Chapter 622 Extra Chapter: Xu Ying x Zheng Huaixin

Several years later.

Xu Ying and Su Lao Er's eldest son, Su Yuejin, graduated from high school. As a graduation gift, Su Lao Er promised the two of them to go to a semi-military base in the suburbs that was not open to the public to shoot guns on the weekend.

However, Su Lao Er had something come up and couldn't leave, so Xu Ying took the two of them to a nearby shopping mall to kill time while they waited for him.

When they came out of the mall, the younger son, Xu Haoyang, saw a roadside stall selling drinks and kebabs and pulled his older brother, Su Yue, inside to buy some.

When it came time to pay, they realized that neither of them had brought their wallets. They called out to Xu Ying, "Mom, we didn't bring any money. Can you pay for us?"

Xu Ying smiled and agreed.

Walking over, I found that the stall owner was an old man with gray hair, who was quickly flipping the skewers in his hands.

Hearing the commotion, I calculated the cost of the child and casually recited it.

Xu Ying took money out of her wallet and gave it to the old man. He smiled and thanked her, reaching out to take the money.

They looked up and their eyes met.

Xu Ying looked at the familiar face before her, paused for a moment, and called out uncertainly, "Zheng Huaixin?"

"You've mistaken me for someone else. My name isn't Zheng Huaixin."

The old man quickly lowered his head, concealing the panic in his eyes, and even forgot to take the money.

The woman selling corn next to him scoffed and exposed him, "Old man Zheng, aren't you Zheng Huaixin? You know someone here? Give him a discount, don't be so stingy about something that only costs a few cents... Hey young lady, look at my corn, it's so fresh, just..."

Zheng Huaixin handed over the grilled skewers, taking the opportunity to interrupt the old lady.

"No need for money, it's on you."

The two young men exchanged a glance and looked at Xu Ying.

Su Yuejin leaned closer to her and asked in a low voice, "Mom, do you know her?"

Zheng Huaixin stiffened for a moment, glanced quickly at Xu Haoyang and Su Yuejin, then looked at Xu Ying, and murmured, "This...is your child?"

Xu Ying nodded.

He glanced at the two children and asked, "How much?"

Xu Haoyang said that Xu Ying put the money aside and gestured for the two children to take the money and leave.

"oh."

The two exchanged a glance, grabbed their drinks in one hand and the skewers in the other, and prepared to leave.

Zheng Huaixin picked up the money and handed it over, saying, "I said it's free, consider it my treat..."

"Who are you inviting?!"

A burly, fat woman walked over with a dark expression, snatched the money Zheng Huaixin handed over, and asked him, "Why don't you want the money? Do you buy meat for free or drinks for free? You just have a little money and you're already putting on a show of generosity! Don't you know your daughter needs money for milk powder? If you don't give us any money, are you going to let my daughter and me starve?"

While cursing, he looked up at Xu Ying and her two children. When he saw Xu Ying's fair, beautiful, and delicate features, he was stunned for a moment. "Who...who is this? Zheng Huaixin, are you not taking money because she's pretty?"

"……I don't."

"You haven't! I think you have! Let me tell you, Zheng Huaixin, you married into my family, so don't you dare have any ulterior motives!"

After saying that, he glared at Xu Ying.

"What are you looking at? You're not leaving after you've bought your things. You're so good-looking, and you still try to take advantage of even the smallest things. Could it be that you've got your eye on my man and want to steal him from me..."

Xu Ying was speechless and exasperated.

Su Yuejin interrupted the plump woman with a "Hey," saying, "What nonsense are you talking about? My dad is a million times better than you, old man. My mom isn't blind; she would never fall for someone like that! What kind of person is he? I find the things he buys disgusting..."

He grabbed the drink and skewers from Xu Haoyang's hand and threw them into the trash can next to him.

"Mom, let's go!"

Xu Haoyang glared at the two of them, put his arm around Xu Ying's shoulder, turned her around, and pushed her away.

The mother and her two children left.

Xu Haoyang complained to Su Yuejin, "Is this fat woman crazy? She's protecting an old geezer like he's her own eyeball. I've never seen anything good before..."

"Didn't you hear her say that the old man married into the family? He probably doesn't have much status at home and is used to being ordered around by that fat woman. He doesn't even talk back when she scolds him..."

"You two."

