai walking out of the room, Ling Jingxuan slowly walked forward slowly, "The borrowed time from the Yen-Wang-Ye wouldn't be long. The old lord might breathe his last at any minute. It's OK for us outsiders to stand here. But are you sure you'd also stay with us?'
As the words fell, Ling Qicai decisively walked out, looking sullen. Seeing that Ling Xiaoran standing before Ling Jingxuan and Ling Jinghan bitterly, his face turned even sullener, and he couldn't help striding over and growled deeply, 'Your grandpa is dying. What are you doing here? Go in to stay by his side! Do you want people to laugh at us?'
Seeing it was her second grandpa, Ling Xiaoran dare not say more, before leaving, she threw a hard stare at the two brothers, while the latter picked up their eyebrows. Just a repudiated wife, unworthy to waste their brains.
"Those unfilial son of a bit*h! They look honest at usual times and good to anyone, but never thought they are so heartless. Their grandpa (dad) is dying, they don't even go in to take a look.'
"That unfilial as*hole. Isn't he a xiucai? Some day, he'd get his karma!'
"Boohoo..."
"Dad, you see, that is your good son, good grandsons, if you know this in another world, haunt them all!'
Before long, the house came the awful abuse, mixed with the old man's whimpering sound. His 'good' sons and grandson said some swear words before him instead of caring about him. Hearing their nasty cursing words, Ling Qicai got his face distorted to the extreme. So they think they are filial? So they are right to force others using tricks?
In the past, Ling Chenglong might feel awful of his family's abuse. But now, standing in the yard holding his wife, there was no mood swing in his dark eyes. No one knew what he was thinking at the moment. And Lady Wang, except wiping off her tears due to the insult, she had no other response. Not to mention the two brothers, they just took it as dog barking.
"Dad... Dad..."
"Grandpa..."
Probably less than a quarter of an hour later, the room suddenly came orderly cry, the old man finally breathed his last breath, Ling Chong gently closed his eyes, he had fulfilled his filial piety to send his father the last journey.
"Mom, dad, let's go home. Later I'll ask someone to send ten taels of silver to show our heart.'
Ling Jingxuan felt kind of tired. He walked over and said so deeply. Ten tales of silver was already more than enough to bury the old man. If it hadn't been for the sake of his parents, he wouldn't spend a copper coin!
"Hmm, you are the master of the family, you decide.'
The old man died, and the grievances between them also dissipated, Ling Chenglong also didn't want to care about so much, from now on, they'd have nothing to do with them, and he would never set foot on the old Ling family again.
"Chenglong, your father'¦Alas, forget it. Now he is gone, everything is over. You should go home. I will take care of everything here.'
Originally still wanting to say something, Ling Qicai decisively gave a helpless sigh. Now it didn't help the situation whatever he said. Ling Chenglong and his wife were filial enough. If it had been someone else, he would have already turned this place upside down. And today, the ruthless Ling Jingxuan also didn't do anything, already showed them enough face. They should feel lucky.
"Thank you then, second uncle."
"Go, go, or more people would see this.'
Ling Qicai waved his hand, on the surface he was trying to drive them away, but he was doing it for their good. He was truly afraid of the whole room of juniors inside, only afraid they might do something crossing the line. If Ling Jingxuan got pissed off, none of them could take it.