Chapter 394 - The Sorrow Of Children From Big Families
Translator: lav
Editor: SSins
Shi Lei suddenly understood that everything Yu Banzhi was doing was not what he wanted as he watched Yu Banzhi laugh like crazy.
Yu Banzhi could be selfish with his choices about the future and with all the choices for his life. However, he could not be selfish with his family's decisions.
Before, Song Miaomiao told Shi Lei that Yu Banzhi did it for the sake of the next three generations. However, Shi Lei knew that Yu Banzhi's actions were wrong.
The wealth Yu Banzhi owned right now could not be spent within his life. There was so much that even his children, grandchildren and the next three generations of his family could just spend to eat and wait for death. It was important to the Yu family that Yu Banzhi's father succeeded that post, but to Yu Banzhi personally, he didn't care. Even if the wealth was gained in an inglorious way, he may risk being in trouble himself, but his offspring would at most move overseas.
Hence, everything he was doing was for the sake of his giant family.
A family's glory and downfall could not be decided by Yu Banzhi alone. Even if he acted like he didn't want to do it, when his family was in need, Yu Banzhi had no choice but to take the responsibility.
This was the sorrow of children from big families.
That was why Yu Banzhi was so hysteric.
Even if his starting line was already the finishing line for the majority of others, the efforts he had put in for the past ten years or so couldn't be seen by those who treated his starting point as their finish line.
Not mentioning whether he was willing to give away such an amount of wealth, Yu Banzhi couldn't help but be sorrowful by simply recalling all the difficulties and hardships he had to face.
No wonder Yu Banzhi said that he and Bai Yuan were both pawns. When they were placed on the game board, he could only be surrounded, trapped, and used again. Or in other words, he had to cooperate with other pawns to win the game.
The Wei family and ninety percent of Yu Banzhi's wealth in exchange for his father's post two years later.
Or not.
From Yu Banzhi's perspective, this was almost set. Even if the Song family didn't join forces with him in the end, he still had another way to make Wei Ye pass away with a vengeance. However, after Shi Lei heard what Yu Banzhi said, he suddenly realised that this game may end up with both sides severely wounded. Eventually, someone may stab them in the back and there would be no winner as both sides would be defeated.
However, Shi Lei had no way of warning Yu Banzhi. It was just like what Yu Banzhi said. Even if he told Shi Lei all their plans, Shi Lei wouldn't be able to help the Wei.
Yu Banzhi's schemes were all overt and Yu Banzhi's final defeat would also be because of it.
……
Yu Banzhi laughed hysterically and wildly.
Yu Banzhi finally stopped his roaring laughter and wiped the tears away on his face with his face in an undignified manner, returning to his usual calm state.
"Sorry to make you see that. Since I was born, I haven't laughed or cried like this. Rest assured for the New year. Nothing will happen at least before it. If the Wei family doesn't panic, perhaps they can still have a good New Year. After the New Year, Wei Jingang will die first, followed by Wei Changqing. Shi Lei, you can choose to tell Wei Changqing, but I'm telling you, it's useless!"
Shi Lei was speechless. Seeing that Yu Banzhi was as steady as a mountain, he shook his head, "Brother Yu, you should also be careful."
Yu Banzhi glanced at Shi Lei in surprise but didn't speak. He stood up and left this nameless lounge alone.
Shi Lei stayed sitting for another few minutes before standing up.
When the collie saw Shi Lei come out, it wagged its tail happily. Shi Lei squatted down and played with it for a while before leaving with his mind filled with unpleasant thoughts.
When he returned to the small building, it was already the performance time for the Russian girls. Shi Lei checked the phone and it was half-past eleven. He spoke to Bai Shu, "I need to go first. Arrange a car to drive me."
"Brother Shitou, you don't look very well."
Shi Lei shook his head, "I met a friend and chatted with him. I was told something I wasn't supposed to know about."
Bai Shu scratched his head as he obviously didn't understand Shi Lei's feelings, "Well, if Brother Shitou is leaving, I'll go with you. I'm not interested in these models. Damn, their legs make them taller with me. I don't think I can reach it."
Shi Lei was amused by Bai Shu's words and they left together before telling Little Lin.
Bai Shu drove Shi Lei to the entrance of the factory. He initially wanted to send Shi Lei downstairs, but Shi Lei said he wanted to walk by himself. Bai Shu didn't force him and only said that Shi Lei could contact him anytime if he wanted to have some fun.
Seeing that Bai Shu was about to leave, Shi Lei knew that he was a very simple person. He was different than his father and different to people from the Song family.
Shi Lei had seen too much ugliness and he couldn't bear to see more.
Shi Lei knocked on the window and asked, "Bai Shu, where do you study?"
"England. Why?"
Shi Lei hesitated slightly, "Ask your mother to go to England with you after the New Year."
"Huh? Why? Mum is fine here. If she goes to England, wouldn't I be under her control all the time?"
"Listen to me no matter what. After the New Year, take your mother to England with you and stay there for a while."
"Brother-in-law, I don't understand."
"You don't need to understand. Just remember what I said," Shi Lei waved his hands and left.
Others had to experience their own lives. Shi Lei wasn't someone with an extremely kind heart and he didn't have the responsibility to be a savior in an incident that was as disastrous as a level ten earthquake. He could only give an ambiguous warning like this. Whether Bai Shu listened to him and Bai Yuan's wife went to England with Bai Shu depended on themselves.
They met and Bai Shu called Shi Lei "brother". It was the most Shi Lei could do for him.
It was midnight.
Shi Lei walked into the self-service bank, took out the Black Card, and inserted it into the ATM.
After he entered the password, the Scepter appeared like usual but Shi Lei lowered his head with a sorrowful expression.
"Level Two Employee, you don't look like you are in a good mood today. Usually, when it's calculation day, you are so excited. Why are you out of energy today?" The Scepter was curious at Shi Lei's state and it rarely sounded concerned.
Shi Lei looked up at the Scepter and forced a smile, "You are a binary program. Do you know what it feels like to be excited(1)? Not even mentioning you, even I don't really know and just follow others' opinions.
"Stupid marmot. Watch how you speak to the noble Scepter!" As expected, it was still the proud Scepter and it could not bear to hear anything that was harsh to its ears.
Shi Lei sighed deeply, "Nevermind, I'll stop. Tell me, did I complete this consumption period's sum successfully?"
"Yes, you did." The Scepter still seemed to be unhappy.
"Does that mean that I can have my rewards for this consumption period? Hurry up and announce what level my 100 yuan deal is."
"Humph! Level Two Employee completed a 100 yuan consumption in this consumption period and after examination, it is a five star plus level consumption!"
The Scepter's voice was obviously filled with hatred and anger.
Excited: the words used for this was an internet slang which literally means injecting chicken blood. However, it implies that someone is high or excited. It was a way to improve health and was invented in 1967, but it is not scientific and doesn't have any effects.