Chapter 38: Fortresses are often breached from within
The banker and his wife walked away in frustration. Zhuang Chaoying hesitated for a moment before chasing after them.
Zhuang Tunan and Zhuang Xiaoting were at a loss.
Zhuang Hualin looked at Qin Hao and Huang Ling with some anxiety.
"Aunt Zhuang, you just said you just wanted Xiang Pengfei to have a bed in Suzhou, right?"
Zhuang Hualin nodded quickly when he heard this.
"I still have a room at home that Xiang Pengfei can stay in..."
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhuang Hualin knelt down to Qin Hao on the spot. After being helped up, he cried hoarsely.
Seeing this, Huang Ling poured a glass of water for Zhuang Hualin and said comfortingly: "Hualin, let Pengfei come to our house to eat from now on. We just need more bowls and chopsticks at home."
As long as Xiang Pengfei doesn't live at home and affect her son's study, Huang Ling is still willing to accept Xiang Pengfei.
"Sister-in-law...I..." Zhuang Hualin's face was full of shame.
At this moment, the sound of Lin Dongzhe and Xiang Pengfei fighting was heard outside the small courtyard.
"Mom, I'm back. Look, this is the Rubik's Cube that Lin Dongzhe bought for me."
Xiang Pengfei ran into the house excitedly, but found that the atmosphere in the house was not right, and asked cautiously: "Mom, why are you crying?"
Zhuang Hualin wiped his tears and pulled Xiang Pengfei to him: "Mom is fine. I'm just so happy. You can go back to Suzhou."
"Really? Then I can watch TV every day and play with Lin Dongzhe?" Xiang Pengfei's face was filled with excitement.
Zhuang Hualin nodded, and then said to Pengfei with a serious face: "You can go back to Suzhou this time, thanks to your aunt and your brother Qin Hao."
"When you graduate and get a job in the future, you must honor them well, otherwise I won't have you as my son, do you understand?"
Xiang Pengfei's face was a little confused, and Huang Ling couldn't bear to pat the back of Zhuang Hualin's hand: "Why are you saying this in front of the child?"
"No, repaying kindness is the foundation of life. If you hadn't taken my sister-in-law in, Pengfei would have had no choice but to live in the countryside. You are a debt of gratitude to him."
Zhuang Hualin looked at his son again, and Xiang Pengfei also reacted and quickly promised: "Mom, don't worry, I will listen to my aunt and Brother Hao and repay them well in the future."
"Yes." Zhuang Hualin nodded with satisfaction, and then said to Zhuang Tunan and Zhuang Xiaoting: "Don't worry, I will go talk to your father and let him go home as soon as possible."
Zhuang Xiaoting asked timidly: "Aunt, will my father come back?"
"Yes, he will come back."
Zhuang Hualin took Xiang Pengfei out of the small courtyard and went to the banker's house to get their luggage. As soon as they entered the courtyard, they saw their luggage thrown outside the house.
Mr. Zhuang pointed at her nose and yelled: "We have put so much effort into your affairs, even if we offend the boss and his wife, but you are going against us. You are just feeding an unfamiliar wolf!"
Zhuang Hualin silently picked up the luggage on the ground, and protected Xiang Pengfei in front of his mother: "Why do you say that about my mother? My mother is not a white-eyed wolf!"
Grandma Zhuang sarcastically said: "Hua Lin, don't blame your father for being angry. Your sister-in-law is obviously trying to sow discord, but you still naively think that she will really take Pengfei in. What happens now? You haven't been kicked out yet."
Already."
Xiang Pengfei immediately retorted: "We have not been kicked out. Brother Hao has agreed to let me live in his house, and my aunt has also agreed to let me go to her house for dinner. They are both good people."
Master Zhuang and Grandma Zhuang were stunned when they heard this.
"It's impossible. If the boss's wife can agree, she won't break up with us."
Zhuang Hualin silently repacked the scattered luggage: "Mom and Dad, what Haozi said today is right. Whether we are close or not has nothing to do with blood. I am your biological daughter, but no matter how much I beg you, you will not agree.
Leave a bed for Pengfei in Suzhou. They have nothing to do with us, but they are willing to take us in."
"Pengfei, let's go, this is not our home."
"Um."
Master Zhuang and Grandma Zhuang looked at the two people leaving, dumbfounded for a moment.
"Impossible, how could that boy named Qin be so kind to take in Pengfei?"
"But I think Hualin is so tough, so it shouldn't be fake."
"I can finally see that the reason why the eldest daughter-in-law dares to break up with us is because of the influence of that boy named Qin. Tunan and Xiaoting have a good relationship with him. If this continues, we will have to take advantage of the eldest family.
It’s difficult.”
"Humph, it's all because of this useless thing Chaoying, who can't even handle a woman."
"Chaoying won't really want to divorce Huang Ling, right? Where will he live if he gets divorced?"
