My dad was sick, I contributed both money and effort, the old house in the family was demolished for 1 million, but my parents gave it all to my brother, they didn't have a house to live in and came to me, my practice made my parents grateful.
I'm Li Na, 38 years old, a middle school teacher, and I have an older brother named Li Gang, who is three years older than me and is a construction worker. My parents lived in the countryside and had always made a living from farming, and I studied hard since I was a child, was admitted to university, and later stayed in the city to work, got married, and had a daughter.
My brother has no interest in studying, after graduating from high school, he went to work in other places, and later met a girl named Xiaohong, she is a person who is greedy for pleasure, regardless of my brother's hard work, often spends money indiscriminately, and has an affair with other men. My brother was so devoted to her that he didn't listen to anyone's advice and even quarreled with my parents over her.
My parents' old house was requisitioned because the city was going to build a highway, and the demolition money was 1.2 million, and my parents gave all the money to my brother, saying that they would let him buy a house, and they would live with him in the future. My parents didn't tell me about it, I heard about it from a neighbor in the village, I was angry and felt that my parents were unfair, I was also their child, why didn't they give me some?
I went back to my parents' house and reasoned with my parents, and they said that I already had my own family and didn't need their money, and my brother was their pension, and they wanted to leave the money to him. I was very sad and felt that my parents didn't love me, only my brother, I had a fight with them and left, I said I hoped they didn't regret it, they said they would never regret it.
Unexpectedly, not long after, my brother and Xiaohong bought a luxurious villa, arranged my parents in a dilapidated rental house, and often did not give them money and let them go to work on their own. My parents couldn't stand Xiaohong's bullying and wanted to go back to their parents' house, but they found that their mother's house had been demolished and they were homeless, so they had to knock on my door in the middle of the night and beg me to take them in.
I was sad but also angry when I saw the tragic situation of my parents, and I asked them why they didn't wake up sooner, why they gave all the money to my brother, and why they didn't keep a little for themselves. My parents said they were filial to my brother and they didn't expect him to be like this, they said they were wrong and begged me to forgive them, I said I could forgive them, but they had to cut ties with my brother.
The next day, I took my parents to my brother and asked him to return half of the demolition money to my parents so that they could buy a small house to live in. I said that if he didn't agree, we would go to the court to sue him, my brother was not afraid, saying that he was rich and powerful, and the court would not sentence him to lose, and Xiaohong also laughed at us next to us, saying that we were a group of poor relatives.
I was very angry, I was very angry, I said that my brother is not the brother I know, he is a greedy and wicked person, he is not worthy to be the son of my parents, nor is he worthy to be my brother, I said I will use legal means to make him pay back the money and make him pay.
My brother smiled disdainfully, saying that I was just jealous of his wealth, he said that he was not afraid that I would sue him, that he had the money to hire a lawyer, that he would make me lose nothing, that he would make me regret that it would be better to die.
I listened to his words, and hated him even more in my heart, I felt that he was no longer my own brother, but a stranger, an enemy, I decided to fight him to the end, I said I would not give up, I said I would let him know what conscience is, what family affection is.
I got a lawyer, he was a college classmate of mine, he said he would help me fight this lawsuit, he said he would try his best to fight for me to be fair, he said he would make my brother pay back my parents' money, he said he would make my brother pay for his crimes.
I thanked him for his help, I said I would work with him, I said I would fight for the happiness of my parents, I said I would fight for my own dignity, I said I would fight for my brother's conscience.
My brother's lawsuit with me was quickly resolved, and in court, my brother's lawyer took out a contract that said that my parents gave full authority to my brother for the demolition money, without any conditions or constraints, and he said that this was my parents' voluntary act, and there was no element of illegality or coercion, and he said that my brother had the right to dispose of the money and had no obligation to share it with me or my parents.
