After winning 70 million in the lottery, I didn't hesitate for a second, immediately quit my current crappy job, and planned to move back home and take it easy. I mean, with all that money, who still works?

During this time, I also found out that my sister is pregnant, a double blessing! I booked a high-speed train ticket that night and rushed back home.

Mom rarely cooks herself, but she made a big table of dishes and asked me if something was wrong at work, why I suddenly came back.

I know she's concerned about me, our usual way of getting along is pretty relaxed, so I joked, "Mom, I got fired from the company. I might need you to support me from now on."

Mom's face changed, and her tone became noticeably lower.

"What? Weren't you doing well at that company? How could you suddenly get fired? Did something go wrong at work?"

"You, you, didn't I tell you not to play with your phone while working, to be more focused and serious? It's so competitive these days, it's really hard for young people who get fired to find jobs again!"

Looking at my mom's reproachful expression, I felt she wasn't joking but sincerely blaming me, as if I'd come back to ruin their family.

I couldn't help but frown, just about to reveal the truth, when my brother-in-law suddenly spoke up.

"Bro, why didn't you keep looking for a job after being fired? Don't tell me you plan on staying unemployed at home?"

I smiled and said, "Yeah, and since Lanlan is pregnant, I can help take care of her at home, so you won't get too tired."

My sister, Ye Lan, and Lin Jiang have been married for over three years. Because Lin Jiang always works in a factory and inevitably comes into contact with some chemicals, they hadn't been able to conceive all these years. Lin Jiang often got talked about behind his back by the village women, saying he wasn't capable in that department, which is why my sister couldn't get pregnant.

With Lin Jiang being talked about, we as relatives naturally felt disgraced. Helpless, I found an old Chinese doctor specializing in infertility in the big city. After some time on Chinese medicine, my sister finally got pregnant, and everyone was happy. Lin Jiang no longer had to endure those whisperings.

In all honesty, I think my relationship with Lin Jiang is quite good. Although Ye Lan is my stepfather's daughter, there aren't many hard feelings between us, which extends to my relationship with Lin Jiang being quite close too.

But to my surprise, as soon as I finished speaking, Lin Jiang put down his chopsticks and fired off a barrage of questions.

"Bro, if you stay at home all the time, who's going to cover the living expenses?"

"Dad and mom's earnings are limited, they can't just support you because you can't find a job, right?"

"Besides, once Lanlan has the baby, the money for formula and for a nanny, that's another significant expense. You can't just stay at home all the time."

Once Lin Jiang said this, the dinner table fell silent, mom also put down her chopsticks, her face a bit pale.

"If you really can't find a job, then move out. There's no place for you in this house!"

The words were merciless, my previously relaxed expression turned a bit gloomy, and I pretended not to care, saying, "Jiang, you can't say that, right? I'm just staying unemployed at home for a while, it's just an extra pair of chopsticks."

"Besides, I didn't earn much from my last job, and now that I've just lost it, I don't even have money to rent a place."

Hearing what I said, Lin Jiang wouldn't have it.

"Brother, you stay at home, our house is not that big, there's no room at all. In a while, when Lanlan has her baby, and we hire a nanny and a maid, there will be even more people. You insist on staying at home, but we can't make space for you!"

What a joke, how can there be no space? This is the three-story villa my father left me before he died. Not to mention this many people, even if you double it, the villa can still accommodate them.

"Jiang, are you treating me like I'm blind? This house is so big, you can hire a nanny and a maid, but somehow there's no space for me, your brother?"

Seeing Lin Jiang being so unkind, I completely dropped my face.

Lin Jiang was furious, looked to his side, and said to Ye Lan's biological father, Ye Feng, with a face full of dissatisfaction: "Dad, do you hear what he's saying? He always stays at home. Has he ever considered me and Lanlan? Is the hard-earned money you and mom made supposed to be wasted on a freeloader like him?"

"What about me and Lanlan? What are we supposed to do in the future?"

Ye Feng frowned, and said with a stern face, "Alright, you should say less too. I'm Lanlan's biological father, and I can't let you and Lanlan be wronged. Besides, Lanlan is pregnant now, and we can't upset her, don't affect her mood!"

"But he, Li Sheng, is an outsider! What right does he have to stay in our house?!"

Lin Jiang raised his voice, but after speaking, he glanced at my mom's expression, seemingly feeling that it was inappropriate, and he said loudly to me: "Brother, don't get me wrong, I have no other intentions, just don't want Lanlan to feel uncomfortable living in this house. You know, she's a pregnant woman, she can't be agitated!"

"Brother, your father died early, and you've always been spending our grandfather's money. This money should rightfully go to my son. You shamelessly spent it for so long and now quit your job, haven't paid us back a single cent. Frankly, you're a grown man, you should be more sensible, don't learn from those guys online who live off women, have some responsibility!"

I sneered, looking at my mom and Ye Feng.

"Mom, I finally understand, I'm the outsider in your eyes. My return this time, did it disrupt your family's life?"

My mom's face changed, a hint of apology in her eyes, she glared at Lin Jiang and sternly said, "Shut up! You married our Lanlan, so you have to follow our family's rules, don't just say whatever you want carelessly!"

"Mom!" Ye Lan, with her big belly, quickly hugged Lin Jiang's arm.

"Don't blame Jiang, he's also thinking about me and the baby. Besides, what Jiang said isn't wrong. Brother has no money right now, hasn't saved a penny all these years, and now he doesn't want to go out and find a job. He can't just keep staying at home without leaving!"

"Plus, the money brother spent all these years was indeed from grandfather. If we really calculate, he still owes me and Jiang money! How can he do nothing, and just lie at home freeloading?"

"What are Jiang and I supposed to do in the future?!"

After speaking, she looked at me with wronged eyes, as if I were some heinous villain.

"You shut up too! Alright, alright, I don't want to say anything more to you two. Eat and then go to your room, go and take care of the baby!"

My mom frowned, impatiently waving her hand.

If it weren't for the fact that Ye Lan was pregnant, she probably would have already kicked them out.

Lin Jiang and Ye Lan were right, my father passed away when I was eighteen. He started a company, and my mother always worked there.

The year I took the college entrance exam, my dad was on a business trip, and suddenly felt unwell. A check-up revealed that he had been drinking too much and not resting properly, resulting in late-stage liver cancer at the age of forty-something, with not much time left.

At that time, I was busy with the college entrance exams, my mother was occupied with taking over the company affairs, and my grandfather was too old. Our family simply didn't have anyone to take care of my dad.

To avoid affecting my college exams and the normal operation of the company, my mother proposed to hire a caregiver for my dad. After all, professional tasks should be handled by professionals. We couldn't spare the time, and the occasional visits we made weren't thorough. The doctors and nurses had so many patients to attend to, so it was inevitable for them to sometimes for