"You can live wherever you like. If you can't, just sleep in the school dormitory. Anyway, we don't have room for him at home." Zhuang Ganmei's wife suddenly said.
Master Zhuang and Grandma Zhuang were silent. They still expected the second brother and his family to support them in their old age.
On the other side, Zhuang Hualin brought Xiang Pengfei to the small courtyard again, and Qin Hao took them to his home.
"Aunt Zhuang, my second uncle has moved almost all the furniture in this room. These are the only ones left. Let Pengfei live in it for now. If there is any need later, I will find some old wood and make some for him."
Zhuang Hualin quickly waved his hand: "No, it would be great to have a bed. These cabinets are quite new, enough for Pengfei to use."
"Okay, great!"
Zhuang Hualin walked around the house, and the more she looked at it, the more satisfied she became. She had never lived in such a nice room since she was a child. When she opened the window, the smell of sunshine hit her face, which made her burst into tears.
"Okay, you guys take your time and clean up. I'm right next door. If you need anything, just shout."
As soon as Qin Hao left the room, he was blocked in the living room by the Qin family.
"Haozi, why do you always bring outsiders to live in your home? If this house is empty, why not rent it out? You can rent it for several dollars a month."
"That is to say, now that the second brother is gone, your father and I only have his retirement salary every month, which is not enough at all..."
Qin Hao interrupted impatiently: "My father's monthly retirement salary is 25 yuan. It's definitely enough to save some money. This house was left to me by my mother. I can let anyone live in it if I want.
You can’t control it.”
"That's not to say, we also have a share in this house..." Qin Jiye was unhappy.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Qin Hao sneered: "How about we go to the cotton spinning factory to talk to Secretary Zhang and see if you have a share in this house!"
Qin Jiye and his wife were silent. Ever since Qin Hao won the National Games championship, he has received preferential treatment wherever he goes. If a lawsuit were to start, they would definitely be the losers. The key is that they are also afraid of making Qin Hao anxious, so they directly
Drive them out, and they will really be homeless by then.
At dinner, Huang Ling still cooked a table of delicious food for Zhuang Hualin and Xiang Pengfei, and naturally did not forget about Song Ying's family.
The two families put the table together and it was full. Zhuang Hualin was very moved, Xiang Pengfei was very happy, and Lin Dongzhe was also very excited.
But Zhuang Tunan and Zhuang Xiaoting smiled somewhat forcefully.
Upon seeing this, Zhuang Hualin gave the brother and sister a piece of meat each and comforted him: "Don't worry, I will go to school to find my eldest brother tomorrow and I will definitely persuade him to come back. Don't worry."
"Thank you, auntie." Zhuang Tunan and Zhuang Xiaoting then started to use their chopsticks.
After dinner, Lin Dongzhe took Xiang Pengfei to watch TV, and Xiang Pengfei took his mother with him.
"Mom, the TV at Lin Dongzhe's house is really good."
Song Ying quietly pulled Huang Ling aside: "Are you really planning to keep Pengfei?"
"As long as Pengfei doesn't live at home, it won't affect Tunan's college entrance examination, and Hualin is indeed having a hard time, and Pengfei is a sensible kid. It's just a matter of adding more chopsticks to the house and washing more clothes."
Huang Ling lowered her voice and said: "Now that I think about it carefully, Haozi has a deep meaning in doing this. Before, it was always the whole family of their banker who dealt with me. Now that Hualin is on my side, I will no longer do it."
I am alone and helpless."
Song Ying sighed softly when she heard this: "I don't know what Teacher Zhuang is thinking. He gets confused when he meets their parents."
"Chaoying told me before that when he was a child, as long as he took one less bite, his parents would praise him for being smart, so much that he felt like he should be hungry. This has been done subtly for so many years, and the effect is remarkable." Huang
Ling smiled bitterly.
"But that's fine. We've just broken up with each other. If he can live with it, he can live with it. If he can't live with it, if the worst happens, he'll leave."
Huang Ling looked like she was breaking a jar, which made Song Ying stare. Is this the Sister Ling she was familiar with?
Early the next morning, Zhuang Hualin went to the Affiliated Middle School to find Zhuang Chaoying without even eating breakfast.
Seeing her sister suddenly, Zhuang Chaoying's face suddenly became at a loss.
"elder brother……"
With the word "Brother", Zhuang Chaoying's eyes instantly turned red.
Zhuang Hualin put his hand on his shoulder: "Brother, please go back. The children all miss you."
"Hualin, was I really wrong? Why did it become like this?" Zhuang Chaoying couldn't hold it in anymore, took off his glasses and sobbed.
Zhuang Hualin patted his back and comforted him softly: "Brother, you have done a good enough job these years. You are the most filial son and the best brother."
