Taking a Woman's Body Is Easy, Making Her a Promise Is Hardest (Continued)

After the two left, Song Tianyao lit the oil lamp, poured Song Chengqi a glass of water, and then pulled up a chair to sit opposite him. "Sister Wen it's a rich person, someone from the Lin Family? Did your third aunt or Yunzhi contact you before? Is that why they came to say some unpleasant things?"

"Why would the Lin Family bother someone as poor as me?" Song Chengqi shook his head and said.

Song Tianyao frowned. "Could it be that those old fogies in the martial arts world are planning to ask you to get involved in their affairs, which is why you're so angry?"

Under the dim light, Song Chengqi gazed at his bookshelf, lost in thought for a while. Then he looked at his grandson, Song Tianyao, who sat there in a well-tailored black suit, his shirt crisp and white, his shoes gleaming, his eyes bright and his expression serene.

Fortunately, I still have a promising grandson.

Song Chengqi coughed lightly. "The person who's seeing me is your uncle."

"Wow..." Song Tianyao was truly stunned when he heard Song Chengqi's words. No matter how much he guessed, Song Tianyao never expected that it was his uncle who came to see Song Chengqi: "Didn't you say that after Hong Kong fell, he took a boat to Sandakan in Malaysia? Later, Malaysia was also occupied by the Japan, and then there was no news of him. Everyone said that he should have died long ago."

Song Chengqi had three sons: Song Chunzhong, Song Chunliang, and Song Chunren. When Song Chengqi declared, "When the country is in peril, even a commoner like me dares not be the last to die," only his third son, Song Chunren, Song Chengqi willing to accompany him. He led a group of laborers from East Liang Mountain to cover other Kowloon residents fleeing the disaster across the sea. He ultimately died at the Kowloon pier on the eve of Hong Kong's fall.

The eldest son, Song Chunzhong, Second Son, Song Chunliang, lacked the courage to face death and fled to Hong Kong Island early on to survive. This was also the reason why Song Chengqi later severed ties with his two sons. After the fall of Hong Kong, Song Chengqi no longer considered these two sons who ran away in the face of battle to be his own.

However, Song Tianyao felt that Song Chengqi had no reason to be angry with his two sons for being cowardly and afraid of death. When Song Chunzhong and Song Chunliang were born and raised, Song Chengqi was busy with his military career in the Northern Expedition, and he rarely saw his wife. It can be said that his wife raised both children alone with great difficulty. From childhood to adulthood, Song Chunzhong Song Chunliang never received any love or care from Song Chengqi. They spent their days with some low-class people from East Liang Mountain who were cowardly and lacked the courage to join Song Chengqi in the Northern Expedition. Song Chunliang was a little better. He was just cowardly, but not bad at heart. He learned the craft of leatherworking from a disciple of East Liang Mountain and knew how to repair shoes.

As for Song Chunzhong, he was utterly depraved. At a young age, he was a habitual liar, a petty thief, a gambler, and a cheater. He was notorious in the village and had a long list of vices.

Therefore, it's understandable that one of them was a coward and the other was a degenerate person, so it's normal for them to be afraid of death when faced with a life-or-death situation.

As for his third uncle, Song Chunren, he was born when Song Chengqi became a pistol guard for Deng Keng, the chief of staff of the Guangdong Yue Army. At that time, Song Chengqi had settled down and was stationed in the provincial capital. Song Chunren was practically raised by Song Chengqi from childhood in the Yue Army camp. His courage, skills, vision, temperament, and knowledge far surpassed his two older brothers, Song Chunzhong Song Chunliang, who grew up in the countryside.

Song Chunzhong was unruly and never married before Hong Kong fell to the Japanese. Song Chunliang, on the other hand, was able to make a living by repairing shoes. After marrying Zhao Meizhen, they had two children, Song Tianyao Song Wenwen and Song Wenwen. Song Chunren, with his manly spirit and honest character, won the heart of Lin Yujing daughter of the Lin Family.

However, the most outstanding one died first, while the two least outstanding ones survived.

"He said he reformed after going to Sandakan, got married, and had children. Later, when the Japan occupied Malaysia, he escaped to Brazil by boat. After Japan surrendered, he returned to Sandakan and is now a casino manager. He said he's planning to take me to Malaysia to retire." Song Chengqi picked up his water glass, took a sip, and said, "He has none of the courage to risk his life for the underworld. Instead, he's mastered all the tricks of gambling, cheating, and swindling. Would he really reform and become a casino manager? I slapped him twice, knocked out a tooth, and told him he could either stay and be beaten to death or go to Malaysia. He was decisive and ran away. I wasn't angry that he couldn't change his bad habits; I was angry at how decisively he left. I was afraid I would really beat him to death."

"Uncle doesn't know if you really hate him so much that you want to beat him to death or if you're just bluffing. He's lost a tooth; anyone would run away in that situation. You have three sons, two are good-for-nothings, and one is good-for-nothing, so you only feel more disgusted with the two good-for-nothings. Think about it, Grandpa, if Uncle and Dad had been disciplined by you like Third Uncle, they would definitely be talented. But the likely outcome would be that all three sons would die. Uncle and Dad are good-for-nothings because they lack your discipline." Song Tianyao said with a bitter smile after hearing that his uncle had mustered up the courage to come back to see Song Chengqi, only to be chased away by the old man with two slaps and a tooth.

Upon hearing Song Tianyao's words, Song Chengqi looked at him with displeasure. "I was seventeen when I started killing people with a knife and wandered the world, lacking discipline. Why don't you see me like those two?"

"The people you associate with in the martial arts world are all heroes and valiant men, while your uncle has only known petty thieves and cowards from East Liang Mountain since childhood. Even a good kid would turn bad if he hung out with those cowards all day." Song Tianyao hesitated slightly before continuing, "Besides, aren't I already back to take care of you?"

Although his grandfather came from a gangster background, he despised gambling, prostitution, and drugs. Since he was speaking up for Song Chunzhong, Song Tianyao was worried that the old man would throw the water glass at him.

"No need for such words. I've said that once I no longer have those two sons, I will never rely on them for my old age or funeral, and I won't allow them to keep vigil for me after I die. I mean what I say." Song Chengqi raised his arm and pointed to the stairwell. "It's too late, go back early. I told Miss Qi not to contact you, but she insisted on making trouble."

If my third uncle hadn't died that night, he might not have been as stubborn as my grandfather is now, or rather, there might be a deep-seated regret buried beneath that stubbornness.

Even with his many business acumen, Song Tianyao was powerless to handle such family matters.

He could only sigh heavily, stand up, and do as he was told to walk towards the stairs.