Chapter 72 Pengfei's Mother Acts First and Reports Later
One evening.
A skinny little child stood outside the village's gate.
He was carrying a worn army green school bag and had a duffel bag at his feet.
After hearing his parents' decision, Hualin was so angry that he cried all night.
It happened that a friend of hers returned to Suzhou, so she asked someone to bring Xiang Pengfei back.
The dealer only knows when the person arrives at the door.
He stood timidly at the door and the neighbors came to watch.
"This is the Zhuang family's grandson!"
"Are you from Guizhou? Aren't you going to school at this time?"
"I wonder if there's any schooling in the mountains, so I guess they sent him back!"
"Look at the mud on that bag. I wonder if there are lice on it!"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone unconsciously took a step back.
When Zhuang's mother came back from buying groceries, she saw a lot of people gathered at the door. She thought something had happened at home. Her first reaction was that Huang Ling was making trouble again, but it turned out not to be the case.
"Grandma." Xiang Pengfei called.
Only then did Zhuang's mother see him.
Perhaps Zhuang Hualin was afraid that he would not be able to send the child away, so he asked his friends to drop the child off at the door and leave.
Looking at the curious neighbors, Zhuang's mother immediately became dramatic:
"Oh! My grandson! Come in quickly. Have you had lunch yet?"
She almost pulled Xiang Pengfei into the house and slammed the door shut.
"Pengfei, why are you here?"
When Xiang Pengfei saw the disgusted look on Zhuang's mother's face, he knew why his mother had been crying all night.
"My mom asked me to come."
“Don’t you have to go to school?”
Xiang Pengfei shook his head.
No matter what Zhuang's mother asked him later, he just shook his head to indicate that he didn't know.
The whole family came back, and Zhuang Chaoying was also called back.
When Zhuang Chaoying walked to the door, he heard Lin Fang crying and screaming in the house.
At other times, she would have taken her children back to her parents' home, but now she really couldn't leave. If she left, she would be afraid that someone else would take over her home, so she could only cry and make a fuss.
Xiang Pengfei sat obediently in a corner of the dining room, watching them make noise.
Zhuang Chaoying entered the room and called out, "Zhendong, Zhenbei!"
Two children poked their heads out of the house.
"Go, take your brother Pengfei to the yard to play ball."
"I'm not going. It's so cold outside." Zhuang Zhendong said first.
"I don't want to play with him! He's dirty!" Zhuang Zhenbei curled his lips.
"Zhenbei! You can't talk about your brother like that! Pengfei is just like your brother Tuanan, he is your brother!" Zhuang Chaoying scolded.
Zhenbei stuck out his tongue at him and retracted his head.
"Uncle, I'm going out to play by myself. I know the way. It's just in the yard. You can come find me later." Xiang Pengfei stood up and waved to Zhuang Chaoying quietly.
Zhuang Chaoying followed him out the door and asked in a low voice:
"Pengfei, what's wrong?"
"Uncle, please talk to my grandparents. If you send me back, my mom will send me back. My mom said that as long as they make a bed for me in the dining room, my mom and dad are willing to send all their wages to my grandparents."
Zhuang Chaoying nodded: "Okay, I understand. I'll come find you later."
Xiang Pengfei is two years younger than Zhuang Tunan and is already at an age where he knows everything.
He is so sensible that it makes people feel distressed.
As the eldest brother, Zhuang Chaoying couldn't help but shout, "No matter what, it's none of the child's business! Why are you arguing in front of the child?"
"Of course you don't have to argue! You're denying everything! Everyone would turn a blind eye to things that don't concern them." Zhuang Ganmei almost jumped up and cursed.
"Hua Lin was wrong this time. He shouldn't have sent the child here without telling anyone. But you don't have to make such a fuss! Let the child stay here first, and then discuss it with Hua Lin. If it really doesn't work out, let him stay for two days and then send him back..."
