Chapter 105
Chapter 105
Liu Tao was stunned for a moment, then exclaimed "Fuck!"
Xu Qing wasn't as surprised as the others. The last time he'd seen Pei Xingzhi at school, he'd noticed his aura wasn't ordinary. Seeing him at the Zong family's wedding banquet, he was a bit startled, but quickly regained his composure.
"Come on, the other party's family background is not important. What matters is Meng Wanqiu's feelings."
Gao Junlin took a sip from his wine glass, his eyes becoming firm. "Yes, her feelings are the most important."
Pei Xingzhi glanced over.
Not knowing him, he looked away indifferently and continued socializing.
"Mom, why do you have to ask me to come? I already said I have something to do."
On the other side, Tao Ya stood beside Xu Huizhu with a frown on her face, looking unhappy.
She used her connections to find out Meng Fengdong's class schedule, but he was a student at the police academy, and even with the schedule, he couldn't enter and leave the campus freely during his free time.
And today is their chance to get some fresh air.
Tao Ya was just about to go to the police academy gate to wait and get to know Meng Fengdong better.
As a result, I was dragged to the party by my mother.
Xu Huizhu was wearing a jeweled dress that perfectly highlighted her good figure. Feeling the envious gazes of others around her, the corners of her mouth curled up slightly, and her every frown and smile became more reserved and noble.
"This isn't my decision. It's your father's order. He told you to get to know more talented young people and stop focusing on that kid."
Tao Ya grumbled and retorted, "Meng Fengdong is also a young talent, no worse than these people."
Xu Huizhu chuckled, "It's no use telling me. You have to convince your father. However, your father is very unhappy about your active pursuit of that boy. After all, you are the apple of his eye."
Hearing this, Tao Ya's expression softened considerably, and she said angrily, "Dad, really, it's not the same era anymore, why is he acting like an antique?"
Xu Huizhu smiled and patted Tao Ya's hand, saying lovingly, "Stinky girl, be careful or I'll tell your father and have him deduct your pocket money."
"Oh, Mom!" Tao Ya pulled Xu Huizhu's arm and said coquettishly, "This is a secret between mother and daughter. Don't tell Dad."
"Then you have to promise to behave at the banquet today and try to get in touch with the boys. I'll report the results to your father when we get back."
"I know, I know."
I clearly have someone I like, but I can't go see him. Instead, I have to stay in this boring party and come into contact with men I don't like.
As she approached the wedding banquet, Xu Huizhu immediately spotted Pei Xingzhi standing next to the groom, and she tightened her arm around Tao Ya's.
Feeling something strange on her hand, Tao Ya looked at Xu Huizhu in confusion, "What's wrong, Mom?"
Xu Huizhu came back to her senses, "Mom is fine, I just remembered that I made chicken soup at home and forgot to tell Sister Zhang."
Tao Ya felt relieved. "It's not a big deal. Sister Zhang stays in the kitchen all day, she will definitely notice it."
Xu Huizhu smiled at Tao Ya.
Xu Huizhu saw Pei Xingzhi, and Pei Xingzhi naturally saw her as well.
However, he was not needed to greet the female guest, as the Zong family had arranged someone else to do so.
However, the mother-son relationship between the two has long since disappeared, and they are worse than strangers, so there is naturally no need to say hello.
What Xu Huizhu was thinking was that Pei Xingzhi had given her face last time, and if she went up rashly this time and Pei Xingzhi's attitude towards her was the same as last time, she would lose even more face, and Tao Ya would also be curious about her relationship with Pei Xingzhi.
In this way, the two sides passed each other.
But things did not go as smoothly as Xu Huizhu imagined. She thought that if she didn't tell Tao Ya, she would not know about her past, and she was disappointed.
Tao Ya knew that her parents were remarried and had children before they got married. She knew Xu Huizhu had a son, but when Pei Xingzhi came to the Tao family, Tao Ya was sent to live with her grandparents, so she didn't know Pei Xingzhi.
However, just because she doesn't know him doesn't mean others don't know him either.
At the banquet, guests in gorgeous clothes were toasting each other and chatting with each other. Some were laughing and talking, while others were making sarcastic remarks and arguing with each other.
After using words to drive away a noble lady who came with ill intentions, Xu Huizhu was so happy that she drank the wine in her hand in one gulp.
