Chapter 15
Zhu Fu clearly remembered what a lively girl her aunt was when she first met her at the dock. She had no scruples at all whether she was joking with her mother or making fun of her father, which was enough to show how favored she was in the eyes of her brother and sister-in-law.
(If his father knew he used "brother and sister-in-law" to describe his fathers, he would be furious.)
However, the girl who was following Zhu Zhengde timidly and not even daring to breathe was also Zhu Xiaoling.
In fact, Zhu Xiaoling was not responsible for the entire car accident.
She was driving well in the front, following the rules and being polite, and not doing anything inappropriate - except talking to other passengers; but on the road, how many drivers are completely silent and don't talk to anyone - and suddenly she was hit by the car behind.
There was nothing wrong with her subsequent handling: she retreated to a safe area in time and did not stay in the middle of the road.
The two cars collided and suddenly exploded, affecting the people around them. What could she do? She was helpless too. It wasn't her intention to have the cars crash and explode!
However, these words were untenable in front of Zhu Zhengde.
After all, for Zhu Zhengde, the source of all the mistakes was that she didn't use the driver at home, but insisted on driving the flying car herself, which led to such a series of events.
Zhu Xiaoling felt very aggrieved, but she knew her father's character better than anyone else. It was useless to reason with him. It was better to just bear it. If she was lucky, she would be nagged less.
Although Zhu Zhengde's personality has nothing to do with kindness, he is still a reliable and good father when it comes to handling things.
He took action and quickly communicated with the traffic police station, and returned with Zhu Xiaoling.
Zhu Xiaoling's eyes were red when she saw her mother holding her little nephew. Although she wanted to ask them for help, she knew that would only make her father even angrier, so she gave up.
Zhu Fu could also see that Zhu Xiaoling had a lot to say, but unfortunately everyone's attention was on Zhu Shaoquan.
Yes, Zhu Zhengde heard it after returning home. Some people said that after the second young master was imprisoned in the small ancestral hall by his wife, the first thing he did was to bring him out of the small ancestral hall.
At this moment, Zhu Shaoquan stood obediently behind Zhu Zhengde. In a corner where no one could see him, he gave the boy a smug and gloomy smile, completely unaware of how ridiculous it was to be jealous of a three-year-old kid.
The kitten bared its teeth at him from a distance, but in Zhu Shaoquan's eyes, it posed no threat at all.
"Come here." Zhu Zhengde waved to Zhu Shaoquan.
The young man immediately put on a face of grievance, as if he had admitted his mistake and was ready to correct it: "Dad."
"Come on, apologize to your mother."
"I'm sorry, Mom. I was wrong."
Aunt He on the side complained in her heart, what's the point of apologizing to the Madam, it's obviously the young master who was hurt!
It was obvious that Sally was thinking the same thing. "Isn't it just that Fufu thought you were holding him too hard and pinched him? Why are you fussing with such a young child? How could you do such a thing? He's so young, what if he gets burned?"
Although this series of accusations was loud and clear, Zhu Fu could tell that her grandmother's voice had softened considerably due to the presence of her grandfather.
Indeed, Sally has always been indecisive in front of Zhu Zhengde, otherwise she would not have resigned from such an enviable position as Chief Medical Officer for the latter and been willing to be a housewife.
Zhu Shaoquan frowned. Whether it was pinching or deliberately splashing sago on Zhu Fu, these were things he wanted to do subjectively but did not do in objective fact.
However, with Francis' testimony, it was useless for him to deny it now.
Fortunately, Zhu Zhengde supports him.
Zhu Shaoquan showed his usual smile of evading responsibility and acted coquettishly towards his mother: "Mom, I was wrong. I won't do this again. Please forgive me."
Sally said, "What's the point of me forgiving you? The baby needs to forgive you too."
Zhu Shaoquan was flexible and willing to accept good advice, so he deviated slightly from the topic: "My little nephew, I was wrong. Can you accept my apology?"
Fuzi didn't look at him and buried her face in her grandmother's shoulder.
A true child had no say in matters like this. Zhu Zhengde finally revealed his true purpose: "Although it's a good thing to punish those who make mistakes, you also have to prioritize. You're imprisoned in the ancestral hall for such a small matter—Shaoquan already works for the Minister, after all. How can you let him live in the family in the future?"
Zhu Zhengde knew very well that with his current health, he would not be able to take charge of the Zhu family's affairs for much longer. Zhu Shaoquan was now his designated heir, the next head of the family, and he had to establish prestige for him.
If he was locked up in the small ancestral hall just because of a conflict with a child - you should know that this kind of punishment in the ancestral hall usually happens when three children are young - not to mention that it would be laughed at if it got out, the servants' evaluation of Zhu Shaoquan would change in the Zhu family alone.
