Su Zhe was surprised to see the old man, but he seemed alright, assuming the old man was just looking at Xi Quan and the others. After thinking for a moment, Su Zhe couldn't help but say, "You should be more discreet in your actions. It's fine if you bring the child here, but you should at least tell my brother and the others first."
"Hmm, you should say something, but you did. Does that make you seem very considerate?" The old man had long lost the reluctance he showed when he was seeing Ye Yixin and Ye Yiran off, and seemed to have reverted to the somewhat harsh old man he used to be.
Su Zhe usually didn't talk much with the old man, and the only reason he spoke these few extra words to him was because they were both standing at the door, and it would seem too formal to remain silent.
It's more of a polite way of making conversation when there's nothing to say.
After finishing his speech, Su Zhe was about to go inside when, to his utter surprise, the old man said something quite unexpected.
Su Zhe slowly turned to look at the old man, somewhat confused by his meaning: "What do you mean by saying that I made it seem like I had good sense of propriety? Where did I lack good sense of propriety?"
When he asked that question, the old man stopped talking. He glanced at Su Zhe, turned around and walked into the house. He sat down in front of the sofa in the living room, then gestured with his lip toward the teapot he usually used to drink water, indicating that Su Zhe should pour him some water.
After a moment of silence, Su Zhe bent down, picked up the teapot, and went to pour water for the old man, his expression heavy with emotion.
After placing the teapot in front of the old man, Su Zhe was curious about what the old man meant by what he had just said, but he also felt that the old man seemed to be doing it on purpose, so after putting the teapot down, he prepared to turn around and go upstairs.
But as soon as he turned around, he heard the old man's voice: "Don't meddle in your mother's affairs."
Su Zhe slowly turned around to look at the old man, quite surprised.
The old man calmly picked up the teapot, took a sip from the spout, and then slowly said, "You've been busy with your mother's affairs lately. I advise you to give up. Putting aside the fact that your mother's legs are fine, even if your legs really couldn't walk anymore, would she be able to behave herself once she was out?"
Su Zhe clenched his fists tightly, angry at the old man's words. After a moment, he said, "What my brother said just now was true. If you had been nicer to my mother back then, things wouldn't have turned out like this."
The old man seemed unperturbed by Su Zhe's words, but his words were sharp and cutting: "I've been very good to your mother, but do you know what she's done? If you want to live a peaceful life, then you should. Your mother's legs are perfectly fine. You have no chance of getting her medical parole. And if this causes Xi Quan to have a grudge, you'll be in trouble too."
Su Zhe had no other thoughts than that he felt he was a son and wanted to help his biological mother within the bounds of the law.
But to my surprise, the old man stopped him.
"How much more unlucky could I be?" Su Zhe retorted with a cold laugh.
The old man said, "Do you know why I didn't stop your mother from doing what she did back then?"
Su Zhe quietly watched the old man. In fact, the old man did try to stop him, but he couldn't stop Xi Quan. Su Zhe could understand Xi Quan. To say that he blamed Xi Quan was not really true, after all, Su Zhe knew what Xi Quan really was like.
But he felt that if he didn't do something, he would feel uneasy about it.
The old man stared at Su Zhe for a moment, then slowly said something.
After hearing what the old man said, Su Zhe took a few steps back in disbelief.
"Judging from your expression, you don't quite believe it?" The old man asked Su Zhe calmly and casually.
Although Su Zhe still looked extremely shocked and didn't say a word, his attitude spoke volumes: he really didn't believe what the old man said.
The old man didn't care whether Su Zhe believed him or not; he simply said what was on his mind: "Quan Zhen is my daughter. I've lived to such an old age, and at this point, all I want is for someone to take care of me in my old age and see me off in my final days. But why did I condone Quan's treatment of Quan Zhen back then?"
Su Zhe remained silent.
The old man said, "People have to be responsible for their own actions. I can't say I'm a good person, I can be called a bad person, but I haven't done anything illegal. So no matter how bad things get between me and Xi Quan, I'm not afraid of anything. If Quan really takes care of me in my old age and sees me off in my final days, Xi Quan won't abandon me."
But if I let Quan Zhen and Xi Quan continue their feud, I don't know if Xi Quan will still take care of me in my old age, but Quan Zhen definitely won't let things rest. You know, nothing stays secret forever. Putting aside everything else, if something happens to your sister... what's her name again... Su Mei or Su Mei... if she finds out, do you think she'll let it go?
So Quan Zhen deserves what she's getting now. Don't even think about being filial to her or making her life easier. Even if Xi Quan lets it go for your sake, your sister won't let it go.
So, Su Zhe, don't always think of yourself as a filial son, and don't think about revenge or anything like that, otherwise..."
The old man didn't finish his sentence, but the warning was very strong.
After saying that, the old man took another sip of water from the teapot and went upstairs.
Su Zhe sat silently in the living room for a long time, feeling lost and unsure of what to do in the current situation.
When Xi Quan and Ye Qing returned home, Zhang Sao, Ye Shuang, and Ye Shuang's mother all breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing the two children.
Upon learning that Xi Quan's maternal grandfather had taken him away, no one said anything about whether his actions were appropriate, as it was a difficult question to answer.
Ye Qing and Xi Quan thanked Ye Shuang and Ye Shuang's mother before leaving.
Because of the huge fright she had experienced earlier, Aunt Zhang hadn't prepared dinner. Now that it was time to eat, Ye Qing helped Aunt Zhang prepare something simple to eat, which served as her dinner.
His mood had been bad ever since Xi Quan and Su Zhe finished talking outside the car, and it hadn't changed after he came back.
After settling the children in, it was finally just the two of them. Although Ye Qing was so tired that she wanted to collapse and sleep, she paused for a moment when she saw Xi Quan standing alone on the balcony smoking. She put on her bathrobe, opened the balcony door, straightened her clothes, crossed her arms, and asked Xi Quan, "What exactly did Su Zhe say to you?"
Upon seeing Ye Qing, Xi Quan quickly stubbed out his cigarette and pulled her inside, saying, "It's so cold outside, be careful not to catch a cold."
He went inside and closed the balcony door. Xi Quan smelled himself. Because he was smoking, the smell of smoke on his body wasn't too strong, but his breath smelled bad, so he went to brush his teeth.
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