That man was one of her mortal enemies. The capital city was so big that there were naturally many powerful people. Some of them praised Xu Huizhu, while others naturally looked down on her.
Unfortunately, the other party's husband's position is comparable to Tao Yongchang's, and recently there are signs that he has surpassed him, which led to the other party showing off in front of Xu Huizhu.
Of course Xu Huizhu would not tolerate it. After a heated argument, she successfully angered the other party and left.
"Come on, Yaya, accompany your mother to the bathroom to touch up her makeup."
Of course, "touching up makeup" is a polite way of saying it, but in reality, it just means going to the bathroom.
After drinking so much alcohol, even the most elegant person cannot withstand the stimulation of physiological functions.
The mother and daughter came to the bathroom. Tao Ya was waiting outside, while Xu Huizhu walked in slowly with her bag. Her posture seemed as if she was walking on the red carpet rather than satisfying her physiological needs.
Tao Ya looked in the mirror at the wash basin outside to check her makeup. At this time, several more ladies came into the bathroom, and the one leading them was the one who had previously argued with Xu Huizhu.
The few of them were walking and chatting, and did not notice Tao Ya.
"Haha, this is hilarious. Xu Huizhu's usual arrogance turns out to be just an act."
"Hey, how do you say that?"
"Haha, do you see that young man standing next to the groom at the door?"
"I see it, I see it. Whose child is this? He's so handsome. If my daughter hadn't gotten married, I would have wanted to take him to be my son-in-law."
"But what does this have to do with Xu Huizhu?"
Hearing these people talking about her mother, Tao Ya's face turned cold and she was ready to draw open the curtain to confront them.
But the next second, the lady said, "What's the relationship? That man is Xu Huizhu's biological son."
Tao Ya's head buzzed loudly, and she recalled Xu Huizhu's abnormality at the door of the banquet, and she understood it instantly.
"A biological son! Oh my god! Xu Huizhu actually has a biological son. I thought she couldn't have children."
Thinking that Xu Huizhu was still inside, Tao Ya realized that she should leave. This was her mother's private matter and she shouldn't listen here. It was right to leave so as not to embarrass her mother later.
But in fact, she walked with her legs straight but not open.
"Haha, that's hilarious. How could you think she can't have children?"
"Well, it's not my fault that I think so. Everyone thinks so. I heard that Xu Huizhu was still young when she married Tao Yongchang. It's unreasonable for her to not have a child of her own when she's still young."
"But what I heard was that Xu Huizhu herself said that Tao Yongchang loved her and didn't want her to go through the pain of childbirth, which is why she has never had children."
"What a joke! We're all so old and still believe in that nonsense about love and romance. Xu Huizhu is a fool. She married into the Tao family at such a young age, but Tao Yongchang coaxed her into not having her own children. He even said it was because he loved her. Ugh, I want to vomit. She's so shameless because he loves her. His ex-wife left behind three children, a boy and a girl, and he still wants her to have another one. What an idiot! Tao Yongchang is really treating her like a nanny. After all, she's pretty and can sleep well. There aren't many nannies like her."
"Oh my god, now I understand. No wonder Tao Yongchang didn't let her have her own child. He was afraid that if she had her own child, she would no longer care about the other three. So, Xu Huizhu has been married to the Tao family for so many years, but she doesn't even have a child."
"Oh, man, that's really disgusting."
"If you ask me, it's Xu Huizhu's own fault. Just a few words and she's already lost. She deserves it after being a nanny for the Tao family for so many years."
Hearing this, Tao Ya's face turned red and white, and then white and red again. The emotions of anger and fear rolled in her chest, stinging her nerves.
She wanted to rush out and accuse these gossips, refute them, and say that her parents were not as dirty as they said. Their family atmosphere was very good and her parents truly loved each other.
Not like they said.
Inside the bathroom, Xu Huizhu's neatly trimmed nails left deep fingerprints on the wooden door, so deep that the base color of the wood could be seen.
His eyes were red and his body was trembling slightly, which was a sign of extreme anger.
She wanted to rush out and slap these bitches in the face, telling them that their speculations were all nonsense, that Tao Yongchang was her first love, and that they were truly in love.
But she can't.
If they went out, they would inevitably have an argument.
This was the Zong family's wedding banquet. She couldn't cause trouble here, and she couldn't give others the impression that Mrs. Tao liked to hide in the bathroom and eavesdrop.
