Filial Children (Please Vote, Please Tip! Happy Mid-Autumn Festival!)

Inside Chu Guozhong's room,

staring at the completely empty safe, Chu Anxin stood frozen, utterly dumbfounded.

After going through so much trouble to open it, there was not even a feather inside?

Where was the money?

Chu Anfu bent over the safe, sweating profusely as he searched desperately for any trace of the three million. He circled the area several times, practically ready to stuff himself into the safe.

Beside him, Chu Anlu's anger had not subsided. Watching this, he felt deeply stifled, then immediately glared at Chu Anxin.

"Chu Anxin, don't tell me you embezzled the money!?"

He and his older brother had just fought like their lives depended on it, so neither had paid attention to their younger sister. That was why Chu Anxin had gotten the chance to open the safe!

The safe's password had not been hard to find. After all, once Chu Guozhong had gotten older, he often forgot it, so he simply wrote it down on paper.

All his children knew that.

It was no secret.

"Embezzled it?! Are you stupid, or do you think I have nowhere to hide it? That's a full three million! Where could I possibly stash it?"

Chu Anxin was furious as well and shot back.

"Who said it had to be cash? What if it was on a bank card?"

Chu Anfu stepped forward and said.

Though she was their only sister, and blood was thicker than water.

What fool would talk about family feelings in front of three million?

Especially this sister of theirs—what would she not do for money?

Besides, this was a full three million!

What lies would she not make up?

Chu Anlu was still holding a kitchen knife.

The two brothers looked menacing, both driven mad by the three million. Even though Chu Anxin was a woman, they would not show mercy!

Chu Anxin stamped her feet in anger.

"It was empty the moment I opened it! There was nothing inside! Are you going to search me now?"

"Chu Anxin, don't push me!"

Chu Anfu clenched his fists, veins bulging as he threatened her.

Seeing this, Chu Anxin immediately dumped everything from her pockets and handbag onto the floor in one heap!

Her phone, loose change, bank cards, cosmetics, and more scattered all over the ground.

"Take a good look! These are all my own bank cards!"

"Dad never hid the relocation funds in the safe!"

She was nearly frantic, her eyes reddening.

She was almost crying from the anxiety.

"You definitely stole it! Hand it over!"

Chu Anfu had always been hot-tempered. Now, he swung up his fist, ready to strike!

Bang, bang, bang!

At that moment, someone knocked on the door.

"Who is it?"

Chu Anlu was impatient, but he still walked over and opened the door with the kitchen knife in hand.

Suddenly,

Click, click!

Camera shutters went off, and two flashes blazed painfully in his eyes.

Several huge cameras were thrust right into his face!

A group of people, men and women alike, crowded forward like reporters.

"What do you want!?"

Chu Anlu's face paled as he demanded fiercely.

Among them, a beautiful woman with a graceful figure stepped forward.

"Excuse me, does Old Mr. Chu, Chu Guozhong, live here?"

"No. He's dead!"

Chu Anlu answered irritably.

Everyone froze!

Seeing that she was a beautiful woman, Chu Anfu wiped the blood from his nose, straightened his clothes, and stepped forward to ask,

"We are Chu Guozhong's children. What do you need with our father?"

"We are staff members from a charity organization. After hearing about Old Mr. Chu, we came specifically to thank him!"

The woman explained with a smile.

More than ten of them had come, all drawn by his reputation.

In this small county town, there were not many people who could donate three million in one go!

"What are you thanking him for?"

Chu Anlu frowned and asked in confusion.

"My father just passed away. He's buried at Pingzhuang Public Cemetery."

Chu Anfu continued.

"What? He passed away!"

Everyone was stunned.

Several charity workers who had received Chu Guozhong had tears welling up in their eyes.

The woman's expression darkened, and she said sadly, "How could this happen? When the old gentleman came to donate to us, he looked perfectly fine! How could he suddenly be gone?"

"What? Did you say donation?"

Chu Anlu's eyes lit up as he hurriedly asked.

At that, everyone's expressions changed again.

The woman asked in confusion,

"Don't you know? Old Mr. Chu donated three million yuan to our charity organization!"

"What the hell!?"

"Dad donated all the relocation funds?"

"Three million!"

The three siblings nearly fainted from rage on the spot!

They had spent so long searching for the relocation funds, fighting desperately over them and even coming to blows.

Only to discover that Chu Guozhong had already donated the goddamn three million in relocation funds!

Then what the hell had they been fighting over?

"So... Old Mr. Chu donated his relocation funds!!"

"What a good man! Someone with such awareness deserves our respect and publicity!"

"I can't hold it in anymore! I'm crying! Rest in peace, Old Mr. Chu. We will always remember you!"

"Boundless love! Thank you, Old Mr. Chu, for your selfless contribution! Your donation will help countless impoverished children afford food, clothes, and school!"

For a moment, everyone was overcome with gratitude.

What Chu Guozhong had done was truly moving.

What a pity. Good people never lived long!

"Oh, right. The old gentleman left in a hurry that day and forgot to take his Donation certificate. We found this place through the address he left behind!"

The woman took out the Donation certificate.

Looking at the piece of paper that had cost them three million in relocation funds, the three Chu siblings felt like crying without tears.

At that moment,

the man holding the camera wiped tears from the corners of his eyes and said,

"What a touching scene. Let me take a picture of you—the old gentleman's children!"

Everyone then entered the house together.

They saw the room in complete disarray, with objects strewn across the floor as though a life-or-death battle had just taken place.

Everyone's expressions changed as they looked at the two brothers, their faces bruised and swollen.

Chu Anfu lied in explanation,

"Don't misunderstand. We were just moving!"

Only then did everyone understand. Otherwise, they might have thought the siblings had fought over the relocation funds!

The photographer found a good spot and gestured for the three siblings to stand in a row.

"Please take the Donation certificate!"

The woman hurried forward and handed the certificate to Chu Anlu.

Chu Anlu put down the kitchen knife and accepted it.

His older brother, Chu Anfu, wiped the sweat from his forehead and quickly explained, "Don't misunderstand this either. My brother was cutting vegetables just now!"

Then, seeing Chu Anlu take the certificate,

everyone breathed a sigh of relief again. Otherwise, they would have thought Chu Anlu was about to chop someone up!

And so, the three siblings stood in a row.

"Give me a smile!"

The photographer said.

The three gave bitter smiles.

Click!

The photo was taken. The charity workers bid the three siblings farewell with great regret.

After the charity workers left, Chu Anlu collapsed onto the floor and said listlessly,

"Three whole million in relocation funds, and Dad didn't even discuss it with us!? He donated every last goddamn cent!"

Looking at the shocking figure of three million written on the certificate,

Chu Anfu stood there blankly, muttering,

"Not even a single cent was left!"

He felt unbearably stifled. He wanted to cry; he had never felt this aggrieved before!

Chu Anxin stood to the side in silence.

She began to suspect that Chu Guozhong had dementia. He had traded three million for this single piece of paper?

The next moment, she suddenly burst into tears in anger and said aggrievedly,

"I told you I didn't take it, but you wouldn't believe me!"