Chapter 420: Are You Worthy?

Liu Guangtian's words, which turned heaven and earth upside down, made Liu Hai Zhong's forehead veins bulge; bringing up the matter, he felt angry and stifled.

He is his father, for goodness' sake! Why does he side with outsiders, for outsiders, even a father doesn't acknowledge him, dares to raise his hand against his father, and even treats the person who raised him since childhood as an enemy.

He now wishes he could beat him to death with a hammer.

If he had known it would come to this, he should have thrown him into the chamber pot.

Liu Guang Qi, upon hearing Liu Guangtian's words, immediately put on the airs of an older brother.

"Liu Guangtian, how dare you speak to Dad like that? Believe it or not, I'll slash you."

Liu Guangtian looked at him, his eyes sharp, and sneered.

"You can try; see if I can break your leg."

Seeing Liu Guangtian's appearance, Liu Guang Qi jumped in fright.

The second aunt spoke stubbornly.

"Guang Tian, we haven't split the household yet; that house belongs to the family, and your father has the right to allocate it."

"This reasoning holds anywhere."

She didn't want them to quarrel too fiercely, and planned to persuade Liu Guangtian with reason.

Since starting work, Liu Guangtian has felt no sense of belonging to this family.

Now they still want to use the father's authority to trap him—don't even think about it.

"Who says we haven't split? Since we moved out, have you given me even a penny, or invited me home for a meal?"

"Neither of you parents act like parents, yet you still want to put on airs and forcibly take the house from my hands."

"Don't even think about it; that house is mine, I rent it with my own money."

Liu Guang Qi threatened.

"Where did you get the money?"

"It's not anything else—Chen Hong gave it to you. I'm telling you, you're colluding with bad elements; I'll report you, and you won't get off easy."

Liu Guangtian slapped the table and shouted angrily.

"The house is rented from Honghai, the money is borrowed from Hong Jie; if you're able, go sue."

"Whoever dares to threaten me with this, playing dirty—see if I'm afraid."

"Liu Guang Qi, you can try; I won't be okay, and you won't be okay either."

"Every grievance I suffer will be charged to your account."

"I will repay you bit by bit."

"If I can't work, I'll cripple your hands; if I have nowhere to live, I'll burn this doghouse down."

"If you drive me to the point I can't live, I'll kill you."

"If you dare to do it, I'll dare to fight you to the death."

Liu Guang Qi was frightened by Liu Guangtian's ferocious expression, shrank back, and with a thud fell to the ground.

The second aunt and Liu Hai Zhong were both scared by Liu Guangtian's words; they never imagined their second son could be so fierce.

He couldn't care less about parental hierarchy, filial piety, or brotherly respect.

Their tactics to handle Liu Guangtian were completely useless.

Liu Hai Zhong appeared strong but was weak inside; seeing the situation turn terrifying, his anger was scared away.

He forced himself to stay calm and shouted with a trembling voice.

"Enough, Liu Guangtian—I am your father, he is your brother."

Liu Guangtian glanced at Liu Guang Qi again with a sneer and said sarcastically.

"If the father is not worthy, the son is not filial; if the elder brother is not kind, the younger brother is not respectful."

"One should look inward for faults and see whether one is worthy."

"He is not the simple-minded fool from TV dramas; have you ever seen someone who has mastered Sun Tzu's Art of War and still lacks brains?"

"He had long seen through it: virtues, morals, filial piety—all are tools to control people."

"They are all a bunch who fly various moral banners while acting on selfish motives—wolves and tigers in sheep's clothing."

"As for feelings, he had long seen through it—only Yang Qing and Chen Hong treated him well without expecting anything in return."

"The rest—hardly any are clean."

At this moment, Liu Guang Qi climbed up from the ground, daring not to say anything else, for fear of provoking Liu Guangtian.

Liu Hai Zhong lost all face, but faced with the now‑face‑lost Liu Guangtian, he had no recourse.

He looked at Liu Guang Qi and lectured.

"Look at what you're saying—that's your brother; how can you threaten him?"

"We called Guang Tian back today to discuss things with him, to discuss, not to force him."

"That sentence was spoken beautifully, pulling the negotiation back from the brink of collapse."

Afterward he turned to Liu Guangtian and said.

"The house belonging to Yang Qing, if you keep it, it will be a disaster; can your father still harm you?"

"Let your brother live there—that's to ward off disaster for you."

"Think it over yourself—is that the right reasoning?"

"If your brother doesn't say it, will those envious people in the courtyard stay silent?"

"Who knows how many people want to make an issue out of this."

"If you can't seize it, you just argue the point."

Liu Hai Zhong felt he still had considerable ability.

Liu Guangtian stuck out his neck and continued to refuse.

If you want to sue, just go ahead and sue; most people in our courtyard have ties with Yang Qing.

You are even more someone that Yang Qing recruited over.

If I'm not doing well, then none of us should expect to do well.

Also, the Jiedao, the entire Jiedao has thousands of threads of connection with Yang Qing; Honghai and the Agricultural Machinery Factory you work at were both created by Yang Qing.

You want to make a fuss? Then make a big fuss and arrest everyone and all enterprises in Hongxing Jiedao.

Let's see who has the guts to do that.

Liu Hai Zhong was left speechless by Liu Guangtian's retort.

Using Yang Qing to talk about things just won't work compared to now.

If things get more serious later, maybe there will still be a chance.

However, the people and matters involved are too many; if we really go after them, we're afraid it'll implicate half of Jingcheng.

Don't forget, there's also the elderly lady from the military compound, the former Jiedao Director Wang now Bureau Chief Wang, and a bunch of people from the district and the city.

Liu Hai Zhong still knows the difference between important and trivial.

How did Chen Hong leave? She was sent away by someone.

Bringing up Yang Qing to talk about things could very well touch on something we shouldn't.

Liu Hai Zhong suddenly felt that his son wasn't as simple as he thought.

At least, few people gossip about his beating his own.

Chen Hong indeed did a lot of work for this, but it's also impossible to achieve without any rumors.

Adding today's performance, Liu Hai Zhong began to be a bit wary of his son.

Seeing that the matter hadn't been decided for a long time, Second Aunt worried that the eldest son would really move out and live outside, and not care about them.

Looking at Liu Guangtian again, they've already lost hope.

So, the eldest son, they truly can't let go.

"Guangtian, what would it take for you to agree?"

"Just give up on that idea; that's Yang Qing's house, no one can take it away."

Second Aunt was furious.

"Yang Qing, Yang Qing, what benefits did Yang Qing give you, what soup did he feed you to make you not even recognize your parents?"

"After all, are we your relatives, or is Yang Qing your relative?"

Second Aunt's words left Liu Guangtian feeling indignant and unable to calm down.

"Yang Qing isn't just a relative; he's even better than a relative."

"On the contrary, it's you guys."

Liu Guangtian pointed his finger at Liu Hai Zhong's father and Liu Guang Qi.

"On the contrary, you guys, who among you treats us as relatives?"

"Before, it was either beating or scolding, favoring him more; we're both his biological children, so why do we earn your dislike like this?"

"What gives him the right? All the good things are his."

"Is he my brother? Would my brother plot to take my house?"

"Would he watch us get beaten? Would he keep all the good things for himself, when has he ever shared any good things with us?"

"He's been working for several years now, right? What has he bought for me and Guangfu?"

"As a relative, is he worthy?"

"You say, is he worthy?"