Chapter 275 I’m Afraid That My Son Will Not Recognize Me
The anger on Fu Zheng's face froze, replaced by complete shock. He looked at Su Li in disbelief, then at Lin Aijun.
"Aijun, why have you never told me about this?"
"Uncle Lin, even my dad doesn't know about this. I'm just worried he won't be able to accept it."
"He was in the army all those years, just like you, so..."
Jiang Jun sat aside, looking at Su Li from time to time, but never said a word.
Shen Shu even covered her mouth, her eyes full of astonishment and pity.
Su Li stood there, letting everyone look at her.
Fu Jinzhou held her hand tightly, silently conveying his support.
He took a step forward, stood in front of Su Li, and met Fu Zheng's shocked gaze.
"Grandpa, Mom and Dad, Su Li is the person I have always liked. I didn't know she was the real Wan Yi before, but now that I know, I will never give up on her."
"Su Li is my wife. We... have already obtained our marriage certificate in Pingjiang."
This sentence is like throwing a piece of ice into a boiling pot of oil.
Exploded instantly!
Fu Zheng suddenly stood up from his chair. His body was shaking slightly due to excitement, and his hands were shaking as he pointed at Fu Jinzhou.
"What did you say?!"
"Got the certificate?!"
"Fu Jinzhou! Explain it to me clearly!"
The old man's anger was completely ignited, and flames were burning in his weather-beaten eyes.
"What did you promise me?!"
"You said you'd give me two years to achieve results, and then I'd let you have freedom of marriage!"
"How long has it been now? Three months!!"
"Not only have you failed to achieve anything earth-shattering, but you've even gotten married without even saying hello?!"
"Do you still have me as your grandfather? Do you still have the rules of the Fu family?"
Fu Zheng was shaking with anger, and raised his hand to slap Fu Jinzhou in the face!
"Dad!" Shen Shu exclaimed and tried to stop him.
But someone was faster than her.
Su Li took a step forward, opened her arms, and stood in front of Fu Jinzhou.
The slap stopped just in front of her.
Fu Zheng's arms froze in mid-air as he glared at the girl who suddenly rushed out, looking weak but with stubborn eyes.
"Get out of the way!"
Su Li raised her head and met Fu Zheng's angry gaze. Her voice was not loud, but extremely clear and resounding.
"Grandpa Fu, you can't hit him."
Her tone was respectful, but her content was uncompromising.
"The agreement between you and him is about his right to 'freedom of marriage'."
"But Jinzhou and I are already attracted to each other and have a lot in common."
"Our marriage is in accordance with the nature of the marriage contract. How can we say that violating the contract requires exchanging 'freedom' for it?"
Su Li paused and looked at the powerful old man calmly.
"Grandpa Fu, you are a respected leader."
"The country has always advocated freedom of marriage and opposed arranged marriages."
"Why do you even need to use 'grades' to buy your children's right to choose their own partners?"
"How is this different from the old society's organized arrangements?"
Her words were neither humble nor arrogant, and were well-reasoned and well-founded. Every word seemed to strike at Fu Zheng's heart.
Fu Zheng slowly lowered his raised hand, and the anger on his face was gradually replaced by a complex emotion, including surprise, scrutiny, and a hint of... speechless embarrassment.
He looked at the girl in front of him. Although she was thin, her eyes were clear and firm, her logic was clear, and her words were sincere. He couldn't find the words to refute her for a moment.
Shen Shu watched this scene, and the worry in her eyes gradually dissipated, replaced by a hint of appreciation.
Facing Fu Zheng's wrath, Su Li not only did not back down, but instead defended Jinzhou clearly and logically. Her words not only protected Jinzhou but also pointed out the contradictions in Fu Zheng's logic.
Be polite and decent, neither humble nor arrogant.
Such magnanimity and wisdom made her begin to like this daughter-in-law, whose difficult life experience she had just learned about.
“I…I…”
Fu Zheng was trembling a little.
"Dad, I know you have high hopes for Jinzhou and want to use marriage to force him. But Jinzhou has always been excellent. Even if you don't force him, he will do very well."
Fu Zhenshan has let go of his prejudice under his wife's persuasion. Although he is somewhat resistant to Su Li's second marriage, now that he knows that she is Lin Aijun's biological daughter, that prejudice has long been washed away.
Fu Zheng felt his son stabbed him in the heart. He opened his mouth and stammered, "I...I, I just want him to give it his all. He has the talent and the ability."
"Grandpa, don't worry. My promise to you won't be invalidated just because I'm married to Su Li, and I won't slack off. I chose this path myself, and I will definitely walk it well. Now it's not just as simple as our agreement. I sincerely want Qixian Cement to become bigger and stronger."
Fu Zheng's expression eased slightly. He had been paying close attention to Fu Jinzhou's actions over the past three months, and the leaders in the bureau had praised him highly.
"Remember what you said. A real man should not be obsessed with his wife, children and a warm bed."
After the old man finished speaking, he ordered, "Stay for dinner tonight and discuss the marriage. You can't let the girl marry you without knowing why."
Su Li had just finished speaking when her heart was pounding. She didn't expect that the old man would agree so easily.
Jiang Jun took Shen Shu's hand and spoke slowly, "Sister Shu, this child has suffered a lot. As a mother, I feel guilty towards her. I hope you will treat her well in the future."
Shen Shu pursed her lips and smiled, "Don't worry about that. I'm just afraid that I won't do well and my son won't recognize me."
Fu Jinzhou looked at Su Li and smiled.
…
In the provincial capital at night, neon lights flicker, and the air is filled with a hustle and bustle and vanity that is completely different from Pingjiang.
A gloomy figure, like a ghost, blended silently into this bizarre scene.
It’s Shao Ting’an.
He came to the provincial capital secretly.
His tattered clothes could not hide the violence and madness swirling in his eyes.
With his head almost shaved and his beard untidy, he is completely different from the high-spirited technical director of a large state-owned factory in the past.
A few days ago, he was still in the small world of Pingjiang Prison, counting the mold spots on the walls and pretending to be crazy.
His best classmate went on a business trip from the provincial capital to Pingjiang and stopped by to visit him in prison.
His classmates looked at him, almost crazy and with a dull look in his eyes, and sighed repeatedly, full of regret.
"Ting'an, how did you get yourself into this state?"
"Is it worth it for a woman?"
The words of his classmates were like a rusty, blunt knife, repeatedly cutting Shao Tingan's already numb nerves.
"I heard...that Zhao Xinran is fine now."
Shao Ting'an's foolish expression paused slightly, and a glimmer of light flashed in his cloudy eyes.
The classmate paused and felt sorry for him.
"I've even seen her at a dance hall in the provincial capital. She's living... quite comfortably. There's a man looking after her, and that man seems to have quite a few connections."
boom!
Shao Ting'an felt as if something exploded in his head.
It’s quite nourishing, and there are men!
She let her little brother, who hadn't even grown all his hair yet, take the blame for her and go to jail?!
But she just packed up her bags and ran off to the more prosperous provincial capital?
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