Chapter 1076: Fortresses are often breached from within (Update)
Chapter 1076: Fortresses are often breached from within (Update)
The old couple of the Zhuang family left in anger. Zhuang Chaoying hesitated for a moment but still chased after them.
Zhuang Tunan and Zhuang Xiaoting were at a loss.
Zhuang Hualin looked at Qin Hao and Huang Ling with some trepidation.
"Aunt Zhuang, you just said that you just wanted Xiang Pengfei to have a bed in Suzhou, right?"
Zhuang Hualin nodded quickly upon hearing this.
"I have another room in my house that Xiang Pengfei can live in..."
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhuang Hualin knelt down in front of Qin Hao on the spot. After being helped up, he cried until he was hoarse.
Huang Ling poured a glass of water for Zhuang Hualin and comforted him, "Hua Lin, let Pengfei come to our house to eat from now on. We can just add a few more bowls and chopsticks."
As long as Xiang Pengfei does not live at home and affect her son's studies, 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 came from outside the 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. He asked cautiously, "Mom, why are you crying?"
Zhuang Hualin wiped her tears and pulled Xiang Pengfei to her side: "Mom is fine, I'm just too 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 full of excitement.
Zhuang Hualin nodded, and then said to Xiang Pengfei with a serious face: "You can return to Suzhou this time, thanks to your aunt and your brother Qin Hao."
"When you graduate and get a job, you must respect them well, otherwise I won't have you as my son, understand?"
Xiang Pengfei looked a little confused. Huang Ling couldn't bear it and patted the back of Zhuang Hualin's hand: "Why are you saying these things in front of the child?"
"No, it's the foundation of being a human being to be grateful and repay kindness. If you hadn't taken me in, Pengfei would have had to stay in the countryside. You've given him a life-saving grace."
Zhuang Hualin looked at his son again, and Xiang Pengfei also reacted and quickly assured him: "Mom, don't worry, I will listen to my aunt and brother Hao and repay them well in the future."
"Yeah." Zhuang Hualin nodded with satisfaction, and then said to Zhuang Tunan and Zhuang Xiaoting: "Don't worry, I will talk to your father and ask him to come home as soon as possible."
Zhuang Xiaoting asked timidly: "Aunt, will my dad come back?"
"Yes, he will be back."
Zhuang Hualin took Xiang Pengfei out of the yard and went to Zhuang's house to get their luggage. As soon as they entered the yard, they saw their luggage thrown outside the house.
Master Zhuang pointed at her nose and yelled, "We have put so much thought into your matter, even at the cost of offending the eldest brother's wife, but you are singing against us. You are simply an ungrateful person who can never be fed!"
Zhuang Hualin silently went to pick up the luggage on the ground, and Xiang Pengfei protected his mother: "Why do you say that about my mother? My mother is not an ungrateful person!"
Grandma Zhuang sarcastically said, "Hua Lin, don't blame your father for being angry. Your sister-in-law was obviously trying to sow discord between us. But you naively thought she would really take Pengfei in. Now what? He's been kicked out anyway."
Xiang Pengfei immediately retorted: "We were not 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 all good people."
Mr. Zhuang and Mrs. Zhuang were both stunned when they heard this.
"Impossible. If the eldest brother's wife could agree, she wouldn't have torn her face with us."
Zhuang Hualin silently repacked the scattered luggage and said, "Mom and Dad, Haozi said something very right today. Blood relationship has nothing to do with kinship. I am your biological daughter, but no matter how much I begged you, you refused to reserve a bed for Pengfei in Suzhou. People who have nothing to do with us are willing to take us in."
"Pengfei, let's go, this is not our home."
"Ah."
Grandpa Zhuang and Grandma Zhuang looked at the two people's backs as they left, stunned for a moment.
"Impossible, how could that guy surnamed Qin be so kind as to take Pengfei in?"
"But I see Hualin is so tough, it doesn't seem like he's fake."
"I've figured it out. The reason why the eldest brother's wife dared to break up with us is because she relied on the power of that guy named Qin. Tunan and Xiaoting also have a good relationship with him. If this continues, it will be difficult for us to control the eldest brother's family."
"Humph, it's all Chaoying's fault. He can't even control a woman."
"Is Chaoying really going to divorce Huang Ling? Where will he live if he gets divorced?"
"He can live wherever he wants. If all else fails, he can sleep in the school dormitory. Anyway, there is no place for him to stay in our house." Zhuang Ganmei's wife suddenly said.
Grandpa and grandma Zhuang remained silent. They were still counting on the second son's family to support them in their old age.
