Chapter 666 - 665: Piercing Through
"I’ve heard that in those rich families, keeping concubines is common, and they birth a horde of children who share the same father but different mothers. If even children from the same womb fight among themselves, what more can you expect from those who aren’t born of the same mother? I’m afraid they’d do anything for the sake of inheritance."
"Not to mention, those kids have mothers who can whisper into your father’s ear. Being motherless, can you really expect your dad, who has abandoned you for over twenty years, to take care of you now?"
"Besides, your father isn’t short on children. From what you’ve said, he has seven or eight of his own. If you return, as an outsider, after others have been ingrained in that mansion for over a decade, it’s impossible to fight them alone. And without a single ally in that place, I fear they would swallow you whole, bones and all!"
"Listen to me, a man can’t rely on his father, his mother, or anyone else; true ability is relying on oneself! Though we can’t compete with their influence for now, as long as we don’t covet their wealth, what kind of life can’t we live? If it really bothers you and you want to make your mother proud, don’t rely on your father. A man like him is unreliable! Depend on yourself, carve out your own path, and then return to earn their respect."
"Otherwise, even if you go back and become an official, thanks to your so-called father, when people talk about you, they’ll say you rose up because of him, and that’s not true skill!"
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Her words sent Song Chongjin into deep thought.
Seeing this, Old Granny Zhang nodded at Wang Yongzhu and whispered, "I’ll go back to the room first. You should talk some sense into him. Chongjin is also a child of hardship, sigh..."
With that, she couldn’t help but murmur a curse under her breath: "Damned all of them—" before heading back to her room.