Hard work after winning the lottery

Hua An pointed to his head, his emotions bordering on hysteria.

"Who is he in City A? He's the president of the Zhou Group!"

"What kind of woman can't a man like that have? Why would he choose you? Why would he choose a woman with three children?"

"You think this is a fairy tale? This is reality!"

"He's just after a passing fancy! What will you do when he gets bored and leaves? What will happen to the kids?"

"You'll be the one getting pointed at and gossiped about! The Hua family will be the ones being talked about behind their backs!"

Hua An's words, though harsh, were the most realistic and cruel truth.

This is exactly what he fears most.

He didn't believe in free lunches, and he certainly didn't believe that the Cinderella story would happen to his sister.

He only believed that people from different classes must have ulterior motives.

"I'm telling you, I disagree!"

Hua An took a deep breath and shouted the words with all his might.

"As long as I'm alive, as long as I'm a member of this family, I will never agree to this marriage!"

"That damn Zhou Yanjin? He can forget about it! I'm going to settle the score with him right now!"

After saying that, Hua An suddenly turned around and was about to rush out.

He's going to ask that guy surnamed Zhou.

What are they really up to?!

What kind of spell did they cast on his family?

Even if it means a fight, even if it means going to jail, he absolutely cannot watch his sister jump into a fire pit!

"Hua An! Stop right there!"

A loud, aged yet authoritative shout suddenly resounded in the courtyard.

Hua Mutou, who had been sitting motionless under the eaves, suddenly put down his pipe.

The old man was always smiling, like a kind-hearted person with no temper.

But at this moment, his face was as black as iron, and his cloudy old eyes revealed a sense of majesty.

He stood up, still holding a file for repairing hoes, and slammed it heavily against the pillar beside him.

A crisp "snap" sound.

The tremor caused the chickens and ducks in the yard to flap their wings a few times.

"Have you made enough of a scene?!"

Hua Mutou's voice wasn't loud, but it carried an immense force.

This is the pressure that has accumulated over decades as the head of the family.

Hua An, who was about to rush out the door, suddenly stopped in his tracks.

In this family, he can talk back to his parents and get angry with his sister.

But he never dared to disobey his grandfather.

Grandpa is the pillar of this family, and the person he has respected most since childhood.

Hua An stopped and turned around stiffly.

His eyes were red as he looked incredulously at the old man who usually doted on him the most.

"Sir! Even you're siding with him?"

He thought his grandfather would be the most clear-headed person.

But now, even Grandpa is on that outsider's side.

"What do you mean by 'taking sides'! You're already shouting for war and killing before you've even figured things out, what kind of behavior is that!"

Hua Mutou, with a stern face, walked down the steps in a few steps, pointing his pipe at Hua An, his beard trembling with anger.

"Look at yourself! What do you look like?"

"You came back and, without asking any questions, turned the house upside down, pushed your sister so hard she almost fell, and scared your nephew so much he cried his eyes out!"

"Is this the kind of discipline you learned in the city? Is this all you're capable of?"

The old man's words were like daggers to the heart.

Hua An opened his mouth, wanting to refute, but found that his throat felt like it was blocked with cotton, and he couldn't say anything.

He glanced at Sile, who was still sobbing, and a wave of guilt washed over him again.

But he was not convinced.

He was not reconciled.

"I'm doing this for my sister's own good! That's a liar..." Hua An argued, sticking out his neck.

"Shut up!"

Hua Mutou sternly stopped him.

"Whether it's a scam or not, my eyes aren't blind! I can see clearly!"

"Mr. Zhou proposed marriage in a fair and square manner, and handled things in a proper and respectful way."

"His grandfather was a veteran, from the same generation as me! He's a man of principle!"

Hua Mutou took a deep breath, his tone softening slightly, but still stern.

"Besides, you want to settle scores with them? Where are you going to find them?"

"Mr. Zhou and his grandfather went back to City A a few days ago to prepare for their wedding; they're not here!"

These words were like a bucket of ice water poured over Hua An's already explosive anger.

Is he really gone?

Hua An was stunned.

His anger was palpable, his fists clenched, and he was ready with a barrage of questions and insults.

At this moment, they have all lost their goal.

It's like a fist thrown with all its might, only to land on a soft, fluffy ball of cotton.

A deep sense of frustration arose spontaneously.

He completely charmed his sister and his family, then packed his bags and went back to the big city.

What is this?

This shows they don't take them seriously at all!

"They went back? They ran away?"

"Hmph, he's smart to know his place!"

"If he dared to stand here today, I'd break his legs!"

Although he said that, the explosive aura he exuded ultimately weakened somewhat.

The atmosphere in the courtyard finally eased a little from the tense and suffocating tension that had just been building.

Hua Yun breathed a sigh of relief, quickly squatted down, hugged the frightened Sile in her arms, and gently patted the child's back to comfort her.

Li Guifen wiped away her tears and looked at her son, who was covered in dust and looked exhausted. In the end, the heartache in her heart overcame the fright she had just experienced.

They are, after all, one's own flesh and blood.

Looking at her son's messy hair and noticeably thinner face, how could a mother not feel distressed?

She hesitated for a moment, then cautiously took two steps forward.

"Xiao An..."

Li Guifen's voice was very soft, with a hint of probing, as if she was afraid of igniting this powder keg again.

"You...how come you suddenly have time to come back? Is the company on holiday?"

As she spoke, she reached out to brush the dust off Hua An's clothes.

This is a mother's most instinctive reaction.

She wanted to change the subject, to show concern for her son's life, and to quickly break the awkward and tense atmosphere.

Even though her son was so angry, she subconsciously still felt that he was busy with work and that it must have been difficult for him to come back this time.

However, her hand froze in mid-air before it even touched Hua An's sleeve.

Because she saw that Hua An's expression suddenly became even more unpleasant when he heard the words "company" and "work".

Hua An was furious, and the string in his brain had already snapped.

He originally intended to keep these words to himself.

He intended to only report good news and not bad news, just like before.

But faced with his mother's cautious question, he blurted out without thinking:

"What holiday?!"

Hua An suddenly waved his hand and irritably tugged at his collar, as if the clothes were strangling him.

"I've resigned!"

These four words resonated deeply.

There was no hesitation or regret.

"That lousy job, having to put up with everyone's attitude and suffer that kind of humiliation, I've wanted to quit for a long time!"

His voice carried a sense of self-destructive glee.

It's as if saying those words will grant you revenge against someone.

"You...you resigned?"

Li Guifen's hands froze completely, her eyes widened, and her face was filled with disbelief.

Even Hua Mutou, who was about to continue scolding his grandson, froze on the spot.

The atmosphere in the courtyard, which had just eased, instantly froze again.

This time, however, it wasn't because of anger.

It was not because of shock.