Chapter 520: Family members with tacit understanding
The next day, the two came to Zhuang Chaoying's house again.
As a result, the house was empty.
Hongbin was busy with Zhu Xiu Yu in Suihua Building, Zhuang Hualin and Xiangdong went to work, and Pengfei and Dongzhe were together.
When she came before, the owner of the convenience store at the door had enthusiastically moved a chair for her to sit and wait, but this time he simply chased her away:
"Don't stand here and delay my business!"
Very bad attitude.
It was already eleven o'clock when the mother and son arrived. It would be troublesome to go back and come again, so they first found a small restaurant to eat a bowl of noodles, and then came back and sat on a stone bench farther away from the alley to wait, so that they could see them coming back at a glance.
While waiting, Zhuang Ganmei told her mother about her plan.
Wei Zhixin had a way to find a batch of electronic components in Sichuan at a very low price, which could be sold to electronics factories in Guangdong, and the price could at least double or even triple.
Zhuang Ganmei was drooling as she spoke, and Zhuang's mother was drooling as she listened.
But Zhuang's mother had a question: "Why didn't Wei Zhixin do it alone and bring you with him?"
"Mom, we are good brothers! Besides, one person's capital is definitely not as much as two people's! If you have more capital, you can earn more, right? Since he started it, he should get a bigger share. Do you think he will be happy?" Zhuang Ganmei said.
"So that's how it is. You can meet capable people in there. That's great. This is your fate! We are so lucky! In the future, we will earn more in a day than they do in a month, and they will come to us for begging!" Zhuang's mother was very happy to hear this.
"That's right, but the most important thing now is to get them to give me some more money as capital. At worst, I can just pay it back to them later!" Zhuang Ganmei said nonchalantly.
"That's right, it's not like we won't return it." Zhuang's mother also agreed.
As the two were talking, they saw Pengfei riding a bicycle towards them from a distance.
Zhuang's mother stood up and waved to Pengfei.
Pengfei didn't see them at first, but when Zhuang's mother called him, he saw them. Without saying a word, he made a big circle on the main road and rode back the way he came. He even stood up and pedaled his bicycle as if there was an evil ghost chasing him.
He rode all the way to Suihua Tower and told Zhu Xiuyu and Hongbin that they were coming.
Zhu Xiuyu smiled and said, "You're quite patient. So, Pengfei, call your uncle, your parents, and have them come to Suihualou for dinner tonight. We haven't been together as a family for the New Year, and we haven't eaten together, so let's have a good meal today."
"Okay!" Pengfei understood and made phone calls one by one.
Zhuang Chaoying was deeply moved when he received the call. It was the first time in such a long time that Zhu Xiuyu invited him to dinner at Suihualou.
Before leaving, he looked at himself in the mirror. Fortunately, he wanted to leave a good impression on Zhu Xiuyu these days. So he wore his best clothes and kept his hair and beard neatly groomed. This way, even if he went to Suihua Tower, he would not be embarrassed by her.
Zhu Xiu Yu arranged a small private room. Zhuang Chaoying was the last one to arrive. By then, the people who had arrived earlier were chatting lively in the room.
Zhuang Chaoying heard Pengfei laughing at Zhu Xiuyu:
"Aunt, you're on vacation, and you're coming to work every day. Be careful, Aunt Huang will catch you and criticize you!"
"Oh, I'm not at work. I just came here to sit down and have some tea. If you see Aunt Huang, don't say anything."
"Drinking tea while casually glancing at the account book, right?"
"You kid, why are your eyes so sharp!"
Zhuang Hualin smiled and continued, "But sister-in-law, I think Sister Ling is right. You don't take a single day off all year long. You were still on duty in Shanghai during the New Year. Now you finally have two days off, but you're still not idle. You should take care of yourself!"
"Yes, yes. I can't sit still. Even when I'm lying at home, my mind is full of things. It's the same as here." Zhu Xiuyu waved her hand and pushed a few plates of snacks in front of Zhuang Hualin. "Try my new product and give me some advice. Xiangdong, you try it too."
"Sister-in-law, it would be a waste to give these to me. I only care about sweet taste. Give them all to Hualin." Xiangdong looked at the small pieces of cakes that were not much bigger than his fingernail, counted them, there were eight in total, and planned to leave them all for his wife.
