Chapter 202 Zhuang Hualin Doesn’t Buy This
Zhu Xiuyu shook her head.
"I'll beat this brat to death!" Zhuang Hualin said as he was about to go out.
Zhu Xiuyu quickly pulled her back: "No, no, Pengfei is very sensible."
But Zhuang Hualin clearly felt that something was wrong, but she didn't ask any more questions.
At night, Zhuang Hualin slept in Tunan's bed.
The next day, Zhuang Hualin prepared to take Pengfei back to the Zhuang family.
Zhuang Chaoying was about to go together. When he saw Zhu Xiuyu getting ready, he asked:
"Xiuyu, you go too."
"Go ahead. You didn't go on the first day of the new year, and if you don't go today, I'm afraid someone will have something to say." Although Zhu Xiu Yu looked embarrassed, her tone was still gentle.
Zhuang Hualin kept this situation in mind. This was what happened during the Chinese New Year.
It was only the sixth day of the New Year, and Tuanan had not returned yet, so the three of them went back to the village with Pengfei, and Zhu Xiuyu did not bring Hongbin with her.
As soon as I arrived at the door, I saw someone looking at the house and wanting to rent it.
Because there was a patient at home, the house had not been rented out before. Zhuang's mother lowered the rent again and again, but it still couldn't be rented out. Just after the Chinese New Year, some people came to the city looking for work, and finally someone came to see the house.
Zhuang's mother introduced him: "Look, this is my eldest son. He is the director of the school for children of the cotton mill. My daughter-in-law also works at the cotton mill. You can rest assured."
Seeing that there were only two old people left at home, the other party was not in a good mood. He just answered twice and left.
The woman who introduced him sighed and said, "Auntie! I think you should move in with Teacher Zhuang. This apartment is completely empty, so it's much easier to rent, and you can even double your money."
Seeing that the people who came to look at the house had left, Zhuang's mother sneered, "If you had that intention, you would have taken us there long ago."
She sent the introducer away, turned back into the house, raised her eyelids and said, "Hua Lin is back."
The family entered the house.
Zhuang Hualin got up to pour some water, but when he picked up the thermos, it was empty.
I went to the kitchen and saw that the stove was cold and the coal was out.
She sat down quietly and lit the stove to boil water.
Mother Zhuang walked to the kitchen, sat on the chair at the kitchen door, and said quietly:
"Your brother doesn't want to see us. It's been two years and he still hasn't seen us."
"If you don't want to see him, then don't see him. Just let him reform himself! I hope he can understand more when he comes out. The most important thing for you is to take care of your own health and wait for him to come out to reunite with you." Zhuang Hualin replied.
"Of course, I will live well and become beautiful." Zhuang's mother's voice was extremely firm at this time.
"That's good." Zhuang Hualin lit a fire and sat on the water.
Then she went into the room to see her father.
My father was lucky. Despite Mrs. Zhuang's not-so-attentive care, his condition seemed to have improved. He could get up by himself, sit on the edge of the bed, and walk a few steps with the help of an unused chair. However, he still couldn't speak fluently.
As soon as Zhuang Hualin entered the room, Zhuang's mother closed the door.
"Mom, what are you doing?" Zhuang Hualin didn't understand what she meant.
"I have something to tell you." Zhuang's mother pulled her to sit down.
"Go ahead."
"I think your elder brother and sister-in-law embezzled the money you gave to Pengfei. If you have time, check the passbook and reconcile the accounts." Zhuang's mother said solemnly.
When Zhuang Hualin heard this, he immediately said sternly:
"Mom, what are you talking about! The money I transfer to my eldest brother is his money. He can use it however he wants. I just want him to take care of Pengfei's food, accommodation and studies."
Seeing her reaction, Zhuang's mother was very displeased and said, "Brothers should settle accounts clearly! Money cannot be handled carelessly."
"Mom, please stop talking about this. Don't even mention this to Big Brother. I'm really satisfied with how Pengfei treats me now. Please stop, please!"
"I'm just concerned about you. It's not easy for you and Xiangdong to make money. Besides, he is your elder brother, and it is only natural for him to help you. It's wrong for him to take your money, and he is even more greedy for money. He definitely can't do that!" Zhuang's mother was relentless.
"It doesn't matter if you don't like me or Pengfei. Really, just don't worry about us and let us live like this, okay?" Zhuang Hualin said in a low voice.