On the other side, Zhuang Hualin brought Xiang Pengfei to the courtyard again, and Qin Hao took them to his home.
"Aunt Zhuang, my second uncle has moved most of the furniture in this room, and only these few pieces are left. Let Pengfei live here for now. If he needs anything later, I'll find some old wood and make him a few more."
Zhuang Hualin waved his hands quickly: "No, it's good enough to have a bed. These cabinets are also quite new, enough for Pengfei."
"Okay, great!"
Zhuang Hualin walked around the house and became more and more satisfied. She had never lived in such a nice room since she was a child. When she opened the window, a smell of sunshine blew in her face, which made her eyes well up with tears.
"Okay, take your time to clean up. I'm next door. Just give me a shout if you need anything."
As soon as Qin Hao walked out of the room, he was blocked in the living room by the old couple of the Qin family.
"Haozi, why do you always bring outsiders to live in your house? You might as well rent out this house instead of leaving it empty. You can get several dollars a month."
"That is to say, now that the second brother is gone, your father and I only have his pension every month, which is not enough to spend..."
Qin Hao interrupted impatiently: "Dad's monthly pension is 25 yuan, which is definitely enough if we spend frugally. This house was left to me by my mother. I can let whoever I want live in it. You have no right to interfere."
"That's not the case. We also have a share in this house..." Qin Jiye was unhappy.
Qin Hao sneered and said, "Why don't we go to the cotton mill and talk to Secretary Zhang to see if you have a share of this house!"
The Qin Jiye couple remained silent. Ever since Qin Hao won the National Games championship, he had been treated preferentially wherever he went. If a lawsuit really broke out, they would definitely be the ones to suffer. The key point was that they were also afraid of angering Qin Hao and having him kick them out directly. Then they would really be homeless.
At dinner, Huang Ling prepared a table full of delicious food to welcome Zhuang Hualin and Xiang Pengfei, and naturally she did not forget Song Ying's family.
The two families put their tables together and filled them up. Zhuang Hualin was very touched, Xiang Pengfei was very happy, and Lin Dongzhe was also very excited.
But Zhuang Tunan and Zhuang Xiaoting had to force themselves to smile.
Seeing this, Zhuang Hualin picked up a piece of meat for each of the brother and sister and comforted them, "Don't worry, I will go to the school to find my eldest brother tomorrow and will definitely persuade him to come back. Don't worry."
"Thank you, auntie." Zhuang Tunan and Zhuang Xiaoting then started to eat.
After dinner, Lin Dongzhe dragged Xiang Pengfei to watch TV, and Xiang Pengfei took his mother along.
"Mom, the TV at Lin Dongzhe's house is really good."
Song Ying quietly pulled Huang Ling aside and asked, "Are you really planning to keep Pengfei here?"
"As long as Pengfei doesn't live at home, it won't affect Tunan's college entrance examination. Besides, Hualin's life is really hard, and Pengfei is a sensible child. It's nothing more than adding an extra pair of chopsticks and washing a few more clothes at home."
Huang Ling lowered her voice and said, "Now that I think about it carefully, Haozi did this for a reason. Before, it was always the whole Zhuang family dealing with me alone. Now that Hualin is on my side, I will no longer be isolated and helpless."
Song Ying sighed 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 ate less, his parents would praise him for being sensible. They praised him so much that he felt he deserved to be hungry. It has been subtle over the years and the effect is obvious." Huang Ling smiled bitterly.
"But it's better this way. We've already broken up. If he can get along, then he can. If not, then the worst that can happen is a divorce."
Huang Ling looked like she had given up hope, which made Song Ying stare in amazement. Was this still the Sister Ling she knew?
Early the next morning, Zhuang Hualin went to the Affiliated High School to find Zhuang Chaoying without even having breakfast.
When he suddenly saw his sister, Zhuang Chaoying's face suddenly became at a loss.
"elder brother……"
When he heard the word "brother", Zhuang Chaoying's eyes turned red instantly.
Zhuang Hualin put his hand on his shoulder: "Brother, go back. The children miss you very much."
"Hua Lin, am I really wrong? Why did it turn out like this today?" Zhuang Chaoying couldn't hold it in any longer, took off his glasses and sobbed.
Zhuang Hualin patted his back and comforted him softly, "Brother, you have done well enough over the years. You are the most filial son and the best brother."
"You don't owe your parents, nor do you owe me. Now it's time to think about your own little family. Sister-in-law is a good wife and a good mother. Go back and live a good life with her. In the future, don't get involved in the affairs of your parents and second brother, and try not to get involved."
