Chapter 423 - 423 No Relatives Anymore

423 No Relatives Anymore

Xu An sighed. He did not notice that when he said ‘his other children are not by his side’, Chu Yuan’s body trembled involuntarily.

After a moment of silence, Chu Yuan finally spoke.

“I’m unfilial.” He lowered his eyes and looked at the ground as he spoke softly.

All this time, he had deliberately avoided Chu Jinng and the hometown that had raised him.

When he first came to the big city and saw the prosperity and magnificence outside the mountains, he even hated his father for not creating a good starting point for him.

With this in mind, the young Chu Yuan had worked hard to make a living. For the sake of money, he had even abandoned some morals.

In his opinion, feelings were not worth mentioning when compared to money.

It was only with money that he could live a good life. It was only with money that he would not be looked down upon by others. It was only with money that he would have status and get what he wanted.

But now, listening to Xu An’s words, he suddenly felt empty inside, and somwhat unbalanced.

Chu Yuan recalled his childhood.

His parents were so young, and their smiles seemed to be frozen in time. They held his hand, held Chu Ming in their arms, and smilingly said that when the pigs at home were large enough, they would sell them for money. Then he was at the school-going age, and would have school fees… At that time, Chu Tao and Chu Mei had not been born yet.

The past played in Chu Yuan’s mind like a movie, continuously looping.

The final scene was the moment he decided to leave the mountains and go out to make a living.

That day, he had impatiently rejected the money Chu Jinng had given him for the travel expenses.

When he arrived at the county, he curled up in a corner of the station. He didn’t have any accommodation or food.

In the middle of the night, he shivered from the cold and was famished. Chu Yuan searched his entire body and realized that his father, Chu Jinng, had secretly stuffed money into his luggage.

“Uncle Chu Jinng has already passed away. Now is not the time to discuss this. It’s good enough that you’re back. He won’t blame you.” Xu An sensed that Chu Yuan’s emotions were a little off and quickly consoled him.

“Father…” Chu Yuan muttered softly.

Xu An looked awkwardly at the dazed Chu Yuan, not knowing what to say.

“I’ll no longer have a father from now on…” Chu Yuan covered his face in pain and grabbed at his hair.

“The person who treated me the best in this world is dead. He’s gone…”

Chu Yuan suddenly could no longer control his emotions. He knelt on the ground, tears streaming down his face like a child.

“Brother Chu, don’t cry. If you live well, Uncle Chu Jinng’s soul in heaven will be very pleased.” Xu An hastily went to help the kneeling Chu Yuan.

Chu Yuan was almost 50 years old, but he was wailing with abandon, not caring about his image at the moment.

Chu Yuan suddenly realized that the last thing he cared about was gone.

He was different from Chu Tao and Chu Mei. Chu Yuan’s first purpose in coming back was not for the so-called treasure.

Although so many years had passed, he was still the stubborn person he was before.

He wanted to prove to the people around him that he had succeeded.

Chu Yuan only felt hatred. Why wasn’t he the first person to know about his father’s death? Why was it his second brother, Chu Ming?

With his wife’s instigation in addition to an excuse he needed, he came back with Chu Tao and Chu Mei for the ‘treasure’ that Chu Ning had mentioned.

“Father, I… I don’t want the treasure anymore, and I don’t want money… I’m rich now, I have a lot of money.

“Come back to M City with me; I’ll take you to the hospital. I can give all my money to the hospital as long as they let you see me again… Father!”

Chu Yuan pushed Xu An away. He was still sitting on the ground with his head buried deep in his chest. He sobbed as he beat the ground.

At this moment, he deeply experienced the pain of losing a loved one.

The person who had unreservedly loved him had left the world forever.

And he had not been able to bid Chu Jinng his final farewell.

Chu Yuan finally understood how disappointed and heartbroken Chu Ming was when he saw Chu Yuan’s, Chu Tao’s, and Chu Mei’s actions.

“Sigh, Brother Chu, cherish those around you in the future. You’re not young anymore, and you’re from the city. You know more than I do. Some things can’t be bought with money. Only sincerity can be exchanged for feelings. Don’t regret what you’ve done when you’re old.” Xu An did not continue to help Chu Yuan up. He knew that Chu Yuan was too devastated at the moment and only needed to quietly vent his emotions.