So, she had to endure it.
"However, even though Xu Huizhu is stupid, doesn't she still have her own child? Looking at him, he's quite a handsome man. He wouldn't want to watch his mother, Xu Huizhu, being wasted by the Tao family, right?"
After hearing one of them say this, the noble lady who was at odds with Xu Huizhu burst into laughter. Her laughter was crisp and contained an undisguised gloating pleasure.
"Do you know why I don't like Xu Huizhu? This is the reason. When that incident happened, you were far away from each other, and my family happened to have some connections with Xu Huizhu's ex-husband's family, so they knew about the bad things she did. This is why I look down on her."
As he spoke, he told the other party about the trouble that had befallen the Pei family and how, during the most difficult times for the Pei family, Xu Huizhu abandoned her husband and children and married her first love, Tao Yongchang.
Moreover, because she had a conflict with Xu Huizhu, the noble lady specially hired someone to investigate, and found out that in order to please Tao Yongchang and win the approval of several children of the Tao family, Xu Huizhu let her own child go to the countryside instead of the second son of the Tao family.
After learning these two things, the lady completely looked down on this woman.
It is said that a mother is strong and tough.
A mother is willing to give anything for her children.
It was the first time she had seen someone sell their own child for their own selfish desires.
"Hmph, a woman who abandons her husband and children just a few days after something happens in her husband's family, can't be a good person." The lady concluded with a disdainful tone, looking down on Xu Huizhu very much.
"Oh my God, that kid must hate her to death."
"You don't even raise your own children, but you treat other people's children as treasures. Tsk tsk, Xu Huizhu will suffer in the future."
"Then who is Xu Huizhu's ex-husband?"
The lady smiled mysteriously and pointed upwards, "The newly appointed minister."
One of them covered his mouth and groaned softly, whispering, "The one with the surname Pei?"
The other man took a deep breath and said slowly, "I heard from my family that this person is a close confidant of the top leader. It seems that drastic reforms are about to be carried out, and the situation will change greatly. And this person is the leader of the reforms."
The lady nodded.
Since she dared to say it out loud, she was naturally not afraid of retaliation from the Tao family.
The reason she wasn't afraid was, of course, because she had someone to look after her. Her family had a good relationship with the Pei family, and she knew Pei Zhongyuan personally. For these reasons, she wasn't afraid of the Tao family.
Tao Ya left quietly.
She didn't dare not leave. If she didn't leave, she couldn't believe how awkward it would be when she and Xu Huizhu met at the door.
After sharing the gossip, the three ladies washed their hands and left. No one knew how Xu Huizhu got through this torturous time.
After Tao Ya left, she thought a lot. Is this how everyone views their family?
She felt very uncomfortable, ashamed, angry and a little complicated.
It turns out that my mother has done so many bad things.
However, even after hearing about the ridiculous past of her parents' youth, Tao Ya still loved Xu Huizhu very much.
After all, after so many years, the mother-daughter love between the two is not fake.
So, Tao Ya made a decision.
She wants to help her mother restore her reputation.
How to do it?
Tao Ya plans to find Pei Xingzhi, her mother's biological son.
She naively thought that if Pei Xingzhi could forgive her mother and the mother and son could restore their relationship, then outsiders would naturally stop talking about her mother.
In the banquet hall, Tao Ya looked around and found her target behind the wedding stage set up in the hotel.
As the guests gradually arrived, Pei Xingzhi went to other places to help and check if there were any logistical errors. After verifying the procedures with the hotel manager, Pei Xingzhi prepared to look for Meng Wanqiu.
"Um, is that Brother Pei?"
A small and shy voice sounded from behind. Pei Xingzhi turned around and saw the girl with blushing cheeks.
He knew who she was, Xu Huizhu's current daughter, the third child of the Tao family - Tao Ya.
"Is there something wrong?" Pei Xingzhi asked calmly.
Tao Ya's face turned even redder, and her fingers rubbed the hem of her skirt nervously. After learning what her mother had done to Pei Xingzhi for her second brother, she felt extremely ashamed because she had monopolized the motherly love that should have belonged to the man in front of her.
"Yes, Brother Pei, I'm my daughter Tao Ya. I came to see you this time because I want you to meet my mother. She misses you very much."
Hearing this boastful remark, Pei Xingzhi raised the corners of his lips.
