I Got Rich in Period Fiction

Thus, she began to take action. The Li family and the Shao Family in Xichuan City, although not from particularly influential or powerful backgrounds, still had extensive connections.

In the end, this matter would be resolved provided Li Bo didn’t pursue it.

There was no choice; the moral code existed. No matter the dynasty, filial piety was always emphasized.

And that’s just how people are.

Just like a man in his youth who abandons his wife and child to live a joyous, happy life with his mistress but, when he grows old riddled with illness and the mistress kicks him out, he drags his sick body back to his ex-wife and children.

At this time, if his children turn their back on him, people will say, "Look at him, he’s sick and won’t live much longer; forgive him. He knows his mistakes."

So, it turns out the man’s children, who have never received a shred of paternal love, must care for him in his old age, see him through his sickness, and face the eventual duty of burying him.

Many times, this is an extremely irrational and disgusting matter.

Now, Li Chengming and Li Bo were in exactly such a situation. If Li Chengming had been continuously employed, the public would all be on Li Bo’s side.

But now, with Li Chengming likely to lose his job and already in detention, potentially facing a few years in jail, the table’s turned, and many persuaded Li Bo not to commit such an unfilial act. Since ancient times, there has been no precedent for a daughter to sue her father, no instances of a daughter sending her biological father to prison...