"Zhuang Chaoying! It's easy for you to say that! Then you can take them away to stay for two days and then send them back to Guizhou! My parents are so old, how can you send me back? I don't have to go to work. It will take several days to go back and forth, and I don't have to spend money on food, drinks, and tickets, and I don't have to deduct wages when I ask for leave," Zhuang Ganmei said angrily.
Zhuang Chaoying repeated what Xiang Pengfei had just said.
"We sent the child there, but she sent him back. I think she is capable of doing this. She can really let the child come back with someone else like this." Zhuang's mother said worriedly.
She wiped her tears while speaking, then looked at Zhuang Chaoying pitifully: "You are the boss, you help make the decision."
"Mom! I told you last time that I can't even protect myself. I had a talk with A Ling at the factory a few days ago, and she was very determined to divorce me. I'm still trying to figure out a solution! How can I..."
"It's all your fault! It's all Huang Ling's fault! If you hadn't been making such a fuss, this wouldn't have happened! Zhuang Chaoying, you can't even win over a woman, just go die! Your parents will have given birth to you in vain!"
Zhuang Ganmei was determined not to care about Xiang Pengfei, so she held on very stubbornly.
Zhuang Chaoying looked at him in surprise.
My brother never had this expression on his face before.
Of course not before, Zhuang Chaoying and Huang Ling always responded to his requests.
Now, he felt that his interests were damaged, so his true colors were revealed.
"Why should Zhuang catch up with Mei?" Zhuang Chaoying felt extremely heartbroken.
Although he was not hysterical, his voice revealed despair.
"I won't argue with you about your madness, so let's talk about the facts. First of all, Hualin is my sister, yes, but she is also your biological sister. Moreover, she went to the countryside in your place. You should have paid much more than I did."
"Secondly, based on the ratio of house area to population, you have far more here than I do, so you should be in charge. Why do you assume I'm in charge? So, whoever bullies whom should be blamed?"
Zhuang's father slammed the table and said, "You're the eldest! If the third brother doesn't want to take care of things, then you have to! It's your job! There's no logic to this!"
"That's unreasonable! Isn't it because of this that Huang Ling wants to divorce me? If you were a little nicer to her and let her pay less, this wouldn't have happened." Zhuang Chaoying shook his head helplessly.
"You're blaming us for this little shit! You can't even control your own woman, but you're so excited to blame others! I don't care, whatever you say, just take Xiang Pengfei away!"
Zhuang Ganmei stiffened his neck, grabbed Xiang Pengfei's bag from the ground and stuffed it into Zhuang Chaoying's hand.
Zhuang Chaoying took a step back and did not take Zhuang Ganmei's bag.
"I don't care. Whatever you do to him, whether you send him back, keep him, or throw him out on the streets, it's none of my business." Zhuang Chaoying said this and was about to leave.
"Zhuang Chaoying, if you dare to walk out of this house, don't come back! You will no longer have us as your parents!" Zhuang's father said heavily.
In the past, Zhuang Chaoying would never dare to leave. His parents are the most important people to him. Even if he knows that they are biased, he is willing to give everything.
But the heartbreak again and again made him exhausted both physically and mentally.
He turned and left the house.
When he walked into the yard, he saw Xiang Pengfei sitting on the steps with his shoulders hunched.
"Pengfei."
"Uncle."
"I......"
"Uncle, it's okay. My mom said there's nothing you can do. No one can do anything about it."
Xiang Pengfei walked around him and headed towards the dealer.
You can scold me if you want, but there’s no need to deprive me of food or a bed to sleep in.
The dealer made a fuss all night, and the entire neighborhood couldn't sleep well.
Zhuang Ganmei took out all his anger on Huang Ling. He thought that all this was because of Huang Ling. If Huang Ling didn't make trouble, he would still get 25 yuan every month. If Huang Ling didn't make trouble, Xiang Pengfei would have a place to go.
So, the next afternoon, he took a group of people to cause trouble for Huang Ling.
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