Lashed by his family, Eason indignantly responded with one hand on his chest, "You four gang up on me. Hey buddy, say something!" Eason turned to Samuel with an expectant look on his face.
Samuel totally ignored him, "I'm not on your side this time." The two elders were extremely satisfied with his words.
Jenny glared at her desperate son, "If you are not married in three months, we will only have a son called Samuel and a daughter, Ella."
Ella looked at Jenny in surprise. She remembered that when she had her son, her mom was still rather dissatisfied with Samuel. Since when did she start to take him as her own son?
Maybe it was just as what the ancient proverb said: for a mother-in-law, the more time she spends with her son-in-law, the more satisfied with him she becomes.
Eason beat Samuel on his back. "Buddy, take good care of my parents, I am going away."
"Pa!" Jenny pressed the chopsticks on the table with such force that Eason and Ella suddenly trembled with fear.
Mom was angry. How terrible!
Samuel said leisurely, "Filial piety is mandated by law. If it is serious, you could be found guilty of abandonment. According to Article 261 of our Criminal Law, abandonment is punishable by prison sentence."
... Feeling speechless, Eason turned his eyes to Samuel, ?who was still as calm as ever.
"Abandonment? I just don't want to get married.How is refusing to get married a crime?"?
"Sure it is. No marriage. No children. It's unfilial. Mom and Dad, you can prosecute him, and Samuel will be your lawyer." said Ella.
Jenny clapped her hands, "That's it. Go on."
...
"Ella..." said Eason with a threatening tone. Feeling cornered, he decided to fight his way out by picking on the weak link
Samuel also cut in, "According to Article 293 of China's Criminal Law, a person, who commits threat, abuse, assault and so on, shall face maximum five-years jail time. You're threatening my wife. I can turn five years into a decade."
"Ha ha ha ha." Amused by the Samuel's serious tone, everyone laughed, save for the stunned Eason.
It was very warm and happy around the table. As long as the family felt happy, Eason didn't mind being teased by Samuel.
It was after eight o 'clock in the evening. Because Eason and Samuel were drinking, Ella had to drive them to the Storm.
When they arrived at the room, Eason had the urge to rush out.
Harry and Lola sat close, looking extremely intimate. Chuck and Daisy didn't say anything to each other. Even so, they could also be counted as a couple.
And there were also his sister and his brother-in-law, who were holding each other's arms. Eason felt a strong urge to turn back and walk outside.
He said before leaving, "You three couples are killing me!"
"You can be one of us too" What Harry said provoked Eason into taking out a phone. He was going to call some beautiful girls to make these married guys envious.
After greetings, the three couples took their seats.
They sat in pairs in the beginning. But later, the three girls sat together by the call of Lola.
All three women were outgoing and friendly. They kept chatting together as they shared a lot of common topics.
Glancing sideways at the woman who was talking passionately with Lola and Ella, Chuck disdainfully pursed his lips, thinking the woman was so good at being sociable.
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