Zhuang Hualin was happy, picking and choosing, but couldn't make up his mind. Xiangdong urged him, "Don't pick anymore. Eat them all, and then tell your sister-in-law which one is the best. Your sister-in-law is waiting for your opinion!"
Zhuang Chaoying walked into the room.
The room suddenly became quiet. Everyone asked people to sit down and poured tea politely, but the atmosphere from before was gone.
Zhuang Chaoying looked at his relatives in the house with mixed feelings.
They really are like a family, and I am not one of them.
It was already past seven o'clock when a few people came out of Suihua Building after having dinner.
They had three bicycles. Hongbin carried Zhu Xiu Yu, Xiangdong carried Zhuang Hualin, and Pengfei carried Zhuang Chaoying. They all went home together.
Zhu Xiu Yu thought that Zhuang's mother and Zhuang Ganmei had left, but she didn't expect they were still there.
Pengfei was riding in the front, and because he knew where they were sitting, he looked around and saw them first.
"Oh no! They haven't left yet." Pengfei said.
Hearing this, Hong Bin started to speed up, passed Pengfei, and gave him a look that said, "You're the last one to stay."
Pengfei nodded slightly in understanding.
Xiangdong and Zhuang Hualin were at the end. At this time, Zhuang Hualin hurriedly pulled Xiangdong's clothes, and Xiangdong also pedaled his bicycle hard and passed Pengfei.
Pengfei was at the rear, looking around as he rode.
When the three bicycles entered the alley, Zhuang Ganmei had already seen them and hurried over.
But he was definitely not as fast as the bicycle. When he chased into the alley, he saw that the gate of the courtyard was already open. First, the car heading east rushed into the yard, followed by Pengfei's car. Hongbin, who entered the yard first, guarded the iron gate. As soon as the other two cars came in, he closed the iron gate and locked it in one go.
Zhuang Ganmei was so angry that she almost died.
Zhuang's mother ran after him, panting. When she entered the alley, she saw that Zhuang Ganmei had been locked outside. She was so angry that she started cursing:
"That's outrageous! You're guarding your own mother like she's a thief! I can steal your things and even move out of your house!"
Zhuang Chaoying was about to step forward, but Zhuang Hualin stretched out his hand and pushed his brother back, retorting:
"Yeah! We treat you like thieves! We're afraid you'll steal our things. You won't move out of the house, but we're afraid we won't be able to get you out once you move in! The house is so small, I'll have to sleep on the dining table."
"Zhuang Hualin! You're such a heartless ungrateful bastard! I've raised you for nothing! Just wait, I'm going to tell everyone you're an unfilial daughter! How can you even go to work?"
Zhuang's mother felt like she was going crazy. She yelled loudly, spitting everywhere, and pointed at Zhuang Hualin and cursed.
"Go, go, go now. Xiangdong and I both work at Sister Ling's place. If you dare, go ahead!"
I'm not afraid even if I don't go to work! Then Xiangdong and I will eat, use and live in Big Brother's house. Since Big Brother can provide for Zhuang Ganmei, he can also provide for us!"
Zhuang Hualin doesn't fall for her moral blackmail.
"That's right. I don't have much money to support you, but I can still make sure you don't go hungry or cold." Zhuang Chaoying looked at Zhu Xiu Yu beside him and spoke.
"Zhuang Chaoying! Zhuang Hualin! Good job! Aren't you afraid of being struck by lightning?" Zhuang Ganmei slammed the iron gate hard.
He came so many times but didn't get a penny and was humiliated, which made him even angrier.
"I'm not afraid! If they're going to strike, strike Mom first! She killed Dad because she didn't take care of him, and God didn't strike her, so how could he strike me, an outsider in the family, and my brother, such a filial son!"
Zhuang Hualin began to speak harshly, showing no intention of backing down.
"You..." Zhuang's mother covered her chest and was about to fall down.
Zhuang Ganmei supported her and cried, "You are so heartless! You didn't even bother to see Mom yesterday when she was admitted to the hospital. Now we can't even get in today. What are you doing? Mom's still not feeling well!"
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