"You don't owe your parents or me. Now it's time to think about your own family. My sister-in-law is a good wife and mother. Go back and live a good life with your sister-in-law. Don't worry about your parents and second brother in the future. Try your best.
Just don’t get involved.”
Zhuang Chaoying looked at her sister in disbelief: "Hualin, what did you say? Those are your biological parents. The grace of giving birth and raising them is greater than God!"
Zhuang Hualin raised a sarcastic sneer at the corner of his mouth: "Yesterday, Haozi said something very right. Whether we are close or not is not related by blood. From the time I can remember, whatever food and use I have at home, I have to keep it tight first.
You and your second brother, mom always said that girls will always get married in the future, so why eat so much and use it so well?"
"When I was a kid, our house was small, with just one room and one bed. You and your second brother slept together with your parents, and I had to sleep on the table. Later, you were admitted to the normal school and became a teacher, and your second brother couldn't study well.
I took over from my father and went to work in a cotton spinning factory. What about me? I haven’t graduated from junior high school, so I have to go to the mountains and go to the countryside.”
"I was still young at that time, and I thought that going to the mountains and countryside was just a matter of staying in the countryside for a few months to have fun. As a result, I stayed there for more than 20 years. My second brother stayed in the city. You also saw how he treated me, my biological sister.
of."
Zhuang Hualin's words made Zhuang Chaoying extremely painful. In his mind, the harmonious and happy family was completely torn apart.
"Brother, over the years, one-third of your salary has been given to your parents. You have paid back what you should have long ago. Don't continue to make mistakes. Can't you see that your parents have always favored your second brother?
Didn't he take you into consideration at all?"
Hearing this, Zhuang Chaoying glared at Zhuang Hualin: "Hualin, do you know what you are talking about? How can the grace of childbearing and the love of upbringing be measured by money? My parents are just taking care of me. If you are biased toward him, that's just human nature.
It’s normal.”
"Brother, please stop lying to yourself. Over the years, have your parents considered one thing for you? The only thing they care about most from the beginning to the end is the second brother's family." Zhuang Hualin shook his head.
Sumizhuang Chaoying held his hand and sobbed.
"Brother, go back. Tunan and Xiaoting are still waiting for you at home. That is your home."
Zhuang Chaoying burst into tears for a while, and after a long time she said to Zhuang Hualin: "I have to go to class, you go back first, I will go see you and Pengfei."
Zhuang Hualin said before leaving: "Brother, we are living in Haozi's house now, and our parents kicked us out."
"What? Why did you and Pengfei live in his house?" Zhuang Chaoying was stunned.
"Brother, you have misunderstood Haozi. He is not targeting you, he is just complaining for my sister-in-law. Pengfei will live in Haozi's house from now on, and my sister-in-law also agrees to take care of Pengfei for me."
Zhuang Hualin cried with joy when he said this: "Pengfei can finally return to Suzhou."
Zhuang Chaoying was shocked and murmured to herself: "How could this happen? How could this happen?"
That night, Zhuang Chaoying appeared and wandered near the courtyard, and Lin Dongzhe saw him with sharp eyes.
"Uncle Zhuang, you are back."
Zhuang Chaoying looked a little embarrassed. At this time, Zhuang Tunan and Zhuang Xiaoting heard the noise and ran out of the house quickly.
"Dad, you are back."
"Dad, it's great to have you back."
Faced with the earnest eyes of a pair of children, Zhuang Chaoying felt heartbroken, but Huang Ling happened to come out from the kitchen with food, and their eyes met, which gave Zhuang Chaoying an urge to run away.
Just when Zhuang Chaoying didn't know how to face it, Zhuang Hualin's voice of surprise came from behind.
"Brother."
"Uncle."
Zhuang Chaoying reached out and rubbed Pengfei's head, but his eyes accidentally caught sight of Qin Hao behind them, and the atmosphere once again fell into embarrassment.
In the end, Zhuang Tunan and Zhuang Xiaoting each pulled him into the small courtyard with one arm.
During the meal, Zhuang Tunan and Zhuang Xiaoting kept picking up dishes for Zhuang Chaoying, while Huang Ling looked eye to nose, mouth to heart, and remained silent the whole time.
Zhuang Hualin kept the atmosphere lively, praising Huang Ling for being virtuous and telling some interesting stories about the countryside in Guizhou, which finally made the atmosphere less awkward.
Just after dinner, when Qin Hao and Song Ying were watching TV together, Wang Yong's family next door started making trouble again. Wang Yong still refused to let his sister come back to live. Wang Fang went directly to the kitchen and took a kitchen knife and put it on her neck.
If someone was going to die, the neighbors no longer dared to watch the fun, so they invited Secretary Zhang from the cotton spinning factory and people from the Educated Youth Office.
After inspecting the site, Secretary Zhang proposed a plan to tear down the wall between Wang Yong's family and Zhuang's and Lin's families, and build a small house of a few square meters in the middle.