Wu Guodong naturally knew Meng Fuyan's temperament. This girl had never been a kind person before. Now that she had gone to the countryside, it was impossible to make her feel that she was doing well and then help Wu Siyu with just a few words.
Wu Guodong started lecturing, “Yanyan, how can you say such things? Your maternal grandparents both came from the military, and your mother sacrificed herself to protect national property. They have all dedicated themselves to the country. But you, you grew up in the city and have never experienced any hardship. Your family spoils you so much, which is not good for you.”
“Going to the countryside is to support rural development. A young girl like you who has never experienced hardship is most suitable to go to the countryside to experience the hard work of farmers. Besides, you are so smart, and you can bring different knowledge to the countryside. This is a good thing. How can you blame your stepmother?”
"You little girl, you're too spoiled. You've developed the mannerisms of a capitalist's daughter and can't handle any hardship."
Meng Fuyan grinned, "Uncle, you're right. Supporting rural development is indeed a good thing, so I brought Wu Chengye, Wu Siyu, and Wu Meixiang along. Don't you think I'm very sensible?"
"Oh, by the way, Wu Cheng's family has also come over recently. Why don't they stay in the countryside and support rural development instead of going back? But it seems they've been locked up. Do you think they'll be able to get out?"
Wu Guodong: "..."
Sure enough, she was raised with a rebellious streak by her mother and was completely unruly.
Wu Guodong, after all, was a seasoned veteran and wouldn't be so easily angered by a few words from a little girl. He smiled and said, "Yanyan, your uncle knows you're angry, but anger is anger. You are still family. It won't do you any good if things get ugly, right? If the family gets too ugly, how will you get along in the future?"
Meng Fuyan laughed, "Uncle, you seem to have misunderstood. I'm not related to them. Those three are from the Zhang family. What do they have to do with my family? Those three are just wild children whose fathers are unknown. They have no right to be my family. Something's not right with your tone. Are you treating them like my own brothers and sisters?"
Wu Guodong: "..."
There was a deathly silence on the other end of the phone; no one spoke for a long time.
Meng Fuyan's lips curled up. "Uncle? Uncle? Why aren't you saying anything?"
Wu Guodong took a deep breath and said, "Yanyan, they are, after all, your stepmother's nephews and nieces. You can't be so hostile towards them. Now that they live with you, they are family. You are brothers and sisters, and you should treat each other well..."
"Uncle, you're so strange. Logically speaking, I'm your biological niece, so you should favor me. Yunji is your biological nephew, and you haven't asked him a single question since he was taken hostage by Wu Siyu. Instead, you told me that those murderers are my brothers and sisters? Why do you keep favoring them? They're just the children of my stepmother's sister. Aren't you worried that they'll come and steal our property? Besides, they're born to my stepmother's sister, so they have nothing to do with our family. Why are you protecting them so much?"
Wu Guodong: "..."
Once again, a long silence followed.
The entire brigade headquarters fell into a deathly silence.
The phone was being played very loudly on speakerphone at that moment, and the people at the brigade headquarters could hear it clearly.
The Wu family's behavior is truly baffling. Meng Fuyan had been insisting that those people were her father's illegitimate children, and it seems that it must be true. Otherwise, why would the Wu family protect people who are completely unrelated?
It makes no sense that they would defend outsiders instead of their own children.
After a long silence, Wu Guodong's voice finally came through the phone, "Yanyan, your stepmother did give birth to triplets for your father. They are all your stepmother's nephews and nieces, so of course we have to protect them. We're family..."
"Alright, Wu Guodong, do you really think I'm a three-year-old? Do you think anyone would believe such nonsense if you told them?"
Meng Fuyan was too lazy to keep up the act with him. She had already said all that and laid the groundwork.
Wu Guodong has always been respected and revered. Recently, his family has encountered some difficulties, but he has only lost money, not power. He remains in his original position, and many people still fear him.
Now, being addressed by his first name by a junior has angered Wu Guodong.
"Meng Fuyan, don't be so stubborn. I'm your uncle. Is this how you talk to your elders? Where is your manners?"
Meng Fuyan sneered, "You don't even act like an elder, why should I respect you? You've been protecting outsiders all along, and you still have the nerve to use your status as an elder to lecture me? I don't need to use manners to deal with people like you. Let me tell you, they're locked up now, a bunch of unknown people. They dared to lay a hand on my brother, she should be prepared to die."
"We went to the countryside once, and we all failed here. Uncle, are you happy?"
Wu Guodong said angrily, "Meng Fuyan, even if something happens to them, you won't get any benefit. Is it really worth falling out with your father? What will you do in the future..."
"Sending the murderer who hurt my brother to jail has caused a falling out with my father. This is truly bizarre. I'm too lazy to reason with you anymore, and I don't want to hear your nonsense either. You came to me just to ask me to plead with Gu Tingzhi to let those Wu family bastards go, right?"
Wu Guodong suppressed his anger, took several deep breaths, and barely managed to calm himself down. "That's right, I heard that you know Deputy County Chief Lu and that you have a good relationship with him. It's just a misunderstanding among family members. Go and talk to him and ask them to release your brother and sister."
Meng Fuyan's lips curled up slightly. "Sure! Anyway, it's my brother who got hurt. As long as I don't pursue the matter, it'll be easy to get him out."
Wu Guodong breathed a sigh of relief, his tone softening, "That's right, Yanyan..."
"I have a condition: if you can do it, I don't mind asking Brother Gu to put in a good word for me."
Wu Guodong was silent for a few seconds, and he knew that this wolf-like girl was not so easy to talk to.
What do you want?
Meng Fuyan said directly, "Aren't Wu Chengjia, Wu Siyu, Wu Chengye, and Wu Meixiang all Wu Guozhu's biological children? Before he married my mother, he had already had a child with that woman Zhang Guilan. He lied to my mother about it, didn't he?"
"The two Zhang sisters are sharing one husband just to get the Meng family's money and status, aren't they? If they aren't my father's biological children, how do you explain your protection of them?"
Wu Guodong fell silent again, but this time, his silence was short. He spoke quickly and calmly. Meng Fuyan knew very well that he was fearless. If Meng Fuyan were an ordinary girl, she would definitely be driven crazy by his indifferent indifference.
"Yanyan, how could you slander your father like that? They are all your stepmother's sister's children. Your stepmother gave birth to triplets, and your father was just protecting her a little. They..."
Snap!
Meng Fuyan hung up the phone.
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