Chapter 607: Arguing with Yang Tao

After I left,

Liu Xian hanged himself that very night.

This was an ending I never expected.

Perhaps after speaking with Ya Ya on the phone, his wish was fulfilled,

Perhaps after his call with Ya Ya, he did not receive the affection and comfort he desired.

He felt even more lost.

He even had nothing left to live for.

Choosing death was his only relief.

From this incident, I cannot say Ya Ya was wrong.

Originally, Ya Ya and he had no emotional basis; I had paid to hire her to make that phone call to Liu Xian.

Ya Ya also called him 'dad',

Ya Ya thought she had fulfilled my request.

She didn't want to drag it on any further.

She quickly hung up and ceased contact.

Today's outcome is entirely Liu Xian's own doing. Back then, if he hadn't married Yang Tao but instead lived with Xia Yuan,

Believe Ya Ya, from the heart, knows the meaning and importance of the word 'dad'.

Everything is in the past.

As a friend, I did what I could for Liu Xian.

Being able to hear his daughter's voice at the end of his life left him with no regrets.

The next morning, I went to the hotel room to find Yang Tao,

Because I promised Ya Ya fifty thousand pounds, I had to find a way to give it to her. I am a person of my word; what I told Ya Ya must be fulfilled.

When Yang Tao heard I wanted to give Ya Ya fifty thousand pounds,

she asked, 'Jianqiang, what's wrong? Why do you want to give Ya Ya so much money?'

'I contacted Ya Ya last night; I promised her, and today I must fulfill it. She said she could receive it online, but we don't do online transfers—please help me transfer it.'

Yang Tao said, 'All right, I'll use my UK account to transfer it to Ya Ya, then you give me the cash.'

'Calculate the amount for me at today's exchange rate.'

'No problem. You came here crying poverty—how do you still have fifty thousand pounds in your UK account?' I asked with a laugh.

'A woman needs some private money; these fifty thousand pounds are my last.' Yang Tao replied immediately.

In short, this woman never tells the truth,

and is extremely greedy for money.

Ya Ya's current state is the result of living with Yang Tao.

As the saying goes, 'Near vermilion one turns red; near ink one turns black'—that's absolutely true.

I looked at Yang Tao and said, 'Yang Tao, let Ya Ya come back in a few days; it's not easy for a little girl living abroad, and over time our bond will grow distant.'

I feel it would be right to let her return to Zaocheng to live.

'You're really old-fashioned. What feelings? Foreigners' fathers and sons, fathers and daughters don't have much affection. When children grow up, they become independent; parents don't interfere, each lives their own life,'

'and children have no obligation to support their elderly parents.'

'Financially independent.'

'Even loans between parents and children must go through bank interest.'

'Everything is measured by money; I feel that's the real society. By the way, what has Ya Ya done for you?'

'Otherwise, she wouldn't be asking you for money.' Yang Tao asked coldly.

Listening to Yang Tao talk about interpersonal relations in foreign society,

I found it hard to accept,

a family needs affection to maintain the bond between parents and children.

If there is no affection and everything is measured by money, how cold that is.

But our society, based on personal ties, also has its drawbacks.

In that case, there is no distinction between affection and money; everything is expected. Parents should give their children everything,

children should support their parents,

older brothers should help younger brothers,

these would become burdens,

each has its pros and cons.

That's all I can say.

I looked at Yang Tao and directly said, 'I let Ya Ya speak with Liu Xian on the phone. Ya Ya knows Liu Xian is her biological father.'

'What, Zhao Jianqiang, why would you do that?'

'Why let that dead old man contact Ya Ya?'

'I am Ya Ya's sole legal guardian; any contact she has with anyone must go through me.'

'What you're doing is illegal.' Yang Tao shouted loudly.

'Illegal? What law? It's reasonable and legal for Ya Ya to call her biological father.'

'The law you refer to is foreign law.'

'Now you are staying here on Chinese soil, so you must follow Chinese law.'

Yang Tao, quit your nitpicking in front of me,

What? The sole legal guardian.

Ya Ya calls me dad; I am also her guardian.

"I have the right to decide who Ya Ya contacts." I said firmly to Yang Tao.

Yang Tao was very angry.

"Zhao Jianqiang, you're being unreasonable."

"Ya Ya is raised by me; I have the right to demand her. You're too despicable—secretly letting Ya Ya contact Liu Xian."

"What did Ya Ya and Liu Xian say?"

"Has Ya Ya acknowledged Liu Xian?"

"She acknowledged him and even called him dad. Yang Tao, why are you angry? Ya Ya is well raised by you, but without Xia Yuan and Liu Xian, where would this Ya Ya come from? Could she have grown from the ground?"

"If you're capable, have your own child. Ya Ya just called Liu Xian dad—what else can happen?" My words were heavy.

Directly hitting Yang Tao's pain point: because of her past profession, she cannot bear children.

After Yang Tao heard me finish, tears immediately flowed.

"Zhao Jianqiang, you're not human. You still expose my shortcomings today. I cannot bear children. If I could bear children, would I still have to live with an old man?"

"Zhao Jianqiang, why do I have today? It's because of you."

Yang Tao cried like a woman in front of me, nagging.

Moreover, she pushed the blame onto me.

This matter, I'm not in that line of business.

Really.

She has today because of herself—it's her greed, her excessive indulgence.

I can't be bothered with Yang Tao.

I said: "Don't cry in front of me; your situation today has nothing to do with me; you should thank me. If not for me, maybe back then Bai Lang would have sold you."

You will know Liu Xian, you will know Director Qi, you will go abroad,

Become some kind of noble.

Yang Tao, you should be grateful.

The matter of you not being able to bear children,

I have no responsibility.

Between us it should be clear: back then I never touched you at all.

Alright, quickly transfer money to Ya Ya.

As soon as possible, bring Ya Ya back from abroad.

I feel that Ya Ya staying abroad too long will surely learn badly.

After I finished speaking, I stood up, wanting to leave.

Unexpectedly, Yang Tao grabbed me.

"You can't leave; our matter hasn't been clarified yet."

After Ya Ya called Liu Xian, what did she say?

Can she accept this in her heart?

If she later truly acknowledges Liu Xian, will Ya Ya still acknowledge us?

"Ya Ya is my only concern." Yang Tao said, then opened her mouth to cry.

"Alright, really endless, annoying."

"Why cry? After Ya Ya called Liu Xian, she only said two sentences then hung up."

When I called back, it was already off.

Why did I give Ya Ya fifty thousand pounds?

This Ya Ya only called Liu Xian because of the fifty thousand pounds.

If there were no money,

This Ya Ya wouldn't contact Liu Xian, let alone call him dad.

This should put you at ease, Yang Tao; as long as you have money, believe Ya Ya will forever call you mom.

The basis of your relationship with Ya Ya is money; besides money, you have nothing else.

"You've learned the essence of abroad."