Xu Ying shook her head at the two of them, "To gossip about others behind their backs is not the behavior of a gentleman."

Xu Haoyang stuck out his tongue.

Su Yuejin chuckled, "Mom, let's not talk about it anymore."

Once in the car, Xu Ying glanced at the stall. Zheng Huaixin was grilling skewers with his head down, while the fat woman stood beside him, hands on her hips, cursing and swearing.

As if sensing Xu Ying's gaze, Zheng Huaixin looked up and met her eyes.

Xu Ying turned her head and reminded the two children to fasten their seat belts.

Su Yuejin muttered, "We agreed to go shoot guns, but Dad hasn't said a word yet. Is he going to stand us up?"

"Brother, do you think Dad is afraid of losing to us and doesn't dare to go?" Xu Haoyang raised an eyebrow and chuckled.

Xu Ying laughed and scolded, "Your dad, a man who crawled out of a pile of drug addicts, would be afraid to compete with you two brats?"

"So what? My brother and I were taught how to shoot guns by the sharpshooter Grandpa Song. Can my dad compare to Grandpa Song?" Xu Haoyang puffed out his chest and proudly raised his chin.

Su Yuejin nodded in agreement.

Xu Ying shook her head. "Alright, stop arguing. Who will be laughing and crying in the end is still uncertain. Be careful not to underestimate your opponent and end up crying your heart out. Sit down, we're going to pick up your dad."

Xu Haoyang muttered, "Ever since my dad took over Grandpa Yan's job, he's been busy like a spinning top all day long. If we want to go out with him, we have to make an appointment in advance."

“That’s right, that’s right.” Su Yuejin nodded in agreement.

Xu Ying couldn't stop laughing.

He said, "You two can tell your dad this yourselves later; I won't pass it on..."

Before driving off, Xu Ying glanced at Zheng Huaixin again, smiled with relief, and started the car.

Zheng Huaixin looked dejected as he mechanically brushed sauce onto the skewers with his head down.

He didn't know how he had ended up like this. He had a bright future ahead of him, but he took one wrong step and ended up in this predicament.

I heard that Xu Ying married Li Banxia's second son, a man named Su Min'an.

With the help of the Xu family and the personal guidance of Mayor Yan, Su Min'an has climbed to Mayor Yan's position.

He had always been puzzled as to why the Xu family was willing to use all their resources to pave the way for Su Min'an, and why City Governor Yan was willing to go to such lengths to promote him. It turned out that Su Min'an had given birth to two sons for the Xu family.

He thought that once Xu Ying had a son, the Xu family would abandon him and focus all their efforts on raising the child, which is why he kept drugging Xu Ying.

It turns out he had misunderstood.

If he had a child with Xu Ying back then, would the Xu family have helped him the same way they helped Su Min'an?

When his ex-wife's sister, instigated by Li Banxia, ​​comes to settle scores with him with her child, will the Xu family stand by his side for the sake of the child and help him deal with those people and things that Li Banxia poses a threat to him?

Does he not have to go to jail for his subordinates' mistakes?

Is the person standing in that position in Yan City today Zheng Huaixin?

Unfortunately, there are no "what ifs".

After he was released from prison, he faced setbacks everywhere he looked for work in the capital; no one dared to hire him.

He struggled to even get three meals a day, so he had no choice but to leave his hometown and go to another province to make a living in a place where no one knew him.

However, every time his life just starts to improve, he is targeted and his past imprisonment is exposed, forcing him to start over in a different place.

Every single time!

He lived like this for almost ten years!

Later, he realized that neither the Xu family, Yan City, nor Li Banxia would allow him to rise again and pose any threat to them, not even the slightest threat.

He wanted to accept his fate but was unwilling to give up. He thought that he could use someone else's name instead of his own, right?

He had already succeeded, and his company had made millions. He thought he had finally gotten over his hardships.

As a result, the partner ran away with the money, and all the signatures and seals in the company were in the partner's name. He was just an employee, and he couldn't win a lawsuit against him.

Instead, his partner spread the word that he had been to prison, and his reputation, which he had painstakingly built up in that industry, was instantly destroyed.

Later, through an introduction, he married his current wife and they had a lovely daughter.

His father-in-law often told him, "Peace is a blessing, and a simple life is a blessing. We are just ordinary people, and we should live an ordinary life."

Is that right...?