Zhu Zhengde paid attention to the family tradition of the Zhu family and also paid great attention to shaping the status of his second son.
Therefore, compared to the extent of his grandson's injuries, he was more concerned about whether Zhu Shaoquan's image would be damaged.
For him, children are just fighting and it will pass quickly anyway.
He didn't care at all that Fu Fu was just a three-year-old child, and Zhu Shaoquan's behavior could be considered intentional injury, and he could report her to the Imperial Child Protection Association for child abuse.
(Although in reality, Zhu Fu did it all herself.)
My mind is almost wandering to outer space.
Fuzi rolled his eyes quietly where the adults couldn't see.
Fortunately, his mother had not lived at home for a long time, otherwise life would have been much more difficult facing such a biased face of his grandfather every day.
If he had a choice, he really didn't want to conquer this annoying grandfather at all.
But since his mother was willing to give up the career, life, connections and friends she had built up over the years in St. Helier and return home to fulfill her filial duties, it meant that in Zhu Xiyuan's heart, his father occupied a very important position, even if Zhu Zhengde was not really good to him.
In his previous life, his fathers were unable to enjoy life because of him. In this life, Zhu Fu’s greatest wish is to see his fathers truly possess everything they cherish.
So he will still find a way to win Zhu Zhengde's favor.
But forget it today. Zhu Zhengde's style of making big things small and small things disappear really makes the evil god lose interest.
There is a long way to go, he has plenty of time and plenty of ways to deal with Zhu Shaoquan.
Simply beating Zhu Zhengde until he surrenders and making him cry bitterly in front of Zhu Xiyuan sounds like a convenient way, but it is not satisfying enough.
The ultimate revenge was to make Zhu Shaoquan watch helplessly as his father, who had once favored him the most, gradually gave back to him all the love that should have belonged to Zhu Xiyuan.
It also made Zhu Zhengde realize who was the most considerate and proudest son.
That was Zhu Fu's purpose in sacrificing the time she spent with her fathers and going out on her own to explore the Zhu family.
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At night, Zhu Fu slept alone in the exquisite children's room. At first, Sally and Zhu Xiaoling were worried that he would be scared sleeping alone at night, but they didn't know that Fu Fu had long been accustomed to being alone.
The boy rolled over on the bed holding the pillow Zhu Xiaoling had given him earlier.
Before lights out, he video-called the fathers.
His mother is using the best medicine in the hospital and will be able to fully recover and be discharged from the hospital soon. During this period, his father will stay with her in the hospital.
Because of this, they might miss his kindergarten opening ceremony.
The evil god probably knew about kindergartens. After all, he had watched generations of humans grow and die, and was very familiar with their life trajectories.
But, going to kindergarten in person?
Hanging out with those snotty, crying kids?
Zhu Fu's heart was filled with resistance.
However, Si Yin's words made him change his mind: "We have discussed with your grandparents, and they will pick you up every day. It just so happens that they are retired and have nothing to do at home. As for the two of us, we will definitely have to go back to work in the future, so we won't have that much time."
Seeing the boy's eyes suddenly light up on the other side of the screen, Si Yin smiled and said, "Does Fuzi like grandpa and grandma so much?"
The kitten nodded vigorously.
Grandma likes it very much. As for Grandpa, he can't say he likes it now, but he likes to have plenty of time alone with the two of them. It can create many excellent opportunities for what he wants to do.
"Okay, it's settled then. We'll try to attend your opening ceremony."
"Okay~!"
The cat's tail was wagging leisurely, and it was in a good mood.
The milky white tail is extremely fluffy, like the feather duster used by ancient humans on the mother planet.
When Zhu Xiyuan works at home, he likes to hold Fu Fu in his arms and comb his tail hair from time to time.
You know, cats generally don't let people touch their tails - except for their dads.
It's only been one day since we last met, and I really miss the kitten. I want to catch it and give it a good rub.
Zhu Xiyuan was very pleased that his son could get along harmoniously with his parents: "Okay, son, go to bed early, and eat well tomorrow."
"Okay~ Good night, Mommy!"
"What's your name?"
Fuzi immediately gave in: "Good night, Daddy!"
I didn’t feel anything when I was competing with my uncle and grandfather during the day. I didn’t feel anything special when I video-called my dads just now. It was not until the surroundings became quiet and the lights went out that I suddenly missed them very much.
The kitten kicked off the quilt in the constant temperature room and covered itself with its big fluffy tail.
Well, it looks like daddy’s big hands that coax me to sleep.
He coaxed himself like this, became more and more sleepy, and soon fell asleep.
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