Zhuang Chaoying looked at her sister in disbelief: "Hua Lin, what are you talking about? They are your biological parents. Their kindness in giving birth to and raising you is greater than heaven!"
Zhuang Hualin raised a sneer of sarcasm on his face. "What Haozi said yesterday was very right. Whether we are close or not is not about blood relationship. Since I can remember, any food or things we use at home have always been given to you and my second brother first. Mom always said that girls will get married in the future. Why do you need to eat so much and use so well?"
"When we were little, our home was small, with only one room and one bed. You and my second brother slept on the same bed with my parents, and I could only sleep on the table. Later, you passed the entrance exam to a normal school and became a teacher. My second brother was not good at studying, so he took over my father's job and went to work in a cotton mill. What about me? I had to go to the countryside before I even graduated from junior high school."
"I was still young at that time, and I thought that going to the countryside was just to stay there for a few months to have fun, but it ended up lasting more than 20 years. My second brother stayed in the city, and you saw how he treated me, his biological sister."
Zhuang Hualin's words made Zhuang Chaoying extremely painful. The harmonious and happy family in his mind was completely torn apart.
"Brother, one-third of your salary has been given to our parents over the years. You have already paid back what you should have paid back. Don't make mistakes anymore. Can't you see that our parents have always been partial to our second brother and don't care about you at all?"
Zhuang Chaoying glared at Zhuang Hualin when he heard this: "Hua Lin, do you know what you are talking about? How can the grace of giving birth to a child and raising a child be measured with money? My parents are taking care of me, so it's only natural for them to be a little biased towards him."
"Brother, stop lying to yourself. Has your parents ever considered you in all the things they have done over the years? The only one they cared about from the beginning to the end was my second brother's family." Zhuang Hualin held Zhuang Chaoying's hand and sobbed.
"Brother, go back. Tunan and Xiaoting are waiting for you at home. That is your home."
Zhuang Chaoying burst into tears for a while, and after a long time he said to Zhuang Hualin: "I still have to go to class, you go back first, I will go to see you and Pengfei."
Before leaving, Zhuang Hualin said, "Brother, we are living in Haozi's house now. Our parents kicked us out."
"What? Why are you and Pengfei living in his house?" Zhuang Chaoying was stunned.
"Brother, you misunderstood Haozi. He is not targeting you. He is just speaking up for my sister-in-law. Pengfei will live in Haozi's house from now on, and my sister-in-law has promised to take care of Pengfei for me."
Zhuang Hualin burst into tears of joy when he said this: "Pengfei can finally return to Suzhou."
Zhuang Chaoying was shocked and murmured to himself: "How could this happen? How could this happen?"
That night, Zhuang Chaoying appeared and wandered around the courtyard, and Lin Dongzhe saw him immediately with his sharp eyes.
"Uncle Zhuang, you're back."
Zhuang Chaoying looked a little embarrassed. At this time, Zhuang Tunan and Zhuang Xiaoting heard the noise and hurried out of the house.
"Dad, you're back."
"Dad, it's great to have you back."
Faced with the eager eyes of his two children, Zhuang Chaoying felt heartbroken, but Huang Ling happened to come out of the kitchen bringing out the dishes, and their eyes met, making Zhuang Chaoying feel an urge to escape.
Just when Zhuang Chaoying didn't know how to face it, Zhuang Hualin's surprised voice came from behind him.
"Big brother."
"Uncle."
Zhuang Chaoying reached out and rubbed Xiang Pengfei's head, but his eyes inadvertently saw Qin Hao behind them, and the atmosphere became awkward again.
In the end, Zhuang Tunan and Zhuang Xiaoting each took one arm and pulled him into the courtyard.
During the meal, Zhuang Tunan and Zhuang Xiaoting kept picking up food for Zhuang Chaoying, while Huang Ling just kept looking at them and said nothing.
It was Zhuang Hualin who continued to liven up the atmosphere, praising Huang Ling for her virtue and telling her some interesting stories about their time in the countryside of Guizhou, which finally made the atmosphere less awkward.
Just after dinner, when Qin Hao and Song Ying were watching TV together, there was a commotion at Wang Yong's house next door again. Wang Yong still refused to let his sister come back to live with him. Wang Fang went straight to the kitchen and took a kitchen knife and put it on her neck. Seeing that someone was about to die, the neighbors dared not watch the commotion anymore and invited Secretary Zhang from the cotton mill and people from the Youth League Office to come over.
After inspecting the scene, Secretary Zhang proposed a plan to demolish the wall between Wang Yong's family and the Zhuang and Lin families, and build a small house of a few square meters in the middle. (End of this chapter)
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