I read the contract, and my heart sank, I knew that my brother had lied to my parents to sign it, he took advantage of my parents' trust and ignorance, he used a blank piece of paper, and asked my parents to sign it, and then he filled in the contents of the contract on it, and he took my parents' money as his private property.
My lawyer said that the contract was invalid, he said it was my brother's fraud, he said it was my brother's malicious bullying, he said it was my brother's shameless act, he said he would prove it all with evidence and the law, he said he would ask the judge to order my brother to return half of the demolition money, and also compensate my parents for their moral damages.
My lawyer produced some evidence, including my parents' ID cards, bank cards, demolition notices, demolition agreements, transfer records of demolition money, and the consumption records of my brother and Xiaohong, which he said could prove how my brother defrauded my parents of their money, how he squandered my parents' money, and how he abused my parents.
My lawyer also called some witnesses, including my parents' neighbors, my brother's colleagues, my brother's landlord, and my brother's and Xiaohong's lover, all of whom confirmed my brother's unfilial piety, infidelity, injustice, and unkindness, and they all said that my brother was an unscrupulous person, and they all said that my brother should be punished by law.
I looked at my brother's face, from the arrogance at the beginning, to the panic later, to the despair at the end, I didn't have a trace of sympathy, I only had a deep sadness, I didn't understand how he became like this, I didn't understand why he gave up his family affection, I didn't understand how he couldn't bear to hurt his parents.
The judge pronounced the verdict, my brother lost the case, he was sentenced to return half of the demolition money, but also to compensate my parents for mental damages, he was also sentenced to criminal liability because he was suspected of fraud, elder abuse, obstruction of justice, etc., he was sentenced to five years in prison and had to pay a fine.
My brother heard the verdict and broke down, he cried and begged me to forgive him, he said he knew he was wrong, he said he regretted it, he said he was willing to return all the money to my parents, he said he was willing to be a good son again, a good brother, he said he didn't want to go to jail, he said he was afraid of death.
I watched him cry without a little fluctuation in my heart, I felt that his repentance was too late, his confession was too hypocritical, his fear was too ridiculous, I said to him, you have no chance, you have lost everything, you have received the punishment you deserve, you are no longer qualified to be my brother, you are not qualified to be the son of my parents, you are no longer our family, you are already a stranger, a sinner, a dead man.
I turned around and left the courtroom, took my parents with me, and went back to my home, I bought them a small house and let them live near me, I would visit them every day, talk to them, cook for them, buy them clothes, give them medicine, I did everything I could to make them feel my love, let them forget their pain, let them rediscover their happiness.
My parents are very grateful to me, they say I am their good daughter, they say I am their pride, they say I am their hope, they say I am their happiness, they say they love me, they say they are sorry for me, they say they regret their decision, they say they want to make it up to me, they say they want to be good with me.
I comforted them, saying they don't have to blame themselves, saying they don't have to regret it, saying they don't have to make amends, saying they don't have to worry, saying they just have to be happy, saying they.
Say they just want to be happy, say they just want to be healthy, say they just want to be with me, say they are my family, say I'm their daughter, say I love them, say I'll always be with them.
My relationship with my parents gradually recovered, we were as close as before, supporting each other, understanding each other, respecting each other, appreciating each other, we had a warm Spring Festival together, we went on a beautiful trip together, we watched a touching movie together, we had a hearty dinner together, and we shared a happy life together.
I never heard the news of my brother again, I didn't think about it anymore, I felt that he had nothing to do with me anymore, I felt that he no longer existed in my world, I felt that he was dead, I felt that he had been forgotten by me, I felt that he was no longer worthy of my memory.
I only think about my parents, I only think about my family, I only think about my job, I only think about my students, I only think about my friends, I only think about my dreams, I only think about my future, I only think about my happiness, I only think about my happiness, I only think about myself.
I am Li Na, I am a middle school teacher, I am a good daughter, I am a good wife, I am a good mother, I am a good person, I am a lucky person, I am a happy person, I am a happy person, I am a free person, I am a whole person.