"You're doing this for your own good! Why are you so ungrateful?" Zhuang's mother raised her voice and swept the cup on the table to the ground.
Zhuang's father hummed along.
Zhuang Chaoying and Zhu Xiuyu outside the door pushed open.
"You came at the right time to settle the accounts." Zhuang's mother said coldly.
Zhuang Chaoying didn't expect that her mother would actually bring up this matter after her sister came.
"Count it, Hualin, you count it."
As soon as Zhuang Hualin saw the expressions of his elder brother and sister-in-law, he immediately understood. Mother Zhuang had mentioned this before!
So when the two heard the word "settling accounts", they immediately knew that it was about settling accounts with Pengfei.
"Let's calculate it, sister, it's better to calculate it clearly." Zhu Xiu Yu said, taking out the passbook from her pocket.
Zhuang Chaoying now understood why Zhu Xiuyu had followed her. She probably thought that Zhuang's mother would bring up this matter with Zhuang Hualin, so she brought the passbook with her.
In addition, Zhu Xiu Yu also took out a notebook and placed it on the table. It was an account book.
She is a meticulous person. Because she has a stepson and a nephew, she is afraid that others will say that she is unfair, so she has the habit of keeping accounts.
"Okay, let Pengfei move back in! It will definitely be more reassuring for his grandparents to take care of him than for me to take care of him later." Zhu Xiu Yu looked pleasing and submissive.
Zhuang's mother was happy, thinking that she must have been greedy for money, but she was afraid that she would not be able to get it back in the future, so she simply didn't want to care about it.
This is fine, it suits her just fine.
Unexpectedly, Zhuang Hualin grabbed the passbook and notebook on the table and stuffed them back into Zhu Xiu Yu's hands.
"Sister-in-law, please keep it."
"Girl..."
Zhuang Hualin held Zhu Xiuyu's arm and said:
"Brother and sister-in-law, don't listen to Mom's nonsense. I don't even dare to settle this account! If I do, how can I repay you for what I owe you? You have been parents to Xiangdong and me, and you have shouldered such a huge responsibility. How can I have the face to settle accounts with you? Is this just a matter of spending money?"
"The money I gave you isn't for Pengfei, it's for Big Brother and Sister-in-law. You can spend it however you want. Don't even think about burning it all on Pengfei. I wouldn't mind it even if you burned it. I also think Pengfei is in junior high school now, so he has more expenses, so I'll add a little more every month."
"Pengfei, you guys should treat him like your own child. You can order him around, spank him, or scold him. I won't have any objections. I'm really grateful to you."
After saying that, Zhuang Hualin bowed to Zhuang Chaoying and Zhu Xiuyu, and was reluctant to get up for a long time until Zhu Xiuyu reached out to help him.
Zhu Xiu Yu didn't know what to say. It seemed that Peng Fei couldn't give it away, so she could only accept it.
Zhuang Hualin pushed Zhuang Chaoying and the other two out, then glared at Zhuang's mother:
"Mom! Don't think I don't know what you're up to! You're just trying to sow discord between me and my eldest brother and his wife. It's useless. I trust the character of my eldest brother and his wife."
Zhuang's mother didn't say anything.
"Don't do that again. Don't treat others like fools! You're doing this just to get Pengfei to live with you. If he does, you'll have my money, and Pengfei will have to take care of you and Dad."
"Don't even think about it. Even if my eldest brother and sister-in-law didn't want Pengfei, I would ask others, ask Brother Qian, ask Sister Ling, but they wouldn't let him come back."
"If you do it again, you'll lose all your children. It'll still be many years before the third child is born! Think carefully!"
Zhuang Hualin said heavily.
Zhuang's mother sneered: "Then I can't rely on any of you now! Your elder brother and sister-in-law don't care about us, so you can't rely on us..."
"Think about it yourself." Zhuang Hualin took out fifty yuan from his pocket, put it on the table, turned and left the room.
Pengfei outside the house heard every word.
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"Don't do things that make us parents worry in the future. It's better not to go to places like video halls. When you go to college and get a job, you can go there every day!" Zhuang Chaoying advised earnestly.
Pengfei's thoughts drifted back from the banker's account audit on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year.
Parents' love is too heavy.
He looked at his uncle and answered seriously: "Uncle, I was wrong. I won't do it again. I will study hard."
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