Tao Ya saw the undisguised sarcasm in the other person's eyes.
His face suddenly turned red all the way to his neck.
"Is this what you mean, or what she means?"
Noticing the gazes from others, Pei Xingzhi's patience was running out.
"That's what I meant, and it's also my mother's wish." Tao Ya replied hesitantly.
"Meet?"
Pei Xingzhi raised his eyebrows and continued to ask.
"Then what?"
Tao Ya said, "I know what happened back then, and I understand that Brother Pei resents Mom. But, after all, you are mother and son. There's no such thing as an overnight grudge between mother and son. Mom has missed you so much over the years and has always wanted to make it up to you. So, Brother Pei, can you give Mom a chance?"
Pei Xingzhi's face turned cold. "Understand me, what makes you think you can understand me?"
How can a rich lady who has never cried understand him just by talking a few words?
Pei Xingzhi didn't want to argue with someone who knew nothing. It was meaningless.
The hardships that the educated youth endured, the hardships he endured, only those who have experienced it can understand.
Tao Ya said she understood him, and Pei Xingzhi felt a little angry. This anger did not come from himself, but from the anger of the entire educated youth group.
Pei Xingzhi's cold questioning frightened Tao Ya, and her eyes reddened. "But, but Mom is being blamed by others, are you just going to sit there and watch?"
Pei Xingzhi snorted, "What's it to me?"
Tao Ya said angrily, "That's your biological mother!"
"The relationship has been severed." Pei Xingzhi added coldly.
"You——" Tao Ya was so angry that she couldn't speak.
Pei Xingzhi was unwilling to argue with someone who took things for granted, so he left after leaving a few words.
"Xu Huizhu has already contacted me, and we have reached a consensus that both parties will not disturb each other. Stop doing meaningless things!"
Tao Ya was stunned. It turned out that her mother had already looked for Pei Xingzhi.
Looking at the direction Pei Xingzhi left, Tao Ya was still unwilling to give up and couldn't help but follow him.
Pei Xingzhi went to the back and walked to a middle-aged man with an elegant and steady temperament. In his arms sat a cute little girl with a delicate figure.
She saw Pei Xingzhi's expression soften, his eyes flashing with doting. He bent down and picked up the little girl from the middle-aged man. The little girl sat on his arms skillfully, with her little hands on his shoulders.
Because of the distance, Tao Ya didn't know what they said.
She didn't know their relationship, but she had a guess in her mind.
Suddenly, three pairs of very similar eyes looked towards her. Tao Ya's body tensed up and she dared not move.
It was because there was a cold warning in the other person's eyes.
Pei Zhongyuan retracted his gaze, pulled his granddaughter's clothes that had slipped up, and said to Pei Xingzhi: "Okay, take Xixi to see the bride. I'll take care of that little girl."
Pei Xingzhi nodded, then carried Xixi away.
"See you later, Grandpa."
Xixi waved her little chubby hands and said goodbye to Pei Zhongyuan.
Pei Zhongyuan smiled lovingly and waved like Xixi, "See you later, Xixi."
After receiving her grandfather's response, Xixi withdrew her gaze with satisfaction, played with the tie on Pei Pei Xingzhi's chest, and asked curiously: "Dad, who is that sister? Why is she always looking at us?"
Pei Xingzhi said nonchalantly, "I don't know, maybe a stranger. Next time Xixi sees her, remember to stay away from her."
Xixi nodded obediently, "Got it."
Then he asked, "That sister is very strange. Is she the human trafficker the teacher mentioned? The kind that specializes in kidnapping children?"
Pei Xingzhi smiled and said, "Maybe. Xixi, remember to stay away from strange people."
The father and daughter chatted casually and walked towards where their mother Meng Wanqiu was.
On this side, Meng Wanqiu also met an acquaintance.
She looked at the three people walking towards her, her eyes widened slightly, with surprise flashing in her eyes. She didn't expect them to be here.
"Squad leader, are you guys coming to the wedding too?"
Gao Junlin's ears felt hot, and his eyes shyly moved away from Meng Wanqiu, then reluctantly moved back.
Meng Wanqiu, in her cheongsam, was breathtakingly beautiful. Her slender waist, full and upright chest, and long, straight legs... His heart was pounding so hard that Gao Junlin felt like he had a heart rhythm disorder.
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