Zheng Bingyi hadn't figured out how to get down the stairs yet, but his fat son next to him refused to do it.
He pointed at Chen Ruiyang and started to make a scene, "Why do you call me dad? He's my dad, not your dad!"
This is a difficult thing to say, and it's rare that he can say it so smoothly.
Chen Ruiyang glanced at him, his face full of innocence and grievance, tears in his eyes, which would make anyone who saw it feel sad.
He choked back his tears and replied, "I was just wondering, my father only ever married my mother, and he only had one son, me. Who are you, and why are you following my father?"
"You're talking nonsense, I'm my father's only son, and my mother is Madam Zheng!" The little fat boy was so anxious that he jumped up and down. Although he didn't know what this meant to him and his mother, he vaguely knew that if Chen Ruiyang took his father away, it would definitely not be a good thing for him and his mother.
Chen Ruiyang half-closed his eyelids, which well concealed the disgust in his eyes. He retorted with a bit of confusion in his expression, "That's not right. I am the only son of my father, and my mother is Madam Zheng!"
After that, as if to prove it, he asked again, "How old are you this year?"
The little fat boy immediately shouted, "I'll be nine soon!"
"I'm ten, Xu is eleven!" Chen Ruiyang nailed his father and the little fat boy to the pillar of shame with just one sentence. "My mother is the legitimate wife of Madam Zheng, and I am the legitimate son. You are just a bastard born from my father's concubine!"
The fat boy immediately exploded and jumped up to hit Chen Ruiyang, but fortunately Zheng Bingyi was quick enough to cover his mouth and held him tightly in his arms.
Zheng Bingyi's face was sullen. He tried his best to suppress his anger and said to Chen Zhao, "Chen Zhao, there are many hidden issues in this matter, and I have my own difficulties. Why don't we sit down and talk it over another day? After all, today is Madam Sun's birthday, and we shouldn't steal the show."
After saying this, he apologized to Lord Sun and County Magistrate Chang.
Lord Sun and County Magistrate Chang ate a bellyful of the melon, which was particularly big and sweet, a "melon" that no one else had ever tasted.
Naturally, the two of them weren't angry, especially Lord Sun, who still felt a bit of regret. After all, Zheng Bingyi, a lowly man who had climbed up the ladder thanks to his father-in-law, had often been known to flaunt his affections. Some of the people in the yamen who had been deceived by this, when they talked about it, still praised the deep love between Lord Zheng and his wife.
Who would have known that Zheng Bingyi was such an ungrateful and ungrateful person!
He married a wife when he was down and out, and relied on her financial support to pass the imperial examinations and become an official. But when he became successful, he left his wife and son behind and married his boss's daughter, just to continue climbing the ladder...
If what Chen Zhao said was true, then not only did he divorce his wife and marry another, but he also swindled the money for marrying and supporting the new wife from his first wife.
It's so shameless!
If this were told to colleagues in the government office, I'm afraid everyone would be shocked!
Lord Sun glanced around and felt even happier. Many colleagues had come today, and he wasn't the only one who had heard the excitement. Even if he said a few words, Zheng Bingyi wouldn't think he was deliberately spreading the news.
Besides, what if he spread the word? Zheng Bingyi could do such a disgusting thing, so why would he be afraid of people talking about him?
Zheng Bingyi was not a fool. He saw gloating in Lord Sun's expression, and inquiry on the faces of the people who came over one after another.
There was no way he could stay any longer, so he quickly made an excuse and left in a hurry.
Of course, his son was taken away with him.
The little fat boy was so angry that he had no idea what trouble he had gotten himself into. With one foot in the door and the other out, he actually broke free from his father's hand and shouted at the top of his voice, "I am my father's son, and you are not!"
Now, even those who hadn't paid attention to this matter have started to look over.
Zheng Bingyi instantly wanted to crawl into a hole in the ground, wishing he could stuff this stupid son back into his mother's belly!
It is better to give birth to a melon ball than to give birth to a child as stupid as an ox!
After waiting for a long time for the father and son to disappear completely, the guests were full of curiosity but did not dare to ask too many questions. At this time, Chen Zhao took Chen Ruiyang to apologize to Lord Sun.
"Sir Sun, I'm truly sorry. I almost disturbed the old lady's birthday party because of a personal matter. I will come back in a few days and apologize to the old lady alone."
Lord Sun returned the greeting with a bow and said with a smile, "Brother Chen, don't blame yourself. Every family has its own problems. No one would have thought that you would meet your brother-in-law after not seeing him for many years..."
Chen Zhao could hear a hint of lingering thoughts in his tone. Coincidentally, there weren't many guests visiting at the moment, so he sighed and spoke a few more words briefly.
Naturally, he would not praise Zheng Bingyi, but he did not scold him either. He only talked about how his sister had to work hard to take care of the children and manage the family business alone, and how she had to support the family with her frail shoulders. She was exhausted and sick, and she never looked forward to the return of her husband who was working as an official away from home.
Instead, he was tragically killed by a group of strange bandits who suddenly came to his house and burned and killed people.
Even so, before she died, the sister still remembered to hide her nephew and asked him to find his father and avenge her.
The nephew eventually found his father, but he treated him like a slave, mistreating and abusing him. If it weren't for the help of a noble man who helped him escape back to his side, I'm afraid my sister's only bloodline would have been cut off, and the whole family would have died out!
Lord Sun and Lord Chang had just heard the excitement, but now they were completely shocked.
They weren't fools, so they could tell something was amiss with the bandits who had deliberately appeared. They were afraid Zheng Bingyi had bribed them to silence them...
They couldn't help but feel a chill down their spines. With such vicious colleagues around them, if they accidentally offended them one day, they would be the next to be wiped out!
Lord Sun frowned fiercely and said in a low voice, "Brother Chen, the Shunde and Huairen Prefectures are not ruled by one person alone. If you need any help, please feel free to ask."
"Thank you, Brother Sun. I'm deeply grateful." Chen Zhao bowed sincerely, patted his nephew's shoulder, and sighed, "I don't really have any wishes. I just hope that this child grows up safely."
"It will definitely happen!" Lord Sun and County Magistrate Chang spoke out to comfort him almost at the same time.
At this moment, Chang Shi, the son of County Magistrate Chang, arrived with a box of snacks. He stepped forward to greet the elders and then said to Sun Hong, the son of Lord Sun, with a smile, "Brother, I went to buy your favorite snacks."
After that, he happily said to Chen Ruiyang, "Brother Ruiyang, we meet again. I haven't heard enough about your talk about the grasslands last time. You have to say a few more words today!"
Sun Hong's eyes lit up immediately and he asked, "Brother Ruiyang, have you ever been to the grassland?"
Chen Ruiyang nodded shyly and replied, "Yes, I have been there twice before to make a living. I also brought some small things with me, all found on the grassland. If you brothers don't mind, I'll have someone bring them back and give them to you as a novelty."
"Okay, okay!" Chang Shi agreed without hesitation, and Sun Hong also laughed.
It turned out that they both studied under the same teacher and got along very well.
If the children get along well with each other, the elders will naturally be happy.
So, Lord Sun sent his son away and took Chen Ruiyang, Chang Shi, and the other kids who came with their fathers to play in the side yard.
He took Chen Zhao and County Magistrate Chang into the house to drink tea!
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