Hard work after winning the lottery

"Bang, bang, bang!"

The palm struck the thick door, producing a dull, unsettling sound.

"Xiao An! Open the door!"

"You're going to drive your mother crazy with worry!"

"Why can't we talk this out? Open the door, and Mom won't scold you anymore. I was just confused in my haste..."

She pressed her ear against the crack in the door, trying to hear even the slightest sound inside.

But all she received in response was deathly silence.

Even the suppressed growl from before had vanished without a trace.

This silence is more unsettling than loud noise.

Grandma Hua also walked over, her steps unsteady.

"My dear grandson..."

"Grandma's precious darling, don't scare her."

"Are you hungry? Grandma will make you some handmade noodles. Let's not talk about work anymore, okay?"

The old man's hands were withered and thin, and he gently scratched at the door panel, making a faint "rustling" sound.

That sound made one's heart ache.

No matter how much the people outside pleaded and cried, the person inside seemed determined.

They refused to open the door.

They didn't say a word.

It was as if once that door was closed, it would separate the two worlds.

As she watched this scene unfold, her heart felt as if it were being gripped tightly by an invisible hand.

At her feet were three children who were crying and hiccuping, clinging tightly to her legs out of fear.

Sile's face turned bright red, and her face was covered in tears and snot.

Si Tao was so frightened that her whole body was trembling, her little hands gripping Hua Yun's trouser leg tightly, her knuckles turning white.

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The youngest, Si'an, buried her face in the crook of her knees, and even her cries became intermittent.

Hua Yun took a deep breath and forced herself to calm down.

Hua Yun knelt down and gently embraced the three children.

She took out a tissue from her pocket and patiently wiped away the tears on Sile's face.

"Don't cry, baby, be good."

"Uncle wasn't being mean to you, Uncle is just... in a bad mood."

Her voice was as gentle as a spring breeze, carrying a calming power.

"Si'an is the older brother, so he has to take good care of his younger brother, right?"

Si'an sobbed, nodded understandingly, and although she was still crying, she tried her best to stop the sobbing.

Hua Yun patted Sile and Sitao's heads again and gently kissed them on the forehead.

"Be good, go play in the other room with Great-Grandma and Grandma for a while."

"Mommy will try to appease Uncle, okay?"

After calming the child down, Hua Yun stood up and walked behind Li Guifen, who was still banging on the door.

She reached out and supported her mother's trembling shoulders.

"mom."

"Stop knocking."

Li Guifen turned around, looking at Hua Yun with eyes full of helplessness.

"Yunyun, your younger brother..."

"I know."

Hua Yun interrupted her mother and pulled Li Guifen away from the door with a little force.

"He's in a fit of anger and won't listen to anyone right now."

"The more you knock, the more annoyed he becomes, and the more wronged he feels."

"Let him have some peace and quiet."

As she spoke, Hua Yun glanced at her grandmother beside her.

"Grandma, please take Mom and the children to the toy house."

"I'm here."

Looking into her granddaughter's calm and serene eyes, Grandma felt inexplicably at ease.

In this family, Hua Yun's words always carry weight.

"Eh... Eh..."

Grandma wiped away her cloudy tears and pulled Li Guifen along.

"Let's go, Guifen, listen to Yunyun."

"Don't frighten the child."

Li Guifen looked back every few steps, her gaze lingering on the tightly closed door for a long time, before reluctantly leading the children toward the toy house.

The children's cries gradually faded away, and the main room finally quieted down.

Only heavy breathing remained.

That came from Huashu and Huamu.

Hua Mutou sat on the threshold, banging his pipe loudly.

"Slap! Slap!"

"What a tragedy!"

The old man sighed deeply and exhaled a thick cloud of white smoke, which instantly blurred his deeply lined face.

"How could the Hua family produce such a stubborn brat!"

"Why make things so complicated when life is perfectly fine!"

Hua Shu was so angry that she paced back and forth in the room, her hands clenched tightly behind her back.

"I've raised him for nothing!"

"He doesn't understand anything! That's his job! His livelihood! His roots in the big city!"

"He just threw it away like that? Does he think it's some kind of cabbage?"

Hua Shu became increasingly angry as she spoke, her chest heaving violently, and she looked as if she was about to lash out at the door again.

"Dad, Grandpa."

Hua Yun spoke softly, blocking her father's path.

Hua Shu stopped in her tracks, stared at her daughter with wide eyes, and moved her lips as if she wanted to scold her daughter as well.

After all, it all started because of his daughter's marriage.

"Don't be too angry."

Hua Yun walked to the table, poured two glasses of warm water, and handed one to her father and the other to her grandfather.

"Xiao An... he acted on impulse."

"He's just a bit straightforward, but he cares about our family."

Hua Mutou took the water glass, snorted heavily, and turned his head away without saying a word.

Hua Shu took the water but didn't drink it; instead, she slammed it heavily on the table.

Water splashed out and spilled onto the table.

"Worried? Does being worried give you the right to act recklessly?"

Hua Shu's voice still carried a hint of anger, but it was noticeably lower than before.

"If he truly cares about this family, he should work hard and make them proud!"

"Instead of rushing back like a reckless fool!"

Hua Yun gave a wry smile.

She knew her father too well.

His son has a respectable job in the big city, which is what gives him the confidence to stand tall in the village.

Now that his son has thrown away this capital, one can imagine the disappointment the father feels.

"Dad, try to think about it from a different perspective."

Hua Yun pulled out a chair, helped her father sit down, and spoke in a gentle tone.

"What was Xiao An's first reaction when she heard on the phone that I was getting married, and to a rich man like Zhou Yanjin?"

"He was afraid I would be scammed."

"He's afraid our family will be bullied."

"He was afraid that his three nephews would be wronged."

Hua Yun squatted down in front of her father's knees, looked up, and gazed sincerely into her father's eyes.

"To protect his sister and nephew, he even gave up the job he valued more than his own life."

"This shows that in his heart, our family is a thousand times, ten thousand times more important than that job."

"This is a kind and compassionate child."

"If he hears about this and still goes to work peacefully, ignoring everything at home, then he's truly heartless, and that's what it means to have been raised in vain."

These words are reasonable and well-reasoned.

Hua Shu's previously tense shoulders gradually relaxed.